Formation of the State of Punjab

Q. What does 'PEPSU' stand for?

1. Patiala and East Punjab States Union
2. Punjab and East Punjab States Union
3. Patiala and East Punjab Students Union
4. Punjab and East Punjab Students Union

Q.

What were the rivers of Jehlum and Chenab called as during ancient times?

1. Askini and Vipasa
2. Askini and Vitasta
3. Vitasta and Askini
4. Vitasta and Vipasa

Q. On 1 November, 1966, the state of was divided into Punjab and Haryana, while the hilly regions of Punjab were merged with Himachal Pradesh.

1. PEPSU
2. United Punjab
3. Patiala

Q. In 1966 United Punjab was split to form which of the following states?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. Lahore

Q. Punjab was given different names by different groups of people. The Greeks referred to Punjab as .

1. Pentapotamia
2. Tak Pradesh
3. Tak Shahar

Q. Which of the following princely states were a part of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU)?

1. Phaltan
2. Kolhapur
3. Nabha
4. Kapurthala

Q. What does PEPSU stand for?

1. Pathankot and East Patiala States Union
2. Patiala and East Pathankot States Union
3. Pathankot and East Punjab States Union
4. Patiala and East Punjab States Union

Q. Who was the Sikh warrior and commander of the Khalsa army that defeated the Mughals in 1709?

1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
2. Banda Singh Bahadur
3. Maharana Pratap Singh
4. Maharaja Harogobind Singh

Q. The Punjab state which we see presently was formed in which year?

1. 1966
2. 1948
3. 1849
4. 1760

Q. Assertion [A]: The majority of the people in Punjab follow the Sikh religion.

Reason [R]: Banda Singh Bahadur, a Sikh warrior and a commander of the Khalsa army, defeated the Mughals in 1709.

1. Both A and R are correct
2. Both A and R are incorrect
3. A is correct but R is incorrect
4. A is incorrect but A is correct

Q. Choose the correct option based on the statements given below.

Statement 1: Maharaja Ranjit Singh defeated the Mughals in 1709 to establish control over Punjab.

Statement 2: The Patiala and East Punjab States Union(PEPSU) was formed in the year 1948.

1. Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect.
2. Statement 2 is correct and Statement 1 is incorrect.
3. Both statements are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation.
4. Both statements are correct but Statement 2 is the incorrect explanation for statement 1.

Q. In Puranas, Punjab was mentioned as Panchand and Pentapotamia, the name was given by ______.

1. Aryans
2. Dravidians
3. Greeks
4. Persians

Q. Among the below given statements, select the option(s) that provide incorrect information about the formation of the state of Punjab.

1. Post-independence, 50% of land area of undivided Punjab became part of India while the rest merged with Pakistan.
2. Around nine princely states of Punjab was merged to form the Patiala and East Punjab States Federation (PEPSF).
3. As per the recommendations of the Shah Commission, the state of PEPSF was renamed as United Punjab in 1956.
4. On 1 November, 1966, United Punjab was split into Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh along linguistic lines.

Q. Select six of the eight princely states of Punjab that were merged together to form PEPSU in 1948.

1. Patiala
2. Kapurthala
3. Faridkot
4. Malerkotla
5. Nabha
6. Jind
7. Amritsar
8. Moga

Q. What was the Capital of PEPSU?

1. Amritsar
2. Pathankot
3. Patiala
4. Jalandhar

Q. The word 'Punjab' literally translates to the "land of the _______ rivers".

1. two
2. four
3. five
4. three

Q. What did the Greeks once call Punjab?

1. Tak Pradesh
2. Pentapotamia
3. Pericles
4. Theophilus