PRACTICE PAPER - 1 1 On Which Purnima night the festival is celebrated in the exotic desert of Kutch.? Ans: Sharad Purnima
2 Where is the first 3D theatre of Gujarat? Ans: Science City-Ahmedabad
3 Where is Kite Museum in Ahmedabad? Ans: Tagore Hall, Paldi
4 Which king made primary education compulsory in Gujarat? Ans: Sayajirao Gaekwad 5 What is the official state song of Gujarat? Ans: Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat
6 Which is the present capital of Gujarat? Ans: Gandhinagar
7 Where and when did first Gujarati school start? Ans: 1836, Surat
8 Where is Gujarat’s largest thermal power station? Ans: Dhuvaran
9 With how many states is Gujarat connected by road? Ans: Three
10 Which city is known for the Bandhani – tie dye art in entire Nation? Ans: Jamnagar 11 Which mountain range is spread across the Valsad district? Ans: Parnera
12 During which king's reign was the Modhera sun temple built? Ans: King Bhimdev the first 13 Which city of Gujarat has been given the status of World heritage site? Ans: Champaner 14 Which Gujrarati youth has swam 35 km broad English channel in 12 hours? Ans: Sufyan Sheikh
15 What is the death anniversary of Gandhiji? Ans: 30th January, 1948
16 Where Gujarat is Situated in India? Ans: In western part of India
17 Where in Gujarat is the first of the twelve Jyotirling? Ans: Somnath 18 In which village of Gujarat the Afro-origin tribals are dwelling while preserving their traditional culture and customs? Ans: Sirvan
19 In which city is it believed lord Krishna set up his reign? Ans: Dwarika
20 In which year the Dutch establish their trading center in Gujarat? Ans: In 1606
21 Which island is in the bay of Khambhat? Ans: Aliya Island 22 In which city of Gujarat did Sachin Tendulkar complete his 30,000 runs in International Cricket? Ans: Ahmedabad
23 In which city is the Sayajirao Museum in Gujarat? Ans: Baroda 24 Which is the Gujarat based organization that works for promotion of National language? Ans: Gujarat Prantiya Rashtrabhasha Samiti
25 At which lake in Siddhapur the rituals are performed after the death of mother? Ans: Bindu Sarovar
26 Which is Gujarat’s biggest Railway Station? Ans: Ahmedabad
27 Where is Gujarat’s biggest planetarium? Ans: Baroda
28 In which city of Gujarat is the Sabar Dairy located? Ans: Himmatnagar
29 Which animal’s special breed known as Jafrabadi is nurtured in Gujarat? Ans: Buffalo 30 What have the sites at Champaner been declared as by UNESCO? Ans: World Heritage site 31 Which children litterateur was known as 'Muchchali Ma'? Ans: Gijubhai Badheka
32 Which saint has built a temple on Kankariya lake? Ans: Saint Dadu Dayal
33 What is Vadnagar known for? Ans: Ancient artistic Toran and Hatkeshwar temple 34 On the banks of which river is the famous pilgrimage Utandiya Mahadev situated? Ans: Vatrak
35 Which city of Gujarat was known as Manchester of India? Ans: Ahmedabad
36 What is the name of the International Airport in Gujarat? Ans: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport 37 Name the penname of Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil Ans: Kalapi
38 Where are famous Patola made? Ans: Patan
39 In which fair are milking animals sold and purchased in Gujarat? Ans: Vautha fair 40 What is the funeral place of Parsees called? Ans: Dakhamu
41 Which goddess’ temple is on the mountain of Pavagadh? Ans: Mahakali
42 Which state produces maximum salt in India? Ans: Gujarat
43 How many times in a second does Sunbirds flap its wings? Ans: 175 to 200 times 44 How many bird sanctuaries are there in Gujarat? Ans: Five
45 Which poet is known as the poet of Garbi? Ans: Poet Dayaram 46 Which part of Gujarat is known for high quality of cotton which gives long thread? Ans: Kanam Region
47 To which Indian national zone does the rail way of Gujarat belong? Ans: West
48 What is the meaning of the word ‘Saputara’? Ans: Abode of Snake 49 Which famous temple is situated on Chotila hill? Ans: Goddess Chamunda temple 50 Who has written the children poetry collection 'Jhabuk vijli jhabuk' and children plays 'Be bhai' and 'Taiko'? Ans: Makrand Dave
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No. Result 1 Which sanctuary in district Panchmahal is known for species of birds? Ans: Ratanmahal 2 Where is the normal water lake near Arabic Sea in Gujarat? Ans: Narayan Sarovar 3 Who has written biography of Mahadevbhai Desai ‘Agnikund ma ugelu Gulab’? Ans: Narayan Desai
4 What is the birth place of Narsinh Mehta? Ans: Talaja
5 In which bird’s nest does Bapaiyo keep its eggs for getting them hatched? Ans: Babblers 6 Name the known Gujarati science magazine and name its publisher. Ans: Safari- Nagendra Vijay 7 Which collection of poems is well known by poet Kalapi? Ans: Kalapi no kekarav
8 In which district is the Kadana dam situated? Ans: Panchmahal
9 When did Dandi March start? Ans: 12th March, 1930
10 In which district is the Jain pilgrimage Palitana? Ans: Bhavnagar
11 Whose name is associated with Ranji Trophy? Ans: Jam Ranjitsinhji
12 Which is the official State bird of Gujarat? Ans: Flamingo
13 Where is the origin of the river Vishwamitri? Ans: Pavagadh mountain
14 Which Gujarati scholar was the first to join the British judiciary in 1844 ? Ans: Bholanath Sarabhai 15 What is the ranking of Gujarat in India as far as its population is concerned? Ans: 10th in India
16 In which city is the Ukai Dam situated? Ans: Surat
17 Which port did the Parsis come first when they came to India? Ans: Sanjan Port
18 Which hills are there between Danta and Palanpur? Ans: Jessore 19 Who was the initiator of Jyotisangh – an organization for women empowerment? Ans: Charumati Yoddha
20 For how many year Gandhiji stayed in Gandhi Ashram? Ans: 13 years
21 What is Jamnagar known for, besides Bandhani? Ans: Kajal
22 Who has written Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat? Ans: Narmad
23 Which is the head centre in the district Kachchh? Ans: Bhuj
24 What is the original name of 'Sundaram'? Ans: Tibhovandas Purushottamdas Luhar 25 What is Gandhiji's residence in Porbandar known as? Ans: Kirti Mandir
26 In which city is the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum located? Ans: Vadodara
27 Who is the top ranked player in Table Tennis in Gujarat? Ans: Pathik Mehta
28 Which is the largest river in Saurashtra? Ans: Bhadar
29 In which city did the Portugese rule in Gujarat? Ans: Diu
30 What is the ancient name of Adalaj? Ans: Gadh Patan 31 Which play inspired Mahatma Gandhi for becoming such a staunch follower of Truth? Ans: Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra
32 Where is the world’s largest refinery in Gujarat? Ans: Jamnagar
33 Which Maratha kings ruled in Baroda? Ans: Gaekwad
34 Who did Narsinh Mehta write the Hundi to? Ans: Shamalsha Sheth (Shri Krishna)
35 Which place in Gujarat is known for ‘Parsi’s Kashi’? Ans: Udwada
36 Which city in Gujarat was known as entrance to Makka? Ans: Surat
37 When was the the first Gujarati calendar published? Ans: Samvat 1871
38 In which part of Gujarat Lok Melo is organized? Ans: Ahmedabad
39 Name the scripture written by Saint Dayanand Saraswati Ans: Satyarthprakash
40 Which place gets maximum rains in Gujarat? Ans: Daang
41 Which fair in Gujarat is the longest one that runs for 21 days? Ans: Shamlaji Fair
42 Where and when did the postal service start in Gujarat? Ans: Ahmedabad – 1838
43 In which year did the Indus valley civilization penetrated in Gujarat? Ans: 2400 BC 44 What is the international stadium in Ahmedabad called? Ans: Motera stadium
45 How much is the area of Gujarat? Ans: 1,96,024 square km. 46 How many types of marine tortoise are found in Gujarat? Ans: Three
47 Who was the first Gujarati martyr in Quit India Movement? Ans: Umakant Kadiya
48 On which rivers in Gujarat are there two dams? Ans: Taapi and Mahi
49 Which place of Gujarat is called the Manchester of the East? Ans: Ahmedabad
50 Which bird takes food with its head upside down? Ans: Flemingo
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No. Result 1 Which ancient religious place is there near Bhuj? Ans: Koteshwar Temple
2 Which is the official state tree of Gujarat? Ans: Mango Tree
3 Which state did Kalapi was a king to? Ans: Lathi 4 What is the name of the dairy in Gujarat which is associated with the name of one district and a river ? Ans: Banas Dairy
5 Which lake in Kachchh has sweet water even though it is close to the sea? Ans: Narayan Sarovar 6 Which Mughal king believed Gujarat as the jewel of India? Ans: Aurengzeb
7 Which city in Kachchh is known for manufacturing knives? Ans: Anjar
8 Who was the first lady Minister of Gujarat? Ans: Indumatiben Sheth
9 How many types of poisonous snakes are there in Gujarat? Ans: Five
10 What is Dattatreya Balkrishna popularly known as? Ans: Kakasaheb Kalelkar
11 Where is the Hamirsar Lake in Gujarat? Ans: Bhuj
12 Which is the biggest palace in Gujarat? Ans: Lakshmi Vilas Palace-Vadodara
13 Which city of Gujarat is known as Green city? Ans: Gandhinagar
14 Who wrote the poem, 'Aandhali ma no kagal'? Ans: Indulal Gandhi
15 Which Mantra did Pujya Mota want people to chant? Ans: Hari Om
16 Which chief minister of Gujarat started the mid day meal scheme? Ans: Madhavsinh Solanki 17 Where is the holy lake – Narayan Sarovar in Gujarat? Ans: Kachchh 18 How much part has been covered by the Desert in Gujarat? Ans: 27,200 sq. km
19 which is the main language of Gujarat? Ans: Gujarati
20 With which sport is Aparna Popat’s name associated? Ans: Badminton
21 Where is Asia’s largest dairy situated? Ans: Anand
22 Who started the orphanages in Gujarat? Ans: Mahipatram Rupram
23 Which national marine park is situated in the bay of Kachchh? Ans: Jamnagar Marine National Park 24 Which city of Gujarat has the highest number of schools? Ans: Ahmedabad
25 Which famous Roza in Gujarat is considered the largest and most artistic Roza? Ans: Sarkhej Roza
26 What was the name of Narsinh Mehta’s daughter? Ans: Kunwarbai
27 Who established Arya Samaj? Ans: Swami Dayanand Saraswati
28 For which item Paatan is known for world over? Ans: Patola
29 Who is known as the promoter of Libraries in Gujarat? Ans: Motibhai Amin
30 Where in Gujarat is the biggest Gita Mandir? Ans: Ahmedabad
31 For which species is the Nal Sarovar a sanctuary? Ans: Migratory birds
32 What is poet Kant's original name? Ans: Manishankar Ratnaji Bhatt
33 Where is India’s biggest Ship breaking yard in Gujarat? Ans: Alang
34 In which year was Kankaria lake built? Ans: 1451 A.D.
35 Where is the Dada Hari step well which is architecturally very valuable? Ans: Ahmedabad 36 Which Hindu festival celebrated according to English calendar? Ans: Uttrayan
37 Where is the ‘Kala Dungar( Black Mountain) located in Gujarat? Ans: Kuchchh
38 What was the birth place of Hemchandracharya? Ans: Dhandhuka
39 Where is the biggest mineral centre in Gujarat? Ans: Ankleshwar
40 Who got Modhera Surya Temple constructed? Ans: Bhimdev the first
41 Where is the Indroda Park (zoo) in Gujarat? Ans: Gandhinagar
42 How many sanctuaries and national parks are there in Gujarat? Ans: 21 Sanctuaries and 4 National Parks 43 Who has been the youngest wicket-keeper and batsman to enter Indian Cricket team? Ans: Parthiv Patel 44 Which special place is created at the end of the monsoon in the northern side of Kachchh desert? Ans: Surkhab nagar 45 Which revolutionary patriot from Gujarat was a professor of Sanskrit in Oxford University? Ans: Shyamji Krishna Varma
46 Where do the Uttar Vahini rivers in Kachchh end? Ans: In the desert of Kachchh 47 What is the five days’ penance when young girls of Gujarat take salt less food in the Indian month Ashadh, known as? Ans: Molakat 48 Which City in Gujarat is known for being the birth place of Jamshedji Tata & Dadabhai Navroji? Ans: Navsari
49 How old is the Golden bridge on the river Narmada in Bharuch? Ans: 150 years
50 Whose residence was ‘Hradaykunj’ in the Harijan Ashram? Ans: Gandhiji
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No. Result 1 Where is Shri Rang Avdhoot’s Ashram? Ans: Nareshwar
2 Where is the lignite-based electric project in Kachchh? Ans: Pandhro
3 What is poet Narmad's pen name? Ans: Prem Shaurya
4 Where was Zaverchand Meghani born? Ans: Chotila
5 Which deer in Gujarat is also known as Krishna Mrug? Ans: BlackBuck
6 Who established Amul Dairy? Ans: Tribhuvandas patel
7 Where is the fishery training centre? Ans: Veraval
8 In which year did poetess Meera come to Dwarika in Gujarat? Ans: 1537 A.D.
9 What is the old name of river Banas? Ans: Parnasha
10 Which mode of transport plays a crucial role in Gujarat’s economy? Ans: Sea ways 11 Where does Taapi enter into Gujarat from? Ans: Haranfal
12 Which mountain range is spread across the Valsad district? Ans: Parnera
13 Which place in Kutch is famous for museum of Kutchhi Art? Ans: Anjar
14 Which museum of Gujarat is the oldest museum of the state? Ans: Kutch Museum 15 Which district of Gujarat has the maximum of Tribals? Ans: Daang 16 From which century the state got identity as ‘Gujarat’? Ans: 14th Century 17 Who had written Shikshapatri that is so much respectfully followed by Swaminarayan sect? Ans: Sahjanand Swami 18 What kind of fiber is made for the double ikkat technique of wearing a saries in Patan? Ans: Silk Fiber
19 Where was poet Dalpatram born? Ans: Vadhavaan
20 Which hill measuring 1173 feet in height of volcanic origin lies near Rajkot? Ans: Chotila 21 Which is the first hill station in Gujarat that has been systematically developed as per tourism planning? Ans: Saputara
22 Where is the biggest Mental Health Centre in Gujarat? Ans: B M Institute of Mental Health-Ahmedabad 23 Which Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Gujarat is now in the world’s top ten SEZs list? Ans: Dahej SEZ
24 Of which original language is Kachhi a dialect? Ans: Sindhi
25 Where is the Dudhsagar Dairy situated? Ans: Mehsana
26 Who has translated Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali to Gujarati? Ans: Nagindas Parekh 27 Where is the Surpaneshwar Sanctuary that is known for its Fauna? Ans: Dediyapada 28 Who has written the song, 'Bhomiya vina mare bhamva ta dungara'? Ans: Umashankar Joshi 29 Which place in Gujarat is inhabited only by salt-workers? Ans: Khara Ghoda
30 In which district is maximum of Isabgul crops taken? Ans: Mehsana
31 In whose memory is Dulip Trophy organized? Ans: Jam Dulipsinh 32 What did Brahmagupta invent who was born in Bhinnamal once a part of Gujarat? Ans: Zero 33 What is the ‘Palash’ tree (butea frondosa) known as in the local dialect in North Gujarat? Ans: Kesudo
34 What are the descendents of Asait known as? Ans: Targala
35 Who was the first Gujarati member of the British Parliament? Ans: Dadabhai Navroji 36 How much is the total forest area in Gujarat? Ans: 18,999.51 Sq. k.m.
37 Which organization inscribed Chmapaner on world heritage list? Ans: UNESCO 38 Inspite of being Muslim, whose sole devotee poet Raje was? Ans: Shri Krishna
39 Who has written the song – ‘Mangal Mandir Kholo Dayamay’? Ans: Narsinhrav Divetia 40 Where in Gujarat is a temple in a shape of a Chariot of the Pandavas? Ans: Jadeshwar Mahadev 41 At which lake in Siddhapur the rituals are performed after the death of mother? Ans: Bindu Sarovar 42 Which city is Malav Lake in for which it is said, 'if you want an example of justice, visit Malav lake'? Ans: Dholaka
43 Who is the father of the Atomic programme of India? Ans: Dr. Homi Bhabha 44 In which book by Zaverchand Meghani is the character sketch of Ravishankar Maharaj delineated? Ans: Mansai na deeva
45 Who said, 'no one now will create his own spellings in Gujarati'? Ans: Mahatma Gandhi 46 Which Aadivasi folk singer of Gujarat has been awarded with Padmashri? Ans: Divaliben Bhil 47 Which award is given in the field of Performing Arts by Govt. of Gujarat? Ans: Pandit Omkarnath Thakur Award 48 Whose poetic compostions are known as ‘Kafi’ in Gujarati literature? Ans: Kavi Dheero 49 What is the meaning of the word ‘Saputara’? Ans: Abode of Snake
50 What is the collection of poems by Narsinhrao Divetiya titled? Ans: Kusum Mala
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No. Result 1 Which city of Gujarat was once having the city planning like Patan? Ans: Ahmedabad 2 Which port in Gujarat has been developed as free trade zone? Ans: Kandala
3 Who was the director of Bollywood movie Devdas? Ans: Sanjay Leela Bhansali 4 Which poem did Zaverchand Meghani write addressing Gandhiji when he was going to attend Round Table Conference? Ans: Chhello Katoro
5 Why Trinetreshwar fair of the tribal is popular? Ans: Svayamvar 6 Which Institute works in Ahmedabad for making the disabled people self- sustainable? Ans: Apang Manav Mandal 7 What is Gandhiji's native Porbandar also known as? Ans: Sudamapuri
8 Which Maharashtriyan poet has contributed noteworthy in Gujarati literature? Ans: Bapusaheb Gayakwad
9 Which was the first Gujarati film? Ans: Narsinh Mehta
10 Name the known Gujarati science magazine and name its publisher. Ans: Safari- Nagendra Vijay 11 In whose name is the Hyderabad National Police Academy set up? Ans: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 12 How many principal rivers are there in Gujarat? Ans: Seven
13 Where is the first Petroleum University of Gujarat situated? Ans: Gandhinagar
14 For how many year Gandhiji stayed in Gandhi Ashram? Ans: 13 years
15 Which district has the maximum ports in Gujarat? Ans: Jamnagar
16 Who wrote ‘Tare mathe nagara vage mot na re’? Ans: Devanand Swami 17 Which award is given in the field of Arts, Language, History and Culture by Govt. of Gujarat? Ans: Ranjitram Gold medal
18 Which city of Asia has maximum no. of female drivers? Ans: Ahmedabd
19 Which part of Gujarat is known as the land of Sea shore? Ans: Kachchh
20 Where in Gujarat the biggest Rath Yatra festival celebrated? Ans: Ahmedabad
21 In which city is the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum located? Ans: Vadodara
22 By which Padma Award has the Poet Sundaram been felicitated? Ans: Padmabhushan 23 Which is Gujarat’s advanced port in Kachchh? Ans: Mundra
24 Which lake is formed by a volcano on Pavagarah hill in Gujarat? Ans: Dudhiy talav 25 Which Gujarati has rendered valuable service as Under Secretary of UNO? Ans: Chinmay Gharekhan 26 How many bears is it believed are there in Gujarat? Ans: 230 to 250
27 Where is the origin of the river Vishwamitri? Ans: Pavagadh mountain
28 Which is the biggest fish produce centre in Gujarat? Ans: Veraval
29 What did lord Shiv offer to Narsinh Mehta as a reward to his penance? Ans: Raaslila 30 What is the original name of 'Sundaram'? Ans: Tibhovandas Purushottamdas Luhar 31 Which district is the most densely populated district of Gujarat? Ans: Gandhinagar 32 From which port is salt exported in maximum in Gujarat? Ans: Bedi Port
33 Name the first Gujarati female to go on a space travel. Ans: Sunita Williams
34 Name the folk dance of Banaskantha. Ans: Morayo 35 Who accepted Martyrdom at the time of Quit India movement in Gujarat college? Ans: Vinod Kinariwala
36 Which poet had the pen name 'Ushnas'? Ans: Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya
37 How is the sand stone of Dhangadhra used? Ans: For construction work 38 Who took the leadership of opposing foreign fabrics and liquor shops in Ahmedabad? Ans: Mrudula Sarabhai
39 What is the international stadium in Ahmedabad called? Ans: Motera stadium
40 Which collection of poems is well known by poet Kalapi? Ans: Kalapi no kekarav 41 In which fair do we find Tribals singing on folk instruments like ‘Ranjhaniyu’ and ‘Penjaniyu’? Ans: Shamlaji Fair
42 Name the Mathematician from Gujarat who, it is believed, has invented Zero? Ans: Brahmagupt
43 Who got known as ‘Adi Vivechak’ (classic critic)? Ans: Navalram
44 When was poet Narmad born? Where? Ans: Surat-1833 45 In which area is the statue of Gujarati poet Akha who wrote satiric poems on social customs situated? Ans: Khadiya
46 Who led the Maha Gujarat movement? Ans: Indulal Yagnik
47 Which is the largest river in Saurashtra? Ans: Bhadar
48 Which place near Bhavnagar was a Vidyapeeth situated in? Ans: Valabhipur
49 Mention the native of poet Nakar Ans: Baroda
50 Where is the famous Malav Talav in Gujarat? Ans: Dholaka
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No. Result 1 Who is given the credit of constructing grammar of Gujarati language? Ans: Hemchandracharya 2 Where is the ‘Kala Dungar( Black Mountain) located in Gujarat? Ans: Kuchchh 3 Which is the famous beach near Surat? Ans: Dumas
4 Where did the first Cloth Market start in Gujarat? Ans: Ahmedabad 5 Who has been the youngest wicket-keeper and batsman to enter Indian Cricket team? Ans: Parthiv Patel
6 Where does the tropic of Cancer cut Gujarat? Ans: At Prantij and Himmatnagar
7 Which river in Gujarat has a hundred years old bridge with artistic umbrellas? Ans: Vishwamitri
8 Where was Ramanlal V. Desai born? Ans: Shinor
9 Which Gujarati started taking crops of sugar cane in South Gujarat? Ans: Dayaram Kunwarji Patel 10 What is the other name for the river Mahi? Ans: Mahisagar
11 Which lake is located in the pilgrim place Dakor? Ans: Gomati Lake
12 Where in Gujarat is the ‘Centre for Social Studies’? Ans: Surat
13 What has Narsinh Mehta talked high about in his Prabhatiya? Ans: Gyan
14 Where was the first industrial sector set up in Gujarat? Ans: Rajkot
15 Where is the Sikka thermal power station in Gujarat? Ans: Jamnagar 16 Like the dacoit Valiya turning into a saint called Valmiki, which dacoit in Kachchh then became a saint? Ans: Jesal Jadeja
17 Who gave title ‘Ajeevan Yoddho’ (Immortal fighter) to Poet Narmad? Ans: Vishwanath Bhatt 18 Who was poet Akho's teacher and master? Ans: Guru Brahmanand
19 When and where was Shri Somnath Sanskrit University established? Ans: Veraval, in 2008 20 What is the weight of Asiatic lion? Ans: 150 to 170 kgs
21 Which city’s name is associated with the word Do-had? Ans: Dahod 22 In North Gujarat, on which Indian month’s full moon day village youngsters dance with swords in their hands? Ans: Kartiki
23 Which is the tallest mountain peak in Kachchh? Ans: Kalo hill
24 Which two dams are built on the river Tapi? Ans: Kakrapar & Ukai 25 Who is the first player who has performed well in Shooting and has received Arjun Award for that? Ans: Udayan Chinubhai
26 What is Mithapur known for? Ans: Tata Chemicals
27 Which Hindu festival celebrated according to English calendar? Ans: Uttrayan 28 Where in Gujarat is the earthquake prediction centre? Ans: Bhuj
29 Which community dances Thaga dance? Ans: Thakor
30 To which district is the holy pilgrimage for Muslims known as Haji Pir belongs? Ans: Kachchh
31 Wehre is the religious place of Saint Savaiyanath situated? Ans: Zanzarka
32 To which district does Taranga Mountain belong? Ans: Mehsana
33 Which is the first autobiography in Gujarati? Ans: Mari Haqiqat
34 Which lake in Kachchh has sweet water even though it is close to the sea? Ans: Narayan Sarovar 35 Which folk dance is enjoyed by Koli community in Gohilvad in which they dance in circles with broom stick, dusters, baskets etc.? Ans: Dholo Rano
36 Which king provided shelter to the Parsis in Gujarat? Ans: Jadi Rana
37 Who got Sahastraling lake constructed? Ans: Sidhdharaj Jaysinh 38 What was the tenure of Maha Gujarat Movement that took place for independence of Gujarat? Ans: 1956 to 1960
39 How many miles distance can the Swift bird cover in an hour? Ans: 100 Miles 40 Which mammal has shown a tremendous increase in its population, in Gujarat State? Ans: Nilgai
41 In which Gujarati’s life did the Shivratri festival brought about a turning point? Ans: Swami Dayanand Saraswati 42 Which Sanctuary in Gujarat is famous for Leopard and Chinkara’s preservation? Ans: Vansda Sanctuary
43 On which river is the Gira Fall? Ans: Ambika
44 Name the eminent artiste in the field of poetry and music. Ans: Avinash Vyas
45 Which is Gujarat’s biggest river? Ans: Narmada 46 What is the area of Gir Sanctuary – home for the Asiatic lions that are the pride of Gujarat? Ans: 1153 Sq. k.m. 47 On which railway station in South Africa was Gandhiji pushed out of train while on journey, even though he had a first class ticket? Ans: Peter Maritz berg
48 Which chief minister of Gujarat started the mid day meal scheme? Ans: Madhavsinh Solanki 49 Whose inspiration made Kumarpal adopt Jainism? Ans: Hemchandracharya
50 Where is the Dada Hari step well which is architecturally very valuable? Ans: Ahmedabad