Q. Who is known as ‘Ganj-i-Shakar of Punjabi literature’?

Correct Answer

Sheikh Farid-ud-Din

More Questions on Punjab

  • Q. Name the leader who played an important role in developing the Peasant Movement and the Communist Party in Punjab.
    A)Harkishan Singh Surjeet
    B)Darbara Singh
    C)Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Harkishan Singh Surjeet
  • Q. Rauza Sharif Urs is celebrated in the memory of great Sufi Saint Sheikh Ahmad Farooqui at which of the following places in the state?
    A)Amritsar
    B)Sirhind
    C)Ludhiana
    D)Rupnagar
    Answer: Sirhind
  • Q. Which satutory body formed on 1st February, 1959?
    A)PSPCL
    B)PEDA
    C)PSEB
    D)None of these
    Answer: PSEB
  • Q. An International Standard Hockey Stadium has been constructed at
    A)Sangrur
    B)Patiala
    C)Chandigarh
    D)Mohali
    Answer: Mohali
  • 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. A musical instrument, a barrel-shaped wooden drum with a mounted skin on both sides played with two different types of wooden sticks.
    A)Dhol
    B)Dhadd
    C)Chimta
    D)Sarangi
    Answer: Dhol
  • Q. This musical instrument of Punjab is largely used in dances like Giddha and Bhangra which produces a sound resembling many hands clapping together. Name this instrument.
    A)Kato
    B)Sarangi
    C)Saranda
    D)Sapp
    Answer: Sapp
  • Q. Which city is known as the Holy City of Bliss?
    A)Faridkot
    B)Pathankot
    C)Anandpur Sahib
    D)Ludhiana
    Answer: Anandpur Sahib
  • Q. The entire kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was divided into how many provinces?
    A)3
    B)2
    C)4
    D)7
    Answer: 4
  • Q. Which Guru Sahib’s birth place is Talwandi Sabo, which is now in Pakistan?
    A)Guru Angad Dev Ji
    B)Guru Nanak Dev Ji
    C)Guru Amar Das Ji
    D)Guru Ram Das Ji
    Answer: Guru Nanak Dev Ji
  • Q. Solar project of capacity 9.5 MW had been commissioned in the state under Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission has been commissioned in which of the following districts of the state?
    A)Ludhiana
    B)Bathinda
    C)Nawanshahr
    D)Chandigarh
    Answer: Bathinda
  • Q. Which of the following is also called Shakespeare of the Punjabi language because of his great poetic story ‘Heer Ranjha’?
    A)Waris Shah
    B)Bulleh Shah
    C)Farid
    D)Bhai Vir Singh
    Answer: Waris Shah
  • Q. Which of the following was the first Chief Minister of Punjab?
    A)Partap Singh Karion
    B)Gopi Chand Bhargava
    C)Master Tara Singh
    D)Krishan Kant
    Answer: Gopi Chand Bhargava
  • Q. Mukh Mantri Pendu Vikas Yojana aims at which among the following?
    A)Provision of houses
    B)Provision of clean drinking water
    C)Both (A) and (B)
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. When was the Treaty of Amritsar signed?
    A)25th April, 1809
    B)25th April, 1793
    C)20th June, 1810
    D)25th June, 1815
    Answer: 25th April, 1809
  • 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. Name the first cricketer to score a test century for the Indian cricket team.
    A)Sunil Gavaskar
    B)Lala Amarnath
    C)Gundappa Viswanath
    D)None of them
    Answer: Lala Amarnath
  • Q. A popular dance performed to celebrate, the success of the harvest
    A)Giddha
    B)Bhangra
    C)Jhumar
    D)Luddi
    Answer: Bhangra
  • Q. The entire area of which of the following sanctuary belongs to private farmlands belonging to thirteen Bishnoi villages?
    A)Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary
    B)Harike Wildlife Sanctuary
    C)Bir Aishwan Wildlife Sanctuary
    D)Bir Bhadson Wildlife Sanctuary
    Answer: Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Q. Which of the following is not true with reference to the climatic conditions required for the cultivation of wheat in Punjab? 1. It requires a cool growing season. 2. It requires bright sunshine at the time of ripening. 3. It requires more than 100 cm of annual rainfall. 4. It can be grown in all parts of India.
    A)Only 2 and 3
    B)Only 1 and 2
    C)Only 3 and 4
    D)Only 4
    Answer: Only 3 and 4

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