States PCS: Punjab GK Questions for PPSC Examinations

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Jahandar Shah ruled the Mughal Empire from 1712 to 1713 and was emperor during the Second Battle of Lohgarh. After Bahadur Shah I’s death, Jahandar Shah became emperor. Farrukh Siyar succeeded him following Jahandar Shah’s defeat and death in February 1713.

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During the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), Maharaja Dalip Singh was the ruler of Punjab, though he was a minor. The war ended Sikh sovereignty; Punjab was annexed by the British under Governor-General Lord Dalhousie on 2 April 1849 after the Battle of Gujarat.

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Punjab in British India had five divisions: Delhi, Jalandhar, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan; area 97,209 sq miles. Key districts: Delhi, Ambala, Lahore, Amritsar, Rawalpindi, Multan. Princely states included Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Bhawalpur, Sirmur, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Chamba. Punjab Riyasti Praja Mandal (1928) worked for rights, representative governance, and peasant welfare in princely states.

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Ghadar Party was established in 1913 with headquarters at San Francisco’s Yugantar Ashram by Indian immigrants, mainly Punjabis. Key figures include Lala Har Dayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna. The party published ‘The Ghadar’ newspaper in multiple Indian languages.

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Bhagat Singh, a Sikh and Marxist, was key HSRA leader, involved in Assembly Bomb Case and John Saunders’ assassination in 1928, and became a symbol of India’s freedom movement.

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The Kirti Kisan Conference of 1931 was held at Nankana Sahib in Punjab, a center of Sikh religious and political movements, playing a significant role in the freedom struggle and peasant activism of pre-independence India.

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Dr. Norman Borlaug, an American agronomist, introduced high-yield wheat varieties during India’s Green Revolution in the 1960s, especially in Punjab. This initiative led to a significant rise in wheat production, contributing to India’s food self-sufficiency and transforming Punjab into the nation’s breadbasket.

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Mohali (SAS Nagar) is Punjab’s electronics hub and the second largest electronics center in India after Bengaluru, focusing on IT, software, semiconductors, and communications equipment industries. It plays a key role in Punjab’s industrial and technological growth.

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Ludhiana leads Asia in bicycle manufacturing, housing major units like Hero Cycles and several small-scale factories. It contributes significantly to Punjab’s industrial output and is globally recognized for its cycle and cycle parts industry.

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DTEIT Punjab was established on 10 June 1977 to provide technical and vocational education and training, supplying skilled manpower for Punjab’s industries. It operates various institutions under the Craftsman Training Scheme and manages diploma and degree technical courses across the state.