Q. What was the capital of Saurashtra State during its existence from 1948 to 1956?
Answer: Rajkot
Notes: Saurashtra State (1948-1956), formerly United State of Kathiawar, was formed from ~200 princely states on the Kathiawar peninsula with Rajkot as capital. It merged into Bombay State in 1956 and later became part of Gujarat in 1960 after linguistic reorganization.