More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Which of the following renounced his Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)S. B. Sinha
D)M. A. Jinnah
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
- Q. Who was the head of the SGPC for a record 27 years?
A)Parkash Singh Badal
B)Gurcharan Singh Tohra
C)Surjit Singh Barnala
D)None of the above
Answer: Gurcharan Singh Tohra
- Q. The Nawanshahr town is said to have been built by
A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
B)Ahmad Khan
C)Nausher Khan
D)None of these
Answer: Nausher Khan
- Q. Who amongst the following founded the city of Kartarpur?
A)Guru Ramdas Ji
B)Guru Angad Dev Ji
C)Guru Gobind Singh Ji
D)Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Answer: Guru Nanak Dev Ji
- Q. Which of the following dances of Punjab is a victory dance where people do special movements of their heads?
A)Luddi
B)Jhumar
C)Dankara
D)Giddha
Answer: Luddi
- Q. Which of the following Princely States are part of the PEPSU?
A)Nabha
B)Patiala
C)Faridkot
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Punjab was annexed by the British East India Company by
A)the Treaty of Lahore in 1849
B)the Treaty of Lahore in 1859
C)the Treaty of Lahore in 1869
D)the Treaty of Lahore in 1879
Answer: the Treaty of Lahore in 1849
- Q. Match the following List-I List-II a. Balri Rakshak Yojana 1. For marriageable girls b. Shagun Scheme 2. For girls c. Concessional Travel 3. For proper food distribution d. Nigran Committee 4. For senior citizens
A)a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
B)a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
C)a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
D)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
Answer: a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
- 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. Consider the following statements which is/are correct? 1. Punjabi is mostly written in Gurmukhi script. 2. Gurmukhi script has 41 letters including 38 consonants. 3. Comparison with Roman script there is the striking difference between the two scripts. Select the correct answer
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following temples has been declared a national monument because of its beautiful wall paintings and icons in the state?
A)Panch Mandir
B)Kali Devi Temple
C)Sodal Mandir
D)Durgiana
Answer: Kali Devi Temple
- Q. Which of the following is/are obtained from the forests of Punjab?
A)Medicinal Herbs
B)Pulpwood and Timber
C)Fuelwood and Fodder
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Name the son of Umar Shaikh Mirza II who invaded Punjab in 1526.
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Babur
- Q. Who was the President of the Akali Dal during the Punjab insurgency of 1980s?
A)Parkash Singh Badal
B)Harchand Singh Logowal
C)Manmohan Singh
D)Surjit Singh Barnala
Answer: Harchand Singh Logowal
- 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. Railways in Punjab falls under which zone among the railway zones in India?
A)North-Eastern Zone
B)North-Western Zone
C)North-Central Zone
D)Northern Zone
Answer: Northern Zone
- 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 Socio – Religious Movements in Punjab also known as a movement of purification and return?
A)Singh Sabha
B)Nirankari Movement
C)Namdhari Movement
D)None of the above
Answer: Nirankari Movement
- Q. The instrument Saranda was made by
A)Guru Gobind Singh Ji
B)Guru Arjan Dev Ji
C)Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
D)None of them
Answer: Guru Arjan Dev Ji
- Q. Name the empire which existed in Punjab from 320 to 600 CE.
A)Sunga
B)Gupta
C)Kushan
D)Pala
Answer: Gupta
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