Meghalaya State

Q. What was the capital of Assam before Dispur?

A
Guwahati
B
Jorhat
C
Shillong
D
Kaziranga

Correct Answer

Shillong

More Questions on Meghalaya

  • Q. Which religion is mostly found in Meghalaya?
    A)Hinduism
    B)Islam
    C)Christianity
    D)Buddhism
    Answer: Christianity
  • Q. Which Village of Meghalaya was declared the cleanest in Asia in 2003 and 2005 by the travel magazine “Discover India”?
    A)Mawlynnong
    B)Mawkynrew
    C)Mawsynram
    D)Mawphlang
    Answer: Mawlynnong
  • Q. On which month is the Den’bilsia festival celebrated?
    A)February
    B)September
    C)August
    D)January
    Answer: February
  • Q. Which National Park of Meghalaya is included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
    A)Baghmara Reserve Forest
    B)Balphakram National Park
    C)Siju Bird Sanctuary
    D)Nongkhyllem Sanctuary
    Answer: Balphakram National Park
  • Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Meghalaya?
    A)B. B. Lyngdoh
    B)P. A. Sangma
    C)Williamson A. Sangma
    D)Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
    Answer: Williamson A. Sangma
  • Q. Which is the Meghalaya state Anima?
    A)One-horned rhinoceros
    B)Asiatic lion
    C)Blackbuck
    D)Clouded leopard
    Answer: Clouded leopard
  • Q. Who is the Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya?
    A)Donkupar Roy
    B)M. M. Danggo
    C)Abu Taher Mondal
    D)Timothy Shira
    Answer: Timothy Shira
  • Q. What is the Catchment area of Umiam Lake?
    A)220 km2
    B)320 km2
    C)120 km2
    D)92 km2
    Answer: 220 km2
  • Q. Which state is not connected with Meghalaya through National Highways?
    A)Mizoram
    B)Tripura
    C)Assam
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. How many campuses does NEHU have?
    A)Two
    B)Three
    C)One
    D)Four
    Answer: Two
  • Q. What is the Khasi name for “Elephant Falls”?
    A)Banri Rida Riakor
    B)Ka Kshaid Lai Pateng Khohsiew
    C)Ka Kshaid Dakerlang
    D)Abandahun Wanborlang
    Answer: Ka Kshaid Lai Pateng Khohsiew
  • Q. Which District is Dawki located in?
    A)East Garo Hills District
    B)West Jaintia Hills District
    C)West Garo Hills District
    D)East Jaintia Hills District
    Answer: West Jaintia Hills District
  • Q. What is the species name of “Me’mang Koksi” a local name for the ‘Pitcher Plant’ found in Meghalaya?
    A)Caryophyllales
    B)Nepenthaceae
    C)Nepenthes
    D)Nepenthes khasiana
    Answer: Nepenthes khasiana
  • Q. When President Rule was first imposed on Meghalaya?
    A)1991
    B)1992
    C)1990
    D)1993
    Answer: 1991
  • Q. Which is the wettest region in Meghalaya?
    A)Lloro
    B)Mawsynram
    C)Debundscha
    D)Quibdo
    Answer: Mawsynram
  • Q. Who coined the term “Meghalaya”?
    A)S. P. Chatterjee
    B)Kazi Nazrul Islam
    C)Amartya Sen
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: S. P. Chatterjee
  • Q. When was Jaintia Hills District divided into West Jaintia Hills District and East Jaintia Hills District?
    A)31 July 2013
    B)31 July 2014
    C)31 July 2012
    D)31 July 2015
    Answer: 31 July 2012
  • Q. Which Chief Minister of Meghalaya served the term for Chief Minsiter for only 30 days?
    A)B. B. Lyngdoh
    B)D. D. Lapang
    C)Flinder A. Khonglam
    D)Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
    Answer: B. B. Lyngdoh
  • Q. The root system of plants grows out from the
    A)embryos of the seeds
    B)plumule of the embryo
    C)radicle of the embryo
    D)None of the above
    Answer: radicle of the embryo
  • Q. When was Umiam Dam completed?
    A)1975
    B)1985
    C)1965
    D)1995
    Answer: 1965

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