Gujarat General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Gujarat General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1. Which Indian prime minister was from Gujarat?
(A) Charan Singh (B) Lal Bahadur Shastri (C) Inder Kumar Gujral (D) Morarji Desai (Ans : D)

2. Who was Gujarat’s first sultan?
(A) Nadir Shah (B) Ahmed Shah (C) Farid Khan (D) Dilawar Khan (Ans : B)
3. Which is the capital of Gujarat?
(A) Gandhinagar (B) Ahmedabad (C) Baroda (D) Rajkot (Ans : A)

4. What is the area of Gujarat?
(A) 99,124 sq. mi. (B) 12,306 sq. mi. (C) 75,685 sq. mi. (D) 24,875 sq. mi. (Ans : C)

5. Who is the present Governor of Gujarat state?
(A) S.C. Jamir (B) O. P. Kohli (C) Nawal Kishore Sharma (D) Balram Jakhar (Ans : B)

6. Which is largest city of Gujarat state of India?
(A) Surat (B) Vadodara (C) Rajkot (D) Ahmedabad (Ans : D)

7. Official language of Gujarat–
(A) Gujarati (B) Memoni (C) Hindi (D) Kutchi (Ans : A)

8. How many districts are there in Gujarat ?
(A) 30 (B) 31 (C) 32 (D) 33 (Ans : D)

9. Gujarat state flower–
(A) Marigold (B) Jasmine (C) Rose (D) Lilly (Ans : A)

10. Capital city of Gujarat–
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Rajkot (C) Anand (D) Gandhi nagar (Ans : D)

11. Gujarat formation day–
(A) 01 May (B) 01 January (C) 01 November (D) 01 March (Ans : A)

12. Which industry is famous with city Surat–
(A) Textile (B) Tourism (C) Oil & gas (D) Coal (Ans : A)

13. From the following ports list which port is not associated with Gujarat–
(A) Porbandar (B) Pipavav (C) Kandla (D) Udangudi port (Ans : D)

14. Number of Assembly seats in Gujarat–
(A) 216 (B) 174 (C) 182 (D) 201 (Ans : C)

15. Gujrat is bordered by .... state to the north.
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Maharshtra (C) Rajasthan (D) Arabian Sea (Ans : C)

16. Gujrat is bordered by .... state to the south.
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Maharshtra (C) Rajasthan (D) Arabian Sea (Ans : B)

17. Gujrat is bordered by .... state to the east.
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Maharshtra (C) Rajasthan (D) Arabian Sea (Ans : A)

18. When was the Gujrat State Established?
(A) 1 May 1960 (B) 2 May 1960 (C) 1 May 1961 (D) 1 May 1962 (Ans : A)

19. The Somnath Temple is located on the..... coast of Gujarat, India.
(A) western (B) southern (C) northen (D) east (Ans : A)

20. When The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary of Gujrat was Established?
(A) 1965 (B) 1966 (C) 1967 (D) 1968 (Ans : A)

21. Surat city of Gujrat is situated on the left bank of ..... River.
(A) Tapi (B) Narmada (C) Sabarmati (D) Mahi (Ans : A)

22. Rajkot city of Gujrat is situated on banks of .....Rivers.
(A) Narmada (B) Aji and Nyari (C) Tapi (D) Mahi (Ans : B)

23. When was Gujarat formed?
(A) 5 February 1948 (B) 1 May 1960 (C) 7 July 1972 (D) 1 November 1956 (Ans : B)

24. Which sea is to the west of Gujarat?
(A) Yellow (B) Arabian (C) Timor (D) Laptev (Ans : B)

25. Which state is to the north of Gujarat?
(A) Karnataka (B) Odisha (C) Rajasthan (D) Tamil Nadu (Ans : C)

QN: Who is the Governor of Gujarat?

Answer: Om Prakash Kohli

QN: Who is the Chief Minister of Gujarat?

Answer:  Vijay Rupani (since 7 August 2016)

QN: Who was the First Governor of Gujrat?

Answer: Mehdi Nawaz Jung

QN: Who was the First Chief minister of Gujarat?

Answer: Jivraj Narayan Mehta

QN: Who is the present speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly?

Answer: Ramanlal Vora

QN: Deputy Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Answer: Shambhuji Thakor

QN: From Gujarat to Goa, what is the coastline called?

Answer: Konkan

QN: Dantiwada dam is situated in which Indian state?

Answer: Gujarat

QN: India’s first railway line, P.P.P. Starting on model (private-public)?

Answer: Gujarat

National Parks of Gujarat:

S.N. Name of National Park Location/District Year
1 Gir Forest National Park Somnath 1975
2 Blackbuck National Park Bhavnagar 1976
3 Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch DevBhoomi Dwarka 1982
4 Vansda National Park Navsari 1979

Wildlife Sanctuaries of Gujarat

S.N. Name of Wildlife Sanctuary Location/District Year
1 Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary Banaskantha 1989
2 Barda Wildlife Sanctuary Porbandar & Jamnagar 1979
3 Gaga Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary Jamnagar 1988
4 Gir Wildlife Sanctuary Junagadh 1965
5 Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary Junagadh 2008
6 Hingolgadh Nature Reserve Wildlife Sanctuary Rajkot 1980
7 Jambugodha Wildlife Sanctuary Panchmahal 1990
8 Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary Banaskantha 1978
9 Lala Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary Kutch 1995
10 Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary Kutch 1986
11 Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary Jamnagar 1981
12 Marine (Gulf of Kachchh Wildlife Sanctuary) Dev Bhoomi Dwarka 1980
13 Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary Bhavnagar 2004
14 Nal Sarovar Bird Wildlife Sanctuary Ahemdabad, Surendranagar 1969
15 Narayan Sarovar (Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary) Kutch 1995
16 Paniya Wildlife Sanctuary Amreli 1989
17 Porbandar Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Porbandar 1988
18 Purna Wildlife Sanctuary Dangs 1990
19 Rampara  Vidi Wildlife Sanctuary Rajkot 1988
20 Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary Dahod 1982
21 Shoolpanseswar Wildlife Sanctuary Narmada 1982
22 Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Mehsana 1988
23 Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary Kutch 1973

Quiz: Largest city name of Gujarat is?
Answer: Ahmedabad

Quiz: Area rank of Gujarat in India is?
Answer: 5th

Quiz: Total Population of Gujarat according to (2011)
Answer: 60,383,628

Quiz: Population Rank in of Gujarat in India is?
Answer: 9th

Quiz: Gujarat Population Density is?
Answer: 308/km2 (800/sq mi)

Quiz: Largest River in Gujarat is?
Answer: Sabarmati

Quiz: Which sea is to the west of Gujarat?
Answer: Arabian

Quiz: What is the name of state, which is located to the north of Gujarat?
Answer: Rajasthan

Quiz: What is the name of state, which is located to the east of Gujarat?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Quiz: Which river flows through Surat?
Answer: Tapi