Basic Punjab GK – Punjab GK
- 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)
- Latitude – 29’30”N To 32’32”N Longitude – 73’55”E To 76’50”E
- Forest Area – 6.12% of Punjab Largest Forest Area – Hoshiarpur 2nd Largest Forest Area - RupNagar 3rd Largest Forest Area – Gurdaspur
- Population Density – 550 per sq KM Largest Population Density – Ludhiana Smallest
- Population Density – Muktsar
- Literacy Rate – 76.7% Largest Literacy Rate – Hoshiarpur (86%) Smallest Literacy Rate – Mansa (62.8%)
- Sex Ratio – 893 Sex Ratio (for 0-6 age group) – 846 Largest Sex Ratio – Hoshiarpur Smallest
- Sex Ratio – Bathinda
- Largest District (According to Population) – Ludhiana Smallest District(According to
- Population) – Barnala
- Largest District (According to Area) – Ludhiana Smallest District(According to Area) – Mohali
- Maximum Daecade Growth of Punjab – Mohali (Another Name – SAS Nagar) Minimum
- Decade Growth of Punjab – Nawanshahr (Another Name – SBS Nagar)
- Lok Shaba Seat – 13 Rajya Shaba Seat – 7 Vidhan Shaba Seat – 117
- First Speaker of Vidhan Shaba – Kapoor Singh First CM of Punjab – Gopi Chand Bhargav
- First Governor of Punjab – Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
- First Speaker of Vidhan Shaba (New Punjab*) – Harbans Singh First CM of (New Punjab*)
- Giani Gurmukh Singh First Governor of (New Punjab*) – Dharmvira Note – (New Punjab*)
Punjab After 1966
- Shortest Time period of Governor of Punjab – Hokeshe Seema During Operation of Blue
- Star Governor of Punjab – Bhairab Dutt Pande
- State Bird Of Punjab – Gushak (Baaz) State Animal Of Punjab – Black Buck (Kala Hiran)
- State Tree Of Punjab – Shesham (Tahli)
- Total Wetland Of Punjab – 3 Harike Wetland (Tarantaran), Ropar Wetland, Kanjali (Near
- Kapurthala)
- Zoological Park in Punjab – 5 1. Mahindra Choudhary Zoological Park – District Mohali (Also
- Known as Chattbir Zoo) 2. Tigar Safari – Ludhiana 3. Deer Park Bir Moti Bagh – Patiala 4.
- Deear 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 Botanic Garden – Amritsar
Fair and Festival of Punjab
- 1. Maghi Mela – Muktsar
- 2. Fair of Light – Jagraon, Ludhiana
- 3. Jarag Mela – Pail Village, Ludhiana
- 4. Kisan Mela – PAU, Ludhiana
- 5. Rural Olympic – Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
- 6. Chhapar Mela – Jalandhar
- 7. Mela Gadri Babian Da – Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall, Jalandhar
- 8. Baba Sodal Mela – Jalandhar Harballabh
- 9. Classical Music Fest – Devi Talab Temple, Jalandhar
- 10. Hola Mohalla – Shri Anandpur Sahib
- 11. Urs of Sheikh Ahmed, Rauza Sarif – Sirhind
- 12. Shaheedi Jor Mela – Sirhind
- 13. Shaikh Farid Fair – Faridkot
- 14. Vaisakhi Fair – Talwandi Sabo, Amritsar
Municipal Corporation of Punjab –10
- 1. Ludhiana
- 2. Patiala
- 3. Amritsar
- 4. Jalandhar
- 5. Bhathinda
- 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
Punjab is divided into three regions namely Malwa, Majha and Doaba Majha
- Majha Region (Between Ravi and Beas River)
- Doaba Region (Between Beas and Sutlej River)
- Malwa Region – Southern Part of Punjab (Below Sutlej Rever)
- Majha Area – 4 District (Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarantaran)
- Doaba Area – 4 District (Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr)
- Malwa Area -14 District ( Remaining District of Punjab )
Ravi River Cross 3 District of Punjab
1.
Pathankot 2. Gurdaspur 3. Amritsar 4.
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
1.
Hari ke Patan – Confluence of Beas and Sutlej
2.
Bakhra Dam – On Sutlej River (Disst Bilaspur, HP)
3.
Nangal Dam – On Sutlej River (Ropar)
4. Pong Dam – On Beas River (Lake- Maharana Partap, HP)
Important National Highway of Punjab
- 1. NH 95 – Kharar To Ferozpur (Via Morinda, Ludhiana, Moga)
- 2. NH 64 – Chandigarh To Dabwali (Via Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda)
- 3. NH 15 – Pathankot To Samakhiali(Gujrat)(Via Ganganagar)
- 4. NH 1 – Delhi To Amritsar
- 5. NH 1A – Jalandhar To Srinagar
- 6. NH 70 – Jalandhar To Mandi (Via Hoshiarpur)
- 7. NH 10 – Fazilka To Delhi
Important Museums in Punjab
- 1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum – Amritsar.
- 2. Anglo Sikh War Memorial – Ferozepur
- 3. Sanghol Museum – Fatehgarh Sahib
- 4. Rural Museum – Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- 5. Govt. Museum – Hoshiarpur
- 6. Guru Teg Bahadur Museum – Anandpur Sahib
- 7. Museum of Armory & Chandeliers, Qila Mubarak – Patiala
- 8. Sports Museum – National Institute of Sports Patiala
- 9. Art Gallery – Shish Mahal, Patiala
Important Forts in Punjab
- 1. Gobindgarh Fort- Amritsar
- 2. Bathinda Fort – Bathinda
- 3. Qila Mubark – Faridkot Fort
- 4. Qila Mubark – Patiala
- 5. Anandpur Sahib Fort – Rupnagar
- 6. Phillaur Fort – Ludhiana
- 7. 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 – Hafiz Barkhurdar
- Sashi Punnu – Shah Hussian
- Pooran Bhagat – Qadarya
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 (Maharastra)
- Takht Sri Patna Sahib – Patna (Bihar)
- Note – Takht Sri Hazur Sahib and Takht Sri Patna Sahib Construct by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
History of Punjab – Punjab GK-II
List of important points of History of Punjab – Punjab GK-II.
The 10 Gurus – Sikh
History
Guru Nanak Dev Ji – 1469-1539
· Father / Mother Name – Mehta Kalu / Mata Tripta
- · Birth Place – Talwandi Rai Boi(Pakistan) also known as Nankana Sahib
- · City Founder – Kartarpur
- · Sons – Baba Sri Chand and Baba Lakhmi Chand
- · Compilation – Jap JI Sahi, Sidh Gosh, Sodar, Asa di war, Patti Barahmaha, Arti Onkar, Malar
- & Madge
- · Jyoti Jot Place – Kartarpur
- · Wife – Sulakhani Ji
Guru Angad Dev Ji – 1504-1539-1552
- · Place of Birth – Mate ki Saranh
- · Orignal Name- Bhai Lehna
- · Father / Mother Name – Pheru Mal Ji / Daya Kaur Ji
- · City Founded – Khadur Sahib
- · Children – Dassu Ji, Dattu Ji, Bibi Amro Ji and Alakhni Ji
- · Wife – Khivi Ji
- · 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 – Govindwal Sahib
- · Introduced the Anand Karaj marriage ceremony for the Sikhs Start Manjhi System and Made a
- ‘Boali’ in Govindwal
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, Ramdapura)
- · 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 Sahi Ji
- · Compilation – Sukhmani Sahib, Adhi Granth, Barahmaha, Bavan Akhri
- · Introduce ‘Masand System’(Representative of guru ji at different places)
- · City Founded – Tarantaran, Kartarpur(India)
- · Started Dasvandh (Langar Conribution/ 1/10 part of income)
- · Guru ji became the first great martyr in Sikh history when Emperor Jahangir ordered his
- execution.
Guru Hargobind ji – 1595-1606-1644
- · City Founded – Kritpur Sahib (Ropar)
- · Introduce concept of ‘Miri’ And ‘Piri’ Miri – Temporal Power / Piri – Spiritual Power
- · Constructed Akhal Takht and Lohagarh Fort at Amritsar
- · First saint soldierin sikh history
GuruHar Rai Ji – 1630-1644-1661(Grandson
of Guru Hargobind)
- · Founded – Ayurvadic medicine center (Kirtpur Sahib)
- · Guru Ji gave treatment to Dara Saikhon
Guru Har krishan Ji – 1656-1661-1664
- · Youngest Guru (age of five)
Guru Teg Bahadur – 1621-1665-1675
- · Father / Mother Name – Guru Hargobind ji/ Nanki Ji
- · Wife – Gujri
- · 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 Dehli, 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 Anandppur
- 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
“Zafarnamah”
letter to Aurangzeb Establish Khalasa Panth in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib.
Panj Piyare
Original Name
|
From
|
Profession
|
Shaheedi Place
|
Daya Ram
|
Lahore
|
Shopkeeper
|
Nanded
|
Dharma Das
|
Hastinapur (Delhi)
|
Farmer
|
Nanded
|
Muhkam Chand
|
Dwardka (Gujrat)
|
Tailor
|
Chamkaur
|
Sahib Chand
|
Bidar (Karnatka)
|
Barber
|
Chamkaur
|
Himmat Rai
|
Jagannath Puri (Orrissa)
|
Water Carrier
|
Chamkaur
|
Five K – Kachera,
Kara, Kirpan, Kanga and Kesh
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 Bhimchand and other Hill Chief
Victory – Guru Ji
Battle of Nirmohu (1702)
Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhimchand + Mughal Force
Victory – Guru JI
Battle of Basoli (1702)
Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhimchand
Victory – Guru Ji
Result – Sikh
attacked territory of Raja and captured kalmot
2nd Battle Anandpur
Guru Ji Vs Hill Chief + Mughal Force under Wazir Khann
Result – Guru
and His Sikhs had to leave fort and Zorawar & Fateh Singh were bricked
alive
Battle of Chamkor
Guru Ji Vs Mughal Force
Result – 35
Sikhs including two sons Ajit & Jhujar Singh died fighting heroically
Battle of khidrana
Guru Ji vs Mughal Force
Result – Sikhs
defeated the Mughals but 40 of them (Chali Mukte) dies fighting
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur
Original Name – Lachman
Dev (From – Razori 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 – Gajranwala
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
Sign 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
Name of Misl Related
To
Ahluwalia Jassa
Singh Ahluwalia
Bhangi Chajja Singh / Hari
Singh
Dhallewalia Gulab Singh
Sukerchakia
Chatar Singh
Shaheed Baba Deep Singh
Ramghariha Nand Singh/ Jassa Singh Ramghariha
Nishanwalia Dasundha Singh
Phoolkia Chaudhari Paul
Faizalapuria Nawab Kapur Singh
Kanhaya Jai Singh Kanhaya
Karora Karora Singh
Nakkai Hira Singh
Ancient Names of the River
Satluj – Satlutri
Beas – Vipash
Ravi – Parushtani
Chenab – Asikni
Jhelum – Vitasta
Indus – Sindhu Saraswati
–
Sarusti
Social Reform Movements in Punjab
Nirankari movement:-
Originated – Rawalpandi
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
Christans Missionaries )
The first modern movement.
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, 191
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 Tagor return Knighthood Title
- Jalliwala Bagh Made by Ranjit Singh
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 effect 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 (Nawanshehr)
- Shaheed Sukhdev
- Shaheed Rajguru in Maharastra .
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 Vdhan Shaba Memeber – 60
- · Note – In 1 Nov 1956 PEPSU Merge in Punjab and New state created Himachal
- Pardesh
Formation of Present Punjab Master Dara 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.