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. In which Taluka of Kutch district, Gujarat, is the historic Kanthkot Fort situated?

[A] Bhuj
[B] Bhachau
[C] Mandvi
[D] Abdasa

2. Who was the Diwan of Junagadh responsible for constructing 12,000 steps on Mt Girnar?

[A] Gopal Krishna Gokhale
[B] Haridas Viharidas Desai
[C] Morvi Maharaja Sir Waghji Thakor
[D] Bhavsinhji II of Bhavnagar

3. Who founded the historic fortified town of Mundra in the 1640s?

[A] Bhojarajji I of Cutch State
[B] Ranjit Singh of Punjab
[C] Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj of Maharashtra
[D] Tipu Sultan of Mysore

4. Which dynasty ruled Sindh independently after 854 CE?

[A] Habbarid dynasty
[B] Ghaznavid dynasty
[C] Rashtrakuta dynasty
[D] Chola dynasty

5. Who commissioned the construction of the Aina Mahal in Bhuj, Kutch?

[A] Rao Deshalji I
[B] Rao Godji I
[C] Rao Lakhpatji
[D] Rao Bharmalji I

6. Which district, formed in 2013 from Sabarkantha, is Gujarat’s 29th district and named after a hill range?

[A] Aravalli
[B] Valsad
[C] Gir Somnath
[D] Devbhoomi Dwarka

7. In which region of Gujarat is the Memoni language predominantly spoken?

[A] Kathiawar
[B] Kutch
[C] Saurashtra
[D] Vadodara

8. Where was the Kochrab Ashram, established by Mahatma Gandhi in 1915, located?

[A] Ahmedabad
[B] Surat
[C] Vadodara
[D] Rajkot

9. According to the 2011 Census, how many villages are there in Gujarat?

[A] 17843
[B] 15,672
[C] 20,134
[D] 16,890

10. Who is the author of the Gujarati poetry collection Kalapi no Kekarav?

[A] Umashankar Joshi
[B] Jhaverchand Meghani
[C] Kalapi
[D] Dalpatram

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