Tag: physical features of the punjab and their influence on it's history

Questions Related to physical features of the punjab and their influence on it's history

Punjab is situated on the ________ frontiers of India.

  1. North- Eastern

  2. South -Eastern

  3. North- Western

  4. South- Western


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Punjab is a northwestern state in India. It is borderd by Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. It was called the land of seven rivers during the Vedic age. It is the heart of India’s Sikh community and known for the Golden temple which is a major pilgrimage site.

After partition of India, the Eastern part of Punjab became________________ province of the present Indian Republic.

  1. South- East Frontier

  2. South- West Frontier

  3. North- East Frontier

  4. North- West Frontier


Correct Option: D

Under the Indo- Bactrian and Indo-Parthian rulers, Punjab was a separate kingdom and ______ was its capital.

  1. Sakala

  2. Kandhar

  3. Kabul

  4. Amritsar


Correct Option: A

Who called the region between the Indus and Beas foothills to Panchnada as Tsekai?

  1. Fahien

  2. Hieun Tsang

  3. Marco Polo

  4. Alberuni


Correct Option: B

Sapta Sindhu, Panchnada, Braham Vrata, Pentapotamia, Taki, Tsekai are the ancient names of  _________. 

  1. Haryana

  2. Punjab

  3. Awadh

  4. Bengal


Correct Option: B

During the  Mughal Period Punjab was divided into two provinces-________________.

  1. Sindh and Lahore

  2. Sindh and Multan

  3. Rawalpindi and Multan

  4. Lahore and Multan


Correct Option: D

What was Punjab called during the Vedic- Age?

  1. Land of five rivers

  2. Land of six rivers

  3. Land of seven rivers

  4. Land of ten rivers


Correct Option: C

Which of the following rivers flow through Punjab situated in Pakistan which is now known as the West Punjab?

  1. Ravi

  2. Chenab

  3. Jhelum

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C

What was Punjab called during the Ramayana and the Mahabharata period?

  1. Panch Sindhu

  2. Pachnada

  3. Mahanada

  4. Saptanada


Correct Option: B

What did Greek historians call Punjab in ancient past?

  1. Panchnada

  2. Pentapotamia

  3. Tsekai

  4. Taki


Correct Option: B