More Questions on Punjab
- Q. The Jain Mandir at Firozpur has a 1200 year old brass idol of
A)Parsavanath
B)Mahavira
C)Rishabhanath
D)Ajitanath
Answer: Parsavanath
- Q. Name the Lodi ruler who urged Babur to invade Punjab?
A)Sikandar Lodi
B)Bahlol Lodi
C)Daulat Khan Lodi
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Daulat Khan Lodi
- Q. Who among the personalities, was honoured as Ramgarhia?
A)Jassa Singh
B)Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
C)Udham Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: Jassa Singh
- 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- Q. In Punjab, blue cards of Atta Dal Scheme has been replaced by
A)Purple Card
B)Red Card
C)Smart Card
D)None of the above
Answer: Smart Card
- Q. Which of the following is the principal Rabi crop of the state?
A)Barley
B)Wheat
C)Oilseeds
D)Gram
Answer: Wheat
- Q. In which year, the Dairy Development Board was set-up?
A)1951
B)1983
C)1964
D)None of these
Answer: 1964
- Q. Shagun scheme of Punjab Government provides financial assistance at the time of marriage of
A)Scheduled Caste girls from low income family
B)Only Sikh girls
C)Christian girls from low family income
D)Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Both (B) and (C)
- Q. Consider the following statement(s) about the Palaeolithic Age. 1. People of this age were mainly hunters and food gatherers. 2. The sites of this age are found in the valley of Soan in Punjab. 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. Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law?
A)Dr. Paramjit Singh Jaswal
B)Gurjit Singh
C)Govind Ballabh Pant
D)Vaidya Kanti Narayan Mishra
Answer: Gurjit Singh
- Q. Why Punjab was selected as the first site to initiate Green Revolution?
A)Presence of fertile soil
B)Due to the perennial rivers
C)Large labour force
D)Large number of industries
Answer: Due to the perennial rivers
- Q. Who wanted to create a Punjabi Suba (Punjabi Province)?
A)The Muslim League
B)The Akali Dal
C)Indian National Congress
D)None of the above
Answer: The Akali Dal
- Q. Which of the following advocated the need to gain a command of Western knowledge if Sikhs were to compete successfully with Hindu and Muslim Punjabis?
A)Singh Sabhas
B)Namdharis
C)Nirankaris
D)None of these
Answer: Singh Sabhas
- Q. Consider the following about the powers of Legislative Assembly of Punjab 1. The money bill is introduced only in the Legislative Assembly. 2. The ministers are collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly. 3. The elected members of the Legislative Assembly form part of the electoral college which elects the President of India. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)Only 1
C)1 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Who was the founder of Naujawan Bharat Sabha?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Sardar Bhagat Singh
C)Dalip Singh
D)Bhai Santok Singh
Answer: Sardar Bhagat Singh
- Q. Match the following. List-I (Gurus) List-II (Contemporary Rulers) a. Guru Nanak Dev Ji 1. Aurangzeb b. Guru Angad Dev Ji 2. Akbar c. Guru Ram Das Ji 3. Sher Shah Suri d. Guru Har Krishan Ji 4. Babur, Humayun
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 of the ancient texts mentions Punjab as ‘Land of Seven Sindhus’?
A)Purana
B)Rigveda
C)Mahabharata
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Rigveda
- Q. Who is the first recipient of prestigious Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award of Punjab?
A)Balbir Singh for hockey
B)Rupa Saini for hockey
C)Milkha Singh for athletics
D)None of them
Answer: Rupa Saini for hockey
- Q. First Food Park under the name of Punjab Agri Food Parks Limited is in which of the following districts of Punjab?
A)Moga
B)Fatehgarh Sahib
C)Sangrur
D)Jalandhar
Answer: Fatehgarh Sahib
- Q. Which one of the following dialect of Punjabi is used in the areas falling between Beas and the Sutlej?
A)Doabi
B)Malwai
C)Pwadhi
D)Majhi
Answer: Doabi
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