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General Studies of Punjab MCQs | Punjab GK Objective
Q. Which state is Punjab bordered by to the south?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Rajasthan
Answer: B
Q. What is the official language of Punjab?
(A) Hindi
(B) Punjabi
(C) Urdu
(D) Gurmukhi
Answer: B
Q. Which river does not flow through Punjab?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Beas
(C) Ravi
(D) Yamuna
Answer: D
Q. Which religious group is dominant in Punjab?
(A) Christians
(B) Hindus
(C) Sikhs
(D) Muslims
Answer: C
Q. What is the area of Punjab in square kilometers?
(A) 50,362
(B) 30,362
(C) 10,000
(D) 70,000
Answer: A
Q. What is the population of Punjab in millions?
(A) 27
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 35
Answer: A
Q. Which Indian state is Punjab’s state capital located in?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Haryana
Answer: D
Q. What is the historical name of Punjab?
(A) Haryana
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Panchanada
(D) Pentapotamía
Answer: C
Q. In Punjab the sites of Palaeolithic Age are found in the valley of river?
(1) Soan
(2) Ravi
(3) Betwa
(4) Sutlej
Ans: (1)
Q. No sites of ………… Age in Punjab has discovered so far.
(1) Paleolithic
(2) Mesolithic
(3) Neolithic
(4) Both (1) and (2)
Ans: (2)
Q. Which Stone Age’s sites are discovered in Daulatpur, Dher, Majra and Hoshiarpur?
(1) Palaeolithic Age
(2) Mesolithic Age
(3) Neolithic Age
(4) None of the above
Ans: (1)
Q. Where in Punjab a settlement of protohistoric period was found?
(1) Chandigarh
(2) Rampura
(3) Nalagarh
(4) None of the above
Ans: (1)
Q. Which of the following is/are features of the Neolithic settlements in the Punjab?
(1) A notable advance in agriculture.
(2) Use of shell, semi-precious stones and metals for ornaments.
(3) Use of the two-wheel ox-cart.
(4) All of the above
Ans: (4)
Q. the most common features of all Indus valley sites are?
(1) Elaborate drainage system and use of baked bricks
(2) Desert and zoological features
(3) Building and burial system
(4) Climate, flora and fauna
Ans: (1)
Q. Harappan civilisation belongs to which of the following periods?
(1) Stone Age period
(2) Bronze Age period
(3) Copper Age period
(4) Iron Age period
Ans: (2)
Q. Which of the following is/are the outermost sites of the settlements of the urban Harappan culture?
(1) Manda
(2) Ropar
(3) Chandigarh
(4) All of the above
Ans: (4)
Q. Features of the urban Harappan culture found in Punjab is/are?
(1) Wheel made pottery of distinctive kind
(2) Planned cities and towns
(3) Standard weight and seals bearing a script
(4) All of the above
Ans: (4)
Q. Kotla Nihang Khan in Rupnagar district was discovered in?
(1) 1928
(2) 1920
(3) 1929
(4) 1930
Ans: (3)
Q. Who excavated the Harappan remains at Rupnagar of Punjab?
(1) YD Sharma
(2) Daya Ram Sahni
(3) Rakhal Das Bandopadhyay
(4) None of them
Ans: (1)
Q. Arrange the following rulers of Punjab chronologically:
1. Huns
2. Palas
3. Mauryan
4. Indo-Greek
Codes:
(1) 3, 4, 2, 1
(2) 1, 2, 3, 4
(3) 3, 4, 1, 2
(4) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans: (4)
Q. Name some tribal republics of Vedic period
(1) Trigartas, Kulutas, Malanas
(2) Kunindas, Yakdeyas
(3) Huns, Shakas
(4) Both (1) and (2)
Ans: (4)
Q. Which of the following ruler of Indo-Greek established independent kingdom centred at Taxila and later moved his capital to Sakala, modern Sialkot of Punjab?
(1) Menander
(2) Demetros II
(3) Demetros I
(4) None of them
Ans: (1)
Q. The discussion between King Menander who ruled Punjab (160-140 BCE) and Buddhist philosopher, Nagasena has been compiled in?
(1) Dipavamsa
(2) Mahavamsa
(3) Milindapanha
(4) None of these
Ans: (3)
Q. Who wrote the famous Sanskrit play ‘Mudrarakshasa, Which is a valuable source of the history of Punjab?
(1) Kalidasa
(2) Bhavabhuti
(3) Kalhana
(4) Visakhadatta
Ans: (4)
Q. The war between Chandragupta Maurya and Nanda King is described in?
(1) Dipavamsa
(2) Puranas
(3) Mudrarakshasa
(4) None of these
Ans: (3)
Q. Which of the following script was introduced in the Western Part (Punjab) by the Mauryan emperor Asoka through his inscriptions?
(1) Greek
(2) Kharosthi
(3) Sanskrit
(4) Brahmi
Ans: (2)
Q. Deimachus, a Greek ambassador, visited Punjab during the time of?
(1) Chandragupta Maurya
(2) Bindusara
(3) Ashoka
(4) Kunal
Ans: (2)
Q. Name the king who captured Punjab from the Mauryas and established Sunga dynasty.
(1) Heraios
(2) Kujula Kadphises
(3) Pushyamitra Sunga
(4) None of them
Ans: (3)