More Questions on Gujarat
- Q. “Barbarak Jishnu” is the nickname of which among the following Solanki king?
A)Kumarapala
B)Tribhuvanapala
C)Jayasimha Siddharaja
D)Mularaja II
Answer: Jayasimha Siddharaja
- 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
- Q. Which among the following king introduced compulsory primary education in Gujarat?
A)Fateh Singh Gaekwad
B)Mulraj Solanki
C)Meghraj Singh
D)Sayajirao Gaekwad
Answer: Sayajirao Gaekwad
- Q. Who is the first person from Gujarat to received Padma Vibhushan award
A)Gulzari Lal Nanda
B)Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel
C)U. N. Dhebar
D)Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
Answer: Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
- Q. Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is located in which district?
A)Dang
B)Jamnagar
C)Amreli
D)Bhavnagar
Answer: Jamnagar
- Q. The Ahmedabad city was founded by Ahmed I in the year
A)1427
B)1434
C)1411
D)1456
Answer: 1411
- 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. Surat city of Gujarat is situated on the left bank of …………… River.
A)Narmada
B)Sabarmati
C)Tapi
D)Mahi
Answer: Tapi
- Q. Who is the first Gujarati woman to win Magsaysay Award?
A)Anandi Ben Patel
B)Ilabahen Bhatt
C)Ranjan Bhatt
D)None of the Above
Answer: Ilabahen Bhatt
- Q. In the Vadodara district, a place called Sankheda is well known for its –
A)Woodcraft
B)Painting
C)Clay Items
D)Jewellery
Answer: Woodcraft
- Q. Who was the founder of the “Gujarat Sahitya Sabha”?
A)Keshavlal Dhruv
B)Ranjitram Vavabhai Mehta
C)Ramanbhai Neelkanth
D)Vidyagauri Nilkanth
Answer: Ranjitram Vavabhai Mehta
- Q. With reference to cultivation of Cotton in India, which among the following statements is/are correct? 1. Approximately 65% of India’s cotton is produced on rainfed areas. 2. Majority of the cotton is produced in central zone comprising Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Choose the correct option from the given below:
A)Only 2
B)Both 1 and 2
C)Only 1
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Gujarat Vernacular Society is now known as
A)Gujarat Vidya Sabha
B)Gujarat Sahitya Sabha
C)Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
D)Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
Answer: Gujarat Vidya Sabha
- Q. In which year the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation (SRDC) was set up?
A)May 1997
B)May 1998
C)May 1996
D)May 1999
Answer: May 1997
- Q. Which is the largest artificial lake in Gujarat?
A)Thol Lake
B)Sardar Sarovar Lake
C)Kankaria Lake
D)Harmirsar Lake
Answer: Sardar Sarovar Lake
- Q. Which is the Gujarat state Tree?
A)Hollong
B)Peeps tree
C)Banyan
D)None of These
Answer: Banyan
- Q. The British East India Company established its first factory in
A)Surat
B)Gandhinagar
C)Ahmedabad
D)Rajkot
Answer: Surat
- 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 first Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court is
A)Nomanbhai Miabhoy
B)Prafullchandra Bhagvati
C)Kantilal Desai
D)Sunderlal Desai
Answer: Sunderlal Desai
- Q. Which among the following is the largest port in Gujarat?
A)Dahej Port
B)Porbandar
C)Kandla
D)Hazira
Answer: Kandla
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