Punjab Gk 452d18

PUNJAB GK(http://punjabawareness.blogspot.com/2011/04/unoobjective-question-set-4.html) PUNJAB LANGUAGE PUNJABI PUNJAB SITUATION NORTHWEST OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA BORDERS HIMACHAL PRADESH, CHANDIGARH, HARIYANA, RAJHASTHAN, PAKISTAN, JAMMU KASHMIR (North) CAPITAL CHANDIGARH RIVERS OF OLD PUNJAB

BEAS, SUTLEJ, RAVI RIVER,CHENAB RIVER AND JHELUM RIVER RIVERS OF NEW PUNJAB BEAS, SUTLEJ, RAVI RIVER SUB LANGUAGES IN PUNJAB MAJHI (AMRITSAR, GURDASPUR) MALWA (SANGRUR, BATHINDA, BARNALA, MANSA, SOME PART IN PATIALA, LUDHIANA etc) DOABA (JALANDHAR,HOSHIARPUR, PHAGWARE, KAPURTHALA) PUADHI (PART OF PATIALA) LARGEST CITY LUDHIANA NO. oF DISTRICTS 20 (Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Firozpur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa ,Moga, Mohali, Muktsar

, Patiala, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Tarn Taran) GOVERNER OF PUNJAB SHIVRAJ PATIL

CHIEF MINISTER S. PARKASH SINGH BADAL LEGISLATURE OF PUNJAB UNICAMERAL AREA OF PUNJAB 50362 Square Km POPLULATION OF PUNJAB 27704236 LITERACY OF PUJNJAB 76.68% OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.punjabgovt.nic.in STATE BIRD OF PUNJAB Baz (Eastern Goshawk) or Melierax poliopterus STATE ANIMAL OF PUNJAB Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) STATE TREE OF PUNJAB Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) ISTRATIVE UNITS OF PUNJAB Amritsar, Ludhiana and Faridkot AIRPORTS OF PUNJAB Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport , Sahnewal Airport, Pathankot Airport, Patiala Airport, Chandigarh Airport

LARGEST RAILWAY STATION AMRISTSAR LARGEST JUNCTION IN ASIA

BATHINDA MAIN ROAD OF PUNJAB Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) or NH1 (Calcutta to Peshawar ing through Jalandharand Amritsar) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS OF PUNJAB

National Highway 1 (India) National Highway 10 (India) National Highway 15 (India) National Highway 1A (India) National Highway 20 (India) National Highway 21 (India) National Highway 22 (India) National Highway 64 (India) National Highway 70 (India) National Highway 71 (India)National Highway 95 (India) MAJOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES IN PUNJAB 

Aryabhatta group of institutes, Barnala

 Adesh Institute of Engineering and Technology, Faridkot  Central University of Punjab, Bathinda  Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar  Punjabi University, Patiala  Panjab University, Chandigarh  Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh  Chitkara Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Rajpura  Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Engineering and Technology(LLRIET), Moga  Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Bathinda  Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Ferozepur  Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana  Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana  Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar  Desh Bhagat Institute of Engineering and Management, Moga  Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology, SVIET, Rajpura  Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot  Regional Institute of Management and Technology, Fatehgarh Sahib  Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana  National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali  Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar  Thapar University, Patiala  Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala  Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur  Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar  Lovely Professional University, Phagwara

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PUNJAB * Punjab is the only state in India with a majority Sikh population

* Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab * Punjab is largest single provider of wheat to India * AMRITSAR is most important cisty of Punjab * Fatehgarh Sahib is smallest district of Punjab * Ferozpur is the biggest District of Punjab * Ms. Vini Mahajan is first lady Deputy Commissioner of Punjab. * Mr. Chandu Lal Tirvedi is first Governor of Punjab * Mrs. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is first lady Chief Minsiter * Punjab University is located at Chandigarh * Punjabi University is located at Patiala * Sheesh Mahal is developed by Narinder Singh * Anandgarh is new city of Punjab * Most Polluted City of Punjab Ludhiana * First Sikh Rural of Punjab is Maharaja Ranjit Singh. * Golden Temple is the Most famous Temple of Punjab * Mansa is the district with lowest literacy rate. * Kabbadi is most popular game of Punjab * SGPC was established in 1925 * Ludhiana is the Manchester of Punjab * No. of Airports in Punjab is 4 * Present Punjab Came into Existance in 1966 * Parliamentary Constitutenices in Punjab are 13 * Jalandhar is Center of Newspaper in Punjab * Ms. Kiran Bedi is first IPS Lady of Punjab * Rajya Sabha Seats in Punjab are 7

* Present Chief Minsiter of Punjab is S. Parkash Singh Badal

1. Dr. gopi chand bhargava is 1st CM of Punjab 2. Justice gurnam singh first akali chief minister of Punjab 3. Chairman of Punjab state human rights commission: justice R.S.Mongia 4. President of Punjab Pradesh congress committee: Amarinder Singh 5. President of hockey Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal 6. Director of National institute of agricultural Biotechnology, Mohali: Dr Rakesh Tuli 7. President of Punjab Olympic association : Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa 8. Chief justice of Punjab & Haryana high court :- Mukul Mudgul 9. President of SGPC: Avtar singh Makkar 10. 1st governor of Punjab: chandulala madhavlal trivedi 11. 1st speaker of Punjab legislative assembly: s. kapur singh 12. Punjab Latitude 29’30 N to32’32” Longitude 73’55” E to 76’50” 13. Area 50,362 sq km (1.54% of total geographical area of India) 14. Forest area 6.12% of the total area of the state 15. 4 divisions of Punjab Jalandhar, Patiala, Firozpur, Faridkot 16. Balram jakhar was 1st asian to be selected as chairman of commonwealth parliamentarian executive forum. 17. Bhagat puran singh is know as Punjab’s “ Bearded mother Teresa “ 18. Surinder kaur is popularly known as “Nightingale of Punjab” 19. Surjit singh barnala is the author of book “My other Two Daughters” 20. Amrita pritam was the 1st woman to win sahitya akademi awards 21. Shiv kumar batalavi is the youngest recipient of sahitya akademi awards 22. Baba ala singh was the founder of Patiala city in 1763 AD 23. National institute of sports is located at Patiala 24. giani gurmukh singh musafir was the first CM after the lingustic reorganization of Punjab 25. Baba kharak singh was 1st president of SGPC 26. IN 1951 president’s rule was imposed for first time in Punjab 27. Shivraj patil is current governer of Punjab

28. Parkash dingh badal is present CM of Punjab(4th time) 29. Indian Olympic Association Vice President Sardar Tarlochan Singh has been conferred with ‘The Jewel of Punjab’ award – a life-time achievement . 30. Punjab accord was signed b/w Harchand Singh Longowal and Rajiv Gandhi 31. Duleep Singh was the last Sikh ruler of Punjab 32. Kharak Singh was the immediate successor of Ranjit Singh 33. Who constructed Takht Patna Sahib and Takht Hazur sahib Maharaja Ranjit singh 34. Who laid the foundation of Harimandir Sahib(Golden Temple) ? Hazrat mian mir 35. Miss Arshdeep kaur(from Canda) become miss world Punjabi 2010. 36. Punjab will have a second international cricket stadium at burlton park in jalandhar by 2011. 37. Ropar has become the 1st district of d country to launch d District Monitoring System Scheme 38. Punjab is the only state that had set up separate police station for NRIs 39. Chairman of punjab governce reorms commission in augrated punjabs first centre for EGovernce at Landran(MOHALI) 40. Prof. Laxmi Kant chawla, health & family welfare minister(punjab) has got jhansi ki rani laxmi bai award(at Gwalior) 41. Prakash singh Badal declared Sultanpur lodhi in kapurthala distric a holy town in veiw of its religious & historical Significance 42. Punjabi university,patiala has attained d Distinction of being the 1st univ. in the region to enroll student,gurvinder singh dhaliwal for PhD from canada through video-conferencing. 43. AKHAR: A Roman-Punjabi word processing toolkit. 44. The state of new mexico,5th largest constituent of USA,has offered to enter into an agrrement with Punjab Granting the Status of ”SISITER STATE” 45. Punjabi language has now become the second lanuage in the state of Haryana. 46. Punjab govnerment declared 2011 as “YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION” 47. First evening court of punjab was inaugurated at Jalandhar follwed by Amritsar,Ludhiana and Patiala. 48. Sukhbir singh Badal – Manoranjab Kalia committee on Resources Mobilization 49. Director of PGI : KK Talwar 50. Chairman of Punjab state Backward Classes commission : Kirpal Singh Badunger

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Which is the most famous city in Punjab? (A) Ludhiana (B) Amritsar (C) Chandigarh (D) Patiala Ans : (B) 2) Who is the first lady Chief Minister of Punjab? (A) Bibi Jagir Kaur (B) Kiran Bedi (C) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (D) Ms. Seema Roy Ans : (C) 3) Who was the first Governor of Punjab? (A) Mr. Chandu Lal Trivedi (B) Bansilal

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(C) Gopi Chand (D) Amrinder Singh Ans : (A) Who is the first lady Deputy commissioner of Punjab? (A) Ms. Vini Chohan (B) Ms. Vini Mahajan (C) Ms. Kiran Bedi (D) None of these Ans : (B) When was the Punjab annexation with the British Rule? (A) 1829 (B) 1839 (C) 1859 (D) 1849 Ans : (D) When was Punjabi University established at Patiala? (A) 1930 (B) 1940 (C) 1950 (D) 1960 Ans : (D) When was the Punjab School Education Board established in Punjab? (A) 1969 (B) 1959 (C) 1949 (D) 1939 Ans : (A) Where is the Sikh Heritage Complex developed? (A) Mansa (B) Amritsar (C) Ropar (D) Anandpur Sahib Ans : (D) Who is the first Punjabi novelist to get Jananpith Award? (A) Sr. Nanak Singh (B) Sr. Gurdial Singh (C) Sr. Gurdial Duggal (D) Sr. Nanak Duggal Ans : (B) When was the use of Punjabi made compulsory in the year? (A) 1990 (B) 1991 (C) 1992 (D) 1994 Ans : (C) Which is the biggest grain market of Punjab? (A) Marinda. (B) Mansa (C) Kotkpoora (D) Khanna Ans : (D) When was the treaty of Amritsar held on (A) 1805 (B) 1806 (C) 1807 (D) 1809 Ans : (D)

13) When was the Punjab and Papsu meged? (A) 1950 (B) 1952 (C) 1953 (D) 1956 Ans : (D) 14) Where is the Punjabi University located at (A) Chandigarh (B) Ludhiana (C) Jalandhar (D) Patiala Ans : (D) 15) Who is the pioneer of Punjabi Suba? (A) Master Tara Singh (B) Master Kapoor (C) Master Akesh (D) Master Mohan Ans : (A) 16) Which city of Punjab is famous for furniture goods? (A) Kirtpur (B) Mansa (C) Kartarpur (D) Khanna Ans : (C) 17) Who is the Punjabi Poetess to get Jananpith Award? (A) Ms. Amrita Shergil (B) Ms. Amrita Pritam (C) Dilip KaurTiwana (D) Ms. Sharmila Panday Ans : (B) 18) Which is the Pioneer of Punjabi Novel? (A) Sr. Gurdial Singh (B) Sr. Nanak Singh (C) Sr. Nanak Duggal (D) Sr. Gurdial Khanna Ans : (B) 19) Where was the headquarters of Punjab school Education Board? (A) Morinda (B) Chandigarh (C) Mohali (D) Ropar Ans : (C) 20) Where are mini Olympics are held (A) Mandi Gobindgarh (B) Ropar (C) Mansa Ans : (D) 21) How many divisions of Punjab State? (A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 7 Ans : (B) 22) Where is Punjab Agriculture University located? (A) Chandigarh (B) Amritsar (C) Ludhiana Ans : (C)

23) What is the old name of Punjab? (A) Sapta Sindhu (B) Sapta Rishi (C) Sapta-Aba (D) Panj-Ab Ans : (A) 24) Who is the Chief Minister of Punjab at present (A) Prakash Verma (B) C. Amrinder Singh (C) Prakash Singh Badal (D) M. Surjeet Singh. Ans : (C) 25) Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab? (A) M. Ajit Singh (B) Gurmel Singh (C) Tota Singh (D) Gopi Chand Bhargva Ans : (D) 26) How many Border State of Punjab? (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 Ans : (B) 27) Which is the famous & biggest Airport in Punjab? (A) Amritsar (B) Chandigarh (C) Bhatinda (D) Ludhiana Ans : (A) 28) How many Parliamentary constituencies in Punjab? (A) 14 (B) 13 (C) 16 (D) 17 Ans : (B) 29) How many Rajya sabha seats in Punjab? (A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9 Ans : (A) 30) Which is the centre of newspapers of Punjab? (A) Chandigarh (B) Jalandhar (C) Ludhiana (D) Amritsar Ans : (B) 31) Who is the first IPS lady of Punjab? (A) Ms. Surinder Kaur (B) Bibi Jagir Kaur (C) Ms. Rajinder Kaur (D) Ms. Kiran Bedi Ans : (D) 32) Where is the science city of Punjab? (A) Jalandhar (B) Ludhiana (C) Moga

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(D) Khanna Ans : (A) Where is the Manchester of Punjab? (A) Jalandhar (B) Ludhiana (C) Chandigarh (D) Amritsar Ans : (B) Which is the most Polluted City of Punjab? (A) Jalandhar (B) Bhatinda (C) Ludhiana (D) Sirsa Ans : (C) When was the present Punjab came into Existence? (A) 1866 (B) 1966 (C) 1766 (D) 1867 Ans : (B) When was the Punjabi declared as a official language in Punjab? (A) 1766 (B) 1867 (C) 1966 (D) 1967 Ans : (C) When was SGPC established in Punjab? (A) 1970 (B) 1925 (C) 1922 (D) 1924 Ans : (B) Who was the first Sikh ruler of Punjab? (A) Guru Nanak Dev (B) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (C) Bhai Lakha Singh (D) Maharaja Kamaljit Singh Ans : (B) Which is the most famous temple of Punjab? (A) Golden Temple (B) Temple of Sikh Guru (C) Nanak Temple (D) Heritage Temple Ans : (A) Which is the major occupation of Punjab’s? (A) House hold (B) Sports things (C) Farming (D) Dairy Ans : (C) Which is the most popular game of Punjab? (A) Hockey (B) Kabaddi (C) Kho-Kho (D) Bton Ans : (B) where was the country’s 1st solar power plant commissioned ? Bathinda

(B) Anandpur Sahib (C) Fatehgarh Sahib (D) Kapurthala Ans (B) 43) when was the Rajiv-Longowal Accord (Punjab Accord) signed ? (A) 1984 (B) 1989 (C) 1966 (D) 1985 Ans (D) 44) who amoung the following is related with anjuman-i-mohsiban-i-watan ? (A) Bhai Paramanand (B) Sardar Ajit Singh (C) Khizr hyat khan Ans (B) 45) Q when was the Anandpur Resolution Adopted ? (A) 1999 (B) 1966 (C) 1973 (D) 1984 Ans (c) 46) Punjabi language is considered to be a successor of which language? (A) Hindawi (B) Urdu (C) Sauraseni prakrit (D) Pali Ans (C) 47) who is considered to be a pioneer of Punjabi literary tradition? (A) Bulle Shah (B) Sheikh Farid (C) Guru Nanak (D) Guru Angad Ans (B) 48) Yadavindra Gardens is located at (A) Patiala (B) Nabha (C) Pinjore (D) Sangrur Ans (C) 49) who is the present chairperson of PPSC ? (A) Sanjit kumar sinha (B) Ramesh inder singh (C) Santa singh umaidpuri (D) DS Guru Ans (A) 50) Which of d following famous sportsperson declined Arjuna award in 2001 ? (A) Milkha singh (B) Jeev milka singh (C) Pargat singh (D) Ajitpal singh Ans (A) 51) Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at asian games? (A) PT Usha (B) Jyotrimayee sikdar (C) Kamaljeet sandhu kooner (D) Harwant kaur Ans (c) 52) Who enjoyed the enjoyed the longest tenure as president of SGPC?

(A) Avatar singh makkar (B) Gurcharan singh tohra (C) Kirpal singh Badungar Ans (B) 53) When was the post of chief commissioner of Chandigarh abolished? (A) 1966 (B) 1984 (C) 1992 (D) 1988 Ans (B) 54) Central University of Punjab (CUP) is located at (A) Talwandi sabo (B) Amritsar (C) Bathinda (D) Fatehgarh Sahib Ans (C) 55) Who was the 1st president of the SGPC ? (A) Master Tara Singh (B) Baba Kharak Singh (C) Sardar Baldev Singh (D) Baba Sohan Singh Ans (B) 56) who among the following was the 1st Akali CM of Punjab? (A) Justice Gurnam Singh (B) Lacchman Singh Gill (C) Giani Kartar Singh Ans (A) 57) Who is Advocate-General of Punjab ? (A) Hardev Singh Mattewal (B) Satpal Singh Johal (C) Amandeep Singh Rai (D) Joginder Singh Wasu Ans (A) 58) which type of the following soil type not found in the Punjab? (A) Desert soils (B) Loamy soils (C) Black soils (D) None of these Ans (c) 59) What are choes? (A) Ephemeral streams of the unpland plains (B) The marshes and swamps (C) Meteoric lakes in Punjab Ans (A) 60) The “cotton Belt” of Punjab is located in which Physiographic regionof Punjab? (A) Doaba (B) Malwa (C) Majha Ans (B)