CBC INSTITUTE Punjab General Knowledge 1. The region between the Sutlej and Beas is Ans: (a) called 6. Which Sikh Guru Ordered to wears the five (a) Majha kakaars (Kachera, Kara, Kirpan, Kanga and (b) Malwa Kesh) (c) Doaba (a) Guru Nanak (d) Bhabra (b) Guru Hargobind Ans: (c) (c) Guru Gobind Singh 2. Which Sikh Guru called himself the (d) Guru Tegh Bahadur “Sachcha Badshah” Ans: (c) (a) Guru Hargobind 7. Who is known as the founder of the Sikh (b) Guru Har Rai Empire? (c) Guru Arjan (a) Maha Singh (d) Guru Amar Das (b) Duleep Singh Ans: (a) (c) Kharak Singh 3. The musical instrument played by Guru (d) Maharaja Ranjit Singh Nanak‟s faithful attendant Mardana was Ans: (d) (a) Rabab 8. Which one is recognised as State Bird of (b) Tanpura Punjab? (c) Sitar (a) Pigeon (d) Veena (b) Baaz Ans: (a) (c) Koel 4. In which year the novel „Pinjar‟ written (d) Peacock Amrita Pritam was published first Ans: (b) (a) 1947 9. Le Corbusier who was the architect of the (b) 1950 ‟s first planned city Chandigarh, was (c) 1952 from (d) 1955 (a) England Ans: (b) (b) Canada 5. First Punjabi writer to received Jnanpith (c) French Award (Gyanpeeth Award) (d) Holland (a) Amrita Pritam Ans: (c) (b) Gurdial Singh 10. In which year the Battle of the Hydaspes (c) Surjit Paatar was fought between Alexander and King (d) Khushwant Singh Porus

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CBC INSTITUTE Punjab General Knowledge (a) 312 BC (b) Maharaja Yadvindra Singh & Dr. Gopi (b) 326 BC Chand Bhargav (c) 335 BC (c) Maharaja Dalip Singh & Master Tara (d) 352 BC Singh Ans: (b) (d) None of the Above 11. In which year the current state of Punjab Ans: (a) was created 15. Which one of the following revolutionaries (a) 1960 of Punjab has done his education from the (b) 1966 University of California Berkley? (c) 1970 (a) S. Udham Singh (d) 1972 (b) Sh. Madan Lal Dhingra Ans: (b) (c) S. Kartar Singh Sarabha 12. Lord Hardinge declared the war against (d) Lala Lajpat Rai Sikhs in : Ans: (c) (a) 1844 16. „Guru-Ki-Kashi‟ is another name for which (b) 1845 one of the following? (c) 1846 (a) Damdama Sahib (d) 1847 (b) Anandpur Sahib Ans: (b) (c) Goendwal Sahib 13. There were 08 princely states under the (d) Khadur Sahib PEPSU. Which one of the following is not the Ans: (a) states under the PEPSU: 17. On 20th June 1947, A Punjab Boundary (a) Nabha Commission was set up to delimit the (b) Jind boundaries of West & East. Who was (c) Faridkot appointed as the Chairman of this (d) Firozpur commission: Ans: (d) (a) Mr. Clement Attlee 14. The government of PEPSU formally started (b) Lord Mountbatten functions on 20 August 1948 with a (c) Sir Cyrill Radcliffe Rajpramukh or Governor & Chief Minister. (d) Lord Lee Who was it‟s Governor & CM at that time: Ans: (c) (a) Maharaja Yadvindra Singh & Sardar Gian 18. Name the two prominent leaders of the Singh Rarewala :

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CBC INSTITUTE Punjab General Knowledge (a) Master & Justice Teja Singh (a) Shivaram Hari Rajguru (b) Master Tara Singh & Sant Fateh Singh (b) Ram Rajan Rajguru (c) Justice Teja Singh & Sant Fateh Singh (c) Krishan Ram Rajguru (d) J.C. Shah & S.Dutt (d) Ram Das Rajguru Ans: (b) Ans: (a) 19. Which area of Punjab is called as “Area of 23. Punjab is the leading producer in the Citrus White Gold”? Fruit Kinnow. Kinnow is mainly produced in (a) Malwa Punjab? (b) Majha (a) Doaba (c) Doaba (b) Malwa (d) East of Doaba & West of Majha (c) Majha Ans: (b) (d) Majha-Doaba 20. Which land of Punjab is called as Ans: (b) “Shaheedon-Ki-Dharti ” (The Land of 24. The Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a secular Martyrs) character of his state because his court was (a) Faridkot full of Hindu, Muslims, & French Officers. In (b) Fazilka his court, Fakir Aziz-Ud-Din (A Muslim) was (c) Moga his………………..? (d) Firozpur (a) Chief Minister Ans: (d) (b) Prime Minister 21. Kamagata Maru was renamed as Guru (c) Finance Minister Nanak Jahaz. This Jahaz was chartered from (d) Foreign Minister Hong Kong to Canada with Indian emigrants Ans: (d) in 1914 by Gurdit Singh. Kamagata Maru was 25. Banda Singh Bahadur was original name a/an: was Lachhman Dev. Banda Singh was given (a) British Steamer to him by………….? (b) American Steamer (a) Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (c) Japanese Steamer (b) Bairagi Janki Prasad (d) Candian Steamer (c) Bairagi Ram Das Ans: (c) (d) Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji 22. Shaheed Rajguru was known as Gunman Ans: (a) (Sharp Shooter) of the Hindustan Socialist 26. Which tehsil does not have an urban Republican Army (HSRA). What is the full population in Punjab? name of Shaheed Rajguru? (a) Khadur Sahib

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CBC INSTITUTE Punjab General Knowledge (b) Patti 31. Who was the last Premier of United (c) Banga Punjab? (d) Nabha (a) Fazl-e-llahi Ans: (a) (b) Sikandar Hayat Khan 27. Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava was the first (c) Khizar Hayrat Khan Chief Minister of Punjab after the (d) Nawab of Mamdot independence from 1947 to 1949. Who is the Ans: (c) 2nd Chief Minister of Punjab? 32. After Amrita Pritam, who is the second (a) Ram Krishan Punjabi writer to bag the Jnanpith Award? (b) Partap Singh Kairon (a) Sr. Nanak Singh (c) (b) Sr. Gurdial Singh (d) Justice (c) Sr. Gurdial Duggal Ans: (c) (d) Shiv Kumar Batalwi 28. How many hymns are composed by Guru Ans: (b) Nanak Dev Ji? 33. Which Land Revenue System replaced the (a) 950 Batai System during the reign of Maharaja (b) 949 Ranjit Singh? (c) 948 (a) Zabti System (d) 947 (b) Kankut System Ans: (d) (c) Nasqa System 29. Nanak Singh got Sahitya Akademi award (d) None of the above in 1962 for? Ans: (b) (a) Chitta Lahu 34. “Bachitra Natak” is the autobiography of (b) Pavittar Pape which one of the following Sikhs Gurus? (c) Faludi Phul (a) Guru Nanak Dev Ji (d) Ikk Mian Do Talwara (b) Guru Arjan Dev Ji Ans: (d) (c) Guru Angad Dev Ji 30. Who is considered to be the Pioneer of (d) Guru Gobind Singh Ji Punjabi literary tradition? Ans: (d) (a) Bulle Shah JI 35. The Parikarma of the Golden Temple at (b) Guru Angad Dev Ji Amritsar has four entrance gates, Which one (c) Sheikh Farid JI of the following is Not one of these gates? (d) Guru Nanak Dev Ji (a) Baba Atal Gate Ans: (c) (b) Saraiwla Gate

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CBC INSTITUTE Punjab General Knowledge (c) Thada Saheb Gate 40. Punjab has an international border with (d) Baba Bhudha Ji Gate which of the following countries? Ans: (d) (a) Afghanistan 36. Which one amongst the following laid the (b) foundation stone of the Durgiana Mandir in (c) Nepal the city of Amritsar? (d) China (a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Ans: (b) (b) Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya 41. In Old Temple Punjab Sun – Temple was (c) Babu Rajinder Prasad situated at (d) Sh. Gopal Krishan Gokhale (a) Hoshiarpur Ans: (b) (b) Amritsar 37. In which of the following districts of Punjab (c) is the „Kathalur-Kushlian Wildlife Sanctuary‟ (d) Multan located? Ans: (d) (a) Rupnagar 42. Who did introduce the coins of the Sikhs? (b) Fazilka (a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (c) Pathankot (b) Banda Singh Bahadur (d) Hoshiarpur (c) Ahmed Shah Abdali Ans: (c) (d) None of these 38. One of the following personalities is called Ans: (b) “Bearded Mother Teresa”? 43. When was the Punjab School Education (a) Kushwant Singh Board established in Punjab? (b) Gurdial Singh (a) 1969 (c) Bhagat Puran Singh (b) 1959 (d) Jaspreet Singh Dhillon (c) 1949 Ans: (c) (d) 1939 39. In the Vedic age, the land of Punjab was Ans: (a) called 44. How many Border State of Punjab? (a) Punj-Ab (a) 3 (b) Sapta-Sindhu (b) 4 (c) Panchnanda (c) 5 (d) Panchnada (d) 6 Ans: (b) Ans: (b)

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CBC INSTITUTE Punjab General Knowledge 45. How many parliamentary constituencies in (a) 210.55 m Punjab? (b) 225.55 m (a) 14 (c) 310.55 m (b) 13 (d) 325.55 m (c) 16 Ans: (b) (d) 17 Ans: (b) 46. How many Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab? (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 9 Ans: (a) 47. Dam which has been constructed near Madhopur Head Work is…….? (a) Bhakra Dam (b) Nangal Dam (c) Ranjit Sagar dam (d) Sutlej Dam Ans: (c) 48. Punjab is divided into ______districts? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 22 Ans: (d) 49. Gurmukhi was standardized by? (a) Guru Nanak Dev (b) Guru Angad Dev (c) Guru Teg Bahadur (d) Guru Gobind Singh Ans: (b) 50. Bhakra Nangal Dam is Asia‟s largest Dam having height of?

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