More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board was established in
A)1962
B)1960
C)1961
D)1965
Answer: 1961
- Q. The winter rainfall in Punjab is highly beneficial for which type of crops?
A)Rabi crops
B)Kharif crops
C)Cash crops
D)None of the above
Answer: Rabi crops
- Q. Which of the following district is known for ‘office of district fisheries’ in Punjab?
A)Bathinda
B)Hoshiarpur
C)Patiala
D)Gurdaspur
Answer: Patiala
- Q. Under which act the provision of Executive Council was started?
A)Government of India Act, 1935
B)Government of India Act, 1919
C)Indian Council Act, 1861
D)None of the above
Answer: Indian Council Act, 1861
- Q. Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant is situated near
A)Ropar
B)Bathinda
C)Mansa
D)Patiala
Answer: Ropar
- Q. The States Rifle Shooting Academy for girls, is situated at which of the following places in the state?
A)Muktsar Sahib
B)Amritsar
C)Ludhiana
D)Anandpur Sahib
Answer: Muktsar Sahib
- Q. The famous folk dance(s) of Punjab is/are
A)Julli, Luddi
B)Bhangra, Jhumar
C)Malwai Giddha
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Match the following List-I (Town) List-II (Known As) a. Ludhiana 1. Area of White Gold b. Morinda 2. Cock Neck City c. Pathankot 3. The City of Gardens d. Mansa 4. Manchester of India
A)a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
B)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D)a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- 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 ruler of Indo-Greek established independent kingdom centred at Taxila and later moved his capital to Sakala, modern Sialkot of Punjab?
A)Demetros II
B)Menander
C)Demetros I
D)None of them
Answer: Menander
- Q. A World-class Olympic Bhawan has been set up in
A)Patiala
B)Mohali
C)Jalandhar
D)Muktsar
Answer: Mohali
- Q. Punjab Public Service Commission was established under
A)The Government of India Act, 1937
B)The Government of India Act, 1935
C)The Government of India Act, 1925
D)The Government of India Act, 1930
Answer: The Government of India Act, 1935
- Q. The entire kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was divided into how many provinces?
A)3
B)2
C)4
D)7
Answer: 4
- Q. Gatka dance is
A)also known as Khatka
B)a 'Martial Art' form in Punjab
C)a 'Sword Dance'
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following seasonal streams takes its origin from the lower Himalayas in Sirmaur district?
A)Ghaggar
B)Chos
C)Ravi
D)None of the above
Answer: Ghaggar
- Q. What was the demand of Anandapur Sahib Resolution regarding all historical gurdwaras?
A)Declare all historical gurdwaras as heritage site
B)The enactment of an All-India Gurdwara
C)Grant aids for the protection and maintenance of all historical gurdwaras
D)All of the abvoe
Answer: The enactment of an All-India Gurdwara
- 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. Name the dance of Punjab which has a similarity to dandiya dance of Gujarat and is performed with sticks.
A)Dhamal
B)Dhankara
C)Gatka
D)Julli
Answer: Dhankara
- Q. Solar project of capacity 9.5 MW had been commissioned in the state under Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission has been commissioned in which of the following districts of the state?
A)Ludhiana
B)Bathinda
C)Nawanshahr
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Bathinda
- Q. At the time of Partition of British India into India and Pakistan, which of the following boundary line was between India and West Pakistan?
A)Mountbatten line
B)McMohan line
C)Radcliffe line
D)Line Of Control
Answer: Radcliffe line
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