More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar District formerly known as Nawanshahr. 2. The Nawanshahr district surrounds by five district. 3. Sex Ratio of Nawanshahr district is 954 females per thousand males. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. Which Stone Age’s sites are discovered in Daulatpur, Dher, Majra and Hoshiarpur?
A)Mesolithic Age
B)Palaeolithic Age
C)Neolithic Age
D)None of the above
Answer: Palaeolithic Age
- Q. Which is the most popular form of folk music of the Eastern Punjab?
A)Boli Songs
B)Dhola Songs
C)Mahiya Songs
D)Teeyan Songs
Answer: Boli Songs
- Q. Which of the following airport also known as ‘Raja Sansi Airport’?
A)Chandigarh Airport
B)Amritsar International Airport
C)Ludhiana Airport
D)None of the above
Answer: Amritsar International Airport
- Q. Consider the following statements related to Trinjan. 1. Women’s keep spinning and singing throughout the night called Trinjan. 2. The day session of Trinjan called Chiri Chirunga and the night session called Rat Katni. 3. Trinjan is a song of Punjab. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)Only 1
C)1 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Under the scheme of ‘Home to Houseless’ the State Government of Punjab provides the SC family
A)Rs. 50,000 for purchase of plots and Rs. 10,00,000 for construction of houses
B)Rs. 25,000 for purchase of plots and Rs. 20,000 for construction of houses
C)Rs. 35,000 for purchase of plots and Rs. 40,000 for construction of houses
D)None of the above
Answer: Rs. 25,000 for purchase of plots and Rs. 20,000 for construction of houses
- Q. Which media played a significant role to promote Punjabi films after partition?
A)Newspapers
B)Magazines
C)All India Radio
D)None of the above
Answer: All India Radio
- 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. In which year, Punjab launched the ‘Atta Dal Scheme’ as part of public distribution system?
A)2005
B)2003
C)2007
D)2011
Answer: 2007
- Q. Name the dance of Punjab which has a similarity to dandiya dance of Gujarat and is performed with sticks.
A)Dhamal
B)Dhankara
C)Gatka
D)Julli
Answer: Dhankara
- Q. When was Sikh Gurdwara Act passed?
A)1921
B)1920
C)1923
D)1925
Answer: 1925
- Q. The earliest Municipal Act dealt with Municipal Corporation was
A)The Municipal Act 1873
B)The Municipal Act 1867
C)The Municipal Act 1850
D)The Municipal Act 1910
Answer: The Municipal Act 1867
- Q. Deimachus, a Greek ambassador, visited Punjab during the time of
A)Bindusara
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Ashoka
D)Kunal
Answer: Bindusara
- Q. The Jhumar dance of Punjab originated from
A)Multan
B)Balochistan
C)Larkana
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Which songs of Punjab are sung during the celebrations of harvest?
A)Baisakhi songs
B)Teeyan songs
C)Boli songs
D)None of these
Answer: Baisakhi songs
- Q. Roshni Fair is held in Jagraon in honour of a Muslim Pir named
A)Baba Farid
B)Haider Sheikh
C)Abdul Kader Jalani
D)None of then
Answer: Abdul Kader Jalani
- Q. The metal workers of Amritsar are renowned for their skill, various forms of casting, soldering and decoration techniques such as repousse, pierced work, chasing, engraving, etc. used by them to make
A)Objects needed for religious rituals
B)Metal pots
C)Engraved metal doors
D)All of the above
Answer: Metal pots
- Q. The Punjabi language today generally refers to Eastern Punjabi based on which of the following dialects? 1. Majhi 2. Malwai 3. Doabi Select the correct answer
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Ranjit Singh took ‘Koh-i-Noor’ from the king of Kabul …….. .
A)Nadir Shah
B)Shah Shuja
C)Kutlugh Khan
D)None of them
Answer: Shah Shuja
- Q. Which of the following man-made, riverine, spreads into the three districts of Amritsar, Firozpur and Kapurthala in Punjab?
A)Harike
B)Kanjli
C)Nangal
D)None of the above
Answer: Harike
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