More Questions on Punjab
- Q. The Punjab State Sports council raise funds from which of the following sources? 1. Sports Development fund collected from the schools and colleges. 2. Collection from tournaments and exhibition matches. 3. Donations 4. Contribution from local bodies and educational institutions. Select the correct answer
A)2 and 4
B)Only 1
C)1 and 2
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. What is the funding pattern of centre and state for the Supplementary Nutrition Programme running in Punjab?
A)75 : 25
B)90 : 10
C)60 : 40
D)50 : 50
Answer: 50 : 50
- Q. Which of the following soils are also known as Ustifluvent or Udi in the state of Punjab?
A)Loamy soil
B)Desert soils
C)Bet soils
D)Sandy soil
Answer: Bet soils
- Q. Punjab and Haryana High Court was established in
A)1965
B)1960
C)1966
D)1956
Answer: 1966
- Q. The principal Kharif crop of the state is
A)cotton
B)paddy
C)sugarcane
D)ground nut
Answer: paddy
- Q. Name the Sikh Guru who constructed Amritsar Lake and developed the city of Amritsar.
A)Guru Amar Das Ji
B)Guru Ram Das Ji
C)Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
D)None of them
Answer: Guru Ram Das Ji
- Q. Consider the following about the literacy rate of districts of Punjab 1. The total literacy rate of Amritsar is higher than the district of Faridkot. 2. The female literacy rate is more than the male literacy rate of the district of Ludhiana. 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: Only 1
- Q. Consider the following about Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant. 1. At Bathinda 2. Gets coal from Jharkhand 3. Functioning from 1982 4. Generate 440 MW Which of the following is true?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 3 and 4
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. This musical instrument of Punjab is largely used in dances like Giddha and Bhangra which produces a sound resembling many hands clapping together. Name this instrument.
A)Kato
B)Sarangi
C)Saranda
D)Sapp
Answer: Sapp
- Q. Which of the following educational schemes of the State Government calls for distribution of bicycles among girl students of class 9th and 12th?
A)Bebe Nanki Ladli Beti Scheme
B)Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme
C)Mata Sundari Scheme
D)None of the above
Answer: Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme
- 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. On the bank of which river the Cave Temple in Pathankot is situated
A)Indus
B)Beas
C)Chenab
D)Ravi
Answer: Ravi
- Q. The Rajni magazine is related to which of the following subjects?
A)Cultural and Social
B)Punjabi Music
C)Agriculture
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjabi Music
- Q. Which lila depicts the spiritual message of Guru Ravi Das’s life and injustices done to him?
A)Swang
B)Naqals
C)Prahlad Lila
D)Guru Ravi Das Lila
Answer: Guru Ravi Das Lila
- Q. Punjab with its dependencies was formed into a Lieutenant Governorship, which of the following was appointed as first Governor of Punjab in 1859?
A)Robert Montgomery
B)Sir John Lawrence
C)Sir Donald McLeod
D)Sir Henry Durand
Answer: Sir John Lawrence
- Q. The desert soil is found in which part of the state of Punjab?
A)Bathinda
B)Fazilka
C)Patiala
D)Pathankot
Answer: Bathinda
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh belongs to Sukerchakia Misl. 2. The formal start of the Sikh empire began with the merger of these ‘Misls’ under Ranjit Singh. 3. His empire extended from the Khyber pass in the West to Kashmir in the North, to Sindh in the South and to Western Tibet in the East. 4. He captured the Lahore in 1799 and established the empire based around the Punjab region. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. What is the total population of cattle in Punjab, as per Livestock Census 2012?
A)2.42 million
B)8.11 million
C)5.15 million
D)7.8 million
Answer: 8.11 million
- Q. Name the Sikh Guru who constructed ‘Harmandir Sahib’ at centre of the Amritsar Lake.
A)Guru Amar Das Ji
B)Guru Ram Das Ji
C)Guru Arjan Dev Ji
D)Guru Har Rai Ji
Answer: Guru Arjan Dev Ji
- Q. What is the purpose of Shagun Scheme?
A)Monetary help for marriage to Christian girls
B)Marriage assistance to Schedule Caste groups
C)Financial help to backward classes for marriage
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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