modern history of punjab Flashcards
when did british annex punjab
March 1849
when was rhe foundation of the british empire laid in punjab
1849
penal code was introduced in punjab in which year
1862
in which year was the penal code introduced in punjab
1862
the first railway line in the punjab that commenced on 8 feb 1859 ran from?
amritsar to multan
the first railway line in punjab was commenced between which two locations
amritsar to multan
who amongst the following was the lieutenant governor of punjab in 1859
sir john lawrence
who was appointed as the first lieutenant governor of punjab province
john laird mair lawrence
on which river was khanki headworks built which irrigated 3 million acres of barren lands in west punjab during the british period
chenab
which area was known as the ‘cis-sutlej states’
the area east of river sutlej
which train ran between atari, in indian punjab, to lahore in pakistan
samjhauta express
who was famous for his contribution to spread science education in colonial punjab
ruchi ram sahni
when did the last punjab legislative assemblu before independence, held its last sitting
July 4, 1947
which monarch of patiala attended the first-round table conference at london in 1930
maharaja bhupinder singh
komagata maru’ was the name of a
ship
what was komagata maru
a naval ship on voyage to canada
komagata maru’ was a steamer from which place
japan
which famous personalities chartered the steamer komagata maru
gurdit singh
what was the name of the ship rented by baba gurdit singh from japan
guru nanak ship
which year jallianwala bagh massacre happened
1919
which year komagata maru happened
1914
in which year jaito morcha happened
1924
in which year nankana sahib massacre happened
1921
where did the ‘jallianwala bagh ‘ tragedy take place
amritsar
jallianwala bagh tragedy at amritsar happened on
13 April 1919
jallianwala bagh massacre was held in
1919
which act led to jallianwala bagh massacre in amritsar
rowlatt act
why was people gathered in jallianwala bagh
the victims gathered in the bagh to protest against the arrest and deportation of their popular leaders, dr. satyapal and dr. kitchlu
who renounced his knighthood inprotest of the killings
rabindra nath tagore
a public meetig was held on april 13 1919 at jallianwala bagh to
protest against the arrest of popular leaders
who was the person who commanded the british force to fire on the crowd present in jallaianwala bagh
general dyer
who renounced his knighthood inprotest of the killings
rabindra nath tagore
the monument named ‘the flame of liberty’ is associated with
jallianwala bagh massacre
the famous ‘flame of liberty’ is situated at which location
amritsar
hunter commision was appointed to enquire about
jallianwala bagh massacre
which committee that was formed in 1919 to look into the events that occured in punjab
hunter commission
lord hunter was part of hunter commission
yes
wf rice was member of hunter commission
yes
tundi laat’ was an epithet given by punjabi to which british governor general
henry hardinge
major personalities associated with peasant movement in punjab
baba sohan singh, baba rur singh, reja singh swatantar, wadhawa ram
which amongst the following personalities found the ‘brahmo smaj’
raja ram mohan roy
which personality started ‘arya samaj’
dayanand saraswati
where was the first branch of ‘arya samaj’
lahore
the nirankari movement was founded by
baba dayal singh
who amongst the following founded the nirankari movement in punjab
baba dayal singh
nirankari darbar’ was situated at which of the following places
rawalpindi
which personalty of nirankari movement issued a hukamnama to standardize the rituals connected with birth, engagement, marriage, and death, based on the guru granth sahib
baba darbara singh
who stated socio religious reform movements is called as ‘harbinger of sikh renaissance’
nirankari movement
which leader started the radha soami movement
shiv dayal
does radha saomi believe in a living guru
yes
a meditation practice, surat shabd yoga related to which of the religious movement
radha saomi
who founded kuka movement
baba balak singh
namdhari or kuka movement was founded by
baba balak singh
which movement was known as namdhari mission
kuka
the namdhari movement was founded by ______ in ________ at bhaini sahib
ram singh
namdhari movement also called kuka movement was started by whom and when
bhai ram singh on 1st april 1857
which leader of the kuka movement issued hukamnamas to his followers
baba ram singh
who formed the ‘sant khalsa’ in punjab in 1857
ram singh kuka
who was the cheif inspiration of kuka movement
ram singh
who was the cheif inspiratior of kuka movement
ram singh
who was the guru of bhai ram singh
balak singh
which animal was worshipped in kuka movement
cow
the namdharis are required to wear five symbols of sikhism except
kirpan
name the journals of kuka’s
nawan hindustan, sacha marg, satyug
which organisation aimed at protecting the interests of sikhs through education and literature
singh sabha
which was the trigger movement that led to formation of singh sabha movement
conversion of sikhs to christianity
the singh sabha was rechristened as khalsa diwan in april
1880
sri guru singh sabha, amritsar was formed in the year ______ for the upliftment of sikh community
1873
singh sabha was formed in which year
1873
khalsa college, amritsar was founded in which year
1892
where was the first formal meeting convened of people from all sikh faith of the ‘sri guru singh sabha’
akal takht
who was appointed as the first chairman of the ‘sri guru singh sabha’
sardar thakur singh sandhawalia
which personality was appointed as the first secretary of the ‘sri guru singh sabha’
giani gian singh
which vranch of ‘singh sabha’ was renamed as the ‘khalsa diwan’
amritsar
who founded singh sabha at lahore
professor gurmukh singh
who found the literacy club, anjuman-i-punjab
dr gottlieb wilhelm leitner
in which year did ‘anjuman-i-punjab was formed
1865
anjuman-i-punjab was founded with a purpose of
translating important english books into punjabi language
which personality was the first president of the ‘chief khalsa diwan’
bhai arjan singh
which personality was elected as the ‘chief khalsa diwan’s first secretary
sardar sunder singh majithia
in which year was the ‘anand marriage act’ passed by the british govt
1909
which personality wrote the gurmat prabhakar
bhai dit singh
which personality wrote the punjabi magazine - ‘dukh nivaran’
bhai mohan singh
which personality wrote ‘ham hindu nahin’
bhai kahan singh
who wrote the ‘panth prakash’ and ‘tawarikh guru khalsa’
giani gian singh
which organisation started the paper named ‘akali’
sikh league
guru balak singh is related with
namdhari movement
dyal das is related with
nirankari movement
shiv dayal is associated with
Radha saomi
dayanand saraswati is associated with
arya samaj
who wrote ‘encyclopardia of sikh literature’
bhai ditt singh
what was the main motive behind the start of the ‘ghadar movement’
emancipation of india from the clutches of the british
the yugantar ashram was related to which movement
ghadar movement
who was the cheif editor of the weekly ‘ghadar’
lala hardyal
where was the original headquarter of the ghadar party located
san francisco
who amongst the following was the first presodent of the hindustani association of pacific coast
baba sohan singh bhakna
at which place was the indian independence army raised
iran
when did gurudwara reform movement started
1920
name the form of punjabi music that contains the bani of saints and sikh gurus
gurmat sangeet
what is also known as shabad kirtan
gurmat sangeet
saka nankana sahib, jaito da morcha, guru ka bagh da morcha is all related with
gurudwara reform movement
which was the main objective behind the akali movement
for the liberation of shrines from the priests
the political bodu of sikhs called sikh league had its frist session at
lahore
the shiromani gurdwara parbandhak committee was estd on
15 Nov 1920
the shiromani akali dal was found on
14 Dec 1920
genenral dyer, the perpetrator of jallianwala massacre was honoured at which venue
golden temple
at which place was the first session of the shiromani gurudwara prabhandhak committee held
amritsar
who was elected to be the first president of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee
sunder singh majithia
who was elected to be the first secretary of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee
bhai jodh singh
which political party was formed as a direct consequence of the punjab land alienation act
national unionist party
who was the first president of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee after the implementation of gurudwaras act 1925
baba kharak singh
guru ka bagh morcha was an offshoot of which movement
akali movement
guru ka bagh morcha was aimed at
reformation of sikhs
which was the main reason for guru ka bagh morcha to occur
cutting down the timber from the land of the garden for firewood
jaito morcha’ was for which reason
for restoration of maharaja ripudaman singh of nabha to his throne
jaito morcha ended after the passing of which act
sikh gurudwara act 1925
the babbar akali movement in year ____ was a separate faction of militant sikhs whi seceded from the akali movement due to their greater emphasis on non-violence towards gurudwara reforms
1921
the sikh furdwaras act was enacted in the year
1925
when was SGPC estd in punjab
1925
babbar akali movement was a radical outgrowth of which movements
gurudwara reform movement
in which year ‘ punjab ryasti praja mandal’ formed
1928
who was elected as the first president of punjab riyasti praja mandal
seva singh thikriwala
who was the president of riyasat prajamandal party during the reign of maharaja bhupinder singh of patiala and the british
seva singh thikriwala
wo was elected as the first general secretary of the ‘punjab ryasti praja mandal’
bhagwan singh longowalia
who opened a relentless campaign against maharaja bhupinder singh of patiala
master tara singh
where was the first regular session of the punjab ryasti praja mandal convened
lahore
when was pepsu formed
15 July 1948
what moved shaheed bhagat singh in his early life to resist the english rule
jallianwala bagh massacre
who formed the ‘hindustan republican association’
jogesh chatterjee, sachindranath sanyal, ramprasad bismil
which was the assumed name of bhagat singh when he was hiding away from the police at the time jaito morcha was on in punjab
balwant singh
bhagat singh and his friends decided to take revenge from the person who had lathi charged lala lajpat rai. who was he
james a. scott
where was bhagat singh hanged
lahore
bhagat singh, rajguru, and sukhdev were hanged in which of the following jail
lahore central jail
who stareted the kirti kisan party
santokh singh and sohan singh josh
who founded the naujawan bharat sabha
sardar bhagat singh
the naujawan bharat sabha was formed by sh. bhagat singh in the year
1926
who killed british police officer john saunders?
bhagat singh
the two companions of bhagat singh, who were hanged along with him were
sukhdev and rajguru
at which date was bhagat singh, rajguru, and sukhdev hanged?
23 marcha 1931
martyr bhagat singh, sukhdev, and rajguru’s half burnt bodies were thrown into which river by goverment
river sutlej
indian revolutionary, rajguru, was from which state of india
maharashtra
which personality was popularly known as the ‘Gunman of the HSRA’?
rajguru
lala lajpat rai died due to injuries received in a brutual lathi charge conducted by the british goverment on the procession against which commission?
simon commission
which party kartar singh sarabha belongs to
ghadar party
what was real name of shaheed udham singh
sher singh
which name was chosen by shaheed udham singh after his return from jail?
ram muhammad singh azad
whom did sardar udham singh kill to take revenge of the jallianwala bagh massacre
sir michael o’dwyer
which indian freedom fighter killed a british officer in britian ?
udham singh
who was reponsible for jallianwala bagh tragedy
o’dwyer
michael o’dwyer was assassinated by which of these indian revolutionaries?
udham singh
where was shaheed udham singh hanged
pentonville prison
where is the new shaheed udham singh memorial opened up in 2021
sunam
who started naujawan bharat sabha
bhagat singh, sukhdev, ram chandra, bhagwati charan vohra
