GUJARAT 

*Formed on - May 1,1960
*Capital - Gandhinagar
*Major Languages - Gujarati
*High Court - Ahmedabad
*Official animal - Asiatic Lion
*Official bird - Great Flemingo
*State flower - Mary Gold
*Official dance - Garba
*Major Festivals - Holi, Navarathri, Deepavali
*Major rivers - Narmada, Tapti,Sabarmati
*Major lakes - Chandola,Damodarkund
*Airport - Sardar VallabhaiAirport,
Bhavnagar
*Land of Epics 
Ans : Gujarat 
*Land of legends 
Ans : Gujarat
*Old name of Gujarat 
Ans : Gurjaram
*State having the largest coastline in India
Ans : Gujarat
*Western most state in India
Ans : Gujarat
*Largest producer of salt and groundnuts
Ans : Gujarat
*First state to completely prohibit liquor
Ans : Gujarat
*First fourline Express Highway in India was established in
Ans : Gujarat (Ahmedabad to Vadodara)
*First Indian state to launch Agro-Solar policy
Ans : Gujarat
*India's first Disabled friendly beach is situated in
Ans : Gujarat
*Historic sea coast 'Dandi' is in
Ans : Gujarat
*The state having the largest barren land
Ans : Gujarat
*State having the most number of airports
Ans : Gujarat
*The state which has the largest wind farm in Asia
Ans : Gujarat
*The state in which the white revolution started in India
Ans : Gujarat
*First state to make compulsory voting in Local body election
Ans : Gujarat
*Indian state having the least number of Unemployed people
Ans : Gujarat

FAMOUS HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECTS IN GUJARAT

*Ukai - Tapti river
*Kakrapara - Tapti river
*Sardar Sarovar - Namada river

FROM RANN OF KUTCH TO SANJAN

 
*India's first Marine National Park was established at
Ans : Rann of Kutch
*The people inhabited at Rann of Kutch is known as
Ans : Kutchi People
*The marshy land lies at the mouth of river Indus
Ans : Rann of Kutch 
*First Marine National Park (at Rann of Kutch) in India is situated in the district of 
Ans : Devbhumi Dwaraka 
*The Indus valley site which is situated at the island of Khadir Bet in Rann of Kutch 
Ans : Dholavira
*The region which protects the wild ass in India
Ans : Rann of Kutch
*First E-Governance district in India 
Ans : Baroda 
*Headquarters of Bank of Baroda is at
Ans : Baroda
*Reliance Stadium is situated in
Ans : Baroda
*Groundnut Research Institute is situated at
Ans : Junagarh
*The old name of Porbandar
Ans : Sudhamapuri
*Kirti mandir is situated in the city of
Ans : Porbandar
*India's first milk ATM was launched at
Ans : Anand
*Institute of Rural Management is located at
Ans : Anand
*The place in which the white revolution started in India
Ans : Anand
*Headquarters of Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL)
Ans : Anand
*Second largest thermal power plant in India
Ans : Mundra
*Largest private port in India 
Ans : Mundra
*First private sector port in India 
Ans : Pipavav (Gujarat)
*Major seaport of Gujarat
Ans : Kandla
*First Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in India
Ans : Kandla
*Largest tidal port in India
Ans :  Kandla
*The town which was the capital of Gujarat upto 1970
Ans : Ahmedabad
*Old name of Ahmedabad
Ans : Karnavati
*Sardar Patel International Airport is located at
Ans : Ahmedabad
*Sardar Patel University is located at
Ans :  Ahmedabad
*Baba Saheb Ambedkar Open University is situated
 Ans : Ahmedabad
*Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Memorial is situated in
 Ans : Ahmedabad
*The Manchester of India
 Ans : Ahmedabad
*The Manchester of the East
Ans :  Ahmedabad
*Denim city of India
Ans : Ahmedabad
*The Space Application Centre of ISRO is located at
Ans : Ahmedabad
*The Physical Research Laboratory for space and allied sciences is situated at
 Ans : Ahmedabad
*The place known as Boston of India
 Ans : Ahmedabad
*Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sabarmati
*The training centre of Cartoon Cinema in India
Ans : Ahmedabad 
*Second oldest Stock Exchange in India 
Ans : Ahmedabad Stock Exchange
*Largest public Hospital in Asia 
Ans : Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
*The headquarters of Darpana Academy for Performing Arts
Ans : Ahmedabad
*First complete vegetable pizza hut in the world was started in
Ans : Ahmedabad
*Headquarters of Self Employees Women's Association (SEWA)
Ans : Ahmedabad
*The resting place of Morarji Desai (Abhay Ghat) is located at
Ans : Ahmedabad
*Calico Museum of Textiles is situated at 
Ans : Ahmedabad 
*First Swami Narayana Temple in the world is located at
Ans : Ahmedabad
*The place from where Gandhiji started the Dandi March
Ans : Parantham Ashram(Ahmedabad)
*Judicial capital of Gujarat
Ans : Ahmedabad
*National Institute of Design is situated at
Ans : Ahmedabad
*National Dairy Research Institute at
Ans : Karnal (Haryana)
*National Dairy Development Board
Ans : Anand (Gujarat)
*Asia's first commercial wind farm is at 
Ans : Mandvi
*The prominent Port during the time of Indus Valley Civilization 
Ans : Lothal
*World's largest ship breaking yard is in 
Ans : Alang
*The place known as the grave yard of ships 
Ans : Alang
*India's largest Oil refinery is 
Ans : Jamnagar Oil Refinery 
*India's first Disabled friendly beach 
Ans : Tithal Beach
*First princely state in India to introduce a postal stamp
Ans : Kathiawar
*Ahmedabad to Vadodara Express high way is known as
Ans : National Express way  
*Old name of Surat 
Ans : Suryapur
*Diamond city of India 
Ans : Surat
*The famous city of India for gems trade 
Ans : Surat
*The place where the first British factory in India was started
Ans : Surat
*Commercial capital of Gujarat 
Ans : Surat
*The Sarada Math (Dwaraka) was founded by
Ans : Sri Sankaracharya 
*Porbandar is the birthplace of
Ans : Mahatma Gandhi 
*First woman Chief Minister of Gujarat 
Ans : Anandiben Patel  
*National Dairy Development board was founded by
Ans : Varghese Kurien
*The personality known as 'Father of Indian White Revolution' 
Varghese Kurien
*The personality known as the 'Milk man of India'
Ans : Varghese Kurien
*Darpana Academy for Performing Arts was started by
Ans : vikram Sarabhai and Mrinalini Sarabhai  
*Founder of Self Employees Women's - Association (SEWA) 
Ans : Ela Bhatt 
*The cricket player known as Baroda Express
Ans : Zaheer Khan   
*Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (1938) and Vana Maholsav (1950) were started by
Ans : K.M.Munshi  
*First Chief Minister in India who was killed in a foreign attack  
Ans : Balwant Rai Mehta   
*The personality who is associated with the Narmada Bachao Andolan 
Ans : Medha Patkar

STATUE OF UNITY

*Largest statue under construction
Ans : Statue of Unity
*Statue of Unity is built in memory of 
Ans : Sardar Vallabhai Patel
*Height of Statue of Unity 182 
Ans : M. (597 ft.)
*Statue of Unity is located in 
Ans : Sadhu bet Island
*Architect of Statue of Unity 
Ans : Joseph Menna
*Statue of Unity is facing the 
Ans : Narmada Dam
*Surat is situated on the banks of the river 
Ans : Tapti
*Sardar Patel Museum is Situated at 
Ans : Surat
*Ahmedabad Mill Strike  - 1918
*Salt Satyagraha - 1930
*Amul was started in - 1946
*Bhuj Earth-quake - January 26,2001
*Godhra Massacre - 2002
*Akshardham Terrorist Attack - September 24,2002

MAJOR RIVERS IN GUJARAT

*Sabarmathi  *Narmada
*Tapti       *Mahi
*Aji       *Ozat
*Rupen        *Hiran
*Sardar Patel National Institute of Technology is at
Ans  : Surat
*First Indian City which was completely under CCTV surveillance
Ans  : Surat
*Largest museum associated with the life of Mahatma Gandhi
Ans  : Dandi Kutir Museum,Gandhi Nagar 
*The Jain centre in Gujarat 
Ans  : Palithana 
*Headquarters of Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute 
Ans  : Bhavnagar
*The Atomic power station located in Gujarat
Ans  : Kakrapara
*The famous oil refinery located in Gujarat 
Ans  : Koyali
*The archaeological park in Gujarat which was included in the UNESCO Heritage list 
Ans  : Champaner Pavagadh 
*Largest solar plant of India is situated at 
Ans  : Madhapuri
*Nano Car factory in Gujarat is located at 
Ans  : Sanand
*The capital city of Lord Sri Krishna in Gujarat
Ans  : Dwaraka 

POPULAR DANCE FORMS IN GUJARAT

*Dandiya Rass  
*Garba 
*Tippani



*The beach in Gujarat which was connected with the Salt Satyagraha
Ans : Dandi
*The revolt which was held in Gujarat demanding the OBC reservation to the Patel Caste
Ans : Patel Revolt
*The leader of Patel Revolt
Ans : Hardik Patel
*Patel Revolt was held in 
Ans : 2015
*The Indian region where the Parsi people came in India for the first time
Ans : Sanjam
*The National Park in India where the Asiatic Lions are protected 
Ans : Gir National Park
*Gir Forest National Park is at 
Ans : Somnath
*Gir Wild Life Sanctuary and National Park 
Ans : Junagarh
*Largest Biosphere Reserve in India 
Ans : Gyan Bharti
*Black Buck National Park 
Ans : Bhavnagar
*Wild Ass Sanctuary 
Ans : Kutch
*Thol Wild Life Sanctuary 
Ans : Mehsana
*Kutch Desert Wild life sanctuary 
Ans : Kutch
*Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary 
Ans : Kutch
*The Commissions which enquired the Gujarat Riot  
Ans : Nanavati Commission,K.G.sha Commission .
*Gujarat Riot was held in
Ans : 2002
*The documentary which was made concering of Gujarat Riot
Ans : Final Solution 
*Director of Final solution 
Ans : Rakesh Sharma