Gujarat GK Questions

[A] India’s first private port

Notes:

Pipavav in Gujarat is known for being India’s first private port. The port is located on the west coast of India and handles containers, bulk, and liquid cargo. It was constructed in 1992 and opened in 2002. The port’s lead promoter is APM Terminals, one of the world’s largest container terminal operators.

The port’s services include: Pilotage, Towage, Cargo handling, and Logistics support.

The port is connected to the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), an electrified, double-track rail corridor. The DFC will increase rail capacity 10-fold.

The World Bank has ranked Pipavav Port as India’s most efficient port.

[D] 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

[A] Rai Karan

Notes:

In 1297 AD, Allauddin Khilji annexed Gujarat, which was ruled by Rai Karan. He plundered Anhilwara and Somnath and married to Kamla Devi, the queen of Rai Karan.

[D] Porbandar

Notes:

The famous Madhavpur Mela started at Madhavpur Ghed in the Porbandar district of Gujarat on March 25, 2018. In a unique initiative, the 4-day Mela will showcase for the first time the cultural integration of the North-East with Gujarat. It will share its connection to the Mishmi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. The Mishmi Tribe traces its ancestry to the legendary King Bhishmak and through him to his daughter Rukmini and Lord Krishna. For the first time, the festival will celebrate the immortal journey which Rukmini undertook from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat with Lord Krishna. The festival will see a vibrant cultural trail of art, dance, music, poetry, story-telling and folk drama from the North-Eastern States with the aim to integrate the rich cultures of the two regions.

[D] 1, 2 & 3

Notes:

Statements 1, 2 & 3 are all correct. Gujarat is the leading cotton-growing state followed by Maharashtra. Statement 2 is also correct Maharashtra has the largest area under cotton cultivation. Statement 3 is also correct cotton productivity has been highest in Karnataka at 670 kgs, in Gujarat at 633 kgs per hectare.

[B] Only 1, 2 & 3

Notes:

The Malwa region occupies a plateau in western Madhya Pradesh and south-eastern Rajasthan with Gujarat in the west. The region includes the Madhya Pradesh districts of Dewas, Dhar, Indore, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur, Ujjain, and parts of Guna and Sehore, and Rajasthan districts of Jhalawar and parts of Banswara and Chittorgarh. The plateau is bound in the northeast by the Hadoti region, in the northwest by the Mewar region, in the west by the Vagad region and Gujarat. To the south and east is the Vindhya Range and to the north is the Bundelkhand upland. The average elevation of the plateau is 450-500 m. The Mahi River drains the western part of the Malwa Plateau, while the Chambal River drains the central part, and the Betwa River and the headwaters of the Dhasan and Ken Rivers drain the east. The Shipra River is of historical importance because of the Simhasth mela, held every 12 years. Other notable rivers are Parbati, Gambhir and Choti Kali Sindh.

[C] Both 1 & 2

Notes:

Approximately 65% of India’s cotton is produced on rainfed areas and 35% on irrigated lands. Cotton is produced in India in three zones viz., the Northern zone comprising the States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, Central zone comprising the States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and the Southern zone comprising the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Besides these nine States, cotton cultivation has gained momentum in the eastern State of Orissa.

[D] 1, 2 & 3

Notes:

Tso Lhamo Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an altitude of 5,330 m in Sikkim. Sheshnag Lake is an alpine high-altitude oligotrophic lake situated in Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir. Nal Sarovar is situated in the Ahmedabad district in Gujarat.