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100+ Chandigarh GK Questions and Answers 2023
Questions: Who designed the city of Chandigarh?
Ans. Le Corbusier
Questions: Under which national scheme, the central Government has recently sanctioned 670 electric buses to Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh?
Ans. FAME
Questions: The newly inaugurated DNA analysis centre in Chandigarh was established under which fund?
Ans. Nirbhaya Fund
Questions: Who was known as the “Miracle Mom from Chandigarh”?
Ans. Man Kaur
Questions: In which year, Chandigarh was declared as Union Territory
Ans. 1966
Question: Where is the Sikh Heritage Complex developed?
Ans. Anandpur Sahib
Question: In which Anglo-Sikh War Lord Dalhousie annexed Punjab?
Ans. Second
Question: Which is the principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana?
Ans. Salinity and water-logging
Question: Who is the author of the book “The Legacy of Militancy in Punjab: Long Road to Normalcy”?
Ans. Dona Suri
Question: Maharaja Ranjit Singh belonged to which misls of Punjab?
Ans. Sukerchakia Misl
Question: Who is the first person from Punjab to conferred with Padma Vibhushan award?
Ans. Harbaksh Singh
Question: Punjab was divided into how many Subas during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?
Ans. 4
Question: In 1956, Amrita Pritam won the Sahitya Akademi Award for?
Ans. Sunehe
Question: The Punjab Land Alienation Act was passed in which year?
Ans. 1900
Question: First Anglo-Sikh war was fought in the year?
Ans. 1845-46
Question: During the sixth century BCE the economic and political activity shifted from the North-West, Punjab, Haryana, and Western UP to which area?
Ans. Ganga Basin
Question: Who is the first IPS lady of Punjab?
Ans. Ms. Kiran Bedi
Question: Who was the editor of the newspaper “Punjab Kesari”?
Ans. Lala Jagat Narayan
Question: Which is the first Punjabi film to won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi?
Ans. Chaudhari Karnail Singh
Question: “Cova Punjab” mobile app launched by the Punjab government is aimed to spread awareness on which disease?
Ans. Corona virus
Question: When the Punjab Cricket Team won the Ranji Trophy tournament final?
Ans. 1992–93
Question: The Qissa of “Heer Ranjha” was written by?
Ans. Waris Shah
Question: Muhammad Ghori conquered Punjab and Lahore during which period?
Ans. 1179–1186 CE
Question: The Hola Mohalla festival is celebrated for how many days?
Ans. 3
Question: Which style of Kabaddi is known as “Punjabi Kabaddi”?
Ans. Circle style of kabaddi
Question: Which Sikh Guru had aided Kashmiri Hindus in avoiding conversion to Islam and was arrested and confronted by Aurangzeb?
Ans. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Question: In which state/UT, the headquarters of Punjab National Bank (PNB) are situated?
Ans. Delhi
Question: Which one is recognised the official mammal of Punjab?
Ans. Blackbuck
Question: Which is the biggest grain market of Punjab?
Ans. Khanna
Question: Total number of Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab is?
Ans. 7
Question: When was the Punjab and Papsu meged?
Ans. 1956
Question: Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of Punjab?
Ans. Parkash Singh Badal
Question: How many divisions of Punjab State?
Ans. 5
Question: Who is the first Governor of Punjab?
Ans. Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Question: Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab?
Ans. Gopi Chand Bhargva
Question: The region between the Sutlej and Beas is called?
Ans. Doaba
Question: Which Indus Valley site is located in Montogomery (Punjab) in Pakistan?
Ans. Harappa
Question: The musical instrument played by Guru Nanak’s faithful attendant Mardana was?
Ans. Rabab
Question: Who among the following was the founder of Sikh empire in Punjab?
Ans. Ranjit Singh
Question: The Khalsa Panth was established in which year?
Ans. 1699
Question: Who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919?
Ans. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Question: Which one is the smallest district of Punjab in terms of area?
Ans. Pathankot
Question: The birth anniversary of which Indian freedom fighter was celebrated on January 28, who was also called as ‘Punjab Kesari’?
Ans. Lala Lajpat Rai
Question: The Panjab University was first established in?
Ans. 1947
Question: When the annexation of Punjab took place by the British?
Ans. 1849
Question: The Akal Takht was built by?
Ans. Guru Hargobind
Question: Who was the Brigadier-General of Punjab who ordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire on unarmed Indian civilians in Jallianwala Bagh?
Ans. Reginald Dyer
Question: In which year, the Amritsar city was founded?
Ans. 1574
Question: The Punjab branch of the Qadiris was founded by which of the following saint?
Ans. Sayyid Muhammad Halabi Uchhi
Question: Who had established the Amritsar city?
Ans. Guru Ram Das
Questions: Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary was declared a wildlife sanctuary in
Ans. 1998
Questions: Which one is the official language of Chandigarh
Ans. English
Questions: In which year Chandigarh declared as the first smoke-free city of India
Ans. 2007
Questions: Chandigarh was formally inaugurated by India’s first president, Rajendra Prasad on
Ans. 1953
Questions: In which year, Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex was declared as World Heritage site by UNESCO
Ans. 2016
Questions: Who is the first administrator of Chandigarh
Ans. Mohinder Singh Randhawa
Questions: From which year, the Governor of Punjab has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh
Ans. 1984
Questions: Which one is recognised as the official fruit of Chandigarh
Ans. Mango
Questions: Which one was the temporary capital of East Punjab until Chandigarh was completed
Ans. Shimla
