Chandigarh Quiz

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Nek Chand secretly started Chandigarh’s Rock Garden in 1957 using industrial and urban waste. It is now a world-famous sculpture garden located near Sukhna Lake and covers over 40 acres, exhibiting unique environmental art and innovation in recycling.

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Manimajra State, located in present Chandigarh, was founded by Mani Ram in the 16th century as a Sikh jagir. It included 184 villages and later came under British control in 1875. The historic Manimajra Fort remains a notable structure.

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Le Corbusier, a renowned Swiss-French architect, designed Chandigarh in the 1950s as Punjab’s new capital, replacing Shimla. He pioneered modern urban planning concepts in India. Chandigarh later became the capital of both Punjab and Haryana after the 1966 state reorganization.

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The Rajiv-Longowal Accord of 1985 designated Chandigarh as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. This agreement aimed to resolve various disputes following Punjab’s reorganisation in 1966 and included provisions for sharing resources and transferring certain territories.

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Punjabi is the official language of both Punjab and Chandigarh. It ranks as the 10th most spoken language globally. In India, Punjabi has official status mainly in Punjab and Chandigarh, while in Pakistan it is a provincial language without official recognition.

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Punjabi is the first official language of Punjab and Chandigarh. It is recognized among India’s 22 scheduled languages and is also the official language of Chandigarh. It is widely spoken in northern India and ranks 10th worldwide by number of native speakers.

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Pierre Jeanneret, a Swiss architect, designed the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh, collaborating with Le Corbusier on the city’s layout. Jeanneret’s architectural contribution is distinct in educational buildings and city structures, making him a seminal figure in Chandigarh’s modernist landscape after Indian independence in 1947.

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Panjab University, Chandigarh, functions as an Inter-State Body Corporate for Punjab and Chandigarh since 1966. It was established in 1947 and has numerous affiliated colleges in Punjab and regional centres, making it crucial to the higher education system in the region.

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PSBTE & IT, constituted under Punjab Act 1992, controls academics, admissions, and exams for polytechnic and ITI institutions in Punjab and Chandigarh. PTU manages engineering colleges. Chandigarh University is a private institute. Department of Higher Education supervises universities and colleges.

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Punjab Education Office shifted from Shimla to Chandigarh in 1959. Earlier, after Partition, it had moved from Lahore to Shimla in 1947. Chandigarh became the capital of Punjab in 1966 after Haryana’s creation, but major relocation started in 1959.