More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Cotton is a major cash crop in which of the following region of the state
A)Eastern
B)North
C)South-Western
D)North-Eastern
Answer: South-Western
- Q. Consider the following about Bist Doab Canal. 1. Built in 1965 2. Drawn from Sutlej river 3. Irrigates Jalandhar 4. Part of Bhakra Nangal Project Which of the statement(s) given above is/are true?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)3, 4 and 1
D)All of the above
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The Government of Punjab has approved two Mega Food Parks, one in Ludhiana and the other in
A)Phagwara
B)Mohali
C)Chandigarh
D)Rajpura
Answer: Phagwara
- Q. Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (PAIC) was established in
A)1965
B)1960
C)1966
D)1970
Answer: 1966
- Q. Which of the following act aimed at providing for the better administration of certain Sikh Gurdwaras and for enquiries into matters and settlement of disputes connected?
A)The Sikh Gurdwara and Shrines Act
B)The Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925
C)Gurudwara Act, 1922
D)None of the above
Answer: The Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925
- Q. Match the following List-I (University) List-II (Location) a. Punjab Agricultural University 1. Ludhiana b. Punjabi University 2. Amritsar c. Guru Nanak Dev University 3. Patiala d. Guru Angad Dev University 4. Ludhiana
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. Which Sikh Guru founded Anandpur Sahib?
A)Guru Har Krishan Ji
B)Guru Ram Das Ji
C)Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
D)Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
- Q. Punjab has a strong sufi tradition. Name the famous form of Sufti tradition in the songs of Punjab.
A)Marashan tradition
B)Dhadi tradition
C)Khalsa tradition
D)None of the above
Answer: Dhadi tradition
- 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. Which among the following schemes launched in 2016 – 17, issues ‘Benefit Eligibility Card’ to girls?
A)Aashirwad Scheme
B)Shakti Scheme
C)Mai Bhago Istri Shakti Scheme
D)Swasth Kanya Yojana
Answer: Swasth Kanya Yojana
- Q. Which of the following is the President of Punjab State Sports Council?
A)Secretary, Department of Sports
B)Director, Sports
C)Sports Minister
D)Chief Minister of the State
Answer: Chief Minister of the State
- Q. Consider the following statements and identify the personality 1. He served as High Commissioner of India to Canada. 2. He served as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. 3. He served two terms as Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Gurdial Singh Dhillon
B)Giani Zail Singh
C)Gurcharan Singh Tohra
D)G. S. Atwal
Answer: Gurdial Singh Dhillon
- Q. Under the scheme, ‘Annapurna Akshya Patra Yojana’, food at subsidised rate is provided to
A)Landless labourer
B)All poor people
C)Beggars of the state
D)BPL families
Answer: All poor people
- Q. Surat Shabd Yoga was the main teaching of
A)Namdhari Movement
B)Nirankari Movement
C)Radha Soami Movement
D)None of the above
Answer: Radha Soami Movement
- 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. Kotla Nihang Khan in Rupnagar district was discovered in
A)1920
B)1928
C)1929
D)1930
Answer: 1929
- Q. Total rate of Scheduled Castes population of Punjab is
A)70.66%
B)64.81%
C)50.39%
D)31.94%
Answer: 31.94%
- Q. Who built the Qila Androon, an interior or portion of Qila Mubarak, Patiala?
A)Maharaja Jai Singh
B)Maharaja Amar Singh
C)Maharaja Hammir Dev
D)None of the above
Answer: Maharaja Amar Singh
- 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. Using a deep coloured cotton cloth as base, women embroider an impression of floral magnificence with contrasting silk threads. The piece of cloth embroidered is called
A)Rummal
B)Bagh
C)Phulkari
D)None of the above
Answer: Bagh
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