Q. The government of Punjab launched a medical scheme for Blue Card holder families, marginal farming families, small traders and construction workers. This scheme is known as

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Bhagat Puran Singh Bima Yojana

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  • Q. Which of the following is not true with reference to the climatic conditions required for the cultivation of wheat in Punjab? 1. It requires a cool growing season. 2. It requires bright sunshine at the time of ripening. 3. It requires more than 100 cm of annual rainfall. 4. It can be grown in all parts of India.
    A)Only 2 and 3
    B)Only 1 and 2
    C)Only 3 and 4
    D)Only 4
    Answer: Only 3 and 4
  • Q. The Doabi dialect of Punjabi is spoken in the land between the two rivers of Beas and Sutlej. It includes the districts of
    A)Ludhiana
    B)Jalandhar
    C)Hoshiarpur
    D)Both (A) and (C)
    Answer: Both (A) and (C)
  • Q. When was the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission constituted?
    A)Jan, 2000
    B)Feb, 2004
    C)July, 2002
    D)Sept, 1999
    Answer: Feb, 2004
  • Q. When was the Battle of Gujarat fought between the Sikhs and the British?
    A)1848
    B)1847
    C)1849
    D)1850
    Answer: 1849
  • Q. The first biopic in Punjabi film industry was made on the life of
    A)Udham Singh
    B)Balraj Sahni
    C)Satish Kaul
    D)Prithvi Raj Kapoor
    Answer: Udham Singh
  • Q. Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (PAIC) was established in
    A)1965
    B)1960
    C)1966
    D)1970
    Answer: 1966
  • Q. Mukerian Hydel Project was constructed on the river
    A)Sutlej
    B)Beas
    C)Ravi
    D)None of these
    Answer: Beas
  • Q. In Bharatmala Pariyojana, the State Government of Punjab has sought assistance from the central government for
    A)10 road projects
    B)13 road projects
    C)15 road projects
    D)18 road projects
    Answer: 13 road projects
  • Q. Punjab Government has launched a scheme under which Scheduled Castes and inter caste couple get a money reward in their marriage. The amount of money is
    A)Rs. 75,000
    B)Rs. 50,000
    C)Rs. 100,000
    D)Rs. 80,000
    Answer: Rs. 75,000
  • Q. The head-office of Department of Soil and Water Conservation is located in which city of Punjab?
    A)Jalandhar
    B)Ludhiana
    C)Chandigarh
    D)Patiala
    Answer: Chandigarh
  • Q. Some of the Schedules Tribe communities of Punjab are recognised as
    A)different community
    B)SC category
    C)superior than SC category
    D)None of the above
    Answer: SC category
  • Q. Banda Singh Bahadur, converted to Sikhism after meeting
    A)Guru Har Rai Ji
    B)Guru Har Gobind Ji
    C)Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
    D)Guru Gobind Singh Ji
    Answer: Guru Gobind Singh Ji
  • Q. Name the leader who played an important role in developing the Peasant Movement and the Communist Party in Punjab.
    A)Harkishan Singh Surjeet
    B)Darbara Singh
    C)Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Harkishan Singh Surjeet
  • Q. Consider the following about Punjab Aids Control Society. 1. It was registered in 1998 for implementing National AIDS Control Programme (NACP). 2. NACP is a 100% centrally sponsored project. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Only 2
    B)Only 1
    C)Both 1 and 2
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Main function(s) of Gram Panchayat is/are
    A)preparation of annual budget
    B)preparation of annual plans for the development of the Panchayat area
    C)mobilising reliefs in natural calamities
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following canal systems was constructed downstream of Pong dam on river Beas?
    A)Makhu Canal System
    B)Eastern Canal System
    C)Shahnehar Canal System
    D)Bist Doab Canal System
    Answer: Shahnehar Canal System
  • Q. Virasat-e-Khalsa Museum is located inside which of the following forts?
    A)Bahia Fort
    B)Faridkot Fort
    C)Anandpur Sahib Fort
    D)Qila Mubarak, Patiala
    Answer: Anandpur Sahib Fort
  • Q. Hot blowing winds before monsoon arrive in Punjab are called
    A)Chinooks
    B)Loo
    C)Aandhi
    D)Mango Winds
    Answer: Loo
  • Q. A musical instrument, a barrel-shaped wooden drum with a mounted skin on both sides played with two different types of wooden sticks.
    A)Dhol
    B)Dhadd
    C)Chimta
    D)Sarangi
    Answer: Dhol
  • Q. Which of the following multinational company is associated with Rajpura Thermal Power Plant in the state of Punjab?
    A)Larsen and Toubro Ltd.
    B)Sterlite Energy Ltd.
    C)Reliance Power Corporation
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Larsen and Toubro Ltd.

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