The following questions and answers of Economy of Punjab objective Questions (Punjab GK mcq) are given below.
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1. Which of the following crops comes under the category of the “Kharif Crop”?
a.Wheat
b. Gram
c. Paddy
d. Barley
Ans. c
2. Which of the following crops is not the “Kharif crop”?
a. Corn or Maize
b. Millet
c. Peanut
d. Mustard
Ans. d
3. Which of the following is the cash-crop in Punjab?
a. Sugarcane
b. Paddy
c. Maize
d. Wheat
Ans. b
4. What percent of the best quality cotton Punjab produces in India
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 40%
d. 50%
Ans. d
5. Maximum productivity of rice is in which district
a. Fatehgarh Sahib
b. Amritsar
c. Jalandhar
d. Hoshiarpur
Ans. a
6. Maximum productivity of wheat is in
a. Jalandhar
b. Moga
c. Faridkot
d. Ludhiana
Ans. d
7. Punjab has the __ position in the matter of urbanization
a. 6th
b. 5th
c. 4th
d. 7th
Ans. b
8. In potato production Punjab is ranked__ in national immunization programme
a. 2nd
b. 3rd
c. 4th
d. 5th
Ans. b
9. What is the Total Population of Punjab according to census 2011.
a. 27704236
b. 25508336
c. 26765837
d. 20696427
Ans. a
10. What is the literacy rate of Punjab according to census 2011.
a. 76.7%
b. 55%
c. 77.4%
d. 90%
Ans. a
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11. What is the Total length of roads in Punjab according to data of 2000?
a. 64352
b. 67258
c. 60368
d. 62877
Ans. a
12. Write the name of district which has highest literacy rate?
a. Hoshiarpur(85.4%)
b. Jalandhar(77.6%)
c. Moga(68%)
d. Phagwara(72.4%)
Ans. a
13. Write the name of district which has lowest literacy rate?
a. Mansa(62.8%)
b. Gurdaspur(73.8%)
c. Moga(68%)
d. SAS Nagar(72.9%)
Ans. a
14. Write the name of two main crops of Punjab?
a. Rice and Potato
b. Maize and Wheat
c. Wheat and Rice
d. Wheat and Corn
Ans. c
15. Write the name of biggest mill of Punjab?
a. Doaba Co-operative mills limited, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar(Nawanshahar)
b. MCML, Mansa
c. Malwa Sugar Mill, Moga
d. State Sugar Mill, Patiala
Ans. a
16. Write the name of smallest Sugar Mill of Punjab
a. Patiala Co-operative Sugar Mill, Rakhra
b. State Sugar Mill, Patiala
c. MCML Sugar Mill, Mansa
d. Malwa Sugar Mill, Moga
Ans. a
17. What is net area of Punjab
a. 80%
b. 92%
c. 83%
d. 90%
Ans. c
18. About how much area of Punjab is under cultivation?
a. 70%
b. 83%
c. 50%
d. 38%
Ans. b
19. Soil n Punjab is divided into how many parts?
a. Four
b. Three
c. Two
d. Five
Ans. b
20. As compared to India’s 23% how much land area a under forest cover in Punjab?
a. 11.5%
b. 2.25%
c. 6.12%
d. None of these
Ans. c
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21. Punjab Gross Area irrigated is:
a. 680 thousand Hectares
b. 580 thousand Hectares
c. 420 thousand Hectares
d. All the above
Ans. a
22. How many Government canals in Punjab:
a. 1134
b. 1344
c. 1108
d. 1088
Ans. a
23. Consumption of Electricity in Punjab:
a. 24192 Million kwh
b. 13144 Million kwh
c. 24044 Million kwh
d. 13044 Million kwh
Ans. a
24. How many working factories in Punjab?
a. 18301
b. 15301
c. 14201
d. 1120
Ans. b
25. Average No. of workers employed in Regd. Working factories:
a. 63142
b. 11234
c. 521337
d. 11818
Ans. c
26. The plains of Punjab are made of:
a. Alluvial soil
b. Red soil
c. Desert soil
d. None of these
Ans. a
27. The soils available in south west region of Punjab are:
a. Desert fact
b. Alluvial soil
c. Red soil
d. None of these
Ans. a
28. What is the percentage of urban population in Punjab
a. 33.9%
b. 43.9%
c. 29.5%
d. 22.3%
Ans. a
29. Punjab produces?
a. 60% of India’s wheat
b. 40% of India’s rice
c. both a and b
d. none of these
Ans. c
30. Punjab consumes what percentage of fertilizer consumption of India?
a. 9%
b. 8%
c. 6%
d. 4%
Ans. a
31. What is per hectare fertilizer consumption of India?
a. 196kg
b. 186kg
c. 199kg
d. 166kg
Ans. a
32. What percent of cropped area is covered with wheat?
a. 29.6%
b. 28.9%
c. 22.4%
d. 30.5%
Ans. a
33. What percent of cropped area is covered with pulses?
a. 18.8%
b. 19.8%
c. 18.7%
d. 14.5%
Ans. b
34. What percent of cropped area is covered with cotton?
a. 9.6%
b. 7.7%
c. 6.5%
d. 2.2%
Ans. a
35. Oil seed production divided in 2007-2008 mainly due to?
a. Decrease in its area
b. Decrease in its production
c. Both a and b
d. none of these
Ans. a
36. Punjab’s maximum contribution of wheat in the central pool in 2007-2008?
a. 61%
b. 81%
c. 101%
d. 91%
Ans. a
37. Punjab’s contribution of rice in the central pool in 2007-2008?
a. 28%
b. 66%
c. 84%
d. 24%
Ans. a
38. Punjab leads in the production of which citrus fruit?
a. Kinnow
b. Lemon
c. Orange
d. None of these
Ans. a
39. How many Sugar mills are there in Punjab?
a. 14
b. 13
c. 18
d. 15
Ans. a
40. What percent of the best quality cotton Punjab produces in India?
a. 70%
b. 60%
c. 40%
d. 20%
Ans. a
41. Where is the biggest restle milk plant situated?
a. Moga
b. Jalandhar
c. Sirajpur
d. Ludhiana
Ans. a
42. In which year operation flood launched?
a. 196
b. 180
c. 1975
d. 1985
Ans. a
43. What is operation flood related to?
a. Milk production
b. Water production
c. Electricity production
d. None of these
Ans. a
44. How much percentage of power of Punjab’s consumption is produced by Ropar thermal Power Plant?
a. 27%
b. 28%
c. 30%
d. 40%
Ans. a
45. On which river is the Ropar thermal Power Plant located?
a. Satluj
b. Beas
c. Ravi
d. None of these
Ans. a
46. Where is Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power Plant located?
a. Bhatinda
b. Jalandhar
c. Ludhiana
d. None of these
Ans. a
47. Who is the finance end Planning minister of Punjab?
a. S.Parminder Singh Dhindsa
b. Sikander Maluka
c. Both a and b
d. Nne of these
Ans. a
48. Urban population percentage in Punjab:
a. 33.9%
b. 49.3%
c. 43.4%
d. 44.8
Ans. a
49. National food for Security Mission was introduced in the State during?
a. 2007-2008
b. 2009-10
c. 2010-2011
d. 2011-12
Ans. a
50. Total Area under the Canal irrigation in Punjab is?
a. 30.4%
b. 40.4%
c. 55.4%
d. 54.5%
Ans. a
51. What percent of Area under agriculture is irrigated by tubewells in Punjab?
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 100%
Ans. a
52. The per capita availability of milk in the state is?
a. 845 gms
b. 945 gms
c. 1045 gms
d. 745 gms
Ans. a
53. Punjab produces of the total product of milk in country?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 40%
d. 50%
Ans. a
54. What percent of the total population reside in Rural Area of Punjab?
a. 66.1%
b. 44.1%
c. 55.8%
d. 61.1%
Ans. a
55. What type of occupations are in the villages of Punjab?
a. carpenters
b. weavers
c. sweepers
d. all the above
Ans. d
56. Commercial cities of Punjab were:
a. Sunam
b. Sultanpur
c. Kangra
d. All the above
Ans. d
57. According to census 2011 Punjab recorded deccaded growth rate is:
a. 13.73%
b. 12.34%
c. 15.4%
d. None of these
Ans. a
58. Back Bone of Punjab is :
a. Ravi
b. Ghaggar
c. Beas
d. Satluj
Ans. d
59. Biggest factory of fertilizers in Punjab:
a. Nangal
b. Phagwara
c. Jalandhar
d. Moga
Ans. a
60. Phagwara is famous for:
a. Industry of cloth
b. Industry of sugar
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Ans. c
61. Which is among the following is famous for Haugary things?
a. Phagwara
b. Kapurthala
c. Ludhiana
d. Jalandhar
Ans. c
62. How much wheat is export to other countries from Punjab?
a. 1500 quintal
b. 21000 quintal
c. 200 Lakh quintal
d. 111500 quintal
Ans. c
63. Which industry in Mohali famous:
a. watches
b. tractors
c. biscuits
d. electrical
Ans. b
64. Where combines manufactured?
a. Dhariwal
b. Bhogpur
c. Bhadso
d. Nangal
Ans. c
65. Which city of Punjab is most industrial city?
a. Ludhiana
b. Kapurthala
c. Phagwara
d. Fatehgarh
Ans. a
66. Punjab leads in:
a. Highest per capital income
b. Highest cropping intensity
c. Highest Net Area Irrigation
d. All of above
Ans. d
67. Secondary Sector of Punjab is:
a. Industry
b. Energy
c. Electricity
d. All of above
Ans.d
68. During green revolution what percentage of wheat with a yield was in Punjab?
a. 46.93 qtl.
b. 47.88 qtl.
c. 93.4 qtl.
d. 22.45 qtl.
Ans. a
69. Gross State Domestic Product at constant price for 2010-11 was:
a. 148069 crore
b. 198069 crore
c. 208099 crore
d. All the above
Ans. a
70. GSDP from the secondary sector which coves the manufacturing growth rate is:
a. 6.93%
b. 5.93%
c. 4.93%
d. 5.64%
Ans. a
71. The share of agriculture is GSDP in 2010-11 is:
a. 15.47%
b. 16.43%
c. 14.39%
d. 15.93%
Ans. a
72. Share of Primary Sector in the state GDP is:
a. 21.14%
b. 22.44%
c. 45.44%
d. 15.33%
Ans. a
73. Share of Secondary sector in the state GDP is:
a. 30.88%
b. 28.44%
c. 15.44%
d. 25.08%
Ans. a
74. The share of territory Sector of Economy in the State GDP:
a. 44.98%
b. 24.44%
c. 35.44%
d. 95.3%
Ans. a
75. How much percentage of kinnow is produced in Punjab?
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 80%
Ans. a
76. Gross area sown is:
a. 7912000 hectare
b. 772400 hectare
c. 66189 hectare
d. none of these
Ans. a
77. Crops arranged according to Area wise:
a. 1st wheat
b. 2nd Rice
c. 3rd Cotton
d. All the above correct
Ans. d
78. Crops arranged according to production wise are;
a. 1st Wheat
b. 2nd Rice
c. Cotton
d. All the above
Ans. d
79. Presently Punjab area under cultivation is:
a. 41.58 Lakhs hectare
b. 41.77 Lakhs hectare
c. 51.88 Lakhs hectare
d. All the above
Ans. a
80. Two methods to irrigate the land is:
a. Tubewells(73%)
b. Canals(27%)
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Ans. c
81. Citrus fruit estates are:
a. Fazilka
b. Thaliwala
c. Bhunga
d. All the above
Ans. d
82. Grape estates are:
a. Maur Mandi
b. Gobind garh
c. Hoshiarpur
d. None of these
Ans. a
83. Presently, total installed capacity for electric power generation in the state is:
a. 4878 MW
b. 3898 MW
c. 7344 MW
d. None of these
Ans. a
84. The source of Power supply:
a. Punjab’s own Hydro and thermal power project 52%(3620MW)
b. Common pool projects(25%)
c. Central Government Projects(23%)
d. All the above
Ans. a
85. How much cows are in Punjab?
a. 32 Lakh
b. 52 Lakh
c. 68 Lakh
d. None of these
Ans. a
86. How much buffaloes are in Punjab?
a. 68 Lakh
b. 32 Lakh
c. 70 Lakh
d. 15 Lakh
Ans. a
87. Main occupations of Punjab are:
a. heathes
b. phulakrii
c. work hard
d.All of these
Ans. d
88. During 2011-12 what units were in Punjab of Large and Medium Scale Industries?
a. 425
b. 525
c. 630
d. 421
Ans. a
89. Small scale industries units in Punjab was in 2010-11:
a. 168000
b. 20000
c. 144445
d. 167789
Ans. a
90. Employment is generated by small scale industries is:
a. 10.20 lac person
b. 9.20 lac person
c. 11.23 lac person
d. none of these
Ans. a
91. Sugar mills in Punjab are:
a. Batala
b.Gurdaspur
c. Phagwara
d. Bhogpur
Ans. a
92. One of the silent features of the sugar industry is:
a. out of the 14 mills, 12 are in the co—operative sectors and only2 are privately owned
b. out of the 14 mills, 13 are in the co-operative sector and only 1 is privately owned
c. both a and b
d. none of these
Ans. a
93. Biggest co-operative Sugar mill at:
a. Morinda
b. Bathinda
c. Phagwara
d. None of these
Ans. a
94. Daily crushing capacity of Morinda Sugar Mill is:
a. 4.000 tonnes of sugarcane
b. 5.000 tonnes of sugarcane
c. 3.000 tonnes of sugarcane
d. none of these
Ans. a
95. What is the rank of Punjab in Dairy Industry?
a. Top rank
b. Second rank
c. Fourth rank
d. none of these
Ans. a
96. The best quality of cotton produces by state is:
a. 70%
b. 80%
c. 90%
d. 4%
Ans. a
97. Employees in Public sector in Punjab?
a. 324850
b. 462816
c. 146550
d. All of the above
Ans. b
98. Employees were in private sector is:
a. 324850
b. 462816
c. 146550
d. none of these
Ans. a
99. Agro Industrial policy was made in:
a. 2009
b. 2010
c. 2011
d. 2008
Ans. a
100. Serva Shiksha Abhiyan started in:
a. 2000-1
b. 2002-03
c. 2004-05
d. 2005-06
Ans. a
101. The biggest plant in the state with the processing capacity of milk is:
a. 435 thousand litre
b. 342 thousand litre
c. 356 thousand litre
d. 905 thousand litre
Ans. a
102. Operation flood was launched to initiate and organize co-operatives in:
a. 1969-70
b. 1968-69
c. 1977-78
d. 1948-49
Ans. a
103. The total energy of the state is provided by the Ropar Thermal Plant is:
a. 38%
b. 48%
c. 27%
d. 50%
Ans. c
104. Punjab shares the power generated from the Bhakhra Nangal Complex is about:
a. 51%
b. 71%
c. 91%
d. 81%
Ans. a
105. The total energy sold was consumed by the Industry and Agriculture Sectors during 2004-05 was:
a. 50.6%
b. 66.29%
c. 78.4%
d. none of these
Ans. b
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