“The Knowledge Library”

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An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

MCQs on Sikkim

Q.  The festival “Losar” is celebrated as?

Answer: Tibetan New Year

Q. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is undertaken by which route in Sikkim?

Answer: Nathula pass

Q. What is the meaning of the term “Lachen”?

Answer: Big Pass

Q. In which year, Sikkim officially declared itself as fully organic state?

Answer: 2016

Q. Which Folk Dance belongs to Sikkim?

Answer: Maruni

Q. In which year Sikkim became a princely state of British India?

Answer: 1890

Q. Which is the largest Buddhist Monastery in Sikkim?

Answer: Rumtek Monastery

Q. Which one is recognised as state mammal of Sikkim?

Answer: Red Panda

Q. Where is Temi Tea Garden located?

Answer: South Sikkim

Q. Who was Sikkim’s last sovereign King?

Answer: Palden Namgyal

Q.  How many private Universities are in Sikkim?

Answer: Four

Q. Total number of members in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly is?

Answer: 32

Q. Where is the National Institute of Technology, Sikkim located?

Answer: Ravangla

Q. Who was the first Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court?

Answer: Man Mohan Singh Gujral

Q. Which monastery is popularly known as Dharma Chakra Centre?

Answer: Rumtek Monastery

Q. The Treaty of Titalia was signed between British and Kingdom of Sikkim in the year?

Answer: 1817

Q. Where is the only civilian helipad located in Sikkim?

Answer: Gangtok

Q. Which festival symbolizes the birth, Enlightenment and achieving nirvana by Lord Buddha?

Answer: Saga Dawa

Q. Which one is the only Indian state who shares its border with Sikkim?

Answer: West Bengal

Q. Where is Zero Point located in Sikkim?

Answer: Yumthang Valley

Q.  In which year, the Indo-Sikkimese Treaty was signed?

Answer: 1950

Q. What is found in Yumthang Valley?

Answer: Flower Sanctuary

Q. In Bangladesh, the Teesta River joins with the?

Answer: Brahmaputra River

Q. Name the Folk Wind Instrument made of Bamboo found in Sikkim?

Answer: Panthong Palit

Q. Total number of districts in Sikkim?

Answer: 4

Q. Who were said to be the original inhabitants of Sikkim?

Answer: Lepchas

Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Sikkim?

Answer: Kazi Lhendup Dorjee

Q. In which year Prem Singh Tamang became the Chief Minister of Sikkim?

Answer: 2019

Q. Which one is the largest district of Sikkim by area wise?

Answer: North Sikkim District

Q. Which is the second capital of the former Kingdom of Sikkim?

Answer: Rabdentse (1670 to 1814)

Q.  Who was the first chancellor of Sikkim University?

Answer: M. S. Swaminathan

Q. Which river is known as the “Lifeline of Sikkim”?

Answer: Teesta River

Q. Which one is a left tributary river of Teesta?

Answer: Dik Chhu

Q. Which Dynasty ruled Nepal from 1642 to 1975?

Answer: Namgyal Dynasty

Q. Which district of Sikkim has been selected as “aspirational” district under NITI Aayog?

Answer: West district

Q. Which district is Dzuluk located in?

Answer: East Sikkim

Q. The oldest Monastery of Sikkim is?

Answer: Dubdi

Q. Which is the first 100% sustainable region in the world?

Answer: Sikkim

Q. What is the Sikkim’s highest Civilian Award?

Answer: Sikkim Ratna

Q. What is the meaning of “Saga Dawa”?

Answer: Fourth Month

Q.  Where did the holy men consecrate the first Chogyal of Sikkim?

Answer: Yuksom

Q. Where is India’s highest ATM located?

Answer: Nathu La Pass

Q. Sikkim is the largest exporter of which of these?

Answer: Large Cardamom

Q. Which is the highest Dam in Sikkim?

Answer: Teesta -V Dam (86.8 m above foundation)

Q. Who led delegation of British to Sikkim in 1884 to explore a trade route with Tibet through the Lachen valley?

Answer: Colman Macaulay

Q. When was Sikkim declared as an Organic State?

Answer: December 2015

Q. The total number of recognised official languages in Sikkim is?

Answer: 12

Q. When was the Indo-Sikkimese treaty signed?

Answer: 1950

Q. The Pakyong airport was inaugurated in?

Answer: 2018

Q. What is the rank of Sikkim on Per Capita alcohol consumption amongst all Indian states?

Answer: Third

Q.  When was the Tamang and Limbu Community granted Tribal Status?

Answer: 2002

Q. Which was the closest Operational Airport to Sikkim before Pakyong Airport was built?

Answer: Bagdogra Airport

Q. Who was the first Director General of Police?

Answer: Ghatak

Q. Which Famous Personality belongs to Sikkim?

Answer: Baichung Bhutia

Q. Sikkim Public Service Commission was established in the year?

Answer: 1978

Q. Which is the first Greenfield Airport constructed in the Northeastern Region of India?

Answer: Pakyong Airport

Q. Who is the first Chogyal of Sikkim?

Answer: Phuntsog Namgyal

Q. Tamang Shailo and Rumtek Chaam are the Traditional Dances of which State?

Answer: Sikkim

Q. The Treaty of Titalia guaranteed security of Sikkim by the British against?

Answer: Nepal

Q. India is connected to which country through Nathu La Pass?

Answer: China

Q.  When was the historic Indo-Chinese trade route through Nathula reopened?

Answer: 2006

Q. The monks of _____ Monastery are entitled to the title “ta-tshang”?

Answer: Permayangtse

Q. Which district is the Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple located in?

Answer: West Sikkim

Q. After Sikkim, which North-East state has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)?

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

Q. Which district is Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary located in?

Answer: East Sikkim

Q. The Rangit dam is build across which tributary of Tista River in Sikkim?

Answer: Rangit River

Q. Paljor Stadium in Sikkim is associated with which Sport?

Answer: Football

Q. The total number of recognised official languages in Sikkim is?

Answer: 11

Q. Which supercomputer does NIT Sikkim hold at their campus?

Answer: PARAM Kanchenjunga

Q. Which one is recognised as the state animal of Sikkim?

Answer: Red Panda

Q.  As per the Koppen’s classification of the Indian climate, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh are the part of which climatic region?

Answer: Cold Humid type

Q. In which year, Sikkim becomes a part of India as its 22nd state?

Answer: 1975

Q. Which Bollywood personality has become the official brand ambassador of Sikkim?

Answer: AR Rahman

Q. The legislature of Sikkim is?

Answer: Unicameral

Q. Which one is the largest buddhist monastery in Sikkim?

Answer: Rumtek Monastery

Q. Who is last Chogyal of Sikkim?

Answer: Palden Thondup Namgyal

Q. Sisekpa Tumyen is a festival celebrated by which community?

Answer: Limbu

Q. When did Sikkim cede Darjeeling to the British?

Answer: 1835

Q. The Khangchendzonga National Park occupies approximately _____ area of Sikkim?

Answer: 40%

Q. Dress regulations and Finger print section in the Sikkim Police Department was first introduced by?

Answer: S.K. Anand

Q.  In which district the Yumthang Valley of Flowers Sanctuary is located?

Answer: North Sikkim

Q. How many sanctuaries are there in Sikkim?

Answer: 7

Q. When Sikkim becomes first state in India with 100 percent sanitation coverage?

Answer: 2014

Q. Temi Tea Garden, which is the only tea garden in Sikkim is located in?

Answer: South Sikkim District

Q. Which range separates Sikkim from Nepal?

Answer: Singalila Range

Q. Which festival is celebrated to pay homage to Mount Kanchenjunga in Sikkim?

Answer: Pang Lhabsol

Q. Sikkim was included in North East council of states in the year?

Answer: 2002

Q. Which National Highway connects Gangtok with Siliguri?

Answer: NH 10

Q. Number of Sub Divisions in Sikkim is?

Answer: 16

Q. Who was the first Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly?

Answer: C.S. Roy

Q.  Which Article in Indian constitution give special provision for Sikkim?

Answer: 371 F

Q. Which one was the first capital of Sikkim Kingdom?

Answer: Yuksom

Q. Which one Monastery is described as the “Heart of Sikkim/Denzong”?

Answer: Tashiding Monastery

Q. The Nathu La pass connects India with?

Answer: China

Q. Which is not a Pass in East Sikkim?

Answer: Chiwabhanjang

Q. Who is the first Governor of Sikkim?

Answer: B. B. Lal

Q. Who became the third Chief Minister of Sikkim from 11 may until 24 may 1984, the shortest term in history of Sikkim?

Answer: B.B. Goorung

Q. By which amendment Sikkim become a full State of India?

Answer: 36th Amendment

Q. Who was the first political officer of Sikkim?

Answer: John Claude White

Q. When Sikkim High Court was established?

Answer: 16th May 1975

Q.  Tashiding Monastery was built in the reign of?

Answer: Chakdor Namgyal

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