More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award is presented to distinguished sportspersons of the state every year. 2. The award is also given for sports like cricket, kabaddi and handicapped games. 3. The award carries cash of Rupees 1 lakh, a scroll and a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 3
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which among the following articles says there shall be a Governor of each state?
A)Article 153
B)Article 157
C)Article 202
D)Article 213
Answer: Article 153
- Q. Who was the head of the SGPC for a record 27 years?
A)Parkash Singh Badal
B)Gurcharan Singh Tohra
C)Surjit Singh Barnala
D)None of the above
Answer: Gurcharan Singh Tohra
- Q. Which area is famous for Punjabi Juttis?
A)Muktsar
B)Patiala
C)Amritsar
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. When did the government of Punjab launch the Startup and Entrepreneurship Development Policy?
A)2012
B)2010
C)2015
D)2017
Answer: 2017
- Q. No sites of …… Age in Punjab has discovered so far.
A)Mesolithic
B)Paleolithic
C)Neolithic
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Mesolithic
- 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. How government aims to increase rural backyard poultry in Punjab?
A)Giving subsidies
B)Providing loans on easy terms
C)Developing poultry farming
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- 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. The new shape and order was given to Gurmukhi letters by which one of the following Gurus?
A)Guru Amar Das ji
B)Guru Angad Dev ji
C)Guru Arjan Dev ji
D)Guru Nanak Dev ji
Answer: Guru Angad Dev ji
- Q. In 2009, he won ‘Best International Album’ at the UK Asian Music Awards. Name the singer.
A)Gurmeet Bawa
B)Gurdas Maan
C)Hans Raj Hans
D)None of the above
Answer: Gurdas Maan
- Q. Some battle songs of Punjab express the feelings of terror among people during the invasions of
A)Timur, the Lame
B)Nadir Shah
C)Ahmad Shah Abdali
D)Both (A) and (C)
Answer: Both (A) and (C)
- Q. Consider the following facts about sodic soils of Punjab. 1. formed due to waterlogging by canal irrigation 2. Found in Fazilka, Faridkot 3. pH value ranges from 6.7 to 8.5 4. highly suitable for agriculture Which of the following is true for this soil?
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 4
D)All of these
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Who was the first Defence Minister of India?
A)Baldev Singh
B)Darbara Singh
C)Lala Har Dayal
D)Indra Kumar Gujral
Answer: Baldev Singh
- Q. Which festival of Punjab is celebrated on the full moon of Kartik (October – November)?
A)Gugga Naumi
B)Karva Chauth
C)Gurpurbs
D)None of these
Answer: Gurpurbs
- Q. The arrest of which leader/leaders led to the assembly of people at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919?
A)Dr. Satyapal
B)Dr. Kitchlew
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of these
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Who amongst the following was not a member of Punjab Boundary Commission 1966?
A)S. Dutt
B)Justice J. C. Shah
C)M.M. Philips
D)Cyril Radcliffe
Answer: Cyril Radcliffe
- Q. Sahnewal airport is located in which city of Punjab?
A)Chandigarh
B)Jalandhar
C)Ludhiana
D)Amritsar
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. Who is Bishan Singh Bedi?
A)Captain of 22 Test matches
B)Left arm spinner
C)Coach of India National Cricket team
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. In which year the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 Act came into force when it was said that, under the act, a Gram Panchayat is elected for the Gram Sabha area, not for each village.
A)24th April, 1996
B)21st April, 1994
C)22nd March, 1994
D)24th March, 1998
Answer: 21st April, 1994
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