Punjab State

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

Correct Answer

Baisakhi

More Questions on Punjab

  • Q. In which of the following districts of Punjab, the horticulture department was established?
    A)Ludhiana
    B)Muktsar Sahib
    C)Patiala
    D)Amritsar
    Answer: Muktsar Sahib
  • Q. Under the schemes for urban Punjab, the state government developed new centres of industries and urban areas in
    A)Amritsar, Ludhiana
    B)Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar
    C)Bathinda, Mohali
    D)Both (A) and (B)
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. Which of the following was the capital of Sikh rule founded by Ranjit Singh?
    A)Multan
    B)Lahore
    C)Sirhind
    D)Amritsar
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Shagun scheme of Punjab Government provides financial assistance at the time of marriage of
    A)Scheduled Caste girls from low income family
    B)Only Sikh girls
    C)Christian girls from low family income
    D)Both (B) and (C)
    Answer: Both (B) and (C)
  • Q. How government aims to increase rural backyard poultry in Punjab?
    A)Giving subsidies
    B)Providing loans on easy terms
    C)Developing poultry farming
    D)Both (A) and (B)
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. In Punjab ‘Sargi’ is given to the fasting woman in Karva Chauth festival by her
    A)Mother-in-law
    B)Own mother
    C)Sister-in-Law
    D)Woman relative
    Answer: Mother-in-law
  • 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. When and where Nirankari Darbar was founded?
    A)At Lahore in 1851
    B)At Rawalpindi in 1815
    C)At Rawalpindi in 1851
    D)At Amritsar in 1860
    Answer: At Rawalpindi in 1851
  • Q. What is the purpose of launching Kanya Jagriti Jyoti Scheme?
    A)Reducing female infanticide
    B)Reduce school dropouts
    C)Uplift social status of girls
    D)Both (A) and (C)
    Answer: Both (A) and (C)
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Inder Kumar Gujral? 1. He was the minister of information and broadcasting during emergency period of 1975. 2. He became the 12th Prime Minister of India. 3. He served as ambassador of India to Moscow.
    A)Only 2
    B)Only 1
    C)Only 3
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Goraya, Phagwara and Moga are famous for which industry in Punjab?
    A)Agricultural implements
    B)Automobile industry
    C)Pottery
    D)Leather goods
    Answer: Agricultural implements
  • Q. The Border Roads of which of these district(s) forms the boundary of India and Pakistan?
    A)Firozpur, Amritsar
    B)Fazilka, Gurdaspur
    C)Tarn Taran
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The term Khalsa was first appeared in the hukanamas (rule) of
    A)Guru Ram Das Ji
    B)Guru Har Gobind Ji
    C)Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
    D)Guru Arjan Dev Ji
    Answer: Guru Har Gobind Ji
  • Q. The head-office of Department of Soil and Water Conservation is located in which city of Punjab?
    A)Jalandhar
    B)Ludhiana
    C)Chandigarh
    D)Patiala
    Answer: Chandigarh
  • Q. Who excavated the Harappan remains at Rupnagar of Punjab?
    A)Daya Ram Sahni
    B)Y. D. Sharma
    C)Rakhal Das Bandopadhyay
    D)None of them
    Answer: Y. D. Sharma
  • Q. The Punjab Suba Movement creation of separate state on the basis of linguistic homogenity, was led by which of the following leaders in Punjab?
    A)Fateh Singh
    B)Tara Singh
    C)Both (A) and (B)
    D)None of these
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. Why does agroforestry develop in Punjab?
    A)Demand for paper-making industry
    B)Increasing demand for timber and plywood
    C)Both (A) and (B)
    D)Modern technique adopted by the farmers
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. Which of the following political personalities of Punjab became Chief Minister for the fifth time?
    A)Amrinder Singh
    B)Parkash Singh Badal
    C)Gopi Chand Bhargava
    D)Surjit Singh Barnala
    Answer: Parkash Singh Badal
  • Q. Identify the incorrect pair List-I List-II a. Lohri songs January b. Teeyan songs July c. Baisakhi songs April d. Boli songs October
    A)b
    B)a
    C)c
    D)d
    Answer: d
  • Q. Match the following List-I (Temples) List-II (Location) a. Ram Tirth 1. Patiala b. Bhagwati Mandir 2. Jalandhar c. Sodal Mandir 3. Bhatinda d. Kali Devi Temple 4. Amritsar
    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

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