More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Which of the following gave Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, its final form as a scriptural authority for the people to follow?
A)Guru Nanak Dev
B)Guru Gobind Singh
C)Guru Angad Dev
D)Guru Arjan Dev
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
- Q. Which of the following is/are incorrect about the Scheduled Castes in Punjab?
A)Punjab has the highest SC population in the country.
B)Punjab accounts for 2.3% out of 4.3% Scheduled Caste population of India.
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjab accounts for 2.3% out of 4.3% Scheduled Caste population of India.
- Q. Punjab with its dependencies was formed into a Lieutenant Governorship, which of the following was appointed as first Governor of Punjab in 1859?
A)Robert Montgomery
B)Sir John Lawrence
C)Sir Donald McLeod
D)Sir Henry Durand
Answer: Sir John Lawrence
- 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. When was Punjab trifurcated?
A)On 2nd December, 1966
B)On 1st November, 1966
C)On 3rd June, 1965
D)On 5th April, 1965
Answer: On 1st November, 1966
- Q. Consider the following statements related to Trinjan. 1. Women’s keep spinning and singing throughout the night called Trinjan. 2. The day session of Trinjan called Chiri Chirunga and the night session called Rat Katni. 3. Trinjan is a song of Punjab. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)Only 1
C)1 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which among the following is not a musical instrument in Punjab?
A)Bugchu
B)Chimta
C)Trinjan
D)Dhadd
Answer: Trinjan
- Q. Surat Shabd Yoga was the main teaching of
A)Namdhari Movement
B)Nirankari Movement
C)Radha Soami Movement
D)None of the above
Answer: Radha Soami Movement
- Q. Name the first Sikh to represent India in Olympics.
A)Dalip Singh
B)Pargat Singh
C)Kartar Singh
D)Milkha Singh
Answer: Dalip Singh
- Q. Amritsar is famous for
A)Printing machinery
B)Powerloom weaving
C)Textiles
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Diwan Singh and Dhani Ram Chatrik are poets during
A)Early Eighteenth Century
B)Indian Freedom Movement
C)Pre-British Period
D)None of the above
Answer: Indian Freedom Movement
- Q. Under whose Guruship did the Sikhs become a military force?
A)Guru Amar Das Ji
B)Guru Gobind Singh Ji
C)Guru Ram Das Ji
D)Guru Har Gobind Ji
Answer: Guru Har Gobind Ji
- Q. The foundation of the Khalsa Panth and a council of five wise men that governs Sikh religious affairs was first established at which of the following forts of the Punjab?
A)Shahpur Kandi Fort
B)Keshgarh Fort
C)Lohgarh Fort
D)Anandpur Sahib Fort
Answer: Anandpur Sahib Fort
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The literacy rate of Punjab has been very impressive over the last two decades and it lies above the national average literacy levels. 2. The state has literacy level at 75.84% which is higher than the national average fo around 74.0%. 3. The state ranks 15th in the literacy rate among all states of India. 4. Its literacy rate is poor as compared to states like Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)1, 2 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh belongs to Sukerchakia Misl. 2. The formal start of the Sikh empire began with the merger of these ‘Misls’ under Ranjit Singh. 3. His empire extended from the Khyber pass in the West to Kashmir in the North, to Sindh in the South and to Western Tibet in the East. 4. He captured the Lahore in 1799 and established the empire based around the Punjab region. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The tallest minar in India, Fateh Burj was built in
A)1711
B)1710
C)1715
D)1720
Answer: 1711
- Q. To inculcate the spirit of competition among Scheduled Caste students, the Punjab Government introduced scholarship or award to SC sports students in the year
A)2010 - 11
B)1990 - 91
C)2015 - 16
D)2017 - 18
Answer: 1990 - 91
- Q. Who built the Qila Androon, an interior or portion of Qila Mubarak, Patiala?
A)Maharaja Jai Singh
B)Maharaja Amar Singh
C)Maharaja Hammir Dev
D)None of the above
Answer: Maharaja Amar Singh
- Q. Bir ……….. Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 45 km from Patiala city on Patial-Samana-Shatrana road.
A)Harike
B)Gurdialpura
C)Mehas
D)None of these
Answer: Gurdialpura
- Q. Punjab and Haryana High Court was established in
A)1965
B)1960
C)1966
D)1956
Answer: 1966
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