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1. The Ahmedabad city was founded by Ahmed I in the year

(A)1411
(B)1427
(C)1434
(D)1456

Correct Answer: (A)1411

2. In which year the capital of Gujarat shifted from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar

(A)1965
(B)1968
(C)1970
(D)1982

Correct Answer: (C)1970

3. Who was the first Chief Minister of Gujarat

(A)Babubhai J. Patel
(B)Chimanbhai Patel
(C)Balwantrai Mehta
(D)Jivraj Narayan Mehta

Correct Answer: (D)Jivraj Narayan Mehta

4. The British East India Company established its first factory in

(A)Ahmedabad
(B)Surat
(C)Gandhinagar
(D)Rajkot

Correct Answer: (B)Surat

5. Which one is the longest river in Gujarat

(A)Sabarmati
(B)Mahi
(C)Narmada
(D)Tapi

Correct Answer: (C)Narmada

6. Gujarat is the largest producer of _______

(A)Rice
(B)Milk
(C)Wheat
(D)Mango

Correct Answer: (B)Milk

7. On which river the Sardar Sarovar Dam is buit

(A)Daman Ganga River
(B)Tapti River
(C)Sabarmati River
(D)Narmada River

Correct Answer: (D)Narmada River

8. Sabarmati Ashram was built in the year

(A) 1917
(B) 1919
(C) 1920
(D) 1922

Correct Answer: (A) 1917

9. Total number of Districts in Gujarat

(A)28
(B)33
(C)35
(D)39

Correct Answer: (B)33

10. Which one is the largest District of Gujarat

(A)Junagadh
(B)Jamnagar
(C)Kutch
(D)Bhavnagar

Correct Answer: (C)Kutch

11. Which district have the largest forest area in Gujarat

(A)Dang
(B)Gir Somnath
(C)Tapi
(D)Amreli

Correct Answer: (A)Dang

12. Total number of National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries

(A)5 National Park and 17 Sanctuaries
(B)4 National Park and 19 Sanctuaries
(C)4 National Park and 21 Sanctuaries
(D)3 National Park and 15 Sanctuaries

Correct Answer: (C)4 National Park and 21 Sanctuaries

13. The Gir Forest National Park was established in the year

(A)1962
(B)1965
(C)1968
(D)1970

Correct Answer: (B)1965

14. Which city is also known as the Diamond City of India

(A)Rajkot
(B)Surat
(C)Gandhinagar
(D)Ahmedabad

Correct Answer: (B)Surat

15. Which one is an ancient Indus valley civilisation city located in Gujarat

(A)Harappa
(B)Mehargarh
(C)Lothal
(D)Mohenjo-Daro

Correct Answer: (C)Lothal

16. In which year the AMUL (Anand Milk Federation Union Limited) was founded

(A)1942
(B)1946
(C)1951
(D)1962

Correct Answer: (B)1946

17. What is the name of the first full length Gujrati Film

(A)Shethani
(B)Ranakdevi
(C)Narsinh Mehta
(D)Gunasundari

Correct Answer: (C)Narsinh Mehta

18. The Gujarati Sahitya Parishad was established in the year

(A)1905
(B)1908
(C)1912
(D)1916

Correct Answer: (A)1905

19. Who was the first President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

(A)Ambalal S. Desai
(B)Keshavlal Dhruv
(C)Govardhanram Tripathi
(D)Narsinhrao Divetia

Correct Answer: (C)Govardhanram Tripathi

20. Who had built the Sun Temple of Modhera

(A)Bhimdev I
(B)Karandev I
(C)Siddharaj Jaisinh
(D)Kumarapala

Correct Answer: (A)Bhimdev I

21. The Battle of Assaye was fought in the year

(A)1803
(B)1804
(C)1805
(D)1807

Correct Answer: (A)1803

22. Total number of Parliamentary constituency in Gujarat is

(A)22
(B)26
(C)28
(D)32

Correct Answer: (B)26

23. The Gujarat High Court was established in the year

(A)1956
(B)1960
(C)1963
(D)1965

Correct Answer: (B)1960

24. The first Chief Justice of Gujarat is

(A)Kantilal Desai
(B)Nomanbhai Miabhoy
(C)Prafullchandra Bhagvati
(D)Sunderlal Desai

Correct Answer: (D)Sunderlal Desai

25. Who was the first Governor of Gujarat

(A)Shriman Narayan
(B)Nityanand Kanungo
(C)Mehdi Nawaz Jung
(D)Sharda Mukherjee

Correct Answer: (C)Mehdi Nawaz Jung

26. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of Gujarat

(A)Narendra Modi
(B)Jivraj Narayan Mehta
(C)Shankersinh Vaghela
(D)Chimanbhai Patel

Correct Answer: (A)Narendra Modi

27. The Taranga Jain Temple was constructed by

(A)Karna
(B)Kumarapala
(C)Ajayapala
(D)Bhima II

Correct Answer: (B)Kumarapala

28. Which one is the smallest district by area wise in Gujarat

(A)Dang
(B)Gandhinagar
(C)Porbandar
(D)Mahisagar

Correct Answer: (A)Dang

29. The UNESCO heritage site "Rani ki vav" is located in which district

(A)Bharuch
(B)Amreli
(C)Bhavnagar
(D)Patan

Correct Answer: (D)Patan

30. Who had been conferred the title of Avanijanasraya after driven out Arab invaders from Gujarat

(A)Narasimhavarman I
(B)Vikramaditya II
(C)Pulakesi
(D)Harsha

Correct Answer: (C)Pulakesi

31. Who was the last Hindu ruler of Gujarat

(A)Karandev
(B)Visaladeva
(C)Mularaja
(D)Tribhuvanapala

Correct Answer: (A)Karandev

32. Who had established the Sultanate of Gujarat

(A)Ahmad Shah I
(B)Muzaffar Shah I
(C)Bahadur Shah
(D)Mahmud Begada

Correct Answer: (B)Muzaffar Shah I

33. Which one was the first capital of Gujarat Sultanate

(A)Ahmedabad
(B)Anhilwad Patan
(C)Muhammadabad
(D)None of the above

Correct Answer: (B)Anhilwad Patan

34. Which Mughal Emperor was born at Dahod in Gujarat

(A)Akbar
(B)Shah Jahan
(C)Aurangzeb
(D)Bahadur Shah I

Correct Answer: (C)Aurangzeb

35. Which one is the first European power to arrive in Gujarat

(A)France
(B)English
(C)Dutch
(D)Portuguese

Correct Answer: (D)Portuguese

36. In which year the Navnirman Andolan was started in Gujarat

(A)1972
(B)1974
(C)1975
(D)1976

Correct Answer: (B)1974

37. In which year, the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam was started

(A)1982
(B)1985
(C)1987
(D)1990

Correct Answer: (D)1990

38. Total number of memebers in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly is

(A)156
(B)171
(C)180
(D)182

Correct Answer: (D)182

39. Who was the first speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly

(A)Kalyanji V. Mehta
(B)Mansinhji Rana
(C)Raghavji Leuva
(D)Kundanlal Dholakia

Correct Answer: (A)Kalyanji V. Mehta

40. Which poet had been named as Raashtreeya Shaayar by Mahatma Gandhi

(A)Umashankar Jethalal Joshi
(B)Avinash Vyas
(C)Jhaverchand Meghani
(D)Govardhanram Tripathi

Correct Answer: (C)Jhaverchand Meghani

41. Who was the first Gujarati laureates to win the Jnanpith Award

(A)Rajendra Shah
(B)Umashankar Joshi
(C)K. M. Munshi
(D)Raghuveer Chaudhari

Correct Answer: (B)Umashankar Joshi

42. Which one is the first original novel of Gujarati literature

(A)Karan Ghelo
(B)Bhatt nu Bhopalu
(C)Veermati
(D)Ishvara Prarthanamala

Correct Answer: (A)Karan Ghelo

43. Who wrote the novel Saraswatichandra

(A)Nandshankar Mehta
(B)Navalram Pandya
(C)Bholanath Sarabhai
(D)Govardhanram Madhavaram Tripathi

Correct Answer: (D)Govardhanram Madhavaram Tripathi

44. Which poet is popularly known as Kavi Kant

(A)Abbas Abdulali Vasi
(B)Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil
(C)Manishankar Ratnji Bhatt
(D)Dalpatram Dahyabhai Travadi

Correct Answer: (C)Manishankar Ratnji Bhatt

45. The first Gujarati newspaper "Bombay Samachar" was published in the year

(A)1820
(B)1822
(C)1831
(D)1840

Correct Answer: (B)1822

46. Who had build the Sun Temple of Modhera

(A)Vallabharaja
(B)Durlabharaja
(C)Bhima I
(D)Karna

Correct Answer: (C)Bhima I

47. Where is the world's largest graveyard of ships is located

(A)Alang
(B)Kandla
(C)Mandavi
(D)Porbandar

Correct Answer: (A)Alang

48. Which one is the largest national park in Gujarat

(A)Vansda National Park
(B)Marine National Park
(C)Blackbuck National Park
(D)Gir Forest National Park

Correct Answer: (D)Gir Forest National Park

49. The oldest Museum in Gujarat, the Kutch Museum was established in the year

(A)1877
(B)1891
(C)1897
(D)1899

Correct Answer: (A)1877

50. Who among the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association

(A)Mahatma Gandhi
(B)J. B. Kripalani
(C)N. M. Joshi
(D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Correct Answer: (A)Mahatma Gandhi

51. The Waghera Uprising happened in

(A)Surat
(B)Rajkot
(C)Baroda
(D)Ahmedabad

Correct Answer: (C)Baroda

52. Surat is located on the banks of the river

(A)Narmada
(B)Sharavathi
(C)Mahi
(D)Tapti

Correct Answer: (D)Tapti

53. Which one is Gujarat's first kerosene free district

(A)Gandhinagar
(B)Junagadh
(C)Surat
(D)Porbandar

Correct Answer: (A)Gandhinagar