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WhatisthetotalnumberofpolicestationsandpolicepostsinPunjab?
A)220
B)395
C)159
D)554
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ThetotalnumberofpolicestationsandpolicepostsinPunjabis554.Thereare395policestationsand159police
posts.TheinchargeofapolicestationiscalledS.H.O.(StationHouseOfficer).GenerallyanInspectorrankofficeris
appointedSHO,butatsomeplacesitcanbeapolicemanofhigherorlowerrank.
WhowasthefirstchiefministerofPunjab?
A)Dr.GopiChandBhargava
B)S.PartapSinghKairon
C)S.LachhmanSinghGill
D)ShriBhimSenSachar
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Dr.GopiChandBhargavawasfirstchiefministerofPunjab.Checkthefollowingpageformoredetails:
FirstChiefMinisterofPunjab.
WhichcityisthecapitalofPunjab?

A)Ludhiana
B)Amritsar
C)Chandigarh
D)Patiala
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ChandigarhisthecapitalofPunjab.ThisisfamouslyknownasCityBeautiful.
Accordingtothe2011census,whichdistrictofPunjabhasthehighestliteracyrate?
A)Firozpur
B)Gurdaspur
C)Hoshiarpur
D)Bathinda
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Accordingtothe2011census,Hoshiarpurdistricthasthehighestliteracyrateof84.6percent.Checkthispagefor
detailslikedistrictwithlowestliteracyrate,femaleliteracyrateinPunjabandmoreLiteracyRateInPunjab
Punjabhasinternationalborderwithwhichofthefollowingcountries?
A)Afganistan
B)Pakistan
C)Nepal
D)China
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PunjabsharesitsborderwithPakistanonthewesternside.TheriverRaviandSutlejflowsalongthisinternational
border.
WhichdistrictofPunjabisleastpopulous?
A)Amritsar
B)Barnala
C)Bathinda
D)Jalandhar
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BarnalaisleastpopulousdistrictofPunjab.Itspopulationisaround5.95lakh.

WhobecamethechiefministerofPunjabmostnumberoftimes?
A)PartapSinghKairon
B)ParkashSinghBadal
C)ShivrajV.Patil
D)JusticeGurnamSingh
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S.ParkashSinghBadalhasthehonourofbecomingchiefministerofthestatemostnumberoftimes.Itshisfifthterm
asthechiefministerofthestate.Hebecamethechiefministerin1970,1977,1997,2007and2012.
TheonlystockexchangeofPunjabislocatedinwhichcity?
A)Chandigarh
B)Ludhiana
C)Amritsar
D)Hoshiarpur
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ThereisastockexchangeinLudhiana,calledasLudhianaStockExchange.Everyday,commoditytradigworthcroresis
donethroughthisstockexchange.
WhowasthefounderofSikhreligion?
A)GuruNanakDev
B)GuruGobindSingh
C)GuruArjanDev
D)GuruTegBahadur
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GuruNanakDevjiwasthefounderofSikhism.Hewasbornin1469atNankanaSahib,nowinPakistan.
Jalandharcityisfamousforwhichofthefollowingindustry?
A)SportsGoodsManufacturing
B)CyclePartsIndustry
C)InformationTechnology
D)Electronics

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JalandharisfamousforsportsgoodsmanufacturingindustryinIndia.ThesportsitemsaresuppliedallthroughIndia
andalsoexportedtomanyothercountries.
AfterIndependence,whichcitybecamethecapitalofPunjab?
A)Ludhiana
B)Amritsar
C)Shimla
D)Nabha
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WhenIndiagotindependencein1947,ShimlabecamethecapitalofPunjab.Itwasearlierthesummercapitalof
Punjab.Shimla,nowinHimachalPradesh,isafamoustouristplaceinnorthIndia.Everyyear,lakhsoftouristsfrom
throughoutIndiaandtheworldcometothisplace.Itisalsoknownasthequeenofhills.
WhenwasthePunjabAgriculturalUniversityestablished?
A)1947
B)1966
C)1962
D)1970
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PunjabAgriculturalUniversitywasestablishedin1962anditislocatedinLudhianacity.
HowmanydistrictsarethereisPunjab?
A)17
B)20
C)22
D)27
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Therearetotal22districtsinPunjab.ThelatestadditionstothelistofdistrictsarePathankotandFazilka,whichwere
formedin2012.
WhichcountryhasthelargestnumberofPunjabispeakingpeople?

A)Canada
B)India
C)Australia
D)Pakistan
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IfyouranswerisIndia,thatisnotcorrect.PakistanhasthehighestnumberofPunjabispeakingpeopleintheworld.The
totalnumberofPunjabispeakingpopulationinPakistanisaround8crore,whereasIndiahasonlyaround3crorepeople
whospeakPunjabi.
WhichriverflowsalongtheinternationalboundryofIndiaandPakistaninGurdaspurdistrictofPunjab?
A)Satluj
B)Beas
C)Ravi
D)Chenab
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RiverRaviflowsalongtheinternationalboundryofIndiaandPakistan,throughAmritsarandGurdaspurdistrictsof
Punjab.
HowmuchisthedistancebetweenAmritsarandNewDelhi,thecapitalofIndia?
A)Around300Km
B)Around450Km
C)Around1200Km
D)Around600Km
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ThedistancebetweenNewDelhiandAmritsarisaround450Km.NationalHighway1(NH1),alsoknownasG.T.Road
connectsthetwocities.
WhatistheliteralmeaningofthenamePunjab?
A)Landoffiverivers
B)Landofsevenrivers
C)AreanearMountAbu
D)KingdomoffivePandavs

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ThecorrectanswerisLandoffiverivers.ThenamePunjabismadeoftwowordsPunj(Five)+Aab(Water)i.e.landof
fiveriversandthesefiveriversofPunjabareSatluj,Beas,Ravi,Chenab,Jhelum.
WhenwasS.ParkashSinghBadalbecamechiefministerofPunjabforthefirsttime?
A)1970
B)1977
C)1980
D)1999
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S.ParkashSinghBadalbecamechiefministerofPunjabforthefirsttimein1970.In2012,hewassworninaschief
ministerofthestateforarecordfifthtime.Itishissecondconsecutivetermaschiefminister.
WhichtownofPunjabhasthelargestgrainmarketofAsia?
A)Ludhiana
B)Samrala
C)Bathinda
D)Khanna
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KhannacityhasthelargestgrainmarketofAsia.KhannaisacityinLudhianadistrictofPunjab,locatedonLudhiana
NewDelhihighway.
ThereisarailwaylinkbetweenNewDelhiandLahore(Pakistan).Onthisroute,whichisthelastrailway
stationonIndianside?
A)Amritsar
B)Wagha
C)Attari
D)JalandharCantt
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ThelastrailwaystationonIndiasideisAttari.TheSamjhautaExpresstrainrunsonthisroute.
WhichriverseparatestheMalwaandDoabaregions?

A)Satluj
B)Ravi
C)Beas
D)Jhelum
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SatlujriverseparatestheMalwaandDoabaareaofPunjab.TheregiontowardssouthofthisriveriscalledMalwaand
theregiontowardsNorthofthisriveriscalledDoaba.
WhowasthefirstgovernorofPunjab?
A)SardarUjjalSingh
B)Sh.OmPrakashVerma
C)Sh.ChandulalMadhavlalTrivedi
D)Dr.GopiChandBhargava
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ChandulalMadhavlalTrivediwasthefirstgovernorofPunjab.Hebecamethegovernoron15August,1947and
remainedthegovernortill1953.
WhichofthefollowingPakistanicitizenisawardedBharatRatna?
A)MuhammadAliJinnah
B)KhanAbdulGhaffarKhan
C)LiaquatAliKhan
D)MalalaYousafzai
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KhanAbdulGhaffarKhanwasawardedBharatRatnainyear1987.HewasafamousindependeceactivistduringBritish
ruleinIndiaandwasknownasSarhadiGandhi(ForntierGandhi).Thiswasthefirsttimewhenthisawardwasgiventoa
nonIndiancitizen.
WhendidtheJallianwalaBaghmassacreoccured?
A)1913
B)1919
C)1920
D)1931

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CorrectanswerisBthemassacreofJallianwalaBaghoccuredon13April,1919.Thebritisharmyfiredatthenon
violentprotestorsgatherdatJallianwalaBagh(Garden)andkilledmorethan1000people.
HowmuchisthetotalareaofPunjab?
A)10,992squarekilometers
B)21,231squarekilometers
C)50,362squarekilometers
D)8,756squarekilometers
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ThetotalareaofPunjabis50,362squarekilometers.Itisalmost1.6%oftotallandareaofIndia.
HowmanydivisionsarethereinPunjab?
A)22
B)4
C)5
D)8
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TherearetotalfivedivisionsinPunjabJalandhar,Patiala,Firozpur,FaridkotandRopar.Forthepurposeofcivil
administration,thestateisdividedintoDivisionsanddivisionsarefurtherdividedintodistrictsandsubdivisions.The
officerinchargeoftheciviladministrationinadivisionis"Commissioner".
WhichcityofPunjabwasknownas"ViratKiNagri"?
A)Pathankot
B)Dasua
C)Jalandhar
D)Sanghol
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DasuatownindistrictHoshiarpuriscalledas"ViratKiNagri".InMahabharta,thisareawasthekingdomofkingVirata.
WhowasthefirstdefenceministerofIndia?
A)LalBahadurShastri

B)VallabhbhaiPatel
C)SwarnSingh
D)BaldevSingh
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BaldevSinghwasthefirstdefenceministerofIndia.
WhichofthefollowingisawardedPadmaVibhushan?
A)BhaiVeerSingh
B)S.PartapSinghKairon
C)S.ParkashSinghBadal
D)SatishChanderDhawan
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S.ParkashSinghBadalisawardedPadmaVibhushaninyear2015.Hewaspresentedthisawardon30March,2015by
thePresidentofIndiaSh.PranabMukherjee.ThecitationpresentedtoBadaltermedhimthe"grandpatriarchonthe
Indianpoliticalscene."ItisthesecondhighestcivilanawardinIndia.ThehighestcivilianawardinIndiais"Bharat
Ratna".
Whichairforceofficerhasreacheduptotherankof'MarshalofAirForce'inIndia?
A)SubrotoMukerjee
B)DilbaghSingh
C)ArjanSingh
D)ArupRaha
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ArjanSinghwasconferredtherankofMarshalofAirForcein2002forhisdistinguishedservicestotheforceandthe
nation.Heledtheairforceduringthe1965warwithPakistan.Heisthefirstandtheonly'FiveStar'rankofficerwith
theIndianAirForce.
Whichofthefollowingairforceofficersisawarded'ParamVirChakra'?
A)NirmalJitSinghSekhon
B)DilbaghSingh
C)PratapChandraLal
D)NormanAnilKumarBrowne

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FlyingOfficerNirmalJitSinghSekhonwasposthumouslyawardedtheParamVirChakra.ItisIndia'shighestmilitary
decoration.HeistheonlysoldierofIndianAirForcetodatetobehonouredwiththisaward.Hewassohonouredforhis
defenceofSrinagarAirBaseagainstaPakistaniattackduringthewarof1971.
WhoistheEducationMinisterofPunjab?
A)S.AjitSinghKohar
B)BhagatChunniLal
C)Dr.DaljitSinghCheema
D)SikanderSinghMalooka
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Dr.DaljitSinghCheemaisthecurrenteducationministerofPunjab.Foracompletelist,checkthispageCabinet
MinistersofPunjab
WhichcityofIndiaisknownasGoldenCity?
A)Jodhpur
B)Varanasi
C)Udaipur
D)Amritsar
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AmritsarisknownasGoldenCityasGoldenTemple,apopularshrineofSikhreligion,islocatedinthecity.Themain
buildingiscoveredwithoriginalgoldplating,that'swhytheshirneisknownasGoldenTempleandthecityiscalledas
goldencity.Anothercity,Jaisalmerisalsoknownasgoldencity.Doyouknowwhy?Toknowtheanswerandother
popularnicknames,checkourlistofNicknamesofIndianCities.
WhenwasShaheedBhagatSinghborn?
A)23March,1907
B)23March,1931
C)31July,1904
D)27September,1907
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BhagatSinghwasbornon27September,1907atBangavillage,tehsilJaranwalainLyallpurdistrictofPunjab(nowin

Pakistan).Hisancestralhouse,whichisnowconvertedintoamuseum,isatvillageKhatkarKalan,nearBangatownin
ShaheedBhagatSinghNagardistrictofPunjab.NotethatBhagatSinghwasneitherbornorlivedinthatancestral
house.
WhichofthefollowingIndianfreedomfighterskilledabritishofficerinBritain?
A)BhagatSingh
B)ChandraShekharAzad
C)UdhamSingh
D)LalaHarDayal
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UdhamSingh,agreatIndianrevolutionary,assassinatedtheformerbritishofficerMichaelO'DwyerinLondon.Michael
O'DwyerwasthegovernorofPunjabandwasresponsibleforJallianwalaBaghMassacre.
WhichofthefollowingrevolutionariesthrewbombsatCentralLegislativeAssemblyinDelhi?
A)BhagatSingh,RajguruandSukhdev
B)BhagatSinghandBatukeshwarDutt
C)KishoriLal,JaiGopalandBhagatSingh
D)ChandraShekharAzadandJaiGopal
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BhagatSinghandBatukeshwarDuttwereinvolvedinthebombingofCentralLegislativeAssemblyon8April1929.The
bombswerethrownattheemptybenchestoensurethattherewerenocasualities.Thepurposeofthebombingwasto
protestagainsttheintroductionofnewbillsagainstthetradeunionismandrevolutionaryactivities.
WhichisthestatebirdofPunjab?
A)Peacock
B)BlackFrancolin
C)NorthernGoshawk
D)WesternTragopan
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NorthernGoshawk,alsocalledBaazinPunjabiandHindi,isthestatebirdofPunjab.ThenationalbirdofIndiais
Peacock.

WhatistheratioofHinduandSikhpopulationintotalpopulationofPunjab?
A)38.49%and57.69%
B)72.34%and24.39%
C)46.49%and50.18%
D)26.74%and70.12%
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ThecorrectanswerisA.TheratioofHinduandSikhpopulationis38.49%and57.69%respectively.Formoredetails,
checkthispageReligionWisePopulationofPunjab
Whowasthefounderpresidentof'GhadarParty'?
A)SohanSinghBhakna
B)LalaHarDayal
C)KartarSinghSarabha
D)KesarSingh
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SohanSinghBhaknawasthefounderpresidentoftheGhadarParty.GhadarPartywasfoundedbyPunjabiIndiansliving
inUSAandCanadawiththepurposeofliberatingIndiafromtheBritishrulethroughrevoltorrebellion.
WhenwasKartarSinghSarabhaexecuted?
A)1907
B)1931
C)1915
D)1931
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KartarSinghSarabhawasexecutedon16November1915forhisroleinGhadarConspiracy.Hewasakeymemberof
GhadarParty,anorganizationformedbyIndianslivinginUSAandCanadatoendthebritishrulethrougharmed
struggle.
WhoisthecurrentchiefministerofPunjab?
A)S.ParkashSinghBadal
B)S.SukhbirSinghBadal
C)Capt.AmrinderSingh

D)ShriBhimSenSachar
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S.ParkashSinghBadalisthecurrentChiefMinisterofPunjab.AlsocheckthelistofChiefMinistersofPunjab
VirasateKhalsaissituatedinwhichcity?
A)Ludhiana
B)Amritsar
C)AnandpurSahib
D)Patiala
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VirasateKhalsaissituatedinShriAnandpurSahib.
Accordingtothe2011census,whatistheliteracyrateinPunjab?
A)75.8%
B)73.0%
C)76.7%
D)83.6%
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Accordingtothe2011census,theliteracyrateinPunjabis75.8%.Togetmoredetails,checkourpageaboutLiteracy
RateInPunjab.
Punjabhasinternationalborderwithwhichofthefollowingcountries?
A)Afganistan
B)Pakistan
C)Nepal
D)China
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PunjabsharesitsborderwithPakistanonthewesternside.TheriverRaviflowsalongthisinternationalborder.
WhichdistrictofPunjabismostpopulous?
A)Amritsar
B)Ludhiana

C)Bathinda
D)Jalandhar
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LudhianaismostpopulousdistrictofPunjab.Itspopulationis34.99lakh.
WhobecamethechiefministerofPunjabmostnumberoftimes?
A)GurdialSingh
B)ParkashSinghBadal
C)ShivrajV.Patil
D)LalKrishanAdvani
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S.ParkashSinghBadalhasthehonourofbecomingchiefministerofthestatemostnumberoftimes.Hebecamethe
chiefministerin1970,1977,1997,2007and2012
TheonlystockexchangeofPunjabislocatedinwhichcity?
A)Chandigarh
B)Ludhiana
C)Amritsar
D)Hoshiarpur
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ThereisastockexchangeinLudhiana,calledasLudhianaStockExchange.Everyday,commoditytradigworthcroresis
donethroughthisstockexchange.
WhowasthefirstonetoestablishSikhrule?
A)MaharajaRanjitSingh
B)GuruGobindSingh
C)BabaBandaSinghBahadur
D)S.HariSinghNalua
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BabaBandaSinghBahadurwasthefirstSikhruler.HeestablishedSikhrulein1710bywinningthebattlewithmughal
armyatChaparChiri.Inmemoryofthatwar,thereisamemorialnamedFatehBurj(VictoryTower)atChaparChiri,
Mohali.

WhichofthefollowingisthemainindustryinJalandhar?
A)HandToolsManufacturing
B)CyclePartsIndustry
C)InformationTechnology
D)Electronics
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HandToolsmanufacturingisoneofthemainindustriesofJalandhar.Itisalsofamousforitssportsindustryandprinting
industry.ThehandtoolsmanufacturedinJalandhararesuppliedallthroughIndiaandalsoexportedtomanyother
countries.
WhichcitywasthecapitalofPunjabbeforeIndiagotindependence?
A)Chandigarh
B)Amritsar
C)Lahore
D)Delhi
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BeforeIndiagotindependencein1947,LahorewasthecapitalofPunjab.
WhenwasthePunjabAgricultureUniversityestablished?
A)1947
B)1966
C)1962
D)1970
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PunjabAgricultureUniversitywasestablishedin1962anditislocatedinLudhianacity.
HowmanyloksabhaseatsarethereinPunjab?
A)17
B)20
C)22
D)13

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Therearetotal13loksabhaseatsinPunjab.
WhichisthemainreligionofpeopleofPunjab?
A)Hinduism
B)Sikhism
C)Islam
D)Jain
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ThemajorityofpeopleinPunjabfollowSikhreligion.PunjabistheonlystateinIndiahavingSikhpopulationinmajority.
WhichriverdividestheMalwaandDoabaregionsofPunjab?
A)Satluj
B)Beas
C)Ravi
D)Chenab
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ThecorrectanswerisSatluj.TheareaonthenorthofSatlujriveriscalledDoabaandtheareaonthesouthernsideof
theriveriscalledMalwa.
HowmuchisthedistancebetweenLudhianaandNewDelhi,thecapitalofIndia?
A)Around300Km
B)Around450Km
C)Around1200Km
D)Around600Km
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ThedistancebetweenNewDelhiandLudhianaisaround300Km.NationalHighway1(NH1),alsoknownasG.T.Road
connectsthetwocities.
ShivKumarBatalvigotSahityaAkademiAwardforwhichbook?
A)Loona
B)BirhaTuSultan

C)PiranDaParaga
D)Alvida
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ShivKumarBatalvigottheSahityaAkademiAwardforhisbookLoona.Hereceivedthisawardin1967andbecamethe
youngestrecepientofthisaward.
ThefamousPunjabinovel"PavitarPaapi"waswrittenbywhichofthefollowingnovelist?
A)JaswantSinghKanwal
B)GurbakshSinghPreetlari
C)GulzarSinghSandhu
D)NanakSingh
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NanakSinghwasthewriterofPavitarPaapi.
Chandigarh,thecapitalofPunjabisalsocapitalofonemorestate.Canyounamethatstate?
A)JammuandKashmir
B)HimachalPradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Haryana
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Thecorrectansweris(D)Haryana.ChandigarhisaunionterritoryandiscaptialofbothPunjabandHaryana.
IntheindependentIndia,whenwasthefirstelectionsofPunjabAssemblyheld?
A)1947
B)1948
C)1950
D)1952
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AftertheindependenceofIndia,thefirstelectionsofPunjabVidhanSabhawereheldinyear1952.
WhichdistrictofPunjabhashighestnumberofcitiesandtowns(countedtogether)?
A)Bathinda

B)Ludhiana
C)Patiala
D)Jalandhar
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Bathindadistricthashighestnumberofcitiesandtown.Therearetotal21citiesandtownsinthisdistrict.Although
LudhianaismostpopulousdistrictofPunjab,buttotalnumberofcitiesandtownsinthisdistrictis11.
TherelicsoftheHarappancivilizationperiodwerefoundfromwhichplaceofPunjab?
A)Pathankot
B)Ropar
C)Morinda
D)Sanghol
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Anumberofrelics,belongingtothealmostthreethousandyearsoldHarappanperiodwerefoundfromSanghol(also
calledasUchhaPind).Alargenumberofcoins,pillars,stoneslabsetc.andremainsofaBuddhiststupaarealso
foundfromthisplace.YoucanseetheseitemsatArchaeologicalMuseumatSanghollocatedonChandigarhLudhiana
highwayatadistanceofalmost60KmsfromLudhianaandalmost40KmsfromChandigarh.
AfterIndiagotindependence,PEPSUstatewasformedbymergingsomeprincelystatesofthePunjab
region.HowmanyprincelystateswerepartofPEPSU?
A)7
B)8
C)13
D)14
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PEPSUstatewasformedbymerging8princelystatesofthePunjabregion.Thesestateswere1.Patiala,2.Jind,3.
Nabha,4.Faridkot,5.Kapurthala,6.Kalsian,7.Malerkotla,8.Nalagarh.Soonafterindependence,theruleofthese
statesweretakenoverbyIndia.In1948,theseeightstatesweremergedtoformanewstatenamedPEPSU(Patiala
andEastPunjabStatesUnion).
WhowasthefirstRajpramukhofPEPSU?
A)1948

B)1950
C)1956
D)1966
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MaharajaofPatiala,YadavindraSinghwasmadethefirstRajpramukhofPepsu.Thispostwasequivalenttothepostof
Governorintoday'sterms.
WhowasthefirstChiefMinisterofPEPSU?
A)KaptanSinghSolanki
B)GopiChandBhargava
C)SitalSingh
D)GianSinghRarewala
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GianSinghRarewalawasthefirstchiefministerofPepsu.HewasthefirstnonCongresschiefministerofanystatein
independentIndia.
WhenwasPEPSUmergedintoPunjab?
A)1948
B)1950
C)1956
D)1966
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PEPSUstatewasmergedintoPunjabin1956.
Kanjliwetlandissitulatedonwhichriver?
A)Sutlej
B)KaliBein
C)PatialaKiRao
D)Ghaggar
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KanjliwetlandissituatedontheKaliBeinriver,atributaryofBeasriver.Itisamanmadewetlandandissituatedata
distanceofaround4KMfromKapurthalacity.ItisoneofthethreewetlandsofPunjabwhicharerecognized

internationallyandareincludedintheListofWetlandsofInternationalImportance.
WhichplaceistheconfluencepointofSutlejandBeasrivers?
A)Kanjliwetland
B)Harikewetland
C)Roparwetland
D)Sukhnalake
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Harikewetland(Harikepattan)istheconfluencepointofSutlejandBeasrivers.Itisoneofthelargestwetlandsof
northIndiaandisfamousforarrivalofmigratorybirdsduringwinters.
WhichplaceistheconfluencepointofSutlejandBeasrivers?
A)Kanjliwetland
B)Harikewetland
C)Roparwetland
D)Sukhnalake
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HarikewetlandistheconfluencepointofSutlejandBeasrivers.ItisoneofthelargestwetlandsofnorthIndiaandis
famousforarrivalofmigratorybirdsduringwinters.
WhoisthecurrentdeputychiefministerofPunjab?
S.ParkashSinghBadal
S.SukhbirSinghBadal
Capt.AmrinderSingh
ShriBhimSenSachar
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S.SukhbirSinghBadalisthecurrentdeputyChiefMinisterofPunjab.HeisthesonofchiefministerS.ParkashSingh
Badal.
FatehBurj(VictoryTower),constructedinthememoryofBabaBandaSinghBahadur,issituatedinwhich
city?
Mohali

Amritsar
AnandpurSahib
Patiala
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FatehBurjislocatedinChaparChirivillageinMohali.ThisplaceisontheKhararLandranmainroad.
Accordingtothe2011census,howmuchisthetotalpopulationofPunjab?
5.10crore
3.45crore
8.73crore
2.77crore
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Accordingtothe2011census,totalpopulationofPunjabis2.77crore.
Punjabhasinternationalborderwithwhichofthefollowingcountries?
Afganistan
Pakistan
Nepal
China
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PunjabsharesitsborderwithPakistanonthewesternside.TheriverRaviflowsalongthisinternationalborder.
WhichcityofPunjabisknownasitsindustrialcapital?
Amritsar
Ludhiana
Bathinda
Jalandhar
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LudhianaisoneofthepopularindustrialtownsofIndiaandisknownastheindustrialcapitalofPunjab.Itisalsoknown
asManchesterofIndia.
WhoisthecurrentgovernorofPunjab?

GurdialSingh
ParkashSinghBadal
ShivrajV.Patil
KaptanSinghSolanki
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KaptanSinghSolankiisthecurrentgovernorofPunjabandheassumedthechargeinJanuary2015.Heisgovernorof
HaryanaandwasgivenadditionalchargeofPunjab.HeisalsotheChiefAdministratorofChandigarh.Beforehim,
ShivrajV.PatilwasthegovernorofPunjab.
TheonlystockexchangeofPunjabislocatedinwhichcity?
Chandigarh
Ludhiana
Amritsar
Hoshiarpur
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ThereisastockexchangeinLudhiana,calledasLudhianaStockExchange.Everyday,commoditytradigworthcroresis
donethroughthisstockexchange.
WhoestablishedastrongSikhempire?
MaharajaRanjitSingh
GuruGobindSingh
BabaBandaSinghBahadur
S.HariSinghNalua
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MaharajaRanjitSinghestablishedastrongSikhempire.HeruledtheerstwhilestateofPunjabduringthefirsthalfofthe
19thcentury.
Ludhianaisfamousforwhichofthefollowingindustry?
HandToolsManufacturing
CyclePartsIndustry
PlasticsandRubber
DieselEngineManufacturing

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Ludhianaisfamousforitscyclepartsmanufacturingindustry.ThemajorbicyclebrandslikeHero,Avonetc.are
manufacturedinLudhiana.ThebicyclesmanufacturedherearesuppliedthroughoutIndiaandalsoexportedtomany
othercountries.
WhendidPunjabcameundertheBritishrule?
1757
1857
1849
1882
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AfterthedeathofMaharajaRanjitSinghin1849,PunjabbecameapartoftheBritishruleinIndia.
WhichofthefollowingfreedomfighterisassociatedwithJallianwalaBagh?
UdhamSingh
BhagatSingh
KartarSinghSarabha
Rajguru
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ShaheedUdhamSinghwasagreatrevolutionarywhoisknownfortakingrevengeofJallianwalaBaghMassacre.He
killedMichaelO'DwyerinMarch1940inLondon.
HowmanyvidhansabhaseatsarethereinPunjab?
117
220
122
113
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Therearetotal117vidhansabhaseatsinPunjab.
WhichisthemainreligionofpeopleofPunjab?
Hinduism

Sikhism
Islam
Jain
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ThemajorityofpeopleinPunjabfollowSikhreligion.PunjabistheonlystateinIndiahavingSikhpopulationinmajority.
WhichriverdividestheMajhaandDoabaregionsofPunjab?
Satluj
Beas
Ravi
Chenab
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ThecorrectanswerisBeas.TheareaonthenorthofBeasriveriscalledMajhaandtheareaonthesouthernsideofthe
riveriscalledDoaba.
TheareabetweenriverSatlujandBeasisknownas:
Majha
Malwa
Doaba
Poandh
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TheareabetweenSatlujandBeasriversisknownasDoaba.ThewordDoabaisformedasDo(meansTwo)+Aab
(WaterorRiver)i.e.theareabetweentworivers.
NanakSinghNavalkargotSahityaAkademiAwardforwhichbook?
B.A.Pass
ChittaLahu
IkMiaanDoTalwaran
PavitarPaapi
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NanakSinghNavalkarwashonouredwithSahityaAkademiAwardforhisnovelIkMiaanDoTalwaran,in1962.

Whichsportseventisknownbythenickname'RuralOlympics'?
StateLevelGamesofPunjab
AnnualSchoolGamesofPunjab
KabaddiWorldCup
SportsFestivalatKilaRaipur
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Thecorrectansweris(D)theannualsportsfestivalheldatKilaRaipur,asmalltownlocalednearLudhiana,isknown
asRuralOlympics.TherearecompetitionsofmajorruralsportsofPunjablikebullockcartrace,ropepulling,gatka
(martialart)etc.
Whendidtoday'sstateofPunjabcameintoexistence?
1November1966
13April1962
15August1947
1November1956
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In1966,thestateofPunjabwasdividedintothreepartsonlinguisticbasisPunjabispeakingstatewithnamePunjab
andHindispeakingHaryanaandHimachalPradesh.Hence,today'sstateofPunjabcameintoexistenceon1November,
1966andthisdayismarkedasNewPunjabDay.
WhichistheonlytowninPunjabhavingmajorityofmuslimpopulation?
Nabha
Malerkotla
Nakodar
Shahkot
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MalerkotlaistheonlytownofPunjabwhichhasmajorityofitspopulationbelongingtomuslimcommunity.Itislocated
inSangurdistrictonLudhianaSangrurstatehighway,atadistanceofaround35kmfromSangrurandaround45km
fromLudhiana.
WhichofthefollowingtownofPunjabisknownas"SteelTown"or"IronMarket"?
Ludhiana

Barnala
MandiGobindgarh
Phagwara
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MandiGobindgarhisknownasSteelTownorIronMarket(LohaMandiinPunjabi)duetoalargenumberofsteel
factories,foundryandforgingunits.ThetowninlocatedinFatehgarhSahibdistrict,onnationalhighway1connecting
LudhianatoDelhi.
WhenwasGuruNanakDevuniversity(GNDU)established?
A)1947
B)1966
C)1962
D)1969
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GNDUwasestablishedin1969inAmritsarcity,ontheoccassionof5thcenturyofbirthofGuruNanak,thefounderof
Sikhreligion.
NationalMartyrsMemorialissituatedatwhichplaceofPunjab?
A)Hussainiwala
B)Wagah
C)Amritsar
D)Attari
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NationalMartyrsMemorialissituatedatHussainiwalavillage,nearFirozpurcity.Itmarkstheplacewherethreegreat
IndianrevolutionariesBhagatSingh,SukhdevandRajguruwerecremated.Afterpartition,thecremationspotofmartyrs
wenttoPakistanandIndiagotthislandin1961throughexchangeofsomeotherlandwithPakistan.
ShaheedSukhdev,aprominentfreedomfighter,wasborninwhichcity?
A)Jalandhar
B)Lahore
C)Ludhiana
D)Ropar

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ShaheedSukhdevThaparwasborninLudhianacityandhishouseisstilllocatedintheoldcityarea.Hewasaclose
accompliceofBhagatSinghandwashangedtodeathon23March,1931alongwithBhagatSinghandRajguruforhis
involvmentinLahoreConspiracyCase.
WhichriverflowsalongtheinternationalboundryofIndiaandPakistanatFirozpur?
A)Sutlej
B)Beas
C)Ravi
D)Chenab
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SutlejRiverflowsalongtheinternationalboundryofIndiawithPakistanandseparatesFirozpurdistrictofPunjabfrom
Pakistan.
Whichofthefollowingplacesisfamousforarrivalofmigratorybirds?
A)HarikeWetland
B)SukhnaLake
C)Hoshiarpur
D)Pathankot
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HarikeWetland,alsoknownasHarikepattan,isthemostfamousplaceinnorthIndiaforarrivalofmigratorybirds.
Spreadoveranareaof41sq.km.,thisisanotifiedBirdSanctuaryandoneofthelargestwetlandsinnorthIndia.
HowmanymajorwetlandsarethereinPunjab?
A)3
B)5
C)7
D)18
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TherearethreemajorwetlandsinPunjab,namelyHarikeWetland,RoparWetlandandKanjliWetland.

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