Q 01/05

Which big cat has its only remaining natural home in and around Gir National Park in Gujarat?

A) Bengal tiger

B) Asiatic lion

C) Snow leopard

D) Asiatic cheetah

Answer · why

B) Asiatic lion

The Asiatic lion was down to about a dozen animals by the end of the 19th century, all of them in the Gir Forest, which was then a nawab's private hun...

Q 02/05

Which product has been banned from sale across Gujarat ever since the state was created in 1960?

A) Alcohol

B) Tobacco

C) Fireworks

D) Plastic bags

Answer · why

A) Alcohol

Alcohol has been prohibited ever since Gujarat inherited the ban from the old Bombay State, though bootlegging networks smuggle liquor in from neighbo...

Q 03/05

The Statue of Unity in Gujarat, the tallest statue in the world, depicts which leader nicknamed the Iron Man of India?

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Subhas Chandra Bose

C) Vallabhbhai Patel

D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer · why

C) Vallabhbhai Patel

Vallabhbhai Patel earned the nickname for holding the newly independent country together as its first deputy prime minister and home minister. His sta...

Q 04/05

Which coastal Gujarat city is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and, by tradition, of Krishna's friend Sudama?

A) Porbandar

B) Rajkot

C) Bhavnagar

D) Veraval

Answer · why

A) Porbandar

Porbandar honours both sons: the Kirti Mandir memorial marks Gandhi's birthplace near the main bazaar, and a temple in the city is one of the few in I...

Q 05/05

Which circle dance from Gujarat is performed around a lit earthen pot during the nine nights of Navratri?

A) Bhangra

B) Lavani

C) Ghoomar

D) Garba

Answer · why

D) Garba

Garba takes its name from the Sanskrit word for womb, and the flame glowing inside the pierced pot stands for the soul within it.