Category - General Knowledge
Part - Punjab
Question No. - 25
Time - 25 Minuts
1. When Haryana, Himachal Pradesh sapearted from Punjab?
a) 01/11/1965
b) 01/11/1966
c) 01/11/1967
d) 01/11/1968
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b) 01/11/1966.
2. What is the name of first Chief Minister of Punjab after independence?
a) Bhim Sen Sachar
b) Gopi Chand Bhargava
c) Partap Singh Kairon
d) Ram Kishan
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b) Gopi Chand Bhargava, 15 August 1947 - 13 April 1949 (1 year, 241 days).
3. What is the name of first Governor of Punjab after independence?
a) Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
b) Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
c) Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
d) Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim
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a) Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi, 4 May 1964 - 1 September 1965 (1 year, 120 days).
4. What is the name of first Speaker of Punjab Assembly after independence?
a) Satya Pal
b) Kapur Singh
c) Gurdial Singh Dhillon
d) Prabodh Chandra
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b) Kapur Singh, 1 November 1947 - 20 June 1951. (3 years, 231 days).
5. What is the name of longest-serving Chief Minister of Punjab?
a) Ram Kishan
b) Partap Singh Kairon
c) Surjit Singh Barnala
d) Parkash Singh Badal
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d) Parkash Singh Badal, More than 18 years.
6. What is the area of Punjab?
a) 50,362 km²
b) 51,362 km²
c) 52,362 km²
d) 53,362 km²
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a) 50,362 km².
7. What is the name of biggest district of Punjab according area?
a) Ludhiana
b) Bathinda
c) Hoshiarpur
d) Patiala
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a) Ludhiana with area of 3,767 km².
8. What is the name of smallest district of Punjab according area?
a) Sangrur
b) Malerkotla
c) Malerkotla
d) Malerkotla
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b) Malerkotla with area of 837 km².
9. What is the name of state animal of Punjab?
a) Gaur
b) Tiger
c) Blackbuck
d) Asian elephant
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c) Blackbuck.
10. What is the name of state bird of Punjab?
a) Northern goshawk
b) Northern goshawk
c) Hill myna
d) Emerald dove
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a) Northern goshawk.
11. What is the name of state dance of Punjab performed by women?
a) Ghoomar
b) Giddha
c) Rauf
d) Sattriya
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b) Giddha.
12. What is the name of state tree of Punjab?
a) Peepal
b) Sal
c) Shisham
d) Mango Tree
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c) Shisham.
13. What is the name of state flower of Punjab?
a) Glory lily
b) Rhododendron
c) Palash
d) Sword lily
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d) Sword lily.
14. Who was the head of special three-member tribunal of the Lahore High Court which was given death sentenced to Bhagat Singh?
a) Justice T. Warn
b) Justice Agha Haider
c) Justice J. Coldstream
d) Justice Shadi Lal
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c) Justice J. Coldstream.
15. How many state assembly seats are in Punjab?
a) 112
b) 114
c) 117
d) 119
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c) 117.
16. How many rajya sabha seats are in Punjab?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
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a) 7.
17. How many lok sabha seats are in Punjab?
a) 11
b) 13
c) 16
d) 21
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b) 13.
18.Who orderd of lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai during protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore. ?
a) James A. Scott.
b) Sir Stuart Hogg
c) S. Wauchope
d) Johan Nicholson
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a) James A. Scott on 30/10/1928, Lala Lajpat Rai was injured and passed away on 17/11/1928.
19. How many tehsils are in Punjab?
a) 90
b) 97
c) 103
d) 107
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b) 97.
20. How many towns are in Punjab?
a) 227
b) 237
c) 247
d) 257
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b) 237.
21. How many administrative divisions are in Punjab?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
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c) 5.
22. How many districts are in Punjab?
a) 21
b) 23
c) 25
d) 28
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b) 23.
23. What is the name of ffirst female Chief Minister of Punjab?
a) Shashikala Kakodkar
b) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
c) Sulochana Verma
d) Anwara Taimur
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b) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal. 21 November 1996 - 11 February 1997(82 days).
24. Uddam Singh was sentenced to death for killing whom?
a) John P. Saunders
b) Col Reginald Edward Dyer
c) Michael O'Dwyer
d) James A. Scott
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c) Michael O'Dwyer, he was the former lieutenant Governor of Punjab and killed on March 13, 1940 in London.
25. How many States/Union Territories/Country share border with Punjab?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 7
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c) 5, 3 States (Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan), 1 Union Territory (Chandigarh) & 1 Country (Pakistan).
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