Static Awareness: An Insight Into The Indian States (Gujarat)

Dear Readers,

In SBI Clerk Mains, everyone got shocked seeing a good number of static is quite tough to chose
what to study and what not to. Friends, its not easy to prepare current affairs questions other than
Current Affairs and Banking Awareness. Well, this simply means what SBI is expecting and keeping
up to the expectation, you will have to be ready for any kind of challenge. It, banking awareness
and static awareness all at once and that too a week or two before exam. So friends, we are
starting a series that will help you learn static general awareness in a state wise manner. Its
classified in this way so that you can remember all the important things about that state. Today,
we are discussing the state GUJARAT.

Gujarat (sometimes referred to as the "Jewel of Western India) was founded on 1 May 1960.

Capital: Gandhinagar
Chief Minister: Anandiben Patel
Governor: Om Prakash Kohli
Gujrat Day: 1st May
Gujarat High Court (Ahmedabad)is the High Court of the state of Gujarat.
The Chief Justice: Justice: Subhash Reddy
Mountain Range: Girnar, also known as Girinagar (Highest peak in Gujrat) and Aravali Range
The Great Rann of Kutch is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of
Gujarat, India
Folk Dance of Gujarat: Garba Dance, Dandiya Dance, Padhar Dance, Bhavai Dance
Total number of districts: 33
International Border: Pakistan
The list of important Rivers and Dams of Gujarat in
India:
S. Rivers Important Remark
No. Dams
1 Narmada River Sardar Sarovar also called the Rewa, is a
Dam (Surat) river in central India and the
fifth longest river in the
Indian subcontinent.
2 Saraswati River
3 Banas River Dantiwada Dam
(Banaskantha
District)
4 Tapi River Ukai Dam (Surat It is the largest reservoir in
district) Gujarat
5 Sabarmati river Dharoi Dam
(Sabarkantha
District)
6 The Daman Ganga also called Dawan River
7 Bhogavo River Dholidhaja dam
(Surendranagar)

The list of important Lakes of Gujarat in India:

S. Lake Location Remark
No.
1 Kankaria Lake Ahmedabad artificial lake
2 Chandola Lake Ahmedabad artificial lake
3 Hamisar Lake Bhuj town Largest Man Made lake in
Gujarat
4 Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat taluka of included in the five holy lakes of
Kutch district India
5 Ten Talav Dabhoi,
Vadodara

The list of Airports in Gujarat in India:

S. Airports City
No.
1 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad
2 Vadodara Airport Vadodara
3 Kandla Airport Kandla
4 Bhavnagar Airport Bhavnagar
5 Porbandar Airport Porbandar
6 Rajkot Airport Rajkot
7 Surat Airport Surat
 Important Thermal, Nuclear & Hydroelectricity
Power Plants:
S. Name of Power Type Location Remark
No Plant
1 Charanka Solar Solar Charanka The largest site
Power Plant village in the within the Gujarat
Patan district Solar Park
2 Bitta Solar Power Solar Kutch district It was India's
Plant largest photovoltaic
power plant.
3 Kakrapar Atomic Nuclear Vyara
Power
4 Kadana Hydroelectric Hydroelectric Mahisagar Masonry dam on
Power Station district the Mahi River
5 Sardar Sarovar Hydroelectric Navagam It is the largest and
Canal Head a gravity dam on
Hydroelectric Power the Narmada river
Station
6 Ukai Hydroelectric Hydroelectric Ukai, Surat It is also known as
Power Station District Vallabh Sagar

Important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife

Sanctuary:
S. Name Location Remark
No.
1 Gir Wildlife Sanctuary & National Junagadh
Park
2 Blackbuck National Park Velavadar, Bhavnagar
3 Marine National Park Gulf of Kutch
4 Vansda National Park Navsari
5 Kutch Desert Wildlife Kutch
Sanctuary
6 Wild Ass Sanctuary Kutch
7 National Parks Junagadh
8 Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Narmada
Sanctuary
9 Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Ahmedabad,
Surendranagar
 The list of important Stadiums in Gujarat:
S. Name Location Remark
No.
1 IPCL Sports Complex Ground Vadodara also known as Reliance
Stadium or Indian
Petrochemicals
Corporation Ltd Sports
Complex Ground
2 Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Rajkot
Ground
3 Saurashtra Cricket Association also known as Khandheri
Stadium Cricket Stadium. It is
Gujarat's first solar
powered stadium.
4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ahmedabad
Stadium
CB Patel International Cricket Surat cricket stadium
Stadium

Nicknames/Special titles of cities:

S. City Nickname
No.
1 Ahmedabad Boston of India
Manchester of India
2 Surat Diamond City of India
City of Bridges
Textile city of India

The list of important Festivals of Gujarat:

S. Festivals City
No.
1 Navratri all over Gujarat
2 International Kite Festival all over Gujarat
3 Modhera Dance Festival Sun Temple in Modhera
4 Kutch Mahotsava Kutch
5 Bhavnath Mahadev Fair Junagadh
6 Saptak Music Festival Ahmedabad
7 Janmashtami Dwaraka
8 Bhadra Purnima Fair Ambaji
 The list of Important Temples in Gujarat:

S. Name of Temples Location

No.
1 Akshardham Gandhinagar
Temple
2 Girnar Temple Junagadh district
3 Ambaji Banaskantha district
Temple
4 Palitana Temple Bhavnagar district
5 Dakor Temple Kaira District
6 Somnath Temple Junagadh district
7 Dwarkadhish Temple Jamnagar district
8 Sun Temple Modhera
9 Pavagadh Temple Champaner

The list of Important Monuments, Forts & Palaces in

Gujarat:
S. No. Forts & Palaces of Gujarat Location
1 Lakhota Fort Jamnagar
2 Pavagadh Fort Panchmahal District near
Baroda
3 Uparkot Fort Junagadh
4 Dabhoi Fort Narmada Dam
6 Bhujia Hill Fort Bhuj
7 Ilva Durga (ancient fort) Idar
8 Dhoraji Fort Porbandar
9 Okha Port Dwarka
10 Zinzuwada Fort Rann of Kutch
11 Vijay Vilas Palace Palitana, Across Mandvi
Beach, Bhavnagar
14 Navlakha Palace, Riverside Palace, Orchard Gondal
Palace
15 Dolat Nivas Palace Idar
16 Art Deco Palace Morbi
17 Digvir Nivas Palace Vansda, Surat
18 Laxmi Vilas Palace, Nazarbagh Palace, Baroda
Makarpara Palace, Pratap Villa Palace
19 Raj Mahal, Hawa Mahal Vadhwan near
Ahmedabad
20 Ranjit Vilas Palace Vankaner near Rajkot
 Constituency of Cabinet Minister:
S. Name of Minister Constituency Ministry
No.
1 Parshottam Rupala Rajya Sabha Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
MP Panchayati Raj (MoS)
2 Mansukh L. Mandaviya Rajya Sabha Road Transport & Highways,
MP Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers
(MoS)
3 Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Dahod- Lok ribal Affairs (MoS)
Bhabhor Sabha
4 Arun Jaitley Rajya Sabha Finance and Corporate Affairs
MP
5 Smriti Zubin Irani Rajya Sabha Textiles
MP

Important Tribes of Gujarat:

Barda
Bavacha, Bamcha
Bharwad
Bhil
Charan