Meghalaya State

Q. Who is the only person from Meghalaya to receive Padma Vibhushan Award?

A
Erasmus Lyngdoh
B
Purno Agitok Sangma
C
Nanadro B Marak
D
Mrinal Miri

Correct Answer

Purno Agitok Sangma

More Questions on Meghalaya

  • Q. What is the area of Meghalaya?
    A)7,209 sq. mi
    B)8,660 sq. mi
    C)7,209 sq. mi
    D)6,922 sq. mi
    Answer: 8,660 sq. mi
  • Q. The secretory product pectin of cell wall is chemically a
    A)carbohydrate
    B)lipid
    C)protein
    D)nucleic acid
    Answer: carbohydrate
  • Q. Who is the Current Director general of police of Meghalaya?
    A)Shri S. B. Kakati
    B)Dr. S. B. Singh, IPS
    C)Shri Kulbir Krishan
    D)Dr. Lajja Ram Bishnoi, IPS
    Answer: Dr. Lajja Ram Bishnoi, IPS
  • Q. What was the former name of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru Indian Institute of Management Shillong
    B)Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management Shillong
    C)Indira Gandhi Indian Institute of Management Shillong
    D)Debananda Gogoi Indian Institute of Management Shillong
    Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management Shillong
  • 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 was the first college established in Shillong by the Christian Brothers of Ireland?
    A)1956
    B)1924
    C)1934
    D)1944
    Answer: 1924
  • Q. Which is the only country that borders Meghalaya?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Nepal
    C)China
    D)Myanmar
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. Area rank of Meghalaya state in India is?
    A)23rd rank
    B)13th rank
    C)15th rank
    D)18th rank
    Answer: 23rd rank
  • Q. When Was Meghalaya established?
    A)21 January 1972
    B)21 June 1972
    C)21 March 1972
    D)23 January 1972
    Answer: 21 January 1972
  • Q. How many recipients from Meghalaya received the Padma Shri Award 2022?
    A)2 Recipients
    B)3 Recipients
    C)1 Recipient
    D)4 Recipients
    Answer: 1 Recipient
  • 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. The nine-hole course of the Shilong Golf Course was later converted into how many hole courses by Captain Jackson and C. K. Rhodes?
    A)21-hole course
    B)18-hole course
    C)16-hole course
    D)12-hole course
    Answer: 18-hole course
  • 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. 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. When was the National Institute of Fashion Technology established?
    A)1986
    B)1988
    C)1992
    D)1996
    Answer: 1986
  • 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. Under which constituency did Conrad Sangma fight for the election of 2018?
    A)Shella
    B)Ampati
    C)Sohra
    D)Tura
    Answer: Tura
  • Q. Which lake is known as ‘Pung Sajar Nangli’, a man-made historical Lake in Meghalaya?
    A)Ward's Lake
    B)Thadlaskein Lake
    C)Umhang Lake
    D)Umiam Lake
    Answer: Thadlaskein Lake
  • Q. Where does Meghalaya have its Railhead?
    A)Nongpoh
    B)Mowkaiaw
    C)Chokpot
    D)Mendipathar
    Answer: Mendipathar
  • Q. Where is the Mendi Pathar railway stations located in India?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Meghalaya
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Meghalaya

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