Q. Who is the first winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati?

Correct Answer

Mahadev Desai

More Questions on Gujarat

  • Q. Which one is the first original novel of Gujarati literature?
    A)Bhatt nu Bhopalu
    B)Veermati
    C)Karan Ghelo
    D)Ishvara Prarthanamala
    Answer: Karan Ghelo
  • Q. Who had build the Sun Temple of Modhera?
    A)Durlabharaja
    B)Bhima I
    C)Vallabharaja
    D)Karna
    Answer: Bhima I
  • Q. Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is located at
    A)Junagadh
    B)Narmada
    C)Kutch
    D)Jamnagar
    Answer: Kutch
  • Q. Which one is the longest river in Gujarat?
    A)Mahi
    B)Narmada
    C)Sabarmati
    D)Tapi
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Which one was the first capital of Gujarat Sultanate?
    A)Anhilwad Patan
    B)Muhammadabad
    C)Ahmedabad
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Anhilwad Patan
  • Q. Sabarmati Ashram was built in the year
    A)1919
    B)1920
    C)1917
    D)1922
    Answer: 1917
  • Q. In which year the Director of Municipality was established in the state of Gujarat?
    A)1963
    B)1964
    C)1962
    D)1965
    Answer: 1965
  • Q. The Battle of Diu in 1509 was fought between Gujarat Sultanate and
    A)Franch
    B)Dutch
    C)British
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Total number of Parliamentary constituency in Gujarat is
    A)26
    B)28
    C)22
    D)32
    Answer: 26
  • Q. The Somnath Temple is located on the …………… coast of Gujarat, India.
    A)southern
    B)northen
    C)western
    D)east
    Answer: western
  • Q. Who was the author of the book Kavijivan?
    A)Damodar Botadkar
    B)Kalapi
    C)Navalram Pandya
    D)Dalpatram
    Answer: Navalram Pandya
  • Q. What is the literacy rate of Gujarat as per the 2011 census?
    A)76.32%
    B)79.31%
    C)75.34%
    D)89.34%
    Answer: 79.31%
  • Q. How many Numbers of districts in Gujarat?
    A)28
    B)30
    C)25
    D)33
    Answer: 33
  • Q. Which of the following river was referred to as Rewa in ancient times?
    A)Narmada
    B)Mahi
    C)Sabarmati
    D)None of the Above
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. The Rann of Katch is located in the state of Gujarat. Which of the following is the meaning of Rann?
    A)Dry land
    B)Sandy deposit
    C)Salt marsh
    D)Small forest
    Answer: Salt marsh
  • Q. What is the population rank of Gujarat state in India (According to 2011)?
    A)19th Rank
    B)11th Rank
    C)9th Rank
    D)7th Rank
    Answer: 9th Rank
  • Q. From which year National Blindness Control Program was started in the state of Gujarat?
    A)1978
    B)1979
    C)1972
    D)1982
    Answer: 1978
  • Q. Gujarat is bordered by …………… State to the north.
    A)Maharshtra
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Arabian Sea
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal emperors granted permission to Britishers to trade free of tax in the territories of Bengal, Hyderabad, and Gujarat?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Bahadur Shah
    C)Muhammad Shah
    D)Farrukhsiyar
    Answer: Farrukhsiyar
  • Q. Who was the first Gujarati laureates to win the Jnanpith Award?
    A)Umashankar Joshi
    B)K. M. Munshi
    C)Rajendra Shah
    D)Raghuveer Chaudhari
    Answer: Umashankar Joshi

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