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A A 1. The city of Ahmedabad was founded by Ahmed Shah I of the Gujarat sultanate on 24 February 1411 and it was declared the capital on 4 March 1411.
2. It was called Ahmedabad by the British after they established control over it
3. The local name by which Ahmedabad is known is Ahmedabad, and its people are called Amdavadis.
4. The present capital of Gujarat is Gandhinagar which came into existence in the late 70 5.
5. Sabarmati Ashram; Kirti Stambh: Siddi Bashir Minars: Siddi Syed Jali: the Teen Darwaza:
Swaminarayan Temple: Calico Textile Museum: Vechaar-Utensils Museum: the G Museum; the LD Museum of Indology. [any two)

B. 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (e)

C 1. Sheth Ranchhodlal Chhotalal established the first textile mill at Ahmedabad, starting the machine age in the city. It became an industrial town like Manchester in England and therefore, it became known as the Manchester of India
2. Sardar Patel served the municipality of Ahmedabad before he became involved in India's freedom movement.
3. Sabarmati is the name of the cottage where Gandhiji lived during India's freedom struggle
4. After the arrival of Mahatma Gandhi, Ahmedabad became the rallying point of the Indian
independence movement.
5. Two main characteristics of Ahmedabad are the wealth of its architecture and the fact that it is a centre for education and industry.
6. Ahmedabad has a large number of educational and research institutions for higher education, science and technology such as the Indian Institute of Management, the National Institute of Design the Physical Research Laboratory. CEPT and the Nirma University.
7. The musical programmes are arranged under the auspices of 'Saptak' and are, therefore,Called by that name. [Saptak stands for the seven basic notes of the musical scale.]
8. Ahmedabad is over 600 years old and Hindu. Jain. Islamic cultures are represented here.
as also that of the Sidis and the Swaminarayan sect.

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