Useful points for Life

Useful points for   Life  જીવન   અંગે ગાંઠે બાંધી રાખવા જેવી જેકસન બ્રાઉનની કલમે લખાયેલી  વાતો  * ’કેમ છો     ”     કહેવાની પહેલ દર   વખતે આપણે જ કરવી જોઇએ. * શ્રેષ્ઠ પુસ્ષકો    ખરીદવાની ટેવ રાખો પછી ભલે તે વંચાય કે ન વંચાય. * કોઇએ લંબાવેલો  (દોસ્તીનો) હાથ ક્યારેય તરછોડવો નહીં. * બહાદુર    બનો અથવા તેવો દેખાવ કરો. *આનંદમાં   આવો ત્યારે વ્હીસલ વગાડતાં શીખો. * કોઇને પણ  આપણી વાત કહેતા પહેલાં બે વખત વિચાર કરો. * મહેણું   ક્યારેય ન મારો. * કોઇપણ   આશાવાદીની વાતને તોડી પાડશો નહીં,શક્ય છે કે એની પાસે માત્ર એક જ આશા હોય. * ક્રેડિટ   કાર્ડ સગવડ સાચવવા માટે,ઉધારી કરવા માટે   નહીં. *રાત્રે જમતી વખતે   ટી.વી બંધ રાખવો. * નકારાત્મક   પ્રક્રૃતિના માણસોને મળવાનું ટાળો. *દરેક વ્યકિતને   બીજી તક આપો,ત્રીજી  નહીં. * સંતાનો નાના હોય  ત્યારેથી જ તેમને પૈસાની કિંમત અને બચતનું મહત્વ સમજાવી  દેવું. * જે ગાંઠ  છોડી શકાય એવી હોય તેને કાપશો નહીં. * જેને   તેમે ચાહતા હોય તેની સતત કાળજી લેતા રહો. * કુટુંબના  સભ્યો સાથે પિકનિક પર જવાનું ગોઠવો. * ગોસિપ,નિંદા,જુગાર અને કોઇના  પગારની ચર્ચાથી દૂર રહો. * જિંદગીમાં તમોને   હંમેશા ન્યાય મળશે જ એવું માનીને ચાલવું નહીં. * પત્તા  રમીને સમય વેડફો નહીં. * રસોડામાં  ધોયા વિનાના વાસણો મૂકીને રાત્રે ઊંધી જવું નહીં. * લોકોને તમારી  સમસ્યાઓમાં રસ નથી હોતો એટલું યાદ રાખો. * અફસોસ  કર્યા વિનાનું જીવન જીવો. * ક્યારેક  હારવાની પણ તૈયારી રાખો. * મા-બાપ,પતિ-પત્ની કે  સંતાનોની ટીકા કરવાનું મન થાય ત્યારે જીભ પર કાબૂ   રાખો. * ફોનની   ધંટડી વાગે ત્યારે રિસિવર ઉપાડીને સ્ફૂર્તિભર્યા અવાજે વાત   કરો. * શબ્દો   વાપરાતી વખતે કાળજી રાખો. * બાળકોના  સ્કૂલના કાર્યક્ર્મમા અવશ્ય હાજરી આપો. * બીજાની  સુધ્ધિનો યશ તમે લઇ લેશો નહીં. * ધરડાં  માણસો સાથે ખૂબ સૌર્જન્યતાથી અને ધીરજથી વર્તન કરો. * તમારી   ઓફિસે કે ધરે કોઇ આવે તો એને ઊભા થઇ આવકારો. * મોટી  સમસ્યાઓથી દૂર ભાગો નહીં, મોટી તક એમાં  જ હોઇ શકે છે. *ગંભીર બિમારીમાં   ઓછામાં ઓછા ત્રણ મોટા ડોકટરોનો અભિપ્રાય લો. * શારીરિક  ચુસ્તી કોઇપણ હિસાબે જાળવો. * બચત  કરવાની શિસ્ત પાળો. * સ્કૂલે   જતાં અજાણ્યા છોકરઓ સામે હાથ હલાવીને સ્મિત કરવું. * જે   માણસ પગાર ચૂકવે છે તેની ક્યારેય ટીકા નકરો. * ઉત્સાહી  અને વિધેયાત્મક વિચારો ધરાવતી વ્યકિત બનાવાનો પ્રયત્ન કરો.યાદ રાખો  કે દરેક વ્યકિતને       તેની સારી બાજુ સાંભળવી ગમે છે. * સંતાનોને  કડક શિસ્ત પાઠ ભણાવ્યા પછી તેમેને ઉષ્માપૂણ ભેટવાનું ભૂલશો   નહીં. *   અઠવાડિયે એક વખત   ઉપવાસ કરો. *   કોઇને બોલાવવા ચપટી    વગાડવી નહીં. * ઊંચી   કિંમતવાળી વસ્તુઓની ગુણવત્તા પણ ઊંચી જ હશે એમ માની લેવું   નહીં. * વરસાદ પડતો હોય   ત્યારે ગાડીની હેડલાઇટ ચાલુ રાખો. * ધર પોષાય   એટલી કિંમતનું જ લેવું. * બૂટ  હંમેશા પોલિશ્ડ રાખવા. * સંગીતનું   એકાદ વાજિંત્ર વગાડતા આવડવું જ જોઇએ *જમ્યા   પછી ઇશ્વરનો આભાર અવશ્ય માનવો 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 PRACTICE PAPER - 2 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 PRACTICE PAPER – 3 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 PRACTICE PAPER – 4 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 PRACTICE PAPER – 5 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 PRACTICE PAPER – 6 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