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RISE OF MISLS AND PUNJAB HISTORY

LIST OF MISLS IN PUNJAB

After Banda Bahadur was captured and executed the mughals tried to mend fences with sikhs. In 1733
Zakariya Khan, governor of Punjab made peace with Sikhs and bestowed the title of Nawab on kapur
singh. Kapur singh organised the Sikh misls into Dal Khalsa and appointed Jassa singh Ahluwalia as the
Supreme Commander.

Faizalpuria or Singhpuria- Nawab kapoor singh

Ahluwalia misl- Jassa singh Ahluwalia

Bhangi misl- Chajja singh Bhangi

Ramgarhia misl- Jassa singh

Kanhiya misl- Jai singh kanhiya

Shukerchakia misl- Charat singh

Phulkian misl- Chaudhari paul

Dallewalia- Tara singh Gheba

Nakai misl- Hira singh

Karoro singhia misl- Karor singh

Sahidi Nihang misl – Deep singh

Nishanwalia misl- Sangat singh

Name of Five son’s of Guru gobind singh

Ajit singh

Jojhaar singh

Jorawar singh
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Fateh singh

Name of Five Piyaray of Guru Gobind singh

Bhai Daya singh

Bhai Dharam singh

Bhai Himat singh

Bhai Mohkam singh

Bhai Sahib singh ji

Five Thakat of Sikhs

1. Akal Takht, Amritsar

2. Harmandir Saheb, Patna (also known as Patna Saheb)
3. Kesgarh Saheb, Anandpur
4. Hazur Saheb, Nander
5. Damdama Saheb, Talwandi Sabo (Bhatinda)

Name the cities founded by the Gurus.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji: Kartarpur

Guru Angad Dev Ji: Khadur Saheb
Guru Amardas Ji: Goindval Saheb
Guru Ramdas Ji: Amritsar
Guru Arjan Dev Ji: TarnTaran, Kartarpur (Jullunder), Sri Hargobindpur
Guru Hargobind Ji: Kiratpur, Mehrey
Guru Har Rai Ji: Bagat and Chiryaghar of Kiratpur
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji: Anandpur (originally known as Chak Nanaki)
Guru Gobind Singh Ji: Paonta Saheb, Guru Ka Lahore
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First Anglo sikh war -1945-46

Second Anglo sikh war-1948-49

PEPSU
(PUNJAB AND EAST PUNJAB STATE UNION)

1. It was created by combining eight princely states.

2. The state was inaugurated on july 15,1948.(1950)
3. Gian singh rarewala first CM
4. In november 1956 merged in Punjab
5. Ist Emergeny held in PEPSU state in 1951.
6. Punjab 2013-14 GDP- 317054 crore

Assembly ,lok sabha,Rajya sabha seats in Punjab

Assembly seat in Punjab 117

Loksabha seat in Punjab 13

Rajya sabha seat in Punjab 7

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. No.LIST OF PUNJAB CABINET MINISTERS 2016

Name

Department

- Personnel

- General Administration

- Co-operation
1 Sardar Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister
- Science Technology & Environment

- Vigilance

- Civil Aviation

- Home

- Governance Reforms

- Housing and Urban Development

2 Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister - Excise & Taxation

- Investment Promotion

- Sports and Youth Services Welfare

- Power

Bhagat Chunni Lal

3 - Forest & Willd Life
Cabinet Minister
- Labour

Sardar Adaish Partap Singh Kairon - Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

4 Cabinet Minister - Information and Technology

- Food Processing

- Transport

Sardar Ajit Singh Kohar - Legal & Legislative Affairs

5
Cabinet Minister - Elections

- Employment Generation and Training

Sardar Gulzar Singh Ranike - Animal Husbandry and Fisheries

6
Cabinet Minister - Dairy Development
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- Welfare of SCs & BCs

- Industries and Commerce

- Technical Education &

Sh. Madan Mohan Mittal
7
Cabinet Minister.
Industrial Training

- Parliamentary Affairs

- Finance & Planning

Sardar Parminder Singh Dhindsa - Institutional Finance and

8
Cabinet Minister Banking

- Programme Implementation

- Jails

Sardar Sohal Singh Thandal - Tourism, Cultural Affairs,

9
Cabinet Minister Archives & Museums

- Printing & Stationery

- P.W.D (B & R)
Sardar Janmeja Singh Sekhon
10 - Defence Services Welfare
Cabinet Minister
- Removal of Grievances and Welfare of Pensioners

Sh. Surjit Kumar Jayani - Health & Family Welfare

11
Cabinet Minister - Social Security & Development of Women & Children

Sardar Tota Singh - Agriculture

12
Cabinet Minister - NRI Affairs

- Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management

Sardar Bikram Singh Majithia
13 - Information & Public Relations
Cabinet Minister
- Non Conventional Energy

Sardar Sikandar Singh Malooka

14 - Rural Development & Panchayats
Cabinet Minister

Sh. Anil Joshi - Local Government

15
Cabinet Minister - Medical Education & Research
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Sardar Surjit Singh Rakhra - Water Supply & Sanitation

16
Cabinet Minister - Higher Education & Languages

Sardar Sharanjit Singh Dhillon

17 - Irrigation
Cabinet Minister

Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema

18 - Education
Cabinet Minister

Sr.No. Constituency Name of Member Party

1 Amritsar Captain Amrinder Singh INC

2 Anandpur Sahib Prem Singh Chandumajra SAD

3 Bathinda Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal SAD

4 Faridkot(SC) Prof. Sadhu Singh AAP

5 Fategarh Sahib(SC) Harinder Singh Khalsa AAP

6 Ferozpur Shri Sher Singh Ghubaya SAD

7 Gurdaspur Vinod Khanna BJP

8 Hoshiarpur(SC) Vijay Sampla BJP

9 Jalandhar(SC) Santokh Singh Chaudhary INC

10 Khadoor Sahib Ranjit Singh Brahmpura SAD

11 Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu INC

12 Patiala Dr. Dharam Vira Gandhi AAP

13 Sangrur Bhagwant Mann AAP

Agriculture session in India

There are three important session of Agriculture in which different types of crops are grown. we can divide them through the
summer and winter.

The Kharif Season-Crops are sown at the beginning of may to july and harvested at the end of the sept.exm. rice, jowar,
Bajra, Maize, cotton, tobacco etc

The Rabi season- Crops are sown during oct to decmber and harvest at the end of April-May. exm. Wheat , gram, Potato,
barely etc
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The zaid season- The crops grown on irrigated lands which don't have to wait monsoons, it's time between rabi and kharif
session. Mainly from mach to june are called Zaid crops.Note They require warm dry weather for major growth period and
longer day length for flowering crops. exm cucumber, Musk melon, Water melon bitter gourd.

Revolution in the field of Agriculture

Black revolution Petroleum product

Blue revolution Fish

Brown revolution leather

Golden fiber revolution Jute

Golden revolution Fruit and overall horticulture

Grey revolution Fertiliser

Pink revolution Onion

Red revolution Meat

Silver fiber revolution cotton

Silver eggs

Yellow Oil seeds Production

Evergree revolution Overall development of agriculture

Green revolution Overall development of agriculture

Note- The kharif and rabi orginate from Arabic language where kharif means autumn and rabi means spring.

Punjab 2013-14 GDP- 317054 crore

Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in
northern India.
The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of
Himachal Pradesh of 226 m. India’s tallest dam is “tehri dam “of 265 m.The length of the dam (measured
from the road above it) is 518.25 m and the width is 9.1 m. Its reservoir known as “Gobind Sagar” stores
up to 9.34 billion cubic metres of water. The 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Dam is spread
over an area of 168.35 km2. In terms of quantity of water, it is the third largest reservoir in India, the first
being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m and second
Nagarjunasagar Dam.
Described as “New Temple of Resurgent India” by Jawaharlal Nehru,[2] the first prime minister of India,
the dam attracts tourists from all over India. Bhakra dam is 15 km from Nangal city and 20 km from Naina
Devi town
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The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed

Under whom did the sikhs rebel after Guru Govind Singh's death? Banda Bahadur.

by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab. The project is situated near
Pathankot city in Pathankot district of the state of Punjab. The project is the largest hydroelectric dam in
the state of Punjab. The township where the site is located is called Shah pur Kandi Township. Feasibility
studies for the project began in 1953 and geotechnical studies continued until 1980. Construction began
in 1981, the generators were commissioned in 2000 and the project complete in March 2001.
The project is used for both irrigation purposes and power generation. It has an 600 Megawatt capacity.
The dam is one of the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the
country. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.

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. The summer residence of the Governor of Punjab is at Shimla.
After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and
Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided in 1966 with the formation of the new states of Haryana and
Himachal Pradesh alongside the current state of Punjab.
Punjab is the only state in India with a majority Sikh population.
The term Punjab comprises two words: “punj meaning five and ab meaning water, thus the land of five
rivers.”The Greeks referred to Punjab as Pentapotamia, an inland delta of five converging rivers. In
Avesta, the sacred text of Zoroastrians, the Punjab region is associated with the ancient hapta həndu or
Sapta Sindhu, the Land of Seven Rivers.

Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab. Other major industries include the manufacturing of
scientific instruments, agricultural goods, electrical goods, financial services, machine tools, textiles,
sewing machines, sports goods, starch, tourism, fertilisers, bicycles, garments, and the processing of pine
oil and sugar. Punjab also has the largest number of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are located in
“Steel Town”—Mandi Gobindgarh in the Fatehgarh Sahib district.
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Punjab history and GK questions 100 Questions

1. who was the Bundela chief who allied with Bahadur Shah against Banda
Chattarsal
Bahadur?

2. Which Guru Began the transformation of sikhs into a militant community? Hargobind

3. under whose Gurudom did the sikhs became a political and military force? Hargobind

4. .in how many misle(confederacies) were the sikhs organized? 12

5. To which 'misl' did Ranjit Singh belong? Sukerchakia

6. where did Ranjit Singh modern factories to manufacture canon? Nihang

7. Who served as Ranjit singh's Finance minister? Dinanath

8. Who composed the famous romantic epic Heer Ranjha? Warris shah

9. Who Was the Guru When the Sikh Khalsa was Formed? Guru Gobind Singh

10. In 1805,Ranjit Singh won Amritsar From the________ misl? Bhangi

11. When was the treaty of Amritsar Signed? 1809

12. The treaty of Amritsar gave the British Control over________ territories? Cis Sutlej

13. Who were the French officers associated with the training of Ranjit Singh
Venture and Allard
Army?

14. Who set up an artillery unit for Ranjit Singh? Court and Gardner

15. When did the British sign a treaty of perpetual Friendship with Ranjit
1809
singh?

16. When did Ranjit Singh die? 1839

17. Who was the British Governor General When the First Anglo Sikh War
Lord Hardinge
took place?

18. When did the First Anglo Sikh war took place? 1846

19. Who was the Prime minister of Punjab When the 1st Anglo-sikh war took
Lal Singh
place?

20. Who was the commander in chief of Punjab during the first Anglo Sikh Misar Tej Singh
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war?

21. The Treaty of_______was signed on 8 march,1846 marking the end of 1st
Lahore
Anglo-sikh war.

22. Who was the leader of sikh revolt of 1848 at Multan Mulraj

23. Who led the sikh revolt of 1848 at Lahore Chattar Singh Attriwasl

24. Which governor general annexed Punjab Dalhosie

25. Which governor general is associated with doctrine of lapse Dalhosie

26. The Battle of ________ was the most decisive battle in the first Anglo sikh
Sobraon
war

27. Who was appointed as the British resident of Lahore in 1846 Henry Lawrence

28. .Who was made the regent of Punjab state by the treaty of Lahore Rani Jindan

29. Who was the new British Resident Of Punjab in 1848 Fedrick Mann

30. Who was the Sikh governor of Hazarah Who sided with the rebels of
Chattar Singh
Multan in 1848

31. The Battle of _______ was the most decisive battle in the second Anglo
Gujarat
Sikh war

32. Who commented "Annexation of Punjab was not an annexation but a

Napier
treachery"

33. When was Bhagat of Punjab and Udaipur annexed under doctrine of Lapse 1852

34. Where was the main centre of Wahabi movement in india Patna

35. Which movement was Know as Namdhari mission Kuka

36. The kuka movement played a prominent role in arousing the feeling of
Punjab
Patriotism in

37. Who was the Chief inspirator of kuka Movement Ram Singh

38. Who was the Guru of Bhai Ram Singh Balak Singh

39. Who stresse on the need for the recitation of chandi Path,Gurwani,Naam
Ram Singh
Jap and Ass di var
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40. Which animal was worshipped in the kuka Movement Cow

41. The leader of the kuka Movement Who was perhaps the first person to
Ram singh
adopt the policy of non co-operation against the British was

42. Which kuka Leader appointed subadars and naib subaidars Ram singh

43. Who was the lieutenant governor of Punjab in 1863 Outram

44. The Native Village of Ram Singh was Bhaini

45. Bhai Ram Singh was put under house arrest at 1863 Bhaini

46. Who was the commissioner of Ambala When Ram Singh was put under R J Taylor

47. The _______sikh were bitter opponents of cow slaughter Namdhari

48. Where did the NAmdharis confornt the British on the issue on
Raigarh
cowslaughter

49. The Namdhari Attacked the Slaughter house at_______on 15 jan 1872 Malerkotla

50. The deputy commissioner of Ludhiana responsible for the execution of

Cowan
fourty nine Naamdharis on 16 jan 1872 was

51. To where was Bhai Ram singh deported by the British Burma

52. Which Nationalist leader was know as Sher e Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai

53. Lala Lalpat Rai Began his practice of Law in Hissar

54. When did Lala Lajpat Rai Speak in the Congress session for the the first
1888
time

55. Who published newspaper like The Punjabi and The people Lala Lajpat Rai

56. Who was the viceroy who described Lajpat Rai as dangerous conspirator Harding

57. Who used the name of kali and Durga to inspire the feeling of self pride Aurbindo Ghosh

58. Who Presidend over the First session of All india Hindu Maha Sabha Maharaja of Kasim Bazaar

59. Who gave the slogan Home rule is my birth right and i shall have it Lala Lajpat Rai

60. When was the Ghadar Rebellion party formed 1913

61. The weekly paper of Ghadar party was Ghadar

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62. Who said"We are not sikhs or Punjabis our religion was patriotism" Sohan SIngh Bhakna

63. ________1915 was fixed as the date for an armed revolt in the Punjab 21 february

64. _____ Light infantry at Singapore revolted being inspired by the Ghadar
fifth
Party

65. Who composed the song Pagari Samnhal Jatta Banke Dayal

66. .Who was the lieutenant governor of Punjab in 1906 lbertson

67. on 22 nov 1908 the DSP of______ was assasssinated by the Punjabi
Layalpur
Pevolutionaries

68. Where did the Ajit singh escape to in 1908 France

69. Which revolutionary is supposed to be the master mind in the attack on

Lal Hardayal
Harding

70. When did Lala Hardayal return to india 1906

71. Which ship was prevented from entry into india in 1914 Kamagata MAru

72. Who informed the goverment about the Gadhar party's plan of revolt in
Satpal SIngh
india

73. which of the revolutionaries started the Scheme of Scholarship for Indian
S K Verma
Student in England

74. Revolutionaries associated with the papers Talwar and indian freedom
Sardar Singh Rana
was

75. Masan Lal Dhingra went to Englandd in 1906 to study______ Engineering

76. Whom did Madan Lal Dhingra Murder in 1909 Curzon Wylie

77. initially Madan lal Dhingra had plan to murder_______ Curzon

78. Who described Madan lal Dhingras murder of curzon Wylie as senseless Agha khan

79. Who described Madan lal Dhingras act as national loss Aga Khan

80. When was Madan Lal Dhingra sentenced to death 1909

81. To Whom did Madan Lal Dhingra express his 3 wishes before dying V D Savarkar

82. Where was the Ghadar party set up by Lala Hardayal in 1913 San Fransisco
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83. Where was the First President of Ghadar party Sohan Singh Bhakna

84. Who was the first secretary general of Ghadar party Lala Hardayal

85. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred on___________ 13 April 1919

86. who were the two doctors whose arrest led a crowed together at Saifudin Kitchlew and
jallianwala bagh Satyapal

87. Who was the Milltary commander of Amritsar reponsible for the
General Dyre
jallianwala bagh Massacre

88. Who renounced his knighthood in protest against the jallianwala bagh
Rabinder Nath Tagore
Massacre

89. The Muslim leader who was given the keys of Golden temple Dr Kitchlew

90. When did Gandhi declare that Khilafat question over shadowed that of
1920
constitutional reforms and the Punjab wrongs

91. The indian struggle was the autobiography of Subhash Chander Bose

92. The Hindustan republican association changed its name to Hindustan

1928
socialist republican organization in__________

93. Lala Lajpat Rai died on_________ 30th October

94. Who was the pujabi leader killed because of brutal lathi charge on an
Lala Lajpat Rai
antisimon commison rally in 1928

95. The British officer who lead the brutal Lathi Charge was________ Saundres

96. Bhagat singh and Raiguru on dec 1928 killed__________ Saundres

97. Bhagat Singh andd B K Dutt threw a bomb in the central legislative
8 April 1929
assembly on

98. The revolutionary who laid down his life after 66 day fast was Jatin das

99. When in 1931 were Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev executed 23 March

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#copied link from helpful sources for your help.
#Culture of Punjab
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ab%20GK%20Notes.pdf
#History of Punjab
http://www.punjabexamportal.com/2015/10/10/history-
of-punjab-punjab-gk-ii/
#Basic Punjab Gk
http://www.punjabexamportal.com/2015/10/08/basic-
punjab-gk/
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