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

Correct Answer

Boli Songs

More Questions on Punjab

  • Q. Panjab University was designed by
    A)Pierre Jeanneret under the guidance of Le corbusier
    B)Pierre Jeanneret
    C)Laurie Baker
    D)Hafeez Contractor
    Answer: Pierre Jeanneret under the guidance of Le corbusier
  • Q. Arjuna Awardee Shri Kartar Singh and Shri Randhir Singh Dheera are famous for
    A)Hockey
    B)Wrestling
    C)Kabbadi
    D)None of these
    Answer: Wrestling
  • Q. It is an occasion for all married girls to visit their parents and enjoy again the carefree days of their childhood by wearing new clothes, having special dishes and singing special songs. These songs are known as
    A)Dhola songs
    B)Trinjan songs
    C)Boli songs
    D)Teeyan songs
    Answer: Teeyan songs
  • Q. The leader of the Kuka Movement, who was perhaps the first person to adopt the policy of Non – Cooperation against the British was
    A)Arjan Singh
    B)Dina Singh
    C)Baba Ram Singh
    D)Harkishan Singh
    Answer: Baba Ram Singh
  • Q. Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in
    A)1849
    B)1840
    C)1839
    D)1835
    Answer: 1839
  • 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. A musical instrument, a barrel-shaped wooden drum with a mounted skin on both sides played with two different types of wooden sticks.
    A)Dhol
    B)Dhadd
    C)Chimta
    D)Sarangi
    Answer: Dhol
  • Q. Rauza Sharif Urs is celebrated in the memory of great Sufi Saint Sheikh Ahmad Farooqui at which of the following places in the state?
    A)Amritsar
    B)Sirhind
    C)Ludhiana
    D)Rupnagar
    Answer: Sirhind
  • Q. When was the Daudhar Micro Power House commissioned?
    A)1947
    B)1990
    C)1987
    D)1997
    Answer: 1987
  • Q. The earlier name of the town Faridkot was
    A)Verka
    B)Mansa
    C)Mokulhar
    D)Goraya
    Answer: Mokulhar
  • Q. At which of the following places in Punjab the Ravi river joins the combined waters of Jhelum and Chenab ?
    A)Harike
    B)Mithankot
    C)Rangpur
    D)None of these
    Answer: Rangpur
  • Q. Which of the following is not true with reference to the climatic conditions required for the cultivation of wheat in Punjab? 1. It requires a cool growing season. 2. It requires bright sunshine at the time of ripening. 3. It requires more than 100 cm of annual rainfall. 4. It can be grown in all parts of India.
    A)Only 2 and 3
    B)Only 1 and 2
    C)Only 3 and 4
    D)Only 4
    Answer: Only 3 and 4
  • Q. Some of the dominant tribes of Punjab are
    A)Khatris
    B)Jats
    C)Aroras
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Punjab Government under urban development schemes, plans to develop a ‘medicity’ in which place?
    A)Sangrur
    B)Mohali
    C)Ludhiana
    D)Pathankot
    Answer: Mohali
  • Q. Consider the following statements 1. Guru Gobind Singh Ji founded the Institution of ‘Khalsa’. 2. He built the fort Anandgarh at Anandpur. 3. He affirmed the Adi Granth as the perpetual Guru of the Sikhs. 4. He wrote the ‘Zafarnama’, a letter to meet Aurangzeb. Which of the statement(s) given above are correct in relation to Guru Gobind Singh?
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)3 and 4
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Punjabi novels developed through the writings of
    A)Vir Singh
    B)Nanak Singh
    C)Ali Haider
    D)Both (A) and (B)
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. Gatka dance is
    A)also known as Khatka
    B)a 'Martial Art' form in Punjab
    C)a 'Sword Dance'
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Total rate of Scheduled Castes population of Punjab is
    A)70.66%
    B)64.81%
    C)50.39%
    D)31.94%
    Answer: 31.94%
  • Q. As per the Census 2011, which district of Punjab has the lowest literacy rate in Punjab?
    A)Mansa
    B)Tarn Taran
    C)Muktsar
    D)Barnala
    Answer: Mansa
  • 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

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