Q. Who was the first Gujarati laureates to win the Jnanpith Award?

Correct Answer

Umashankar Joshi

More Questions on Gujarat

  • Q. Which among the following is not a right tributary of the river Narmada?
    A)Hatni
    B)Orsang
    C)Kolar
    D)Tawa
    Answer: Tawa
  • Q. In which city the headquarters of Gujarat Ayurveda University is located?
    A)Bhavnagar
    B)Ahmedabad
    C)Jamnagar
    D)Rajkot
    Answer: Jamnagar
  • Q. The Battle of Diu was fought in
    A)1507
    B)1508
    C)1506
    D)1509
    Answer: 1509
  • Q. What is the Area rank of Gujarat state in India?
    A)7th Rank
    B)11th Rank
    C)5th Rank
    D)9th Rank
    Answer: 5th Rank
  • Q. How many national parks are there in Gujarat?
    A)4
    B)5
    C)3
    D)6
    Answer: 4
  • Q. Ambubhai Purani Award is associated with which among the following fields?
    A)Sports
    B)Education
    C)Politics
    D)Literature
    Answer: Sports
  • 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. Which one is the longest river in Gujarat?
    A)Mahi
    B)Narmada
    C)Sabarmati
    D)Tapi
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Total number of National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries.
    A)4 National Park and 19 Sanctuaries
    B)4 National Park and 23 Sanctuaries
    C)5 National Park and 17 Sanctuaries
    D)3 National Park and 15 Sanctuaries
    Answer: 4 National Park and 23 Sanctuaries
  • Q. Vansda National Park is located in which of the following district of Gujarat?
    A)Bhavnagar
    B)Navsari
    C)Junagadh
    D)Jamnagar
    Answer: Navsari
  • 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 port of Gujarat has been operating as the first private port of the country since 1998?
    A)Kandla
    B)Porbandar
    C)Dholera
    D)Pipavav
    Answer: Pipavav
  • Q. When did Gandhiji establish Gujarat Vidyapeeth?
    A)1919
    B)1920
    C)1918
    D)1924
    Answer: 1920
  • Q. Who was the last ruler of the Vaghela dynasty?
    A)Arjunadeva
    B)Sarangadeva
    C)Visaladeva
    D)Karnadeva
    Answer: Karnadeva
  • Q. Mangove forests is located in which of the following districts of Gujarat?
    A)Surat and Dang
    B)Valsad and Navsari
    C)Kutch and Jamnagar
    D)Sabarkantha, Banaskantha
    Answer: Kutch and Jamnagar
  • Q. In context with the ‘Future of Wind’ report released by IRENA, consider the following statements about wind energy in India: 1. Most of the wind generation in India is during the north-east monsoon season. 2. Gujarat has the highest installed wind capacity among the states. Which of the above statements is/are true?
    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: Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
  • Q. Which sea is situated to the west of Gujarat?
    A)Arabian
    B)Timor
    C)Yellow
    D)Laptev
    Answer: Arabian
  • Q. Which Mughal Emperor was born at Dahod in Gujarat?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Akbar
    D)Bahadur Shah I
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Which district has the lowest male-female sex ratio in Gujarat?
    A)Chhota Udaipur
    B)Dahod
    C)Kutch
    D)Surat
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. Where is the High Court of Gujarat located?
    A)Kutch, Gujarat
    B)Surat, Gujarat
    C)Ahmedabad, Gujarat
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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