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The correct answer is Both statements are correct.

Key Points

• Lalchand Hirachand
• He belonged to the Walchand group.
• He was the youngest son of Hirachand Doshi.
• He is also the author an acclaimed book on Ramayana named The Indian epic – Ramayana.
• He was elected as an independent candidate as a Member of the Bombay Legislative Council, in 1939.
• After independence, he also became a Member of the Rajya Sabha from 1952 to 1958.
• Walchand Hirachand Doshi's entrepreneurship in shipping, aviation, and automobile earned him the title of 'Father of transportation of India'.
• Jaswantrai Anjaria
• He was a recipient of Padma Shri award in 1957.
• He is associated with economic sector.
• Both statements are correct.

The correct answer is Swimming.

Key Points

• Maana Patel
• She is an Indian backstroke swimmer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• She has won gold medals in 50 backstrokes and 200-metre backstroke also at the National Games.
• She has also won the gold medal in 100-metre backstroke at the 60^th National School Games (2015) breaking the national record in the backstroke.
• She won six medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze) at the 10^th Asian Age-group Championships-2019 which was held in Bangalore.
• She was coached by Kamlesh Nanavati at the Gujarat Vidyapeeth Swimming Centre.

The correct answer is Shrimad Rajchandra.

Key Points

• Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• He was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj.
• He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indians" in 1876.
• He advocated the doctrine of Karma and Reincarnation.
• He emphasized the Vedic ideals of brahmacharya, including celibacy and devotion to God.
• Shrimad Rajchandra
• He was a Jain poet, mystic, philosopher, scholar and reformer.
• He wrote much philosophical poetry including Atma Siddhi.
• He is best known for his teachings on Jainism and his spiritual guidance to Mahatma Gandhi.
• He performed śatāvadhāna (100 Avadhāna) at Sir Framji Cowasji Institute in Bombay on 22 January 1887.
• He was awarded gold medals by institutes and the public for his performances as well as the title of ‘Sakshat Saraswati’ (Incarnation of the Goddess of Knowledge).
• Rang Avadhootji 
• He was a mystic saint-poet (Sadguru) belonging to Datta-panth (Gurucharita tradition of Dattatreya) of Hinduism.
• He is credited for the expansion of Datta-panth in Gujarat state of India.
• He has written more than 45 works mostly concerning spirituality and devotion.
• Hemchandracharya
• He was an Indian Jain scholar, poet, mathematician and polymath.
• He was noted as a prodigy by his contemporaries, he gained the title kalikālasarvajña, "the knower of all knowledge in his times".

The correct answer is Pingalpravesh.

Key Points

• Narsinharav Divetiya
• He was a poet, linguist and critic of Gujarati literature.
• He passed the Indian Statutory Civil Service examination and appointed as Assistant Collector of Kera district in 1884.
• He presided Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1915. He was elected as a fellow of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society in 1924.
• His first poetry collection was Kusumamala published in 1887.
• He wrote Premaljyoti and Noopurzankar.
• Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave
• He wrote Pingalpravesh in 1857.
• He is considered the founder of modern Gujarati literature.
• He promoted nationalism and patriotism with famous songs like Sahu Chalo Jeetva Jang, wrote about self-government and talked about one national language/

The correct answer is None of the statements is correct.

Key Points

• The Rukmavati River is a south-flowing river originating in the central Kutch District and empties into the Arabian Sea in the state of Gujarat.
• Kankavati village is located in Dhrangadhra Tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.
• Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
• Panvad village is located in Kavant Tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat, India.
• Banyan is considered holy in several religious traditions of India. The Ficus benghalensis is the National tree of India and also the state tree of Madhya Pradesh.
• Kabirvad, Gujarat is one of the biggest banyan trees in India.
• It is named after saint Kabir and it is one of the most famous destinations for tourists in Gujarat near Bharuch city.
• Hence, statement 2 is not correct.

The correct answer is soils.

Key Points

• The soils of Gujarat can be broadly classified into nine groups- Black soil, Mixed red and black soils, Residual sandy soil, Alluvial soil, Saline soil, Lateritic soil, Hilly soil, Desert soil, and Forest soil.
• The soils of Central Gujarat belongs from fine to coarser in general.
• The soil of Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod districts is predominantly medium textured (Loamy) followed by fine-textured (clayey).
• The soils adjoining to Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal and Dahod districts are coarser (Sandy).
• In the Vadodara district, the soils are dominantly fine-textured (clayey) followed by medium-textured (loamy) and towards adjoining Vadodara and Dahod district boundary the soils are coarser (Sand).
• Bhata is barren soil consisting of red gravels and sands found in Gujarat.
• Besar soil is formed by the admixture of sandy loam and black cotton soil and is found in the whole of Padra taluka, part of Vadodara.
• Dhar soil is found in Gujarat.

The correct answer is Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.

Key Points

• The State of Gujarat was formed by bifurcating the Greater Bombay State into Gujarat and Maharashtra on 1^st May 1960 by an Act of Parliament called the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.
• The 132 members of the former Bombay legislative assembly, elected from the territorial constituencies of Gujarat, formed the first Gujarat legislative assembly.
• The first Legislative Assembly of Gujarat used to sit Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.
• The Gujarat Legislature is unicameral and is known as the Vidhansabha.
• Presently, the Twelfth Legislative Assembly consists of 182 members. The term of the Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner. There are 19 permanent Committees in the Assembly and these committees function as oversight committees.
• Article 169- The Constitution allows Parliament to either create or abolish a Council in a state “if the Legislative Assembly of the State passes a resolution to that effect'.

The pair ​Hridaykunj : Dabhoi is incorrect.

Key Points

• Ahmedabad Civil Hospital is a public hospital located in Ahmedabad. It was founded with the help of donations given by Shri Hutheesing, Shri Premabhai and Surgeon General D Wyllie in 1858.
• Dholavira 
• It is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District.
• It is one of the five largest Harappan sites and most prominent archaeological sites in India belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization.
• The site was discovered in 1967-68 by J. P. Joshi, of the Archaeological Survey of India.
• Dabhoi is a town and a municipality in Vadodara district in the state of Gujarat.
• Hriday Kunj was Gandhiji's home in the Ashram. Kakasaheb Kalelkar named it Hriday Kunj.
• Hemchandra
• He was born in Dhandhuka. Hemchandra's original name was Changdev.
• He was a great Guru, a social reformer, a religious teacher, a mathematician and a wonderfully talented intellectual.
• His name is very important in the field of Indian thought, literature and practice.

The correct answer is Kumarpal.

Key Points

• Kumarpal
• He was an Indian king from the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty of Gujarat.
• He ruled present-day Gujarat and surrounding areas, from his capital Anahilapataka (modern Patan).
• He was well known for his patronage of Jainism.
• He was also known as 'Ashok'.
• Bhimdev First
• He was a Chaulukya king who ruled parts of present-day Gujarat.
• The earliest of the Dilwara Temples and the Modhera Sun Temple were built during Bhima's reign.
• The construction of Rani ki vav is attributed to his queen Udayamati.
• Siddhraj Jaisinh
• He was an Indian king who ruled western parts of India.
• He was a member of the Chalukyas (also called Chalukya or Solanki) dynasty.
• He also annexed a part of Malwa (in present-day Madhya Pradesh) by defeating the Paramaras.

The pair Bharuch : Bhrugupur is incorrect.

Key Points

• Bharuch
• It is a city at the mouth of the river Narmada in Gujarat.
• Bhrugupur village is located in Chuda Tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.
• Samaldas Gandhi
• He was an Indian independence activist who headed the Aarzi Hukumat or Temporary Government of the erstwhile princely state of Junagadh.
• He was initially part of Gujarati evening newspaper Janmabhoomi.
• When the Nawab of Junagadh acceded his state to Pakistan in 1947, Samaldas headed a government-in-exile created by citizens of Junagadh to reflect the wishes of its majority population.
• Purnimaben Pakwasa
• She was known as the Didi of Dangs, was an Indian independence activist and social worker from Gujarat.
• At the age of 18, she participated in the Dandi March during which she was arrested.
• She participated in the 51^st session of the Indian National Congress at Haripura in 1938.
• In 2004, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan award for her services to society.
• The Waghers inside the fort of Bet Dhwarka had no artillery to counter the attack by the British Commander of Navy in 1857.
• The Wagher women came up with a very brave and innovative idea. They soaked the mattress with water in which they could catch the cannon balls and cool them immediately. This would enable the Wagher men to fight the battle without being hit by the cannon balls.
• These women were the Laxmibais of Gujarat.