Monday 28 October 2013

punjab's gk

General Information
Creation → 1st November, 1966
Capital → Chandigarh
Boundaries → International : Pakistan, National: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan
State Animal → Black Buck (Antilope Cervicopra)
State Bird → Goshawk (Melievax poliotens)
State Tree → Shisham (Dalbergia Sissoo)
State Language → Punjabi
Secretariat → Chandigarh
High Court → Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
First Governor → Chandulal, Madhav Lal Trivedi
First C.M → Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava
First Chief Justice of High Court → Justice Ram Lal
First Speaker of Vidhan Sabha → Kapur Singh
Present C.M → Parkash Singh Badal
Present Governor → Shiv Raj Patil
Present Speaker of Vidhan Sabha → Charanjit Singh Atwal


General Structure
Geographical Area → 50,362 km2
Latitude ­→ 29030’N to 320320 N
Longitude → 730550 E to 760500 E
Forest Area → 3055 km2
Altitude → 180-300 meters
Average Rainfall → 435.6 mm

Administrative Units
Divisions →­ 5 (Newly created on 31st Dec., 2010: Ropar Division)
Districts → 22
Sub-Divisions/Tehsils → 81 (Newly added in 2011: Guru Har Sahai) (Ferozepur District) and Dharamkot (Moga district)
State Legislature → Unicameral
Lok Sabha Constituencies → 13
Rajya Sabha Constituencies → 7
Vidhan Sabha Constituencies → 117
Largest City (population Wise) → Ludhiana



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