More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Maghi mela is the fair which derives its name from the forty Mukhtas of the Guru Gobind Singh. 2. Bhangra festival is the oldest festival of the country. 3. Holla Mohalla festival of Punjab is celebrated in Ludhiana. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: Only 1
- Q. Name the player who become the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.
A)Neeraj Chopra
B)Abhinav Bindra
C)Pardeep Singh
D)None of them
Answer: Abhinav Bindra
- Q. The first battle fought by Guru Gobind Singh Ji is –
A)Battle of Bhangani
B)Battle of Nadaun
C)Battle of Anandpur
D)None of these
Answer: Battle of Bhangani
- Q. Who is known as the Nightingale of Punjab?
A)Surinder Kaur
B)Narinder Biba
C)Lal Chand Yamla
D)None of the above
Answer: Surinder Kaur
- Q. Which type of forests are mainly found in Kandi tract of Punjab?
A)Shiwalik Chir Pine Forests
B)Dry Deciduous Bamboo Forests
C)Dry Deciduous Scrub Forests
D)None of the above
Answer: Dry Deciduous Scrub Forests
- Q. Which of the following wars resulted in the subjugation of the Sikh Empire and annexation of Punjab and subsequently became the North – West frontier province by the East India Company?
A)Battle of Jamrud
B)Anglo - Sikh War
C)War of Amritsar
D)All of the above
Answer: Anglo - Sikh War
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The period from 1716 to 1799 was highly turbulent time politically as well as militarily in Punjab. 2. Sikh warlords eventually formed their own independent Sikh administrative regions (Misls). 3. The Sikh became complete masters of the region between the Sutlej and the Yamuna. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. This instrument produces sound by the strike of the artists with rings worn on fingers of one hand and also with the other hand on the open mouth of it. Name this instrument of Punjab.
A)Kato
B)Pakhawaj
C)Garah
D)None of the above
Answer: Garah
- 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. Find the correct pair from the following List-I List-II a. Muktsar Largest railway junction in Punjab b. Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport Amritsar c. Amritsar – Nankana Sahib Pathankot railway line d. Sangrur India-Pakistan Border road
A)b
B)a
C)c
D)d
Answer: b
- Q. Which of the following political personalities of Punjab became Chief Minister for the fifth time?
A)Amrinder Singh
B)Parkash Singh Badal
C)Gopi Chand Bhargava
D)Surjit Singh Barnala
Answer: Parkash Singh Badal
- Q. Which of the following sanctuaries of Punjab was first notified as a wildlife sanctuary?
A)Bir Aishwan wildlife Sanctuary
B)Abohar wildlife Sanctuary
C)Bir Gurdialpura wildlife Sanctuary
D)Harike wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: Bir Aishwan wildlife Sanctuary
- Q. Which of the following rivers rises in a spring at Verinag, at an elevation of about 4900 m in the Southern part of Kashmir valley?
A)Ravi
B)Sutlej
C)Beas
D)Jhelum
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. Who was the first Defence Minister of India?
A)Baldev Singh
B)Darbara Singh
C)Lala Har Dayal
D)Indra Kumar Gujral
Answer: Baldev Singh
- Q. Punjab was ruled by which ruler when English annexed it?
A)Maharaja Daleep Singh
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
D)Maharaja Jagat Jeet Singh
Answer: Maharaja Daleep Singh
- Q. Which of the following districts comes under Doab region?
A)Hoshiarpur
B)Kapurthala
C)Jalandhar
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Maghi Mela, organised to commemorate a battle fought in 1705 by Guru Govind Singh Ji against Mughals. 2. Hola Mohalla festival was started by Guru Gobind Singh. 3. Hola Mohalla fair begins just before the festival of Diwali. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Who is the author of the book, ‘People, Parliament and Administration’?
A)Inder Kumar Gujral
B)Gurcharan Singh Tohra
C)Balram Jakhar
D)None of the above
Answer: Balram Jakhar
- 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. The monument in Jallianwala Bagh was known as
A)Aim of Freedom
B)Flame of Liberty
C)Aim of Liberty
D)None of these
Answer: Flame of Liberty
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