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1. Punjab was known in the ancient period by the name of Sapta Sindhu
2. In the Epic age Punjab was known as Panchnad
3. The Greeks referred to Punjab as Penta Potamia
4. Punjab was invaded by Alexander in the year (Battle of Hydespus 326 BC
with Porus)
5. During Mahabharata times Punjab was known by the name of Panchananda
6. Name the place where world’s best university Takshashila was Rawalpindi
located?
7. What was the ancient name of river Indus? Sindhu
8. VITASTA was old name of river Jhelum
9. PURUSNI was old name of river Ravi
10. Satluj was earlier called Shatudri
11. Which river was known as Askini in ancient times? Chenab
12. Harappa was situated on the bank river Ravi
13. Mohenjodaro, a town of Indus Valley Civilization was situated on Ravi
bank of river
14. The author of Arthshashtra was Kautilya
15. The number of Puranas is 18
16. Who was the founder of Ayurvedic system of Medicines? Charak
17. Name the seven rivers which flowed in Punjab during ancient Sindhu, Satluj, Beas, Ravi,
times? Chenab, Jhelum and
Saraswati
18. Punjab that had been conquered by Alexander was soon captured Chandragupta Maurya
by
19. ‘Trigartha’ was old name of city of Jalandhar
20. What is meant by ‘Trigartha’? Watered by three rivers
21. Jalandhar was watered by which three rivers? Satluj, Beas and Ravi
22. Seleucus was successor of which ruler? Alexander
23. Who wrote Ashtadhyae in Punjab? Panini
24. Battle of Hydaspes was fought between Alexander and Porus
25. Punjabi language is considered to be a successor of which language? Sauraseni Prakrit
26. Hydaspes & Vitasa was old name of river Jhelum
27. At which place in Punjab region were the Ashokan inscriptions Taxilla
found?
28. Harappan civilization belongs to which age Bronze age period
29. What is the importance of town of Sanghol (Dist. Fatehgarh Sahib) Remains of harappan
civilization have been
found here
30. Other sites in Punjab where remains have been found Ropar, Rohirha (dist
sangrur), Sunet (dist.
Ludhiana)
31. Ramayan, Mahabharata and Bhagwad gita were composed during Aryan period
which period
32. Name the Persian king who is believed to have completed the Gustasp
occupation of Punjab in 516 BC
33. Under Mauryans the area known as modern Punjab was included in Takshila (now in
the larger province of Gandhara, its capital was Pakistan)

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34. Khidrana was the old name of Muktsar whereas Chak Ram Das was Amritsar
the old name
35. Japji sahib was written by Guru Nanak Dev Ji
36. Jaap Sahib was written by Guru Gobind Singh ji
37. Anand Sahib was written by Guru Amar Dass Ji (3rd
Guru)
38. Of the 5 Takhts of Sikhism 3 are in Punjab those are Akal Takht Sahib,
Anandpur Sahib &
Damdama Sahib
39. Which Sikh personality has the distinction of coronation the Baba Buddha Ji
successors of Guru Nanak upto the Sixth Guru?
40. Sikh heritage complex (Virasat-e-Khalsa) is developed at Anandpur Sahib
41. How many Sikh Takhts (symbolic seats of temporal and spiritual Five
authority of Sikhism) are there
42. Guru Nanak Dev was born at Nankana Sahib Lahore whereas Kartarpur Sahib
breathed his last in (Pakistan)
43. Guru Ka Langar was started by Guru Nanak Dev Ji
44. How many Udasis were taken up by Guru Nanak Dev Ji Four
45. Laavan, the hymns of marriage written by Guru Ram Das whereas Guru Nanak Dev
Kirtan Sohila by
46. “Barah Mah” and “Asa di Vaar” were written by Guru Nanak Dev Ji
47. Who was the father, mother, wife & sister of Guru Nanak Dev Ji? Kalian chand das bedi,
Tripta Devi, Sulakhni &
Nanki respectively
48. Which Guru gave the 3 pillers of humanity Naam Japan, Kirti Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Karani& Vand Chakna?
49. Where did Guru Nanak Dev Ji attain enlightenment? River Bein
50. Who was the source of Guru Nanak’s Biography compiled by Guru Bhai Bala
Angad Dev?
51. Original name of Guru Angad Dev Ji Bhai Lehna
52. Name the city founded by Guru Angad Dev Ji Kadoor Sahib
53. Who invented gurmukhi script? Guru Angad Dev Ji
54. The standardization of Gurumukhi was done by Guru Angad Dev
55. First biography of Guru Nanak Dev ji was written by Guru Angad Dev Ji
56. Who constructed the city Goindwal? Guru Amardass
57. Which Mughal Emperor visited Guru Amardas at Goindwal? Akbar
58. Pangat & Sangat concept was given by Guru Amar Das Ji (3rd Sikh
Guru)
59. Anand Karaj marriage ceremony of the Sikhs was introduced by Guru Amar Dass
60. Name the town founded by Guru Amardass Ji Goindwal Sahib
61. Name the Sikh Guru who started Manji system Guru Amar Dass Ji
62. Who was the fourth Sikh Guru? Guru Ramdass Ji
63. City of Amritsar was founded by Guru Ramdas
64. Guru Ramdas (4th Sikh Guru) composed 688 Shabads in Guru Granth A Shabad sung at the
Sahib and also composed “Lavan” which means time of Sikh Marriage
65. Who founded the Amritsar & designed the Golden Temple? Guru Ram Dass
66. Sri Amritsar was founded by Guru Ram Das Ji
67. Which Sikh Guru started Masand system Guru Ram Das Ji

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68. SUKHMANI SAHIB was written by which Sikh Guru Guru Arjun Dev Ji
69. Sikh Guru Arjun Dev was put to Martyrdom by which Mughal Ruler? Jahangir
70. Foundation of Golden Temple was laid down Guru Arjun Dev through
the hands of Sufi Saint
Mian Mir
71. Name the Musical instrument which is believed to have taken birth Saranda
from Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s passion for music
72. Tarn Taran Sahib was founded by Guru Arjun Dev Ji
73. Harmandir Sahib was built by Guru Arjun Dev
74. Principles of Miri Piri (two swords representing temporal and Guru Hargobind (6th guru)
spiritual powers) were established by
75. 1st Guru who wore Kalgi on his Turban Guru Hargobind Ji
76. The Guru who invented the musican instrument “taus” Guru Hargobind Ji
77. Bandi Chorr Devas is related with Guru Hargobind Ji
78. Anandpur Sahib was founded by Guru Teg Bahadur whereas the Guru Hargobind Ji
Kiratpur founded by
79. Which Sikh Guru Ji got akal takht constructed Guru Hargobind Ji
80. Who started the art of gatka? Guru Hargobind Ji
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81. Who was appointed as the 7 Guru by the 6 Guru Shri Guru Shri Guru Har Rai Ji
Hargobind Ji?
82. Shri Guru Har Rai ji was born in the year 1630. His place of birth was Kartarpur Sahib
83. Shri Guru Har Rai ji was the son of Bhai Gurditta Ji the eldest son of Bibi Nihal Kaur
6th Guru Hargobind Ji. Name the mother of Shri Guru Har Rai Ji
84. Name the Sikh Guru who remained on Gurgaddi from 1645 to 1661 7th Guru Shri Guru Har
Rai Ji
85. Bakshishes………….. 3 important preaching
missions started by Shri
Guru Har Rai Ji
86. Who was the youngest to become Sikh Guru at age of 7 Guru Har Krishan Ji
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87. Eight Sikh Guru Guru Har Krishan Ji was born on 7 July 1656 at Kiratpur Sahib
which place?
88. Guru Har Krishan Ji was the son of Shri Guru Har Krishan Ji. Name Bibi Sulakhni Ji
the mother of 8th Guru Ji
89. Name the sikh Guru who remained on Gurgaddi from 1661 AD to Shri Guru Har Krishan Ji
1664 AD
90. Shri Guru Har Krishan Ji sat on Gurgaddi at the age of only SEVEN Bal Guru Ji
years. that is why he is also remembered as
91. Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb? Guru Teg Bahadur (9th
Guru)
92. Which Sikh Guru attained martyrdom in Delhi at a place now called Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
Sisganj Sahib
93. City Anandpur Sahib was founded by Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
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94. Ninth Sikh Guru Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was born on 1 April, 1621. Amritsar
Name the place of birth
95. Who identified Guru Teg Bahadur Ji as a Guru at Baba Bakala Sahib Makhan Shah Lubana
with the saying “Guru Ladho Re, Guru Ladho Re”
96. Name the Mughal ruler by whose orders Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Aurangzeb
was martyred on November 11, 1675
97. Name the three Sikh disciples who have executed before the Bhai Mati Das Ji
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execution of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Bhai Sati Das Ji
Bhai Dyala Ji
98. Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji sacrificed his life for the sake of Hindu Hind Di Chaadar
religion. That is why he is still rmemebred respectfully as
99. Shri Anandpur Sahib town was founded by SHri Guru Teg Bahadur Makhowal
Sahib Ji on June 19, 1665. What was its original name?
100. Name the Sikh woman who acted as one of the bodyguards of Guru Mai Bhago
Gobind Singh Ji & fought war with Mughals in 1705
101. Who was the founder of Damdami Taksal? Guru Gobind Singh Ji
102. Masand system was started by Guru Arjun Dev whereas abolished Guru Gobind Singh Ji
by
103. Language in which Guru Gobind Singh created his poetry in Brij Basha
104. Who was the court poet of Guru Gobind Singh? Bhai Nand Lal
105. Name the poetry written by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, filled by Vir Rasa Chandi Di Var
106. Who wrote Zafarnama to Aurangzeb? Guru Gobind Singh Ji
107. Battle of Chamkaur Sahib was fought between forces of Mughal Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Empire and that of
108. Sukhmani Sahib was composed by Guru Arjan Dev whereas Savaiye Guru Gobind Singh Ji
& Jaap Sahib was composed by
109. Name the two Sahibzadas who were bricked to death by Mughals Sahibzada Zorawar Singh
and Fateh Singh
110. The Birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh was Patna Sahib whereas the Hazoor sahib
Demise place was
111. Name the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh? Ajit Singh, Jujhar Singh,
Zorawar Singh and Fateh
Singh Ji
112. Which Sikh Guru sent Banda Bahadur to Defeat Mughal Rulers? Guru Gobind Singh Ji
113. Dasam Granth was written by Guru Gobind Singh Ji
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114. Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was the father of 10 Guru Shri Guru Mata Gujari Ji
Gobind Singh Ji. Name the mother of the 10 th Guru Ji
115. Name the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji
116. Name the youngest Sahibzada Sahizada Fateh Singh Ji
117. Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji were martyred by Battle of Chamkaur Sahib
the Mughals in 1704. Name the battle in which they attained
martyrdom.
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118. Nagara was beaten at the time of start of war, whenever 10 Guru Ranjit Nagara
Ji went on hunting tours and at the start of Langar. Name the
Nagara
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119. Name the famous battle that was fought by 10 Guru Ji against the Battle of Bhangani
joint army of the kings of hilly states in 1688 in which Guru Ji
emerged victorious.
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120. On 30 March, 1699 Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji laid the foundation Khalsa Panth
of which Historical Panth at Shri Anandpur Sahib Ji
121. Name the forest where Nabi Khan and Gani Khan-the two muslim Machhiwara
brothers helped the Guru Ji
122. What is meant by “Paonta Sahib”? Space for a foothold
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123. 40 Muktas were those Sikhs who got martyrdom fighting for 10 Sri Muktsar Sahib Ji
Guru Ji who granted Mukti to Them at Khidrana. What is its new
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124. Name the head of the 40 Muktas who got martyrdom in the Battle Bhai Mohan Singh Ji
of Khidrana
125. Name the Guru Ji who wrote he famous compositions Bachitar Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Natak
126. Which Mughal Ruler was at peace with Guru Gobind Singh Ji Bahadur Shah I
127. Name the place known as Guru Ki Kasha Damdama Sahib
128. Khalsa, a collection of army of Baptized Sikhs was established on Guru Gobind Singh Ji
13th April in 1699 at Anandpur by
129. Name the festival which has a special significance due to the birth Baisakhi
of Khalsa
130. Name the Gurudwara which stands at the place where Khalsa was Gurudwara Keshgarh
born. Sahib in Ananpur Sahib
131. Name the five disciples who were chosen as “Panj Pyaras” by Guru Daya Singh, Dharam
Gobind Singh Ji Singh, Himmat Singh,
Mohkam Singh, Sahib
Singh
132. Akal Takht is situated at Amritsar
133. Banda singh bahadur took the revenge from nawab of sirhind, wazir Bricked alive the 2
khan who youngest sons of Guru
Gobind Singh
134. Name the Mughal ruler who executed banda singh bahadur Farruksiyar
135. Sikh coins were first minted by Banda Singh Bahadur
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136. The 1 one who establish Sikh rule in Punjab was Baba Banda Singh
Bahadur in 1710
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137. Banda Singh Bahadur was born on 27 October, 1670 at Rajauri, Lachhman Dev
District Poonchh (J&K). what was his childhood name
138. Father of Banda Singh Bahadur belonged to Dogra Caste of the Ram Dev
Rajputs. What was his name?
139. After becoming Bairagi Sadhu, which name was adopted by Madho Das
Lachhman Dev?
140. Madho Das was given the name of Banda Singh Bahadur by Shri At Nanded Sahib
Guru Gobind Singh ji in 1708. Name the place where both of them
met
141. Banda Singh Bahadur attacked Chapparchiri, Sirhind on May 22, Wazir Khan
1710. Name the Faujdar of Sirhind who was
142. Mukhlispur was made the capital of the first Sikh state under Banda Lohgarh
Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1715. He named it as?
143. Last battle fought by Banda was battle of Gurdas Nangal in 1715. Abdus Samad Khan
Name chief commander of Mughals who defeated Banda.
144. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was martyred on June 19, 1716. Name Delhi
the place where he was executed?
145. Name the Mughal Emperor who ordered the execution of Shri Farrukh Siyar
Banda Singh Bahadur and his son
146. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur issued new coins in the name of Nanak Persian
Shahi and Gobind Shahi. Name the language inscribed on these
coins.
147. Bandai Khalsa and Tat Khalsa were the two sects of the Sikhs that Shri Banda Singh Bahadur
came into existence after the death of?
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whereas Tat Khalsa believed in principles of
149. Name the Head Granthi of Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar who resolved Bhai Mani Singh Ji
the differences between the two sects of Sikhs in 1721
150. Battle of Chappar Chiri was fought in May 1710 between Banda Singh Bahadur and
Wazir Khan
151. Who won the battle of Chapparchiri? Banda Singh Bahadur
152. What was common among Abdus Samad Khan, Zakariya Khan, They all persecuted the
Yahiya Khan, and Mir Mannu-Four Governors of Punjab during Sikhs
1716-1752?
153. Zakariya Khan was the son of Abdus Samad Khan and was appointed Governor of Lahore
in 1726 by then Mughal emperor Roshan Akhtar on which post?
154. Those followers who believed in the Khalsa Panth but could not Sahajdhari Sikhs
embrace Sikhism openly due to State terror were called as?
155. Name the ruler of Iran who invaded India in 1739 and caused Nadir Shah
anarchy to spread in India
156. Prestige of Mughals suffered a setback due to invasion of Nadir Sikhs consolidated their
Shah. This proved out as a Golden Chance for the Sikhs. How? power in Punjab
157. Haqiqat Rai was executed in 1742 AD because he had said some Bibi Fatma
objectionable words against?
158. First or small Holocaust took place in May 1746 in which 7000 sikhs Kahnuwan
were killed. Name the place where it took place.
159. Who were the two Mughal officers responsible for the murder of Yahiya Khan and Lakhpat
the Sikhs in First Ghallughara? Rai
160. Mir Mannu, son of Qamru-ud-din, the Wazir of Delhi, was the last Due to increasing
Mughal Governor of Punjab who oppressed against the Sikhs. Why influence of Sikhs in
Punjab
161. Multani Begum because the Subedar of Punajb in 1753 after the Mir Mannu
death of her husband. Name her husband
162. Name the place where Buddha Dal and Taruna Dal the two Dals of Amritsar
the Sikhs were created in 1734?
163. Buddha Dal included those Sikhs who were above 40 years of age. Nawab Kapoor Singh
Who was the head of this Dal?
164. Taruna Dal included the young Sikhs who used to fight battle with Nawab Kapoor Singh
the enemies. Who was the head of this Dal?
165. Dal Khalsa-the military organization of the Sikhs-was established on Nawab Kapoor Singh
March 29, 1748 at Amritsar by whom?
166. Guerilla Warfare was the mode of fighting of Dal Khalsa. Who was S. Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
the first commander of Dal Khalsa?
167. S. Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was conferred upon him the title of? Sultan-ul-Qaum
168. What was the name given to the gathering of all the Sikhs in Sikhism Sarbat Khalsa
held on the eve of Baisakhi and Diwali at Akal Takht Sahib,
Amritsar?
169. Nawab Kapoor Singh conferred the title of “Sultan-ul-Qaum” on Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
170. Dal Khalsa was divided into Buddha Dal and Tarna
Dal
171. How many Angs are there in Guru Granth Sahib? 1430
172. Guru Granth Sahib was installed in 1604 at Amritsar with fiurst Baba Buddha
Granthi as
173. Guru Granth Sahib was earlier known as Pothi Sahib or Adi Granth

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174. For the first time, Guru Granth Sahib was compiled by Guru Arjan Bhai Gurdas Ji
Dev Ji and was written by
nd
175. Guru Granth Sahib for the 2 time was compiled byGuru Gobind Bhai Mani Singh
Singh Ji and was written by
176. Adi Gr4anth contains the work of First 5 Gurus
177. Guru Granth Sahib include the works of First 5 Gurus & 9th Guru
178. Guru Granth Sahib comprises of 1430 pages & 5894
hymns
179. How many ragas are there in Guru Granth Sahib? 31
180. Who was the last ruler of Sikh Empire? Duleep Singh
181. After which treaty Maharaja Raja Duleep Singh surrendered Treaty of Lahore 1849
Kohinoor Diamond to Queen?
182. The sole court in Punjab province during Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Sadder Adulate Court
period was
183. Takht Sri Patna Sahib & Takht Sri Hazur Sahib were built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
184. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was born in Sandhawalia Clan and belonged Sukerchakia Misl
to _____Misl
185. Who was the founder of SUkerchakia Misl? Charat Singh
186. Maharaja Ranjit Singh acquired Kohinoor Diamond from Shah Suja of Afghanistan
187. Maharaja Ranjit Singh got victory over Lahore on 7th July, 1799
188. Name the exiled son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Maharaja Daleep Singh
189. The river of treaty between English and Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Sutlej
1809 was
190. Name the Sikh Emperor known as Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh
191. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum is in Amritsar
192. Maharaja Ranjit Singh attacked Malwa in 1806 for the first time. It was the tussle between
What was the reason of this attack? the rulers of Patiala and
Nabha over Doladhi
Village
193. Maharaja Ranjit Singh attacked Malwa in 1807 for the second time. He attacked Malwa at
Why the invitation of Rani Aas
Kaur of Patiala
194. Name the famous Army Generals of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Hari Singh Malwa and
Akali Phula Singh
195. What was the position of Malwa with treaty of Amritsar, 1809 by It came under Britishers’
which Ranjit Singh accepted Sutlej as Eastern boundary of his control and Ranjit Singh
empire? could not capture it.
196. Suchet Singh was one of three Dogra brothers who were totally Kharaka Singh
controlling administration of which ruler?
197. What discord was created by the British with Lahore Darbar when Suchet Singh had left
Suchet Singh was killed in 1844 in Firozpur behind Rs 15 Lakh there.
That sum was disputed
198. What was the immediate objective of this Tripartite Treaty To make Shah Shuja the
ruler of Afghanistan
199. Who was the ruler of Afghanistan at the time of signing of this The tuler of Barkzai
Tripartite Treaty Dynasty Dost
Mohammad Khan
200. Batai system continued under Maharaja Ranjit Singh up to 1823. Land revenue was fixed
What was this system and why was it abolished? after harvesting of crops.

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It was costly and thus
abolished
201. Four types of Jagirs were prevalent during the time of Maharaja Service Jagirs, Inam
Ranjit Singh. Name them Jagirs, Dharmarth Jagirs
and Watan Jagirs
202. Name the finance minister under Ranjit Singh Diwan Bhawani Das
203. On June 26, 1838 “Tripartite Treaty” was signed. Who were the Ranjit Singh, the English
three parties to it? and Shah Shuja ex-ruler
of Afghanistan
204. Name the prime minister under Ranjit Singh Raja Dhyan Singh
205. Of these Jagirs, the service Jagirs were considered to be the most These Jagirs were given
significant although Ranjit Singh could confiscate them. What were to the Army and Civil
these Jagirs? Officials instead of cash
payments
206. Dharmarth Jagirs were given to the religious institutions and holy To encourage them to
persons. Why? propagate religion. These
were on permanent
basis.
207. What were the Jagirs on hereditary basis during Ranjit Singh’s rule? Watan Jagirs- Maharaja
used to give to Jagirdars
in their village
208. Duties of Jagirdars during Ranjit Singh’s regime were to collect To command small
taxes, to ddecide cases of people living in their jagirs and military campaigns-which
was given only to brave
Jagirdars
209. Merits of Jagirdari System were that the state became free from the A large reserve force for
burden of collecting revenue and proved Maharaja was prepared
by the Jagirdars
210. What were the social demerits of Jagirdari System? Farmers were exploited
by collecting maximum
land revenue. Jagirdars
lead a luxurious life at
state’s cost
211. What was the demerit of Jagirdari system from military point of Soldiers under each
view? Jagirdar did not undergo
the same kind of training.
There was lack of unity
among them
212. Syed Ahmed Led Jihad against Ranjit Singh. Who was he? He was caliph of the
Muslims
213. Diwan Moolraj was appointed the Nazim of Multan in 1844 but he The Britishers had falsely
rebelled against the britishers in april 1948. Why? accused him of killing
two British Officers.
214. Why the English did not suppress the revolt of Diwan Moolraj and So that they get an
why they wanted it to spread to other places of Punjab opportunity to annex
Punjab to their British
empire
215. For how long did Maharaja Dalip Singh rule over Punjab? September 15, 1843 to
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216. Name the widow of Ranjit Singh who was also mother of Maharaj Maharani Jindan
Dalip Singh
217. What treatment was given by the British to Maharani Jindan before She was first exiled to
her death in England in 1863? Banaras and later sent to
England
218. When and where did Dalip Singh Die? On October 22, 1893 in
Paris
219. Since Ranjit Sngh took special care of his subjects, that is why he Paras
was nicknamed as
220. What did Ranjit Singh Call himself? Kookar of Sikhism
221. Name two prominent scholars in the court of Ranjit Singh? Sohan Lal Suri and Diwan
Amar Nath
222. What was the common among general ventura, general court, These four were
general allard and Col. Gardner under Ranjit Singh’s rule? European officers
appointed to impart
training to his army.
223. Who was the commander of dal Khalsa Sardar Jassa Singh
Ahluwalia
224. Treaty of Amritsar was signed in year 1809 between Maharaja Ranjit Singh &
Charles T. Metcalfe
225. Independent Sikh administrative regiosn formed by Sikh warlords Misls
were called
226. Battle of Kahnuwan was fought between Sikhs and Yahya Khan
227. Sikh battle with Ahmed Shah Abdali in 1762, is also known as 2nd or Wadda Ghalughara
228. Who were the pioneers of “Punjabi Suba”? Master Tara Singh and
Sant Fateh Singh
229. Master Tara Singh was associated with which movement in Punjab? Punjabi Suba Movement
230. What was the aim of the Punjabi Suba Movement? Rorganization of Punjab
on linguistic basis
231. The Patiala and East Punjab state Union (PEPSU) was state of India 1948-56
from
232. Who was the founder of Patiala city in 1763 AD Baba Ala Singh
233. PEPSU was inaugurated on July 15, 1948
234. Who inaugurated PEPSU? Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
235. The capital of PEPSU was Patiala
236. Who was the first chief minister of PEPSU Sardar Gian Singh
rarewala
237. Who was the first Rajpramukh of PEPSU Yadavindra Singh
238. PEPSU was formed after combining eight princely states and these Patiala, Jind, Nabha,
were Kapurthala, Faridkot,
Kalsia, Malerkotla and
Nalagarh
239. PEPSU was merged in Punjab state on November 1, 1956
240. PEPSU high court had its seat at Patiala
241. PEPSU high court was merged with Punjab High Court in 1956
242. The recommendations of which commission led to linguistic Shah Commission
reorganization of Punjab in 1966?
243. Who was the chairman of 3 member Punjab boundary commission Justice JC Shah
1966?
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244. Name the act that was passed to reorganize Punjab? Punjab Reorganization
Act
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245. When was Punjab Trifurcated? On November 1 1966 to
from Haryana and
Himachal Pradesh
246. Name other two members S Dutt and MM Philips
247. What was Ananpur Sahib resolution of 1973? It was a comprehensive
document of demands
framed by a committee
of AKali Dal, at Anandpur
Sahib on 16-17 October
1973
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248. When was the Rajiv-Longowal accord (Punjab Accord) signed? 24 July, 1985
249. Dharam Yudh Morcha was launched by Sant Harchand Singh
Longowal in 1982
250. Name the operation taken by Indian Military to remove armed Sikh Operation Bluestar
separatists from Golden Temple in Amritsar
251. Arya Samaj Movement was founded by Swami Dayanand
Sarasvati
252. First unit of Arya Samaj was setup in Bombay and later the Lahore
headquarters were moved to
253. Views of Dayanand Sarasvati were published in his literary work Satyarth Prakash
named
254. Dayanand saraswati received his education on Vedas from Swami Virjanad in
Mathura
255. Name some freedom fighters who were the supporters of Arya Lala HansRaj, Lala Lajpat
Samaj Rai etc.
256. Who started the Kuka or Namdhari Movement? Baba Balak Singh
257. Who was the successor of Baba Balak Singh? Baba Ram Singh
258. Baba Ram Singh transferred the centre of Namdhari Movement to? Village Bhaini near
Ludhiana
259. Name some Kuka Journals Nawan Hindustan, Sacha
Marg and Satyug
260. The Dev Samaj Movement was founded by Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
261. Dev Samaj was established in 1887 at Lahore
262. Who started Nirankari Movement? Baba Dayal, a merchant
from Peshawar
263. When and where was Nirankari darbar founded? It was founded at
Rawalpindi in 1851
264. Who was the founder of Radha Swami Movement? A Hindu banker named
Shiv Dayal
265. When and where was it founded? In Agra in 19th century
266. Who was the governor general of India when first Anglo Sikh battles Lord Hardinge
were fought?
st
267. The 1 Anglo Sikh wars took place in 1845-46
268. Name the only first Anglo Sikh war won by the Sikhs? Battle of Baddowal on
Jan 21st 1846
269. Who were the commanders of Sikh and British forces in Battle of Ranjodh Singh Majjitjia
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respectively
270. Which battle established the British Rule in Punjab? Battle of Chilianwala
(during 2nd Anglo Sikh
War)
271. Who was the Last Maharaja of Daleep Singh
Punjab?
272. What was Treaty of Bhairowal It was concluded
between Sir Henry
Hardinge and Maharaja
Dalip Singh after first
anglo Sikh wars on 16
Dec 1846. Under this
treaty a council of
regency consisting of 8
sardars was formed and
it was decided that
British toops would stay
until Dalip Singh attained
majority.
273. Who was appointed as the resident after first anglo sikh wars? Sir Henry Lawrence
nd
274. Who was the governor general of India when 2 Anglo Sikh wars Lord Dalhousie
were fought?
275. Treaty of Lahore, 1846 was Daleep Singh and Lord Dalhousie
signed between
276. What was Treaty of Lahore? Maharaja Dalip Singh
was declared as
sovereign of Punjab,
Territory between Beas
and Satluj was annexed
by britishers
277. Kashmir, which was once the part of Punjab was handed over to 1 crore
Gulab Singh for an amount of
nd
278. Which 2 anglo sikh battle is called battle of guns? Battle of Gujarat
279. Name the last anglo sikh war Battle of Gujrat, fought in
feb, 1849, British forces
won the battle
st
280. Name the Governor General, who declared 1 Anglo Sikh War on Lord Harding
18th November, 1845 and the war which last till February 10, 1846
281. II Anglo Sikh war was fought during 1848-49. Who was the governor Lord Dalhousie
general of Punjab at that time?
282. Second Anglo Sikh war took place in the year 1848-1849
283. Punjab was annexed by Britishers in year 1849
284. Thousands of People gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh of Amritsar to Festival of Baisakhi
celebrate
285. Who came to the place with fifty rifleman and without any warning Brigadier General
ordered them to shoot at the crowd. Reginald E.H.Dyer
286. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Lord Chelmsford
Massacre
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288. The inaffective inquiry and the initial accolades for Dyer by the Non-cooperation
House of Lords led to Movement of 1920-22
289. A memorial was built on the site Benjamin Polk and inaugurated by President of India
designed by Rajendra Prasad on 13 April 1961
290. What were the major impacts of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? On May 30, 1919
Rabindranath Tagore
renounced his
knightwood. Gandhi
returned the Kaiser-i-
hind gold medal given to
him for his work during
Boer war. Dyer was
removed from the Job
and sent to London, but
he was never charged of
any offence.
291. Who killed General Dyer on March 13, 1940 when he was Sardar Udham Singh
addressing a meeting in Caxton hall, London
292. Name the commission was appointed to enquire Hunter commission
into it
293. What was the aim of Gurudwara reform movement? Liberation of gurudwaras
from the control of
mahants or priests who
ahd acquired property
rights over gurudwaras
294. On 15 Nov, 1920, Akalis formed a committee of 175 members and Sikh Gurudwara
designated it as_________and declared so from Akal Takht Prabhandak Committee,
for management of all
gurudwaras
295. Who was elected a president, VP and secretary? Sunder Singh Majithia,
harbans Singh Attari and
Bhai Jodh Singh
respectively
296. When and where was the first session of Sikh league, a political In Amritsar in 1919
body of Sikhs held?
297. Where was Akali newspaper published from? Lahore
298. Gurudwara movement was also known as Akali movement
299. What was Nankana Sahib Massacre? A group of Sikhs was subjected to
murderous assault at Nankana Sahib
by Mahant Narain Das on Feb. 20 1921
300. What was Jaito Morcha? Akali Campaign lauchned
in 1923 for the
restoration to his throne
of Maharaja Ripudaman
Singh of Nabha
301. Nabha Day was observed on 9 sept, 1923
302. What was the issue related to princely state of Nabha? Maharaja of Nabha
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throne in favour of his
minor son pratap singh
303. The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee was formed on November 15, 1920
304. When was SGPC formed on 15 November 1920 On October 12, 1923
declared as unlawful?
305. When ws the Sikh Gurudwara Act passed? Sikh Gurudwara Act was
passed by Provincial
legislative assembly on 9
July, 1925
306. When was Sikh Gurudawara Act 1925 implemented? From November 1, 1925
307. What did this act constitute? Under this act a board
renamed as Gurudwara
Prabandhak Committee
was created for
administration of
gurudwaras
308. Name the act through which Mahants were removed from Sikh Gurudwara Act,
Gurudwaras and all Gurudwaras were to be managed through SGPC 1925
309. What is the tenure of SGPC? 5 years
310. SGPC elections was first held in 1926
311. Who was the first president of SGPC? Baba Kharak Singh
312. First Secretary of SGPC was Master Tara Singh
313. Election for SGPC was held in state of Punjab, Haryana,
Himachal and Chandigarh
314. Who enjoyed the longest tenure as president of SGPC? Gurcharan Singh Tohra
315. SGPC elections are held under which act? Sikh Gurudwara Act 1925
316. Who convenes the first meeting of newly elected SGPC members? DC of Amritsar
317. Who is the first non-Sikh DC of Amritsar to convene the first Rajat Aggarwal
meeting of newly elected SGPC members?
318. The Singh Sabha movement was started at ____in___ Amritsar in 1873
319. What was the aim of this movement? To defend the sikh faith
against any kind of
onslalught
320. When and where was an association named Sri Guru Singh Sabha In Amritsar on 30 July
was formed? 1873
321. The first chairman of Sri guru Singh Sabha was Thakur Singh Ahluwalia
322. What was Singh Sabha Movement? A step to remove the
caste barriers in Sikhs
and to stop conversion of
Sikhs
323. Who formed Singh Sabha Lahore? Professor Gurmukh Singh
324. What was Khalsa Diwan? Singh Sabha Amritsar
was renamed as Khalsa
Diwan in 1880
325. What was Anjuman-e-Punjab? It was founded in 1865
for translation of
important English books
into Punjabi
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Vir Singh for the purpose
of Issuing monthly tracts
on sikh religion.
327. Achievements of Singh Sabha Movement. Passage of Anand
Marriage Act 1909,
foundation of Sikh
Educational Society 1908
etc.
328. What was Babbar Akali Movement? A step to remove the
caste barriers in Sikhs
and to stop conversion of
Sikhs
329. Who were the leaders of this movement? Master Mota Singh and
Krishan Singh
330. What was Chakarvati jatha? It was a secret
organization formed by
krishan singh to incite
the peasants and soldiers
against britishers
331. How did Babbar Akalis work? They targeted british
officials and their
informers and carried
anti-British activities
secretly
332. Sewa Singh Thikriwala was associated with which movement in Praja Mandal Movement
Punjab?
333. What was Punjab Ryasati Praja Mandal? An organization that
worked for securing
political rights and liberty
of people of princely
states
334. When and where was it formed? It was formed in 1928
and the declaration was
made in Mansa of Patiala
princely states
335. Who was the president of Punjab Ryasati Praja Mandal? Sewa Singh Thikriwala
336. Indus water treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan
337. Indus water treaty restricted India’s right on only three rivers and Satluj, Ravi and Beas
these are
338. Rivers meant for usage of Pakistan under Indus water treaty were Indus, Chenab and
Jhelum
339. Who along with Bhim Sen Sachar was the architect of Giani-Sachar Giani Kartar Singh
Formula?
340. The first president of the Central Sikh League, a political Gajjan Singh
organization floated by the Sikhs in March 1919 in Lahore
341. Who was the main leader of Dharam yudh Morcha Movement in Harchand Singh longowal
Punjab?
342. First lady president of congress was Annie Besant (1917)
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344. When and where was Bhagat Singh born? 27 Septmeber 1907 at
Banga, Lyalpur, Pakistan
345. Who were the founders of HRA (Hindustan Republican Association) Ramprasad Bismil, Jogesh
Chattergee and
Sachindanath Sanyal
346. Who formed Kirti Kisan Party? Sohan Singh Josh and
Santokh Singh, Bhagat
Singh joined it later
347. When was Punjab Naujwan Sabha formed? In March 1926, Bhagat
Singh was its secretary
348. When was HRA reorganized to form HSRA (Hindustan Socialist In Septmeber 1928
Republican Organization)
349. Bhagat Singh was executed on 23 March 1931
350. Which freedom fighter is known for writing “Why I am a Atheist”? Bhagat Singh
351. The slogan “Inqilab Zindabad’ was given by Bhagat Singh
352. The Song ‘Pagri Sambhal Jatta’ was composed by Bhagat Singh
353. Name the revolutionaries who threw bombs in central legislative Bhagat Singh and BK Dutt
assembly in April 1929?
354. When and Where was shaheed Sukhdev thapar born? 15 May 1907 at nau
ghara, Ludhiana
355. When did Bhagat Singh and jailmates launch hunger strike in jail? June 1929
356. When and where was Saheed Rajguru born? 24 August, 1908 at khed
near pune, Maharashtra,
he was a member of
HSRA
357. When and where was Shaheed Udham Singh born and what was his 26 December, 1899,
childhood name? sunam. His childhood
name was Sher Singh
358. When and How did he avenge the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? On 13 March 1940, he
assassinated Michael
O’Dwyer in Caxton Hall,
London
359. Name the freedom fighter who was one of the founder leaders of Dr. Saifuddin Kichlew
Bharat Naujwan Sabha and also one of the founder members of
Jamia Milia Islamia University
360. Kartar Singh Sarabha was sentenced to death in 1915 for his role in Gadar conspiracy
361. Slogans ‘Jai Hind’ and ‘Give me blood, I’ll give you freedom’ were Subash Chandra Bose
given by
362. Who conceived the idea of Indian National Army? Mohan Singh in Mallaya
363. The all women regiment of INA was named after Rani Lakhmi Bai of Jhansi,
name of the regiment
was Rani Jhansi regiment
364. When did Subhash Chandra Bose join INA? 1943
365. When did Bose set up a provisional Indian Government? In October 1943, it was
headquartered in
Rangoon and Singapore.
366. British held trials for the high officials of Indian National Army at Gurbaksh Singh, Sahnivaj
Red fort name those high officials Khan and Prem Kumar
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367. Muslim league was formed in 1906 by Khwaja Salimmullah,
Syed Ahmed Khan, Agha
Khan & Nawab Viquar UI
Mulk
368. Mulsim league observed direct action day on August 16 1946
369. Muslim league announced Pakistan day on March 23, 1943
370. Who was the chairman of Punjab boundary commission 1947? Sir Cyrill Radcliffe
371. Name the other members of the commission Justice Din Mohammad,
Justice Mohammad
Munir, Justice Mehar
Chand Mahajan and
Justice Teja Singh
372. What was the aim of Punjab Boundary commission 1947? To demarcate the
boundaries of the two
parts of Punjab
373. On division of Punjab how much area went to west Punjab 70%
374. First battle of panipat was fought in 1526
375. Mohhamad bin Qasim the first muslim invader come to India, Khyber Pass
entered Sindh from which pass
376. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1556
377. Third battle of panipat 1761 was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and
Marathas
378. Battle of Ten Kings was fought for sharing of water of river Ravi
379. Third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761
380. Name the city founded by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq? Firozpur
381. Name the road earlier known as Uttarapath or Shah rah-e-Azam? Grant Trunk Road
382. Name the first empress of India who was imprisoned at For in Razia Sultan
Bhatinda
383. First battle of Terrain was fought in year 1191 between Prihviraj Chauhan and
Mohammed Ghori
384. Second Battle of Terrain was fought in year 1192
385. The sword of Hazrat Ali is kept at Anandpur Sahib
386. 800 years old the “Payal Fort” in Ludhiana was built by Maharaja Amar Singh
387. Who founded ferozpur Firoz Shah Tughlaq
388. Mughal prince who sought the blessings of guru har rai ji Dara Shikoh
389. During pre mohammadean period Bhatinda was known as Vikramgarh
390. Malwa and Doaba regions are separated by the river Sutlej
391. Presently, how many perennial rivers flow in Punjab? 3 (Satluj, Ravi & beas)
392. Which river is known as the Backbone of Punjab? Sutlej
393. At which place, Beas and Sutluj merge into one river retaining the Harike near Ferozpur
name Sutlej?
394. River Indus originates from Kailash Range
395. Gomal Pass in Himalayas was mainly used for Trade purposes
396. Where does Satluj originate from? Rakas lake, near
Mansarovar, in Tibet
397. Satluj enters Punjab plains near Nangal in Ropar District
398. Ravi originates from West of rohtang pass in
kullu hills of Himachal
Pradesh
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399. Ravi enters Punjab at Chaundh Village on
chamba border
400. Which river feeds the canal system of Bhakra nangal project? Satluj
401. Name some towns situated on the banks of river satluj in Punjab? Phillaur, Ropar, Harike,
Ferozpur
402. River beas originates from Beas kund in Kullu Hills
near Rohtang Pass
403. Beas enters Punjab Through Talwara in Hoshiarpur
district
404. Name the hydro electricity project constructed on the Ravi river? Shahpur Kandi Project,
downstream the thein
dam
405. What kind of a river is Ghaggar? Seasonal river that flows
during monsoons
406. Ghaggar originates at Sarahan area of sirmaur
dist in Himachal
407. In Punjab Ghaggar flows through Patiala, Sangrur and
Mansa Dist.
408. In its course after Punjab (in Rajasthan), Ghaggar is known as Hakra
409. What is length of Bhakra canal? 1049 km
410. From which river, Sirhind canal takes off? Satluj
411. Hansi Butana Canal is issue of dispute between Haryana and Punjab
412. Wetlands in Punjab declared as Ramsar sites Harike, Kanjli and Ropar
413. National wetlands in Punjab Ranjit sagar wetland and
Nangal
414. How many wetlands does Punjab have? 12 natural and 9
manmade wetlands
415. Which is the largest wetland in North India Harike Pattan
416. Name the wetland which has been designated as wetland of Kanjali wetland in
national importance? kapurthala dist.
417. Which lake has been recognized internationally by the Ramsar Kanjali lake
convention 2002 and listed in wetlands of international
importance?
418. Conservation reserve in Punjab Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan
conservation reserve
419. Community reserves in Punjab 2, Keshopur-Chhamb
Reserve in Gurdaspur
and Lalwan Reserve in
Hoshiarpur
420. Name some wildlife sanctuaries in Punjab? Harike Pattan WLS, Bir
Motibagh WLs in Patiala,
Nangal WLS etc.
421. Which wildlife sanctuary is famous for black buck? Abohar sanctuary
422. What is the other name of famous Chhat Bir Zoo near zirakpur? Mahendra chaudhary
zoological park, it is
famous for lion safari
423. The Ludhiana zoo is famous for Tiger Safari
424. Mini zoo in neelon, Ludhiana is famous for Deer Park
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426. Areas where flood plain or bet soil is found Parts of ropar, fazilka,
zira and moga
427. Most productive and fertile soil group of the state Loamy soil found in
nakodar tehsil of
Jalandhar district,
phagwara tehsil and
central parts of
kapurthala dist.
428. Punjab plains in Indo Gangetic drainage
system
429. How have the Punjab plains been formed? By the deposition of
alluviul brought down
from Himalays
430. Sandy soil in found in Punjab Bathinda, mansa,
sangrur, some parts of
ferozpur and Ludhiana
dist.
431. Kandi soil is found in Pathankot, Gurdaspur,
Ropar, Nawanshahr
districts
432. Forest soil is found in Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur,
Ropar, Nawanshahr
districts
433. Sierozems soils are found in The grey coloured and
organic matter deficit
soils are found in Taran
Tarn and Patti Tehsils,
Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala
dist., nakodar and
Phillaur Tehsils etc.
434. Deserts soil are found in Abohar and Zira Tehsils,
bathinda, Muktsar and
Mansa etc.
435. What type of climate does Punjab have? Sub tropical monsoon
type climate
436. What type of monsoonal rainfall does Punjab receive? Punjab receives rainfall
through south west
monsoon. Arabian sea
and bay of Bengal branch
meet to give moderate
rainfall.
437. What does arrival of Monsoon indicate in Punjab? Marks the start of
agricultural year by
sowing of kharif crops
438. How does Punjab receive winter rainfall? Temperate cyclones from
Mediterranean sea cause
winter rainfall
439. Winter rainfall is beneficial for Rabi crops
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441. The major dialects of Punjab-“Majhi is spoken in Amritsar & Jalandhar & Hoshiarpur
Gurdaspur districts whereas “Doabi” is spoken in Districts
442. The Punjabi Dialects-“Pwadi” is spoken in Kharar, Ropar & Rajpura Ludhiana, Bhatinda &
whereas “Malwi” is spoken in Malerkotla areas
443. Which Punjabi dialect is used as ‘Taxil” or standard Punjabi which is Majhi
used as official language?
444. Shahpuri dialect is spoken in Pakistani Punjab
445. Geographical area of Punjab is 50,362 sq. kms
446. The forest area of Punjab is 6.12% of total state area
447. Reserved forests contribute___ of total forest area 1.43%
448. Protected forests constitute ____of total forest area 36.87%
449. Unclassed forests constitute ____of total forest area 61.70
450. Which district in Punjab has maximum forest cover? Hoshiarpur
451. Minimum forest cover is found in district of Kapurthala
452. Area in between rivers Beas and Satluj is called Bist Doab
453. Singh Sagar Doab is an area between which two rivers? Indus and Jhelum
454. Doaba is region between rivers Beas and Satluj
455. Main cities in Doab region are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur,
Nawanshahr and
Kapurthala
456. Malwa is region to south of Satluj and important districts in this Ludhiana, Patiala,
region are Sangrur, Bhatinda and
Mohali
457. Majha region contains important districts of Amritsar, Pathankot,
GUrdaspur and Tarn Tarn
458. The modern districts Amritsar, Pathankot, Gurdaspur & Tarn Taran Majha region
comes under
459. Between which two rivers lies plain of Majha? Ravi and Beas
460. Rachna Doab is area between river Chenab and Ravi
461. What is the name of Doab between rivers Jhelum and Chenab? Chajh Doab
462. Maharaja Ranjit Singh museum is in Amritsar
463. Where is Guru Teg Bahadur museum? Anandpur Sahib
464. Name the museum in Punjab which is known for its collection of Sanghol museum, dist.
antiques from Punjab’s ancient civilizations? Fatehgarh
465. The museum of armoury and chandeliers is in Qila Mubarak, Patiala
466. The sports museum of national institute of sports is in Patiala
467. What is the shape of map of the Punjab state? Triangular
468. Punjab touches the border of how many Indian states? 4
469. Area wise Punjab is 50362km whereas population is (as per census 2.77crore
2011)
470. The state animal of Punjab is Blackbuck whereas the state tree is Shisham
471. District of Punjab having maximum population Ludhiana
472. Smallest district of Punjab is Fatehgarh Sahib
473. Which district of Punjab has been renamed as Shaheed Bhagat Nawashahar
Singh nagar?
474. Newest Districts of Punjab are Fazilka and Pathankot
475. The least populous district of Punjab is Barnala whereas the most Ludhiana
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476. The smallest district is Fatehgarh Sahib whereas the largest is Ferozpur
477. How many total Tehsils, Sub tehsils & Districts are there in Punjab? 81, 86 & 22 respectively
478. District of Punjab which has maximum population Ludhiana
479. Which state has highest proportion of SC population among all the Punjab
states and union territories
480. Second largest town of Punjab is Amritsar
481. The north most city of Punjab state is Amritsar
482. Jalandhar falls in which region? Doaba
483. Phillaur is a town in Punjab, situated on bank of river Satluj
484. Approximately what & age of food grain in India is produced by 11.8%
Punjab
485. Largest grown crop in Punjab is Wheat
486. In which month sugarcane is sown in Punjab March-April
487. What percentage of Punjab’s total area under cultivation is irrigated 97%
areas?
488. Ferzopur is having the highest procurement of cotton whereas Maize
Ludhiana is having the maximum yield of
489. District known as area of white gold Mansa
490. The maximum yield of Paddy is produced from Sangrur whereas the Fatehgarh Sahib
maximum yield of wheat is from
491. What percentage of population depends on Agriculture in Punjab? 80%
492. Which town is known as the “California of Punjab” for the Abohar
production of kinnow?
493. Which is the commercial crop of Punjab? Cotton
494. In which district of Punjab maximum cattle are found? Ropar
495. Rabi or Spring harvest of Punjab includes? Wheat, Gram, Barley,
Potatoes etc
496. Kharif or Autumn harvest of Punjab consists of Rice, Maize, Sugarcane,
Cotton and Pulses
497. City of Punjab in which is an important centre for dry fruits Amritsar
distribution in India
rd
498. Punjab state ranks 3 in availability of milk after Haryana and Gujarat
499. The total cultivable land in the state of Punjab is 41.83 Lakh Ha.
500. _______% irrigation is done with tube bells in the state of Punjab 72.5%, 27.5%
and _____is done with canalas
501. Consumption of chemical fertilizers in the year 2013-14 217 kgs per hectare
502. The contribution of the state of Punjab to the national food grain Punjab with 1.53 percent
kitty is geographical area
contributes about 43.40
percent wheat and
25.50% percent rice to
the central food grain
kitty
503. In recent years, cotton crop in Punjab has been affected by White fly
504. Punjab land records society was formed by Punjab govt to Provide efficient land
related services
505. The contribution of the state of Punjab to the national food grain 4 percent in 1960-61
kitty before the commencement of the P.A.U., Ludhiana
506. The first hybrid grain pearl millet in the world was produced by PAU plant breeders
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507. Krishi Karman award 2014 was given to Punjab & UP for Highest food grain
production
508. When was green revolution first introduced to India and by whom? In 1963 by American
agronomist Norman
Borlaug
509. Who is known as the father of green revolution? Norman Borlaug
510. The father of the green revolution in Punjab is Dr. M.S. Randhawa
511. Norman Borlaug was given noble prize in 1970
512. Name the variety of rice which was termed as the miracle rice IR 8
st
513. The rank of Punjab in terms of per hectare production of wheat 1 rank
514. The position of the state of Punjab in terms of the consumption of 1st rank
fertilizers by the farmers of the Punjab
515. The position of Punjab in term of total tractors sold in India 1st rank
516. The position of Punjab in terms of the availability of eggs in India 1st rank
517. The position of Punjab in terms of per capita availability of milk 1st rank
518. Daily per capita milk availability in Punjab has gone up to ….in 2012- 961gm
13
519. The position of Punjab in terms of fish productivity per unit area 1st rank
520. The area of Punjab is 50362 sq. kms
521. IR 8 was created through a cross between which two breeds? Indonesian variety “peta”
and Chinese variety
“deegeo-woo-gen”
522. In order to control the dropping water table the paddy Punjab preservation of
transplantation before june 10 has been banned under which act? Sub Soil act, 2009
523. When and where was the progressive Punjab agriculture summit In Feb 2014 at Mohali
organized?
524. Where has the Kheti Bhawan been set up? In Mohali (Punjab)
525. Union govt has announced to set up post graduate institute of Amritsar
horticulture and education at?
526. Expand PAFC Punjab agro food grains
corporation
527. How many citrus estates have been set up in Punjab to promote Five
horticulture?
528. Countries who have asked for Indian technology and expertise, Mozambique, Uganda,
especially from Punjab, to bring in Green Revolution in their Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia
territories
529. The position of Punjab in terms of Cotton production in India 6th position
530. The important cotton producing districts in Punjab are Ferozpur, Faridkot,
Muktsar, Bathinda,
Sangrur, Ludhiana
531. What % of irrigation is done by canals in Punjab? 40%
532. Punjab irrigation department was set up in year 1849
533. The pilot project for the computerization of land record was the Ropar
first started in the district of
534. The cotton belt of Punjab is located in which physiographic region Malwa
of Punjab?
535. Per capita availability of eggs is highest in India in Punjab
536. In Punjab Kisan Mela is organized every year by Punjab Agriculture
university, Ludhiana
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537. What was operation flood Launched in year 1970 to
increase the availability
of milk
538. Which state recorded the highest per capita availability of milk Punjab
under operation flood?
539. The number of tube wells in operation in the State of Punjab 13.82 Lakhs
540. Name a law enacted in Punjab for the preservation of soil Punjab preservation of
sub soil act 2009
541. The Govt. of India in collaboration with _____has set up an BISA
experimental site for wheat and maize in Ludhiana to Improve
productivity level,
542. When and where was progressive Punjab agricultural summit In feb 2014 at SAS nagar
organized in Punjab?
543. Central govt. has announced to set up post graduate institute of Amritsar
horticulture and education in
544. The Govt. of Punjab has proposed to set multi product mega food Ladowal
park in 200 acres at
545. Centre of excellence for citrus has been set up at ____in Khanaura, hoshiarpur,
collaboration with ____ Govt. Of Israel
546. Centre of excellence for vegetable cultivation has been set up at Kartarpur, Jalandhar
______in collaboration with govt. of Israel
547. Centre of excellence for potato has been set up at _____under Indo Dhogri, Jalandhar
Dutch Agreement, to modernize cold stores
548. Kinnow comprises ____of Punjab’s total fruit production 50%
549. Citrus has been established at Abohar, Fazilka,
Thaliwala, Ferozpur,
Hoshiarpur dist., Lambi in
Muktsar district
550. Grapes estate has been established at Maur Mandi, Bathinda
551. Lichi estate has been established at Saran, Gurdaspur
552. Mubarak mosque is situated at Quadian
553. Shalimar garden of kapurthala has been designed by ______, who Sir Edward Lutines
has also designed the city of New Delhi
554. Jama Masjid Khairuddin is in Amritsar
555. Central sikh museum is in Amritsar
556. What is the other name of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was Fateh Burj
memorial?
557. Lohgarh fort is located in which city? Amritsar
558. Moti Bagh and Sheesh Mahal are in which city? Patiala
559. Sherawala gate and sunami gate are found in city Patiala
560. Maharaja Ranjit Singh museum is in Amritsar
561. Sikh heritage complex is developed at Anandpur sahib
562. The Aam Khas Baag in Punjab is situated in Sirhind
563. Shaheed-e-Azam sardar Bhagat Singh museum is in Jalandhar
564. Qila Mubarak is in Bhatinda whereas Lodhi Fort is in Ludhiana
565. Jateshwar Mahadev Temple is in Ropar whereas Moorish Mosque is Kapurthala
in
566. In which district Punjabi University is situated? Patiala
567. Guru Ravidas ayurved university Hoshiarpur
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568. Rajiv Gandhi national uni. of law Patiala
569. Where is Punjab Agriculture university Ludhiana
570. Where is police training academy situated in Punjab? Phillaur
571. In 1895, the first school of medicine Asia named Christian medical Ludhiana
college was established at
572. Where is Guru Nanak Dev University? Amritsar
573. Guru Angad Dev Engineering college is located in Ludhiana
574. What were the total number of seats for which SGPC elections were 170
held
575. Where is science city in Punjab? Jalandhar
576. The foundation stone of IISER Mohali was laid on 27th September 2006 by
then Prime Minister of
India, Dr. Manmohan
Singh
577. The Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Mohali was 2007
established in year
578. The first direction Prof. N Sathyamurthy of IISER, Mohali joined on 18th June 2007
579. College of agriculture at Ludhiana was converted into Punjab 1962
agriculture university in
580. The P.A.U. Ludhiana was established in October, 1962
581. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru the first prime minister of India formally 8th July 1963
inaugurated P.A.U. Ludhiana
582. The chief minister of Punjab at the time of commencement of the S. Partap Singh Kairon
P.A.U. Ludhiana was
583. Of trifurcation of Punjab in November, 1966 Haryana Agricultural February, 1970
University was carved out of PAU by an act of Parliament in
584. Location and area of Punjab agricultural university is Punjab agricultural university is
located in Ludhiana city in north-
wet India, situated on the Ludhiana-
Ferozpur Road, the university covers
an area of 580 hectares on its main
campus and 2000 hectares as the
Off campus for research
585. P.A.U. is modeled on the pattern of land grant colleges in USA
586. The Punjab agricultural university now has four constituent College of Agriculture,
colleges, viz. College of Agricultural
Engineering, College of
Home Science and
College of Basic sciences
& Humanities
587. The college of veterinary science under PAU was upgraded as Guru Angad Dev
____in the year 2006 Veterinary and Animal
Science University
588. The University has a total of how many seed farms 5
589. The current Vice chancellor of the P.A.U. Ludhiana Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon
590. The first vice chancellor of the P.A.U. Ludhiana Shri P.N. Thapar
591. Netaji Subhash National institute of sports is in Patiala
592. World class Olympic bhawan has been set up in Mohali
593. Govt. of Punjab has estd. Punjab institute of sports at SAS nagar, Mohali

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594. Central university of Punjab is located in____ Bathinda
595. What is the number of national highways in Punjab? 11
596. Garnd trunk road was built by Sher shah suri
597. Name the cities connected by NH-1 Amritsar to Delhi
598. Among all the national highways, what is the serial number given to National highway No. 1
Grand Trunk Road
599. Cities on grand trunk road are Amritsr, Jalandhar,
Ludhiana, Panipat, Delhi
600. Grand trunk road stretches from Sonargaon in Bangladesh
to Peshawar in Pakistan
601. Delhi circuit bench of Punjab high court was declares as a separate Delhi High Court Act
high court of UT of Delhi under Act
602. Punjab and Haryana High Court is situated in sector _____of 1
Chandigarh
603. How many Vidhan Sabha Constituencies & Rajya Sabha seats are 117 & 7 respectively
there in Punjab?
604. Punjab was annexed and Daleep Singh was sent to England in 1849 Lord Dalhousie
by
605. What is the sanctioned strength of Judges in Chandigarh district and 20
sessions court
606. Who was the first non-congress chief minister of Punjab? Gian Singh Rarewala
607. Who was the first Akali Chief Minister of Punjab? Justice Gurnam Singh
608. Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab? Gopi Chand Bhargava
609. Who was the first female Chief Minister of Punjab? Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
610. Who was the first governor of Punjab? Chandu Lal Trivedi
611. Who is the chief commissioner of gurudwara Election Commission? H.S. Brar
612. In which Indian state, President’s rule was imposed for the longest Punjab
duration of five years?
613. How many times President’s rule or State Emergency has been 8 times
imposed in Punjab?
614. Governor of which state act as administrator of Chandigarh as well Punjab
615. The Punjab Gram Panchayat act was passed in 1952
616. In which congress session, complete independence was made the Lahore session (1929)
aim
617. The only state in country where every village and urban slums areas Punjab
have Mahila Swasthya Sang
618. How many divisions are there in Punjab? 5
619. The five divisions of Punjab are Firozpur, Faridkot,
Patiala, Jalandhar and
Roper Divisions
620. Who was the first CM after linguistic reorganization of Punjab? Giani Gurmukh Singh
Musafir
621. Who was the first speaker of Punjab legislative Assembly? S Kapur Singh
622. Oldest British district of Punjab Ferozpur
623. Ferozepur is also known as Shaheedon ki dhrati
624. Fazilka has been carved out of Ferozepur
625. ______is the only district in country, one part of which lies in the Kapurthala
centre of another district
626. Only tehsil in Punjab which doesn’t have urban population Khadur Sahib
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627. Name the place known as Steel town of Punjab Mandi Gobindgarh
628. Where is police training academy situated in Punjab? Phillaur
629. Largest city of Punjab is Ludhiana
630. Atari border is situated in _____district Amritsar
631. Which city has a great strategic significance for being India’s only Pathankot
land link to Kashmir?
632. City nicknamed city of lakes is Bhatinda
633. Rup nagar has been named after Rup chand
634. Which historical place is popularly known as UCHA PIND? Sangol
635. Name the city founded at time of Lodhi Dynasty? Ludhiana
636. Business capital of Punjab is Ludhiana
637. City known as ‘Merc City’ Ludhiana
638. Which set of princely states are termed as Phulkian States? Patiala, Jind, Nabha
639. Headquarters of Punjab police is at Chandigarh
640. Talwandi sabo is other name for Damdama Sahib
641. Bhatinda was earlier known by the name Tabarhindh
642. Tabarhindh means Gateway to India
643. Makhowal is other name for Anadpur Sahib
644. Ludhiana was originally known as LODHI-ANA
645. The Guru Ka Bagh is situated in Amritsar
646. Name the city also known as Ramdaspur Amritsar
647. City known as “California of Punjab” Abohar
648. Khidrana is other name for Mukatsar
649. Keshgarh Sahib Takht of Sikhs is located at Anandpur Sahib
650. Where is Pushpa Gujral Science city in Punjab? Kapurthala
651. Jalandhar falls in which region? Doaba
652. The largest military cantonment in Asia is found at Bhatinda
653. Sports city of India is Jalandhar
654. Oldest city of Punjab is Jalandhar
655. Place called ‘City of Bliss’ Anandpur Sahib
656. What is new name of Ropar? Roop Nagar
657. What is present name of Mohali? SAS Nagar
658. Which city of Punjab has been made white city? Anandpur Sahib
659. Another name of Jalandhar is ______as it was watered by 3 rivers Trigartha
Satluj, Ravi and Beas
660. Dinanagar town in gurdaspur was in news due to a terrorist attack, Erstwhile capital of
historical importance of this city is because of being Maharaja Ranjit Singh
661. Some of the important plays written by Gursharan Singh are Dhamak Nagare Di, Band
Kamare, Chadni Chowk
Taun Sirhind Teek, Baba
Bolda Hai
662. Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at Asian games Kamaljeet Sandhu Koner
663. Who is known as Punjab’s bearded mother Teresa Bhagat puran Singh
664. Who was the first Asian to be elected as chairman of Balram Jakhar
commonwealth parliamentary executive forum
665. Who is known as Flying Sikh Milkha Singh
666. Name the folk singer who is popularly known as Nightingale of Surinder kaur
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667. Name the freedom fighter known as Punjab kesri and lion of Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai
668. Unhappy India was book written by Lala Lajpat Rai
669. The Punjabi was written by Lala Lajpat Rai
670. Newspaper The Punjabee was started by Lala Lajpat Rai
671. Name the largest railway junction in Asia Bhatinda
672. PANJAAB is the name of Bus route connecting
Amritsar to Nankana
Sahib
673. DOSTI is the name given to Bus route connecting
Amritsar to Lahore
674. Who founded the daily ‘The Tribune’ S. Dyal Singh
675. Who was the founder of newspaper Punjab Kesri Lala Jagat Narain
676. Raja Sansi International airport has been recently renamed as Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee
International Airport
677. All Indian radio stations are located in Chandigarh and
Jalandhar
678. In Punjab the percentage of Sikh is 63% whereas the % age of Jains 0.16 % (Muslims 2%,
is Christians 1.2%)
679. Phagwara tehsil is a non-contiguous pocket of which district of Kapurthala
Punjab
680. Festival celebrated to commemorate the velour of 40 Muktas Mela Maghi
681. S. Sobha Singh’s master art piece is Sohni Mahiwal
682. Ghorian are sung at Bridegroom’s place whereas _____are sung at Suhaag
Bride’s place
683. _______is a dance performed to celebrate the victory Luddi
684. Who is also known as tooti-e-hind Shah Attaullah Bukhari
685. What is Kissa? It is a Punjabi language
oral story telling tradition
686. What is Luddi? It is a Punjabi Men’s dance during the time of victory, over saving
the women folk held captive in the middle east, it was prominent in
areas near Sutlej in Pakistan
687. Punjabi Qissa, Sohni Mahiwal is the creation of Fazal Shah
688. Holla Mohalla is celebrated at Ananadpur Sahib and
Kiratpur Sahib
689. Festival Holla Mohalla lasts for Three days
690. Which place in Punjab hosts village Olympics? Killa Raipur
691. Fair of Haider Sheikh is held at Malerkotla, for four days
every year
692. Roshni fair or fair of lights is held at Jagraon
693. Where is Rauza Sharif Urs celebrated every year? At Rauza Sharif,
Fatehgarh Sahib
694. Prof. Mohan Singh Memorial International cultural mela is held at Ludhiana
695. Fair of Chappar lasts for one day is held in Ludhiana
696. Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan is held annually held in Jalandhar
697. The fair of Baba Sodal is held in Jalandhar
698. Name the place in Punjab which organized Kisan Mela every year Punjab Agriculture
University, Ludhiana
699. What is PARVESH Primary Vidya Sudhar Project, to improve the
quality of education in Punjab
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700. Bhai Jaitri ji scheme Launched to provide free text books to students
upto 8th standard in govt. schools
701. Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme Launched by state govt. free bicycles are
provided to girl students studying in 11th and
12th standard to encoyrage the for further
studies
702. Mission Inderdhnush Launched in Punjab govt. to get 90% of the
infants in the state covered under the complete
immunization programme by 2020
703. Medicity is developed at Near Mullanpur in
Mohali
704. Bhagat Puran Singh bima Yojna To provide cashless medical treatment through
smart cards to blue card holder and bpl families
705. Bhai Ghanayiya insurance scheme Provide insurance cover
of 1.5 lakh
706. Chief Minister cancer relief fund Provides help of 1.5 lakh
to cancer patients
707. Mukh Mantri Pendu Vikas Yojna Launched in 2015, envisages comprehensive
development of villages through provisions of
basic amenities
708. BACKFINCO Provide loans to backward classes and
minorities whose income is less than Rs 103000
in urban areas and Rs 81000 in rural areas
709. PSCFC Provides loan and subsidy to poor scheduled
caste population
710. Name the village panchayati of Punjab which has been adjudged as Kusla gram panchayati
one of the 11 best in the country for work done under NREGS
711. Name the mission launched in Punjab to improve the stocking and Green Punjab mission
productivity of existing forest areas
712. What is MALWA? A plantation project of
govt. of Punjab
713. PEDA is the state nodal agency for Promotion and development of renewable
energy projects in Punjab
714. What is IWMP (integrated watershed Programme to conserve natural resources and
management programme? to enhance livelihood opportunities in Punjab
715. Name the projects being implemented under Bus rapid transit system, Amritsar sewage
Jawahar Lal Nehru national urban renewal treatment and network plant, Amritsar
mission integrated solid waste management, Ludhiana
716. India’s largest roof top solar power plant has been commissioned at Dera Beas dist Amritsar
717. World’s largest cattle dung based bio CNG plant is under Haiboval dairy complex
implementation at
718. Where is new chandigarh being developed It is being developed near chandigarh at village
mullanpur dacha, on the concept of smart city
719. Which city in Punjab will be developed as IT and knowledge hub Amritsar
along with Mohali
720. Name the cities to be developed as safe cities Ludhiana and Amritsar
721. Saanjh Initiative of govt. of
Punjab to bridge the gap
between public and

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police
722. SUWIDHA To facilitate the citizens by capturing the input
at a single point, defining the delivery date
depending on the type of service and accepting
cash at the counter itself
723. E-district project Automated back end
process for the delivery
of 47 services
724. Name the oldest power house in Punjab Shaman project
725. On which river Bhakra Nangal Dam is built Satluj
726. Pong Dam is built on ____river Beas
727. Sewing machines are manufactured in Ludhiana
728. Where is the largest bicycle manufacturer hero cycles based in Ludhiana
Punjab
729. Where is Guru Nanak thermal plant situated? Bhatinda
730. When was Bhakra Nangal project started 1948
731. Where are steel rolling factories located in Punjab Mandi Gobindgarh
732. Where is railway coach factory in Punjab? Kapurthala
733. Thein dam is built on river Ravi
734. When was Punjab state industrial corporation established 1966
735. In which city sports goods are manufactured Jalandhar
736. Where is J.C.T. cloth mill? Phagwara
737. Highest gravity dam in world is Bhakra Nangal dam
738. Name the corporations carved out of erstwhile PSEB PSPCL, PSTCL
739. Pandoh dam and Pong dam is on river Beas
740. On which river Bhakra Nangal dam is built Satluj
741. Name the reservoir of Bhakra Nangal dam Gobind Sagar
742. In 1961, NESTLE opened its first milk plant in Punjab, which is the Moga
largest in Punjab at
743. Ropar thermal plant is situated on bank of river Ravi
744. Number of sugar mills in the cooperative sector in Punjab 15
745. Name the two thermal plants in Bhathinda Guru Nanak Dev thermal
plant and Guru
Hargobind thermal plants
746. National fertilizer limited is located at Nangal and Bhatinda
747. Guru Gobind Singh refinery is at Bhatinda
748. _____is the world’s biggest producer of leather tool pouches and Jalandhar
aprons
749. Bhakra Nangal holds _____largest reservoir Second
750. Ranjit sagar dam built on river ravi is also called Thein dam
751. Which city of Punjab has started a heritage walk to promote Amritsar
tourism?
752. PSIDC (Punjab state industrial development corporation ltd.) Punjab govt. undertaking
engaged in promotion of
large and medium scale
industries and helps in
attracting considerable
investments in the state
753. INFOTECH (Punjab information and communication technology Nodal agency of govt. of
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corporation limited) Punjab for the promotion
of electronic/IT industry
in the state
754. PSIEC (Punjab small industries and export corporation ltd.) Nodal agency for
promotion of exports and
nominated agency for
implementation of
central govt. scheme
known as ASIDE
755. PBIP (Punjab Bureau for investment promotion) Nodal agency to provide
time bound clearance of
all new investment in the
state
756. Integrated mixed use industrial park is being developed at Kapurthala
757. Mixed land use industrial park is being developed at Rajpura
758. Trigarth old name Jalandhar
759. Patiala city founded 1763
760. Chairman of Punjab 3 member boundary Commission J.C. Shah Justice, S. Dutt,
M.M. Phillips
761. Dharam yudh morcha started 1982
762. After whom the Rose Garden has been named President Zakis Hussain
763. Only first Anglo Sikh war won by the Sikhs Battle of Buddowal
764. Which sikh anglo war called battle of guns Battle of Gujarat
765. First Lieutenant Govt. of Punjab Sir John Lawrence
766. Penal code introduce in Punjab 1862
767. Where was Akali newspaper published from Lahore
768. Nankana Sahib Massacre 20 Feb 1921 against
merchant Narain Dass
769. Jaito Morcha 1923
770. SGPC established on 15 November 1920 declared unlawful in 1923
771. Pagri Sambhal Jatta Bankey Dayal
772. Inqilab Zindabad Bhagat Singh
773. Kartar Singh Sarabha sentenced to death 16 November 1915
774. Ghaggar flow through in which districy of punjab Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa
775. Largest wetland north India Harike Pattan
776. Minimum Forest area Kapurthala
777. Guru Teg Bahadur museum Anandpur Sahib
778. Phillaur is town situated on the bank of river Satluj
779. Zafarnama known as Letter of victory
780. Which Punjab king known as Paras Ranjit Singh
781. When was Hindustan association of pacific coast formed? In 1912, it was associated
with Gadar Movement
782. The first president of Hindustan association of pacific coast was Sohan Singh Bhakna
783. Headquarter of Hindustan association of pacific coast was at San Francisco
784. The paper Ghadar was started in year 1913
785. Who was the chief editor of gadar? Lala Hardyal
786. What is the other name of Gadar Ashram opened in 1913? Yugantar Ashram
787. Gadar party raised Indian Independence Army in Iran

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788. In which year was Swadeshi Boycott movement was launched? 1905
789. What was the time period of Non-cooperation Movement? 1920-22
790. Civil disobedience movement was launched in year 1930
791. When was Quit India Movement started? 8th August, 1942
792. Rowlett act was recommended by Sedition committee
chaired by Sidney
Rowlett
793. In protest Gandhi wrote in young India This satanic Govt. can’t
be mended, it must be
ended
794. Rowlett act was named after Sir Sydney A T Rowlett
795. At Jallianwala Bagh people came to protest against the arrest of Saifuddin Kitchloo and
leaders like Satyapal
796. What was the most important cause for the outbreak of the Ghadar Kamagata Maru incident
revolution
797. Name the weekly paper which started by Lala Hardyal in 1907 Ghadar
798. The Defence of India act was passed in March 1915 due to Kamagata Maru Incident
799. The Kamagata Maru Ship was to emigrate to Canada
800. The ship Kamagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong

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