More Questions on Punjab
- Q. ………… is the main species of scrub forests in Punjab.
A)Chir
B)Acacia
C)Amla
D)Khair
Answer: Acacia
- Q. Which one of the following dialect of Punjabi is used in the areas falling between Beas and the Sutlej?
A)Doabi
B)Malwai
C)Pwadhi
D)Majhi
Answer: Doabi
- Q. The Sierozem soils are found in which part of the state of Punjab?
A)Fazilka
B)Ludhiana
C)Amritsar
D)None of the above
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. Which media played a significant role to promote Punjabi films after partition?
A)Newspapers
B)Magazines
C)All India Radio
D)None of the above
Answer: All India Radio
- Q. Which scheme of Punjab Government aims to provide loans and subsidies to Scheduled Caste population in the state?
A)Scholarship Scheme
B)Ashirwad Scheme
C)Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation (PSCFC)
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation (PSCFC)
- Q. Which of the following districts of Punjab is the most populous district of Punjab?
A)Ludhiana
B)Firozpur
C)Jalandhar
D)Amritsar
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. As per the State Forest Report 2017, which district in Punjab has highest forest cover?
A)Hoshiarpur
B)Rupnagar
C)Nawanshar
D)Moga
Answer: Hoshiarpur
- Q. With reference to the arts and crafts of the Punjab, consider the following statements. 1. Mudwalls in Punjab are generally painted on festive occasions. 2. Thin straws of grass are used for basketary work. 3. Smaller, fine and more delicated fans are called Kundaladar Pankkhi. Select the correct answer
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. PARVESH (Primary Vidya Sudhar) Project was introduced in Punjab to improve the quality of education among
A)Girl Child
B)All
C)Children
D)Male Child
Answer: Children
- Q. Which of the following rivers rises in a spring at Verinag, at an elevation of about 4900 m in the Southern part of Kashmir valley?
A)Ravi
B)Sutlej
C)Beas
D)Jhelum
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. The Northern railway has its zonal headquarters in the divisions of which of the following places in Punjab?
A)Jalandhar
B)Amritsar
C)Firozpur
D)Faridkot
Answer: Firozpur
- Q. When did the Princely regine culminate and the Punjab Riyasti Praja Mandal come to an end?
A)On 15th July, 1948
B)On 15th August, 1947
C)On 10th October, 1949
D)None of the above
Answer: On 15th July, 1948
- Q. Who is the constitutional and nominal head of the state?
A)Chief Minister
B)Governor
C)Advocate General
D)None of the above
Answer: Governor
- Q. How many prominent Misls were there in Punjab?
A)12
B)10
C)15
D)20
Answer: 12
- Q. Match the following. List-I (Gurus) List-II (Town/Cities Founded by them) a. Guru Arjan Dev Ji 1. Kartarpur b. Guru Ram Das Ji 2. Goindwal c. Guru Amar Das Ji 3. Amritsar d. Guru Nanak Dev Ji 4. Tarn Taran Sahib
A)a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
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. In this dance form young girls hold each other’s hands in crossed manner and twirl energetically while singing folk songs. This is known as
A)Luddi
B)Giddha
C)Kikli
D)Julli
Answer: Kikli
- Q. The Resource Conservation Technologies (RCTs) are encouraged amongst the farmers to
A)use fertilisers
B)reduce cost of inputs
C)use pesticides
D)None of the above
Answer: reduce cost of inputs
- Q. Who among the following had been the recipients of Jnanpith award?
A)Gurdial Singh
B)Amrita Pritam
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of above
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. A dance form of the state in which people use swords, sticks and daggers and was started by Guru Hargobind Singh.
A)Jaago
B)Bhangra
C)Giddha
D)Gatka
Answer: Gatka
- Q. Punjab plain is formed by the deposition of
A)desert soils of arid zone
B)alluvium brought down from the Himalayas
C)sandy soils
D)None of the above
Answer: alluvium brought down from the Himalayas
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