{"id":64732,"date":"2024-04-20T09:28:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=64732"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:28:51","slug":"which-district-of-sikkim-is-home-to-the-famous-rumtek-monastery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-district-of-sikkim-is-home-to-the-famous-rumtek-monastery\/","title":{"rendered":"Which district of Sikkim is home to the famous Rumtek Monastery?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9775f983eca\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    East Sikkim                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    South Sikkim                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    North Sikkim                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    West Sikkim                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>c) North Sikkim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Rumtek Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is the seat of the Karmapa, the head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. The monastery is located in the town of Rumtek, about 30 kilometers from Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.<\/p>\n<p>The monastery was founded in 1961 by the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. 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