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Question 1General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which river forms the northern boundary of Punjab (India) separating it from Jammu and Kashmir?

  1. Sutlej
  2. Ravi Correct answer.
  3. Chenab
  4. Ravi's tributary Beas

Explanation

The Ravi flows along the northern edge of Punjab and marks part of the boundary with Jammu and Kashmir before entering Pakistan. The Sutlej marks the southern side, and the Beas and Chenab lie elsewhere relative to this boundary.

Question 2General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjab's state capital, Chandigarh, is administered as which type of entity?

  1. A district of Haryana
  2. A municipal corporation of Punjab
  3. A union territory shared with Haryana Correct answer.
  4. A cantonment board

Explanation

Chandigarh is a union territory and serves as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. It is administered by the central government through an administrator, not by either state alone.

Question 3General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of Sikhism, is located in which Punjab city?

  1. Jalandhar
  2. Amritsar Correct answer.
  3. Patiala
  4. Ludhiana

Explanation

The Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) stands in Amritsar and is the central place of worship for Sikhs worldwide. Patiala, Jalandhar and Ludhiana are major cities but do not host this shrine.

Question 4General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which crop is Punjab's leading contributor to the central pool of wheat procurement in India?

  1. Sugarcane
  2. Rice
  3. Cotton
  4. Wheat Correct answer.

Explanation

Punjab is a leading producer of wheat and contributes a large share of the wheat procured for the central pool. Its Green Revolution success was built primarily on wheat and rice, but wheat procurement dominance is the key fact here.

Question 5General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Partition of India in 1947 divided Punjab between India and which new country?

  1. Nepal
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Pakistan Correct answer.
  4. Afghanistan

Explanation

The Radcliffe Line divided the province of Punjab between the newly independent India and Pakistan in 1947. Bangladesh was created in 1971 from East Pakistan, and Afghanistan and Nepal were not part of this division.

Question 6General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which Punjab city is famous as the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919?

  1. Ludhiana
  2. Amritsar Correct answer.
  3. Pathankot
  4. Bathinda

Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar in April 1919 when troops fired on a gathering under British rule. The site is preserved as a national memorial in that city.

Question 7General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjabi is written in India most commonly using which script?

  1. Shahmukhi
  2. Devanagari
  3. Gurmukhi Correct answer.
  4. Persian

Explanation

Gurmukhi is the script standardized for Punjabi in India and is used in official and educational contexts. Shahmukhi is used for Punjabi in Pakistan, while Devanagari and Persian serve other languages.

Question 8General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha, the state legislative assembly, is located in which city?

  1. Jalandhar
  2. Chandigarh Correct answer.
  3. Amritsar
  4. Mohali

Explanation

The Punjab Legislative Assembly meets in Chandigarh, the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. The assembly building is part of the Capitol Complex designed by Le Corbusier.

Question 9General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which mountain range lies to the north-east of Punjab and separates it from Himachal Pradesh's hill districts?

  1. Shivalik Correct answer.
  2. Aravalli
  3. Satpura
  4. Vindhya

Explanation

The Shivalik hills form the outer Himalayan foothills along Punjab's north-eastern edge adjoining Himachal Pradesh. The Aravalli, Vindhya and Satpura ranges lie far to the south.

Question 10General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjab's climate is best described as which type?

  1. Tropical monsoon with heavy year-round rainfall
  2. Equatorial rainforest
  3. Polar tundra
  4. Semi-arid to sub-humid subtropical with hot summers and cool winters Correct answer.

Explanation

Most of Punjab has a semi-arid to sub-humid subtropical climate with very hot summers, cool winters and monsoon rainfall concentrated in July to September. It is not a rainforest or tundra region.

Question 11General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Sutlej enters Punjab near which town after flowing through Himachal Pradesh?

  1. Abohar
  2. Sangrur
  3. Ferozepur
  4. Ropar (Rupnagar) Correct answer.

Explanation

The Sutlej enters the Punjab plains near Ropar (Rupnagar), where the Bhakra canal system begins. Ferozepur, Abohar and Sangrur lie further downstream or away from the entry point.

Question 12General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth and installed it in the Harmandir Sahib?

  1. Guru Gobind Singh
  2. Guru Tegh Bahadur
  3. Guru Arjan Dev Correct answer.
  4. Guru Nanak

Explanation

Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Guru, compiled the Adi Granth and installed it in the Harmandir Sahib in 1604. Guru Gobind Singh later conferred Guruship on the scripture itself.

Question 13General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which river?

  1. Ravi
  2. Beas
  3. Ghaggar
  4. Sutlej Correct answer.

Explanation

Bhakra Nangal is a major multipurpose dam on the Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh, supplying irrigation and power to Punjab and neighbouring states. The Beas, Ravi and Ghaggar host other projects or are seasonal streams.

Question 14General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which Punjab district shares a border with Pakistan and contains the Hussainiwala border area?

  1. Ferozepur Correct answer.
  2. Hoshiarpur
  3. Patiala
  4. Moga

Explanation

Ferozepur district lies along the India-Pakistan border and includes the Hussainiwala enclave associated with Bhagat Singh's memorial. Patiala, Hoshiarpur and Moga are interior districts.

Question 15General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjab's Green Revolution in the 1960s was chiefly enabled by the adoption of which package?

  1. Plantation of commercial tea gardens
  2. Dryland millet cultivation
  3. Organic farming without chemical inputs
  4. High-yielding seed varieties with assured irrigation and fertiliser Correct answer.

Explanation

The Green Revolution combined high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice with canal and tubewell irrigation, fertilisers and mechanisation. Punjab became a leading beneficiary of this package.

Question 16General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which industry is Ludhiana best known for within Punjab's economy?

  1. Tea processing
  2. Hosiery and bicycle manufacturing Correct answer.
  3. Diamond polishing
  4. Shipbuilding

Explanation

Ludhiana is a major hub for hosiery, knitwear and bicycle manufacturing, along with other light engineering goods. Shipbuilding, tea processing and diamond polishing are associated with other regions.

Question 17General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947, primarily demarcated the boundary between which two regions?

  1. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
  2. India and China
  3. India and Pakistan Correct answer.
  4. India and Afghanistan

Explanation

The Radcliffe Line was drawn by Cyril Radcliffe to partition the provinces of Punjab and Bengal between India and Pakistan. It is not the boundary with China or Afghanistan.

Question 18General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which Punjabi festival marks the harvest of the rabi crop and is celebrated with bhangra and gidda?

  1. Karva Chauth
  2. Baisakhi Correct answer.
  3. Teej
  4. Lohri

Explanation

Baisakhi, in mid-April, marks the rabi harvest and is celebrated with bhangra and gidda; it also commemorates the founding of the Khalsa in 1699. Lohri is a winter festival, while Teej and Karva Chauth are observed by women for marital well-being.

Question 19General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which body is responsible for the administration of the Chandigarh capital region shared by Punjab and Haryana?

  1. Municipal Council of Mohali
  2. Haryana Vidhan Sabha
  3. Chandigarh Administration under a central administrator Correct answer.
  4. Punjab Public Service Commission

Explanation

Chandigarh is a union territory governed by an Administrator appointed by the President, functioning under the central government. The state commissions and legislatures of Punjab and Haryana do not administer it.

Question 20General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjab's soil in the central plains is largely which type, supporting intensive wheat and rice cultivation?

  1. Laterite soil
  2. Desert sandy soil
  3. Alluvial soil Correct answer.
  4. Black cotton soil

Explanation

The Indo-Gangetic alluvial plains give Punjab deep, fertile soils suited to intensive irrigated cultivation. Black cotton soil, laterite soil and desert sands belong to other regions of India.

Question 21General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966 led to the creation of which new state from the then Punjab?

  1. Haryana Correct answer.
  2. Delhi
  3. Uttarakhand
  4. Rajasthan

Explanation

The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 carved out Haryana from Punjab and transferred hill areas to Himachal Pradesh, with Chandigarh made a union territory. Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttarakhand were not created by this Act.

Question 22General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which canal system, drawn from the Sutlej at Ropar, irrigates parts of Punjab and was later supplemented by the Bhakra system?

  1. Indira Gandhi Canal
  2. Western Yamuna Canal
  3. Sirhind Canal Correct answer.
  4. Upper Bari Doab Canal

Explanation

The Sirhind Canal takes off from the Sutlej at Ropar and irrigates south-eastern Punjab and adjoining areas. The Indira Gandhi Canal serves Rajasthan, the Upper Bari Doab Canal draws from the Ravi, and the Western Yamuna Canal lies in Haryana.

Question 23General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Harike Wetland, an important bird habitat in Punjab, lies at the confluence of which two rivers?

  1. Ravi and Chenab
  2. Sutlej and Ghaggar
  3. Beas and Ravi
  4. Beas and Sutlej Correct answer.

Explanation

Harike Wetland forms where the Beas meets the Sutlej and is a Ramsar site known for migratory birds. The other pairings do not describe this confluence.

Question 24General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which of Punjab's administrative divisions contains the largest number of districts, including Patiala and Sangrur?

  1. Ferozepur Division
  2. Faridkot Division
  3. Patiala Division Correct answer.
  4. Jalandhar Division

Explanation

Punjab is divided into several divisions for administrative coordination, and Patiala Division includes Patiala and Sangrur among its districts. The exact district count in each division has changed with reorganisations, so the key point is that these two districts fall under Patiala Division.

Question 25General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjab's share of India's total geographical area is closest to which figure?

  1. About 5 per cent
  2. About 10 per cent
  3. About 1.5 per cent Correct answer.
  4. About 20 per cent

Explanation

Punjab covers roughly 50,000 square kilometres, which is around 1.5 per cent of India's total geographical area. Despite this small share it contributes a disproportionately large share of central foodgrain procurement.

Question 26General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which authority conducts the Punjab Patwari recruitment examination for the state's revenue department?

  1. Punjab Public Service Commission
  2. Punjab State Board of Technical Education
  3. Punjab Revenue Council Secretariat
  4. Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board Correct answer.

Explanation

Patwari posts are class-III revenue posts, so recruitment is handled by the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board, which conducts written tests for such subordinate state posts. The Punjab Public Service Commission recruits only for higher gazetted posts, so it does not hold this examination.

Question 27General Knowledge and Current Affairs

In Punjab's revenue administration, the officer who maintains the shajra nasab (genealogical tree of landholders) and records of rights at the village level is the

  1. Kanungo
  2. Tehsildar
  3. Patwari Correct answer.
  4. Naib Tehsildar

Explanation

The patwari, also called the village accountant, is the grass-roots revenue official who maintains the jamabandi, shajra nasab and girdawari records for a circle of villages. Kanungos supervise several patwaris but do not keep the village-level registers themselves.

Question 28General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The unit of land measurement commonly used in Punjab's revenue records, equal to about 0.4 hectare, is the

  1. Bigha Correct answer.
  2. Acre
  3. Kanal
  4. Marla

Explanation

In Punjab the standardized bigha is roughly one-quarter of an acre, or about 0.4 hectare, and is the standard unit in jamabandi entries. The kanal and marla are smaller units used mainly in the erstwhile princely and canal-colony areas, while the acre is a British unit.

Question 29General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which Punjab city is the headquarters of the state's largest administrative division by number of districts, comprising Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Malerkotla?

  1. Firozpur
  2. Bathinda
  3. Patiala Correct answer.
  4. Jalandhar

Explanation

Patiala is the headquarters of the Patiala division, which groups Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Malerkotla districts. Divisional commissioners head each division, and Patiala division is the state's largest by district count.

Question 30General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Under Punjab's land revenue law, an aggrieved party can appeal against an order of the collector to which authority?

  1. The Divisional Commissioner Correct answer.
  2. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate
  3. The Financial Commissioner (Revenue)
  4. The Punjab and Haryana High Court directly

Explanation

Appeals from orders of the collector lie first with the divisional commissioner, who is the intermediate revenue appellate authority. Only further appeals, and revisions, go to the Financial Commissioner (Revenue), and the High Court is approached only after exhausting these remedies.

Question 31General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Gurdwara Act of 1925 in Punjab is chiefly significant because it

  1. abolished the mahants' control over canal colonies
  2. created a democratically elected body to manage Sikh gurdwaras Correct answer.
  3. transferred all Sikh shrines to the state government
  4. extended the Punjab Tenancy Act to religious endowments

Explanation

The Sikh Gurdwaras Act of 1925 set up the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee as an elected body to manage notified Sikh shrines, ending mahant control after the Gurdwara Reform movement. It was a landmark in Punjab's religious and political history.

Question 32General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which Punjab leader is associated with the phrase 'Punjab is the sword arm of India' and served as premier of the pre-partition Punjab?

  1. Sir Chhotu Ram
  2. Giani Kartar Singh
  3. Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan Correct answer.
  4. Master Tara Singh

Explanation

Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, premier of Punjab from 1937, used the description of Punjab as the sword arm of India in his public speeches. He also led the Unionist Party's coalition government in the province.

Question 33General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjab's state animal, the blackbuck, is protected in which dedicated breeding enclosure in the state?

  1. Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary
  2. Beas Conservation Reserve
  3. Bir Aishwan blackbuck enclosure Correct answer.
  4. Harike Wildlife Sanctuary

Explanation

The blackbuck, Punjab's state animal, is bred at the Bir Aishwan enclosure near Sangrur, established to conserve the species in the state. Abohar sanctuary also holds blackbuck but is a general sanctuary rather than the dedicated breeding enclosure.

Question 34General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which folk dance of Punjab, performed by women with rhythmic clapping and boliyan, is traditionally associated with the Teej and Sanjhi festivals?

  1. Bhangra
  2. Malwai Giddha
  3. Jhumar
  4. Gidda Correct answer.

Explanation

Gidda is the women's folk dance of Punjab, performed in a circle with clapping and sung boliyan, especially during Teej and Sanjhi. Bhangra and Jhumar are predominantly male dances linked to harvest and the Malwa region respectively.

Question 35General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which Punjabi poet is known as the 'poet of the Punjab' and composed the epic 'Loona'?

  1. Baba Farid
  2. Shiv Kumar Batalvi Correct answer.
  3. Bulleh Shah
  4. Amrita Pritam

Explanation

Shiv Kumar Batalvi, called the poet of the Punjab, wrote 'Loona', a verse play based on the Puranic legend of Puran Bhagat, which won the Sahitya Akademi Award. He is also remembered for 'Birha Tu Sultan'.

Question 36General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The Punjab Right to Business Act, 2015 mainly aims to

  1. reserve industrial plots for Punjabi entrepreneurs
  2. grant time-bound approvals and self-certification for micro, small and medium enterprises Correct answer.
  3. provide subsidised electricity to industrial units
  4. create a single land bank for canal colonies

Explanation

The Punjab Right to Business Act, 2015 commits departments to time-bound clearances and allows self-certification for MSMEs to improve ease of doing business. It does not itself fix tariffs or allot land.

Question 37General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which river of Punjab, though seasonal and often dry in its upper course, joins the Sutlej near Harike after flowing through Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala districts?

  1. Beas Correct answer.
  2. Ghaggar
  3. Chenab
  4. Ravi

Explanation

The Beas rises in Himachal Pradesh and flows through Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala before joining the Sutlej near Harike, forming the wetland. Its flow is regulated by dams such as Pong, so it is comparatively modest in the plains.

Question 38General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjab's Mandi Gobindgarh is best known within the state's economy for which activity?

  1. Dairy processing and milk products
  2. Cotton ginning and textile spinning
  3. Sports goods manufacture
  4. Steel re-rolling and fabrication Correct answer.

Explanation

Mandi Gobindgarh, in Fatehgarh Sahib district, is a major steel re-rolling and fabrication cluster often called the steel town of Punjab. Its induction furnaces and rolling mills supply construction and engineering sectors.

Question 39General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Which of the following pairs of Punjab districts correctly matches a district with the administrative division to which it belongs?

  1. Gurdaspur - Jalandhar division Correct answer.
  2. Fazilka - Faridkot division
  3. Mansa - Firozpur division
  4. Moga - Patiala division

Explanation

Gurdaspur, Batala and Pathankot lie in the Jalandhar division, so the pairing of Gurdaspur with Jalandhar division is correct. The other pairs misplace districts, since Mansa belongs to Bathinda division, Moga to Firozpur division, and Fazilka to Firozpur division.

Question 40General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Punjab's 'Kheti Virasat Mission' is primarily associated with which cause?

  1. Digitising land records in villages
  2. Expanding canal irrigation to the south-west
  3. Promoting organic farming and sustainable agriculture Correct answer.
  4. Setting up agricultural market yards

Explanation

The Kheti Virasat Mission is a civil-society initiative based in Punjab that promotes organic and natural farming and warns against the ecological costs of intensive chemical agriculture. It is not a government irrigation or marketing programme.

Question 41Punjab History, Culture and Geography

Which river is the longest one flowing entirely within the Indian state of Punjab and is often called the lifeline of the Malwa region?

  1. Ravi
  2. Ghaggar
  3. Sutlej
  4. Bias Correct answer.

Explanation

The Bias rises near the Rohtang area and flows through the Doaba and Malwa plains of Punjab, joining the Sutlej near Harike. It is the longest river running wholly within Punjab's plains and supplies major canal systems such as the Sirhind Canal.

Question 42Punjab History, Culture and Geography

The Harike Wetland, an important Ramsar site in Punjab, lies at the confluence of which two rivers?

  1. Ravi and Chenab
  2. Sutlej and Bias Correct answer.
  3. Sutlej and Chenab
  4. Bias and Ravi

Explanation

Harike is formed where the Sutlej and the Bias meet, near the boundary of Ferozepur, Kapurthala and Tarn Taran districts. It is Punjab's largest wetland and a major stopover for migratory birds.

Question 43Punjab History, Culture and Geography

Which city of Punjab is known as the 'Manchester of India' because of its textile and hosiery industry?

  1. Jalandhar
  2. Patiala
  3. Amritsar
  4. Ludhiana Correct answer.

Explanation

Ludhiana on the old Grand Trunk Road developed a dense cluster of hosiery, woollen and cycle industries, earning the comparison with Manchester. Its central location on major rail and road routes supported this industrial growth.

Question 44Punjab History, Culture and Geography

The Golden Temple at Amritsar stands in the middle of which sacred tank?

  1. Brahmsar
  2. Kanshi Tank
  3. Amrit Sarovar Correct answer.
  4. Ram Sarovar

Explanation

The Harmandir Sahib is built in the centre of the Amrit Sarovar, the pool of nectar that gave Amritsar its name. Guru Ram Das began the excavation of the tank in the sixteenth century.

Question 45Punjab History, Culture and Geography

Which of the five rivers gave the region its name 'Panjab' but does not itself flow through present-day Indian Punjab?

  1. Beas
  2. Sutlej
  3. Jhelum Correct answer.
  4. Ravi

Explanation

Panjab means land of five rivers: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. The Jhelum flows through Kashmir and Pakistan and is not part of Indian Punjab's drainage today.

Question 46Punjab History, Culture and Geography

The famous martial dance of Punjab performed with sticks, often at weddings and festivals, is called:

  1. Gatka Correct answer.
  2. Jhumar
  3. Bhangra
  4. Giddha

Explanation

Gatka is a Sikh martial art performed with sticks and is displayed at festivals and processions. Bhangra and Giddha are harvest dances, and Jhumar is a folk dance of the Malwa region.

Question 47Punjab History, Culture and Geography

Which pass provides the main historical route from Punjab into the Kashmir Valley?

  1. Khyber Pass
  2. Bolan Pass
  3. Nathu La
  4. Pir Panjal Pass Correct answer.

Explanation

The Pir Panjal range is crossed by passes such as the Pir Panjal Pass and Banihal, which historically linked the Punjab plains with Kashmir. The Khyber and Bolan lie far to the west, and Nathu La is in Sikkim.

Question 48Punjab History, Culture and Geography

The Punjabi festival of Baisakhi marks the beginning of the solar new year and traditionally celebrates:

  1. the sowing of cotton
  2. the end of winter rains
  3. the onset of the monsoon
  4. the wheat harvest Correct answer.

Explanation

Baisakhi falls on the first day of the month of Vaisakh and marks the wheat harvest in Punjab. It also commemorates the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.

Question 49Punjab History, Culture and Geography

Which Mughal emperor's tomb, an early garden tomb that influenced later Mughal architecture, is located at Sikandra near Agra?

  1. Babur
  2. Jahangir
  3. Akbar Correct answer.
  4. Humayun

Explanation

Akbar's tomb stands at Sikandra and combines a garden layout with a five-storeyed gateway. It is often studied alongside Humayun's tomb in Delhi as a precursor to the Taj Mahal's garden-tomb form.

Question 50Punjab History, Culture and Geography

Which district of Punjab contains the historic town of Anandpur Sahib, where the Khalsa was founded in 1699?

  1. Faridkot
  2. Rupnagar Correct answer.
  3. Gurdaspur
  4. Hoshiarpur

Explanation

Anandpur Sahib lies in Rupnagar district near the Shivalik foothills. Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa there on Baisakhi in 1699, and the site is marked by Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib.