States PCS: Gujarat GK Questions for GPSC Exams

For all Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) exams including Class 1 & 2 Services, DySO, STI, PI, and other Gujarat state competitive exams.

1. Who is credited with founding the Kokam Theory and served two terms as Chief Minister of Gujarat?
[A] Keshubhai Patel
[B] Chimanbhai Patel
[C] Babubhai J. Patel
[D] Vijay Rupani

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2. Who founded the Kochrab Ashram in Ahmedabad in 1915?
[A] Vallabhbhai Patel
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Mahatma Gandhi
[D] Sardar Bhagat Singh

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3. Who established the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch in Gujarat in July 2016?
[A] Hardik Patel
[B] Jignesh Mevani
[C] Shankersinh Vaghela
[D] Ravi Shankar

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4. Which 13th-century Jain merchant from Bhadreshwar, Kutch, is renowned for his extensive maritime trade and philanthropy?
[A] Jagadu
[B] Virji Vora
[C] Shantidas
[D] Bhima Shah

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5. Captain Maharana Raj Shri Pratapsinhji Sahib, the last Maharana Raj Sahib of Wankaner, belonged to which dynasty?
[A] Jhala
[B] Solanki
[C] Chauhan
[D] Paramara

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6. Which Gujarat-born Indian painter and author is renowned for creating the comic character Bahadur?
[A] R. K. Laxman
[B] Abid Surti
[C] Bhupen Khakhar
[D] Tyeb Mehta

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7. Who served as the 15th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Command during the 1971 Indo-Pak War?
[A] Lieutenant General T.N. Raina
[B] Lieutenant General K.S. Thimayya
[C] Lieutenant General Sam Manekshaw
[D] Lieutenant General Faridoon Noshir Billimoria

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8. Who founded Samaldas Arts College in 1885?
[A] Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad
[B] Maharaja Takhtsinhji of Bhavnagar
[C] Diwan Gopal Krishna Gokhale
[D] Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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9. Who served as Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary from 1917 to 1942?
[A] Vinoba Bhave
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Mahadev Haribhai Desai
[D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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10. Which 1919 British colonial law triggered widespread protests in Gujarat?
[A] Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
[B] Rowlatt Act
[C] Government of India Act
[D] Salt Act

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