More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Name the district of Punjab with highest Scheduled Caste population.
A)Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
B)Muksar Shaib
C)Firozpur
D)Jalandhar
Answer: Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
- Q. Which folk drama is an art form of imitation?
A)Bhands
B)Naqals
C)Swang
D)None of these
Answer: Naqals
- 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 most famous Folk dance for women in which women enact verses called Bolis and folk poetry.
A)Giddha
B)Bhangra
C)Jhumar
D)Luddi
Answer: Giddha
- Q. Upper Bari Doab Canal Hydel Project comprises of hydro power stations of
A)Three stages
B)Two stages
C)Four stages
D)Five stages
Answer: Two stages
- Q. Match the following List-I List-II a. Qila Mubarak 1. Kapurthala b. Rock Garden 2. Jalandhar c. Serai Nurmahal 3. Chandigarh d. Moorish Mosque 4. Bathinda
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-3, d-4
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- Q. Name the sole temple of Lord Shiva across India, where the Shivalinga has been positioned horizontally.
A)Shiv Mandir, Jalandhar
B)Mahakaleshwar temple
C)Shiv Mandir, Bathinda
D)None of the above
Answer: Mahakaleshwar temple
- Q. The first branch of the Brahmo Samaj in Punjab was opened at Lahore
A)in 1875 by Pandit Nobin Chandra Roy
B)in 1861 by Pandit Nobin Chandra Roy
C)in 1861 by Raja Rammohan Roy
D)in 1850 by Debendranath Tagore
Answer: in 1861 by Pandit Nobin Chandra Roy
- Q. Punjabi novels developed through the writings of
A)Vir Singh
B)Nanak Singh
C)Ali Haider
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Vidhan Sabha of Punjab is also known as
A)Legislature
B)Legislative Assembly
C)Executive
D)Judiciary
Answer: Legislative Assembly
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 has been enacted to replace the Punjab Gram Panchayat 1952. 2. The Act came into force on 21st April, 1994. 3. Under the Act, a Gram Panchayat is elected for the Gram Sabha area and not for each village. 4. Every male or female, who is entered as a voter on the electoral roll of the State Vidhan Sabha is a member of the Gram Sabha. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1, 2 and 4
B)2 and 3
C)Only 1
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. After the Mughals, which of the following empires invaded Punjab several times?
A)Turkis
B)Iranian
C)Durrani
D)Greek
Answer: Durrani
- Q. Every Zila Parishad shall hold meetings at least
A)once in every three months
B)once in every two months
C)once in every six month
D)once in a year
Answer: once in every three months
- 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. Sanghol Museum at Fatehgarh Sahib displayed antiques of
A)Kushan period
B)Harappan period
C)Mauryan period
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Darbar of Nirankari was shifted from
A)Lahore ? Rawalpindi ? Amritsar
B)Rawalpindi ? Amritsar ? Chandigarh
C)Rawalpindi? Ludhiana? Chandigarh
D)Rawalpindi ? Bhatinda ? Chandigarh
Answer: Rawalpindi ? Amritsar ? Chandigarh
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Punjabi is one of the 22 languages with official status in India. 2. It is the first official language of Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh. 3. It is the 2nd official language of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)1 and 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The Diesel Loco Modernisation Works, a manufacturing unit of Indian railways situated at which of the following places in Punjab?
A)Ludhiana
B)Kapurthala
C)Patiala
D)Firozpur
Answer: Patiala
- Q. When was Punjab trifurcated?
A)On 2nd December, 1966
B)On 1st November, 1966
C)On 3rd June, 1965
D)On 5th April, 1965
Answer: On 1st November, 1966
- Q. Match the following List-I (Literary work) List-II (Writers) a. Sunehre 1. Bulleh Shah b. Dil Tarang 2. Shiv Kumar Batalvi c. Loona 3. Bhai Vir Singh d. Kafian 4. Amrita Pritam
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-3, d-4
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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