More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Consider the following regarding rural development schemes of Punjab. 1. Sade Yojana, Sada Vikas 2. Sadda Pind 3. Nanhi Chhaan 4. Swachhata Pakhwada Which schemes run in rural Punjab?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. What type of climate of the following Punjab falls in?
A)Wet equitorial type
B)Mediterranean type
C)Savanna type
D)Semi-arid to sub-humid
Answer: Semi-arid to sub-humid
- Q. Which among the following is special benefit provided to senior citizens in Punjab by the state government?
A)Concessional travel
B)Issuing health care kits
C)Provision of atta and dal
D)Issuing ration card
Answer: Concessional travel
- Q. Irrigation and Power Research Institute (IPRI) was established in the year
A)1926
B)1924
C)1928
D)1930
Answer: 1924
- Q. Consider the following statement(s) about the Palaeolithic Age. 1. People of this age were mainly hunters and food gatherers. 2. The sites of this age are found in the valley of Soan in Punjab. 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 of the following districts of Punjab, the horticulture department was established?
A)Ludhiana
B)Muktsar Sahib
C)Patiala
D)Amritsar
Answer: Muktsar Sahib
- Q. At which of the following forts Razia Sultan, the first woman to take charge of Delhi Throne was imprisoned on her defeat?
A)Qila Keshgarh
B)Qila Mubarak
C)Payal Fort
D)Bahia Fort
Answer: Qila Mubarak
- 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. 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.
- Q. Name the first cricketer to score a test century for the Indian cricket team.
A)Sunil Gavaskar
B)Lala Amarnath
C)Gundappa Viswanath
D)None of them
Answer: Lala Amarnath
- Q. Which of the following universities in the state was established to promote technical, management and pharmaceutical education in the state at degree level?
A)I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University
B)Punjab University
C)Guru Nanak Dev University
D)None of the above
Answer: I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University
- Q. Who is the first recipient of prestigious Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award of Punjab?
A)Balbir Singh for hockey
B)Rupa Saini for hockey
C)Milkha Singh for athletics
D)None of them
Answer: Rupa Saini for hockey
- Q. The Punjabi language today generally refers to Eastern Punjabi based on which of the following dialects? 1. Majhi 2. Malwai 3. Doabi Select the correct answer
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Identify the incorrect pair List-I List-II a. Mundan songs Birth ceremony songs b. Jago songs Wedding ceremony songs c. Mahiya songs Love songs d. Janj Battle songs
A)b
B)a
C)c
D)d
Answer: d
- Q. The District Education Revitalisation Programme (DERP) of Punjab was launched in
A)1994
B)1990
C)1996
D)1985
Answer: 1994
- Q. Match the following. List I (River) List II (Dam) a. Ravi 1. Bhakra b. Beas 2. Pong c. Sutlej 3. Thein
A)a-2, b-1, c-3
B)a-1, b-2, c-3
C)a-3, b-2, c-1
D)a-3, b-1, c-2
Answer: a-3, b-2, c-1
- Q. Battles fought in the First Anglo – Sikh War included
A)Battle of Sabraon
B)Battle of Mudki
C)Battle of Multan
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Consider the following statements with respect to Maharaja Ranjit Singh 1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab. 2. He marched to Ludhiana and captured the city in 1806. 3. In 1807, he invaded Kasur, held by Qutb-ud-din Khan. Choose the correct answer given below.
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The State Government of Punjab launched scheme to provide assistance for pregnant women, which is known as
A)Mata Sita Kalyan Scheme
B)Mata Kaushalya Kalyan Scheme
C)Pradan Mantri Suswasthya Yojana
D)None of the above
Answer: Mata Kaushalya Kalyan Scheme
- Q. The first branch of the Brahmo Samaj in Punjab was opened at Lahore
A)in 1875 by Pandit Nobin Chandra Roy
B)in 1861 by Pandit Nobin Chandra Roy
C)in 1861 by Raja Rammohan Roy
D)in 1850 by Debendranath Tagore
Answer: in 1861 by Pandit Nobin Chandra Roy
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