Static Awareness of PUNJAB - An Insight Into The Indian States (PUNJAB)

Static Awareness of PUNJAB – An Insight Into The Indian States (PUNJAB)

Static Awareness of Punjab –

Punjab is situated in the northern part of India. ‘Punjab’ means “Land of 5 rivers”.

Five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum. All these five rivers are tributaries of Indus River.

Capital city: Chandigarh

Chief Minister: Captain Amarinder Singh

Governor: V.P.Singh Badnore

Number of Districts: 22

Border States: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir

International Border: Pakistan

High Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh

The specialty of State: Agricultural Products

Important National Parks in Punjab:

Harike Pattan Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Takhni-Rehmapur Wildlife Sanctuary
Jhajjar Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary

Important Airports in Punjab:

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport – Amritsar
Ludhiana Airport – Ludhiana
Pathankot Airport- Pathankot

Important Temples/Archaeological Monuments/Sites:

Golden Temple – Amritsar
Jallianwala Bagh – Amritsar
Wagah border – Amritsar
Fatehgarh Sahib Gurudwara – Sahota

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Nick Names of Cities:

Amritsar Golden City
Patiala Royal City

Sports Stadiums:

Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium(Bindra Stadium) Mohali
International Hockey Stadium Mohali

Folk Dances:

Bhanghra Dance
Giddha Dance
Jhummar Dance

Important Festivals of Punjab:

Lohri
Guru Purb
Basant Panchami
Baisakhi

Rivers flowing through Punjab:

Jhelum, Chenab, Beas, Ravi, Sutlej

Important Dams:

Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi River
Jainti Dam Soonk River
Siswan Dam Siswan Khad River

Important Thermal, Nuclear & Hydroelectric Power Plants:

Guru Nanak Dev Thermal PlantBhatinda
Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power PlantRopar
Guru Hargobind Thermal PlantBhatinda

Cabinet Ministers from Punjab:

Harsimrat Kaur Badal – Bhatinda constituency

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