More Questions on Punjab
- Q. A combination of high temperature and high relative humidity, is the characteristic feature of which of the following seasons of Punjab?
A)Winter
B)Summer
C)Rainy season
D)None of the above
Answer: Rainy season
- 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)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Which soil is badly eroded and suitable for dry farming only?
A)Sodic soil
B)Kandi soil
C)Desert soil
D)Loamy soil
Answer: Kandi soil
- Q. Premchand Dogra of Punjab is a
A)Professional bodybuilder
B)Professional golfer
C)Professional Badminton player
D)None of the above
Answer: Professional bodybuilder
- Q. What was the demand regarding applying AFSPA in Punjab?
A)The special courts will try only the cases relating to waging war and hijacking.
B)Notifications applying Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Punjab will be withdrawn.
C)All other cases except waging war and hijacking will be transferred to the ordinary courts.
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Battle songs are very popular in Punjab as
A)it has always suffered from the after effects of foreign invasions
B)it is a frontier province
C)Punjabis like battles
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Which post is similar to Attorney General of India created by the Constitution of India?
A)Advocate General
B)Governor
C)Speaker
D)Chief Minister
Answer: Advocate General
- 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. Consider the following about Nirankari Movement started by Baba Dayal Das 1. They stressed the importance and authority of Guru Nanak Ji and Adi Granth Sahib. 2. They advocated the path to God through worship, based on meditation. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)None of these
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which Department of Forest Development came into existence on 23 May, 1983 under the Companies Act, 1956?
A)Punjab State Forest Development Corporation
B)Punjab Bamboo and Fiber Development Board (PBFDB)
C)Department of Forest and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab
D)None of these
Answer: Punjab State Forest Development Corporation
- Q. On the bank of which river the Cave Temple in Pathankot is situated
A)Indus
B)Beas
C)Chenab
D)Ravi
Answer: Ravi
- 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. Which of the following districts of Punjab known as ‘Mecca of Indian Hockey’?
A)Jalandhar
B)Amritsar
C)Patiala
D)None of these
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Chiri Chirunga, Rat Katni are the different forms of
A)Mahiya Songs
B)Boli Songs
C)Trinjan Songs
D)Battle Songs
Answer: Trinjan Songs
- Q. Consider the following about the new developments in Punjab under Ranjit Singh. 1. A commemorative coin was issued known as Nanakshahi rupee. 2. He concluded the Treaty of Amritsar with British in 1809. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)None of the above
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which wetland is recognised as National Wetland by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India in 2008?
A)Nangal Wetland
B)Ropar Wetland
C)Harike wetland
D)Kangli Wetland
Answer: Nangal Wetland
- Q. Match the following Division Districts a. Jalandhar 1. Bathinda, Mansa b. Firozpur 2. Pathankot, Tarn Taran, Amritsar c. Faridkot 3. Sangrur, Barnala, Ludhiana d. Patiala 4. Fazilka, Moga
A)a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
B)a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
C)a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
D)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Answer: a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
- Q. Which of the following districts of Punjab is the most populous district of Punjab?
A)Ludhiana
B)Firozpur
C)Jalandhar
D)Amritsar
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. What is the purpose of launching Kanya Jagriti Jyoti Scheme?
A)Reducing female infanticide
B)Reduce school dropouts
C)Uplift social status of girls
D)Both (A) and (C)
Answer: Both (A) and (C)
- Q. Durgiana Temple in Amritsar was built in
A)1920
B)1921
C)1825
D)1930
Answer: 1921
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