Punjab State Competitive Exams & GK Practice Hub

Question 1

The Treaty of Amritsar, which created the modern state of Jammu and Kashmir, was signed in which year?

Accepted Answer

1846

Answer

1839

Answer

1857

Answer

1947

Question 2

Which writ is issued by a court to secure the release of a person who has been detained unlawfully?

Accepted Answer

Habeas Corpus

Answer

Mandamus

Answer

Certiorari

Answer

Quo-Warranto

Question 3

India shares the 'Radcliffe Line' with which country?

Accepted Answer

Pakistan

Answer

China

Answer

Nepal

Answer

Bhutan

Question 4

The tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on:

Accepted Answer

13 April 1919

Answer

13 March 1919

Answer

15 August 1919

Answer

26 January 1920

Question 5

Which prominent Indian leader died as a result of injuries sustained during a lathi charge while protesting the Simon Commission?

Accepted Answer

Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer

Bipin Chandra Pal

Answer

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer

Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 6

Which state is known as the 'Land of Five Rivers'?

Accepted Answer

Punjab

Answer

Haryana

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Uttarakhand

Question 7

Habeas Corpus literally means:

Accepted Answer

You may have the body

Answer

We command

Answer

To be certified

Answer

By what authority

Question 8

Bhangra and Giddha are energetic folk dances belonging to:

Accepted Answer

Punjab

Answer

Haryana

Answer

Himachal Pradesh

Answer

Uttarakhand

Question 9

The Treaty of Amritsar, under which Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh, was signed in which year?

Accepted Answer

1846

Answer

1819

Answer

1857

Answer

1947

Question 10

Bhangra is a popular folk dance of which Indian state?

Accepted Answer

Punjab

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Rajasthan

Answer

Kerala

Question 11

Which of the following can a court issue for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

Accepted Answer

A writ

Answer

A decree

Answer

An ordinance

Answer

A notification

Question 12

Which of the following writs is regarded as a bulwark of personal freedom against arbitrary detention?

Accepted Answer

Habeas Corpus

Answer

Mandamus

Answer

Quo Warranto

Answer

Certiorari

Question 13

In which city did the tragic Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur on April 13, 1919?

Accepted Answer

Amritsar

Answer

Lahore

Answer

Jalandhar

Answer

Ludhiana

Question 14

Through which mountain pass in Himachal Pradesh does the Satluj River cut through from Tibet into India?

Accepted Answer

Shipki La

Answer

Rohtang Pass

Answer

Bara Lacha La

Answer

Mana Pass

Question 15

Winter precipitation in the plains of Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, crucial for the Rabi wheat crop, is caused by:

Accepted Answer

Western Disturbances

Answer

South-West Monsoon

Answer

Retreating Monsoon

Answer

Local convectional storms

Question 16

The hot, dry, and gusty summer dust winds that blow across the northern plains of India (Punjab, UP, Bihar) in May and June are called:

Accepted Answer

Loo

Answer

Chinook

Answer

Mistral

Answer

Sirocco

Question 17

Saline and alkaline soils, locally designated as 'Usar', 'Reh', or 'Kallar', have developed in canal-irrigated parts of Punjab and Haryana due to:

Accepted Answer

Excessive irrigation causing capillary action of salts to the surface

Answer

Over-grazing by livestock

Answer

Deforestation of Shiwalik hills

Answer

Acid rain from industrial centers

Question 18

The Treaty of Amritsar, which established the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir under Maharaja Gulab Singh, was signed in which year?

Accepted Answer

1846

Answer

1839

Answer

1857

Answer

1860

Question 19

The historic 'Quit Kashmir' movement was launched in May 1946 against Dogra rule by:

Accepted Answer

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah

Answer

Prem Nath Bazaz

Answer

Mirwaiz Yousuf Shah

Answer

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas

Question 20

Ranjit Sagar Dam (Thein Dam), constructed across the Ravi River, lies on the border between Jammu & Kashmir and which neighboring Indian state?

Accepted Answer

Punjab

Answer

Himachal Pradesh

Answer

Haryana

Answer

Uttarakhand

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The Treaty of Amritsar, which created the modern state of Jammu and Kashmir, was signed in which year?

Which writ is issued by a court to secure the release of a person who has been detained unlawfully?

India shares the 'Radcliffe Line' with which country?

The tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on:

Which prominent Indian leader died as a result of injuries sustained during a lathi charge while protesting the Simon Commission?

Which state is known as the 'Land of Five Rivers'?

Habeas Corpus literally means:

Bhangra and Giddha are energetic folk dances belonging to:

The Treaty of Amritsar, under which Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh, was signed in which year?

Bhangra is a popular folk dance of which Indian state?

Which of the following can a court issue for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

Which of the following writs is regarded as a bulwark of personal freedom against arbitrary detention?

In which city did the tragic Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur on April 13, 1919?

Through which mountain pass in Himachal Pradesh does the Satluj River cut through from Tibet into India?

Winter precipitation in the plains of Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, crucial for the Rabi wheat crop, is caused by:

The hot, dry, and gusty summer dust winds that blow across the northern plains of India (Punjab, UP, Bihar) in May and June are called:

Saline and alkaline soils, locally designated as 'Usar', 'Reh', or 'Kallar', have developed in canal-irrigated parts of Punjab and Haryana due to:

The Treaty of Amritsar, which established the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir under Maharaja Gulab Singh, was signed in which year?

The historic 'Quit Kashmir' movement was launched in May 1946 against Dogra rule by:

Ranjit Sagar Dam (Thein Dam), constructed across the Ravi River, lies on the border between Jammu & Kashmir and which neighboring Indian state?

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