PUNJAB GK
LANGUAGE
PUNJABI
SITUATION
NORTHWEST OF INDIA
BORDERS
HIMACHAL PRADESH, CHANDIGARH, HARIYANA, RAJHASTHAN, PAKISTAN, JAMMU KASHMIR (North)
CAPITAL
CHANDIGARH
RIVERS OF OLD PUNJAB
RIVERS OF NEW PUNJAB
SUB LANGUAGES IN PUNJAB
MAJHI (AMRITSAR, GURDASPUR)
MALWAI (SANGRUR, BATHINDA, BARNALA, MANSA, SOME PART IN PATIALA, LUDHIANA etc)
DOABI (JALANDHAR,HOSHIARPUR, PHAGWARE, KAPURTHALA)
PUADHI (PART OF PATIALA, ROPAR, SAS NAGAR)
LARGEST CITY
LUDHIANA
NO. of DISTRICTS
22
(Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Firozpur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa , Moga, Ajitgarh, Muktsar, Patiala, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Tarn Taran) Pathankot & Fazilka are new districts formed in July 2011
GOVERNER OF PUNJAB
SHIVRAJ PATIL
CHIEF MINISTER
S. PARKASH SINGH BADAL
LEGISLATURE OF PUNJAB
UNICAMERAL( Single House- Vidhan Sabha)
AREA OF PUNJAB
50362 Square Km
POPLULATION OF PUNJAB
27704236
LITERACY OF PUJNJAB
76.68%
STATE BIRD OF PUNJAB
Baaz
STATE ANIMAL OF PUNJAB
BlackBuck
STATE TREE OF PUNJAB
ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS OF PUNJAB
Amritsar, Ludhiana and Faridkot
LARGEST RAILWAY STATION
AMRISTSAR
LARGEST JUNCTION IN ASIA
BATHINDA
MAIN ROAD OF PUNJAB
Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) or NH1 ( Kolkata to Peshawar through Jalandhar and Amritsar)
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 city 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
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