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- Q. Match the following. List I (Canal) List II (River) a. Upper Bari Doab 1. Malanwal b. Sirhind Canal 2. Yamuna c. Western Yamuna 3. Sutlej d. Sirhind Feeder 4. Ravi
A)a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
B)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-1
D)a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- Q. In which year, Vidhan Bhawan became permanent House in Punjab?
A)1967
B)1961
C)1966
D)1970
Answer: 1961
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award is presented to distinguished sportspersons of the state every year. 2. The award is also given for sports like cricket, kabaddi and handicapped games. 3. The award carries cash of Rupees 1 lakh, a scroll and a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 3
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. What is word Phulkari literally means?
A)Plastering
B)Soldering
C)Flower working
D)Carving
Answer: Flower working
- Q. Which among the following are the oldest dialects of Punjab?
A)Doabi
B)Malwi
C)Rachnavi
D)Majhi
Answer: Rachnavi
- Q. The meeting point of the combined Sutlej-Beas and the Trimab is called
A)Punjab
B)Panjnad
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of these
Answer: Panjnad
- Q. Arid soils are found in which of the following regions of the state?
A)Central-Eastern
B)South-Central
C)North-Eastern
D)South-Eastern
Answer: South-Central
- Q. A famous musical instrument of Punjab made of dried gourd.
A)Kato
B)Bugchu
C)Garah
D)Rabab
Answer: Bugchu
- Q. Name the founder of Sayyid dynasty who was previously the governor of Punjab?
A)Shaista Khan
B)Kutlugh Khan
C)Suleman Khan
D)Khizr Khan
Answer: Khizr Khan
- Q. Consider the following about tourism industry in Punjab. 1. Tourism Policy 2009 2. Pilgrimage sites 3. Development of farm houses 4. PTDC Which of the following is /are initiatives to develop tourism in Punjab?
A)Only 3
B)1 and 2
C)1, 4 and 2
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Bathinda Virasat Mela showcases an amalgam of culture of
A)Rajasthan
B)Punjab
C)Haryana
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Under whom did the Sikhs rebel after Guru Gobind Singh’s death?
A)Banda Singh Bahadur
B)Nihal Singh
C)Ranjit Singh
D)Jindan Kaur
Answer: Banda Singh Bahadur
- Q. Under whose Presidency ‘Operation Blue Star’ was happened?
A)V. V. Giri
B)Giani Zail Singh
C)Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
D)R Venkataraman
Answer: Giani Zail Singh
- Q. Which of the following renounced his Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)S. B. Sinha
D)M. A. Jinnah
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
- 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. A huge fair, Maghi Mela is celebrated in January every year at which of the following cities, in the memory of fourty martyrs of Punjab.
A)Mansa
B)Faridkot
C)Muktsar Sahib
D)None of the above
Answer: Muktsar Sahib
- Q. Which among the following district, the Punjab Agriculture University was established?
A)Gurdaspur
B)Hoshiarpur
C)Amritsar
D)Ludhiana
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. The war between Chandragupta Maurya and Nanda King is described in
A)Puranas
B)Dipavamsa
C)Mudrarakshasa
D)None of these
Answer: Mudrarakshasa
- Q. Which of the following was the longest serving Cabinet Minister of India?
A)Harkishan Singh Surjit
B)Gaini Zail Singh
C)Swaran Singh
D)Darbara Singh
Answer: Swaran Singh
- Q. Who was the President of the Akali Dal during the Punjab insurgency of 1980s?
A)Parkash Singh Badal
B)Harchand Singh Logowal
C)Manmohan Singh
D)Surjit Singh Barnala
Answer: Harchand Singh Logowal
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