General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Q.1 The present Chief Minister of Punjab represents which constituency in the
Punjab Legislative Assembly?
A Sangrur constituency B Sunam constituency
C Dirba constituency D Dhuri constituency

Q.2 Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

A Rajiv Kumar B Sukhbir Singh Sandhu
C Arun Goel D Sunil Arora

Q.3 The Gaza Strip is situated on the eastern coast of the following:
A Indian Ocean B Mediterranean Sea
C Pacific Ocean D Black Sea

Q.4 Simon Harris became youngest Prime Minister of which country?

A France B Finland
C Australia D Ireland

Q.5 ‘Billie Jean King Cup’ is associated with which sports?

A Cricket B Tennis
C Table - Tennis D Squash

Q.6 The following is the first female president of the Indian Olympic Association.
A Mary Kom B Karnam Malleswari
C P T Usha D Anju George

Q.7 The Tradition of the ‘Olympic Torch Relay’ was started in which Olympic
Games?
A 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam B 1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin
C 1908 Summer Olympics, London D 1948 Summer Olympics, London

Q.8 Which of the following Air Pollutants is the main component of Photochemical
Smog?
A Nitrous Oxide B Carbon Monoxide
C Ozone D Sulphur Dioxide

Q.9 Which one is the 28th State of India?

A Uttarakhand B Goa
C Jharkhand D Chhattisgarh

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Q.10 Which of the following renounced his Knighthood in protest against the
Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
A Rabindranath Tagore B Mahatma Gandhi
C Mohammed Ali Jinnah D None of the above

Q.11 The process of the unification of Punjab was started by Ranjit Singh with the
occupation of Lahore. He captured Lahore from which of the following Misls:
A Nakai Misl B Ahluwalia Misl
C Bhangi Misl D Sukerchakia Misl

Q.12 Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’?

A Raja Lalith Rai B Balram Naidu
C Prithviraj Kapoor D Dhundiraj Govind Phalke

Q.13 After US Dollar which of the following Currencies has largest weightage in
determining the value of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)?
A Chinese Yuan B Japanese Yen
C British Pound D Euro

Q.14 GIFT NIFTY is the first cross-border initiative in connecting the capital
markets of the following country and India.
A America B France
C Singapore D USA

Q.15 Indian Robot namely ‘Vyom Mitra’ was developed by the following:
A Indian Space Research Organisation B Defence Research and Development
(ISRO) Organisation (DRDO)
C Tata Institute of Fundamental D Centre for Development of Advanced
Research (TIFR) Computing ,Pune(C-DAC Pune)

Q.16 United Nations has decided to celebrate the International Day for Biological
Diversity annually on:
A 22nd April B 22nd May
C 22nd January D 22nd June

Q.17 Which country hosted the 19th ‘African Ministerial Conference’ on the
Environment?
A Kenya B Ethiopia
C Nigeria D Gabon

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Q.18 What is the other pen name of Munshi Premchand?
A Dhanpat Rai B Nawab Rai
C Gopal Sharma D Prem Das

Q.19 National Animal of India is:

A Elephant B Zebra
C Royal Bengal Tiger D Camel

Q.20 The new logo of Twitter after replacing the iconic blue coloured bird logo is:
A Emoji B Tesla Car
C English Alphabet ‘X’ D None of the above

Q.21 When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas karamchand
Gandhi?
A 1946 B 1939
C 1942 D 1940

Q.22 Who was the only Lok Sabha speaker to have become the President of India?
A Neelam Sanjiva Reddy B Zail Singh
C V V Giri D S. Radhakrishnan

Q.23 In which sport did India won the most Medals at the Asian Games 2023?
A Athletics B Archery
C Shooting D Wrestling

Q.24 The state tree of Punjab is:

A Neem B Peepal
C Banyan D Shisham

Q.25 The country’s first cable-stayed rail bridge is:

A Vikramshila Setu B Anji Khad Bridge
C Vembanad Rail Bridge D Mahatma Gandhi Bridge

Q.26 An investment option enabling you to invest in the bonds of Public Sector
Companies through one investment.
A India Bond ETF B Junk Bond ETF
C Desi Bond ETF D Bharat Bond ETF

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Q.27 As per a Recent Government Data, Half of India’s migrant population works in
Countries of which Bloc?
A Association of Southeast Asian B Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Nations (ASEAN) Countries (OPEC)
C South Asian Association of Regional D Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Cooperation (SAARC)

Q.28 The name of the digital project funded by Google to map the language diversity
of India is called:
A Project Vaani B Project Bharat
C Project Echo D Project Inimai

Q.29 Number of the seats in Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies and the Delhi
assembly reserved for women under Women's Reservation Bill 2023 or Nari
Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.
A Two-third B One-fourth
C One-third D None of the above

Q.30 Popularly used term ‘NEP 2020’ refers to:

A National Election Policy B National Education Policy
C New Education Policy D National Electoral Policy

Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability

Q.31 A sum of Rs.5000 was borrowed by Sham for 2 years at Interest of 4%
compounded annually, Find the compound interest.
A 500 B 400
C 408 D 450

Q.32 A hockey Team won 30 matches. If the percentage of winning is 20%, Find the
number of matches played by the team.
A 100 B 150
C 200 D 120

Q.33 100 metre long train has speed 36 km/h. In how much times it will cross a
person who stands on railway platform?
A 8 seconds B 12 seconds
C 10 Seconds D 15 seconds

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Q.34 Sham moves 15m in North direction and then turns to west and moves 10m and
then turns to South and moves 5m and then turns East and moves 10m. In
which direction Sham is from the starting point?
A East B West
C North D South

Q.35 Two numbers are in the ratio of 3:4, If their Highest Common Factor (HCF) is
four, Find out their Least Common Multiple (LCM).
A 48 B 43
C 36 D 24

Q.36 Harmeet, Aman and Rajat invested Rs 8000, Rs 4000, and Rs 8000 respectively
in business. Harmeet left after 6 months. If after 8 months there was a gain of
Rs 4005 then what will be the share of Aman.
A Rs 890 B Rs 1335
C Rs 1602 D Rs 1780

Q.37 Area of a square is equal to the area of a rectangle whose sides are 27cm and
12cm. Find the side of square.
A 12 cm B 16 cm
C 18 cm D 14 cm

Q.38 If METHOD is written as LFSINE, how will DEPOT be written in that code?
A EFQPU B CFOPS
C CDOPS D EDQPU

Q.39 Seema is Rashmi’s sister and Madhu’s daughter who is Rekha’s sister. Deepti is
Mukesh’s daughter and Ballo’s sister. Ravi is Rashmi’s father and Mukesh is
Madhu’s brother in law then:
Mukesh is Rekha’s
A Father B Brother
C Husband D Brother-in -law

Q.40 The ratio of two numbers is 3:8 and their difference is 115. Then the smaller of
the two numbers is:
A 184 B 194
C 69 D 59

Q.41 Complete the series:

5,6,7,11,19,28
A 41 B 47
C 55 D 59

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Q.42 Find the word which is different from the following lead word:
DELIGHTFUL
A FLIGHT B THEFT
C LIGHTED D FLUID

Q.43 Find the pair of words which is different from the other three pair of words.
A Light - Heavy B Broad - Wide
C Big - Large D Tiny - Small

Q.44 Find out the choice which has same relationship as in the following pair:
Customer: Purchaser
A Student: Scholar B Watchman: Safety
C Robber : Police D Physician : Doctor

Q.45 Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence:

1. Sun 2. Rain 3. Child 4. Rainbow 5. Happy
A 2,1,4,3,5 B 3,2,1,4,5
C 2,1,3,4,5 D 4,5,1,3,2

English
Q.46 Choose the past participle of ‘do’.
A Does B Done
C Did D Doing

Q.47 Choose the correct spellings:

A Crescograph B Crsecograph
C Crsgraph D Crossgraph

Q.48 The Indirect speech of:

He said, “Man is Mortal”.
A He says that man is mortal. B He tells that man is mortal.
C He said that man is immortal. D He said that Man is mortal.

Q.49 Antonyms of ‘Exonerate’ is:

A Release B Convict
C Reject D Admit

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Q.50 The passive form of:
‘Kindly grant me leave’.
A You are requested not to grant me B You are said to give me leave.
leave.
C You are says for my leave. D You are requested to grant me leave.

Q.51 Fill the blank with suitable word:

She has an ______ nature.
A Amiable B Amicable
C Aminent D Eminent

Q.52 Fill in the blanks with suitable idiom

This house is an------------between two brothers.
A An eye wash B All in all
C On the cards D Apple of discord

Q.53 Pick out the most effective word to fill in the blank:
A new shop ______ started in this building since last week.
A Is B Would be
C Has been D Have been

Q.54 The term ‘syntax’ is related to:

A Syllables B Sentence structure
C Word meaning D Sound system

Q.55 What do you mean by ‘delude'?

A Deluge B Deceive
C Inundate D None of the above

Q.56 Choose appropriate ‘Adverb' form of kind.

A Kind B Kindness
C Kindly D None of the above

Q.57 The plural form of ‘Shelf'.

A Shelfs B Shelvies
C Shelves D Shels

Q.58 Choose abstract noun of the following sentence:

Soldiers are known for their bravery.
A Bravery B Known
C Soldiers D Their

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Q.59 Synonym of ‘ Narcissism’ is
A Unpleasant behaviour B Rude Behaviour
C Self condemnation D Self admiration

Q.60 Correct the following sentence:

Hardly does the sun rise when stars disappeared
A Hardly have the sun rose when stars B Hardly had the sun risen when stars
disappeared. disappeared.
C Hardly did the sun rose when stars D Hardly the sun rose when stars
disappeared. disappeared.

pMjwbI
Q.61 hyTw id`qy SbdW iv`coN Su`D Sbd cuxoN:
A syhq B ishq
C shq D shyq

Q.62 ‘SrDwlU’ Sbd iv`c pCyqr ikhVw hY:

A lU B DwlU
C rDwlU D Sr

Q.63 ‘inh`Qw’ Sbd dw ivroDI Sbd:

A h`Qlw B frpok
C bhwdur D hiQAwrbMd

Q.64 auh ivAkqI ijs dy Cy auglW hox:

A bhu-auglW B iCAWg
C CWgw D v`D auglW

Q.65 Kqrw mu`l lYxw, ArQ dw Fukvw muhwvrw cuxo:

A AxAweI mOq mrnw B Awvw aUq jwxw
C AlK mukwauxI D A`g nwl Kyfxw

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Q.66 ‘mYN’ pVnwv dI ikhVI iksm hY?
A purK vwck pVnWv B pRSn vwck pVnWv
C AinScy vwck pVnWv D inScy vwck pVnWv

Q.67 ‘AwQx’ Sbd dw smwnArQk Sbd hY:

A svyr B pRBwq
C dupihry D iqrkwlW

Q.68 hyT id`qy icMnw iv`coN ivsimk icMn cuxo:

A ? B !
C [ D :-

Q.69 auh QW ij`Qy GoVy b`Jdy hox:

A vwVw B AKwVw
C qbylw D C`pr

Q.70 hyT id`qy SbdW iv`coN Su`D Sbd cuxoN:

A suMGxw B suMgxw
C isMGxw D suMgnw

Q.71 jogI Sbd dw ivroDI Sbd hY:

A rogI B BogI
C cor D swDU

Q.72 ijhVy SbdW dI vrqoN krqw dI QW qy huMdI hY aus nUM kI kihMdy hn:
A sMbMD vwck pVnWv B in`j vwck pVnWv
C pRSn vwck pVnWv D inscy vwck pVnWv

Q.73 A`KrW dI Avwj dUhrI krn leI iks lgwKr dI vrqoN kIqI jWdI hY?
A kMnw B A`Dk
C it`pI D lwvW

Q.74 ‘au`lU’ Sbd dw iesqrI ilMg cuxo:

A au`lI B au`lxI
C qOrI D bqOrI

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Q.75 hyT id`qy SbdW iv`coN bhuvcn cuxo:
A muMfw B dosq
C kuVIAW D AmrUd

Q.76 pMjwbI dy nwskI ivAMjn dIAW audwhrnw hn:

A C,q B D, p
C e,k D n, m

Q.77 iks swDn rwhI BwSw nUM ilKqI rUp id`qw jWdw hY?
A ivAwkrx B ArQ boD
C vrnmwlw D il`pI

Q.78 a, A, e nUM C`f ky bwkI 32 A`Kr hn:

A svr B ivAMjn
C du`q A`Kr D lgwKr

Q.79 pMjwbI dI au`p bolI puAwDI ik`Qy bolI jWdI hY?

A pitAwlw-ropV B luiDAwxw- mogw
C jlMDr- iProjpur D AimRqsr-lwhOr

Q.80 ‘kwlw’ Sbd hY:

A nWv B pVnWv
C ikirAw D ivSySx

Q.81 hyT ilKy muhwvry iv`coN Su`D muhwvrw cuxo:

A au`nI vIh dw Prk hoxw B au`nI ie`kI dw Prk hoxw
C GoVy vyc ky roxw D gDyy vyc ky soxw

Q.82 ijs swl mIh G`t pYx, ausnUM kihMdy hn:

A fobU B AOV
C bMjr D hwV

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Q.83 ‘kmjor’ Sbd iv`c mUl Sbd ikhVw hY?
A km B k
C jor D mjor

Q.84 hyT id`qy SbdW iv`coN smWsI Sbd cuxo:

A aupdySk B AiDAwpk
C rwStrpqI D KuSiksmq

Q.85 iks lg-mwqrw dw koeI icMn nhIN huMdw?

A kMnw B mukqw
C ishwrI D knOVw

Q.86 sMiKAw vwck ikirAw ivSySx cuxo:

A GVI- muVI B bhuq qyj
C ieDr- auDr D prsoN

Q.87 ‘swlw’ dw iesqrI ilMg d`so:

A swlI B swlyhwr
C A Aqy B dovyN D auprokq koeI vI nhI

Q.88 bhuq sohxw Pu`l hY[

auprokq vwk iv`c iks iksm dw ivSySx hY?
A pirmwx vwck ivSySx B inScy vwck ivSySx
C pVnWvI ivSySx D guxvwck ivSySx

Q.89 rwm ny cwkU nwl syb k`itAw, vwk iv`coN krn kwrk cuxo:
A rwm B cwkU
C syb D k`itAw

Q.90 pMjwbI iv`c du`q A`Kr hn:

A a/A/e B X/l/V
C h/r/v D p/P/b

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 ICT
Q.91 Who is known as ‘Father of Computers’?
A Alan Turing B Steve Jobs
C John von Neumann D Charles Babbage

Q.92 Which type of memory is non-volatile and retains data even when the power is
turned off?
A Read only Memory (ROM) B Random Access Memory (RAM)
C Cache Memory D Virtual Memory

Q.93 Which component of the CPU holds instructions waiting to be executed?

A Control Unit B Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
C Registers D Cache Memory

Q.94 How many bits make a byte?

A 4 B 8
C 16 D 32

Q.95 Which protocol is commonly used for sending and receiving emails?
A FTP B HTTP
C TCP D SMTP

Q.96 Which software is used to create and edit text documents?

A Photoshop B Microsoft Word
C Adobe Illustrator D InDesign

Q.97 Which function in presentation software allows for the creation of custom slide
layout and formatting?
A Slide Master B Design Templates
C Slide Transition D SmartArt

Q.98 Which of the following is not a function in MS Excel spreadsheet?

A HYPERLINK B MIN
C AVG D COUNTIF

Q.99 The following is a useful tool that creates a batch of documents personalized for
each recipient by merging main document with data source.
A Track Change B Indentation
C Page Margin D Mail Merge

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Q.100 Which emerging technology aims to allow devices to connect and communicate
with each other over the internet without human intervention?
A Quantum Computing B 5G Technology
C IoT (Internet of Things) D Nanotechnology

Punjab History and Culture

Q.101 The ancient Vedic name of Punjab was:
A Saptha Sindhu B Panchnada
C Pentapotamia D Indus

Q.102 The dockyard was found in which of the following sites of Indus valley
civilization?
A Chanhudaro B Lothal
C Kalibangan D Banawali

Q.103 The ancient city of Harappa was built on the bank of the following river
A Ravi B Satluj
C Kosi D None of the above

Q.104 Who established the rule of Lodhi dynasty?

A Behlol Khan Lodhi B Ibrahim Lodhi
C Daulat Khan Lodhi D Sikandar Lodhi

Q.105 Who was the author of the famous patriotic song ‘Pagri Sambhal Jatta’?
A Rajguru B Bhagat Singh
C Banke Dayal D Ajit Singh

Q.106 The first Anglo – Sikh war resulted in the treaty of Lahore in the year:
A In March, 1849 AD B In March, 1843 AD
C In March,1846 AD D In March, 1835 AD

Q.107 The name of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s eldest son was:

A Kharak Singh B Mehar Singh
C Dilip Singh D Chet Singh

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Q.108 Adi Granth Sahib was compiled by the following in 1604 AD:
A Bhai Gurdas Ji B Baba Buddha Ji
C Guru Arjan Dev Ji D Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Q.109 Guru Nanak Dev Ji Started the third ‘Udasi’ from the following place:
A Sialkot B Kiratpur Sahib
C Sri Amritsar Sahib D Pakpattan

Q.110 Who annexed Punjab in the British empire?

A Lord Curzon B Lord Dalhousie
C Lord Vasilija D Lord Mountbatten

Q.111 In which language were the Mughal court Chronicles written?

A Sanskrit B Hindi
C Urdu D Persian

Q.112 Who was the first preceptor to give ‘Bhakti’ the status of philosophy?
A Ramanuj B Ballavacharya
C Sankaracharya D All of the above

Q.113 Satnami movement was founded in 1543 by the following:

A Guru Ram Das B Shiv Sagar
C Guru Teg Bahadur D Birbhan

Q.114 Amir Khusro was disciple of which Sufi saint?

A Khwaja Moinuddin chisti B Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia
C Sheikh Hamiduddin Naguri D Sheikh Kutubuddin Bakhtiyar

Q.115 What is called Shaivism in the Bhakti Movement?

A Nayanar B Wali
C Bodhisattva D Alvar

Q.116 The Silver coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri was called:
A Tankah B Rupiya
C Mohar D Dinar

Q.117 Shiv Kumar Batalvi is known as:

A Birha Da Raja B Birha Da Maharaja
C Birha Da Sultan D None of the above

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Q.118 When was the resolution of complete Independence or ‘Poorna Swaraj’
passed?
A 31st December, 1929 B 15th August, 1947
C 26th January, 1930 D 15th August ,1857

Q.119 The Sikh guru who was martyred at the time of Jahangir.
A Guru Angad Dev Ji B Guru Amar Das Ji
C Guru Arjan Dev Ji D Guru Ram Das Ji

Q.120 The following Gadhri/Gadhris was/were martyred in Punjab in 19th

February, 1916 movement.
A Kartar Singh Sarabha B Jagat Singh
C Vishnu Ganesh Pingle D All of the above

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