Who is known as 'Ganj-i-Shakar of Punjabi literature'?
A. Guru Nanak Dev Ji
B. Bulleh Shah
C. Sheikh Farid-ud-Din
D. None of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Sheikh Farid-ud-Din is known to be the first recorded poet in the Punjabi language. He was the disciple of Khwaja Qutb-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki, who himself was a disciple of Muinuddin Chisti, founder of the Chisti order. He acquired the title of 'Shakarganj' or 'Gangj-i-Shakar' (Treasury of Sugar).Related Questions on Punjab
Who excavated the Harappan remains at Rupnagar of Punjab?
A. Y. D. Sharma
B. Daya Ram Sahni
C. Rakhal Das Bandopadhyay
D. None of them
Features of the urban Harappan culture found in Punjab is/are
A. Wheel made pottery of distinctive kind
B. Planned cities and towns
C. Standard weight and seals bearing a script
D. All of the above
In Punjab the sites of Palaeolithic Age are found in the valley of river -
A. Soan
B. Ravi
C. Betwa
D. Sutlej
No sites of ...... Age in Punjab has discovered so far.
A. Paleolithic
B. Mesolithic
C. Neolithic
D. Both (A) and (B)

Join The Discussion