Meghalaya GK MCQ

11. A key policy aimed at promoting industrial development in Meghalaya is:

The Meghalaya Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy
The National Tourism Policy
The Forest Conservation Act
The Right to Education Act

Detailed SolutionA key policy aimed at promoting industrial development in Meghalaya is:

12. Efforts to document and revitalize Meghalayan folk songs include:

Recordings and archives
Festivals and competitions
Transmission to younger generations
All of the above

Detailed SolutionEfforts to document and revitalize Meghalayan folk songs include:

13. The Khasi language traditionally used which script?

Bengali script
Roman script
Devanagari script
A unique Khasi script

Detailed SolutionThe Khasi language traditionally used which script?

14. Deforestation in Meghalaya is a concern due to factors like:

Shifting cultivation
Mining
Infrastructure development
All of the above

Detailed SolutionDeforestation in Meghalaya is a concern due to factors like:

15. Efforts to balance economic development with environmental protection in Meghalaya’s mining sector involve:

Reclamation of mined areas
Adoption of cleaner mining technologies
Community participation in decision-making
All of the above

Detailed SolutionEfforts to balance economic development with environmental protection in Meghalaya’s mining sector involve:

16. Some megalithic sites in Meghalaya are associated with the:

Khasi people
Garo people
Jaintia people
All of the above

Detailed SolutionSome megalithic sites in Meghalaya are associated with the:

17. Which river system offers the highest hydropower potential in Meghalaya?

Brahmaputra and its tributaries
Barak River system
Teesta River
Subansiri River

Detailed SolutionWhich river system offers the highest hydropower potential in Meghalaya?

18. The most recent census in India was conducted in the year:

2001
2011
2021
2023

Detailed SolutionThe most recent census in India was conducted in the year:

19. Which agreement paved the way for the creation of an autonomous district council within Assam for the hill districts that later became Meghalaya?

Shillong Accord
Guwahati Accord
Mizo Peace Accord
Tashkent Agreement

Detailed SolutionWhich agreement paved the way for the creation of an autonomous district council within Assam for the hill districts that later became Meghalaya?

20. Besides rice, important food crops grown in Meghalaya include:

Maize, potato, ginger
Wheat, barley, oats
Tea, coffee, rubber
Cotton, jute, sugarcane

Detailed SolutionBesides rice, important food crops grown in Meghalaya include:

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