More Questions on Punjab
- Q. As per the Census 2011, which district of Punjab has the lowest literacy rate in Punjab?
A)Mansa
B)Tarn Taran
C)Muktsar
D)Barnala
Answer: Mansa
- Q. The Jallianwala Bagh is known for the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre that took place on
A)13th April, 1919
B)10th October, 1917
C)13th March, 1919
D)12th May, 1917
Answer: 13th April, 1919
- 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 dance is only performed by Punjabi men?
A)Giddha
B)Bhangra
C)Sammi
D)None of these
Answer: Bhangra
- Q. Name the most prominent breed of buffalo that is found in many districts of Punjab.
A)Nili-Ravi
B)Murrah
C)Sahiwal
D)None of the above
Answer: Murrah
- 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. 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. Who was known as ‘Punjab Kesari’?
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)None of them
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
- Q. Consider the following statements related to Trinjan. 1. Women’s keep spinning and singing throughout the night called Trinjan. 2. The day session of Trinjan called Chiri Chirunga and the night session called Rat Katni. 3. Trinjan is a song of Punjab. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)Only 1
C)1 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Identify the authentic Punjabi cuisine.
A)Butter Chicken, Tandoori Chicken
B)Aloo Paratha, Chole Bhature
C)Dum Aloo, Rogan Josh
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- 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. The Museum to commemorate tribute to Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and his compatriots who raised the banner of revolt against British imperialism to wrest freedom for mother India is situated at which of the following places in the state?
A)Sangrur
B)Khatkar Kalan
C)Patiala
D)Mohali
Answer: Khatkar Kalan
- Q. Which of the following revolutionaries of Punjab was accused in the famous Lahore Conspiracy Case?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Kartar Singh Sarabha
C)Udham Singh
D)Jatindra Nath Das
Answer: Kartar Singh Sarabha
- Q. The town known for manufacture of wooden toys, in lay and lacquer finished furniture and musical instruments is
A)Sangrur
B)Amritsar
C)Hoshiarpur
D)Ludhiana
Answer: Hoshiarpur
- Q. Which of the ancient texts mentions Punjab as ‘Land of Seven Sindhus’?
A)Purana
B)Rigveda
C)Mahabharata
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Rigveda
- Q. Name the shooter of Punjab who won gold in women’s 25 m Pistol in Commonwealth Games, 2018.
A)Navjeet Dhillon
B)Heena Sindhu
C)Navjot Kaur
D)None of them
Answer: Heena Sindhu
- Q. Name the player of Punjab who is known as Turbanator?
A)Milkha Singh
B)Ganganjeet Singh Bhullar
C)Harbhajan Singh
D)None of them
Answer: Harbhajan Singh
- Q. During which Guru, Akbar attended Guru Ka Langar?
A)Guru Arjan Dev Ji
B)Guru Har Gobind Ji
C)Guru Amar Das Ji
D)Guru Ram Das Ji
Answer: Guru Amar Das Ji
- Q. Which of the following festival was celebrated to commemorate the Guru Hargobind Singh, the sixth guru of sikhs who reached Amritsar after his release from Gwalior during the reign of the Jahangir?
A)Holi
B)Diwali
C)Baisakhi
D)None of these
Answer: Diwali
- Q. Khalsa was established by Guru Gobind Singh Ji on
A)30th March, 1699
B)30th December, 1699
C)30th November, 1689
D)None of the above
Answer: 30th March, 1699
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