More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Name the empire which existed in Punjab from 320 to 600 CE.
A)Sunga
B)Gupta
C)Kushan
D)Pala
Answer: Gupta
- Q. The ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Khatkar Kalan is in the district of
A)Ludhiana
B)Fatehgarh Sahib
C)SBS Nagar
D)Barnala
Answer: SBS Nagar
- Q. Which of the following university of Punjab is only the second university in the world to be named after a Language, after ‘Hebrew University’ of Israel?
A)Punjabi University, Patiala
B)Punjab University
C)Guru Nanak Dev, University
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjabi University, Patiala
- Q. The Museum to commemorate tribute to Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and his compatriots who raised the banner of revolt against British imperialism to wrest freedom for mother India is situated at which of the following places in the state?
A)Sangrur
B)Khatkar Kalan
C)Patiala
D)Mohali
Answer: Khatkar Kalan
- Q. The NW17 waterway that flows through Himachal Pradesh and Punjab is on which river?
A)Ravi River
B)Beas River
C)Sutlej River
D)Ghaggar River
Answer: Beas River
- Q. The scorching heat, low relative humidity and dust storms are features of which of the seasons in Punjab?
A)Rainy season
B)Summer
C)Winter
D)Post-monsoon
Answer: Summer
- Q. What is the shape of the Punjab state?
A)Square
B)Triangular
C)Rectangular
D)Rhombus
Answer: Triangular
- Q. This musical instrument of Punjab having double drums is believed to be designed by Hazrat Amir Khusrau. It is
A)Toomba
B)Taus
C)Kato
D)Tabla
Answer: Tabla
- 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. The District Education Revitalisation Programme (DERP) of Punjab was launched in
A)1994
B)1990
C)1996
D)1985
Answer: 1994
- Q. Which is the largest railway junction in Punjab?
A)Ludhiana Junction
B)Jalandhar Junction
C)Mohali Junction
D)Bathinda Junction
Answer: Bathinda Junction
- 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. Who among the following had been the recipients of Jnanpith award?
A)Gurdial Singh
B)Amrita Pritam
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of above
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. When was Sikh Gurdwara Act passed?
A)1921
B)1920
C)1923
D)1925
Answer: 1925
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The Ghadar Party was an organisation founded by Punjabi Indians in the United States and Canada with the aim to liberate India from British rule. 2. The Ghadar Party, initially the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, was formed under the leadership of Lala Hardayal with Sohan Singh Bhakna as its President. 3. The Ghadar activists undertook what the British described as political terrorism. 4. Their newspaper, ‘The Ghadar’ was published from Canada. Which of the statement(s) given above about Ghadar party in Punjab is/are correct?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)3 and 4
D)All of these
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan restricted India’s right to usage to only three Eastern rivers. Identify the correct group of rivers.
A)Jhelum, Chenab and Sutle
B)Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
C)Ravi, Beas and Jhelum
D)Chenab, Sutlej and Jhelum
Answer: Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
- Q. Which of the following ruler was the real founder of Canal Irrigation System of Punjab?
A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
B)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D)Iltutmish
Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Q. The Rajni magazine is related to which of the following subjects?
A)Cultural and Social
B)Punjabi Music
C)Agriculture
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjabi Music
- Q. Who among the personalities, was honoured as Ramgarhia?
A)Jassa Singh
B)Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
C)Udham Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: Jassa Singh
- Q. Which of the following festival is celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the Khalsa in AD 1699?
A)Hola Mohalla
B)Baisakhi
C)Maghi Mela
D)None of these
Answer: Baisakhi
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