Meghalaya State

Q. Name of the capital of Meghalaya Sate

A
Dispur
B
Lucknow
C
Shillong
D
Chandigarh

Correct Answer

Shillong

More Questions on Meghalaya

  • Q. Which one is the capital of Meghalaya?
    A)Cherrapunji
    B)Shillong
    C)Tura
    D)Kohima
    Answer: Shillong
  • Q. Which one s the largest tribal group in Meghalaya?
    A)Garo
    B)Jaintias
    C)Khasis
    D)Karbi
    Answer: Khasis
  • Q. Where is Nokrek National Park located?
    A)North Garo Hills District
    B)East Garo Hills District
    C)West Garo Hills District
    D)South Garo Hills District
    Answer: East Garo Hills District
  • Q. What is the height of Shillong Peak above sea level?
    A)1956 m
    B)1966 m
    C)1525 m
    D)1991 m
    Answer: 1966 m
  • Q. Which is the Meghalaya state bird?
    A)House sparrow
    B)Great hornbill
    C)Blyth's tragopan
    D)Common Hill Myna
    Answer: Common Hill Myna
  • Q. What is the percentage of the total state population Below the Poverty Line (BPL) as per the record of the Reserve Bank of India in 2012?
    A)14%
    B)7%
    C)12%
    D)4%
    Answer: 12%
  • 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. What is the length of national highways in Meghalaya?
    A)2,170 km
    B)1,170 km
    C)3,170 km
    D)4,170 km
    Answer: 1,170 km
  • Q. Who received Padma Bhusan Award from Meghalaya for Public Affairs?
    A)Helen Giri
    B)Inderjit Kaur Barthakur
    C)Trinity Saioo
    D)Theilin Phanbuh
    Answer: Inderjit Kaur Barthakur
  • Q. What was the total area of Jaintia Hills District?
    A)4,819 Km2
    B)2,819 Km2
    C)4,819 Km2
    D)1,819 Km2
    Answer: 4,819 Km2
  • Q. What is the full form of NEIGRIHMS?
    A)North Eastern Institute Regional Institute of Health and Medicine Sciences
    B)North-East India Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
    C)North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
    D)North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
    Answer: North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Q. Which Lake is known as ‘Barapani’?
    A)Thadlaskein Lake
    B)Umiam Lake
    C)Umhang Lake
    D)Ward's Lake
    Answer: Umiam Lake
  • 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. In which year Shillong was made capital of Assam?
    A)1873
    B)1874
    C)1872
    D)1875
    Answer: 1874
  • 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. At present who is the Governor of Meghalaya?
    A)Satya Pal Malik
    B)Tathagata Roy
    C)Banwarilal Purohit
    D)Phagu Chauhan
    Answer: Phagu Chauhan
  • Q. Who is the first Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court?
    A)Prafulla Chandra Pant
    B)Uma Nath Singh
    C)T. Meena Kumari
    D)Dinesh Maheshwari
    Answer: T. Meena Kumari
  • Q. What is the population growth of Meghalaya from 2001 to 2011 as per the census report of “Census of India”?
    A)30.60%
    B)31.60%
    C)32.00%
    D)27.80%
    Answer: 27.80%
  • Q. Which one is recognised as the state bird of Meghalaya?
    A)Hill myna
    B)House Sparrow
    C)Great hornbill
    D)Asian Koel
    Answer: Hill myna
  • Q. What nickname did the British imperial authorities give to Shillong during the British rule of India?
    A)Land Of Warriors
    B)Scotland of the East
    C)Gateway To Bangladesh
    D)Manchester of the East
    Answer: Scotland of the East

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