States PCS: Punjab GK Questions for PPSC Examinations

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Punjab has an area of 50,362 sq km, constituting 1.53% of India’s total. It is India’s 19th largest state by area.

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“Guru Ladho Re” was declared by Baba Makhan Shah Lubana on recognizing Guru Tegh Bahadur as the ninth Sikh Guru at Baba Bakala after Guru Har Krishan’s demise. This event is significant in Sikh history, especially for the Labana community.

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Lahore Subah was established by Akbar in 1580 as one of the 12 original Mughal provinces, covering Punjab regions. Its governor (subedar) managed administration, the diwan handled finances, and it became a key center of Mughal architecture and military activity. Mughal influence declined after 1712.

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Fauj-i-Ain was the regular, modernized wing of the Sikh Khalsa Army under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The elite wing was Fauj-i-Khas; irregulars were Fauj-i-Be Qawaid. The army included multiple communities and unique corps, and was known for its modernization, regimental structure, and distinct flags.

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Khaksar Movement, founded by Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi in 1930, aimed at Muslim social reform and self-reliance in British India. Mashriqi, a Cambridge scholar, promoted discipline, unity, and service among Muslims, mainly in Punjab, influencing pre-independence Muslim politics.

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Giani Zail Singh founded the Praja Mandal in Faridkot in 1938, aligning with the All India States People’s Conference to demand representative government in princely states. He later became President of India (1982-87), and was a key Punjab leader in India’s independence movement.

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Muhammad Daud Ghaznavi was Punjab Provincial Congress Committee president and co-founder of Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam. He also helped found Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, served in Punjab Assembly, joined Muslim League in 1946, and participated in the Quit India Movement, facing imprisonment for his activism.

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Guru Gobind Singh Ji established Kavi Darbars, or poet courts, in Anandpur and Paonta Sahib, inspiring Sikh literary culture. These gatherings featured 52 poets and were key in producing Sikh scriptures, Braj and Persian poetry, and Indian epics’ translations. They greatly nurtured Sikh intellectual and literary traditions.

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‘Raj Karega Khalsa’ was introduced by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, in 1699. This slogan signifies the sovereignty and spiritual authority of the Khalsa, and is an integral part of Sikh tradition recited during Ardas. It symbolizes Sikh unity and martial spirit.

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Ik Onkar (ੴ) is the primary Sikh symbol, denoting the singular, monotheistic unity of God, and appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib’s Mul Mantar. It combines ‘Ik’ (One) and ‘Onkar’ (God), signifying the core Sikh belief in one supreme reality.