More Questions on Meghalaya
- Q. Which is North-East India’s oldest English-Language daily newspaper?
A)The Meghalaya Times
B)The Tura Times
C)The Shillong Times
D)Mawphor
Answer: The Shillong Times
- Q. Who was the second Chief Minister of Meghalaya after Mr. Williamson A. Sangma?
A)Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
B)B. B. Lyngdoh
C)P. A. Sangma
D)D. D. Lapang
Answer: Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
- Q. When was the East Khasi Hills District carved out of the Khasi Hills?
A)28 October 1974
B)28 October 1976
C)28 October 1972
D)28 October 1978
Answer: 28 October 1976
- Q. Who among the following was an ally of Mir Qasim in the Battle of Buxar?
A)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
B)Malhar Rao Holkar
C)Haider Ali
D)Shah Alam II
Answer: Shah Alam II
- Q. How many total Development Blocks are in Meghalaya?
A)46
B)56
C)42
D)52
Answer: 46
- Q. What is the official language of Meghalaya?
A)English and Hindi
B)Garo
C)English
D)Khasi
Answer: English
- Q. Which district is the Nongriat Village, famous for Living Root Bridges located in?
A)West Khasi Hills District
B)South West Khasi Hills District
C)East Khasi Hills District
D)Ri-Bhoi District
Answer: East Khasi Hills District
- Q. Name of the capital of Meghalaya Sate
A)Dispur
B)Lucknow
C)Shillong
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Shillong
- Q. What is the highest average rainfall in some areas of Meghalaya?
A)10,000 mm
B)8,000 mm
C)12,000 mm
D)4,000 mm
Answer: 12,000 mm
- Q. What does “Krem” mean in the local Khasi language?
A)Cave
B)Limestone
C)Clouds
D)Hills
Answer: Cave
- 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 is the highest point in the Garo Hills?
A)Nokrek Peak
B)Maryngsih Peak
C)Tura Peak
D)Sellm Peak
Answer: Nokrek Peak
- Q. Who was the candidate for president of India from Meghalaya in 1992?
A)Shankar Dayal Sharma
B)K. R. Narayanan
C)George Gilbert Swell
D)Tridib Chowdhury
Answer: George Gilbert Swell
- Q. Which one is the highest point of the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya?
A)Arbella Peak
B)Nokrek Peak
C)Tura Peak
D)Ranggira Peak
Answer: Nokrek Peak
- Q. Who is the Current Governor of Meghalaya?
A)Banwarilal Purohit
B)Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary
C)Keshari Nath Tripathi
D)Phagu Chauhan
Answer: Phagu Chauhan
- Q. What is the capital of Meghalaya?
A)Shillong
B)Cherrapunji
C)Imphal
D)Mawsynram
Answer: Shillong
- Q. Who is the current Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court?
A)Sanjib Banerjee
B)Sanjay Karol
C)Sudhanshu Dhulia
D)Satish Chandra Sharma
Answer: Sanjib Banerjee
- Q. Which is the largest group in Meghalaya?
A)Khasis
B)Garos
C)Jaintias
D)Nepali
Answer: Khasis
- Q. Which country’s Golf Association Museum considered Shillong Golf Course as the “Glen Eagle of the East”
A)UK
B)France
C)USA
D)South Korea
Answer: USA
- Q. Nongkrem Festival is celebrated in which state?
A)Rajasthan
B)Odisha
C)Meghalaya
D)Gujarat
Answer: Meghalaya
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