Vidhan Sabha of Punjab is also known as Legislative Assembly. Vidhan Sabha members are direct representatives of the people of the particular state, directly elected by an electorate consisting of all adult citizens of the state. Its maximum strength as outlined in the Constitution of India is not more than 500 members and not less than 60 member.

The Governor is the constitutional or nominal head of the State Executive and is bounded by the advise of the State Council of Ministers.

In India, an advocate general is a legal advisor to a State Government. The post is created by the Constitution of India. This is similar to the Attorney General of India at the federal or union level. The Governor appoints the Advocate General

Under the Indian Council Act, 1861 provision of Executive Council was started in India.

The demand regarding Chandigarh according to Rajiv-Longowal Accord was that Chandigarh will be given to Punjab, overruling the Shah Commission's suggestion that it should be given to Haryana.

There were some basic issues that remained unresolved by the Central Government regarding the demand of Punjabi Suba Movement. Thus, Shiromani Akali Dal appointed a 12 member committee which submitted their report on 16^th- 17^th October, 1973. This was known as Anandpur Sahib Resolution, 1973.

The demands made under the Anandpur Sahib Resolution were as follows :
1. Protection of Sikh minorities residing outside the Punjab.
2. The enactment of an All-India Gurdwara Act to bring all historical gurdwaras in India under the control of SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee).
3. Free access to the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and other gurdwaras in Pakistan.
4. Reservation of Sikhs for recruitment in Defence Services.
5. Raise the ceiling on the land holdings from seventeen to thirty standard acres per family.
6. Abolition of intermediaries.
7. Fix the prices for agriculture produce on the basis of cost of production of the average farmer and such prices should be fixed by State Government.
8. All basic industries should be brought under the public sector.
9. All consumer industries dealing with essential commodities should be nationalised.
10. There should be a need-based minimum wages for industrial labour.
11. The minimum wages should be reviewed for agricultural labour.
12. The completion of the Thein Dam and setting up of more power plants including one based on atomic energy.
13. Transfer of the federally administered city of Chandigarh to Punjab.
14. Second Language status for Punjabi in the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.
15. The transfer of Punjab speaking and contiguous areas to Punjab.
16. Decentralisation of states under the existing Constitution, restricting the Central Government's power to defence, foreign affairs, posts and telegraph, currency and railways.

The unresolved demands highlighted by Anandpur Sahib Resolution, 1973 were accepted by the government after the agitation of Akali Dal. As a result, on 24 July 1985, Rajiv Longowal Accord was signed by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Akali Dal President Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal. This accord was also known as Memorandum of Settlement on Punjab or Punjab Accord.

Chandigarh remained the capital of Punjab from 1952 to 1966. It was declared as Union Territory under the direct control of the Central Government. The Chief Commissioner headed the administration of the Chandigarh till 1 June, 1984. But from that day, the Governor of Punjab took over the direct administration of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

PEPSU was formed by merging together the eight East Punjab Princely States of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Kalsia, Nalagarh and Malerkotla.

State Government of Punjab is the Supreme Governing Authority of Punjab and its districts. It consists of an Executive, led by Governor of Punjab, a Judiciary and a Legislature. The present Legislative Assembly is unicameral in Punjab.

Under the Government of India Act, 1935 the Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted on 1 April, 1937.

Gian Singh Rarewala became the first Chief Minister of PEPSU. Patiala was chosen to be the capital of the Union.

Discipline in the proceedings of the House is enforced by the Speaker. He constitutes various committees of the House. First Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha was Kapur Singh. First Deputy Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly was Thakur Panchan Chand.

In April, 1966, a three member Punjab Boundary Commission with the Chairman, Justice JC Shah and members, S Dutt and MM Philips, was set up.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru did not accepted the Sikh agitation for a Punjabi state and declared that he would not concede the demand even if he had to face a Civil War.

Chandigarh is located at the foothills of Shiwaliks. It was designed by the famous French architect Le Corbusier. Chandigarh derives its name from the temple of Chandi located at the foothills of Shiwaliks. In March 1948, the Government of Punjab, in consultation with the Government of India approved Chandigarh (the area of the foothills of the Shiwaliks) as the new capital.

On the recommendation of Shah Commission, Punjab was divided on 1 November, 1966, leading to the formation of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Area in the South of Punjab that spoke Haryanvi dialect of Hindi formed as Haryana and the area that spoke Pahari dialects merged to Himachal Pradesh. Remaining area, except Chandigarh, formed the new Punjabi-majority state

Notifications applying Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Punjab will be withdrawn, and the special courts will try only the cases relating to waging war and hijacking. All other cases will be transferred to the ordinary courts.

Some of the important demands of the accord were :
1. Compensation to the families of the innocent persons killed in agitation or any action after 1st August, 1982.
2. Merit will remain the sole criteria for selection in the Indian Army. All the citizens have the right to enroll in the Army.
3. Jurisdiction of Rangnath Mishra Commission enquiring into the 1984 Delhi riots will be extended to Bokaro and Kanpur.
4. Those discharged from the Army for desertion will be rehabilitated and provided employment.
5. All-India Gurdwara Act for structured governance of the Sikh shrines in India will be applicable.
6. Notifications applying Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Punjab will be withdrawn, and the special courts will try only the cases relating to waging war and hijacking. All other cases will be transferred to the ordinary courts.
7. Chandigarh will be given to Punjab, overruling the Shah Commission's suggestion that it should be given to Haryana.
8. The part of the Anandpur Sahib Resolution dealing with the Centre-State relations will be referred to the Sarkaria Commission.
9. Punjab, Haryana and other states will continue to get their existing share of water (or more) from the Ravi-Beas system.
10. The Prime Minister will re-instruct the Chief Ministers of the various states to protect the interests of the minorities.
11. The Central Government may take steps to promote the Punjabi language.

Punjab Boundary Commission was formed by the British Government on 20^th June, 1947 and Sir Cyril Radcliffe was appointed as Chairman of the Commission. Other four Indian members of the Commission were Justice Din Mohammad, Justice Mohammad Munir, Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan and Justice Teja Singh.

On 17 August 1947 the Radcliffe Line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan, following the Partition of India.

An agitation was carried out after Mountbatten plan by Muslim League for the Partition of Bengal and Punjab. Due to this agitation of Muslim League, the coalition government in Punjab under Malik Khizar Hayat Khan resigned in March 1947. Finally both India Congress Committee and Muslim League accepted the plan of Partition of Punjab. A Boundary Commission was appointed to establish the boundaries of West and East Punjab.

The demand of Anandapur Sahib Resolution, 1973 was status for Punjabi as second language in the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.

The unresolved demands highlighted by Anandpur Sahib Resolution, 1973 were accepted by the government after the agitation of Akali Dal. As a result, on 24 July 1985, Rajiv Longowal Accord was signed by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Akali Dal President Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal. This accord was also known as Memorandum of Settlement on Punjab or Punjab Accord.

Chandigarh acts as the capital city of both Punjab and Haryana State and itself also as Union Territory.

Lodhi Fort is located in Ludhiana. It was built by the famous ruler Sikander Lodhi around 500 years ago. Built on the banks of river Sutlej, the fort was erected as a military castle to stop intruders from entering the city.

The demands made under the Anandpur Sahib Resolution were as follows :
1. Protection of Sikh minorities residing outside the Punjab.
2. The enactment of an All-India Gurdwara Act to bring all historical gurdwaras in India under the control of SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee).
3. Free access to the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and other gurdwaras in Pakistan.
4. Reservation of Sikhs for recruitment in Defence Services.
5. Raise the ceiling on the land holdings from seventeen to thirty standard acres per family.
6. Abolition of intermediaries.
7. Fix the prices for agriculture produce on the basis of cost of production of the average farmer and such prices should be fixed by State Government.
8. All basic industries should be brought under the public sector.
9. All consumer industries dealing with essential commodities should be nationalised.
10. There should be a need-based minimum wages for industrial labour.
11. The minimum wages should be reviewed for agricultural labour.
12. The completion of the Thein Dam and setting up of more power plants including one based on atomic energy.
13. Transfer of the federally administered city of Chandigarh to Punjab.
14. Second Language status for Punjabi in the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.
15. The transfer of Punjab speaking and contiguous areas to Punjab.
16. Decentralisation of states under the existing Constitution, restricting the Central Government's power to defence, foreign affairs, posts and telegraph, currency and railways.

Fateh Burj is situated in Chappar Chiri in SAS Nagar district of Punjab. It is the tallest minar (328 feet) in India. It was built in 1711 and marks the establishment of the Sikh misls. It is also known as Victory Tower.

On 15 July, 1948, PEPSU or the Patiala and East Punjab States Union was formally inaugurated by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. This was formed by merging together the eight East Punjab Princely States of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Kalsia, Nalagarh and Malerkotla.

The demand of Anandapur Sahib Resolution regarding all historical gurdwaras the enactment of an All-India Gurdwara Act to bring all historical gurdwaras in India under the control of SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee).

In the 1950s, the linguistic groups across India wanted statehood, which led to the establishment of the States Reorganisation Commission in 1955. The Akali Dal, a Sikh dominated political party in Punjab, wanted to create a Punjabi Suba (Punjabi Province). The States Reorganisation Commission while recommending reorganisation of states for the rest of India on the basis of linguistic homogenity rejected the demand for the formation of a separate Punjabi speaking state.

The Punjabi Suba Movement was led by Master Tara Singh and Sant Fateh Singh. It was the determined approach of the leaders of the Punjabi Suba Movement that government finally accepted their demand in April 1966 by the Indira Gandhi-led Union Government.

Eco-tourism or Ecologically Sustainable Tourism introduced in 2009 has been defined as responsible tourism to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well being of local communities. Eco-tourism is one of the tools whereby people are encouraged to visit natural beauty of forests to promote action to conserve it.

The PEPSU Government formally started functioning from 20 August, 1948. Maharaja Yadvindra Singh of Patiala became the Governor of PEPSU and Sardar

Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex (Virasat-e-Khalsa) is located at Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar. The construction of building of the museum was started in 1999, the year of tricentenary of the birth of the Khalsa. It was inaugurated in 2011. The magnificent building was designed by famous architect Mr Moshe Safdie.

Rural Museum (Punjab Agriculture University Museum) is located in the city of Ludhiana. It was established in the premises of Punjab Agriculture University (PAUL) in 1974. The museum is divided into two divisions. The first section has a compilation of Harappan coins and pottery with the rural Punjab's kitchen equipments like chulha, peerhi, etc.

Sukhna lake in Chandigarh is a reservoir of the foothills (Shiwalik hills) of the Himalayas. This lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shiwalik hills.

The correct match is :
Harmandir Sahib - Amritsar
Anandpur Sahib - Rupnagar
Dera Baba Nanak - Gurdaspur
Damdama Sahib - Bathinda

Durgiana Mandir is located in Amritsar and was constructed in 1921. This temple looks similar to the Golden Temple rather than any Hindu temples, dedicated to Goddess Durga. It is also known as Lakhsmi Narayan Temple.

Jallianwala Bagh is located in the heart of Amritsar's old town. The Jallianwala Bagh is known for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre that took place on 13 April, 1919. British Army commander General Dyer ordered his troops to open fire on the crowd of Baisakhi pilgrims and non-violent protesters which led to 379 deaths and 1200 injured.

Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple is located in the central part of old Amritsar. It is popularly known as the Golden Temple. Harmandir Sahib was designed by Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru and also installed the Adi Granth, holy scripture of Sikhism inside it. The present day Gurdwara was renovated by Jassa Singh in 1764. Maharaja Ranjit Singh covered the upper floors of the Gurdwara with 750 kg of gold in 1830. The architecture of the Harmandir Sahib is a combination of the Hindu and Muslim styles. It has a two storey marble structure.

Faridkot district is divided into three tehsils, viz. Faridkot, Kotakpura and Jaitu. All other statements are incorrect.

Faridkot district was formed in 1972 by taking Faridkot tehsil from Bathinda district and Moga and Muktsar tehsils from Firozpur district. But in 1995, the Faridkot district was trifurcated when Moga and Muktsar were given the status of independent districts.

Moga district is among the largest producers of wheat and rice in the state of Punjab. Towns of Bagha Purana, Dharamkot and Nihal Singh falls in the Moga district.

Mansa is situated in the cotton belt of Punjab and called the Area of White Gold. The district is bounded on the North-West by Bathinda, on the North-East by Sangrur, on the South by Haryana state and on the North by Barnala.

Barnala district was known as Anahadgarh and was founded by Baba Ala Singh who was the founder of Patiala state in 1772. Barnala was declared as district headquarters in Princely State System and it was later merged in PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union) and degraded as sub divisional headquarters. Barnala became a district on 19 November, 2006. It is the least populous district in the state.

Rail Coach Factory is a major rail manufacturing unit in Kapurthala. Crops are wheat, rape seed and mustard, sunflower, berseem. Kanjli wetland is situated in the Kapurthala district.