More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Which city of Punjab has attracted a number of Sunrise Industries?
A)Mohali
B)Chandigarh
C)Ludhiana
D)None of the above
Answer: Mohali
- Q. Under the schemes for urban Punjab, the state government developed new centres of industries and urban areas in
A)Amritsar, Ludhiana
B)Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar
C)Bathinda, Mohali
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Where is Gurdwara Ber Sahib is situated?
A)Amritsar
B)Jalandhar
C)Gurdaspur
D)Sultanpur
Answer: Sultanpur
- Q. In Punjab the sites of Palaeolithic Age are found in the valley of river –
A)Ravi
B)Soan
C)Betwa
D)Sutlej
Answer: Soan
- Q. During the reign of whom, the Mongols appeared for the first time on the banks of Indus of Punjab under Genghis Khan?
A)Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B)Iltutmish
C)Razia Sultana
D)Ala-ud-din Khilji
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Which of the following university was established in 1969 to mark the 500th Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
A)Punjab University, Patiala
B)Punjab University, Chandigarh
C)Guru Nanak Dev University
D)Guru Angad Dev University
Answer: Guru Nanak Dev University
- Q. Who was the commander of Bhangi Misl?
A)Karor Singh
B)Hari Singh
C)Deep Singh
D)Naudh Singh
Answer: Hari Singh
- Q. The Kirti Kisan Sabha was started in Punjab (1927) by
A)Bhai Santokh Singh
B)Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew
C)Shaukat Ali
D)None of them
Answer: Bhai Santokh Singh
- Q. The main objective of the Scheme for Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste students is
A)To motivate them to perform better
B)To minimise the number of dropout
C)To help them to perform well in the post matric stage of education
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. A big fair is held for four days every year in Malerkotla at the shrine of ………..
A)Haider Sheikh
B)Abdul Qadir Jilani
C)Gugga Pir
D)None of the above
Answer: Haider Sheikh
- Q. Consider the following statement(s) 1. Huns were the Iranian-speaking Xionite tribes. 2. Huns invaded Gandhara and Punjab from the Kabul valley. 3. Mihirakula in AD 520 made Sakala (modern day Sialkot) in the Punjab, as his capital. 4. The Huns suffered defeat at the hands of Yasodharman and taken refuge in Kashmir. Which of the statements given above are correct about the Huns rule in Punjab?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological park or Chatt Bir Zoo is situated at
A)Ambala
B)Mohali
C)Ludhiana
D)None of the above
Answer: Mohali
- Q. Match the following: List-I List-II a. Ghadar Party 1. Lala Lajpat Rai b. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 2. Bhagat Singh c. Naujawan Bharat Sabha 3. General Dyer d. Simon Commission 4. San Francisco
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. Nadir Shah invaded Punjab in
A)1720
B)1716
C)1738
D)1748
Answer: 1738
- Q. Punjab Small Industry and Export corporation Ltd. (PSIEC) was set up in
A)1962
B)1970
C)1975
D)1980
Answer: 1962
- Q. Match the following. List-I (Institutions) List-II (Location) a. Hockey Academy 1. Patiala b. Football Academy 2. Ludhiana c. Speed Fund Academy 3. Mahilpur d. National Institute of Sports 4. Jalandhar
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. The dancers cover their face with one hand and place the other on their back and dance with serpentine (Snake-like) movement. Name the dance form.
A)Jhumar
B)Luddi
C)Malwai Giddha
D)None of these
Answer: Luddi
- Q. Which among the following dance is only performed by Punjabi men?
A)Giddha
B)Bhangra
C)Sammi
D)None of these
Answer: Bhangra
- Q. The most famous musical gharana of Punjab is
A)Ludhiana gharana
B)Patiala gharana
C)Amritsar gharana
D)None of these
Answer: Patiala gharana
- Q. Lodhi Fort at Ludhiana was built by
A)Sikander Lodhi
B)Ibrahim Lodhi
C)Bahlul Lodhi
D)Muhammad Lodhi
Answer: Sikander Lodhi
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