More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Faridkot district was separated from Firozpur division in
A)1995
B)1996
C)2001
D)2010
Answer: 1996
- 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. Who was known as ‘Punjab Kesari’?
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)None of them
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
- Q. At which of the following places in the state of Punjab Indian railways has a rail coach manufacturing unit?
A)Faridkot
B)Kapurthala
C)Firozpur
D)Amritsar
Answer: Kapurthala
- Q. Who started to build Rock Garden of Chandigarh in 1957?
A)Kirpal Singh
B)Nek Chand
C)Jaswant Singh
D)None of them
Answer: Nek Chand
- 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. Songs based on stories of Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal, Sassi Punnu, Mirza Sahiban are known as
A)Doli Songs
B)Love Songs
C)Mahiya Songs
D)Dhola Songs
Answer: Love Songs
- Q. Which Sikh Guru started the tradition of Mal Akhara?
A)Guru Amardas Ji
B)Guru Nanak Ji
C)Guru Angad Ji
D)Guru Ramdas Ji
Answer: Guru Angad Ji
- 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. Which wetland is recognised as National Wetland by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India in 2008?
A)Nangal Wetland
B)Ropar Wetland
C)Harike wetland
D)Kangli Wetland
Answer: Nangal Wetland
- Q. Sports School cum Sports College in the state is located at which of the following places in Punjab?
A)Jalandhar
B)Amritsar
C)Ludhiana
D)Mohali
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Which of the following cities of Punjab is known as ‘Sports City of Punjab’?
A)Amritsar
B)Jalandhar
C)Ludhiana
D)Mohali
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Singh Sabha of Lahore was founded by
A)Baba Dayal Singh
B)Baba Ram Singh
C)Professor Gurmukh Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: Professor Gurmukh Singh
- Q. Which of the following Gurus strictly prohibited sati and purdah system?
A)Guru Nanak Dev Ji
B)Guru Angad Dev Ji
C)Guru Amar Das Ji
D)Guru Ram Das Ji
Answer: Guru Amar Das Ji
- Q. At which of the following meetings of Gram Sabha a budget estimates of its income and expenditure and a plan of Developmental. Programme for the year commencing prepare and lay for approval before the Gram Sabha?
A)The Hari Meeting
B)The Sawni Meeting
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)No Budget is prepared at Gram Sabha Level
Answer: The Sawni Meeting
- Q. Match the following. List I (River) List II (Dam) a. Ravi 1. Bhakra b. Beas 2. Pong c. Sutlej 3. Thein
A)a-2, b-1, c-3
B)a-1, b-2, c-3
C)a-3, b-2, c-1
D)a-3, b-1, c-2
Answer: a-3, b-2, c-1
- Q. Which among the following articles, states for the reservation of Scheduled Castes and tribes in Legislative Assemblies.
A)Article 15
B)Article 335
C)Article 332
D)Article 320
Answer: Article 332
- Q. The district consists of three types of region, viz, the upland plain, the co-infested foot hill plains and the flood plain of the Ghaggar river. Name the district.
A)Ludhiana
B)Patiala
C)Sangrur
D)Barnala
Answer: Patiala
- Q. Who wrote the famous Sanskrit play ‘Mudrarakshasa’. Which is a valuable source of the history of Punjab?
A)Bhavabhuti
B)Kalidasa
C)Kalhana
D)Visakhadatta
Answer: Visakhadatta
- Q. How many main radio stations are there in Punjab?
A)8
B)5
C)9
D)10
Answer: 9
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