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History of Punjab Historical Overview of Punjab

Major Events In Punjabi History

Aryan Migrations (516 BC -- 321 AD)

Persian Rule (516 BC -- 321 AD)

Alexander's Invasion (321 AD)

Muslim Invasions (713 AD -- 1300 AD)

The Rise of Sikh Power (1700 AD -- 1849 AD)

The 10 Gurus – Sikh History

Guru Nanak Dev Ji – 1469-1539 Birth Place – Talwandi Rai Boi(Pakistan) also known as Nankana Sahib

Father / Mother Name – Mehta Kalu / Mata Tripta

Wife – Sulakhni Ji

Sons – Baba Sri Chand and Baba Lakhmi Chand

City Founder – Kartarpur

Compilation – Jap JI Sahi, Sidh Gosh, Sodar, Asa di war, Patti Barahmaha, Aarti Onkar, Malar

& Madge

Jyoti Jot Place – Kartarpur

Guru Angad Dev Ji – 1504-1539-1552

Place of Birth – Mate ki Saranh

Original Name - Bhai Lehna

Father / Mother Name – Pheru Mal Ji / Daya Kaur Ji

Wife – Khivi Ji



Children – Dassu Ji, Dattu Ji, Bibi Amro Ji and Alakhni Ji

City Founded – Khadur Sahib

Compilation – Janam Sakhi (Biography of Guru Nanak Dev Ji)

★ Establish Mal Akhara – For Physical and Spritual Excercise

★ Introduce Gurmukhi Script

Guru Amardas Ji – 1479-1552-1574

Place of Birth – Basarke

City Founded – Goindwal Sahib

● Introduced the Anand Karaj marriage ceremony for the Sikhs

● Start Manjhi System and Made a ‘Boali’ in Goindwal

Guru Ram Das Ji – 1534-1574-1581

Place of Birth – Chuna Mandi (Pakistan)

Wife – Bhani Ji (Daughter of Guru Amardas Ji)

Founded City – Amritsar (Also known as Chak Ramdas, Guru Ka Chak, Ramdaspura)

Compilation – Lavan

Note – Mian Mir to laid the foundation stone of the Harmandir Sahib

Guru Arjun Dev Ji – 1563-1581-1606

Father / Mother Name – Guru Ram Das/Bhani Ji

Children – Hargobind Sahib Ji

Compilation – Sukhmani Sahib, Adi Granth, Barahmaha, Bavan Akhri

City Founded – Tarn Taran, Kartarpur(India)

❖ Introduce ‘Masand System’ Representative of guru ji at di兩erent places

❖ Started Dasvand (Langar Contribution/ one tenth part of income)



❖ Guru ji became the ᡁrst great martyr in the Sikh history when Emperor Jahangir ordered his

execution.

Guru Hargobind ji – 1595-1606-1644

City Founded – Kiratpur Sahib (Ropar)

❖ Introduce concept of ‘Miri’ And ‘Piri’

❖ Miri – Temporal Power / Piri – Spiritual Power

❖ Constructed Akhal Takht and Lohagarh Fort at Amritsar

❖ First saint soldier in sikh history

Guru Har Rai Ji – 1630-1644-1661(Grandson of Guru Hargobind)

Founded – Ayurvedic medicine center, Kiratpur Sahib

Guru Ji gave treatment to Dara Saikhon

Guru Har krishan Ji – 1656-1661-1664

Youngest Guru -Age of 韺�ve

Guru Tegh Bahadur – 1621-1665-1675

Father / Mother Name – Guru Hargobind ji/ Nanki Ji

Wife – Mata Gujri ji

Children – Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Place of Birth – Amritsar

City Founded – Anandpur Sahib

● Guru Ji was executed on the order of Aurangzeb at chandni chowk Delhi, Now

Gurudwara Sheesh Ganj at this place



● Guru Ji Body was taken be Lakhi Vanjara and cremated at place. Now become

Gurudwara Rakab Ganj

● Guru Ji Sheesh was taken away by Bhai Jaita, Who brought back Guru Ji head

Anandpur Sahib

Guru Gobind Singh Ji – 1666-1675-1708

Place of Birth – Patna

City Founded – Patna Sahib

Jyoti Jot Place – 1708, Nanden

Compilation – Jap Sahib, Akal Ustat, Chopai, War Shri Bhagoti, Vachitar Natak, Charitra,

Chobis Avtar and Chadi di war (in punjabi)

Some Fact about Guru Gabind Singh Ji

★ Built Anandgarh Fort at Anandpur

★ Wrote “Zafarnama” letter to Aurangzeb

★ Establish Khalsa Panth in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib

Panj Pyare

★ Daya Ram Lahore - Bhai Daya Singh Ji (Nanded)

★ Dharam Das- Bhai Dharam Singh Ji (Hastinapur)

★ Muhkam Chand- Bhai Muhkam Singh Ji (Dwarka)

★ Sahib Chand - Bhai Sahib Singh Ji (Bidar)

★ Himmat Rai - Bhai Himmat Singh ji (Jagannath)

Panj Kakaar-Five K



★ Kesh (uncut hair)

★ Kangha (a wooden brush for the hair)

★ Kara (a metal bracelet)

★ Kachera (a type of undergarment)

★ Kirpan (a dagger)

Battles of Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Battle of Bhangani (1688)

● Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhim Chand and other Hill Chief

● Victory – Guru Ji

● Result – Bhim Chand and other Rajput become friends of Guru Ji

Battle of Nadaun (1690)

● Guru Ji + Bhimchand + other Hill Chief Vs Alif Khan

● Result – Alif Khan was defeated

1st Battle of Anandpur (1701)

● Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhim Chand and other Hill Chief


Battle of Nirmohi (1702)

● Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhim Chand + Mughal Force

● Victory – Guru JI



Battle of Basoli (1702)

● Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhim Chand


● Result – Sikh attacked territory of Raja and captured kalmot

2nd Battle Anandpur

● Guru Ji Vs Hill Chief + Mughal Force under Wazir Khan

● Result – Guru and His Sikhs had to leave fort and Zorawar & Fateh Singh were bricked

alive

Battle of Chamkaur

● Guru Ji Vs Mughal Force

● Result – 35 Sikhs and Sahibzada Ajit Singh ji & Sahibzada Jujhar Singh ji Shaheed

Battle of khidrana

● Guru Ji vs Mughal Force

● Result – Sikhs defeated the Mughals but 40 of them (Chali Mukte) Shaheed

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur

Original Name – Lachman Dev (From – Rajouri Jammu)

Popular Name – Madho Singh

Another Name - Banda Bairagi

Guru Gobind Singh Gave Name – Banda Singh Bahadur



Battle of Chhapar Chiri

Banda Bahadur Singh Ji Vs Wazir Khan

* Defeated Wazir Khan

Execution By – Farrukh Siyar

*Banda Singh developed the village of Mukhlisgarh, and made it his capital, then renamed the city it

to Lohgarh

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Place of Birth – Gujranwala Town(Pakistan)

Son of – Maha Singh / Mai Raj kaur(D/o Raja Gajapati-Jind )

Mother-in-law – Sada Kaur (Encourage Ranjit Singh)

1st King of Sikh Empire

Title of Maharaja – 12 April 1801

Treaty of Amritsar – 1809

Treaty Signed B/w – Metcalfe & Ranjit Singh

* 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

Ahluwalia Jassa Singh - Ahluwalia

Bhangi -Chajja Singh / Hari Singh

Dhallewalia -Gulab Singh

Sukerchakia - Chatar Singh

Shaheed- Baba Deep Singh

Ramgharia - Nand Singh/ Jassa Singh Ramgharia

Nishanwalia -Dasundha Singh

Phoolkia =Chaudhari Paul



Faizalapuria -Nawab Kapur Singh

Kanhaya -Jai Singh Kanhaiya

Karora -Karora Singh

Nakkai - Hira Singh

Social Reform Movements in Punjab

Nirankari movement

Originated – Rawalpindi

Founded by – Baba Dyal Singh.

Successor – Darbar Singh

Namdhari Movement

Another Name – Kuka Movement

Founded by – Balak Singh

Successor – Ram Singh

Radhasoami movement

Started from – Agra

Founded by – Shiv Dayal Singh (also called “Soami ji Maharaj”)

Singh Sabha Movement

Against Christians Missionaries

The ᡁrst modern moment



Struggle for Freedom

Kamagata Maru: (1914)

Head – By Gurdit Singh (Sikh businessman of Singapore)

Komagata was ship name to carry 376 Indians, all Punjabis to Canada. The Ship embarked

from Hong Kong before arriving in Canada.

Ghadar movement

Ghadar is name of weekly news papaer (Pulish In Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Urdu)

Chief Editor – Lala Hardiyal

Leader of Ghardar Movement – Sohan Singh Bhakna, Lala Hardiyal, Kartar Singh Shraba

Start in – San Francisco (America)

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: 13 April, 1919

Involved the killing of hundreds of unarmed

Shooting was ordered by – General O Dyer

Shaheed Udham Singh: Shaheed Udham Singh is known for his assassination of Sir Michael

O’Dwyer in March 1940 what has been described as a revenge of the Jallianwala Bagh

Massacre.

Ravinder Nath Tagore return Knighthood Title

Jalliwala Bagh Made be Ranjit Singh

Gurudwara Reform Movement: 1920-25

Gurudwara Reform Movement marked the struggle of the Sikhs to wrest control of their

places of worship from the mahants (priests) into whose hands they had passed during the

18th century when the Sikhs were driven away from their homes to seek safety in remote



hills and deserts.

Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee

The inaugural meeting of the SGPC – Akal Takht Amritsar on 12 December 1920.

It appointed a subcommittee to draft the Committee's constitution.

– President – Sardar Sundar Singh Majithia

– Vice-President – Harbans Singh

– Secretary – Sundar Singh Ramgarhia

New elections under the constitution were held in July 1921

– Elected President – Baba Kharak Singh

– Elected Vice-President – Captain Ram Singh

– Elected Secretary – Sardar Bahadur. Mehtab Singh

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 e韞�ect from 1 November 1925

Movement Related with SGPC

– Guru Ka Bagh Morcha (Ghukkevali village, District Amritsar)

– Jaito Morcha

– Shaheed Bhagat Singh ‘Khatkar Kalan’ in present SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr)

– Shaheed Sukhdev

– Shaheed Rajguru in Maharashtra

Punjab After 1947

Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India between 1948 and 1956



PEPSU was union of eight princely states:

Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Kalsia, Malerkotla and Nalagarh

PEPSU made in 15 july 1948

Raj Parmukh of PEPSU – Maharaja Yadvinder Singh

First CM of PEPSU – Gian Singh Rarewala

PEPSU Capital – Patiala

PEPSU Vidhan Sabha Member – 60

Note – In 1 Nov 1956 PEPSU Merge in Punjab and New state created Himachal Pradesh

Formation of Present Punjab

Master Tara Singh Pointed Demand of Present Punjab

Punjab Boundary Commission 1966 (Reorganization of Punjab): An Act to provide for the

reorganisation of the existing State of Punjab and for matters connected therewith.

Head of Commission – Fazal Ali

Basic Information about Punjab Punjab is a state in North India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is

bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the

east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani

province of Punjab to the west. The state capital is located in Chandigarh, a Union Territory

and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana.

Punjab Establishment, Area and Population

Established – 1 Nov, 1966

Area – 50362 km2 (1.54% of India)- Northwest of republic of India

Population – 2,77,04,236 (2.28% of India)



Punjab Latitude and Longitude

Latitude – 29’30”N To 32’32”N

Longitude – 73’55”E To 76’50”E

Punjab Areawise

Forest Area – 6.12% of Punjab

Largest Forest Area – Hoshiarpur

2nd Largest Forest Area – RupNagar

3rd Largest Forest Area – Gurdaspur

Largest District (According to Area) – Ludhiana

Smallest District(According to Area) – Mohali

Punjab Population

Population Density – 550 per sq KM

Largest Population Density – Ludhiana

Smallest Population Density – Muktsar

Largest District (According to Population) – Ludhiana

Smallest District(According to Population) – Barnala

Maximum Decade Growth of Punjab – Mohali (Another Name – SAS Nagar)

Minimum Decade Growth of Punjab – Nawanshahr (Another Name – SBS Nagar)

Punjab Literacy Rates

Literacy Rate – 76.7%

Largest Literacy Rate – Hoshiarpur (86%)



Smallest Literacy Rate – Mansa (62.8%)

Punjab Sex Ratio

Sex Ratio – 893

Sex Ratio (for 0-6 age group) – 846

Largest Sex Ratio – Hoshiarpur

Smallest Sex Ratio – Bathinda

Punjab Seats

Lok Sabha Seat – 13

Rajya Sabha Seat – 7

Vidhan Sabha Seat – 117

First in Punjab

First Speaker of Vidhan Sabha – Kapoor Singh

First CM of Punjab – Gopi Chand Bhargav

First Governor of Punjab – Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

First Speaker of Vidhan Sabha (New Punjab*) – Harbans Singh

First CM of (New Punjab*) – Giani Gurmukh Singh

First Governor of (New Punjab*) – Dharmvira

Shortest Time period of Governor of Punjab – Hokeshe Seema

During Operation of Blue Star Governor of Punjab – Bhairab Dutt Pande

Note – (New Punjab*)- Punjab After 1966

The Indian Punjab was divided in 1966 with the formation of the new states of Haryana and

Himachal Pradesh as well as the current state of Punjab. Punjab is the only state in India



with a majority Sikh population. Punjab also has the largest number of Steel Rolling Mill

Plants in India which are located in Steel Town Mandi Gobindgarh, District Fatehgarh Sahib.

Punjab State Bird,Animal and Tree

State Bird Of Punjab – Gushak (Baaz)

State Animal Of Punjab – Blackbuck (Kala Hiran)

State Tree Of Punjab – Sheesham (Tahli)

Total Wetland Of Punjab – 3

● Harike Wetland (Tarn Taran)

● Ropar Wetland

● Kanjali (Near Kapurthala)

Zoological Park in Punjab – 5

1. Mahindra Choudhary Zoological Park – District Mohali (Also Known as Chattbir Zoo)

2. Tiger Safari – Ludhiana

3. Deer Park Bir Moti Bagh – Patiala

4. Deer Park – Neelon(Ludhiana)

5. Deer Park Bir Talab – Bathinda

Botanical Garden of Punjab – 5

1. Baradari Garden – Patiala

2. Aam Khas Bagh – Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib)

3. Kaima Botanic Garden – Kapurthala

4. Shalimar Botanic Garden – Kapurthala



5. Ram Bagh Botanical Garden – Amritsar

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 Ludhiana

★ Mela Gadri Babian Da – Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall, Jalandhar

★ Baba Sodal Mela – Jalandhar

★ Harballabh Classical Music Fest – Devi Talab Temple, Jalandhar

★ Hola Mohalla – Shri Anandpur Sahib

★ Urs of Sheikh Ahmed, Rauza Sharif – Sirhind

★ Shaheedi Jor Mela – Sirhind

★ Shaikh Farid Fair – Faridkot

★ Vaisakhi Fair – Talwandi Sabo, Amritsar

Punjab : The Folk Dances

MALE FOLK DANCES

1. Bhangra 2. Jhummer

3. Luddi 4. Julli

5. Dankara 6. Dhumal

FEMALE FOLK DANCES

1. Sammi 2. Giddha 3. Jaago 4. Kikli



Literature Poetry and Drama in Punjab

The lyrical e韞�usions of those blessed men, incidentally, gave birth to a distinct stream of the

poetry of this land, called Su韺� Kavya-Dhara, which inherits a rich and long literary tradition.

The content and form, scope and standard as well as the 韺�ow of masterly beauty of Farid

Bani, which has come down to us through the grace of Guru Granth Sahib, is a proof of this

'Dhara' having been in vogue about seven centuries ago.

It was developed by Shah Hussain during the sixteenth century and raised to its pinnacle by

Bulleh Shah during the eighteenth century. Its downfall began after Hashim Shah during the

second half of the nineteenth century. It was, however, kept 韺�owing by Maulvi Ghulam

Rasul, Syed Miran Shah and Khwaja Ghulam Farid during the next few decades.

Most of all major poets of Punjab have, more or less, been in韺�uenced by it. Its in韺�uence on

the Non-Muslim mystic poets of the 韺�rst half of the twentieth century viz. Sant Rein, Sadhu

Daya Singh, Paul Singh Arif, Man Singh Kalidas and Kishan Singh Arif is quite evident. Even

the poets of the modern period, including Bhai Vir Singh (1872-1957) , the father of modern

Punjabi literature , have also imbibed its impact.

Sheikh Farid-ud-din, (1173-1265) was the 韺�rst Su韺� poet who sang of his insatiable hunger

for the love of the Lord in works of immortal beauty.

The ka韺�s (lyrics) of Shah Husain (1538-1599) , the popular romantic Su韺� saint of Lahore

added to Su韺� poetry its peculiar element of masti (rapture) and introduced enraptured

dancing and passionate signing. Hussain was also the 韺�rst Su韺� poet of Punjabi who adopted

the popular measure of Ka韺� to express his mystic ideas. The credit of introducing the

element of the popular love-legends of Punjab (Heer Ranjha and Sohni Mahiwal) to Su韺�



Verse and utilizing their persons, places, motifs and incidents as images, metaphors and

allegories etc. also goes to him.

Sultan Bahu (1629-1691) , one of the greatest mystics of India, who belonged to district

Jhang, adopted the verse-form of Shiar韺� (arostic) for the expression of his sentiments,

ending every line of his verse with a lyrical tone of exquisite charm, pronounced as hoo. It

was he who, preferring 'Ishq' (love) not only to 'Aqal' (wisdom) but also to 'Iman (faith).

Syed Bulleh Shah (1680-1758) , was the most famous Su韺� poet of Punjab. Bhullah's earlier

verses expressed theological ideas of Islam. But when he turned a pantheist under the

in韺�uence of Vedant and Sikhism, he became so convinced of God's omnipresence and

integrity of the universal soul that he began to experience and express that sort of

cosmopolitan joy which knows no limits and divisions.

Syed Ali Haider (1690-1785) of Multan, was the 韺�rst Su韺� who poetized Heer Ranjha in the

form of a Qissa (long narration), entitled Qissa Heer va Ranjha, and added thereby a new

tributary to the stream of Punjabi Su韺� poetry.

Fard Faqir (1729-1790) who lived during the same time in Gujrat, also reproached the rulers

of the day. But he did so, in verses as the following, for their ill treatment of laborers and

workers belonging to various professions. His kasab nama broke a new ground by describing

the process of wearing cloth for expressing his Su韺�stic ideas and beliefs.

Syed Hashim Shah (1735-1843) , a highly learned, proli韺�c and multilingual writer who

韺�ourished during the Sikh supremacy in Punjab and who has been mentioned in terms of

esteem even by eminent Western scholars.



In Punjabi, he versi韺�ed the popular love-tragedies of Punjab to describe and acclaim the

'Kamal Ishq' (perfect love) of their heroes and heroines (viz. Sassi & Punnu, Heer & Ranjha,

Sohni & Mahiwal, Shirin & Farhad).

Syed Mir Hussain of Dinjwan, (Gurdaspur) best conveys the allegorical interpretations of

Sassi Punnu, in his version entitled (Bagh-e-Mohabbat, that is, the garden of love. He

interpreted almost all the characters, motives, sites, and situations of the tale in

metaphorical and metaphysical terms.

The Su韺� poets of Punjab, in the similar way, utilized only those poetical modes and

verse-forms, for the expression of their emotions, experiences and yearnings which were

quite popular and familiar to the people of the land. They composed Shloks, Dohe, Shabads,

Ka韺�s, Khayals, Baramahs, Athwaras and Sinar韺�s, etc.

Famous Punjabi Writers

Shiv kumar batalvi :He is known for his romantic poetry. His poetry recitations, and

singing his own verse, made him and his work very popular amongst the masses. He became

the youngest recipient of the Sahitya Akademi award in 1967 for his epic verse play Loona.

His poetical works are Peeran Da Paraga (1960), Lajwanti (1961), Aate Dian Chirian (1962),

Mainu Vida Karo (1963), Birha Toon Sultan (1964, a selection), Dardmandan Deean Aaheen

(1964), Loonan (1965), Main Te Main (1970), and Aarti (1971).

M S Randhawa : Mohinder Singh Randhawa was a Punjabi brilliant and prominent writer.

As a writer some of his books like beautifying India, beautiful trees and gardens, history of

Indian Agriculture( 4 volumes), Developing village india, farmers of india (4 volumes in



collaboration )nine collections of kangra, basoli and chamba paintings, four collections of

folksongs of Punjab, kangara, kullu and Haryana are of lasting value.

Kartar singh duggal : Duggal, Kartar Singh is one of the most proli韺�c 韺�ctionist in

Punjabi.He was honoured as the best litterateur by Punjab Government (1962), and the

Sahitya Akademi awarded its annual prize on the collection of his short stories, Ik chhit

chanan di in 1965. In 1981 he was honoured with the Soviet Land Nehru award. His

characters are generally sex starved and abnormal souls. He portrays his feminine characters

vividly but delicately, delving deep into the very dark recesses of their minds.

Waris shah : Waris Shah was a Punjabi Su韺� poet, renowned for his contribution to Punjabi

literature. He is best known for his seminal work Heer Ranjha, based on the traditional folk

tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. Heer is considered one of the quintessential works of

classical Punjabi literature.

Famous Artist of Punjab

Punjab is well known for producing world class artists who have mastered their respective

韺�elds with their unique skill and hard work.

Sardar sobha Singh: One of the greatest Indian artists of twentieth century S. Sobha

Singh was born on 29 Nov. 1901 at Sri Hargobindpur (Gurdaspur), India. He learnt and

mastered painting by self practice. In 1919 he was present in Jalianwala Bagh at the time of

韺�ring. Later , he joined the British India army as a draughtsman and was posted at various

places in Iraq. He studied European Paintings and got inspiration from the works of English

painters.



Gurbux Singh Theathi: Artist Gurbux Singh Theathi was born in Punjab on the 10th of

November 1923. He did his matriculation in 1939 and that very year joined S. Hari Singh, a

well known and a highly talented artist, as an apprentice.In 1941 he enrolled in the Lahore

College of Arts and completed a one year course in Commercial Art and drawing.

G S sohan singh: He is well known, Amritsar is a sacred city of the Gurus, and is the

home of Sikh Art. The late Artist G.S. Sohan Singh worked hard, and raised to super-heights

this cultural heritage passed on to the masses from generations to generations.”G.S. Sohan

Singh Artist Memorial Trust” has been formulated for the preservation and presentation of

his major contribution to our cultural heritage. He was apprenticed with the well-known

Artist S. Hari Singh who had at that time been working in the famous Elphinston Theatrical

Company, Calcutta. Later, in about 1931-32 on the winding up of the company, the master

and the pupil both came back to Amritsar. The Artist’s father had by that time retired from

his service in the Golden Temple, and both father and son started painting religious themes,

preparing charts for students as well as framing pictures

Bhai Gian Singh Naqqash: Bhai Gian Singh (1883-1953), a Naqqash or a Fresco-Painter

was born in the city of Amritsar in 1883. His father Taba Singh was a comb-maker by

profession, supplemented his meagre income by dispensing ayurvedic medicines in his spare

time. At the age of 韺�ve, Gian Singh was sent to school run by Giani Thakur Singh, who later

rose into prominence as a Sikh missionary and scholar Giam Thakur Singh-s in韺�uence on

him was everlasting.

Bhai mardana: Mardana was the 韺�rst disciple and lifelong companion of Guru Nanak and

his rebeck player. With all the wit and humor of a Punjabi minstrel, Mardana became a poet

and philosopher in the Guru's company. He was a Muslim by birth and a Mirasi or minstrel



by caste and rebeck player by profession.Guru Nanak changed his name to Mardana meaning

brave or manly.

S.G. Thakur Singh : S.G. Thakur Singh never had proper education owing to his poor

family circumstances. His heart being set upon painting and drawing from a very early age,

he apprenticed himself to Mohammed Alam, a local skilled Mohammedan painter of some

repute. From Alam he learnt the rudiments of the art; later he accompanied Mohammed

Alam to Bombay where the latter had secured a job as a stage painter in a certain theatrical

company.

Devender Singh : Bhai Devender Singh is an Indian painter and illustrator from Punjab

who has specialised in oil painting with themes from Sikhism and Punjabi popular culture.

He has produced hundreds of painting many relating to the Sikh Gurus and their history.

Jagjit singh :Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh was an iconic Indian Ghazal singer,

composer and musician. Known as the "Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his

wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s.

Punjab is divided into three regions namely Malwa, Majha and Doaba

Majha Region (Between Ravi and Beas River)

Doaba Region (Between Beas and Sutlej River)

● Malwa Region – Southern Part of Punjab (Below Sutlej River)

● Majha Area – 4 District (Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran)

● Doaba Area – 4 District (Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr)

● Malwa Area -14 District ( Remaining District of Punjab )



Ancient Name of Rivers

1. Satluj = Satlutri

2. Beas= Vipash

3. Chenab= Askini

4. Ravi = Parusthani

5. Jhelum= Vitasta

6. Indus= Sindhu

7. Saraswati = Sarusti

Greek Name of Rivers

1. Satluj= Hyphasis

2. Ravi=Hydroatis

3. Beas= Hesidros

4. Jhelum=Hydaspes

Doab between Rivers

1. Bist Doab = Beas and Sutlej

2. Rechna Doab= Ravi and Chenab

3. Bari Doab= Beas and Ravi

4. Chaj Doab= Chenab and Jhelum

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. Tarn Taran

Sutlej River Cross 9 District Of Punjab

❏ Hari ke Patan – Con⇀uence of Beas And Sutlej

❏ Bhakra Dam – On Sutlej River (Distt Bilaspur, HP)

❏ Nangal Dam – On Sutlej River (Ropar)

❏ Pong Dam – On Beas River (Lake- Maharana Pratap, HP)

Thermal Power Project

1. Guru Gobind= Ropar

2. Guru Hargobind= Lehra

3. Guru Nanak= Bathinda

Municipal Corporation of Punjab – 10

1 Ludhiana

2 Patiala

3 Amritsar

4 Jalandhar

5 Bathinda



6 Mohali

7 Pathankot

8 Moga

9 Phagwara

10 Hoshiarpur

Administrative Divisions of Punjab – 5

1.Faridkot

2.Ferozepur

3.Jalandhar

4.Patiala

5.Ropar

Important National Highway

NH 95 – Kharar To Ferozpur (Via Morinda, Ludhiana, Moga)

➢ NH 64 – Chandigarh To Dabwali (Via Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda)

➢ NH 15 – Pathankot To Samakhiali(Gujrat)(Via Ganganagar)

➢ NH 1 – Delhi To Amritsar

➢ NH 1A – Jalandhar To Srinagar

➢ NH 70 – Jalandhar To Mandi (Via Hoshiarpur)

➢ NH 10 – Fazilka To Delhi

Important Museums in Punjab

➔ Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum – Amritsar.

➔ Anglo Sikh War Memorial – Ferozepur



➔ Sanghol Museum – Fatehgarh Sahib

➔ Rural Museum – Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

➔ Govt. Museum – Hoshiarpur

➔ Guru Tegh Bahadur Museum – Anandpur Sahib.

➔ Museum of Armory & Chandeliers, Qila Mubarak – Patiala.

➔ Sports Museum – National Institute of Sports, Patiala

➔ Art Gallery – Shish Mahal, Patiala

Important Forts in Punjab

★ Gobindgarh Fort- Amritsar

★ Bathinda Fort – Bathinda

★ Qila Mubarak – Faridkot Fort

★ Qila Mubark – Patiala

★ Anandpur Sahib Fort – Rupnagar

★ Phillaur Fort – Ludhiana

★ Shahpur Kandi Fort – Pathankot.

Archaeological Sites in Punjab

➢ Evidence of Harappan Culture – Ropar

➢ Dholbaha – Hoshiarpur

➢ Sanghol – Fatehgarh Sahib

Father of Punjabi Literature

Khwaja Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar (Also Known as Baba Farid)



Punjabi Qisse

● Heer Ranjha – Waris Shah

● Sohani Mahiwal – Fazal Shah

● Mirza Sahiba – Ha↨z Barkhurdar

● Sassi Punnu – Shah Hussain

● Pooran Bhagat – Qadarya

Prominent Industries in Punjab

Company Location

Nestle Moga

Punjab tractors Mohali

Hero cycles Ludhiana

Sonalika tractors Hoshiarpur

National fertilizers limited Nangal and Bathinda

HMEL Re韺�nery Bathinda

Panj Takht

★ Akal Takht Sahib – Amritsar (Oldest Takht)

★ Takht Sri Damdama Sahib – Talwandi (Guru ki kashi)

★ Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib – Anandpur Sahib

★ Takht Sri Hazur Sahib – Nanded (Maharashtra)

★ Takht Sri Patna Sahib – Patna (Bihar)

Note – Takht Sri Hazur Sahib and Takht Sri Patna Sahib Construct by Maharaja Ranjit Singh



Some Important Facts About Punjab

1. Punjab is the second largest producer of wheat in india .

2. Wheat production in Punjab :22% of total production of wheat in India

3. Rice production in Punjab: 12% of total production of rice in India

4. Cotton production in Punjab: 13% of total production of cotton in India

5. About 30% of the working population of the state is employed in Agricultural

sector

6. Punjab’s status in contribution to central Pool:

(a) In wheat 1st (among all states)(45.4%)

(b) In rice 2nd (among all states) (35.3%)

7. 97% of arable land in Punjab is irrigated by two methods:

(a) tubewells(73%)

(b) canals (27%)

Horticulture

Know comprise nearly 50% of Punjab’s fruit production

The Punjab state government has established horticultural estates:

1. Citrus estate: abohar in fazilka district, thaliwala in ferozpur district, bajwara and

bhunga in hoshiarpur district and lambi in muktsar district

2. Grape estate: maur mandi in bathinda district

3. Lichi estate: saran in gurdaspur district.



Large and Medium Scale Industries

● The number of large and medium scale industrial units was 425 during the year

2010-11 with a 韺�xed investment of Rs 40000 crore.

● Small Scale Units: The number of small scale industrial unit was 168000 during

the year 2010-11.

● Cluster projects for di韞�erent types of industries in the state in order to provide R

and D facilities to industry and enable them to do cost cutting for competing in

the global market.

● Project for hand tools cluster at Jalandhar has already been approved by

government of India.

● Project for foundry and machine tool cluster at Batala has also been approved by

government of India.

● State government has also enacted a special Economic zone act, 2009 to facilitate

the development of special economic zones in the state.

Places of Interest in Punjab

1. Patiala= Kali Mata Temple,Sheesh Mahal, Moti Bagh

2. Amritsar= Durgiana Mandir, Ram Bagh, Ram Tirath,Golden Temple,Wagah

Border,Jallianwala Bagh

3. Kapurthala= Pushpa Gujral City

4. Ludhiana= Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum

5. Jalandhar=Devi Talab Mandir

6. Moga=Nestle a Swiss Company

7. Firozpur= Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial,National Martyr Memorial

Hussainiwala, Anglo-Sikh-War Memorial

8. Fatehgarh Sahib= Sangla, Aam Khas Bagh,Rauza Sharif



9. Mohali=Punjab School Education Board

10. Gurdaspur=Kalanaur

11. Ropar= Virasat-e-Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib,Bhakra Dam

Districts Tehsils and Sub-Tehsils in Punjab

There are total 82 tehsils in Punjab and 87 sub-tehsils in Punjab. For the civil administrative

purpose, the state of Punjab is divided into 5 divisions, divisions are divided into 22 districts

and the districts are further divided into subdivisions(tehsils).

Some of the latest changes to the tehsils and sub-tehsils in Punjab is given below:

* Maur in district Bathinda is the latest addition to the list of tehsils.

* Zirakpur in Mohali district is the newly created sub-tehsil.

* Banur sub-tehsil was earlier in Patiala district and now it is shifted to Mohali.

District Tehsils Sub Tehsils

Amritsar 1. Ajnala 2. Amritsar-1 3. Amritsar-2 4. Baba Bakala

1. Atari 2. Lopoke 3. Majitha 4. Ramdas 5. Tarsika

Barnala 1. Barnala 2. Tapa

1. Bhadaur 2. Dhanaula 3. Mehal Kalan

Bathinda 1. Bathinda 2. Rampura Phul 3. Talwandi Sabo 4. Maur

1. Balianwali 2. Bhagta Bhaika 3. Goniana 4. Nathana 5. Sangat

Faridkot 1. Faridkot 2. Jaito 3. Kot Kapura

1. Sadiq

Fatehgarh Sahib 1. Amloh 2. Bassi Pathana 3. Fatehgarh Sahib 4. Khamanon

1. Mandi Gobindgarh



Fazilka 1. Abohar 2. Fazilka 3. Jalalabad

1. Arniwala Sheikh Subhan 2. Khuian Sarwar 3. Sito Guno

Ferozepur 1. Firozpur 2. Guru Harsahai 3. Zira

1. Makhu 2. Mamdot 3. Talwandi Bhai

Gurdaspur 1. Batala 2. Dera Baba Nanak 3. Gurdaspur

1. Dhariwal 2. Dina Nagar 3. Fatehgarh Churian 4. Kahnuwan 5. Kalanaur 6. Naushehra Majha Singh 7. Qadian 8. Sri Hargobindpur

Hoshiarpur 1. Dasuya 2. Garhshankar 3. Hoshiarpur 4. Mukerian

1. Bhunga 2. Binewal 3. Garhdiwala 4. Hajipur 5. Mahilpur 6. Talwara 7. Tanda

Jalandhar 1. Jalandhar-1 2. Jalandhar-2 3. Nakodar 4. Phillaur 5. Shahkot

1. Adampur 2. Bhogpur 3. Goraya 4. Kartarpur 5. Lohian 6. Mehatpur 7. Nurmahal

Kapurthala 1. Bholath 2. Kapurthala 3. Phagwara 4. Sultanpur Lodhi

1. Dhilwan 2. Talwandi Chaudhrian

Ludhiana 1. Jagraon 2. Khanna 3. Ludhiana East 4. Ludhiana West 5. Payal 6. Raikot 7. Samrala

1. Dehlon 2. Kum Kalan 3. Machhiwara 4. Maloud 5. Mullanpur Dakha 6. Sahnewal 7. Sidhwan Bet

Mansa 1. Budhlada 2. Mansa 3. Sardulgarh

1. Bareta 2. Bhikhi 3. Jhunir 4. Joga

Moga 1. Bagha Purana 2. Dharamkot 3. Moga 4. Nihal Singh Wala

1. Badhni Kalan 2. Kot Ise Khan



Pathankot 1. Dhar Kalan 2. Pathankot

1. Bamial 2. Narot Jaimal Singh

Patiala 1. Nabha 2. Patiala 3. Patran 4. Rajpura 5. Samana

1. Bhadson 2. Dudhan Sadhan 3. Ghanaur

Rupnagar 1. Anandpur Sahib 2. Chamkaur Sahib 3. Nangal 4. Rup Nagar

1. Morinda 2. Nurpur Bedi

S.A.S. Nagar 1. Ajitgarh (Mohali) 2. Dera Bassi 3. Kharar

1. Banur 2. Majri 3. Zirakpur

Sangrur 1. Dhuri 2. Lehra 3. Malerkotla 4. Moonak 5. Sangrur 6. Sunam

1. Ahmedgarh 2. Amargarh 3. Bhawanigarh 4. Cheema 5. Dirba 6. Khanauri 7. Longowal 8. Sherpur

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar

1. Balachaur 2. Banga 3, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr)

There is no sub-tehsil in this district.

Shri Muktsar Sahib 1. Gidderbaha 2. Malout 3. Shri Muktsar Sahib

1. Bariwala 2. Doda 3. Lakhewali 4. Lambi

Tarn Taran 1. Khadur Sahib 2. Patti 3. Tarn Taran

1. Bhikhiwind 2. Chohla Sahib 3. Goindwal Sahib 4. Harike 5. Jhabal 6. Khem Karan 7. Naushehra Pannuan



Punjab Government

All Cabinet ministers of Punjab

Minister Name Ministries / Portfolios Political Party Constituency

Adaish Partap Singh Kairon

1. Food 2. Civil Supplies &

Consumer A韞�airs 3. Information &

Technology 4. Food Processing

SAD Patti

Ajit Singh Kohar 1. Transport 2. Legal & Legislative

A韞�airs 3. Elections 4. Employment

Generation & Training

SAD Shahkot

Anil Joshi 1. Local Government 2. Medical Education &

Research

BJP Amritsar North

Bhagat Chunni Lal

1. Forest & Wild Life 2. Labour

BJP Jalandhar West

Bikram Singh Majithia

1. Revenue 2. Rehabilitation &

Disaster Management

3. Information & Public Relations

4. Non Conventional Energy

SAD Majitha

Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema

1. Education SAD Rup Nagar

Gulzar Singh Ranike

1. Animal Husbandry & Fisheries

2. Dairy Development 3. Welfare of SCs & BCs

SAD Attari



Janmeja Singh Sekhon

1. P.W.D (B & R) 2. Defence Services

Welfare 3. Removal of

Grievances & Welfare of Pensioners

SAD Maur

Madan Mohan Mittal

1. Industries & Commerce

2. Technical Education & Industrial Training

3. Parliamentary A韞�airs

BJP Anandpur Sahib

Parkash Singh Badal

1. Chief Minister of Punjab

2. Personnel 3. General

Administration 4. Co-operation 5. Science Technology &

Environment 6. Vigilance 7. Civil Aviation

SAD Lambi

Parminder Singh Dhindsa

1. Finance & Planning 2. Institutional Finance

& Banking 3. Programme

Implementation

SAD Sunam

Sharanjit Singh Dhillon

1. Irrigation SAD Sahnewal

Sikandar Singh Maluka

1. Rural Development & Panchayats

SAD Rampura Phul

Sohal Singh Thandal

1. Jails 2. Tourism 3. Cultural A韞�airs 4. Archives & Museums 5. Printing & Stationery

SAD Chabbewal

Sukhbir Singh Badal

1. Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab

2. Home 3. Governance Reforms 4. Housing & Urban

Development 5. Excise & Taxation 6. Investment

Promotion

SAD Jalalabad



7. Sports & Youth Services Welfare

8. Power

Surjit Kumar Jayani

1. Health & Family Welfare

2. Social Security & Development of Women & Children

BJP Fazilka

Surjit Singh Rakhra

1. Water Supply & Sanitation

2. Higher Education & Languages

SAD Samana

Tota Singh 1. Agriculture 2. NRI A韞�airs

SAD Dharamkot

All Lok sabha members of Punjab

S.No. Member Name Political Party Constituency Name

1 Amarinder Singh INC Amritsar

2 Bhagwant Mann AAP Sangrur

3 Dharam Vira Gandhi AAP Patiala

4 Harinder Singh AAP Khalsa

5 Harsimrat Kaur Badal SAD Bathinda

6 Prem Singh Chandumajra SAD Anandpur Sahib



7 Ranjit Singh Brahmpura SAD Khadoor Sahib

8 Ravneet Singh INC Ludhiana

9 Sadhu Singh AAP Faridkot

10 Santokh Singh Chaudhary INC Jalandhar

11 Sher Singh Ghubaya SAD Ferozpur

12 Vijay Sampla BJP Hoshiarpur

13 Vinod Khanna BJP Gurdaspur

All Rajya sabha members of Punjab

S.No. Rajya Sabha Member Name Political Party

1 Ambika Soni INC

2 Balwinder Singh Bhunder Shiromani Akali Dal

3 Naresh Gujral Shiromani Akali Dal

4 Sardar SukhDev Singh Dhindsa Shiromani Akali Dal

5 Partap Singh Bajwa INC



6 Shamsher Singh Dullo INC

7 Shwet Malik BJP

Punjab Government Schemes for Women and Child

Department of Social Security and Development of Women and Children, Punjab is

implementing various schemes, programmes, social welfare schemes ,Health and Nutrition,

scholarship for women empowerment, Girl Child pregnant women, mothers, ward members,

Anganwadi Workers, Women Health Volunteers, the women living in the rural & tribal areas,

ex-servicemen, physically handicapped, nursing women, Lactating mother,

widows/destitute, Old age women, women self-help group (SHG), Women Entrepreneurs and

Adolescent Girls’.

Also special assistance is given to the women and child belonging to Scheduled Caste(SC) and

Scheduled Tribe(ST), Other Backward Classes(OBC), Socially and Educationally Backward

Classes(SEBC) Minority Category and below poverty line(BPL).

It gives assistance in the form of Subsidy on the loans,Education, Training, Financial

assistance/Cash,Scholarship,Nutrition,self employment and others much more etc.

Women and Child Schemes of Punjab Government

❖ Financial Assistance to dependent children



❖ Financial Assistance to the Widows and Destitute Women

❖ Home For Widows & Destitute Women, And Training-Cum Production Centre

❖ Hostel Facility for SC in schools and colleges

❖ JanaShree Bima Yojana

❖ Mahila Jagriti Yojana

Schemes for Girls

❖ Balri Rakshak Yojna

❖ Bebe Nanki Laadli Beti Kalyan Scheme

❖ Kanya Jagriti Jyoti Scheme

❖ Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme

❖ Scheme for providing Education to Orphan Girls

❖ Shagun Scheme

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Important Punjab GK Questions and

Answers from previous papers

1. Goindwal is situated in which district of Punjab = Tarn Taran

2. Treaty of Amritsar was signed between whom and at which place = William

Bentick & Ranjit Singh at Ropar.

3. First Asian to be selected as chairman of Commonwealth Parliament Executive

Forum = Balram Jakhar

4. First non-congress Chief Minister in India= Gain Singh Rarewala

5. Who known as Punjab’s “Beard Mother Teresa” = Bhagat Puran Singh

6. Who known as “ Nightingale of Punjab”= Surinder Kaur

7. Mohan Singh Memorial International Cultural mela is held at = Ludhiana

8. Who won both Sahtiya Akadami Award and Sangeet Natak Akadami award =

Balwant Garg

9. Who is author of the book “My Other Two Daughters”= Surjit Singh Barnala

10. First woman to win Sahtiya Akadami Award= Amrita Pritam

11. The youngest recipient of Sahtiya Akadami Award – Shiv Kumar Batalavi

12. Which former Punjab DGP faced as assassination attempt while posted an Indian

ambassador in Romaina= Julio Ribiero

13. Who enjoyed the longest tenure as president of SGPC= Gurcharan Singh Tohra

14. Harcharan Singh Brar served as governor in which states= Orissa and Haryana

15. When was the post of Chief Commissioner of Chandigarh abolished = 1984

16. Hola Mohalla, a sikh festival is held on = one day after holi

17. Dhyan Chand, famous hockey player belong to w hich state= Madhya Pradesh

18. Which famous sportsperson declined Arjuna award in 2001= Milkha Singh

19. Who was the 韺�rst Indian women to win a gold medal at Asian Games= Kamaljeet

Sandhu Kooner

20. Who was the upramukh of PEPSU= Jagjit Singh

21. The book “Bullet for Bullet” was written by= Julio Ribiero

22. Who was the 韺�rst CM after the linguistic reorganization of Punjab= Giani

Gurmukh Singh Mussa韺�r

23. The Supercorp KPS Gill belong to which cadre= Assam


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24. Yadwindra Garden is located at = Pinjore

25. The “ Cotton Belt” of Punjab is located in which Physiographic region of Punjab=

Malwa

26. Who along with Bhim Sen sachar was the Architect of Giani Sachar Formula=

Giani Kartar Singh

27. First President of the SGPC= Baba Kharak Singh

28. At which place in Punjab region were the Ashokan inscription found= Taxila

29. The battle of Chapar-Chiri was fought between= Banda Bahadur and Wazir Khan

30. When was the president’s rule imposed for the 韺�rst time in Punjab= 1951

31. Harivallabh Sanget Sammelan is held at = Jalandhar

32. Headquarter of DOORDARSHAN at= Jalandhar

33. Before 1962 Punjab Agriculture University(PAU) was kown as= College of

Agriculture

34. Punjabi language is considered to be a successor of which language = Saraseni

Prakrit

35. Who is considered to be a pioneer of Punjabi Literacy tradition= Sheikh Farid

36. In which year, Upper Bari Doab Canal was completed= 1859

37. Which Governors of Punjab died in a plane crash while in o韉�ce=Surinder Nath

38. When was the Anandpur resolution adopted=1973

39. Who is related with Anjuman-i-mohisban-i-watan = Sardar Ajit Singh

40. Name the revered Sikh sepoy who died in Singapore while imprisoned on charges

of mutiny= Bhai Maharaj Singh

41. Where was the country’s 韺�rst Solar Power Plant Commissioned= Anandpur Shahib

42. Phagwara Tehsil is a non-contiguous pocket of which district of Punjab=

Kapurthala

43. ‘kandi’ is name given to which physiographich region of Punjab= The

sub-mountanious upland Plain

44. What are ‘Choes’ = Ephemeral stream of upland plains

45. Punjab Police Academy is situated in Punjab at = Phillaur

46. Punjab Police Academy is named after which of legend = Ranjit Singh

47. Who worte the book “ nimm de patte”= Balwant Gargi

48. Who said “ we are not Sikh or Punjabis. Our Religion was patriotism” = Sohan

Singh Bhakna

49. Who was the 韺�rst su韺� poet of Punjab who adopted the popular measure of ka韺� to

express his mystic ideas= Bulleh shah



50. Last battle Gurdas Nangal fought by Banda Bahadur against the Mughal in year =

1715 AD

51. At which place Banda Bahadur executed in time of farrukhsiyar = Delhi

52. Which script have been engraved on to the Banda Singh introduced Nanakshahi

and Gobind Shahi coin= Persian

53. How many times did Abdali attack Punjab= 8 times

54. How old was Ranjit Singh when Maha Singh passed away = 12

55. What name did Ranjit Singh give to the coin he introduced= Nanak Sahi

56. Which had the 韺�rst victory of Maharaja Ranjit Singh been= Lahore

57. What was the occasion when Maharaja Ranjit Singh was entitled

with”Maharaja”= Baisakhi

58. What was the name of Kanwar Kharak Singh’s wife= Chand kaur

59. Which is the new created city in Punjab = Anandgarh

60. When was Punjabi University Patiala established =1960

61. When was the use of Punjabi made compulsoryin the year = 1992

62. When was the Punjabi decalred as a o韉�cial language in Punjab =1966

63. Punjab is rich in = The Rock Salt

64. City of Graden of Punjab is = Patiala

65. Which is the least source of tax revenue of Punjab Government= Entertainment

Tax

66. Which novel by Jaswant Singh Kanwal was given The Shatiya Akadami Award =

Toshali Di Hanso

67. Which Dialect is spoken in Roopnagar = Pawadi

68. Neelam Maan Singhis associated with = Theatre

69. Jarag Fair is held in which of the district = Ludhiana

70. Sobha Singh and Amrita Singh is associated with = Painting

71. Who was the Chief Minister of Punjab during Operation Blue Star = Surjit Singh

Barnala

72. When GNDU established = 1969

73. The G.T road starts from Amritsar, ends in = Calcutta

74. Martyr Udham Singh belong to = Moga

75. Late famous Film Sstar Devanand belong to = Gurdaspur

76. What is the script in which Dasam Granth is written = Gurumukhi

77. In which area was the play Kheode mostly played= Amritsar

78. Where was the 韺�rst session of Muslim league held = Amritsar

79. Punjab University was set up in year = 1882



80. With whose association did Bhagat Singh set up the Naujawan Bharat Sabha in

1926= Chabil Das and Yashpal

81. According to 2011 census what percentage of working population of state is

employed in agriculture sector= 39%

82. Punjab position in the matter of Urbanization= 5th

83. In which year Arya Samaj was established in Punjab= 1897

84. Jallianwala Bagh Trust is headed by = Dr. Manmohan Singh

85. PAU 201 is variety of = Rice

86. First National Conference on sports was held at= Punjabi University Patiala

87. Who wrote 韺�rst scienti韺�c history of Punjabi literature = Mohan Singh Dewana

88. Biggest Mill of Punjab = Doaba Co-Operative mills limited, Shahid Bhagat Singh

Nagar(Nawashahar)

89. Smallest Sugar Mill of Punjab= Punjab Co-operative Sugar Mill, Rakhra

90. To where Ram Singh deported by Britisher =Burma(Mayanmar)

91. Guru Granth Shahib University set up at = Fatehgarh Sahib

92. Who is the pioneer of Punjabi Novel= Nanak Singh

93. In how many Agro-Climate region Punjab has been divided= 3

94. First athlete of Punjab recipient of Padmashree= Milkha Singh

95. Total number of Sabad /Slokas in Guru Granth Shahib = 5872

96. Performing art of Punjab is = Nakal

97. When was Guru Granth Sahib kept in Golden Temple(Harminder Sahib) for the

韺�rst time = 1 september,1604

98. Who edited the Guru Granth Sahib 韺�rst time = Guru Arjun Dev Ji

99. Who cremated the headless body of Guru Tegh Bahadur= Lakhi Shah Banjara

100. Who took away the head of Guru Tegh Bahadur from Chadni Chowk and where

= Bhai Jaita (jeevan) to Anandpur Sahib

101.Where is the sikh heritage complex located = Anandpur Sahib

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