Punjab GK Part 5

Which of the following is not a name of Punjab?

(A)   Pentapotamia

(B)   Panchananda

(C)   Parushani

(D)   Sapta sindhu

  Ans. (C)

Ancient Greek historian Megasthenes referred punjab as pentapotamia(the land of five rivers).

In Hindu epic Mahabharata, Punjab is mentioned as panchananda.

Sapt sindhu is mentioned in Rig veda.

 Punjab does not share the border with…

(A)   Pakistan

(B)   Himachal Pradesh

(C)   Rajasthan

(D)   Uttarakhand

  Ans. (D)

Which of the following river does not flow from the present Punjab ?

(A)   Ravi

(B)   Beas

(C)   Jhelum

(D)   Sutlej

  Ans. (C)

Which state located at the south of Punjab?

(A)   Himachal Pradesh

(B)   Jammu and Kashmi

(C)   Haryana

(D)   Pathankot

  Ans. (C)

The shape of today’s Punjab is similar to which of the following geometrical figure?

(A)   Rectangular

(B)   Triangular

(C)   Square

(D)   Polygon

  Ans. (B)

What is the total area of Punjab?

(A)   50,360 sq. Km

(B)   50,362 sq. Km

(C)   50,361 sq. Km

(D)   50,300 sq. Km

  Ans. (B)

 Which is the largest region of Punjab?

(A)   Majha

(B)   Malwa

(C)  Doaba

(D)   All are same

  Ans. (B)

The largest landform of Punjab is

(A)   The kandi

(B)   The alluvial plain

(C)   Plateaus

(D)   Hills

  Ans. (B)

The longest river of Punjab is

(A)   Ravi

(B)   Beas

(C)   Satluj

(D)   Jhelam

  Ans. (C)

Indus water treaty was signed in

(A)   1962

(B)   1960

(C)   1970

(D)   1965

  Ans. (B)

It is signed between Indian pm jawahar lal Nehru and Pakistani president Ayub Khan. 

 According to ‘Indus water treaty’, India can use how much percentage of water of Indus River?

(A)   10%

(B)   15%

(C)   20%

(D)   25%

  Ans. (C)

Which type of crop is wheat?

(A)   Kharif

(B)   Rabi

(C)   Zaid

(D)   None

  Ans. (B)

The crops which are grown in rainy season are called

(A)   Kharif crop

(B)   Seasonal crop

(C)   Zaid crop

(D)   Monsoon crop

  Ans. (A)

Which crop is grown in winter?

(A)   Zaid crop

(B)   Seasonal crop

(C)   Rabi crop

(D)   None

   Ans. (C)

Abohar wildlife sanctuary is famous for which animal?

(A)   One horned rhino

(B)   Black Buck

(C)   Bengal Tigers

(D)   Elephants

  Ans. (B)

How many conservation reserves and community reserves are in punjab?

(A)   2 Conservation reserve and 1 community reserve

(B)   3 Conservation reserve and 2 community reserve

(C)   1 Conservation reserve and 2 community reserve

(D)   2 Conservation reserve and 2 community reserve

  Ans. (C)

The largest wetland of Punjab is

(A)   Harike wetland

(B)   Ropar wetland

(C)   Ranjit sagar wetland

(D)   Nangal wetland

  Ans. (A)

Doaba region fall in between which of the following rivers ?

(A)   ravi and sutlej

(B)   Beas and Sutlej

(C)   Ravi and Jhelum

(D)   Chenab and ravi

  Ans. (B)

What is the ancient name of river satluj?

(A)   Sarusti

(B)   Satlutri

(C)   Vipash

(D)   Asikni

  Ans. (B)

How many wetlands are in Punjab?

(A)   20

(B)   22

(C)   21

(D)   None

  Ans. (C)

Punjab has total 21 wetlands, out of 12 are natural and 9 are man-made.

Which of the following can't be declared by the state government?

(A)   Community reserves

(B)   Conservaton reserves

(C)   Nation park

(D)   Tiger reserve

  Ans. (D)

  

District with highest forest area is

(A)   Gurdaspur

(B)   Hoshiarpur

(C)   Ropar

(D)   Nawanshahr

  Ans. (B)

   

Which of the following is not a perennial (flow water throughout the year) river?

(A)   Satluj

(B)   Ravi

(C)   Ghaggar

(D)   Beas

  Ans. (C)