More Questions on Punjab
- Q. As per the State Forest Report 2017, which district in Punjab has highest forest cover?
A)Hoshiarpur
B)Rupnagar
C)Nawanshar
D)Moga
Answer: Hoshiarpur
- Q. Consider the following statement(s). 1. Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of one of the most important rulers in early Indian history, Chandragupta I who extended his empire to Punjab. 2. She was married into the ruling family of the Vakatakas, who were powerful in the Deccan. Which of the above mentioned statement(s) is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Only 2
- Q. Punjab ranked first in 2016-17 among states in contribution of
A)Cotton
B)Rice
C)Wheat
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Wheat
- Q. When Yugantar Ashram was established by the Ghadar Party of Punjab?
A)1913
B)1915
C)1910
D)1914
Answer: 1913
- Q. Who was the leader to represent Tarn Taran Sahib Parliamentary Constituency at the Lower House of the Indian Parliament in 1967?
A)Manmohan Singh
B)Giani Zail Singh
C)Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon
D)Balram Jakhar
Answer: Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon
- Q. Who amongst the following became the first woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award?
A)Amrita Pritam
B)Dilip Kaur Tiwana
C)Ajit Kaur
D)Sheila Bhatia
Answer: Amrita Pritam
- Q. Who started to build Rock Garden of Chandigarh in 1957?
A)Kirpal Singh
B)Nek Chand
C)Jaswant Singh
D)None of them
Answer: Nek Chand
- Q. After the Mughals, which of the following empires invaded Punjab several times?
A)Turkis
B)Iranian
C)Durrani
D)Greek
Answer: Durrani
- Q. The entire kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was divided into how many provinces?
A)3
B)2
C)4
D)7
Answer: 4
- Q. Before partition the Coalition Government in Punjab was under
A)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
B)Malik Khizar Hayat Khan
C)Mohammad Munir
D)None of them
Answer: Malik Khizar Hayat Khan
- Q. Who is the first Chief Minister of Punjab?
A)Bhim Sen Sachar
B)Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava
C)Pratap Singh Kairon
D)None of them
Answer: Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava
- Q. Which of the ancient texts mentions Punjab as ‘Land of Seven Sindhus’?
A)Purana
B)Rigveda
C)Mahabharata
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Rigveda
- Q. In Punjab, every village with a population of 500 has its own Gram Sabha according to the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act of
A)1991
B)1990
C)1994
D)1985
Answer: 1994
- Q. Whose short poems are known as Kafis?
A)Bhai Gurdas
B)Shah Hussain
C)Bulleh Shah
D)None of the above
Answer: Shah Hussain
- 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. Who was the first President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee?
A)Sardar Ajit Singh
B)Bhai Parmanand
C)Baba Kharak Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: Baba Kharak Singh
- Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan implemented in the state 1. It is a programme with a clear time frame for universal elementary education. 2. A response to the demand for quality basic education all over the country. 3. An opportunity for promoting social juctice through basic education. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which of the following territories was/were captured by Babur in Punjab?
A)Sialkot
B)Bhera
C)Lahore
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Who is known as the Father of Local Self-Government?
A)Lord Ripon
B)Lord Dalhousie
C)Lorn Cornwallis
D)None of them
Answer: Lord Ripon
- Q. The world class cricket stadium of international fame is situated at which of the following districts of Punjab?
A)Ludhiana
B)SAS Nagar (Mohali)
C)Jalandhar
D)None of these
Answer: SAS Nagar (Mohali)
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