More Questions on Punjab
- Q. Before partition which city was the main centre of Punjabi Film?
A)Multan
B)Lahore
C)Patiala
D)Jalandhar
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Name the oldest festival of Indian classical music held in Punjab.
A)Musktsar Sageet Sammelan
B)Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan
C)Jarag Sangeet Sammelan
D)None of the above
Answer: Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan
- Q. Gurdwara Chola Sahib is situated at Dera Baba Nanak town of ………… .
A)Jalandhar district
B)Ludhiana district
C)Gurdasur district
D)None of the above
Answer: Gurdasur district
- Q. Consider the following statements which is/are correct? 1. Punjabi emerged as an independent language from the Sauraseni Apabhramas. 2. Guru Govind Singh ji Started the literary tradition in Punjabi. 3. Punjabi is a second language of Haryana. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)1 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. Which of the following sanctuaries of Punjab was first notified as a wildlife sanctuary?
A)Bir Aishwan wildlife Sanctuary
B)Abohar wildlife Sanctuary
C)Bir Gurdialpura wildlife Sanctuary
D)Harike wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: Bir Aishwan wildlife Sanctuary
- Q. Ranjit Singh took ‘Koh-i-Noor’ from the king of Kabul …….. .
A)Nadir Shah
B)Shah Shuja
C)Kutlugh Khan
D)None of them
Answer: Shah Shuja
- Q. The Rural Museum in Punjab Agriculture University was established in
A)1972
B)1970
C)1974
D)1975
Answer: 1974
- Q. Who is the first recipient of prestigious Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award of Punjab?
A)Balbir Singh for hockey
B)Rupa Saini for hockey
C)Milkha Singh for athletics
D)None of them
Answer: Rupa Saini for hockey
- Q. Consider the following statements related to Trinjan. 1. Women’s keep spinning and singing throughout the night called Trinjan. 2. The day session of Trinjan called Chiri Chirunga and the night session called Rat Katni. 3. Trinjan is a song of Punjab. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)Only 1
C)1 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. When was the Treaty of Amritsar signed?
A)25th April, 1809
B)25th April, 1793
C)20th June, 1810
D)25th June, 1815
Answer: 25th April, 1809
- Q. The state of Punjab has made considerable progress in the field of civil aviation. Which of the following places have domestic airports in the state?
A)Ludhiana
B)Patiala
C)Pathankot
D)All of these
Answer: Patiala
- Q. Nanakshahi coins were issued by whom of the following?
A)Banda Singh Bahadur
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Baba Deep Singh
D)All of the above
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar District formerly known as Nawanshahr. 2. The Nawanshahr district surrounds by five district. 3. Sex Ratio of Nawanshahr district is 954 females per thousand males. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire who captured Punjab by defeating Ibrahim Lodi?
A)Babur
B)Akbar
C)Humayun
D)Sher Shah Suri
Answer: Babur
- Q. Which of the following states has been the first state in the country to initiate contract farming at Government?
A)Punjab
B)Haryana
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The forests of Punjab which largely consists of inaccessible forests or unoccupied wastes and known as
A)Unclassed forests
B)Dense forests
C)Reserved forests
D)Protected forests
Answer: Unclassed forests
- Q. In 1947 the office of education department of Punjab was shifted from Lahore to
A)Jalandhar
B)Shimla
C)Chandigarh
D)Ludhiana
Answer: Shimla
- Q. Which of the following festival was celebrated to commemorate the Guru Hargobind Singh, the sixth guru of sikhs who reached Amritsar after his release from Gwalior during the reign of the Jahangir?
A)Holi
B)Diwali
C)Baisakhi
D)None of these
Answer: Diwali
- Q. Which the following statements is/are true about the ‘Bebe Nanki Ladli Beti Kalyan Scheme’ launched by the State Government? 1. The families of all the girl children born after 1st January, 2011 would be eligible for financial assistance upto 12th standard for imparting quality educational. 2. The scheme is started to check the ever increasing menace of female foeticide 3. The benefit would be given to families, whose annual income is less than Rs. 30000. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 3
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Name the empire which existed in Punjab from 320 to 600 CE.
A)Sunga
B)Gupta
C)Kushan
D)Pala
Answer: Gupta
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