general-knowledge-questions

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PRACTICE PAPER - 1

1 _{On Which Purnima night the festival is celebrated in the exotic desert of Kutch.?}

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Sharad Purnima

2 _{Where is the first 3D theatre of Gujarat?}

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_{Science City-Ahmedabad} 3 _{Where is Kite Museum in Ahmedabad?}

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_{Tagore Hall, Paldi}

4 _{Which king made primary education compulsory in Gujarat?}

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_Sayajirao

Gaekwad

5 _{What is the official state song of Gujarat?}

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_{Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat} 6 _{Which is the present capital of Gujarat?}

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_Gandhinagar

7 _{Where and when did first Gujarati school start?}

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_{1836, Surat} 8 _{Where is Gujarat’s largest thermal power station?}

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_Dhuvaran 9 _{With how many states is Gujarat connected by road?}

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_Three

10 _{Which city is known for the Bandhani – tie dye art in entire Nation?}

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Jamnagar

11 _{Which mountain range is spread across the Valsad district?}

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_Parnera

12 _{During which king's reign was the Modhera sun temple built?}

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_{King Bhimdev}

the first

13 _{Which city of Gujarat has been given the status of World heritage site?}

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Champaner

14 _{Which Gujrarati youth has swam 35 km broad English channel in 12 hours?}

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Sufyan Sheikh

15 _{What is the death anniversary of Gandhiji?}

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_{30th January, 1948} 16 _{Where Gujarat is Situated in India?}

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_{In western part of India} 17 _{Where in Gujarat is the first of the twelve Jyotirling?}

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_Somnath

18 _{In which village of Gujarat the Afro-origin tribals are dwelling while preserving} their traditional culture and customs?

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Sirvan

19 _{In which city is it believed lord Krishna set up his reign?}

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_Dwarika

20 _{In which year the Dutch establish their trading center in Gujarat?}

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_{In 1606} 21 _{Which island is in the bay of Khambhat?}

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_{Aliya Island}

22 In which city of Gujarat did Sachin Tendulkar complete his 30,000 runs in International Cricket?

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Ahmedabad

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24 _{Which is the Gujarat based organization that works for promotion of National} language?

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Gujarat Prantiya Rashtrabhasha Samiti

25 _{At which lake in Siddhapur the rituals are performed after the death of mother?}

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Bindu Sarovar

26 _{Which is Gujarat’s biggest Railway Station?}

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_Ahmedabad 27 _{Where is Gujarat’s biggest planetarium?}

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_Baroda

28 _{In which city of Gujarat is the Sabar Dairy located?}

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_Himmatnagar

29 _{Which animal’s special breed known as Jafrabadi is nurtured in Gujarat?}

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Buffalo

30 _{What have the sites at Champaner been declared as by UNESCO?}

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_World

Heritage site

31 _{Which children litterateur was known as 'Muchchali Ma'?}

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_{Gijubhai Badheka} 32 _{Which saint has built a temple on Kankariya lake?}

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_{Saint Dadu Dayal}

33 _{What is Vadnagar known for?}

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_{Ancient artistic Toran and Hatkeshwar temple} 34 On the banks of which river is the famous pilgrimage Utandiya Mahadev situated?

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Vatrak

35 _{Which city of Gujarat was known as Manchester of India?}

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_Ahmedabad 36 _{What is the name of the International Airport in Gujarat?}

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_{Sardar Vallabhbhai}

Patel International Airport

37 _{Name the penname of Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil}

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_Kalapi 38 _{Where are famous Patola made?}

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_Patan

39 _{In which fair are milking animals sold and purchased in Gujarat?}

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_Vautha

fair

40 _{What is the funeral place of Parsees called?}

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_Dakhamu

41 _{Which goddess’ temple is on the mountain of Pavagadh?}

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_Mahakali 42 _{Which state produces maximum salt in India?}

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_Gujarat

43 _{How many times in a second does Sunbirds flap its wings?}

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_{175 to 200}

times

44 _{How many bird sanctuaries are there in Gujarat?}

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_Five 45 _{Which poet is known as the poet of Garbi?}

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_{Poet Dayaram}

46 _{Which part of Gujarat is known for high quality of cotton which gives long} thread?

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Kanam Region

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48 _{What is the meaning of the word ‘Saputara’?}

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_{Abode of Snake}

49 _{Which famous temple is situated on Chotila hill?}

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_{Goddess Chamunda}

temple

50 Who has written the children poetry collection 'Jhabuk vijli jhabuk' and children plays 'Be bhai' and 'Taiko'?

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Makrand Dave

PRACTICE PAPER - 2

No. Result

1 _{Which sanctuary in district Panchmahal is known for species of birds?}

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Ratanmahal

2 _{Where is the normal water lake near Arabic Sea in Gujarat?}

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_Narayan

Sarovar

3 _{Who has written biography of Mahadevbhai Desai ‘Agnikund ma ugelu Gulab’?}

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Narayan Desai

4 _{What is the birth place of Narsinh Mehta?}

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_Talaja

5 _{In which bird’s nest does Bapaiyo keep its eggs for getting them hatched?}

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Babblers

6 _{Name the known Gujarati science magazine and name its publisher.}

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Safari-Nagendra Vijay

7 _{Which collection of poems is well known by poet Kalapi?}

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_{Kalapi no kekarav} 8 _{In which district is the Kadana dam situated?}

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_Panchmahal

9 _{When did Dandi March start?}

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_{12th March, 1930}

10 _{In which district is the Jain pilgrimage Palitana?}

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_Bhavnagar 11 _{Whose name is associated with Ranji Trophy?}

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_{Jam Ranjitsinhji} 12 _{Which is the official State bird of Gujarat?}

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_Flamingo

13 _{Where is the origin of the river Vishwamitri?}

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_{Pavagadh mountain}

14 _{Which Gujarati scholar was the first to join the British judiciary in 1844 ?}

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Bholanath Sarabhai

15 _{What is the ranking of Gujarat in India as far as its population is concerned?}

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10th in India

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17 _{Which port did the Parsis come first when they came to India?}

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_{Sanjan Port} 18 _{Which hills are there between Danta and Palanpur?}

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_Jessore

19 Who was the initiator of Jyotisangh – an organization for women empowerment?

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Charumati Yoddha

20 _{For how many year Gandhiji stayed in Gandhi Ashram?}

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_{13 years} 21 _{What is Jamnagar known for, besides Bandhani?}

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_Kajal

22 _{Who has written Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat?}

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_Narmad 23 _{Which is the head centre in the district Kachchh?}

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_Bhuj

24 _{What is the original name of 'Sundaram'?}

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_{Tibhovandas Purushottamdas}

Luhar

25 _{What is Gandhiji's residence in Porbandar known as?}

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_{Kirti Mandir} 26 _{In which city is the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum located?}

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_Vadodara 27 _{Who is the top ranked player in Table Tennis in Gujarat?}

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_{Pathik Mehta} 28 _{Which is the largest river in Saurashtra?}

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_Bhadar

29 _{In which city did the Portugese rule in Gujarat?}

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_Diu 30 _{What is the ancient name of Adalaj?}

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_{Gadh Patan}

31 Which play inspired Mahatma Gandhi for becoming such a staunch follower of Truth?

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Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra

32 _{Where is the world’s largest refinery in Gujarat?}

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_Jamnagar 33 _{Which Maratha kings ruled in Baroda?}

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_Gaekwad

34 _{Who did Narsinh Mehta write the Hundi to?}

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_{Shamalsha Sheth (Shri Krishna)} 35 _{Which place in Gujarat is known for ‘Parsi’s Kashi’?}

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_Udwada

36 _{Which city in Gujarat was known as entrance to Makka?}

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_Surat 37 _{When was the the first Gujarati calendar published?}

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_{Samvat 1871} 38 _{In which part of Gujarat Lok Melo is organized?}

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_Ahmedabad

39 _{Name the scripture written by Saint Dayanand Saraswati}

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_{Satyarthprakash} 40 _{Which place gets maximum rains in Gujarat?}

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_Daang

41 _{Which fair in Gujarat is the longest one that runs for 21 days?}

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_{Shamlaji Fair} 42 _{Where and when did the postal service start in Gujarat?}

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_{Ahmedabad – 1838} 43 _{In which year did the Indus valley civilization penetrated in Gujarat?}

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₂₄₀₀

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44 _{What is the international stadium in Ahmedabad called?}

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_{Motera stadium} 45 _{How much is the area of Gujarat?}

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_{1,96,024 square km.}

46 _{How many types of marine tortoise are found in Gujarat?}

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_Three

47 _{Who was the first Gujarati martyr in Quit India Movement?}

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_{Umakant Kadiya} 48 _{On which rivers in Gujarat are there two dams?}

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_{Taapi and Mahi}

49 _{Which place of Gujarat is called the Manchester of the East?}

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_Ahmedabad 50 _{Which bird takes food with its head upside down?}

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_Flemingo

PRACTICE PAPER – 3

No. Result

1 _{Which ancient religious place is there near Bhuj?}

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_{Koteshwar Temple} 2 _{Which is the official state tree of Gujarat?}

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_{Mango Tree}

3 _{Which state did Kalapi was a king to?}

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_Lathi

4 _{What is the name of the dairy in Gujarat which is associated with the name of one} district and a river ?

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Banas Dairy

5 _{Which lake in Kachchh has sweet water even though it is close to the sea?}

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Narayan Sarovar

6 _{Which Mughal king believed Gujarat as the jewel of India?}

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_Aurengzeb 7 _{Which city in Kachchh is known for manufacturing knives?}

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_Anjar 8 _{Who was the first lady Minister of Gujarat?}

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_{Indumatiben Sheth} 9 _{How many types of poisonous snakes are there in Gujarat?}

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_Five 10 _{What is Dattatreya Balkrishna popularly known as?}

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_{Kakasaheb Kalelkar} 11 _{Where is the Hamirsar Lake in Gujarat?}

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_Bhuj

12 _{Which is the biggest palace in Gujarat?}

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_{Lakshmi Vilas Palace-Vadodara} 13 _{Which city of Gujarat is known as Green city?}

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_Gandhinagar

14 _{Who wrote the poem, 'Aandhali ma no kagal'?}

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_{Indulal Gandhi} 15 _{Which Mantra did Pujya Mota want people to chant?}

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_{Hari Om}

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16 _{Which chief minister of Gujarat started the mid day meal scheme?}

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Madhavsinh Solanki

17 _{Where is the holy lake – Narayan Sarovar in Gujarat?}

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_Kachchh

18 _{How much part has been covered by the Desert in Gujarat?}

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_{27,200 sq. km} 19 _{which is the main language of Gujarat?}

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_Gujarati

20 _{With which sport is Aparna Popat’s name associated?}

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_Badminton 21 _{Where is Asia’s largest dairy situated?}

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_Anand

22 _{Who started the orphanages in Gujarat?}

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_{Mahipatram Rupram}

23 _{Which national marine park is situated in the bay of Kachchh?}

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_Jamnagar

Marine National Park

24 _{Which city of Gujarat has the highest number of schools?}

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_Ahmedabad 25 _{Which famous Roza in Gujarat is considered the largest and most artistic Roza?}

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Sarkhej Roza

26 _{What was the name of Narsinh Mehta’s daughter?}

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_Kunwarbai 27 _{Who established Arya Samaj?}

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_{Swami Dayanand Saraswati} 28 _{For which item Paatan is known for world over?}

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_Patola

29 _{Who is known as the promoter of Libraries in Gujarat?}

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_{Motibhai Amin} 30 _{Where in Gujarat is the biggest Gita Mandir?}

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_Ahmedabad

31 _{For which species is the Nal Sarovar a sanctuary?}

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_{Migratory birds} 32 _{What is poet Kant's original name?}

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_{Manishankar Ratnaji Bhatt} 33 _{Where is India’s biggest Ship breaking yard in Gujarat?}

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_Alang 34 _{In which year was Kankaria lake built?}

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_{1451 A.D.}

35 _{Where is the Dada Hari step well which is architecturally very valuable?}

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Ahmedabad

36 _{Which Hindu festival celebrated according to English calendar?}

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_Uttrayan 37 _{Where is the ‘Kala Dungar( Black Mountain) located in Gujarat?}

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_Kuchchh 38 _{What was the birth place of Hemchandracharya?}

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_Dhandhuka

39 _{Where is the biggest mineral centre in Gujarat?}

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_Ankleshwar 40 _{Who got Modhera Surya Temple constructed?}

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_{Bhimdev the first} 41 _{Where is the Indroda Park (zoo) in Gujarat?}

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_Gandhinagar

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Sanctuaries and 4 National Parks

43 Who has been the youngest wicket-keeper and batsman to enter Indian Cricket team?

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Parthiv Patel

44 _{Which special place is created at the end of the monsoon in the northern side of} Kachchh desert?

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Surkhab nagar

45 Which revolutionary patriot from Gujarat was a professor of Sanskrit in Oxford University?

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Shyamji Krishna Varma

46 _{Where do the Uttar Vahini rivers in Kachchh end?}

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_{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?

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Molakat

48 _{Which City in Gujarat is known for being the birth place of Jamshedji Tata &} Dadabhai Navroji?

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Navsari

49 _{How old is the Golden bridge on the river Narmada in Bharuch?}

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_{150 years} 50 _{Whose residence was ‘Hradaykunj’ in the Harijan Ashram?}

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_Gandhiji

PRACTICE PAPER – 4

No. Result

1 _{Where is Shri Rang Avdhoot’s Ashram?}

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_Nareshwar

2 _{Where is the lignite-based electric project in Kachchh?}

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_Pandhro 3 _{What is poet Narmad's pen name?}

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_{Prem Shaurya}

4 _{Where was Zaverchand Meghani born?}

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_Chotila

5 _{Which deer in Gujarat is also known as Krishna Mrug?}

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_BlackBuck 6 _{Who established Amul Dairy?}

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_{Tribhuvandas patel}

7 _{Where is the fishery training centre?}

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_Veraval

8 _{In which year did poetess Meera come to Dwarika in Gujarat?}

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_{1537 A.D.} 9 _{What is the old name of river Banas?}

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_Parnasha

10 _{Which mode of transport plays a crucial role in Gujarat’s economy?}

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_Sea

ways

11 _{Where does Taapi enter into Gujarat from?}

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_Haranfal

12 _{Which mountain range is spread across the Valsad district?}

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_Parnera 13 _{Which place in Kutch is famous for museum of Kutchhi Art?}

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_Anjar

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14 _{Which museum of Gujarat is the oldest museum of the state?}

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_Kutch

Museum

15 _{Which district of Gujarat has the maximum of Tribals?}

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_Daang 16 _{From which century the state got identity as ‘Gujarat’?}

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_{14th Century} 17 Who had written Shikshapatri that is so much respectfully followed by

Swaminarayan sect?

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Sahjanand Swami

18 _{What kind of fiber is made for the double ikkat technique of wearing a saries in} Patan?

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Silk Fiber

19 _{Where was poet Dalpatram born?}

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_Vadhavaan

20 _{Which hill measuring 1173 feet in height of volcanic origin lies near Rajkot?}

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Chotila

21 _{Which is the first hill station in Gujarat that has been systematically developed as} per tourism planning?

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Saputara

22 _{Where is the biggest Mental Health Centre in Gujarat?}

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_{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?

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Dahej SEZ

24 _{Of which original language is Kachhi a dialect?}

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_Sindhi 25 _{Where is the Dudhsagar Dairy situated?}

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_Mehsana

26 _{Who has translated Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali to Gujarati?}

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_Nagindas

Parekh

27 _{Where is the Surpaneshwar Sanctuary that is known for its Fauna?}

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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?}

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_{Khara Ghoda} 30 _{In which district is maximum of Isabgul crops taken?}

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_Mehsana

31 _{In whose memory is Dulip Trophy organized?}

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_{Jam Dulipsinh}

32 What did Brahmagupta invent who was born in Bhinnamal once a part of Gujarat?

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Zero

33 What is the ‘Palash’ tree (butea frondosa) known as in the local dialect in North Gujarat?

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Kesudo

34 _{What are the descendents of Asait known as?}

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_Targala

35 _{Who was the first Gujarati member of the British Parliament?}

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_Dadabhai

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36 _{How much is the total forest area in Gujarat?}

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_{18,999.51 Sq. k.m.}

37 _{Which organization inscribed Chmapaner on world heritage list?}

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_UNESCO 38 _{Inspite of being Muslim, whose sole devotee poet Raje was?}

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_{Shri Krishna} 39 _{Who has written the song – ‘Mangal Mandir Kholo Dayamay’?}

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_Narsinhrav

Divetia

40 _{Where in Gujarat is a temple in a shape of a Chariot of the Pandavas?}

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Jadeshwar Mahadev

41 _{At which lake in Siddhapur the rituals are performed after the death of mother?}

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Bindu Sarovar

42 Which city is Malav Lake in for which it is said, 'if you want an example of justice, visit Malav lake'?

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Dholaka

43 _{Who is the father of the Atomic programme of India?}

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_{Dr. Homi Bhabha} 44 _{In which book by Zaverchand Meghani is the character sketch of Ravishankar}

Maharaj delineated?

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Mansai na deeva

45 _{Who said, 'no one now will create his own spellings in Gujarati'?}

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_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?}

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Pandit Omkarnath Thakur Award

48 _{Whose poetic compostions are known as ‘Kafi’ in Gujarati literature?}

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_Kavi

Dheero

49 _{What is the meaning of the word ‘Saputara’?}

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_{Abode of Snake}

50 _{What is the collection of poems by Narsinhrao Divetiya titled?}

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_{Kusum Mala}

PRACTICE PAPER – 5

No. Result

1 _{Which city of Gujarat was once having the city planning like Patan?}

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Ahmedabad

2 _{Which port in Gujarat has been developed as free trade zone?}

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_Kandala 3 _{Who was the director of Bollywood movie Devdas?}

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_{Sanjay Leela Bhansali} 4 _{Which poem did Zaverchand Meghani write addressing Gandhiji when he was}

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5 _{Why Trinetreshwar fair of the tribal is popular?}

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_Svayamvar

6 Which Institute works in Ahmedabad for making the disabled people self-sustainable?

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Apang Manav Mandal

7 _{What is Gandhiji's native Porbandar also known as?}

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_Sudamapuri

8 _{Which Maharashtriyan poet has contributed noteworthy in Gujarati literature?}

Ans:

Bapusaheb Gayakwad

9 _{Which was the first Gujarati film?}

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_{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?}

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_Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel

12 _{How many principal rivers are there in Gujarat?}

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_Seven

13 _{Where is the first Petroleum University of Gujarat situated?}

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_Gandhinagar 14 _{For how many year Gandhiji stayed in Gandhi Ashram?}

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_{13 years}

15 _{Which district has the maximum ports in Gujarat?}

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_Jamnagar 16 _{Who wrote ‘Tare mathe nagara vage mot na re’?}

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_{Devanand Swami}

17 Which award is given in the field of Arts, Language, History and Culture by Govt. of Gujarat?

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Ranjitram Gold medal

18 _{Which city of Asia has maximum no. of female drivers?}

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_Ahmedabd 19 _{Which part of Gujarat is known as the land of Sea shore?}

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_Kachchh 20 _{Where in Gujarat the biggest Rath Yatra festival celebrated?}

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_Ahmedabad 21 _{In which city is the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum located?}

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_Vadodara 22 _{By which Padma Award has the Poet Sundaram been felicitated?}

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Padmabhushan

23 _{Which is Gujarat’s advanced port in Kachchh?}

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_Mundra

24 _{Which lake is formed by a volcano on Pavagarah hill in Gujarat?}

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_Dudhiy

talav

25 _{Which Gujarati has rendered valuable service as Under Secretary of UNO?}

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Chinmay Gharekhan

26 _{How many bears is it believed are there in Gujarat?}

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_{230 to 250} 27 _{Where is the origin of the river Vishwamitri?}

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_{Pavagadh mountain} 28 _{Which is the biggest fish produce centre in Gujarat?}

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_Veraval

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29 _{What did lord Shiv offer to Narsinh Mehta as a reward to his penance?}

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Raaslila

30 _{What is the original name of 'Sundaram'?}

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_{Tibhovandas Purushottamdas}

Luhar

31 _{Which district is the most densely populated district of Gujarat?}

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Gandhinagar

32 _{From which port is salt exported in maximum in Gujarat?}

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_{Bedi Port} 33 _{Name the first Gujarati female to go on a space travel.}

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_{Sunita Williams} 34 _{Name the folk dance of Banaskantha.}

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_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'?}

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_{Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya} 37 _{How is the sand stone of Dhangadhra used?}

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_{For construction work} 38 Who took the leadership of opposing foreign fabrics and liquor shops in

Ahmedabad?

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Mrudula Sarabhai

39 _{What is the international stadium in Ahmedabad called?}

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_{Motera stadium} 40 _{Which collection of poems is well known by poet Kalapi?}

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_{Kalapi no kekarav} 41 _{In which fair do we find Tribals singing on folk instruments like ‘Ranjhaniyu’}

and ‘Penjaniyu’?

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Shamlaji Fair

42 _{Name the Mathematician from Gujarat who, it is believed, has invented Zero?}

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Brahmagupt

43 _{Who got known as ‘Adi Vivechak’ (classic critic)?}

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_Navalram 44 _{When was poet Narmad born? Where?}

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_Surat-1833

45 In which area is the statue of Gujarati poet Akha who wrote satiric poems on social customs situated?

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Khadiya

46 _{Who led the Maha Gujarat movement?}

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_{Indulal Yagnik} 47 _{Which is the largest river in Saurashtra?}

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_Bhadar

48 _{Which place near Bhavnagar was a Vidyapeeth situated in?}

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_Valabhipur 49 _{Mention the native of poet Nakar}

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_Baroda

50 _{Where is the famous Malav Talav in Gujarat?}

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_Dholaka

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No. Result

1 _{Who is given the credit of constructing grammar of Gujarati language?}

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Hemchandracharya

2 _{Where is the ‘Kala Dungar( Black Mountain) located in Gujarat?}

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_Kuchchh 3 _{Which is the famous beach near Surat?}

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_Dumas

4 _{Where did the first Cloth Market start in Gujarat?}

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_Ahmedabad

5 _{Who has been the youngest wicket-keeper and batsman to enter Indian Cricket} team?

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Parthiv Patel

6 _{Where does the tropic of Cancer cut Gujarat?}

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_{At Prantij and Himmatnagar} 7 _{Which river in Gujarat has a hundred years old bridge with artistic umbrellas?}

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Vishwamitri

8 _{Where was Ramanlal V. Desai born?}

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_Shinor

9 _{Which Gujarati started taking crops of sugar cane in South Gujarat?}

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Dayaram Kunwarji Patel

10 _{What is the other name for the river Mahi?}

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_Mahisagar

11 _{Which lake is located in the pilgrim place Dakor?}

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_{Gomati Lake} 12 _{Where in Gujarat is the ‘Centre for Social Studies’?}

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_Surat

13 _{What has Narsinh Mehta talked high about in his Prabhatiya?}

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_Gyan 14 _{Where was the first industrial sector set up in Gujarat?}

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_Rajkot 15 _{Where is the Sikka thermal power station in Gujarat?}

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_Jamnagar

16 _{Like the dacoit Valiya turning into a saint called Valmiki, which dacoit in Kachchh} then became a saint?

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Jesal Jadeja

17 _{Who gave title ‘Ajeevan Yoddho’ (Immortal fighter) to Poet Narmad?}

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Vishwanath Bhatt

18 _{Who was poet Akho's teacher and master?}

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_{Guru Brahmanand}

19 _{When and where was Shri Somnath Sanskrit University established?}

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Veraval, in 2008

20 _{What is the weight of Asiatic lion?}

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_{150 to 170 kgs}

21 _{Which city’s name is associated with the word Do-had?}

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_Dahod

22 _{In North Gujarat, on which Indian month’s full moon day village youngsters dance} with swords in their hands?

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Kartiki

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24 _{Which two dams are built on the river Tapi?}

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_{Kakrapar & Ukai}

25 Who is the first player who has performed well in Shooting and has received Arjun Award for that?

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Udayan Chinubhai

26 _{What is Mithapur known for?}

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_{Tata Chemicals}

27 _{Which Hindu festival celebrated according to English calendar?}

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_Uttrayan 28 _{Where in Gujarat is the earthquake prediction centre?}

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_Bhuj

29 _{Which community dances Thaga dance?}

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_Thakor

30 _{To which district is the holy pilgrimage for Muslims known as Haji Pir belongs?}

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Kachchh

31 _{Wehre is the religious place of Saint Savaiyanath situated?}

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_Zanzarka 32 _{To which district does Taranga Mountain belong?}

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_Mehsana

33 _{Which is the first autobiography in Gujarati?}

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_{Mari Haqiqat}

34 _{Which lake in Kachchh has sweet water even though it is close to the sea?}

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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.?

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Dholo Rano

36 _{Which king provided shelter to the Parsis in Gujarat?}

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_{Jadi Rana} 37 _{Who got Sahastraling lake constructed?}

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_{Sidhdharaj Jaysinh}

38 What was the tenure of Maha Gujarat Movement that took place for independence of Gujarat?

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1956 to 1960

39 _{How many miles distance can the Swift bird cover in an hour?}

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_{100 Miles} 40 _{Which mammal has shown a tremendous increase in its population, in Gujarat}

State?

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Nilgai

41 _{In which Gujarati’s life did the Shivratri festival brought about a turning point?}

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati

42 _{Which Sanctuary in Gujarat is famous for Leopard and Chinkara’s preservation?}

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Vansda Sanctuary

43 _{On which river is the Gira Fall?}

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_Ambika

44 _{Name the eminent artiste in the field of poetry and music.}

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_{Avinash Vyas} 45 _{Which is Gujarat’s biggest river?}

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_Narmada

46 What is the area of Gir Sanctuary – home for the Asiatic lions that are the pride of Gujarat?

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1153 Sq. k.m.

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on journey, even though he had a first class ticket?

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Peter Maritz berg

48 _{Which chief minister of Gujarat started the mid day meal scheme?}

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Madhavsinh Solanki

49 _{Whose inspiration made Kumarpal adopt Jainism?}

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_{Hemchandracharya} 50 _{Where is the Dada Hari step well which is architecturally very valuable?}