More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Which of the following is/are incorrect about the Scheduled Castes in Punjab?
A)Punjab has the highest SC population in the country.
B)Punjab accounts for 2.3% out of 4.3% Scheduled Caste population of India.
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjab accounts for 2.3% out of 4.3% Scheduled Caste population of India.
- Q. Which of the following district is known for ‘office of district fisheries’ in Punjab?
A)Bathinda
B)Hoshiarpur
C)Patiala
D)Gurdaspur
Answer: Patiala
- Q. The Department of Sports, Punjab provides pension to veteran sportsmen who participated in
A)Asian Games
B)Olympics / World Cup
C)Commonwealth Games
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following is true about seasonal river, Ghaggar? 1. Originates from the lower slopes of Himalayas. 2. Believed to be a part of Saraswati river. 3. Enters the Punjab near Mubarakpur. 4. Causes flood in Punjab.
A)1 and 4
B)2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 3
D)All of the above
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which Mughal architecture has a bridge that resembles the Laxman Jhoola of Rishikesh?
A)Sheesh Mahal
B)Kos Minar
C)Aam Khas Bagh
D)None of these
Answer: Sheesh Mahal
- 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
- Q. Name some important members of Ghadar Party of Punjab.
A)V. G. Pingle, Kartar Singh Sarabha
B)Lala Hardayal, Tarak Nath Das
C)Maulavi Barkatullah
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of these National Highways is the longest National Highway of Punjab?
A)NH 72
B)NH 15
C)NH 20
D)NH 21
Answer: NH 15
- Q. Battle songs are very popular in Punjab as
A)it has always suffered from the after effects of foreign invasions
B)it is a frontier province
C)Punjabis like battles
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Whose short poems are known as Kafis?
A)Bhai Gurdas
B)Shah Hussain
C)Bulleh Shah
D)None of the above
Answer: Shah Hussain
- Q. The principal Kharif crop of the state is
A)cotton
B)paddy
C)sugarcane
D)ground nut
Answer: paddy
- Q. Which of the following forts was built by Maharaja Ala Singh, the founder of the Patiala Dynasty?
A)Payal Fort
B)Qila Keshgarh
C)Qila Mubarak
D)Bahia Fort
Answer: Qila Mubarak
- Q. Some minor agricultural tribes in Punjab are
A)Kambohs
B)Sainis
C)Sikh Jat
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Which Paranda is very famous in Punjab?
A)Amritsar
B)Ludhiana
C)Patiala
D)None of these
Answer: Patiala
- Q. The main aim of Green Punjab Mission is
A)To bring all non-forest areas under this scheme.
B)To increase forest and tree cover from existing per cent to 15 per cent over a period of 15 years.
C)Prevent any type of cutting of tree.
D)All of the above
Answer: To increase forest and tree cover from existing per cent to 15 per cent over a period of 15 years.
- Q. Pwadhi dialect of Punjabi is spoken in
A)South-East Punjab
B)South Punjab
C)Eastern Punjab
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. During which period Sirhind became an administrative unit?
A)Gupta period
B)Sultanate period
C)Mughal period
D)None of these
Answer: Sultanate period
- Q. The Shiwalik hills are covered with
A)small vegetation
B)bush
C)big trees
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Where is the world’s largest cattle dung based Bio CNG plant located?
A)Mansa
B)Amritsar
C)Firozpur
D)Ludhiana
Answer: Ludhiana
- 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)
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