Question 11
Dulla Bhatti is the folk hero of Punjab. He rose in revolt against the revenue policy of:
(A) Jahangir (B) Akbar (C) Abdali (D) Shah Jahan
Answer: (B) Akbar
Question 12
Guru Granth Sahib contains the bani of how many bhagats and bhatts?
(A) 11 bhagats and 15 bhatts (B) 13 bhagats and 14 bhatts (C) 15 bhagats and 11 bhatts (D) 14 bhagats and 13 bhatts
Answer: (C) 15 bhagats and 11 bhatts
Question 13
When was Punjab annexed by the British?
(A) 31st March, 1846 (B) 29th March, 1849 (C) 29th March, 1846 (D) 29th March, 1848
Answer: (B) 29th March, 1849
Question 14
Where was Banda Singh Bahadur besieged by Abdus Samad Khan?
(A) Gurdas Nangal (B) Chappar Chiri (C) Sarhind (D) Lohgarh
Answer: (A) Gurdas Nangal
Question 15
The first issue of Gadar paper was published in which language:
(A) Punjabi (B) Hindi (C) Bengali (D) Urdu
Answer: (D) Urdu
Question 16
Pallavi ranked ninth from the top and thirty eighth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
(A) 45 (B) 46 (C) 47 (D) 48
Answer: (B) 46 Explanation: To find the total number of students, add the rank from the top and the rank from the bottom, then subtract 1 (to avoid double-counting Pallavi’s position). So, 9 + 38 – 1 = 46.
Question 17
A bus for Ludhiana leaves every thirty minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told Rahul that the bus had already left ten minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 9.35 a.m. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the passenger?
(A) 9.10 a.m. (B) 8.55 a.m. (C) 9.15 a.m. (D) 9.08 p.m.
Answer: (C) 9.15 a.m. Explanation: Buses leave every 30 minutes. The last bus left 10 minutes ago, so the time until the next bus is 30 – 10 = 20 minutes. If the next bus is at 9:35 a.m., subtract 20 minutes from 9:35 a.m. to get the current time: 9:35 a.m. – 20 minutes = 9:15 a.m.
Question 18
Ram, Sham, Deepak and Ritik play a game of cards. Ram says to Sham, “If I give you 8 cards, you will have as many as Deepak has and I shall have 3 less than what Deepak has. Also, if I take 6 cards from Deepak, I shall have twice as many as Ritik has.” If Sham and Ritik together have 50 cards, how many cards has Ram got?
(A) 40 (B) 37 (C) 27 (D) 23
Answer: (A) 40 Explanation: Let R = Ram’s cards, S = Sham’s cards, D = Deepak’s cards, Ri = Ritik’s cards. We know S + Ri = 50.
From the first statement:
- S + 8 = D
- R – 8 = D – 3 → R = D + 5
From the second statement:
- R + 6 = 2 × Ri → Ri = (R + 6) / 2
Substitute R = D + 5 into the equation for Ri: Ri = (D + 5 + 6) / 2 = (D + 11) / 2
Now substitute into S + Ri = 50: S = D – 8 (from first statement) So, (D – 8) + (D + 11) / 2 = 50
Multiply through by 2 to clear the denominator: 2(D – 8) + (D + 11) = 100 2D – 16 + D + 11 = 100 3D – 5 = 100 3D = 105 D = 35
Then R = 35 + 5 = 40. (To verify: S = 35 – 8 = 27, Ri = (40 + 6)/2 = 23, and 27 + 23 = 50.)