More Questions on Sikkim
- Q. Who was the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award from Sikkim?
A)Triguna Tshering
B)Nawang Gurung
C)Sonam Gyatso
D)Krishna Tshering Lepcha
Answer: Sonam Gyatso
- Q. What does the original theory of the name “Sikkim” mean?
A)Su: New & Khyim: Palace
B)Su: Old & Khyim: Palace
C)Su: Palace & Khyim: King
D)Su: People & Khyim: Palace
Answer: Su: New & Khyim: Palace
- Q. In which year, Sikkim becomes a part of India as its 22nd state?
A)1978
B)1972
C)1975
D)1980
Answer: 1975
- Q. The monks of _____ Monastery are entitled to the title “ta-tshang”.
A)Permayangtse
B)Tashiding
C)Dubdi
D)All of the above
Answer: Permayangtse
- Q. Which year did the British East India Company attack Nepal through Sikkim which resulted in the Gurkha War?
A)1824
B)1804
C)1814
D)1841
Answer: 1814
- Q. When was the Tamang and Limbu Community granted Tribal Status?
A)2003
B)2001
C)2002
D)2005
Answer: 2002
- Q. What is Diwali known as in Sikkim?
A)Bhumchu
B)Losar
C)Tihar
D)Lhabab
Answer: Tihar
- Q. Name of the speaker of Sikkim Legislative Assembly
A)Som Nath Poudyal
B)Gopal Baraily
C)Kedar Nath Rai
D)None of these
Answer: Kedar Nath Rai
- Q. Who is last Chogyal of Sikkim?
A)Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal
B)Tashi Namgyal
C)Thutob Namgyal
D)Palden Thondup Namgyal
Answer: Palden Thondup Namgyal
- Q. ……………the world’s third-highest peak, is located on Sikkim’s border with Nepal.
A)Kanchenjunga
B)Dhaulagiri
C)K2
D)None of these
Answer: Kanchenjunga
- Q. The Teesta River of Sikkim joins with which River in Bangladesh?
A)Jamuna River
B)Hoogly River
C)Ganga River
D)Gomti River
Answer: Jamuna River
- Q. What is the meaning of “Saga Dawa”?
A)New Year
B)Lights
C)Sacred Pot
D)Fourth Month
Answer: Fourth Month
- Q. Which festival symbolizes the birth, Enlightenment and achieving nirvana by Lord Buddha?
A)Saga Dawa
B)Pang Lhabsol
C)Loosung
D)Drukpa Tsechi
Answer: Saga Dawa
- Q. Which is the second capital of the former Kingdom of Sikkim?
A)Rabdentse
B)Gangtok
C)Phuntsog
D)Yuksam
Answer: Rabdentse
- Q. What is the Sikkim’s highest Civilian Award?
A)Sikkim Shrama Shree/Devi
B)Sikkim Shrama Vir
C)Sikkim Ratna
D)Sikkim Shrama Vishista Award
Answer: Sikkim Ratna
- Q. Where is Temi Tea Garden located?
A)West Sikkim
B)North Sikkim
C)South Sikkim
D)East Sikkim
Answer: South Sikkim
- Q. Sisekpa Tumyen is a festival celebrated by which community
A)Gurung
B)Limbu
C)Rai
D)Lepcha
Answer: Limbu
- Q. Who was the Vice President of the Executive Council who passed a resolution saying Sikkim and Bhutan were not “Indian states”?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Bipin Chandra Pal
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Who was the first chancellor of Sikkim University?
A)M. S. Swaminathan
B)Justice Ruma Pal
C)Mahendra P. Lama
D)Tanka Bahadur Subba
Answer: M. S. Swaminathan
- Q. In which year did Baichung Bhutia receive the Padma Shri Award?
A)2009
B)2007
C)2008
D)2010
Answer: 2008
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