Sikkim State

Q. Who was the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award from Sikkim?

A
Triguna Tshering
B
Nawang Gurung
C
Sonam Gyatso
D
Krishna Tshering Lepcha

Correct Answer

Sonam Gyatso

More Questions on Sikkim

  • Q. The festival “Losar” is celebrated as?
    A)Tibetan New Year
    B)Flower Festival
    C)Farmer's New Year
    D)Birth of Gautama Buddha
    Answer: Tibetan New Year
  • Q. Which district is the Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple located in?
    A)West Sikkim
    B)North Sikkim
    C)South Sikkim
    D)East Sikkim
    Answer: West Sikkim
  • Q. The Nathu La pass connects India with
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Bhutan
    C)Nepal
    D)China
    Answer: China
  • Q. Which is the highest peak in Sikkim?
    A)Mt. Kangchenjunga
    B)Mt. Kabru
    C)Mt. Talung
    D)Mt. Siniolchu
    Answer: Mt. Kangchenjunga
  • Q. Which festival is celebrated to pay homage to Mount Kanchenjunga in Sikkim?
    A)Lo Soong
    B)Pang Lhabsol
    C)Bhumchu
    D)Losar
    Answer: Pang Lhabsol
  • Q. Name of India’s first state to organize organic farming.
    A)Sikkim
    B)Punjab
    C)Haryana
    D)Goa
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. When Sikkim becomes first state in India with 100 percent sanitation coverage?
    A)2012
    B)2009
    C)2011
    D)2014
    Answer: 2014
  • Q. Tamang Shailo and Rumtek Chaam are the Traditional Dances of which State?
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Assam
    C)Sikkim
    D)Tripura
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. How far is the Pyongyang airport of Sikkim situated at sea level?
    A)4500 feet
    B)3500 feet
    C)4000 feet
    D)5000 feet
    Answer: 4500 feet
  • Q. Pang Lhabsol is a famous Sikkimese …………….?
    A)Food
    B)Festival
    C)Sport
    D)None of these
    Answer: Festival
  • Q. Who led delegation of British to Sikkim in 1884 to explore a trade route with Tibet through the Lachen valley?
    A)Colman Macaulay
    B)Claude White
    C)Long Fellow
    D)Claude MacDonald
    Answer: Colman Macaulay
  • Q. Which was the closest Operational Airport to Sikkim before Pakyong Airport was built?
    A)Bagdogra Airport
    B)Balurghat Airport
    C)Dibrugarh Airport
    D)Silchar Airport
    Answer: Bagdogra Airport
  • Q. In Bangladesh, the Teesta River joins with the
    A)Mohana River
    B)Ganga River
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Gomti River
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. Which range separates Sikkim from Nepal?
    A)Phalut Range
    B)Singalila Range
    C)Dongkya Range
    D)Kephyaklo Range
    Answer: Singalila Range
  • Q. Which is the largest Buddhist Monastery in Sikkim?
    A)Sinon Monastery
    B)Phodong Monastery
    C)Rinchenpong Monastery
    D)Rumtek Monastery
    Answer: Rumtek Monastery
  • Q. Who was the first recipient of the Padma Shri Award from Sikkim?
    A)Sonam Gyatso
    B)Sonam Wangyal
    C)Gadul Singh Lama
    D)Phu Dorjee
    Answer: Sonam Gyatso
  • Q. When Sikkim came into existence as a state of India?
    A)5 March 1975
    B)16 May 1975
    C)6 May 1990
    D)18 April 1975
    Answer: 16 May 1975
  • Q. Which is the highest point in Sikkim?
    A)Kangto
    B)Nanda Devi
    C)Kamet
    D)Kanchenjunga
    Answer: Kanchenjunga
  • Q. What was the color of the Flag of Sikkim used between 1967 and 1975?
    A)Red, Yellow, Blue, & Green
    B)Red and Yellow
    C)Red, Yellow, & Blue
    D)Red and Blue
    Answer: Red and Yellow
  • Q. Dress regulations and Finger print section in the Sikkim Police Department was first introduced by
    A)Mohinder Singh
    B)S. K. Anand
    C)H. C. Dutta
    D)S. Dutta Chowdhury
    Answer: S. K. Anand

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