More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Every Zila Parishad shall hold meetings at least
A)once in every three months
B)once in every two months
C)once in every six month
D)once in a year
Answer: once in every three months
- Q. Teej or Teeyan is celebrated in the month of
A)March
B)July
C)October
D)December
Answer: July
- Q. Which of the following is/are features of the Neolithic settlements in the Punjab?
A)Use of shell, semi-precious stones and metals for ornaments.
B)A notable advance in agriculture.
C)Use of the two-wheel ox-cart.
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Name the leader who declared that he would not concede the demand of Punjabi Suba Movement even if he had to face a Civil War.
A)Dr Rajendra Prasad
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
D)None of them
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The location of Punjab in the North-West of the Indian sub continent is a matter of great geographical and historical signification. The region is surrounded by Shiwalik hills in which of the following directions?
A)North-West
B)North-East
C)North
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which of these is the top circulated magazine on the lifestyle of Punjabi NRI Community?
A)Preet Lari
B)Mehram Street
C)Punjab Today
D)Sadda Punjab
Answer: Sadda Punjab
- Q. Punjab plain is formed by the deposition of
A)desert soils of arid zone
B)alluvium brought down from the Himalayas
C)sandy soils
D)None of the above
Answer: alluvium brought down from the Himalayas
- Q. Consider the following regarding rural development schemes of Punjab. 1. Sade Yojana, Sada Vikas 2. Sadda Pind 3. Nanhi Chhaan 4. Swachhata Pakhwada Which schemes run in rural Punjab?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Which soils of Punjab is reddish brown to olive brown in colour?
A)Acidic soils
B)Forest soils
C)Desert soils
D)None of the above
Answer: Forest soils
- Q. Name the son of Umar Shaikh Mirza II who invaded Punjab in 1526.
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Babur
- Q. The Diesel Loco Modernisation Works, a manufacturing unit of Indian railways situated at which of the following places in Punjab?
A)Ludhiana
B)Kapurthala
C)Patiala
D)Firozpur
Answer: Patiala
- Q. Which sanctuary in Punjab runs through Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur districts?
A)Abohar Sanctuary
B)Takhni-Rehmapur Sanctuary
C)Bir Moti Bagh Sanctuary
D)Harike Sanctuary
Answer: Takhni-Rehmapur Sanctuary
- Q. Which of the following script was introduced in the Western Part (Punjab) by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka through his inscriptions?
A)Kharosthi
B)Greek
C)Sanskrit
D)Brahmi
Answer: Brahmi
- Q. Name the forest of Punjab where vegetation is predominantly of broad-leaved trees.
A)Northern Dry Deciduous Mixed Forests
B)Dry Deciduous Scrub forests
C)Shiwalik Chir Pine Forests
D)None of these
Answer: Northern Dry Deciduous Mixed Forests
- Q. Which of the following ruler was the real founder of Canal Irrigation System of Punjab?
A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
B)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D)Iltutmish
Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Q. At which of the following places in Punjab the Ravi river joins the combined waters of Jhelum and Chenab ?
A)Harike
B)Mithankot
C)Rangpur
D)None of these
Answer: Rangpur
- Q. Consider the following about Guru Angad Dev University. 1. Set up in 2005 2. At Jalandhar 3. Veterinary Colleges 4. Run referral hospitals Which of the following is/are true?
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1, 3 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is in
A)Moga
B)Jalandhar
C)Patiala
D)Mohali
Answer: Mohali
- Q. Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, the holy Sikh Pilgrimage, is located on the banks of which one of the following rivers?
A)Kaveri
B)Krishna
C)Godavari
D)Mahanadi Ji
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Who were known as Panj Pyare?
A)Five person who were given the surname of Singh and must wear the five symbols, i.e., five K.s.
B)Five person who were baptised by Guru Gobind Singh Ji
C)Five disciples of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
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