27-12-2017, 04:32 PM
Gujarat
*Dahej (first ING terminal in India) and Hazira are the two major Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminals.
*Asia’s first commercial wind farm is at Mandvi in Gujarat.
*The Gir National Park in Gujarat is famous for Asiatic lions.
*Groundnut Research Institute
Ans : Junagarh
*Nano Car Factory was set up at Sananth Koyali & famous for oil refineries,it is also in Grujarat.
*The first princely state in India to issue a stamp was Kathiawar in Gujarat.
*Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL) is at Anand in Gujarat.
*Mundra is the second, largest thermal power plant in India
*First Milk ATM in India was introduced by
Ans : AMUL
*Islamic Development Bank opened it’s first branch in India at Ahmedabad.
*First total CCTV surveillance city in India
Ans : Surat
*Surat was earlier known as suryapur
*Surat is known as the Diamond city of India.
*Gyan Bharathi (Ran of Kutch) is the biggest Biosphere
Reserve in India.
*World's tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel (182 m) is under construction in Vadodara on the banks of
Narmada.
*Tithal Beach is India’s first disabled friendly beach, situated in Gujarat
Father of Panchayat Raj
*Former Gujarat chief minister who was assassinated by Pak Air Force attack
*Belwantrai Mehta Belwantrai Mehta is known as the ‘Father of Panchayat Raj system’ in India.
New Universities
*First organic university irt India will be set up in
Ans : Gujarat
*First railway university in India will be set up in
Ans : Gujarat
*First textile university in India will be set up in
Ans : Gujarat (Surat)
Cultural capital of Gujarat
*The new name of Baroda is Vadodara
*Vadodara is the first e- governance district in India.
*Vadodara is known as the cultural capital of Gujarat.
