More Questions on Punjab
- Q. When was the Battle of Gujarat fought between the Sikhs and the British?
A)1848
B)1847
C)1849
D)1850
Answer: 1849
- Q. Who was awarded ‘Udyan Pandit’ for his contribution to horticulture?
A)Surjit Singh Barnala
B)Manmohan Singh
C)Balram Jakhar
D)None of the above
Answer: Balram Jakhar
- Q. Pidhis are small stools used by the people of Punjab to
A)Deliver a touch of tradition
B)Decorate their rooms
C)Show honour for the artisans
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. The principal Kharif crop of the state is
A)cotton
B)paddy
C)sugarcane
D)ground nut
Answer: paddy
- Q. The Jain Mandir at Firozpur has a 1200 year old brass idol of
A)Parsavanath
B)Mahavira
C)Rishabhanath
D)Ajitanath
Answer: Parsavanath
- Q. Annual report, i.e. the report presented to the governor as to workdone by the State Public Service Commission of Punjab is referred in Article No.
A)321
B)320
C)322
D)323
Answer: 323
- Q. Which of the following gurdwaras was founded by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, where the Guru used to run a home for the leprosy patients
A)Anandpur Sahib
B)Tarn Taran Sahib
C)Dera Baba Nanak
D)Damdama Sahib
Answer: Tarn Taran Sahib
- 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. Irrigation and Power Research Institute (IPRI) was established in the year
A)1926
B)1924
C)1928
D)1930
Answer: 1924
- Q. When did the Princely regine culminate and the Punjab Riyasti Praja Mandal come to an end?
A)On 15th July, 1948
B)On 15th August, 1947
C)On 10th October, 1949
D)None of the above
Answer: On 15th July, 1948
- Q. At which of the following places in Punjab, the great Mughal Emperor, Akbar was coronated?
A)Panipat
B)Kalanaur
C)Sirhind
D)Lahore
Answer: Kalanaur
- Q. At which of the following places in the state of Punjab Indian railways has a rail coach manufacturing unit?
A)Faridkot
B)Kapurthala
C)Firozpur
D)Amritsar
Answer: Kapurthala
- Q. Name the first Governor of PEPSU.
A)Maharaja Yadvindra Singh
B)Sardar Gian Singh Rarewala
C)Sardar Tara Singh
D)None of them
Answer: Maharaja Yadvindra Singh
- Q. The government of Punjab launched a medical scheme for Blue Card holder families, marginal farming families, small traders and construction workers. This scheme is known as
A)Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Yojana
B)Bhagat Puran Singh Bima Yojana
C)Universal Health Insurance Scheme
D)None of the above
Answer: Bhagat Puran Singh Bima Yojana
- Q. Which media played a significant role to promote Punjabi films after partition?
A)Newspapers
B)Magazines
C)All India Radio
D)None of the above
Answer: All India Radio
- Q. Name the leader who played an important role in developing the Peasant Movement and the Communist Party in Punjab.
A)Harkishan Singh Surjeet
B)Darbara Singh
C)Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon
D)None of the above
Answer: Harkishan Singh Surjeet
- Q. Alahunian of Punjab is sung
A)At the wedding ceremony
B)After the death of some person
C)At Gurdwaras
D)None of these
Answer: After the death of some person
- Q. Where was the first Singh Sabha held?
A)Panipat
B)Sirhind
C)Amritsar
D)Ropar
Answer: Amritsar
- Q. Which of the following sports festival of the state known as ‘Rural Olympics’?
A)Anandpur Sahib
B)Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
C)Holla Mohalla
D)None of the above
Answer: Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
- Q. State the demand(s) of Anandpur Sahib Resolution, 1973 regarding industries of Punjab.
A)All consumer industries dealing with essential commodities should be nationalised.
B)All basic industries should be brought under the public sector.
C)There should be a need-based minimum wages for industrial labour.
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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