Economy of Punjab Flashcards

1
Q

Match the following Acc to GSDP of Punjab in 2022-2023?

1.primary A. 25.15%
2.Secondary. B. 45.91%
3.Tertiary. C. 28.94%

A

1C-2A-3B

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2
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Match the following Money expected to generate in Punjab (2023-2024)?

1.State Own Tax. A.25%
2.Public Debt except. B. 11%
ways & Means Advance
3.State own Non-Tax
revenue. c.27%
4.Grant-in-Aid from Center. D.4%

A

1C-2A-3D-4B

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3
Q

The largest Component in Punjab Tax comes from ?

A

GST

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4
Q

Which district has the highest per capita income as per 2016-2017 data of Punjab economic survey 2019-2020 ?

A

Roopnagar

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5
Q

14th Finance Commission in its recommendations has fixed the share of Punjab in central taxes at ?

A

1.577%

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6
Q

Punjab government has brought in a new tax for income payees in the year of 2018-2019 is ?

A

Development tax

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7
Q

Which is true ?
1. The cropping intensity of Punjab is 189.7% with 99% of the cultivable area being under assured irrigation.
2. Punjab ranks 7th in the gross producer of Wheat in the world.
3. The market surplus of rice is 2nd only to Thailand.

A

All True

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8
Q

Operation Flood launched in Punjab in 1969-70 is ?

A

Concerned with milk

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9
Q

Which is the major occupation in Punjab ?

A

Farming

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10
Q

National Food security Mission was introduced in Punjab in ?

A

2007-2008

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11
Q

What was introduced in Punjab during Green revolution ?

A

HYV seeds

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12
Q

Over the last decade, Punjab hs achieved least growth in employment generation in ?

A

Primary Sector

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13
Q

Match the Following area wise ?

1.First. A.Rice
2.Second. B.Maize
3.Third C.Wheat
4.Fourth. D.Cotton

A

1C-2A-3D-4B

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14
Q

Match the following Production Wise ?

1.First A.Wheat
2.Second B.Rice
3.Third C.Sugarcane
4.Fourth D.Cotton

A

1A-2B-3C-4D

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15
Q

Which is dubbed as a Miracle as ?

A

IR8

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16
Q

Sluggish Growth in agriculture in punjab is due to ?

A

1.Per acre yield of crop has peaked
2.Decrease in average land of Farmers.
3.Increased Dependence on Ground Water

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17
Q

Mealy Bug is pest which affects the yield of which crop ?

A

Cotton

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18
Q

Which insecticide is banned by punjab gov for use of agriculture ?

A

Endosulfan

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19
Q

Punjab Produces ??

A

2% of World Cotton, 2% of Wheat, 1% of Rice.

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20
Q

The Green Revolution in punjab is introduced in.?

A

1960s

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21
Q

What turned Punjab into food Deficit to Food basket of Nation ?

A

Green Revolution

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22
Q

Which is true for Green revolution ?

  1. The term Green Revolution was first used by Norman Borlaug.
    2.Norman Borlaug is known as father of Green Revolution .
A

only 2

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23
Q

What was introduce in Green Revolution in Punjab ?

A

High Yel Varity Seeds

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24
Q

Punjab consumes what percentage of fertilizers in India ?

A

9%

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25
Q

What percent of crop area in punjab is covered with Pulses ?

A

19.8%

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26
Q

Which Two types of crops are the maximum cultivated in punjab ?

A

Wheat-Rice

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27
Q

True or false ?
1.5 percent of the geographical area of India but around one-third of the food grains procured annually in India come from Punjab.

A

True

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28
Q

Punjab has a total cultivable area of 4.2 mha, which nearly constitutes ___ of the net area sown in India.

A

3 Percent

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29
Q

Maximum productivity of rice is in which district ?

A

Fatehgarh Sahib

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30
Q

In which season Paddy is sown in Punjab

A

Summer

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31
Q

True of False ?
It is 2nd largest producer of wheat, tops in production of kinnow as well as in production of honey .

A

True

32
Q

The state of punjab topped all other states in India in the Production of :

A

Kinnow

32
Q

In which place of Punjab the Government of India is setting up Borlaug Institute for South Asia for Wheat and maize?

A

Ludhiana

32
Q

Name the health care policy launched by the Punjab Government for poor family not covered under the Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojna?

A

Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana

33
Q

Which corporation has been promoting diversification in the Punjab through contract farming ?

A

Punjab Agro Good Grains Corporation (PAFC)

34
Q

The Kamyaab Kisan Khushaal Punjab (K3P) scheme was announced by which chief minister of Punjab ?

A

Amarinder Singh

35
Q

Kisan Call centres have been functional in the state of Punjab and all over India since ?

A

21 Jan 2004

36
Q

Where id the Kheti Bhawan located in Punjab ?

A

SAS Nagar

37
Q

Farmers Welfare Scheme for farmers in Punjab introduced in ?

A

introduced in 1.1.2008 and valid upto 1.1.2017

38
Q

Upto how much amount does Punjab crop Loan Waiver Scheme waives for each farmer ?

A

2 lakh

39
Q

A centre of excellence for citrus has been established at khanaura, Hoshiarpur in collaboration with Government of ?

A

Israel

40
Q

A centre of excellence for potato has been set up at ?

A

jalandhar

41
Q

which Indian State was the first to issue a digitized ‘j form’ the agricultural produce sales receipt ?

A

Punjab

42
Q

where is the Lichi Estate established by the Punjab gov ?

A

Gurdaspur

43
Q

To tackle stubble burning, Punjab Government recently signed MOU for a global project with ?

A

Virgo Corporation

44
Q

which is the main source irrigation in Punjab ?

A

Tubewell

45
Q

Upper Bari Doab canal draws water from which river ?

A

River Ravi

46
Q

which of the following canals is/are part of Canal irrigation system in Punjab ?

  1. Upper bari Doab canal
  2. Makhu canal
    3.Sahnehar Canal
A

All

47
Q

Indira Gandhi canal the largest irrigation canal in india starts from which barrage ?

A

Harike Barrage

48
Q

which district is top in using tubewell irrigation as a source ?

A

Sangrur

49
Q

choose the correct option ?
1. 99.9% of the net area sown comes under irrigation.
2.Tube wells form 72% of the sources where the rest 28% is taken up by the Canal system.

A

Both

50
Q

Which state launched the Mahatma Gandhi sarbat Vikas Yojana(MGSVY) in the year 2018 ?

A

Punjab

51
Q

which one is a provision under Mukh Mantri Pendu Vikas Yojana ?

A

Constructing houses for poor

52
Q

‘Medi-city’ is situated in which place of Punjab ?

A

Mullanpur

53
Q

‘Edu-city’ is located in which place in Punjab ?

A

mohali

54
Q

Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research centre is under which Department of Government of India ?

A

Deparment of Atomic Energy

55
Q

Which all cities of Punjab have been earmarked to be Smart cities ?

A

Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana

56
Q

In Punjab three civil aviation clubs are situated in :

A

Ludhiana, Patiala, Amritsar

57
Q

which ministry has launched the HRIDAY scheme, often seen in the news ?

A

ministry of housing and Urban Affairs

58
Q

Which of the following cities of Punjab will be covered under the National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana ?

A

Amritsar

59
Q

City bus service has not been started in which districts ?

A

Bathinda

60
Q

who provides loans to Punjab Government for Punjab Rural water Supply and Sanitation Program ?

A

World Bank

61
Q

Punjab state Rural Water and Sanitation Policy was implemented in which year ?

A

2014

62
Q

on the basis of share of total energy to state of Punjab, arrange the following on descending order.

1.Bhakra Nangal Project
2.Ropar thermal plant
3.Guru Nanak Thermal plant Bathinda
4.Dehar power plant.

A

2,1,3,4

63
Q

which is the highest capacity thermal
Power Plant in Punjab ?

A

Talwandi Sabo Power Project

64
Q

Punjab gets its electricity from thermal plants mainly running on imported ____.

A

Coal

65
Q

India’s first Solar Power Plant is coming up at ?

A

Amritsar

66
Q

How many units are there in Ranjit Sagar Hydro Electric Project of Punjab (As of May 2022) ?

A

Four

67
Q

where has the Government of Punjab set up ‘Guru Nanak thermal Plant’ ?

A

Bathinda

68
Q

‘Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant’ is situated at?

A

Ropar

69
Q

‘Ranjit sagar Dam Hydro Electric Project ‘ is situated in ?

A

Panthankot

70
Q

the ‘Shanan Powerhouse ‘ is situated at which place?

A

Mandi

71
Q

Paani Bachao, Paisa Kamao scheme was launched by the government of Punjab in the year :

A

2018

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