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Which one is the longest river in Gujarat?
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Answer: Option C
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Narmada is the fifth largest river in the country and the largest one in Gujarat. It traverses Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and meets the Gulf of Cambay.
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Which one is the smallest district by area wise in Gujarat?
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Answer: Option A
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Kutch is the largest district of Gujarat while Dang is the smallest.
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Which one of the following is the longest river in Gujarat?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Narmada is the fifth largest river in the country and the largest one in Gujarat. It traverses Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and meets the Gulf of Cambay.
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Which one was the capital of the Vaghela dynasty?
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Answer: Option B
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The Vaghela dynasty was a short-lived dynasty that ruled Gujarat from its capital of Dholka in the 13th century CE.
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Which one was the first capital of Gujarat Sultanate?
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Answer: Option B
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The Gujarat Sultanate (or the Sultanate of Guzerat), was a Medieval Indian kingdom established in the early 15th century in Western India, primarily in the present day state of Gujarat, India. The dynasty was founded by Sultan Zafar Khan Muzaffar, identified variously as a Tanka Rajput. Zafar Khan defeated Farhat-ul-Mulk near Anhilwada Patan and made the city his capital.
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Which one was the first capital of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty?
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Answer: Option C
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Nagabhata Pratihara I extended his control east and south from Mandor, conquering Malwa as far as Gwalior and the port of Bharuch in Gujarat. He established his capital at Avanti in Malwa and checked the expansion of the Arabs, who had established themselves in Sind.
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Which place in Gujarat is known as the headquarters of the White Revolution?
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Answer: Option A
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Which place in Gujarat was mainly known for its agate ornaments?
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Answer: Option D
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At present, the city of Cambay (Khambhat) in western India is one of the largest stone bead working centers of the world and it has been an important center for over two thousand years of documented history.
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Which poet had been named as Raashtreeya Shaayar by Mahatma Gandhi?
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Answer: Option C
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Jhaverchand or Zaverchand Kalidas Meghani was an Indian poet, writer, social reformer and freedom fighter. He is a well known name in the field of Gujarati literature. He was born in Chotila where the Government College has been renamed for this literary figure as Raashtreeya Shaayar Zaverchand Meghani College, Chotila. Mahatma Gandhi spontaneously gave him the title of Raashtreeya Shaayar (National Poet).
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Which poet is popularly known as Kavi Kant?
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Manishankar Ratnji Bhatt, popularly known as Kavi Kant was a Gujarati poet, playwright and essayist. He is an innovator of Khandkavya, a typical Gujarati poetic form and narration of one episode. His book Purvalap (1923) is a landmark in Gujarati poetry.