Punjab General Knowledge 2019 | Capital to Wildlife Sanctuaries

Punjab General Knowledge Notes 2019

Info about Punjab State GK 2019 | Updated: August 2019 CAPITAL : Chandigarh ESTABLISHED : November 1, 1956 CHIEF MINISTER: Amarinder Singh GOVERNOR: V P Singh Bandore Punjab General Knowledge 2019

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Punjab General Knowledge Notes for Competitive Exams

RULING PARTY: Congress Party HIGH COURT: Chandigarh, 1975 DISTRICTS: 22 LANGUAGES: Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gurmukhi, English, POPULATION : 2, 77, 43, 338 (16th) [Males = 1, 46, 39, 465 & Females = 1, 31, 03, 873] M : F = 1000 : 893 AREA : 50, 362 sq km (20th) Density: 550 per sq km LITERACY: 82. 20% ASSEMBLY: 117 LOK SABHA: 13 RAJYA SABHA: 7 BOUNDARY STATES: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kasmir, Rajasthan STATE BIRD: Northern Goshawk STATE TREE: Indian Rosewood STATE DANCE: Bangra, Gidda, Thumar, Ludi Sami, Gatka (folk dance), Dundas FESTIVALS: Guru Purnima, Dasara, Holi, Diwali, Baisakhi, Holamohola, Johri, Maghi Mela, Basant, Holla Mohalla, Saboo, Urs, Rauza Sharif, Chappar Mela TEMPLES: Golden Temple – Amritsar RIVERS: Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab POWER PLANTS: Nangal Heavy Water plant, Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant PROJECTS/DAMS: Bakranangal dam (Satlaz)

Punjab General Knowledge National Parks and Sanctuaries

Abohar Wild Life Sanctuary Harika Lake Wild Life Sanctuary Jhajjar Barcholi Wild Life Sanctuary INDUSTRIES: Textiles, Sewing Machines, Sports Goods, Sugar, Starch, Fertilizers, Electrical Goods, Bicycles, Scientific Instruments MAIN CITIES: Amritsar, Patiala, Jalianvalla bagh, Nangal, Kapurthala, Ludhiana (Sutlej River), Moga, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Pathankot, Batala, Firozpur, Hoshiarpur, Muktsar, Barnala AIRPORTS IN PUNJAB STATE: Rajaja Sansi International Airport – Amritsar, Chandigarh, Patiala, Ludhiana, Sahhewal, Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport – Amritsar IMPORTANT PERSONS: Lala Lajipti Roy, Manmohan Singh, Kiren Bedi, Gurunanak, Amrita Pritam, Balvanth Gargi

MISCELLANEOUS

Jallianwallabagh Bagh – Amritsar (A public garden infamous for the massacre of hundreds of innocent Indians by the British on 13 April 1919) Land of Five Rivers = Punjab Granary of India = Punjab Rail Coach Factory = Kapurthala PG Institute of Horticulture = Amritsar Indian Institute of Management ( IIM ) = Amritsar Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport = Amritsar Gandhi Sports Complex Cricket Stadium = Amritsar Guru Nanak Football Stadium = Ludhiana Learn More

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