Punjab State

Q. Who is known as ‘Ganj-i-Shakar of Punjabi literature’?

A
Bulleh Shah
B
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
C
Sheikh Farid-ud-Din
D
None of the above

Correct Answer

Sheikh Farid-ud-Din

More Questions on Punjab

  • Q. Which among the following is not a musical instrument in Punjab?
    A)Bugchu
    B)Chimta
    C)Trinjan
    D)Dhadd
    Answer: Trinjan
  • Q. When Yugantar Ashram was established by the Ghadar Party of Punjab?
    A)1913
    B)1915
    C)1910
    D)1914
    Answer: 1913
  • Q. A tourist complex, Pinccasia is located in
    A)Harike Wetland
    B)Ropar Wetland
    C)Jastarwel Wetland
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ropar Wetland
  • Q. In 2018, the cabinet of Punjab government has approved which of the following guidelines for industry?
    A)Exemption of property tax
    B)Exemption of electricity duty
    C)Reimbursement of VAT-SGST.
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • 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. Before partition which city was the main centre of Punjabi Film?
    A)Multan
    B)Lahore
    C)Patiala
    D)Jalandhar
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Which among the following festival of Punjab, aimed at bringing Punjabi artists in the limelight and provide mixed entertainment of sufi music, bhangra music, etc?
    A)Kila Raipur Festival
    B)Kapurthala Heritage Festival
    C)Patiala Heritage Festival
    D)Rupnagar Heritage Festival
    Answer: Rupnagar Heritage Festival
  • Q. The main objective of the Scheme for Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste students is
    A)To motivate them to perform better
    B)To minimise the number of dropout
    C)To help them to perform well in the post matric stage of education
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Name the dance of Punjab which has a similarity to dandiya dance of Gujarat and is performed with sticks.
    A)Dhamal
    B)Dhankara
    C)Gatka
    D)Julli
    Answer: Dhankara
  • Q. Match the following List-I (Gurdwaras) List-II (Location) a. Harmandir Sahib 1. Bathinda b. Anandpur Sahib 2. Gurdaspur c. Dera Baba Nanak 3. Rupnagar d. Damdama Sahib 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
  • 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. Where is the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University located?
    A)Amritsar
    B)Ludhiana
    C)Gurdaspur
    D)Jalandhar
    Answer: Jalandhar
  • Q. Sugar industry is located in which of the following places in Punjab?
    A)Faridkot
    B)Gurdaspur
    C)Mukerian
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Annual report, i.e. the report presented to the governor as to workdone by the State Public Service Commission of Punjab is referred in Article No.
    A)321
    B)320
    C)322
    D)323
    Answer: 323
  • Q. What was the demand regarding applying AFSPA in Punjab?
    A)The special courts will try only the cases relating to waging war and hijacking.
    B)Notifications applying Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Punjab will be withdrawn.
    C)All other cases except waging war and hijacking will be transferred to the ordinary courts.
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following districts of Punjab known as ‘Mecca of Indian Hockey’?
    A)Jalandhar
    B)Amritsar
    C)Patiala
    D)None of these
    Answer: Jalandhar
  • Q. This instrument produces sound by the strike of the artists with rings worn on fingers of one hand and also with the other hand on the open mouth of it. Name this instrument of Punjab.
    A)Kato
    B)Pakhawaj
    C)Garah
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Garah
  • Q. Which of the following revolutionary of Punjab was General Secretary of the Ghadar Party?
    A)Lala Hardayal
    B)Kartar Singh Sarabha
    C)Bhagat Singh
    D)Jatindra Nath Das
    Answer: Lala Hardayal
  • Q. Faridkot district was separated from Firozpur division in
    A)1995
    B)1996
    C)2001
    D)2010
    Answer: 1996
  • Q. They keep a Lathi (a bamboo stave) instead of Kripan (sword). Who are they?
    A)Nirankaris
    B)Namdharis
    C)Arya Samajis
    D)None of them
    Answer: Namdharis

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