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.

21. Which Maurya emperor is credited with promoting the spread of Buddhism in Gujarat?

[A] Chandragupta Maurya
[B] Bindusara
[C] Samprati
[D] Ashoka

22. Who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat who died in a plane crash during the 1965 Indo-Pak war?

[A] Balwantrai Mehta
[B] Chimanbhai Patel
[C] Hitendra Desai
[D] Babubhai J. Patel

23. Which port established by the Portuguese in Gujarat is renowned for its historic fort and strategic position on the Arabian Sea?

[A] Daman
[B] Diu
[C] Veraval
[D] Porbandar

24. Who was the builder of the Nazarbaug Palace in Vadodara, constructed in 1721?

[A] Malhar Rao Gaekwad
[B] Sayajirao Gaekwad
[C] Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
[D] Ranjit Singh

25. Who is the author of the famous Gujarati song Tārī āṅkh no aphīṇī?

[A] Vēṇībhāī Purohit
[B] Umashankar Joshi
[C] Jhaverchand Meghani
[D] Kalapi

26. Who was the editor of the popular Gujarati series Ardhi Sadi ni Vachanyatra?

[A] Umashankar Joshi
[B] Mahendra Meghani
[C] Jhaverchand Meghani
[D] Rajendra Shah

27. Who was the Gujarat music composer who scored the film Kashino Dikro and won the Gujarat State Award for Best Music Director?

[A] Avinash Vyas
[B] Chitragupt Shrivastava
[C] Kshemubhai Divetia
[D] Mahesh Kanodia

28. Which Gujarati film directed by Ketan Mehta won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration in 1981?

[A] Bhavni Bhavai
[B] Manthan
[C] Gandhi
[D] Mirch Masala

29. From which port in Gujarat does National Highway 15 (NH15) originate?

[A] Porbandar
[B] Kandla
[C] Veraval
[D] Hazira

30. In which city is Baba Lului’s Mosque, a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, located?

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

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