More Questions on Punjab
- Q. This musical instrument of Punjab is largely used in dances like Giddha and Bhangra which produces a sound resembling many hands clapping together. Name this instrument.
A)Kato
B)Sarangi
C)Saranda
D)Sapp
Answer: Sapp
- Q. Which of the following Princely States are part of the PEPSU?
A)Nabha
B)Patiala
C)Faridkot
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Match the following: List-I (Misls) List-II (Commander) a. Sukerchakia 1. Gulab Singh b. Ahluwalia 2. Ala Singh c. Phulkian 3. Jassa Singh d. Dallewalia 4. Ranjit Singh
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-4
D)a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- Q. Where is Gurdwara Ber Sahib is situated?
A)Amritsar
B)Jalandhar
C)Gurdaspur
D)Sultanpur
Answer: Sultanpur
- Q. Which of the following forts was built by Maharaja Ala Singh, the founder of the Patiala Dynasty?
A)Payal Fort
B)Qila Keshgarh
C)Qila Mubarak
D)Bahia Fort
Answer: Qila Mubarak
- Q. Which of the following festival is celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the Khalsa in AD 1699?
A)Hola Mohalla
B)Baisakhi
C)Maghi Mela
D)None of these
Answer: Baisakhi
- Q. Komagata Maru incident occurred in
A)1912
B)1910
C)1913
D)1914
Answer: 1914
- Q. At which of the following forts Razia Sultan, the first woman to take charge of Delhi Throne was imprisoned on her defeat?
A)Qila Keshgarh
B)Qila Mubarak
C)Payal Fort
D)Bahia Fort
Answer: Qila Mubarak
- Q. The Mid-Day Meal Scheme applied in the state by the State Government is an effort to achieve which of the following objectives? 1. Access to education. 2. Enrolment of children. 3. Retention of enrolled children. 4. Achievement in the enrolled children. Select the correct answer
A)1 and 3
B)Only 3
C)Only 2
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Where is Olympian Surjit Hockey Academy located in Punjab?
A)Amritsar
B)Barnala
C)Ludhiana
D)Jalandhar
Answer: Jalandhar
- Q. Who wrote the famous Sanskrit play ‘Mudrarakshasa’. Which is a valuable source of the history of Punjab?
A)Bhavabhuti
B)Kalidasa
C)Kalhana
D)Visakhadatta
Answer: Visakhadatta
- 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. Which of the following rivers rises in a spring at Verinag, at an elevation of about 4900 m in the Southern part of Kashmir valley?
A)Ravi
B)Sutlej
C)Beas
D)Jhelum
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. The main newspaper(s) of Punjab is/are
A)Punjab Kesari
B)The Tribune
C)Ajit
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. A Zila Parishad shall advise, supervise and co-ordinate the functions of the
A)Gram Sabha
B)Panchayat Samitis in the district
C)Gram Panchayat
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Panchayat Samitis in the district
- Q. Match the following. List-I (Institutions) List-II (Location) a. Hockey Academy 1. Patiala b. Football Academy 2. Ludhiana c. Speed Fund Academy 3. Mahilpur d. National Institute of Sports 4. Jalandhar
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-4
D)a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- 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. The Faridkot Fort was reconstructed in 1775 by
A)Raja Hamir Singh
B)Raja Man Singh
C)Raja Gobind Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: Raja Hamir Singh
- Q. Why Punjab was selected as the first site to initiate Green Revolution?
A)Presence of fertile soil
B)Due to the perennial rivers
C)Large labour force
D)Large number of industries
Answer: Due to the perennial rivers
- Q. Which of the following is also called Shakespeare of the Punjabi language because of his great poetic story ‘Heer Ranjha’?
A)Waris Shah
B)Bulleh Shah
C)Farid
D)Bhai Vir Singh
Answer: Waris Shah
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