More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Who appoints the Chairman of State Public Service Commission of Punjab?
A)Chief Minister
B)President
C)Council of Minister
D)Governor
Answer: Governor
- Q. Consider the following statement(s) 1. Huns were the Iranian-speaking Xionite tribes. 2. Huns invaded Gandhara and Punjab from the Kabul valley. 3. Mihirakula in AD 520 made Sakala (modern day Sialkot) in the Punjab, as his capital. 4. The Huns suffered defeat at the hands of Yasodharman and taken refuge in Kashmir. Which of the statements given above are correct about the Huns rule in Punjab?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Darbar of Nirankari was shifted from
A)Lahore ? Rawalpindi ? Amritsar
B)Rawalpindi ? Amritsar ? Chandigarh
C)Rawalpindi? Ludhiana? Chandigarh
D)Rawalpindi ? Bhatinda ? Chandigarh
Answer: Rawalpindi ? Amritsar ? Chandigarh
- Q. Which of the following species or major fish species are being promoted for pisciculture in the state? 1. Labeo Rohita (Rohu) 2. Catla (Katla) 3. Cyprinus Carpio (Common carp) 4. Silver carp Select the correct answer
A)2 and 4
B)1 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Who is Bishan Singh Bedi?
A)Captain of 22 Test matches
B)Left arm spinner
C)Coach of India National Cricket team
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Punjab Small Industry and Export corporation Ltd. (PSIEC) was set up in
A)1962
B)1970
C)1975
D)1980
Answer: 1962
- Q. In which year the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 Act came into force when it was said that, under the act, a Gram Panchayat is elected for the Gram Sabha area, not for each village.
A)24th April, 1996
B)21st April, 1994
C)22nd March, 1994
D)24th March, 1998
Answer: 21st April, 1994
- Q. Which dam also known as Thein Dam?
A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
B)Bhakra Nangal Dam
C)Pong Dam
D)All of the above
Answer: Ranjit Sagar Dam
- Q. Which of the following is the President of Punjab State Sports Council?
A)Secretary, Department of Sports
B)Director, Sports
C)Sports Minister
D)Chief Minister of the State
Answer: Chief Minister of the State
- Q. The Punjab Government has launched the ‘Punjab Shehri Awas Yojana 2017’, the free housing scheme for
A)SC/BC families across the state
B)All urban population
C)All professional people whose income is under Rs. 5 lakhs
D)None of the above
Answer: SC/BC families across the state
- Q. Name the 12th Prime Minister of India who propounded Gujral Doctrine.
A)Vishwanath Pratap Singh
B)Inder Kumar Gujral
C)Manmohan Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: Inder Kumar Gujral
- Q. The Department of Sports, Punjab provides pension to veteran sportsmen who participated in
A)Asian Games
B)Olympics / World Cup
C)Commonwealth Games
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. What was the demand of Anandapur Sahib Resolution, 1973 regarding the status of Punjabi language?
A)Punjabi must have second language status in the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.
B)Punjabi language should be official language of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
C)Punjabi language should be compulsory in school level in Punjab.
D)None of the above
Answer: Punjabi must have second language status in the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.
- Q. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU) in Bathinda was established in
A)2010
B)2005
C)2015
D)2018
Answer: 2015
- Q. Which article of the Constitution gives the power to the state to promote educational and economic interests of the weaker sections and in particular of SC and ST?
A)Article 47
B)Article 46
C)Article 48
D)Article 49
Answer: Article 46
- Q. Which of the following political personalities of India is an economist and recipent of Bharat Ratna, became the Prime Minister of India twice for a period of thirteen days.
A)I. K. Gujral
B)Devilal
C)Gulzarilal Nanda
D)None of these
Answer: Gulzarilal Nanda
- Q. The metal workers of Amritsar are renowned for their skill, various forms of casting, soldering and decoration techniques such as repousse, pierced work, chasing, engraving, etc. used by them to make
A)Objects needed for religious rituals
B)Metal pots
C)Engraved metal doors
D)All of the above
Answer: Metal pots
- Q. The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) along the state of Punjab had also its own High Court known as ‘PEPSU High Court’ at which of the following places?
A)Shimla
B)Chandigarh
C)Patiala
D)Amritsar
Answer: Patiala
- Q. Which of these dramas are a kind of song drama?
A)Ram Lila
B)Swang
C)Prahlad Lila
D)None of these
Answer: Swang
- Q. Chronologically arrange the successors of the Ranjit Singh. 1. Daleep Singh 2. Kharak Singh 3. Nau Nihal Singh 4. Sher Singh
A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)2, 3, 4, 1
C)4, 3, 2, 1
D)3, 4, 1, 2
Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1
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