More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Consider the following statements related to musical instruments. 1. Dhol is a barrel-shaped wooden drum with a mounted skin on both sides. 2. Dhadd is an instrument of Damru style. 3. Modern Sarangis contain 40-50 sympathetic string running under the main string. 4. Bugchu is an instrument made of dried gourd. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A)2 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2, 3 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. Consider the following statements 1. Maghi Mela, organised to commemorate a battle fought in 1705 by Guru Govind Singh Ji against Mughals. 2. Hola Mohalla festival was started by Guru Gobind Singh. 3. Hola Mohalla fair begins just before the festival of Diwali. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Match the following. List-I (Gurus) List-II (Town/Cities Founded by them) a. Guru Arjan Dev Ji 1. Kartarpur b. Guru Ram Das Ji 2. Goindwal c. Guru Amar Das Ji 3. Amritsar d. Guru Nanak Dev Ji 4. Tarn Taran Sahib
A)a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
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 nodal agency for promotion and development of renewable energy in Punjab was formed in September, 1991?
A)Department of Energy Punjab
B)State New and Renewable Energy Department
C)Punjab Energy Development Agency
D)Punjab State Electricity Board
Answer: Punjab Energy Development Agency
- Q. The Firozpur division of Northern railway serves a large number of industrial and important towns of which of the following districts of the Punjab? 1. Amritsar 2. Jalandhar 3. Ludhiana 4. Kapurthala Select the correct answer
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Match the following. List-I (Gurus) List-II (Contemporary Rulers) a. Guru Nanak Dev Ji 1. Aurangzeb b. Guru Angad Dev Ji 2. Akbar c. Guru Ram Das Ji 3. Sher Shah Suri d. Guru Har Krishan Ji 4. Babur, Humayun
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 Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at the confluence of Beas and Sutlej rivers bordering District Tarn Taran Sahib, Kapurthala, and Firozpur?
A)Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary
B)Harike Wildlife Sanctuary
C)Bir Aishwan
D)Bir Bhadson
Answer: Harike Wildlife Sanctuary
- Q. Where is Olympian Surjit Hockey Academy located in Punjab?
A)Amritsar
B)Barnala
C)Ludhiana
D)Jalandhar
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Which of the following officers is responsible for the collection of land revenue of the districts?
A)Muqadam
B)Kardar
C)Patwari
D)Kanungo
Answer: Kardar
- Q. Kotla Nihang Khan in Rupnagar district was discovered in
A)1920
B)1928
C)1929
D)1930
Answer: 1929
- Q. Match the following rulers of Punjab and their period. List-I (Rulers) List-II (Period) a. Slaves 1. AD 1451-1526 b. Khiljis 2. AD 1414-1451 c. Sayyids 3. AD 1290-1320 d. Lodhis 4. AD 1206-1290
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. The Punjabi language today generally refers to Eastern Punjabi based on which of the following dialects? 1. Majhi 2. Malwai 3. Doabi Select the correct answer
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Some Scheduled Tribes in Punjab are
A)Bazigar, Barad, Banzara
B)Sansi, Bauria
C)Gadhila, Nat and Gujars
D)All of them
Answer: All of them
- Q. Love songs of Punjab are very popular. The famous love songs of Punjab is/are
A)Mahiya songs
B)Dhola and Boli songs
C)Phulkari songs
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. During which Guru, Akbar attended Guru Ka Langar?
A)Guru Arjan Dev Ji
B)Guru Har Gobind Ji
C)Guru Amar Das Ji
D)Guru Ram Das Ji
Answer: Guru Amar Das Ji
- Q. What type of climate of the following Punjab falls in?
A)Wet equitorial type
B)Mediterranean type
C)Savanna type
D)Semi-arid to sub-humid
Answer: Semi-arid to sub-humid
- Q. Which dance form originate from tribal communities of Punjab?
A)Julli
B)Sammi
C)Dhamal
D)Jaago
Answer: Sammi
- Q. Sikhism, the most practiced faith in Punjab belongs to
A)60.05% of the population
B)57.69% of the population
C)75% of the population
D)None of the above
Answer: 57.69% of the population
- Q. Total rate of Scheduled Castes population of Punjab is
A)70.66%
B)64.81%
C)50.39%
D)31.94%
Answer: 31.94%
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