📍 Punjab & Haryana – Complete GK (Exam Ready)
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🟡 PUNJAB
🗺️ Quick Overview
Capital: Chandigarh (shared with Haryana)
Nickname: Land of Five Rivers
Rivers: Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum
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🕌 Famous Places & Monuments
🛕 Golden Temple
Also called Harmandir Sahib
Holiest shrine of Sikhs
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🏛️ Jallianwala Bagh
Site of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Important freedom struggle site
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🌳 National Parks / Wildlife
🌿 Harike Wetland
Largest wetland in North India
Important bird sanctuary
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🌊 Important Rivers
🌊 Satluj River
Longest river of Punjab
Important for irrigation
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🧠 Important GK Points
Major crop: Wheat (Green Revolution)
Border state with Pakistan
Famous dance: Bhangra
Festival: Baisakhi
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🟢 HARYANA
🗺️ Quick Overview
Capital: Chandigarh
Formed in: 1966 (from Punjab)
Known for: Agriculture & sports
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🏛️ Famous Places
🏹 Kurukshetra
Site of Mahabharata war
Place where Bhagavad Gita was delivered
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🏙️ Gurugram
Major IT & corporate hub
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🌳 National Parks
🌿 Sultanpur National Park
Famous bird sanctuary
Near Gurugram
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🌊 Important Rivers
Yamuna (forms boundary with UP)
Ghaggar River (seasonal river)
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🧠 Important GK Points
Largest city: Faridabad
Famous for: Milk production
Sports hub (many Olympic players)
