General Knowledge - Punjab

 

            General Knowledge - Punjab

 

Location:

                    Punjab located in the North West of India. There is Jammu and Kashmir in the North. There are Haryana and Rajasthan in the South. There is Himachal Pradesh in the East. It is the Border States of India. In the West there is Pakistan and Ravi and Satluj separate it from Pakistan.

 

History Of The Punjab:

The word “Punjab’ is combined from two Persian words ‘Panj’ and ‘Aab’. Punjab was called a land of five rivers- Ravi, Beas, Satluj, Jhelum and Chenab. This area was known as ‘Sapta Sindhu’ The language of Punjab is Punjabi. In its development Sikh faith played very important role. First Sikh Guru Nanak Dev ji founded the new religious order. It was followed by nine Guru

Nine Gurus Of Punjab:

 

          Name                             Father                           Span of Gurgaddi

1. Guru Nanak Dev ji               Mehta Kalu ji                           1469 – 1539

2. Guru Angad Dev ji              Pheru Mal ji                              1539 – 1552

3. Guru Amar Das ji               Ted Bhan ji                               1552 – 1574

4. Guru Ram Das ji                Har Das ji                                  1574 – 1581

5. Guru Arjun Dev ji              Guru Ram Das ji                        1581 – 1606

6. Guru Hargobind ji             Guru Arjun Dev ji                       1606 – 1644

7. Guru Har Rai ji                  Baba Gurditta ji                         1644 – 1661

8. Guru Har Krishan ji           Guru Har Rai ji                          1661 – 1664

9. Guru Teg Bahadur ji          Guru Hargobind ji                     1664 – 1675

10. Guru Gobind Singh ji       Guru Teg Bahadur ji                 1675 – 1708

      Divisions of Punjab    

                    

Punjab:     In the State for administrative purpose there are 

                        four divisions in Punjab:

 

1. Ferozepur                  

2. Jalandhar                   

3. Patiala              

4. Faridkot

 

There are 22 Districts in Punjab

1. Amritsar                              

2. Bhatinda                    

3. Faridkot

4. Fatehgarh Sahib                            

5. Ferozepur                            

6. Gurdaspur

7. Hoshiarpur                                   

8. Jalandhar                            

9. Kapurthala

10. Ludhiana                                     

11. Mansa                      

12. Moga             

13. Muktsar                                      

14. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar        

15. Patiala

16. Roopnangar                     

17. Sangrur                    

18. Barnala

19. Mohali                              

20. Tarantarn                          

21.Fazilka

22. Pathankot

 

(1) The biggest district in the state area wise is Ferozepur.

(2) The smallest district in the state area wise is Fatehgarh Sahib.

(3) The district having maximum population in the state is Amritsar.

(4) The smallest district population wise is Faridkot.

 

Universities:    

    

(1) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar     

(2) Punjabi Universities, Patiala

         (3) Punjab University, Chandigarh

         (4) Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana

         (5) Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar

         (6) Baba Farid University of Medical Science, Faridkot.

 

Tourist Centers:

         

(1) Ropar:                    It is the centre of Indus Civilization

(2) Amritsar:               The City of Golden Temple, Jallian Walla Bagh,

                                      Guru Nanak Dev University

(3) Bhatinda:               Ancient Fort

(4) Faridkot:                Religious Place of Sufi Saint Baba Farid.

(5) Patiala:                  The City of Gardens, Punjabi University       

(6) Chandigarh:           Rose Garden, Sukhna Lake, Rock Garden,

                                                                 Art Gallery, Punjab University

(7) Anandpur Sahib:  Historical place of the birth of the Khalsa.