More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Why Punjab was selected as the first site to initiate Green Revolution?
A)Presence of fertile soil
B)Due to the perennial rivers
C)Large labour force
D)Large number of industries
Answer: Due to the perennial rivers
- Q. Trimab is the joint course of which of the following rivers in the state of Punjab?
A)Chenab
B)Ravi
C)Jhelum
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The Namdhari Movement was one of the most influential and transitional Socio – Religious Movements in Punjab is founded by
A)Dalip Singh
B)Baba Balak Singh
C)Khem Singh Bedi
D)Baba Dayal Das
Answer: Baba Balak Singh
- Q. Which city was founded by Guru Amar Das Ji?
A)Delhi
B)Kiratpur Sahib
C)Amritsar
D)Goindval Sahib
Answer: Goindval Sahib
- Q. Which of the following was/were creating problems for Akbar in Punjab and the North – West region?
A)Todar Mal
B)Mirza Hakim
C)Maan Singh
D)All of these
Answer: Mirza Hakim
- Q. In Punjab, every village with a population of 500 has its own Gram Sabha according to the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act of
A)1991
B)1990
C)1994
D)1985
Answer: 1994
- Q. Bhagwati Mandir is situated in the Maisar Khanna of
A)Bathinda
B)Barnala
C)Faridkot
D)Jalandhar
Answer: Bathinda
- Q. Name the district of Punjab which is famous for surgical instruments, sports goods, hand tools, automobile parts industries.
A)Ludhiana
B)Jalandhar
C)Kapurthala
D)Patiala
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Name the northern district(s) of Haryana which speak (s) Malwai Punjabi language.
A)Sirsa, Kurukshetra
B)Ambala, Hisar
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)Only Kurukshetra
Answer: Ambala, Hisar
- Q. Before partition which city was the main centre of Punjabi Film?
A)Multan
B)Lahore
C)Patiala
D)Jalandhar
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Shagun scheme of Punjab Government provides financial assistance at the time of marriage of
A)Scheduled Caste girls from low income family
B)Only Sikh girls
C)Christian girls from low family income
D)Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Both (B) and (C)
- Q. Which among the following project is located downstream of Bhakra-Nangal Project?
A)Talwandi Sabo Project
B)Shahpur Kandi Project
C)Anandpur Sahib Hydel Project
D)UBDC Project
Answer: Anandpur Sahib Hydel Project
- Q. The District Education Revitalisation Programme (DERP) of Punjab was launched in
A)1994
B)1990
C)1996
D)1985
Answer: 1994
- 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. Which of the following gurdwaras was founded by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, where the Guru used to run a home for the leprosy patients
A)Anandpur Sahib
B)Tarn Taran Sahib
C)Dera Baba Nanak
D)Damdama Sahib
Answer: Tarn Taran Sahib
- Q. The Punjab Government has launched the ‘Punjab Shehri Awas Yojana 2017’, the free housing scheme for
A)SC/BC families across the state
B)All urban population
C)All professional people whose income is under Rs. 5 lakhs
D)None of the above
Answer: SC/BC families across the state
- Q. Deimachus, a Greek ambassador, visited Punjab during the time of
A)Bindusara
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Ashoka
D)Kunal
Answer: Bindusara
- 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. Indian pangolin, Indian grey hornbill, coot are found in
A)Harike Wildlife Sanctuary
B)Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
C)Jhajjar Bacholi Wildlife Sanctuary
D)None of the above
Answer: Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
- Q. Match the following List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) a. Harpreet kaur 1. Aas Aje Baaki Hai b. Dalip Kaur Tiwana 2. Tu Menu Sirlekh De c. Gagandeep Sharma 3. Katha Kaho Urvashi d. Simran Dhalinlal 4. Ikala Nahi Hunda Banda
A)a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B)a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C)a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
D)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
Answer: a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
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