MCQS About PUNJAB FOR ALL TEST|NTS
PUNJAB
Capital: Lahore
Area: 205,344 sq.km
Established: 1 July 1970
Chief Minister: Sardar Usman Ahmad Buzdar
Governor: Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar
Speaker: Chaudhry Pervez Elahi
Deputy Speaker: Dost Mazari
Largest City: Lahore
Total Divisions: 9
Districts: 36
Tehsils: 127
Union Councils: 7602
Main Languages: Punjabi, Saraiki , Urdu and Pothohari
Population (2017)
Total: 11120422
Density: 397 Sq. km
Literacy Rate: 60.7%
Seats in National Assembly : 183
Seats in Provincial Assembly : 371
It is the largest province of Pakistan by population.
Punjab has the highest literary rate in Pakistan, at 79.21%
Seven Languages are spoken in Punjab: Punjabi (Majhi, Saraiki,
Hindko), Urdu, English, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi and Arabic.
Punjab is divided into thirty six districts covering 79,284 square miles.
The Badshahi Mosque and Shalimar Gardens from the reign of the
Mughals from 1524-1739 are located in Lahore, Punjab.
Khewra Salt Mine is the world‟s second largest salt mine and it is located
near Islamabad, Punjab.