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What was the Eastern boundary of Punjab during the period of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

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  1. Beas River

  2. Ravi River

  3. Satluj River

  4. Chenab River

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Correct Option: B

What was the Western boundary of Punjab during the period of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

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  1. Bolan Pass

  2. Khyber Pass

  3. Gomal Pass

  4. Wakhjir Pass

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Correct Option: B

Punjab is a ___________ piece of land between the rivers Indus and Yamuna.

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  1. circular

  2. rectangular

  3. triangular

  4. hexagonal

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Punjab is a northwestern state in India. It is a triangular piece of land between Indus and Yamuna rivers. It is borderd by Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. It was called the land of seven rivers during the Vedic age. It is the heart of India’s Sikh community and known for the Golden temple which is a major pilgrimage site.

Through which pass, the western intruders entered Punjab?

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  1. Khyber Pass

  2. Rohtang Pass

  3. Gomal Pass

  4. Kuram Pass

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Punjab is a northwestern state in India. It is borderd by Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. Medieval Punjab provided an entrance to Invaders, Traders, Scholars and Merchants. The Khyber pass and Bolan pass served an entrance to Persians, Greeks, Kushans, Ghaznavids, Timurids, Pashtuns and Mughals.

______________ conditions have made Punjab a 'Gateway to India'.

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  1. Geographical

  2. Climatic

  3. Atmospheric

  4. Both B and C

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Correct Option: A
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Punjab is a northwestern state in India. It is borderd by Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. Medieval Punjab provided an entrance to Invaders, Traders, Scholars and Merchants. The Khyber and Bolan passes served an entrance to Persians, Greeks, Kushans, Ghaznavids, Timurids, Pashtuns and Mughals.

Himalayan mountains are in a _____________  series in Punjab.

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  1. dissected

  2. continuous

  3. Irregular

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
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Punjab Himalayas are a continuous stretch of mountains of length 560km. they lie between Indus and Satluj rivers. Karakoram, Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Zaskar and Dhaola Dhar are the major ranges in this section.

Geographically, Punjab can be divided into which three parts?

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  1. Islands, Plateaus and Plains

  2. Himalayas and its North- Western Mountains, The Sub- Mountainous Region and Plains

  3. Mountains, Islands and Plateaus

  4. Plateaus, Plains and Glaciers

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Correct Option: B

Which river forms Indo- Pak border?

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  1. Satluj

  2. Indus

  3. Ravi

  4. Beas

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ravi river forms the border of India and Pkistan. It is one of the five tributaries of the Indus River. It rises in the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh and empties into Chenab river in Pakistan. The waters of the Ravi River drain into the Arabian Sea.

Which river separated the empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and British empire?

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  1. Satluj

  2. Beas

  3. Ravi

  4. Jhelum

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Correct Option: A

When Punjab was divided into states of Haryana and Punjab?

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  1. 1 October 1965

  2. 2 October 1966

  3. 1 November 1966

  4. 1 December 1965

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

On 1 November 1966, Punjab was divided into Haryana and Punjab. The capital of Punjab is Chandigarh, which also serves as the capital of Haryana and is thus administered separately as a Union Territory of India. The partition was on linguistic basis. Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 dealt with the matters related to the partition.