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makes up for about 15-20% of India's wheat production, around 12% of its rice production, and around 5% of its milk production. According to the India State Hunger Index, Punjab has the lowest level of hunger in India.
Industries
Other major industries include finan- cial services, manufacturing of scien- tific instruments, agricultural goods, electrical goods, machine tools, textiles, sewing machines, sports goods, starch, fertilisers, bicycles, garments, and the processing of pine oil and sugar. Punjab has the largest number of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are in the "Steel Town"—Mandi, Gobindgarh in
Steel Rolling Mill, Mandi
Textile Mill in Ludhiana
the Fatehgarh Sahib district. Largest city of Punjab, Ludhiana is industrial hub and also known as Manchester of India or Benz city of India. Punjab has the biggest share in the textile sector and around 70% of the textile industry is based in the Ludhiana of Punjab.
Dr Neetu Chopra is Associate Professor at Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar. Email: neetuverma75@yahoo.in
May 2021
technologies but also high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice.
Wheat and sugarcane farms
The largest cultivated crop is wheat. Other important crops are rice, cotton, sugarcane, pearl millet, maize, barley and fruit. The state is called the "Grana- ry of India" or "India's bread-basket".
It produces 10.26% of India's cotton, 19.5% of India's wheat, and 11% of India's rice.
Firozpur and Fazilka Districts are the largest producers of wheat and rice in the state. The state produces 2% of the world's cotton, 2% of its wheat and 1% of its rice. Despite covering only 1.53% of its geographical area, Punjab
1. Which one is recognized as State Bird of Punjab?
A. Pigeon
B. Baaz
C. Koel
D. Peacock
2. How many Districts are there in Punjab?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 15
D. 22
3. Which city was the capital of Punjab before India got its independence?
A. Chandigarh
B. Amritsar
C. Lahore
D. Delhi
4. With how many states Punjab shares its Border?
A.3 B.4 C.5 D. 6
5. Which president of India was from Punjab?
A. Zail Singh
B. R. Venkataraman
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. V. V. Giri
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Who had established the Amritsar city?
A. Guru Ram Das
B. Guru Amar Das
C. Guru Arjan
D. Guru Hargobind
Which country is located in west of Punjab?
A. Nepal
B. Russia
C. Sri Lanka
D. Pakistan
Which one is the largest city in Punjab (area wise)?
A. Ludhiana
B. Amritsar
C. Mohali
D. Jalandhar
In which year was current state of Punjab created?
A. 1972
B. 1966
C. 1965
D. 1969
Which is the largest district of Punjab?
A. Hoshiarpur
B. Gurdaspur
C. Firozpur
D. Sangrur
PUNJAB QUIZ
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