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[#661] Match the following List-I (Fairs/Festivals) List-II (Location/Places) a. Maghi Mela 1. Fatehgarh Sahib b. Holla Mohalla 2. Sirhind c. Rauza Sharif 3. Anandpur Sahib d. Jor Mela 4. Muktsar Sahib
Correct Answer

(A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

Explanation

Solution: The correct match is : Maghi Mela - Muktsar Sahib Holla Mohalla - Anandpur Sahib Rauza Sharif - Sirhind Jor Mela - Fatehgarh Sahib

[#662] In which year Patiala Heritage Festival started
Correct Answer

(C) 2003

Explanation

Solution: Patiala Heritage Festival is held in the month of February. This festival started in the year 2003, under the supervision of the Patiala Heritage Society. It is an annual fair held in the city of Patiala. This festival include the Crafts Mela (the Crafts Fair) held at the Sheesh Mahal Art Gallery premises in which many craftspersons from different parts of India display their crafts for ten days.

[#663] The State Government of Punjab started the Bebe Nanki Ladli Beti Kalyan Scheme.
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: The state government has started Bebe Nanki Ladli Beti Kalyan Scheme to check the ever-increasing menace of female foeticide and to impart quality education to the girls in the state besides extending financial assistance to the poor families in bringing up the girl child.

[#664] As per the Census 2011, which district of Punjab has the lowest literacy rate in Punjab?
Correct Answer

(B) Mansa

Explanation

Solution: The highest literacy rate in Punjab is in Hoshiarpur district i.e. 84.6% and the lowest literacy rate in the state is in Mansa district i.e. 61.8%.

[#665] In 1947 the office of education department of Punjab was shifted from Lahore to
Correct Answer

(A) Shimla

Explanation

Solution: The Green Revolution, in the state of Punjab in late sixties brought radical transformation in all fields including education. It accelerated the process of opening of new educational institutions in urban and rural Punjab. The office of education department which was shifted from Lahore to Shimla in 1947 was brought back to Chandigarh in 1959.