Q. Who amongst the following became the first woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award?

Correct Answer

Amrita Pritam

More Questions on Punjab

  • Q. Which among the following district, the Punjab Agriculture University was established?
    A)Gurdaspur
    B)Hoshiarpur
    C)Amritsar
    D)Ludhiana
    Answer: Ludhiana
  • Q. The temple built in the third decade of the 20th century and its foundation stone was laid by one of the greatest reformers and political leaders of resurgent India, Madan Mohan Malaviya.
    A)Sodal Mandir
    B)Durgiana Mandir
    C)Panch Mandir
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Durgiana Mandir
  • 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. Where in Punjab a settlement of proto-historic period was found?
    A)Rampura
    B)Chandigarh
    C)Nalagarh
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Chandigarh
  • Q. Match the following. List I (Canal) List II (River) a. Upper Bari Doab 1. Malanwal b. Sirhind Canal 2. Yamuna c. Western Yamuna 3. Sutlej d. Sirhind Feeder 4. Ravi
    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-1
    D)a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
    Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
  • Q. Which Sikh Guru started the tradition of Mal Akhara?
    A)Guru Amardas Ji
    B)Guru Nanak Ji
    C)Guru Angad Ji
    D)Guru Ramdas Ji
    Answer: Guru Angad Ji
  • Q. Which one of the following Sikh Gurus had compiled the ‘Sri Adi Granth’?
    A)Guru Arjan Dev Ji
    B)Guru Amar Das Ji
    C)Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
    D)Guru Gobind Singh Ji
    Answer: Guru Arjan Dev Ji
  • 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. What is the latitude of Punjab?
    A)30°25' North to 40° North
    B)29°30' North to 32°32' North
    C)23(1°/2) North to 33° North
    D)None of the above
    Answer: 29°30' North to 32°32' North
  • Q. Name the Hydel Project which is allocated to Punjab by Himachal Pradesh under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
    A)Shanan Project
    B)Mukerian Project
    C)Shahpur Kandi Project
    D)None of these
    Answer: Shanan Project
  • Q. Which Guru release from Gwalior, during the reign of the Jahangir?
    A)Guru Gobind Singh
    B)Guru Ram Das
    C)Guru Har Gobind Singh
    D)Guru Angad
    Answer: Guru Har Gobind Singh
  • Q. Kheti bhawan in Punjab has been set up at
    A)Mohali
    B)Jalandhar
    C)Amritsar
    D)Ambala
    Answer: Mohali
  • Q. Arrange the following rulers of Punjab chronologically. 1. Huns 2. Palas 3. Mauryan 4. Indo-Greek
    A)1, 2, 3, 4
    B)3, 4, 2, 1
    C)3, 4, 1, 2
    D)4, 3, 2, 1
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Which festival of Punjab is celebrated on the full moon of Kartik (October – November)?
    A)Gugga Naumi
    B)Karva Chauth
    C)Gurpurbs
    D)None of these
    Answer: Gurpurbs
  • Q. What do you mean by ‘Tehmat’?
    A)Lungi with Kurta
    B)Kurta and Pajama
    C)Lungi with Shirt
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Lungi with Kurta
  • Q. The Northern railway has its zonal headquarters in the divisions of which of the following places in Punjab?
    A)Jalandhar
    B)Amritsar
    C)Firozpur
    D)Faridkot
    Answer: Firozpur
  • Q. Which of the following festival was celebrated to commemorate the Guru Hargobind Singh, the sixth guru of sikhs who reached Amritsar after his release from Gwalior during the reign of the Jahangir?
    A)Holi
    B)Diwali
    C)Baisakhi
    D)None of these
    Answer: Diwali
  • 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. In Bharatmala Pariyojana, the State Government of Punjab has sought assistance from the central government for
    A)10 road projects
    B)13 road projects
    C)15 road projects
    D)18 road projects
    Answer: 13 road projects
  • Q. When did the Princely regine culminate and the Punjab Riyasti Praja Mandal come to an end?
    A)On 15th July, 1948
    B)On 15th August, 1947
    C)On 10th October, 1949
    D)None of the above
    Answer: On 15th July, 1948

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