More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Punjab shares roughly …… kms of international border.
A)682
B)553
C)366
D)464
Answer: 553
- Q. In Punjab the songs are sung at the time of the departure of the bride is known as
A)Sohhle songs
B)Jago songs
C)Doli songs
D)None of these
Answer: Doli songs
- Q. After Independence, which among the following was selected as the seat of East Punjab High Court of judicature?
A)Shimla
B)Chandigarh
C)Patiala
D)Amritsar
Answer: Shimla
- Q. A huge fair, Maghi Mela is celebrated in January every year at which of the following cities, in the memory of fourty martyrs of Punjab.
A)Mansa
B)Faridkot
C)Muktsar Sahib
D)None of the above
Answer: Muktsar Sahib
- Q. Which of the following is/are the Scheduled Castes in the state of Punjab?
A)Perna
B)Megh
C)Sanhal
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Punjabi novels developed through the writings of
A)Vir Singh
B)Nanak Singh
C)Ali Haider
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. At which of the following forts Razia Sultan, the first woman to take charge of Delhi Throne was imprisoned on her defeat?
A)Qila Keshgarh
B)Qila Mubarak
C)Payal Fort
D)Bahia Fort
Answer: Qila Mubarak
- Q. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) is in
A)Firozpur
B)Jalandhar
C)Ludhiana
D)None of these
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Match the following. List I (Wildlife Sanctuary) List II (Location/District) a. Bir Moti Bagh 1. Sangrur b. Harike 2. Firozpur c. Abohar 3. Tarn Taran d. Bir Aishwan 4. Patiala
A)a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
B)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D)a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- Q. Match the following List-I List-II a. Qila Mubarak 1. Kapurthala b. Rock Garden 2. Jalandhar c. Serai Nurmahal 3. Chandigarh d. Moorish Mosque 4. Bathinda
A)a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
B)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D)a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- Q. Which of the following is connected with development of sports infrastructure, equipment and for providing grants to organisations connected with sports?
A)Directorate of Sports
B)Department of Sports
C)Punjab State Sport Council
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjab State Sport Council
- Q. When was Punjab trifurcated?
A)On 2nd December, 1966
B)On 1st November, 1966
C)On 3rd June, 1965
D)On 5th April, 1965
Answer: On 1st November, 1966
- Q. The State Animal Health Institute is situated at which of the following places?
A)Ludhiana
B)Jalandhar
C)Amritsar
D)Muktsar Sahib
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The literacy rate of Punjab has been very impressive over the last two decades and it lies above the national average literacy levels. 2. The state has literacy level at 75.84% which is higher than the national average fo around 74.0%. 3. The state ranks 15th in the literacy rate among all states of India. 4. Its literacy rate is poor as compared to states like Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)1, 2 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The famous newspaper Punjab Kesari was founded on?
A)2nd February, 1881
B)13th June, 1965
C)13th November, 2001
D)2nd October, 1945
Answer: 13th June, 1965
- Q. When was the Ghadar Party of Punjab formed in the United States?
A)1911
B)1910
C)1913
D)1915
Answer: 1913
- Q. Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law?
A)Dr. Paramjit Singh Jaswal
B)Gurjit Singh
C)Govind Ballabh Pant
D)Vaidya Kanti Narayan Mishra
Answer: Gurjit Singh
- Q. Which of the following districts of Punjab known as ‘Mecca of Indian Hockey’?
A)Jalandhar
B)Amritsar
C)Patiala
D)None of these
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Consider the following features 1. A recitation of Gurbani (hymns from The Adi Granth Sahib), Ardas prayer. 2. Baptism for entry into the community. 3. A set of rituals modelled after Guru Gobind Singh Ji founding of Khalsa. 4. Stress on wearing the five symbols of Sikhisms with the only exception of Kripan. Above statements are related to which of the following Socio-Religious Movements in Punjab?
A)Nirankari Movement
B)Namdhari Movement
C)Singh Sabhas
D)None of the above
Answer: Namdhari Movement
- Q. Which of the following territories was/were captured by Babur in Punjab?
A)Sialkot
B)Bhera
C)Lahore
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
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