Punjab GK Questions With Answers

31. Which instrument was played by Bhai Mardana, the companion of Guru Nanak?

• A) Rabab
• B) Tanpura
• C) Sitar
• D) Veena

32. Janamsakhis are traditional biographies of which Sikh Guru?

• A) Guru Nanak
• B) Guru Angad Dev
• C) Guru Amar Das
• D) Guru Ram Das

33. Who wrote the famous Punjabi epic love poem Heer Ranjha?

• A) Fazal Shah
• B) Waris Shah
• C) Hashim Shah
• D) Hafiz Barkhudar

34. In which year was Amrita Pritam's novel *Pinjar* first published?

• A) 1947
• B) 1950
• C) 1952
• D) 1955

35. Who was the first Punjabi writer to receive the Jnanpith Award?

• A) Amrita Pritam
• B) Gurdial Singh
• C) Surjit Patar
• D) Khushwant Singh

36. For which work did Amrita Pritam win the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956?

• A) Nagmani
• B) Kasturi
• C) Sunehe
• D) Amrit Lehran

37. Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi?

• A) Nanak Singh
• B) Mohan Singh
• C) Amrita Pritam
• D) Bhai Vir Singh

38. Who received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi in 2022?

• A) Jaswinder
• B) Sukhjit
• C) Mohanjit
• D) Khalid Hussain

39. Which Punjabi film was the first to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi?

• A) Jagga
• B) Sassi Punnu
• C) Sutlej De Kande
• D) Chaudhary Karnail Singh

40. In which season did Punjab win the Ranji Trophy cricket title?

• A) 1990–91
• B) 1992–93
• C) 1995–96
• D) 1997–98