More Questions on Punjab
- Q. In Punjab, forests are divided into
A)Three types
B)Two types
C)Four types
D)Five types
Answer: Three types
- Q. Gurdwara Arisar Sahib is located at
A)Bathinda
B)Barnala
C)Ludhiana
D)None of these
Answer: Barnala
- Q. Cluster of villages selected for the provision of integrated services like development of village roads, drinking water, etc by the Punjab government is under the scheme
A)Sadda Pind
B)Rural family welfare services
C)Sade Yojana, Sada Vikas
D)None of the above
Answer: Sadda Pind
- Q. Who is the first Chief Minister of Punjab?
A)Bhim Sen Sachar
B)Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava
C)Pratap Singh Kairon
D)None of them
Answer: Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava
- Q. Which of the following wildlife sanctuary is located on the boundary of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and occasional presence of Leopards have been reported from this sanctuary?
A)Abohar
B)Harike
C)Jhajjar Bacholi
D)Bir Moti Bagh
Answer: Jhajjar Bacholi
- Q. Which article of the Constitution provides reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the house of the people?
A)Article 330
B)Article 229
C)Article 331
D)Article 332
Answer: Article 330
- Q. Small Industries Service Institute that provides entrepreneurship training and development is established in which district of Punjab?
A)Ludhiana
B)Barnala
C)Sangrur
D)Amritsar
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. Who amongst the following became the first woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award?
A)Amrita Pritam
B)Dilip Kaur Tiwana
C)Ajit Kaur
D)Sheila Bhatia
Answer: Amrita Pritam
- Q. Which among the following is not a musical instrument in Punjab?
A)Bugchu
B)Chimta
C)Trinjan
D)Dhadd
Answer: Trinjan
- Q. Which is the largest railway junction in Punjab?
A)Ludhiana Junction
B)Jalandhar Junction
C)Mohali Junction
D)Bathinda Junction
Answer: Bathinda Junction
- Q. Lodhi Fort at Ludhiana was built by
A)Sikander Lodhi
B)Ibrahim Lodhi
C)Bahlul Lodhi
D)Muhammad Lodhi
Answer: Sikander Lodhi
- Q. Which of the following revolutionary of Punjab was General Secretary of the Ghadar Party?
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Kartar Singh Sarabha
C)Bhagat Singh
D)Jatindra Nath Das
Answer: Lala Hardayal
- Q. Which of the following Governors of Punjab became very powerful and thus was poisoned by Balban?
A)Sher Khan
B)Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D)Ghazi Malik
Answer: Sher Khan
- Q. This musical instrument of Punjab having double drums is believed to be designed by Hazrat Amir Khusrau. It is
A)Toomba
B)Taus
C)Kato
D)Tabla
Answer: Tabla
- 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. Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in
A)1849
B)1840
C)1839
D)1835
Answer: 1839
- Q. Which one of the following rulers of Punjab and their capital is correctly matched? List-I List-II a. Kanishka Purushapura b. Pushyabhuti Mathura c. Milinda Sakala d. Gopala Kamboja
A)Both a and c
B)Only a
C)Only c
D)Both b and c
Answer: Both a and c
- Q. Consider the following statements related to jhumar. 1. Jhumar dance, originally came from Sandalbar (now in Pakistan). 2. Jhumar is not so much popular dance as Giddha and Bhangra. 3. Jhumar is a dance performed only by women. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)All of the above
Answer: Only 1
- Q. The main aim of Green Punjab Mission is
A)To bring all non-forest areas under this scheme.
B)To increase forest and tree cover from existing per cent to 15 per cent over a period of 15 years.
C)Prevent any type of cutting of tree.
D)All of the above
Answer: To increase forest and tree cover from existing per cent to 15 per cent over a period of 15 years.
- Q. Sikhism, the most practiced faith in Punjab belongs to
A)60.05% of the population
B)57.69% of the population
C)75% of the population
D)None of the above
Answer: 57.69% of the population
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