Q. Which is the most popular form of folk music of the Eastern Punjab?

Correct Answer

Boli Songs

More Questions on Punjab

  • Q. Who amongst the following founded the Nirankari Movement in Punjab?
    A)Shiv Dayal
    B)Baba Dayal Das
    C)Baba Darbara Singh
    D)Rattan Singh
    Answer: Baba Dayal Das
  • Q. Which of the following is true about seasonal river, Ghaggar? 1. Originates from the lower slopes of Himalayas. 2. Believed to be a part of Saraswati river. 3. Enters the Punjab near Mubarakpur. 4. Causes flood in Punjab.
    A)1 and 4
    B)2 and 3
    C)1, 2 and 3
    D)All of the above
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. In Punjab the songs are sung at the time of the departure of the bride is known as
    A)Sohhle songs
    B)Jago songs
    C)Doli songs
    D)None of these
    Answer: Doli songs
  • Q. In which year, first printing press was established through a christian mission in Punjab?
    A)1835
    B)1832
    C)1854
    D)1853
    Answer: 1835
  • Q. Which dam is the highest Earth core-cum gravel shell dam in India?
    A)Pong Dam
    B)Ranjit Sagar Dam
    C)Bhakra Nangal Dam
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Ranjit Sagar Dam
  • Q. The concept of ‘Smart Villages’ in Punjab aims to provide which of the following in rural areas?
    A)4G network
    B)Solar lighting
    C)Sewa Kendras
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Nawanshahr town is said to have been built by
    A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
    B)Ahmad Khan
    C)Nausher Khan
    D)None of these
    Answer: Nausher Khan
  • Q. Who wanted to create a Punjabi Suba (Punjabi Province)?
    A)The Muslim League
    B)The Akali Dal
    C)Indian National Congress
    D)None of the above
    Answer: The Akali Dal
  • 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. Which of the following mosques is designed after a French Mosque at Marrakesh in Morocco?
    A)Moorish Mosque
    B)Qadin
    C)Rauza Sharif
    D)Jama Masjid
    Answer: Moorish Mosque
  • Q. Which of the following canal systems is a non-perrenial system and off takes from Hussainiwala headworks?
    A)Makhu Canal System
    B)Eastern Canal System
    C)Shahnehar Canal System
    D)Bist Doab Canal System
    Answer: Eastern Canal System
  • Q. Match the following List-I (Products) List-II (Articles) a. Hand fan 1. Kundaladar Pankkhi b. Small and delicate fans 2. Sarkanda c. Kinds of Chairs 3. Peshawari Pankkha d. Thick elastic grass 4. Morras
    A)a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
    B)a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
    C)a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
    D)a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
    Answer: a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
  • 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. Who amongst the following was not a member of Punjab Boundary Commission 1966?
    A)S. Dutt
    B)Justice J. C. Shah
    C)M.M. Philips
    D)Cyril Radcliffe
    Answer: Cyril Radcliffe
  • 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. Name the leader who declared that he would not concede the demand of Punjabi Suba Movement even if he had to face a Civil War.
    A)Dr Rajendra Prasad
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
    D)None of them
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Which of the following temples has been declared a national monument because of its beautiful wall paintings and icons in the state?
    A)Panch Mandir
    B)Kali Devi Temple
    C)Sodal Mandir
    D)Durgiana
    Answer: Kali Devi Temple
  • Q. Which district in Punjab has lowest Scheduled Caste population?
    A)Barnala
    B)Muktsar Sahib
    C)Firozpur
    D)Fatehgarh Sahib
    Answer: Fatehgarh Sahib
  • Q. Consider the following statements 1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh belongs to Sukerchakia Misl. 2. The formal start of the Sikh empire began with the merger of these ‘Misls’ under Ranjit Singh. 3. His empire extended from the Khyber pass in the West to Kashmir in the North, to Sindh in the South and to Western Tibet in the East. 4. He captured the Lahore in 1799 and established the empire based around the Punjab region. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1, 3 and 4
    C)3 and 4
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Sikhism, the most practiced faith in Punjab belongs to
    A)60.05% of the population
    B)57.69% of the population
    C)75% of the population
    D)None of the above
    Answer: 57.69% of the population

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