More Questions on Meghalaya
- 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. Which state is not connected with Meghalaya through National Highways?
A)Mizoram
B)Tripura
C)Assam
D)Manipur
Answer: Manipur
- 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. When did Meghalaya become an autonomous state within Assam?
A)1st April 1970
B)21st January 1971
C)1st April 1969
D)21st January 1972
Answer: 1st April 1970
- Q. When was Meghalaya High Court separated from the Gauhati High Court making the state has its own High Court?
A)March 2012
B)March 2011
C)March 2013
D)March 2010
Answer: March 2013
- Q. How many Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) are in Meghalaya?
A)Three ADCs
B)Four ADCs
C)Two ADCs
D)One ADCs
Answer: Three ADCs
- Q. Which of the following is the State Tree of Meghalaya?
A)Banyan
B)Mesua Ferrea
C)White Teak
D)Gmelina Arborea
Answer: Gmelina Arborea
- Q. Who is the first person from Meghalaya to received Padma Shri award?
A)Patricia Mukhim
B)Sitamon Sawian
C)Queenie Rynjah
D)Evelyn Norah Shullai
Answer: Sitamon Sawian
- Q. When was the first college established in Shillong by the Christian Brothers of Ireland?
A)1956
B)1924
C)1934
D)1944
Answer: 1924
- Q. Who was the first Inspector General of Police Meghalaya?
A)K. P. S. Gill
B)B. S. Baber
C)R. C. Dutt
D)M. I. S. Iyer
Answer: R. C. Dutt
- 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. In which year, UNESCO added Nokrek National Park to its list of Biosphere Reserves?
A)2003
B)2005
C)1999
D)2009
Answer: 2009
- Q. Name of the capital of Meghalaya Sate
A)Dispur
B)Lucknow
C)Shillong
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Shillong
- Q. Total number of members in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is
A)40
B)47
C)36
D)60
Answer: 60
- Q. Who is the 19th Governor of Meghalaya?
A)R. N. Ravi
B)Tathagata Roy
C)Ganga Prasad
D)Satya Pal Malik
Answer: Satya Pal Malik
- Q. Which group of people are mostly found in Meghalaya?
A)SC
B)ST
C)OBC
D)General
Answer: ST
- 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. What is the IATA of Shillong Airport?
A)SLG
B)SHG
C)SHL
D)SLA
Answer: SHL
- Q. Where does Meghalaya have its Railhead?
A)Nongpoh
B)Mowkaiaw
C)Chokpot
D)Mendipathar
Answer: Mendipathar
- Q. What is the State Motto of Meghalaya?
A)The Dragon Lord
B)Satyameva Jayate
C)Unity
D)May None Suffer Any Pain
Answer: Satyameva Jayate
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