More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Guru Ram Das constructed Amritsar lake and developed the city of Amritsar. 2. Guru Arjan Dev Ji constructed ‘Harmandir Sahib’ at the center of the Amritsar lake. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)None of these
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. In which among the following fairs, the Kabbadi contest is organised?
A)Virasat Mela
B)Holla Mohalla Fair
C)Jor Fair
D)Baba Sheikh Farid Aagman
Answer: Baba Sheikh Farid Aagman
- Q. Which soil in Punjab is prone to erosion mostly by winds specially in hot summer months?
A)Desert soil
B)Kandi soil
C)Sierozem soil
D)Bet soil
Answer: Desert soil
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The High Court of Punjab was renamed as the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. 2. The judges of the High Court of Punjab became judges of the common High Court of Punjab. 3. The principal seat of the High Court remained at Chandigarh. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Name the most prominent breed of buffalo that is found in many districts of Punjab.
A)Nili-Ravi
B)Murrah
C)Sahiwal
D)None of the above
Answer: Murrah
- Q. Who was appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1982 under Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee?
A)Krishna Kant
B)Partap Singh Kairon
C)Dr. Manmohan Singh
D)Surjit Singh Barnala
Answer: Dr. Manmohan Singh
- Q. According to State of Forest Report, 2017, what is the forest cover of Punjab?
A)4.20%
B)3.65%
C)5.70%
D)3.11%
Answer: 3.65%
- 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. Who is regarded as the Pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi Poetry ?
A)Waris Shah
B)Bulleh Shah
C)Shah Hussain
D)None of them
Answer: Shah Hussain
- Q. Punjab Government has launched debt waiver scheme for
A)Farmers whose crops are damaged
B)OBC/SC/ST category
C)Construction workers
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Chandigarh acts as the capital city of
A)Haryana
B)Punjab
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Guru Gobind Singh Ji founded the Institution of ‘Khalsa’. 2. He built the fort Anandgarh at Anandpur. 3. He affirmed the Adi Granth as the perpetual Guru of the Sikhs. 4. He wrote the ‘Zafarnama’, a letter to meet Aurangzeb. Which of the statement(s) given above are correct in relation to Guru Gobind Singh?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)3 and 4
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Vidhan Sabha of Punjab is also known as
A)Legislature
B)Legislative Assembly
C)Executive
D)Judiciary
Answer: Legislative Assembly
- Q. PEPSU was formally inaugurated by merging together of how many East Punjab Princely States?
A)7
B)6
C)8
D)9
Answer: 8
- Q. A musical instrument consists of a pair of wooden flutes and is played by one person using only three fingers on each side.
A)Chimta
B)Algoza
C)Bugchu
D)Sarangi
Answer: Algoza
- Q. The another name of Ranjit Sagar Dam is
A)Bhakra Dam
B)Thein Dam
C)Govind Sagar Dam
D)None of the above
Answer: Thein Dam
- Q. Punjab does not share its boundaries with which of the following state?
A)Uttarakhand
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Jammu and Kashmir
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. What was the demand regarding applying AFSPA in Punjab?
A)The special courts will try only the cases relating to waging war and hijacking.
B)Notifications applying Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Punjab will be withdrawn.
C)All other cases except waging war and hijacking will be transferred to the ordinary courts.
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The local streams, Chos originate from which of the following sources?
A)Glaciers
B)Himalayas
C)Shiwalik hills
D)None of these
Answer: Shiwalik hills
- 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.
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