More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Consider the following features 1. A recitation of Gurbani (hymns from The Adi Granth Sahib), Ardas prayer. 2. Baptism for entry into the community. 3. A set of rituals modelled after Guru Gobind Singh Ji founding of Khalsa. 4. Stress on wearing the five symbols of Sikhisms with the only exception of Kripan. Above statements are related to which of the following Socio-Religious Movements in Punjab?
A)Nirankari Movement
B)Namdhari Movement
C)Singh Sabhas
D)None of the above
Answer: Namdhari Movement
- Q. At which of the following places in Punjab, the great Mughal Emperor, Akbar was coronated?
A)Panipat
B)Kalanaur
C)Sirhind
D)Lahore
Answer: Kalanaur
- 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. Which of the following districts is bounded by Amritsar in North, Kapurthala in the East and Pakistan in the West?
A)Faridkot
B)Fazilka
C)Tarn Taran Sahib
D)Pathankot
Answer: Tarn Taran Sahib
- Q. The Punjabi language today generally refers to Eastern Punjabi based on which of the following dialects? 1. Majhi 2. Malwai 3. Doabi Select the correct answer
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following sports festival of the state known as ‘Rural Olympics’?
A)Anandpur Sahib
B)Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
C)Holla Mohalla
D)None of the above
Answer: Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
- Q. Which of the following is the leading cash crop cultivated by agricultural sector in Punjab?
A)Maize
B)Cotton
C)Groundnuts
D)All of these
Answer: Cotton
- Q. These soils of Punjab are yellowish to grey in colour and become more productive by artificial irrigation and are capable of producing cotton, citrus, oilseeds, wheat, fodder crop. Name the soil.
A)Sandy soils
B)Kandi soils
C)Desert soils
D)Sierozem soils
Answer: Sandy soils
- Q. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (SBS Nagar) district was formerly known as
A)Gobindgarh
B)Amloh
C)Nawanshahr
D)None of these
Answer: Nawanshahr
- Q. Which of the following airport also known as ‘Raja Sansi Airport’?
A)Chandigarh Airport
B)Amritsar International Airport
C)Ludhiana Airport
D)None of the above
Answer: Amritsar International Airport
- Q. Battles fought in the First Anglo – Sikh War included
A)Battle of Sabraon
B)Battle of Mudki
C)Battle of Multan
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Match the following List-I (Town) List-II (Known As) a. Ludhiana 1. Area of White Gold b. Morinda 2. Cock Neck City c. Pathankot 3. The City of Gardens d. Mansa 4. Manchester of India
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-4, d-3
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- Q. The book, ‘Story of an Escape’ was written by
A)Surjit Singh Barnala
B)Parkash Singh Badal
C)Manmohan Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: Surjit Singh Barnala
- Q. Teej or Teeyan is celebrated in the month of
A)March
B)July
C)October
D)December
Answer: July
- Q. Who amongst the following introduced the Gurmukhi script?
A)Guru Nanak Ji
B)Guru Angad Dev Ji
C)Guru Ramdas Ji
D)Guru Amardas Ji
Answer: Guru Angad Dev Ji
- Q. Diwan Singh and Dhani Ram Chatrik are poets during
A)Early Eighteenth Century
B)Indian Freedom Movement
C)Pre-British Period
D)None of the above
Answer: Indian Freedom Movement
- Q. A musical instrument consists of a pair of wooden flutes and is played by one person using only three fingers on each side.
A)Chimta
B)Algoza
C)Bugchu
D)Sarangi
Answer: Algoza
- Q. Which of the following is the breed of Sheep?
A)Beetal breed
B)Punjab brown breed
C)Nali breed
D)Murrah breed
Answer: Nali breed
- Q. Punjab was ruled by which ruler when English annexed it?
A)Maharaja Daleep Singh
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
D)Maharaja Jagat Jeet Singh
Answer: Maharaja Daleep Singh
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Earlier the Punjab Legislature was bicameral in 1952, comprising the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad. 2. In 1959, the strength of the Vidhan Parishad was enhanced from 40 seats to 46. 3. In 1970, the Vidhan Parishad was abolished leaving the state with a unicameral legislature. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct about the Legislature of Punjab?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
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