{"id":254,"date":"2015-10-08T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T12:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.punjabexamportal.com\/11052024\/?p=254"},"modified":"2023-03-19T11:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T11:48:04","slug":"basic-punjab-gk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.punjabexamportal.com\/11052024\/2015\/10\/08\/basic-punjab-gk\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Punjab GK – Punjab GK – I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friends, below is\u00c2 the list of important points of Punjab GK – Punjab GK-I. This list will be helpful for all upcoming Punjab Govt. Exam. You must know following\u00c2 point before attempt any Punjab Govt Exam. If any confusion related to these points, Please let us\u00c2 know. We are\u00c2 always ready for your help.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Established<\/strong> – 1 Nov, 1966
\nArea<\/strong> – 50362 km2<\/sup>\u00c2 (1.54% of India)-\u00c2 Northwest of republic of India
\nPopulation<\/strong> – 2,77,04,236 (2.28% of India)<\/p>\n

Latitude<\/strong> – 29’30”N To 32’32”N
\nLongitude<\/strong> – 73’55”E To 76’50”E<\/p>\n

Forest Area<\/strong> – 6.12% of Punjab
\nLargest Forest Area<\/strong> – Hoshiarpur
\n2nd Largest Forest Area<\/strong> – RupNagar
\n3rd Largest Forest Area<\/strong> – Gurdaspur<\/p>\n

Population Density<\/strong> – 550 per sq KM
\nLargest Population Density<\/strong> – Ludhiana
\nSmallest Population Density<\/strong> – Muktsar<\/p>\n

Literacy Rate<\/strong> – 76.7%
\nLargest\u00c2 Literacy Rate<\/strong> – Hoshiarpur (86%)
\nSmallest\u00c2 Literacy Rate<\/strong> – Mansa (62.8%)<\/p>\n

Sex Ratio<\/strong> – 893
\nSex Ratio (for 0-6 age group)<\/strong> – 846
\nLargest\u00c2 Sex Ratio<\/strong> – Hoshiarpur
\nSmallest Sex Ratio<\/strong> – Bathinda<\/p>\n

Largest District (According to Population)<\/strong> – Ludhiana
\nSmallest District(According to Population)<\/strong> – Barnala<\/p>\n

Largest District (According to Area)<\/strong> – Ludhiana
\nSmallest District(According to Area)<\/strong> – Mohali<\/p>\n

Maximum Decade Growth of Punjab<\/strong> – Mohali (Another Name – SAS Nagar)
\nMinimum Decade Growth of Punjab<\/strong> – Nawanshahr (Another Name – SBS Nagar)<\/p>\n

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Lok Shaba Seat<\/strong> – 13
\nRajya Shaba Seat<\/strong> – 7
\nVidhan Shaba Seat<\/strong> – 117<\/p>\n

First Speaker of Vidhan Shaba<\/strong> – Kapoor Singh
\nFirst CM of Punjab<\/strong> – Gopi Chand Bhargav
\nFirst Governor of Punjab<\/strong> – Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi<\/p>\n

First Speaker of Vidhan Shaba (New Punjab*)<\/strong> – Harbans Singh
\nFirst CM of (New Punjab*)<\/strong> – Giani Gurmukh Singh
\nFirst Governor of (New Punjab*)<\/strong> – Dharmvira
\nNote –<\/strong> (New Punjab*)- Punjab After 1966<\/p>\n

Shortest Time period of Governor of Punjab<\/strong> – Hokeshe Seema
\nDuring Operation of Blue Star Governor of Punjab<\/strong> – Bhairab Dutt Pande<\/p>\n

State Bird Of Punjab<\/strong> – Gushak (Baaz)
\nState Animal\u00c2 Of Punjab<\/strong> – Black Buck (Kala Hiran)
\nState Tree\u00c2 Of Punjab<\/strong> – Shesham (Tahli)<\/p>\n

Total Wetland Of Punjab – 3<\/strong>
\nHarike Wetland (Tarantaran), Ropar Wetland, Kanjali (Near Kapurthala)<\/p>\n

Zoological Park in Punjab – 5<\/strong>
\n1. Mahindra Choudhary Zoological Park – District Mohali (Also Known as Chattbir Zoo)
\n2. Tigar Safari – Ludhiana
\n3. Deer Park Bir Moti Bagh – Patiala
\n4. Deear Park – Neelon(Ludhiana)
\n5. Deer Park Bir Talab – Bathinda<\/p>\n

Botanical Garden of Punjab – 5<\/strong>
\n1. Baradari Garden – Patiala
\n2. Aam Khas Bagh – Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib)
\n3. Kaima Botanic Garden – Kapurthala
\n4. Shalimar Botanic Garden – Kapurthala
\n5. Ram Bagh Botanic Garden – Amritsar<\/p>\n

Fair and Festival of Punjab<\/strong>
\nMaghi Mela – Muktsar
\nRural Olympic – Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
\nFair of Light – Jagraon, Ludhiana
\nJarag Mela – Pail Village, Ludhiana
\nKisan Mela – PAU, Ludhiana
\nChhapar Mela – Jalandhar<\/del> Ludhiana
\nMela Gadri Babian Da – Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall, Jalandhar
\nBaba Sodal Mela – Jalandhar
\nHarballabh Classical Music Fest – Devi Talab Temple, Jalandhar
\nHola Mohalla – Shri Anandpur Sahib
\nUrs of Sheikh Ahmed, Rauza Sarif – Sirhind
\nShaheedi Jor Mela – Sirhind
\nShaikh Farid Fair – Faridkot
\nVaisakhi Fair – Talwandi Sabo, Amritsar<\/p>\n

Municipal Corporation of Punjab – 10<\/strong>
\n1 Ludhiana
\n2 Patiala
\n3 Amritsar
\n4 Jalandhar
\n5 Bhathinda
\n6 Mohali
\n7 Pathankot
\n8 Moga
\n9 Phagwara
\n10 Hoshiarpur<\/p>\n

Administrative Divisions of Punjab – 5<\/strong>
\n1.Faridkot
\n2.Ferozepur
\n3.Jalandhar
\n4.Patiala
\n5.Ropar<\/p>\n

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\"Punjab
\nPunjab is divided into three regions namely Malwa, Majha and Doaba<\/strong>
\nMajha Region (Between Ravi and Beas River)
\nDoaba Region (Between Beas and Sutlej River)
\nMalwa Region – Southern Part of Punjab (Below Sutlej Rever)<\/p>\n

Majha Area – 4 District (Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarantaran)
\nDoaba Area – 4 District (Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr)
\nMalwa Area -14 District ( Remaining District of Punjab )<\/p>\n

Ravi River Cross 3 District of Punjab<\/strong>
\n1. Pathankot 2. Gurdaspur 3. Amritsar<\/p>\n

Beas River Cross 6 District Of Punjab<\/strong>
\n1. Pathankot 2. Gurdaspur 3. Amritsar
\n4. Hoshiarpur 5. Kapurthala 6. Tarantaran<\/p>\n

Sutlej River Cross 9 District Of Punjab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hari ke Patan<\/strong> – Confluence of Beas And Sutlej
\nBakhra Dam<\/strong> – On Sutlej River (Disst Bilaspur, HP)
\nNangal Dam<\/strong> – On Sutlej River (Ropar)
\nPong Dam<\/strong> – On Beas River (Lake- Maharana Partap, HP)<\/p>\n

Important National Highway<\/strong>
\nNH 95 – Kharar To Ferozpur (Via Morinda, Ludhiana, Moga)
\nNH 64 – Chandigarh To Dabwali (Via Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda)
\nNH 15 – Pathankot To Samakhiali(Gujrat)(Via Ganganagar)
\nNH 1 – Delhi To Amritsar
\nNH 1A – Jalandhar To Srinagar
\nNH 70 – Jalandhar To Mandi (Via Hoshiarpur)
\nNH 10 – Fazilka To Delhi<\/p>\n

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Important Museums in Punjab<\/strong>
\nMaharaja Ranjit Singh Museum – Amritsar.
\nAnglo Sikh War Memorial – Ferozepur
\nSanghol Museum – Fatehgarh Sahib
\nRural Museum – Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
\nGovt. Museum – Hoshiarpur
\nGuru Teg Bahadur Museum – Anandpur Sahib.
\nMuseum of Armory & Chandeliers, Qila Mubarak – Patiala.
\nSports Museum – National Institute of Sports, Patiala
\nArt Gallery – Shish Mahal, Patiala<\/p>\n

Important Forts in Punjab<\/strong>
\nGobindgarh Fort- Amritsar
\nBathinda Fort – Bathinda
\nQila Mubark – Faridkot Fort
\nQila Mubark – Patiala
\nAnandpur Sahib Fort – Rupnagar
\nPhillaur Fort – Ludhiana
\nShahpur Kandi Fort – Pathankot.<\/p>\n

Archaeological Sites in Punjab<\/strong>
\nEvidence of Harappan Culture – Ropar
\nDholbaha – Hoshiarpur
\nSanghol – Fatehgarh Sahib<\/p>\n

Father of Punjabi Literature<\/strong>
\nKhwaja Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar\u00c2 (Also Known as Baba Farid)<\/p>\n

Punjabi Qisse<\/strong>
\nHeer Ranjha – Waris Shah
\nSohani Mahiwal – Fazal Shah
\nMirza Sahiba – Hafiz Barkhurdar
\nSashi Punnu – Shah Hussian
\nPooran Bhagat – Qadarya<\/p>\n

Panj Takht<\/strong>
\nAkal Takht Sahib – Amritsar (Oldest Takht)
\nTakht Sri Damdama Sahib – Talwandi (Guru ki kashi)
\nTakht Sri Keshgarh Sahib – Anandpur Sahib
\nTakht Sri Hazur Sahib – Nanded (Maharastra)
\nTakht Sri Patna Sahib – Patna (Bihar)
\nNote<\/strong> – Takht Sri Hazur Sahib and Takht Sri Patna Sahib Construct by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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