Punjab State

Q. A Comprehensive Crop Diversification Plan (CDP) is being implemented in Punjab because

A
Intensive wheat and rice production leads to groundwater depletion
B
Intensive wheat and rice production makes soil degradation
C
Intensive wheat and rice production curtails the income of the farmers
D
Both (A) and (B)

Correct Answer

Both (A) and (B)

More Questions on Punjab

  • Q. Who is known as the Father of Punjabi Drama?
    A)Ishwar Chandra Nanda
    B)Prof Puran Singh
    C)Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari
    D)None of them
    Answer: Ishwar Chandra Nanda
  • Q. Name the player(s) from Punjab who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
    A)Virat Kohli
    B)Balbair Singh
    C)Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Ronjan Sodhi
    D)Kartar Singh Dhillon
    Answer: Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Ronjan Sodhi
  • Q. Consider the following statements, with respect to the use of colours in the Phulkari. 1. Red colour is used to symbolise passion. 2. Yellow on golden for desire. 3. White denoted purity, whereas green for fertility. 4. Blue symbolised divine energy. Select the correct answer
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • 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. Sugar industry is located in which of the following places in Punjab?
    A)Faridkot
    B)Gurdaspur
    C)Mukerian
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. What are the earliest handmade toys of Punjab?
    A)Toys of Greek period
    B)Toys of Indus valley civilisation
    C)Toys of 14th Century
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Toys of Indus valley civilisation
  • Q. A huge fair, Maghi Mela is celebrated in January every year at which of the following cities, in the memory of fourty martyrs of Punjab.
    A)Mansa
    B)Faridkot
    C)Muktsar Sahib
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Muktsar Sahib
  • Q. The other name of Gurmat sangeet is
    A)Mahiya sangeet
    B)Shabad Kirtan
    C)Teeyan song
    D)None of these
    Answer: Shabad Kirtan
  • Q. Which among the following is not a musical instrument in Punjab?
    A)Bugchu
    B)Chimta
    C)Trinjan
    D)Dhadd
    Answer: Trinjan
  • Q. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University (GADVASU) was established in ……….. .
    A)1995
    B)1990
    C)2005
    D)2010
    Answer: 2005
  • Q. What was the demand regarding Chandigarh according to Rajiv-Longowal Accord?
    A)Chandigarh should be joint capital of Haryana and Punjab.
    B)Chandigarh should be given to Haryana.
    C)Chandigarh will be given to Punjab, overruling the Shah Commission's suggestion that it should be given to Haryana.
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Chandigarh will be given to Punjab, overruling the Shah Commission's suggestion that it should be given to Haryana.
  • Q. Panjab University was designed by
    A)Pierre Jeanneret under the guidance of Le corbusier
    B)Pierre Jeanneret
    C)Laurie Baker
    D)Hafeez Contractor
    Answer: Pierre Jeanneret under the guidance of Le corbusier
  • Q. Which type of forests are mainly found in Kandi tract of Punjab?
    A)Shiwalik Chir Pine Forests
    B)Dry Deciduous Bamboo Forests
    C)Dry Deciduous Scrub Forests
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Dry Deciduous Scrub Forests
  • 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. 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. Name the wrestler from Punjab who was an actor, film producer, director and writer.
    A)Shri Kartar Singh
    B)Dara Singh
    C)Shri Randhir Singh
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Dara Singh
  • Q. Football Academy was established in the year 1997 – 98 in Punjab at
    A)Mahilpur
    B)Patiala
    C)Ludhiana
    D)Jalandhar
    Answer: Mahilpur
  • Q. Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (PAIC) was established in
    A)1965
    B)1960
    C)1966
    D)1970
    Answer: 1966
  • Q. The district of Punjab shares common boundaries with Kangra and Una district of Himachal Pradesh in the North East is
    A)Pathankot
    B)Hoshiarpur
    C)Fazilka
    D)Barnala
    Answer: Hoshiarpur
  • Q. Which of the following was the longest serving Cabinet Minister of India?
    A)Harkishan Singh Surjit
    B)Gaini Zail Singh
    C)Swaran Singh
    D)Darbara Singh
    Answer: Swaran Singh

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