GPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, GPSC Test Series
Gujarat: Animal Husbandry Animal Husbandry is known as largest occupation adopted in rural India after Agriculture. Animal husbandry plays a vital role in Gujarat’s rural economy, while contributing nearly 5% to the state GSDP. As per livestock census 2007, total livestock population of Gujarat was 237.94 lakh. Gujarat has 23 Intensive Cattle Development … Read more
Cropping Pattern of Gujarat Agro and Sub Agro-Climatic Zones: Gujarat lies in the Agro Climatic Zone-XIII, which is called as “Gujarat Plains and Hills region”/ Traditionally Gujarat was divided into three regions, viz. (i) the main land plains extending from the Rann of Kutch and the Aravalli hills in the North to Damanganga in the … Read more
Agriculture of Gujarat Gujarat has shown good progress in agriculture. The economy of Gujarat is largely dependent upon agriculture. More than 50 percent of the total available land is being used for agriculture. The main food crops are bajra, jowar, rice and wheat. Major commercial crops or cash crops are groundnut, tobacco and cotton, linseed, sugarcane, etc. Other important cash … Read more
Gujarat: Natural Hazards and Disaster Management The state of Gujarat has been facing the most overwhelming natural disasters in the last decade. These natural disasters have not just caused colossal destruction but have also paused a stop to various development programmes. The unique geo-physical setting of the state makes this region highly vulnerable … Read more
Wild life and Ecotourism of Gujarat Gujarat is a paradise for bird-watchers and wildlife enthusiasts. Deciduous forests, desert plains, grasslands, wetlands and coastal and marine locations have made Gujarat one of the most pleasant place for bird watching and wildlife viewing. The last Asiatic lions are found in the Gir National Park, … Read more
Below is the analysis of soils of Gujarat regionwise: Central Gujarat: The Soils of central Gujarat varies from shallow to deep soil depth class. The deep & very deep soil depth are found in western part, where as shallow soil depth belongs to eastern part. The soils are fine to coarser and well to … Read more
Gujarat have west flowing rivers of the country. These rivers form deep gorges and do not form deltas at the mouth of the river. Gujarat has many rivers; the four major rivers are mentioned here: Narmada, which originates at Amarkantak plateau and merges into the Arabian Sea at the end of its journey. For Hindus, … Read more
The state can be classified into three regions, based on geography: Saurashtra Peninsula Rann of Kutch Fertile Plains The Saurashtra Peninsula The Saurashtra Peninsula, which is a rocky region interspersed with low lying mountains.The peninsula is sometimes referred to as Kathiawar after the KathiDarbar who once ruled part of the region. Sorath forms the … Read more
Gujarat is situated on the west coast of India and have a 1,600 km long coastline. Geographically, Gujarat has the following coordinates: 20° 6′ N to 24° 42′ N (north latitude) and 68° 10’E to 74° 28’E (east longitude). The Arabian Sea sweeps off the western and south western frontiers of the … Read more
Gujarat has only 11.04% of its geographical area declared as forest, which is much below the national average. Forest and tree cover is in the extent of 11.74 % (7.48 % forest cover and 4.26% tree cover outside forest-TOF) of its geographical area. The unique features of the state are the climatic and geomorphologic conditions … Read more