Gujarat State

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

Correct Answer

Umashankar Joshi

More Questions on Gujarat

  • 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. Manjira dance is a popular type of folk dance of which among the following community.
    A)Kharadi
    B)Balat
    C)Padhar
    D)Chodhara
    Answer: Padhar
  • Q. Which district of Gujarat has the largest reserve of Lignite?
    A)Banaskantha
    B)Sabarkantha
    C)Kutch
    D)Patan
    Answer: Kutch
  • Q. In which year Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born?
    A)1824
    B)1832
    C)1820
    D)1840
    Answer: 1824
  • Q. Gujarat accounts for ___________ percent of India’s
    A)8%
    B)9%
    C)7%
    D)10%
    Answer: 9%
  • Q. In which city of Gujarat the Jubilee Bridge is located?
    A)Surat
    B)Porbandar
    C)Ahmedabad
    D)Rajkot
    Answer: Porbandar
  • Q. Gujarat Sahitya Academy was established in
    A)1981
    B)1982
    C)1980
    D)1983
    Answer: 1981
  • Q. The history of Gujarat was first written by
    A)Jairam Patel
    B)Edalji Dosabhai
    C)Ravishankar Maharaj
    D)None of the Above
    Answer: Edalji Dosabhai
  • Q. In which year the capital of Gujarat shifted from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar?
    A)1968
    B)1970
    C)1965
    D)1982
    Answer: 1970
  • Q. The Waghera Uprising happened in
    A)Rajkot
    B)Baroda
    C)Surat
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Baroda
  • Q. Which of the following was not a dominating community in Inland trade during Sultanate period?
    A)Marwari
    B)Muslim Bohra merchants
    C)Gujarati
    D)Khurasanis
    Answer: Khurasanis
  • Q. Who is the author of the book ‘Prabandha Chintamani’?
    A)Bhavbhuti
    B)Naychandra Suri
    C)Merutunga
    D)Sandhyakar Nandi
    Answer: Merutunga
  • Q. The district headquarter of Dang district is situated in
    A)Subir
    B)Waghai
    C)Ahwa
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Ahwa
  • Q. Qutab-ud-din Aibak defeated which of the following kings to capture Gujarat?
    A)Jayachand
    B)Bhima II
    C)Bhima I
    D)Karna II
    Answer: Bhima II
  • Q. In an initiative to track infiltration and gather intelligence, the security agencies of India have recruited a particular community people to monitor the borders of Gujarat. The people from this community have traditional knowledge of reading camel footprints. These people are predominantly found in Kutch and Banaskantha districts of Gujarat. Which of the following communities has been described above?
    A)Puggie
    B)Agaria
    C)Raikas
    D)Maldharis
    Answer: Puggie
  • Q. Who had been conferred the title of Avanijanasraya after driven out Arab invaders from Gujarat?
    A)Vikramaditya II
    B)Pulakesi
    C)Narasimhavarman I
    D)Harsha
    Answer: Pulakesi
  • 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. Who was the author of the book Kavijivan?
    A)Damodar Botadkar
    B)Kalapi
    C)Navalram Pandya
    D)Dalpatram
    Answer: Navalram Pandya
  • Q. Gujarat is the _____ largest reserves of bauxite in India.
    A)2nd
    B)3rd
    C)1st
    D)4th
    Answer: 3rd
  • Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Gujarat?
    A)Chimanbhai Patel
    B)Balwantrai Mehta
    C)Babubhai J. Patel
    D)Jivraj Narayan Mehta
    Answer: Jivraj Narayan Mehta

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