Q. Who is the first person from Gujarat to received Padma Bhushan award?

Correct Answer

V. L. Mehta

More Questions on Gujarat

  • Q. During which year was Gujarat green revolution company limited was launched?
    A)2005
    B)2009
    C)2007
    D)2010
    Answer: 2005
  • Q. When was “Rani-ki-Vav” declared as a World Heritage Sites by UNESCO?
    A)2018
    B)2014
    C)2011
    D)2010
    Answer: 2014
  • Q. The State Disaster Management Act was first executed in
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. With reference to the water level in the Narmada River crossing the danger mark due to release from the Sardar Sarovar Dam, consider the following statements: 1. Madhya Pradesh gets the largest share of water from the river. 2. The dam is on the Gujarat-Maharashtra border. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
    A)Only 2 is correct
    B)Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
    C)Only 1 is correct
    D)Both 1 and 2 are correct
    Answer: Only 1 is correct
  • Q. Which poet had been named as Raashtreeya Shaayar by Mahatma Gandhi?
    A)Avinash Vyas
    B)Jhaverchand Meghani
    C)Umashankar Jethalal Joshi
    D)Govardhanram Tripathi
    Answer: Jhaverchand Meghani
  • Q. “Pipavav” in Gujarat is best known for which among the following?
    A)India's First Greenfield refinery
    B)India's First ship breaking yard
    C)India's first private port
    D)None of the above
    Answer: India's first private port
  • Q. “Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary” in Kutch, Gujarat is most famous for which of the following?
    A)Chinkara
    B)Lions
    C)Zebra
    D)Tigers
    Answer: Chinkara
  • 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 ministry of Jal Shakti recently provided information about piped water coverage in India. Which of the following statements about the network are correct? 1. Gujarat has the highest coverage of piped water supply in the country. 2. The ministry uses Integrated Management Information System to collect data. 3. Jal Jeevan mission is a community approach project for individual household water connection by 2024. Select the correct option from the given below:
    A)2 and 3
    B)None of the above
    C)1 and 3
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Gujarat Sultanate came to an end in
    A)1572
    B)1573
    C)1571
    D)1564
    Answer: 1573
  • Q. Which city of Gujarat is known as the city of books?
    A)Valsad
    B)Surat
    C)Navsari
    D)None of the Above
    Answer: Navsari
  • 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. Who was the first independent Muslim ruler of Gujarat?
    A)Ahmad Shah Bahadur
    B)Muhammad Shah
    C)Ahmad Shah I
    D)Zafar Khan Muzaffar
    Answer: Ahmad Shah I
  • Q. Who is the founder of Gujarat Sultanate?
    A)Ahmad Shah I
    B)Daud Shah
    C)Zafar Khan
    D)Muzaffar Shah II
    Answer: Zafar Khan
  • 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. Who established the Gujarat Vernacular Society in 1848?
    A)Herbert Mills Birdwood
    B)William Guyer Hunter
    C)V. R. Khanolkar
    D)Alexander Kinloch Forbes
    Answer: Alexander Kinloch Forbes
  • Q. Which place in Gujarat is known as the headquarters of the White Revolution?
    A)Ahmedabad
    B)Surat
    C)Anand
    D)Gandhinagar
    Answer: Anand
  • Q. During Timur’s invasion of India, at which of the following places did Sultan Mahmud Tughluq sought asylum? 1) Gujarat 2) Malwa Select the correct option from given below:
    A)Only 2
    B)Both 1 and 2
    C)Only 1
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. The UNESCO heritage site “Rani ki vav” is located in which district?
    A)Amreli
    B)Bhavnagar
    C)Bharuch
    D)Patan
    Answer: Patan
  • 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

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