More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Who wrote the famous Sanskrit play ‘Mudrarakshasa’. Which is a valuable source of the history of Punjab?
A)Bhavabhuti
B)Kalidasa
C)Kalhana
D)Visakhadatta
Answer: Visakhadatta
- Q. Which instrument was used by Mardana when Guru Nanak Ji sung his divine Shabads?
A)Dilruba
B)Saranda
C)Rabab
D)Kato
Answer: Rabab
- Q. Le Corbusier, the architect of Chandigarh was a
A)Greek architect
B)French architect
C)Russian architect
D)Spanish architect
Answer: French architect
- Q. Find the correct pair among the following. List-I (Fort) List-II (Location) a. Keshgarh Fort Kapurthala b. Lodhi Fort Ludhiana c. Gobindgarh Fort Bathinda d. Bahia Fort Amritsar
A)b
B)a
C)c
D)d
Answer: b
- Q. Consider the following statements which is/are correct? 1. Sukhdev Thapar was not a member of Hindustan Socialist Republician Association. 2. ‘Naujawan Bharat Sabha’ started at Lahore. 3. Sukhdev Thapar, Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru were hanged in Lahore Central jail on 23rd March, 1931. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Who was the President of the Akali Dal during the Punjab insurgency of 1980s?
A)Parkash Singh Badal
B)Harchand Singh Logowal
C)Manmohan Singh
D)Surjit Singh Barnala
Answer: Harchand Singh Logowal
- Q. As per Census 2011, the total sex ratio of Punjab is
A)895
B)530
C)986
D)752
Answer: 895
- Q. Name the player who become the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.
A)Neeraj Chopra
B)Abhinav Bindra
C)Pardeep Singh
D)None of them
Answer: Abhinav Bindra
- Q. Under whose Presidency ‘Operation Blue Star’ was happened?
A)V. V. Giri
B)Giani Zail Singh
C)Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
D)R Venkataraman
Answer: Giani Zail Singh
- Q. The first biopic in Punjabi film industry was made on the life of
A)Udham Singh
B)Balraj Sahni
C)Satish Kaul
D)Prithvi Raj Kapoor
Answer: Udham Singh
- Q. Indian pangolin, Indian grey hornbill, coot are found in
A)Harike Wildlife Sanctuary
B)Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
C)Jhajjar Bacholi Wildlife Sanctuary
D)None of the above
Answer: Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
- Q. Which of the following script was introduced in the Western Part (Punjab) by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka through his inscriptions?
A)Kharosthi
B)Greek
C)Sanskrit
D)Brahmi
Answer: Brahmi
- Q. Which of the following was the longest serving Cabinet Minister of India?
A)Harkishan Singh Surjit
B)Gaini Zail Singh
C)Swaran Singh
D)Darbara Singh
Answer: Swaran Singh
- Q. Where is the world’s largest cattle dung based Bio CNG plant located?
A)Mansa
B)Amritsar
C)Firozpur
D)Ludhiana
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. Who was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in post independence era?
A)Lala Amarnath
B)Sunil Gavaskar
C)Mohinder Amarnath
D)None of them
Answer: Mohinder Amarnath
- Q. Which folk drama is an art form of imitation?
A)Bhands
B)Naqals
C)Swang
D)None of these
Answer: Naqals
- Q. Punjab health infrastructure includes which of the following systems of medicine? 1. Allopathy 2. Ayurvedic 3. Unani 4. Homeopathic Select the correct answer
A)1 and 3
B)Only 1
C)1 and 4
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Gurdwara Chola Sahib is situated at Dera Baba Nanak town of ………… .
A)Jalandhar district
B)Ludhiana district
C)Gurdasur district
D)None of the above
Answer: Gurdasur district
- 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. The local self-government was given permanent status in the year
A)1975
B)1980
C)1979
D)1990
Answer: 1979
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