Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Water or River
The correct answer is Water or River. The word 'ab' in the word Punjab means River or Water. Punjab is a state in the northwest region of India and is one of the most prosperous states. The name Punjab is made of two words Punj (Five) + ab (Water) i.e. land of five rivers. These five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum. Only Sutlej, Ravi and Beas rivers flow in today's Punjab.
Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian union territories of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Chandigarh to the east, the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest. It is bordered by Punjab, a province of Pakistan to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles), 1.53% of India's total geographical area. It is the 20th-largest Indian state by area. With over 27 million inhabitants, Punjab is the 16th-largest state by population, comprising 22 districts. Punjabi, written in the Gurmukhi script, is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. - The main ethnic group is the Punjabis, with Sikhs and Hindus as the dominant religious groups.
- The state capital is Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana.
Punjab Capital- Chandigarh CM- Captain Amarinder Singh Governor- Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore State Animal- Blackbuck State Bird- Northern Goshawk |
