More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Who is regarded as the Pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi Poetry ?
A)Waris Shah
B)Bulleh Shah
C)Shah Hussain
D)None of them
Answer: Shah Hussain
- Q. Which among the following articles, states for the reservation of Scheduled Castes and tribes in Legislative Assemblies.
A)Article 15
B)Article 335
C)Article 332
D)Article 320
Answer: Article 332
- Q. Where is the machinery industry mainly concentrated in Punjab?
A)Ludhiana
B)Batala
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of the above
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. At the time of which Mughal Emperor Guru Amar Das Ji established the 22 seats and appointed Mahant for each seats?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Who excavated the Harappan remains at Rupnagar of Punjab?
A)Daya Ram Sahni
B)Y. D. Sharma
C)Rakhal Das Bandopadhyay
D)None of them
Answer: Y. D. Sharma
- Q. Who amongst the following became the first woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award?
A)Amrita Pritam
B)Dilip Kaur Tiwana
C)Ajit Kaur
D)Sheila Bhatia
Answer: Amrita Pritam
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Maghi Mela, organised to commemorate a battle fought in 1705 by Guru Govind Singh Ji against Mughals. 2. Hola Mohalla festival was started by Guru Gobind Singh. 3. Hola Mohalla fair begins just before the festival of Diwali. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Name the forest of Punjab where vegetation is predominantly of broad-leaved trees.
A)Northern Dry Deciduous Mixed Forests
B)Dry Deciduous Scrub forests
C)Shiwalik Chir Pine Forests
D)None of these
Answer: Northern Dry Deciduous Mixed Forests
- Q. Sukhna Lake of Chandigarh was created in
A)1958
B)1957
C)1960
D)1965
Answer: 1958
- Q. How many consonants and basic vowels are there in Gurmukhi script?
A)40, 3
B)38, 3
C)40, 5
D)50, 10
Answer: 38, 3
- Q. An International Standard Hockey Stadium has been constructed at
A)Sangrur
B)Patiala
C)Chandigarh
D)Mohali
Answer: Mohali
- Q. Average annual rainfall in Punjab
A)ranges between 960 mm in the sub-mountain region and 460 mm in the plains.
B)ranges between 980 mm in the sub-mountain region and 490 mm in the plains.
C)ranges between 940 mm in the sub-mountain region and 420 mm in the plains.
D)ranges between 1020 mm in the sub-mountain region and 560 mm in the plains.
Answer: ranges between 960 mm in the sub-mountain region and 460 mm in the plains.
- Q. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) is in
A)Firozpur
B)Jalandhar
C)Ludhiana
D)None of these
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. At which of the following forts Razia Sultan, the first woman to take charge of Delhi Throne was imprisoned on her defeat?
A)Qila Keshgarh
B)Qila Mubarak
C)Payal Fort
D)Bahia Fort
Answer: Qila Mubarak
- Q. Consider the following statement(s) 1. Huns were the Iranian-speaking Xionite tribes. 2. Huns invaded Gandhara and Punjab from the Kabul valley. 3. Mihirakula in AD 520 made Sakala (modern day Sialkot) in the Punjab, as his capital. 4. The Huns suffered defeat at the hands of Yasodharman and taken refuge in Kashmir. Which of the statements given above are correct about the Huns rule in Punjab?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. This musical instrument of Punjab having double drums is believed to be designed by Hazrat Amir Khusrau. It is
A)Toomba
B)Taus
C)Kato
D)Tabla
Answer: Tabla
- Q. The first battle fought by Guru Gobind Singh Ji is –
A)Battle of Bhangani
B)Battle of Nadaun
C)Battle of Anandpur
D)None of these
Answer: Battle of Bhangani
- Q. What is the latitude of Punjab?
A)30°25' North to 40° North
B)29°30' North to 32°32' North
C)23(1°/2) North to 33° North
D)None of the above
Answer: 29°30' North to 32°32' North
- Q. Name the northern district(s) of Haryana which speak (s) Malwai Punjabi language.
A)Sirsa, Kurukshetra
B)Ambala, Hisar
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)Only Kurukshetra
Answer: Ambala, Hisar
- Q. Arya Samaj branch at Lahore was opened in
A)1877
B)1876
C)1880
D)1875
Answer: 1877
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