More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Which among the festivals, celebrated on the thirteenth day of January every year?
A)Bhangra Festival
B)Lohri
C)Heritage Festival
D)None of these
Answer: Lohri
- Q. Which of the following university of Punjab is only the second university in the world to be named after a Language, after ‘Hebrew University’ of Israel?
A)Punjabi University, Patiala
B)Punjab University
C)Guru Nanak Dev, University
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjabi University, Patiala
- Q. Which of the following generating company, a wholly owned company of PEDA, was formed to meet the statutory requirements of electricity supply.
A)Genco Punjab Ltd.
B)Punjab Genco Ltd.
C)Genco Power Ltd.
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjab Genco Ltd.
- Q. What is the name of the railway link between India and Pakistan?
A)Bhagidari Express
B)Samjhauta Express
C)Maitree Express
D)Shatabdi Express
Answer: Samjhauta Express
- Q. Which sanctuary in Punjab runs through Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur districts?
A)Abohar Sanctuary
B)Takhni-Rehmapur Sanctuary
C)Bir Moti Bagh Sanctuary
D)Harike Sanctuary
Answer: Takhni-Rehmapur Sanctuary
- Q. Battle songs are very popular in Punjab as
A)it has always suffered from the after effects of foreign invasions
B)it is a frontier province
C)Punjabis like battles
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Name the first Punjabi female singer to sing on Doordarshan.
A)Jyoti Nooran
B)Gurmeet Bawa
C)Surinder Kaur
D)None of these
Answer: Gurmeet Bawa
- Q. Which of the following newspaper(s) is/are published from Punjab?
A)Pehredar
B)Sky Hawk Times
C)Azad Soch
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. At the time of which Mughal Emperor Guru Amar Das Ji established the 22 seats and appointed Mahant for each seats?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Nanakshahi coins were issued by whom of the following?
A)Banda Singh Bahadur
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Baba Deep Singh
D)All of the above
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Q. The Punjab State Board for De-addiction and Rehabilitation includes
A)Prominent Civil Society Representatives
B)Eminent Medical Professionals
C)Eminent Army Officials
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes. 2. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election shall be reserved for women. 3. Such seats may be alloted by rotation to different constituencies in the Gram Panchayat Samiti area. 4. One seat shall be reserved for Backward Classes. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)2, 3, and 4
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following leaders was the member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha five times from Muktsar, Giddarbaha and Kotkapura?
A)Baldev Singh
B)Harcharan Singh Brar
C)Krishan Kant
D)None of the above
Answer: Harcharan Singh Brar
- 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 among the following are integral part of Mughal architecture and formed in Punjab along with many other places in North India?
A)Nurmahal
B)Kos Minar
C)Sheesh Mahal
D)Aam Bagh
Answer: Kos Minar
- Q. Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who spread Bhakti Movement in Punjab was contemporary to
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Which place in Firozpur district has an upgraded pig farm run by the state government of Punjab?
A)Wagah
B)Mattewara
C)Pathankot
D)Malewal
Answer: Malewal
- Q. This instrument produces sound by the strike of the artists with rings worn on fingers of one hand and also with the other hand on the open mouth of it. Name this instrument of Punjab.
A)Kato
B)Pakhawaj
C)Garah
D)None of the above
Answer: Garah
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The Ghadar Party was an organisation founded by Punjabi Indians in the United States and Canada with the aim to liberate India from British rule. 2. The Ghadar Party, initially the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, was formed under the leadership of Lala Hardayal with Sohan Singh Bhakna as its President. 3. The Ghadar activists undertook what the British described as political terrorism. 4. Their newspaper, ‘The Ghadar’ was published from Canada. Which of the statement(s) given above about Ghadar party in Punjab is/are correct?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)3 and 4
D)All of these
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Consider the following about Nirankari Movement started by Baba Dayal Das 1. They stressed the importance and authority of Guru Nanak Ji and Adi Granth Sahib. 2. They advocated the path to God through worship, based on meditation. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)None of these
Answer: Both 1 and 2
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