{"id":25511313,"date":"2022-02-21T21:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T15:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25511313"},"modified":"2022-02-28T12:28:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T06:58:51","slug":"punjab-basic-facts-history-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/punjab-basic-facts-history-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab  &#8211; Basic Facts, History, Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d3991741fe2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d3991741fe2\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/punjab-basic-facts-history-quiz\/#Punjab_%E2%80%93_Basic_Facts\" >Punjab &#8211; Basic Facts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/punjab-basic-facts-history-quiz\/#History_of_Punjab\" >History of Punjab<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/punjab-basic-facts-history-quiz\/#Punjab_GK_Quiz\" >Punjab GK Quiz<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>Punjab<\/strong>, state of\u00a0India, located in the northwestern part of the subcontinent. It is bounded by\u00a0Jammu and Kashmir\u00a0union territory to the north,\u00a0Himachal Pradesh\u00a0state to the northeast,\u00a0Haryana\u00a0state to the south and southeast, and\u00a0Rajasthan\u00a0state to the southwest and by the country of\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0to the west. Punjab in its present form came into existence on November 1, 1966, when most of its predominantly Hindi-speaking areas were separated to form the new state of Haryana. The city of\u00a0Chandigarh, within the Chandigarh union territory, is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25511384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25511384\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25511384 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harmandir-Sahib-Amritsar-Punjab-India-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25511384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Punjab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The word Punjab is a\u00a0compound\u00a0of two\u00a0Persian\u00a0words,\u00a0<em>panj<\/em>\u00a0(\u201cfive\u201d) and\u00a0<em>\u0101b<\/em>\u00a0(\u201cwater\u201d), thus signifying the land of five waters, or five rivers (the\u00a0Beas,\u00a0Chenab,\u00a0Jhelum,\u00a0Ravi, and\u00a0Sutlej). As applied to the present Indian state of Punjab, however, it is a misnomer: since the partition of India in 1947, only two of those rivers, the Sutlej and the Beas, lie within Punjab\u2019s territory, while the Ravi flows only along part of its western border.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Get Daily GK Updates on all the states. Download the Entri App now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Punjab_%E2%80%93_Basic_Facts\"><\/span><strong>Punjab &#8211; Basic Facts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Land<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Punjab spans three physiographic regions, the smallest being the\u00a0Siwalik Range\u00a0in the northeast, where elevations reach about 3,000 feet (900 metres). Farther south, the narrow, undulating foothill region is dissected by closely spaced seasonal torrents, locally known as\u00a0<em>cho<\/em>s, several of which terminate in the plain below without joining any stream. To the south and west of the foothills lies the broad flat tract, with low-lying floodplains separated by slightly elevated uplands. This region, with its fertile alluvial soils, slopes gently from an elevation of about 900 feet (275 metres) in the northeast to about 550 feet (170 metres) in the southwest. The southwestern part of the plains, formerly strewn with sand dunes, has mostly been levelled off with the expansion of irrigation projects.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Climate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Punjab has an inland subtropical location, and its climate is continental, being semiarid to subhumid. Summers are very hot. In June, the warmest month, daily temperatures in\u00a0Ludhiana\u00a0usually reach about 100 \u00b0F (upper 30s C) from a low in the upper 70s F (mid-20s C). In January, the coolest month, daily temperatures normally rise from the mid-40s (about 7 \u00b0C) into the mid-60s F (upper 10s C). Annual rainfall is highest in the\u00a0Siwalik Range, which may receive more than 45 inches (1,150 mm), and lowest in the southwest, which may receive less than 12 inches (300 mm); statewide average annual precipitation is roughly 16 inches (400 mm). Most of the annual rainfall occurs from July to September, the months of the southwest\u00a0monsoon. Winter rains from the western\u00a0cyclones, occurring from December to March, account for less than one-fourth of the total rainfall.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Agriculture<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Some two-fifths of Punjab\u2019s population is engaged in the agricultural sector, which accounts for a significant segment of the state\u2019s gross product. Punjab produces an important portion of India\u2019s food grain and contributes a major share of the\u00a0wheat\u00a0and rice stock held by the Central Pool (a national repository system of surplus food grain). Much of the state\u2019s agricultural progress and productivity is attributable to the so-called\u00a0Green Revolution, an international movement launched in the 1960s that introduced not only new agricultural technologies but also high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from wheat and rice, corn (maize), barley, and pearl millet are important cereal products of Punjab. Although the yield of pulses (legumes) has declined since the late 20th century, there has been a rapid increase in the commercial production of fruit, especially citrus, mangoes, and guavas. With almost the entire\u00a0cultivated area receiving irrigation, Punjab is among India\u2019s most widely irrigated states.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Transportation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Punjab has one of the best-developed road networks in the country. All-weather paved roads extend to most villages, and the state is crossed by a number of national highways. Punjab also is well served by the Northern Railway\u2014part of the\u00a0national railway\u00a0system. There is an international airport in\u00a0Amritsar, and regular domestic service is available in Chandigarh\u00a0and\u00a0Ludhiana. Several other airports offer cargo service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Buses-rail-crossing-Amritsar-Punjab.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25511385 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Buses-rail-crossing-Amritsar-Punjab.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1311\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Buses-rail-crossing-Amritsar-Punjab.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Buses-rail-crossing-Amritsar-Punjab-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Buses-rail-crossing-Amritsar-Punjab-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Buses-rail-crossing-Amritsar-Punjab-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Buses-rail-crossing-Amritsar-Punjab-750x497.jpg 750w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Buses-rail-crossing-Amritsar-Punjab-1140x755.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1311px) 100vw, 1311px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_Punjab\"><\/span><strong>History of Punjab<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The foundations of the present Punjab were laid by\u00a0Banda Singh Bahadur, a hermit who became a military leader and, with his fighting band of\u00a0Sikhs, temporarily liberated the eastern part of the province from\u00a0Mughal\u00a0rule in 1709\u201310. Banda Singh\u2019s defeat and execution in 1716 were followed by a prolonged struggle between the Sikhs on one side and the Mughals and Afghans on the other. By 1764\u201365 the Sikhs had established their dominance in the area.\u00a0Ranjit Singh\u00a0(1780\u20131839) subsequently built up the Punjab region into a powerful Sikh kingdom and attached to it the\u00a0adjacent\u00a0provinces of\u00a0Multan,\u00a0Kashmir, and\u00a0Peshawar\u00a0(all of which are now fully or partially administered by\u00a0Pakistan).<\/p>\n<h3>Punjab Before Independence<\/h3>\n<p>In 1849 the Punjab kingdom fell to the troops of the British\u00a0East India Company\u00a0and subsequently became a province under British rule. By the late 19th century, however, the Indian nationalist movement took hold in the province. One of the most significant events associated with the movement was the 1919\u00a0Massacre of Amritsar, which resulted from an order given by the British general\u00a0Reginald Edward Harry Dyer\u00a0to fire on a group of some 10,000 Indians who had\u00a0convened to protest new anti subversion regulations enacted by the British administration; according to one report, nearly 400 died and about 1,200 were injured in the conflict. When India gained its independence in 1947, the British province of Punjab was split between the new\u00a0sovereign\u00a0states of\u00a0India\u00a0and Pakistan, and the smaller, eastern portion became part of India.<\/p>\n<h3>Punjab After Independence<\/h3>\n<p>After independence, the history of the Indian Punjab was dominated by Sikh agitation for a separate\u00a0Punjabi-speaking state, led by\u00a0Tara Singh\u00a0and later by his political successor,\u00a0Sant Fateh Singh. In November 1956, however, rather than being divided along linguistic lines, the Indian state of Punjab was enlarged through incorporation of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU), an amalgamation of the pre-independence princely territories of\u00a0Patiala,\u00a0Jind,\u00a0Nabha,\u00a0Faridkot,\u00a0Kapurthala, Kalsia, Malerkotla (Maler Kotla), and Nalagarh.<\/p>\n<p>Political and administrative leadership for the enlarged Punjab was provided by\u00a0Sardar Partap Singh Kairon, chief minister of the state from 1956 to 1964. The call for a separate Indian state containing the predominantly Punjabi-speaking areas intensified in the wake of Punjab\u2019s expansion. Eventually, the government of India met the demand. On November 1, 1966, Punjab was divided on the basis of language into the mostly\u00a0Hindi-speaking state of\u00a0Haryana\u00a0and the new, primarily Punjabi-speaking state of Punjab; meanwhile, the northernmost districts were transferred to\u00a0Himachal Pradesh, and the newly constructed city of\u00a0Chandigarh\u00a0and its immediate surroundings became a separate union territory. Though not a part of either state, the city of Chandigarh was retained as the joint administrative headquarters, or capital, of both Haryana and Punjab.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/indian-politics-gk-questions-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt a free GK Mock test on Indian Politics Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Punjab_GK_Quiz\"><\/span><strong>Punjab GK Quiz<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>When did Punjab come in to existence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans &#8211; 15th Aug 1947<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Capital of Punjab ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans &#8211; Chandigarh<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many districts are there in the state ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans &#8211; 23 ( Malerkotla became 23td district of Punjab on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr on 14th May 2021)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which is the largest city of Punjab ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans- Ludhiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is the\u00a0Governor\u00a0of the state ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans &#8211; VP Singh Badnore took the charge from Kaptan Singh Solanki<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is the CM of Punjab ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans- Chief Minister of Punjab is Charanjit Singh Channi ( Congress ). He has become the 27th CM of the state. Congress bagged 77 seats by dethroning SAD-BJP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the total area of Punjab State ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans &#8211; 50,362 Sq km<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the official\u00a0language\u00a0of the state ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans &#8211; Punjabi<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the literacy rate of the state ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans &#8211; 76.68 %<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the emblem of Punjab ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ans &#8211; Lion Capital of Ashoka<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For more Questions &amp; MCQs, Download the Entri App!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab, state of\u00a0India, located in the northwestern part of the subcontinent. 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