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First Speaker of Vidhan Shaba Kapoor Singh Basic Punjab GK Punjab GK I First CM of Punjab Gopi Chand Bhargav – Established 1 Nov,– 1966 – First Governor of Punjab Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi – Area 50362 km2 (1.54% of India)- Northwest – – of republic of India First Speaker of Vidhan Shaba (New Punjab*) – Population 2,77,04,236 (2.28% of India) Harbans Singh – First CM of (New Punjab*) Giani Gurmukh Singh Latitude – Longitude First Governor of (New Punjab*) Dharmvira – 90N To N Note – (New Punjab*)- Punjab– After 1966 Forest Area– E 6.12% Toof Punjab 0E – Shortest Time period of Governor of Punjab Largest Forest Area Hoshiarpur 2nd – Hokeshe Seema Largest Forest Area RupNagar 3rd – Largest Forest Area – Gurdaspur During Operation of Blue Star Governor – of Punjab Bhairab Dutt Pande Population Density– 550 per sq KM State Bird –Of Punjab Gushak (Baaz) Largest Population Density Ludhiana – State Animal Of Punjab Black Buck (Kala Hiran) Smallest Population Density Muktsar – – State Tree Of Punjab Shesham (Tahli) Literacy Rate 76.7% – – Total Wetland Of Punjab– – 3 Largest Literacy Rate Hoshiarpur (86%) Smallest Literacy– Rate Mansa (62.8%) Harike Wetland (Tarantaran), Ropar Wetland, Kanjali – (Near Kapurthala)

Sex Ratio 893 – Zoological Park in Punjab – 5 Sex Ratio (for 0-6 age group) 846 – 1. Mahindra Choudhary Zoological Park District Largest Sex Ratio Hoshiarpur Smallest Sex Ratio Bathinda – Mohali (Also Known as Chattbir Zoo) – – 2. Tigar Safari Ludhiana Largest District (According– to Population) 3. Deer Park Bir Moti Bagh Patiala – Ludhiana 4. Deear Park Neelon(Ludhiana) – – Smallest District(According to Population) 5. Deer Park Bir Talab Bathinda Barnala – – Botanical Garden of Punjab– – 5 Largest District (According to Area) Ludhiana 1. Baradari Garden Patiala Smallest District(According to Area) Mohali 2. Aam Khas Bagh Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib) – – 3. Kaima Botanic Garden Kapurthala Maximum Decade Growth of Punjab – Mohali – 4. Shalimar Botanic Garden Kapurthala (Another Name SAS Nagar) 5. Ram Bagh Botanic Garden– Amritsar Minimum Decade Growth of Punjab – Nawanshahr – (Another Name – SBS Nagar) – – –

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Fair and Festival of Punjab Maghi Mela Muktsar

Rural Olympic Kila Raipur, Ludhiana – Fair of Light Jagraon, Ludhiana Jarag Mela Pail Village,– Ludhiana Kisan – Mela PAU, Ludhiana Chhapar– Mela Jalandhar – Mela Gadri Babian Da Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall, – Jalandhar – Baba Sodal Mela Jalandhar Harballabh Classical Music Fest Devi Talab Temple, – Jalandhar Hola Mohalla Shri Anandpur Sahib–

Urs of Sheikh Ahmed, Rauza Sarif Sirhind – Shaheedi Jor Mela Sirhind – Shaikh Farid Fair Faridkot Vaisakhi Fair Talwandi– Sabo, Amritsar –

Municipal Corporation– of Punjab – 10 1 Ludhiana

2 Patiala 3 Amritsar Punjab is divided into three regions 4 Jalandhar namely Malwa, Majha and Doaba 5 Bhathinda Majha Region (Between Ravi and Beas River) 6 Mohali Doaba Region (Between Beas and Sutlej River) 7 Pathankot Malwa Region Southern Part of Punjab (Below Sutlej 8 Moga Rever) 9 Phagwara – 10 Hoshiarpur Majha Area 4 District (Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarantaran) Administrative Divisions of Punjab – 5 Doaba Area – 4 District (Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, 1.Faridkot Jalandhar, Nawanshahr) 2.Ferozepur Malwa Area –-14 District ( Remaining District of 3.Jalandhar Punjab ) 4.Patiala 5.Ropar Ravi River Cross 3 District of Punjab 1. Pathankot 2. Gurdaspur 3. Amritsar

Beas River Cross 6 District Of Punjab 1. Pathankot 2. Gurdaspur 3. Amritsar 4. Hoshiarpur 5. Kapurthala 6. Tarantaran

Sutlej River Cross 9 District Of Punjab

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Hari ke Patan Confluence of Beas And Sutlej Archaeological Sites in Punjab Bakhra Dam On Sutlej River (Disst Bilaspur, HP) Evidence of Harappan Culture Ropar – Nangal Dam On Sutlej River (Ropar) Dholbaha Hoshiarpur – – Pong Dam On Beas River (Lake- Maharana Partap, Sanghol Fatehgarh Sahib HP) – – – Father of– Punjabi Literature Important National Highway Khwaja Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar (Also Known NH 95 Kharar To Ferozpur (Via Morinda, Ludhiana, as Baba Farid)

Moga) – Punjabi Qisse NH 64 Chandigarh To Dabwali (Via Patiala, Sangrur, Heer Ranjha Waris Shah Barnala, Bathinda) – Sohani Mahiwal Fazal Shah NH 15 Pathankot To Samakhiali(Gujrat)(Via – Mirza Sahiba Hafiz Barkhurdar Ganganagar) – – Sashi Punnu Shah Hussian NH 1 Delhi To Amritsar – NH 1A Jalandhar To Srinagar Pooran Bhagat Qadarya – NH 70– Jalandhar To Mandi (Via Hoshiarpur) Panj Takht – NH 10 – Fazilka To Delhi – Akal Takht Sahib Amritsar (Oldest Takht) Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Talwandi (Guru ki kashi) – – Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib Anandpur Sahib Important Museums in Punjab Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Nanded– (Maharastra) – Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum Amritsar. Takht Sri Patna Sahib Patna (Bihar) – Anglo Sikh War Memorial Ferozepur Note Takht Sri Hazur Sahib and Takht Sri Patna – Sanghol Museum Fatehgarh Sahib– Sahib Construct by Maharaja Ranjit Singh – Rural Museum Punjab Agricultural University, – – Ludhiana – Govt. Museum Hoshiarpur History of Punjab Punjab GK-II Guru Teg Bahadur Museum Anandpur Sahib. – Museum of Armory & Chandeliers, Qila Mubarak Friends, below is– the list of important points of Patiala. – History of Punjab – Punjab GK-II. – Sports Museum National Institute of Sports, Patiala Art Gallery Shish Mahal, Patiala The 10 Gurus – Sikh History – Guru Nanak Dev Ji – 1469-1539 Important –Forts in Punjab Father / Mother Name Mehta Kalu / Mata Tripta Gobindgarh Fort- Amritsar – Birth Place – Talwandi Rai Boi(Pakistan) also known Bathinda Fort Bathinda as Nankana Sahib Qila Mubark Faridkot Fort – City Founder – Kartarpur Qila Mubark Patiala – Sons – Baba Sri Chand and Baba Lakhmi Chand Anandpur Sahib Fort Rupnagar – Compilation – Jap JI Sahi, Sidh Gosh, Sodar, Asa di Phillaur Fort Ludhiana Shahpur Kandi Fort –Pathankot. war, Patti Barahmaha, Arti Onkar, Malar & Madge – Jyoti Jot Place – Kartarpur – Wife – Sulakhani Ji

Guru Angad Dev Ji – 1504-1539-1552 Guru Hargobind ji – 1595-1606-1644 Place of Birth – Mate ki Saranh City Founded – Kritpur Sahib (Ropar) Orignal Name- Bhai Lehna Introduce concept of Miri And Piri Father / Mother Name – Pheru Mal Ji / Daya Kaur Ji Miri – Temporal Power / Piri – Spiritual Power City Founded – Khadur Sahib Constructed Akhal Takht and Lohagarh Fort at Children – Dassu Ji, Dattu Ji, Bibi Amro Ji and Alakhni Amritsar Ji First saint soldierin sikh history

Wife – Khivi Ji Compilation – Janam Sakhi (Biography of Guru Nanak GuruHar Rai Ji – 1630-1644-1661(Grandson of Dev Ji) Guru Hargobind) Founded – Ayurvadic medicine center (Kirtpur Sahib) Establish Mal Akhara – For Physical and Spritual Excercise Guru Ji gave treatment to Dara Saikhon

Introduce Gurmukhi Script Guru Har krishan Ji 1656-1661-1664 – Guru Amardas Ji 1479-1552-1574 Youngest Guru (age of five) – Place of Birth Basarke – Guru Teg Bahadur – 1621-1665-1675 City Founded – Govindwal Sahib Father / Mother Name – Guru Hargobind ji/ Nanki Ji Introduced the Anand Karaj marriage ceremony for the Wife – Gujri Sikhs Children – Guru Gobind Singh Ji Start Manjhi System and Made a Boali in Govindwal Place of Birth Amritsar – City Founded – Anandpur Sahib Guru Ram Das Ji – 1534-1574-1581 *Guru Ji was executed on the order of Aurangzeb at Place of Birth – Chuna Mandi (Pakistan) Wife chandni chowk Dehli, Now Gurudwara Sheesh Ganj at – Bhani Ji (Daughter of Guru Amardas Ji) this place Founded City – Amritsar (Also known as Chak *Guru Ji Body was taken be Lakhi Vanjara and Ramdas, Guru Ka Chak, Ramdapura) Compilation – Lavan cremated at place. Now become Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Note – Mian Mir to laid the foundation stone of the Harmandir Sahib *Guru Ji Sheesh was taken away by Bhai Jaita, Who brought back Guru Ji head Anandppur Sahib Guru Arjun Dev Ji – 1563-1581-1606 Guru Gobind Singh Ji – 1666-1675-1708 Father / Mother Name – Guru Ram Das/Bhani Ji Place of Birth – Patna Children – Hargobind Sahi Ji Compilation – Sukhmani Sahib, Adhi Granth, City Founded – Patna Sahib Jyoti Jot Place – 1708, Nanden Barahmaha, Bavan Akhri Compilation Jap Sahib, Akal Ustat, Chopai, War Shri Introduce Masand System(Representative of guru ji – at different places) Bhagoti, Vachitar Natak, Charitra, Chobis Avtar and Chadi di war (In punjabi) City Founded – Tarantaran, Kartarpur(India) Started Dasvandh (Langar Conribution/ 1/10 part of Some Fact about Guru Gabind Singh Ji income) Built Anandgarh Fort at Anandpur Guru ji became the first great martyr in Sikh history when Emperor Jahangir ordered his execution. Establish Khalasa Panth in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib Wrote Zafarnamah letter to Aurangzeb Panj Piyare

2nd Battle Anandpur Original From Profession Shaheedi Guru Ji Vs Hill Chief + Mughal Force under Wazir Name Place Khann Daya Ram Lahore Shopkeeper Nanded Result – Guru and His Sikhs had to leave fort and Zorawar & Fateh Singh were bricked alive Dharam Hastinapur Farmer Nanded Das (Delhi) Battle of Chamkor Guru Ji Vs Mughal Force Muhkam Dwarka (Gujrat) Tailor Chamkaur Chand Result – 35 Sikhs including two sons Ajit & Jhujar Singh died fighting heroically Sahib Bidar Barber Chamkaur Chand (Karnatka) Battle of khidrana Guru Ji vs Mughal Force Himmat Jagannath Puri Water Chamkaur Result Sikhs defeated the Mughals but 40 of Rai (Orrissa) carrier – them (Chali Mukte) dies fighting

Five K – Kachera, Kara, Kirpan, Kanga and Kesh

Battles of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Original Name – Lachman Dev (From Razori Jammu) Battle of Bhangani (1688) Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhim Chand and other Hill Chief Popular Name – Madho Singh Another Name- Banda Bairagi – Victory – Guru Ji Result – Bhim Chand and other Rajput become friends Guru Gobind Singh Gave Name – Banda Singh Bahadur of Guru Ji Battle of Chhapar Chiri – Banda Bahadur Singh Ji

Vs Wazir Khan Battle of Nadaun (1690) * Defeated Wazir Khan Guru Ji + Bhimchand + other Hill Chief Vs Alif Khan Execution By – Farrukh Siyar Result – Alif Khan was defeated *Banda Singh developed the village of Mukhlisgarh,

and made it his capital, then renamed the city it to 1st Battle of Anandpur (1701) Lohgarh Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhimchand and other Hill Chief Victory – Guru Ji Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Place of Birth – Gajranwala Town(Pakistan) Battle of Nirmohu (1702) Son of – Maha Singh / Mai Raj kaur(D/o Raja Gajapati- Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhimchand + Mughal Force Jind ) Victory – Guru JI Mother-in-law – Sada Kaur (Encourage Ranjit Singh) 1st King of Sikh Empire Battle of Basoli (1702) Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhimchand Title of Maharaja – 12 April 1801 Treaty of Amritsar – 1809 Victory – Guru Ji Result – Sikh attacked territory of Raja and captured Treaty Sign B/w – Metcalfe & Ranjit Singh kalmot *Maharaja Ranjit Singh defeated Zaman Shah Durrani in the Battle of Amritsar (1797), Battle of Gujrat (1797) and Battle of Amritsar (1798)

List Of Misls – 12

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Namdhari Movement:- Another Name Kuka Movement Name of Misl Related To –

Founded by Balak Singh – Successor Ram Singh Ahluwalia Jassa Singh Ahluwalia –

Bhangi Chajja Singh / Hari Singh Radhasoami movement:

Started from – Agra Dhallewalia Gulab Singh Founded by –

Shiv Dayal Singh also called Soami ji Sukerchakia Chatar Singh

MaharajSingh Sabha Movement: (Against Christans

Missionaries )

Shaheed Baba Deep Singh movement. The first modern

Ramghariha Nand Singh/ Jassa Singh Ramghariha

Struggle for Freedom

Nishanwalia Dasundha Singh Kamagata Maru: (1914)

Head – By Gurdit Singh (Sikh businessman of

Phoolkia Chaudhari Paul Singapore)

Komagata was ship name to carry 376 Indians, all

Faizalapuria Nawab Kapur Singh Punjabis to Canada. The Ship embarked from Hong

Kong before arriving in Canada.

Kanhaya Jai Singh Kanhaya

Ghadar movement:

Ghadar is name of weekly news papaer (Pulish In Hindi,

Karora Karora Singh

Punjabi, Marathi, Urdu)

Chief Editor – Lala Hardiyal

Nakkai Hira Singh

Leader of Ghardar Movement – Sohan Singh Bhakna,

Ancient Names of the River Lala Hardiyal, Kartar Singh Shraba

Satluj – Satlutri Start in – San Francisco (America)

Beas – Vipash

Ravi Parushtani Jallianwala Bagh Massacre:- 13 April, 1919 – Involved the killing of hundreds of unarmed Chenab Asikni – Shooting was ordered by General O Dyer Jhelum Vitasta – –

*Shaheed Udham Singh: Shaheed Udham Singh is

Indus – Sindhu

known for his assassination of Sir Michael ODwyer in

Saraswati – Sarusti March 1940 what has been described as a revenge of

Social Reform Movements in Punjab the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

*Ravinder Nath Tagor return Knighthood Title

Nirankari movement:-

*Jalliwala Bagh Made be Ranjit Singh

Originated – Rawalpandi

Founded by – Baba Dyal Singh.

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Gurudwara Reform Movement: 1920-25 Punjab After 1947 Gurudwara Reform Movement marked the struggle of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a the Sikhs to wrest control of their places of worship state of India between 1948 and 1956 from the mahants (priests) into whose hands they had PEPSU was union of eight princely states: passed during the 18th century when the Sikhs were Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Kapurthala, Faridkot, driven away from their homes to seek safety in remote Kalsia, Malerkotla and Nalagarh hills and deserts. PEPSU made in 15 july 1948 Raj Parmukh of PEPSU – Maharaja Yadvinder Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee Singh First CM of PEPSU – Gian Singh Rarewala The inaugural meeting of the SGPC – Akal Takht PEPSU Capital – Patiala Amritsar on 12 December 1920. PEPSU Vdhan Shaba Memeber – 60 It appointed a subcommittee to draft the Committee`s constitution. Note – In 1 Nov 1956 PEPSU Merge in Punjab and New President – Sardar Sundar Singh Majithia state created Himachal Pardesh

Vice-President – Harbans Singh – Secretary – Sundar Singh Ramgarhia Formation of Present Punjab – Master Dara Singh Pointed Demand of Present Punjab New elections under the constitution were held in – Punjab Boundary Commission 1966 (Reorganization July 1921 of Punjab): An Act to provide for the reorganisation of Elected President – Baba Kharak Singh the existing State of Punjab and for matters Elected Vice-President – Captain Ram Singh – connected therewith Elected Secretary – Sardar Bahadur. Mehtab Singh – Head of Commission – Fazal Ali In 1922 – Sikh Gurdwaras and Shrines Act, 1922 – Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 passed by the provincial legislative assembly on 9 July 1925 and implemented with effect from 1 November 1925 Q- Which State known as Steel City of Punjab? Movement Related with SGPC – (a) Mandi Gobindgarh – Guru Ka Bagh Morcha (Ghukkevali village, District (b) Ludhiana Amritsar) (c) Amritsar – Jaito Morcha (d) Ropar – Shaheed Bhagat Singh Khatkar Kalan in present SBS Q-2 Total Population Punjab in the year 2011 is Nagar (Nawanshehr) (a) 27,704,236 – Shaheed Sukhdev – Shaheed Rajguru in Maharastra (b) 19,871,392 (c) 22,41(b)782 (d) 30,967,352

Q-3 The largest city of Punjab is (a) Amritsar (b) Ferozepur (c) Ludhiana (d) Jalandhar

Q-4 The total population density of Punjab is Q-11 What is the script in which Dasam granth is (a) 482/sq Km written (b) 550/sq Km (a) Devnagri (c) 503/sq Km (b) Urdu (d) 450/sq Km (c) Gurmukhi (d)Persian Q-5 The total area of Punjab is (a) 50632 km2 Q-12 In old Punjab Sun-Temple was situated at (b) 50840 Km2 (a) Hoshiarpur 2 (b) Amritsar (c) 66250 Km (d) 42480 Km2 (c) Peshawar (d)Multan Q-6 When Akal Takht was built (a) 1606 Ref Q-13 Jhoomar dance belongs to https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Shri_Akal_Tak (a) Lahore – hat (b) Amritsar (b) 1609 (c)Sandalbar (c) 1607 (d) Mintgumri (c)1608 Q-14 Punjab leads in the production of Q-7 What is the greek name of river Jhelum which citrus fruit (a) Hydaspes (a) Orange (b) Lemon (b) Hydroatis (c) Hyphasis (c) Grapes (d)Hesidros (d)Kinnow

Q-8 Whose bani is included in Shr Guru Granth Q-15 What is operation flood related to Sahib (a) Fish production (a) Shah Hussain (b) Flood control (b) Pilu (c) Milk Production (c) Bhagat Chajju (d)Kinnow production (d)Bhagat Kabir- Q-16 What was Sindh hilly terrain called in the Q-9 Who is propounder of Miri and Piri Puranic Period (a) Guru Hargobind ji (a) Vahlik (b) Gandhar (b) Guru Nanak Dev ji (c) Guru Teg Bahadurji (c) Vahika (d)Guru Gobind Singh ji (d)Panch Nad

Q-10 Chitta Lahu is written by Q-17 Where are the masterpieces of Gandhar style (a) Gurbax Singh preserved (b) Khuswant Singh (a) Chandigarh (c) Shiv kumar Batalavi (b) Ferozepur (d)Nanak Singh (c) Jalandhar (d)Ludhiana

Q-18 Where is Chhatbir zoological Park Q-25 Bhakra Dam is situated at which river (a) Patiala (a) Beas (b) Sangrur (b) Saltuj (c) Mohali (c) Ravi (d)Roopnagar (d)Chenab

Q-19 What are the fodder crops of Punjab Q-26 The Confluence of Satluj and Beas is at (a) Barley and gram (a) Nangal (b) Bajra and jowar (b) Roopnagar (c) Maize and Jowar (c) Sirhind (d)None of these (d)Harika Patan

Q-20 Which river flows through Malwa regions Q-27 Bachitra Natak is autobiography of which of (a) Chenab the following guru (b) Sutlej (a) Guru Hargobind Singh ji (c) Ghaggar (b) Guru Angad Dev ji (d)Ravi (c) Guru Gobind Singh ji (d)Guru Nanak Dev ji Q-21 Sirhind Canal is connected with river (a) Satluj Q-28 Town of Taran Tarn was founded by (a) Guru Amar Das ji (b) Beas (c) Ghaggar (b) Guru Arjun Dev ji (d)Ravi (c) Guru Ram Das Ji (d)Guru Angad dev ji Q-22 In which districts are the chos situated (a) Hoshiarpur Q-29 Which guru is known as Hind di Chader (b) Moga (a) Guru Teg Bahadur ji

(c) Gurdaspur (b) Guru Nanak dev ji (d)Pathankot (c) Guru Hargodind ji (d)Guru Arjan dev ji Q-23 Which type of soil is predominant in Doab regions in Punjab Q-30 Which guru wrote Adi Granth (a) Laterite soil (a) Guru Hargobind ji (b) Red Soil (b) Guru Gobind Singh ji (c) Alluvial Soil (c) Guru Angad dev ji (d)Black Soil (d)Guru Arjun dev ji

Q-24 What is the net sown area of punjab? Q-31 Who laid the foundation of Bhangi Mis (a) 80% (a) Jai Singh (b) 93% (b) Hari Singh (c) 83% (c) Phoola Singh (d)90% (d)Kapoor Singh

Q-32 In which fair are donkeys worshipped Q-39 Who is the founder of Modern Punjabi (a) Kurali da mela literature (b) Jagraon di roshini (a) Nanak Singh (c) Jarag da mela (b) Bhai Veer Singh (d)Chappar da mela (c) Professor Mohan Singh (d)Amrita Pritam Q-33 Which dance is only performed by females (a) Julli Q-40 Who laid the foundation stone of (b) Jhumar Durgiana mandir (c) Sammi (a) Madan mohan Malviya (d)Luddi (b) Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru

(c) Lala Lajpat Rai Q-34 The Child hood name of Guru Ram Das was (d)Gopal Krishan Gokhale (a) Lehna (b) Jetha Q-41 Total literacy rate of Punjab is (c) Hari Das (a) 69.72% (d)Suraj mal (b) 69.69%

(c) 69.71% Q-35 Who wrote Delhi diyan Galiyan (d)76.7% (a) Amrita Pritam (b) Puran Singh Q-42 Sex ratio in Punjab is (c) Nanak Singh (a) 933 (d)Dalip Kaur Tiwana (b) 877 (c) 893 Q-36 Goga naumi festival celebrated in (d)970 which month (a) Phagun Q-43 What is Sarpesh (b) Bhadron (a) An ornament worn in arms (c) Chetra (b) An ornament worn on scree (d)Vishakh (c) An ornament worn in front of turban (d)An ornament worn around neck Q-37 Hola Mohalla fair celebrated at (a) Hoshiarpur Q-44 What is the old name of Chenab (b) Amritsar (a) Veyasa (c) Anadpur Sahib (b) Rupasa (d)Fatehgarh Sahib (c) Sindhu (d)Akisini Q-38 Festival of Basant Panchami celebrated in which month Q-45 Who lead the sikh revolt of 1848 at Lahore (a) Poh (a) Ranjit Singh (b) Chetar (b) Chattar Singh Attriwal (c) Magh (c) Rani Jindan (d)Phagun (d)Badan Singh

Q-46 Who was made the regent of Punjab state by Q-52 Fateh-Burj (Victory Tower), constructed treaty of Lahor in the memory of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, is (a) Ranjit Singh situated in which city? (b) Chattar Singh Attriwal (a) Mohali (c) Rani Jindan (b) Amritsar (c)Badan Singh (c) Anandpur Sahib (d) Patiala Q-47 Which movement know as Namdhari mission Q-53 Who is the first Punjabi novelist to get (a) Kuka Movement Jananpith Award? (b) Khilaft Movement (a) Sr. Nanak Singh (c)Radhaswami Movement (b) Sr. Gurdial Singh (d) Satwari Movement (c) Sr. Gurdial Duggal (d) Sr. Nanak Duggal Q-48 Who was head of Kuka Movement (a) Ram Singh Q-54 Which type of the following soil type (b) Daya Ram not found in the Punjab? (c) Sohan Singh (a) Desert soils (d)Lala Hardiyal (b) Loamy soils

(c) Black soils Q-49 Punjabi Sahit Academy Suited at (d) None of these (a) New Delhi (b) Patiala Q-55 Who was the 1st president of the SGPC ? (c) Jalandhar (a) Master Tara Singh (d)Chandigarh (b) Baba Kharak Singh (c) Sardar Baldev Singh Q-50 Which among of Guru introduce the Masand (d) Baba Sohan Singh System (a) Guru Ramdas Ji Q-56 who is considered to be a pioneer of Punjabi literary tradition? (b) Guru Arjun Dev Ji (c) Guru Angad Dev (a) Bulle Shah Ji (d)Guru Amardas Ji (b) Sheikh Farid (c) Guru Nanak Q-51 When was the Punjab annexation with the (d) Guru Angad British Rule? (a) 1829 Q-57 Punjabi language is considered to be (b) 1849 a successor of which language? (c) 1839 (a) Hindawi (d) 1859 (b) Urdu (c) Sauraseni prakrit (d) Pali

Q-59 When was SGPC established in Punjab? Q-66 Which city of Punjab is famous for furniture (a) 1970 goods? (b) 19251920 (a) Kirtpur (c) 1922 (b) Mansa (d) 1924 (c) Kartarpur (d) Khanna Q-60 Which is the biggest grain market of Punjab? (a) Marinda. Q-67 Where are mini Olympics are held (b) Mansa (a) Mandi Gobindgarh (c) Kotkpoora (b) Ropar (d) Khanna (c) Patiala (d) Ludhiana Q-61 When was the treaty of Amritsar held on (a) 1805 Q-68 Where are mini Olympics are held (b) 1806 (a) Mandi Gobindgarh (c) 1809 (b) Ropar (d) 1807 (c) Mansa

Q-62 When was the Punjab and Pepsu merged? Q-69 Which of following the Punjabi Poetess to get (a) 1950 Jananpith Award? (b) 1952 (a) Ms. Amrita Shergil (c) 1953 (b) Ms. Amrita Pritam (d) 1956 (c) Dilip KaurTiwana (d) Ms. Sharmila Panday Q-63 Yadavindra Gardens is located at (a) Patiala Q-70 What is the old name of Punjab? (b) Nabha (a) Sapta Sindhu (c) Pinjore (b) Sapta Rishi (d) Sangrur (c) Sapta-Aba (d) Panj-Ab Q-64 Which city is the Manchester of Punjab? (a) Jalandhar Q-71 Who amoung the following is related (b) Ludhiana with anjuman-i-mohsiban-i-watan ? (c) Chandigarh (a) Bhai Paramanand (d) Amritsar (b) Sardar Ajit Singh (c) Khizr hyat khan

Q- Where was the countrys st solar power Q-79 Among the various passes of plant commissioned ? Himalayas, which was the most frequently (a) Bathinda visited by the external (b) Anandpur Sahib invaders (c) Fatehgarh Sahib (a) The Kurram pass (d) Kapurthala (b) The Khyber pass (b) The Gomal pass Q-73 When was the present Punjab came into (b) The Bolan pass Existence? (a) 1866 Q- The Main road of Punjab located on N( is… (b) 1966 (a) Baba Farid Road (c) 1766 (b) Grand Trunk Road (d) 1867 (c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh Road (d) Bhattal Road Q-74 The land of five rivers Punjab was named in Purans as Q-81 Who wrote Anand Karaj (a) The Brahmnad (a) Guru Angad Dev Ji (b) The Aeropious (b) Guru Angad Dev ji (c) Devbhumi (c) Guru Amar das ji (d) Panchand (d)Guru Ram Das ji

Q-5 The capital of Punjab and East Punjab States Q-82 Who wrote Sukhmani sahib Union PEPSU was at (a) Guru Teg Bahadur Ji (a) Amritsar (b) Guru Arjan Dev ji (b) Nabha (c) Guru Ram das Ji (c) Faridkot (d)Guru Gobind Singh ji (d) Patiala Q-83 Who founded Dallawalia misl Q-76 The greater part of Punjab is covered with (a) Sardar Gulab Singh (a) The alluvial soil (b) Sardar Nand Singh

(b) The desert soil (c) Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia (c) The grassy lands (d)Sardar Nawab Kapur (d) None of these Q-84 Who founded Goindwal Sahib Q-77 Punjab is rich in (a) Guru Angad Dev ji (a) Gold (b) Guru Amar das ji (b) Coal (c) Guru Ram Das ji (b) The rock salt (b) Oil Q-85dGuru Which Arjan Guru Dev built ji Ayurvedic herbal medicine Q-78 Name the District which is situated on the hospital and a research centre at Kiratpur Sahib bank ofthe river (a) Guru Gobind Singh ji (a) Patiala (b) Guru Har Rai ji

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Q-86 Which is the State Tree of Punjab? Q-93 Which city is know as Sifti da Ghar (a) Shisham (a) Amritsar (b) Deodar (b) Jallandhar (c) Banyan Tree (c) Damdama Sahib (d) Maple (d)Anandpur Sahib

Q-87 The State Animal of Punjab is Q-94 How many times Mohammed Ghazini (a) Tiger attack Punjab (b) Cow (a) 11 (c) Elephant (b) 17 (d) Blackbuck (c) 15 (d)10 Q-88 Sheesh Mahal is Developed by (a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh Q-95 Which is the most popular game of Punjab? (b) Narinder Singh (a) Hockey (c) Maninder Singh (b) Kabaddi (d) Raghubir Singh (c) Kho-Kho (d) Badminton Q-89 The State Bird of Punjab is (a) Baz Q-96 The Total number of seats of Punjab in (b) Peacock lok Sabha is (c) Sparrow (a) 9 (d) Parrot (b) 10

(c) 14 Q-90 What is the Greek name of river Ravi (d) 13 (a) Hyphasis (b) Hydaspes Q-97 The Total number of seats of Punjab in (c) Hydroatis vidhan Sabha is (d)Hesidros (a) 112

(b) 107 Q-91 In 1805, Ranjit Singh won Amritsar from (c) 113 ______misl (d) 117 (a) Nihang (b) Ahluwalia Q-98 The Total number of seats of Punjab in (c) Attri Rajya Sabha is (c)Bhangi (a) 9 (b) 10 Q-92 Which of the following was not the (c) 7 contemporary of Guru Nanaks era (d) 13 (a) Babar (b) Bahlol Lodhi Q-99 Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab? (c) Sikandar Lodhi (a) M. Ajit Singh (d)Akbar (b) Gurmel Singh (c) Tota Singh (d) Gopi Chand Bhargva

Q-100 Who was the first Governor of Punjab? (a) Mr. Chandu Lal Trivedi (b) Bansilal (c) Gopi Chand (d) Amrinder Singh

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