More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Which festival of Punjab is known as Nimani Kasti?
A)Gugga Naumi
B)Teeyan
C)Nirjala Ekadashi
D)None of these
Answer: Nirjala Ekadashi
- Q. Which of the ancient texts mentions Punjab as ‘Land of Seven Sindhus’?
A)Purana
B)Rigveda
C)Mahabharata
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Rigveda
- Q. Consider the following about the Ghadar Movement 1. The movement began with a group of immigrants known as the Hindustani workers of the Pacific coast. 2. The Ghadar party was formed in 1913 in the United States under the leadership of Bhagat Singh. 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: Only 1
- Q. The arrest of which leader/leaders led to the assembly of people at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919?
A)Dr. Satyapal
B)Dr. Kitchlew
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of these
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Who was the head of the SGPC for a record 27 years?
A)Parkash Singh Badal
B)Gurcharan Singh Tohra
C)Surjit Singh Barnala
D)None of the above
Answer: Gurcharan Singh Tohra
- Q. How many Post Offices are there in the state of Punjab?
A)2500
B)2000
C)3000
D)3809
Answer: 3809
- Q. Find the incorrect matching pair List-I List-II a. Nanhi Chhaan 2008 b. Kanya Jagriti Jyoti 1996 – 97 c. Swasth Kanya Yojana 2016 – 17 d. Shagun Scheme 2001
A)b
B)a
C)c
D)d
Answer: d
- Q. Which is the oldest Takht of Sikh?
A)Shri Akal Takht
B)Shri Damdama Sahib
C)Takht Patna Sahib
D)None of the above
Answer: Shri Akal Takht
- 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B)Notifications applying Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Punjab will be withdrawn.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. 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 which is/are correct? 1. Punjabi is mostly written in Gurmukhi script. 2. Gurmukhi script has 41 letters including 38 consonants. 3. Comparison with Roman script there is the striking difference between the two scripts. Select the correct answer
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Chandigarh is located at the foot of the
A)Morni hills
B)Shimla hills
C)Himalayan range
D)Shiwalik range
Answer: Shiwalik range
- Q. Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in
A)1849
B)1840
C)1839
D)1835
Answer: 1839
- Q. n 1959 the office of education department of Punjab was shifted from Shimla to
A)Chandigarh
B)Amritsar
C)Batala
D)Dasua
Answer: Chandigarh
- Q. A tourist complex, Pinccasia is located in
A)Harike Wetland
B)Ropar Wetland
C)Jastarwel Wetland
D)None of these
Answer: Ropar Wetland
- Q. PEPSU was merged with Punjab from
A)1st November, 1956
B)1st November, 1960
C)1st November, 1962
D)None of the above
Answer: 1st November, 1956
- 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. The Firozpur division of Northern railway serves a large number of industrial and important towns of which of the following districts of the Punjab? 1. Amritsar 2. Jalandhar 3. Ludhiana 4. Kapurthala Select the correct answer
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which of the following wetlands is the largest wetland in Northern India?
A)Harike
B)Kanjli
C)Nangal
D)Ropar
Answer: Harike
- Q. First Food Park under the name of Punjab Agri Food Parks Limited is in which of the following districts of Punjab?
A)Moga
B)Fatehgarh Sahib
C)Sangrur
D)Jalandhar
Answer: Fatehgarh Sahib
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