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Q1. Identify the handball throw. “The team which did not touch the ball last is awarded this throw when the ball fully crosses the sideline or touches the ceiling. If the ball crosses the outer goal line, this throw is awarded only if the defending field players touched the ball last.”?

(A) Throw-in
(B) Throw-off
(C) Free throw
(D) Seven-meter throw

Answer: Throw-in

Q2. Which among the following is the goal of the Industrial policy of 1948 ?

(A) To have a mixed economic model
(B) To have a socialist economic model
(C) To help Private sector develop
(D) None of the above

Answer: To have a mixed economic model

Q3. Union Minister Smriti Irani recently launched a welfare scheme named ‘Yashaswini’ from Goa. What does the scheme aim at ?

(A) Vaccination to Children
(B) Assistance to women Self Help Groups
(C) Cleaning of Beaches
(D) Assistance to schools

Answer: Assistance to women Self Help Groups

Q4. Who was appointed as the first Indian Bishop of the Catholic Church

(A) Valerian Gracias
(B) Joseph Cordeiro
(C) Matheus de Castro
(D) Thomas de Castro

Answer: Matheus de Castro

Q5. Which one is the largest city by areawise in Goa ?

(A) Vasco da Gama
(B) Panaji
(C) Margao
(D) Ponda

Answer: Vasco da Gama

Q6. Which one is the headquarters of South Goa district ?

(A) Vasco da Gama
(B) Mapusa
(C) Ponda
(D) Margao

Answer: Margao

Q7. The National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research is located in

(A) Vasco da Gama
(B) Dona Paula
(C) Margao
(D) Panaji

Answer: Vasco da Gama

Q8. Which one is the most populated Goa Assembly constituency

(A) Velim
(B) Pernem
(C) Canacona
(D) Vasco Da Gama

Answer: Vasco Da Gama

Q9. Which is the Goa state Bird ?

(A) Yellow-throated bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus
(B) Bastar hill myna Gracula religiosa peninsulari
(C) House sparrow Passer domesticus
(D) None of these

Answer: Yellow-throated bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus

Q10. The Dudhsagar Falls is located on the

(A) Zuari River
(B) Mandovi River
(C) Sal River
(D) Terekhol River

Answer: Mandovi River

Q11. Who was the first Chief Minister after Goa attained statehood in 1987

(A) Ravi S. Naik
(B) Churchill Alemao
(C) Pratapsingh Rane
(D) Dayanand Bandodkar

Answer: Pratapsingh Rane

Q12. The State Flower of Goa is

(A) Red Jasmine
(B) Lotus
(C) Ashoka
(D) Rohira

Answer: Red Jasmine

Q13. Which among the following theory is based on the assumption that the nature of social movement is ‘goal-oriented’?

(A) Resource Mobilization Theory
(B) New Social Movement Theory
(C) Frame Analysis Theory
(D) None of the above

Answer: Resource Mobilization Theory

Q14. Which one is the first Goan football club to win Rovers Cup

(A) Salgaocar Football Club
(B) Dempo Sports Club
(C) Vasco Sports Club
(D) Churchill Brothers

Answer: Dempo Sports Club

Q15. Who is the first Governor of Goa ?

(A) Sh. Bhagawan Sahay
(B) Sh. Om Parkash
(C) Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh
(D) Maj Gen K. P. Candeth

Answer: Maj Gen K. P. Candeth

Q16. Which one is the highest peak in Goa ?

(A) Sonsogor
(B) Vagheri Peak
(C) Braganza Ghats
(D) None of the above

Answer: Sonsogor

Q17. Who is the Current Director general of police of Goa ?

(A) Sudhir Yadav
(B) Mukesh Kumar Meena
(C) Sanjay Kumar, IPS
(D) Shri Jaspal Singh, IPS

Answer: Shri Jaspal Singh, IPS

Q18. Under which national scheme, the central Government has recently sanctioned 670 electric buses to Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh ?

(A) Surya Mitra
(B) PM Ujjawala Yojana
(C) FAME
(D) National Solar Mission

Answer: FAME

Q19. The first novel published by a Goan was

(A) The General Is Up
(B) Goa, a Daughter’s Story
(C) The Brahmans
(D) The Goa Inquisition

Answer: The Brahmans

Q20. In the year 2020, R. S. Bhaskar won the Sahitya Akademi Award for

(A) The Words
(B) Chitralipi
(C) Manthan
(D) Yugparivartancho Yatri

Answer: Yugparivartancho Yatri

Q21. Which of the following is primary Industry in Goa ?

(A) Pharma
(B) Liquor
(C) Tourism
(D) Textiles

Answer: Tourism

Q22. Ravindra Kelekar won the Sahitya Akademi Award for

(A) Pissolim
(B) Dorya Gazota
(C) Himalayant
(D) Manni Punav

Answer: Himalayant

Q23. Which is the official language of Goa ?

(A) Portuguese
(B) Konkani
(C) Basque
(D) Galician

Answer: Konkani

Q24. When Goa was not the Part of India. Who was the ruler of Goa ?

(A) Portuguese
(B) Afghani
(C) Mughal
(D) None of these

Answer: Portuguese

Q25. Who was the first President of the Goa Konkani Akademi

(A) Pundalik N. Naik
(B) N. Shivdas
(C) Madhav Borkar
(D) Purushottam Kakodkar

Answer: Purushottam Kakodkar

Q26. Who is the writer of the novel Acchev

(A) Pundalik Naik
(B) R. V. Pandit
(C) Peter Nazareth
(D) Maria Elsa da Rocha

Answer: Pundalik Naik

Q27. Who is the first winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Konkani literature

(A) Pundalik Naik
(B) D. K. Sukhthankar
(C) Ravindra Kelekar
(D) Laxmanrao Sardessai

Answer: Ravindra Kelekar

Q28. Who is known as the ‘Father of Konkani cinema’

(A) Ramesh Kamath
(B) Amrit Prabhu
(C) Franklin Fernandes
(D) Al Jerry Braganza

Answer: Al Jerry Braganza

Q29. Who was the first Chief minister of Goa ?

(A) Ravi Naik
(B) Purushottam Kakodkar
(C) Dayanand Bandodkar
(D) Manohar Parrikar

Answer: Dayanand Bandodkar

Q30. Who was the Sixth CM of Goa

(A) Ravi S. Naik
(B) Wilfred de Souza
(C) Luizinho Faleiro
(D) None of These

Answer: Ravi S. Naik

Q31. With reference to the discussions on Uniform Civil Code in the Supreme Court, consider the following statements:

1. Provision for UCC in the constitution is justiciable.

2. Goa has a UCC.

Which of the above statements is/are true ?

(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
(D) Both 1 and 2 are correct

Answer: Only 2 is correct

Q32. The UNCTAD reported on the contributions of the private sector to global GDP recently. In this context, consider the following statements:

1. The public sector debt constitutes a greater part of GDP than the private sector debt.

2. The UNCTAD predicts that the private sector will enable the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Which of the above statements is/are true ?

(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
(D) Both 1 and 2 are correct

Answer: Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Q33. 6.4 billion USD was spent by UNCCD member states to combat land degradation between 2017 and 2019. In this context, consider the following statements:

1. The Land Degradation Neutrality Fund/ LDNF is aimed at achieving sustainable development goal no.15.

2. The fund is managed by the World Bank.

Select the correct option:

(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
(D) Both 1 and 2 are correct

Answer: Only 1 is correct

Q34. What was the name of the Indian Army Operation conducted to release Goa from Portuguese rule

(A) Operation Polo
(B) Operation Vijay
(C) Operation Goa
(D) Operation Thunder

Answer: Operation Vijay

Q35. Which one is officially state recognised fruit in Goa

(A) Orange
(B) Coconut
(C) Mango
(D) Cashew

Answer: Cashew

Q36. Which one city has the only Municipal Corporation in Goa

(A) Panaji
(B) Margao
(C) Ponda
(D) Vasco da Gama

Answer: Panaji

Q37. Name of the Capital City of Goa state is

(A) Panaji
(B) Dispur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Nanital

Answer: Panaji

Q38. Capital City of Goa ?

(A) Panaji
(B) Margao
(C) Bicholim
(D) None of these

Answer: Panaji

Q39. What kind of fruit types are Alphonso, Fernandina, and Malcorado ?

(A) Papaya
(B) Apple
(C) Coconut
(D) Mango

Answer: Mango

Q40. Who was the witer of the first novel published by a Goan “Os Brahmanes”

(A) Paulino Dias
(B) Sonia Faleiro
(C) Francisco Luis Gomes
(D) Shenoi Goembab

Answer: Francisco Luis Gomes

Q41. Which one is Goa’s first newspaper

(A) O Heraldo
(B) Gazetta de Goa
(C) Gomantak Times
(D) The Navhind Times

Answer: Gazetta de Goa

Q42. Who is the Current Governor of Goa ?

(A) Smt. V. S. Ramadevi
(B) Mridula Sinha
(C) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(D) Shri P. S. Sreedharan Pillai

Answer: Shri P. S. Sreedharan Pillai

Q43. Consider the following statements regarding the western coastal plains of India:

1. The Western coastal plains are known as Konkan from Daman to Goa.

2. The Plains are narrower in the North and wider in the South.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct ?

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2

Q44. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Strategic Goal B of Aichi Biodiversity Targets ?

1. Reduce the rate of natural habitat loss + forest loss by at least 50%

2. Reduce overfishing

3. Minimize the choral reflow destruction, ocean acidification

Select the correct option:

(A) Only 1 & 2
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 2 & 3
(D) 1, 2 & 3

Answer: 1, 2 & 3

Q45. Which among the following state parties have the same election symbols?

1. Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, Samajwadi party in Uttar Pradesh

2. All India Forward Bloc in West Bengal and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in Goa

3. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in Jharkhand and Shivsena in Maharashtra

Choose the correct option:

(A) Only 1 & 2
(B) Only 1 & 3
(C) Only 2 & 3
(D) 1, 2 & 3

Answer: 1, 2 & 3

Q46. Which of the following statement is correct regarding Strategic Goal D of Aichi Biodiversity Targets ?

(A) Only 1 & 2
(B) Online 1 & 3
(C) 1, 2 & 3
(D) Only 2

Answer:

Q47. Consider the following statements:

1. Mekedatu river project is disputed between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

2. Mahadayi water dispute is between Goa and Karnataka

3. Vansadhara river dispute is between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Which of the above is/are correct ?

(A) Only 1 & 2
(B) Only 2 & 3
(C) Only 1 & 3
(D) 1, 2 & 3

Answer: Only 2 & 3

Q48. Consider the following irrigation projects with states to which they are associated:

1. Kaleshwaram irrigation project – Telangana & Andhra Pradesh

2. Damanganga & Pinjal river inter-linking project – Maharashtra & Gujarat

3. Kalasa Banduri project – Karnataka and Goa

Which of the above is/are correct ?

(A) Only 1 & 2
(B) Only 2 & 3
(C) Only 1 & 3
(D) 1, 2 & 3

Answer: 1, 2 & 3

Q49. Which among the following pertain(s) to the Millennium Development Goals ?

1. Child and Maternal Health

2. Nuclear and Chemical Weapons

3. Human Rights and Racism

4. Environment & Sustainability

Select the correct option:

(A) Only 1 & 3
(B) Only 1 , 3 & 4
(C) Only 1 & 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 & 4

Answer: Only 1 & 4

Q50. With reference to the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) program being carried out in the Himalayan states, consider the following statements:

1. Under the REDD+ program, developing nations receive results-based payment.

2. UN-REDD program helps the countries develop the ability to meet the REDD+ goals.

Select the correct option:

(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
(D) Both 1 and 2 are correct

Answer: Both 1 and 2 are correct

Q51. Official Languag eof Goa ?

(A) Marathi
(B) Hindi
(C) English
(D) Konkani

Answer: Konkani

Q52. Who is the first Goan footballer to receive the Arjuna Award

(A) Mariano Dias
(B) Beevan D’Mello
(C) Bruno Coutinho
(D) Brahmanand Sankhwalkar

Answer: Brahmanand Sankhwalkar

Q53. Who among the following Portuguese Governors transferred his headquarters from Cochin to Goa ?

(A) Martin Alfonso de Souza
(B) Francisco de Almeida
(C) Alfonso d Albuquerque
(D) Nino da Cunha

Answer: Nino da Cunha

Q54. Mahalsa Narayani temple located in which village of Goa ?

(A) Mashel
(B) Mardol
(C) Vema
(D) Dabolim

Answer: Mardol

Q55. Which one is the largest Beach in Goa

(A) Morjim Beach
(B) Palolem Beach
(C) Calangute Beach
(D) Querim Beach

Answer: Calangute Beach

Q56. At present who is the Governor of Goa ?

(A) Mridula Sinha
(B) Shri P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
(C) Margaret Alva
(D) Bharat Vir Wanchoo

Answer: Shri P. S. Sreedharan Pillai

Q57. Which of the following newspaper is the oldest Goan edition English daily

(A) Navhind times
(B) O-heraldo
(C) Times of India
(D) Gomantak Times

Answer: O-heraldo

Q58. The State Tree of Goa is

(A) Neem
(B) Coconut
(C) Hollong
(D) Sal

Answer: Coconut

Q59. Which one is the first Konkani film to won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film

(A) Nirmon
(B) Aleesha
(C) Antarnad
(D) Baga Beach

Answer: Nirmon

Q60. Who built the Fort Anjediva on the Anjadip Island

(A) Nuno Vaz de Castelo Branco
(B) Francisco de Almeida
(C) Lopo Soares de Albergaria
(D) Afonso de Albuquerque

Answer: Francisco de Almeida

Q61. Who is the first Goan to receive Padma Vibhushan award

(A) Laxman Pai
(B) Ravindra Kelekar
(C) Mario de Miranda
(D) Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar

Answer: Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar

Q62. Who is the first Goan to receive Padma Bhushan award

(A) Laxman Pai
(B) Prasad Sawkar
(C) Hassan Nasiem Siddiquie
(D) Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala

Answer: Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala

Q63. Who is the first winner of the Jnanpith Award for Konkani language

(A) Laxmanrao Sardessai
(B) Abhay Sardesai
(C) Ravindra Kelekar
(D) Manohar Sardesai

Answer: Ravindra Kelekar

Q64. Which one is the official flower of Goa

(A) Lotus
(B) Dahlia
(C) Jasmine
(D) Marigold

Answer: Jasmine

Q65. Who is the first Governor of Goa ?

(A) Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh
(B) Maj. Gen. K. S. Himmatsinhji
(C) Sh. Om Parkash
(D) Sh. Bhagawan Sahay

Answer: Maj. Gen. K. S. Himmatsinhji

Q66. Who is the first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu union territory after annexation with India

(A) Luis Proto Barbosa
(B) Pratapsingh Rane
(C) Shashikala Kakodkar
(D) Dayanand Bandodkar

Answer: Dayanand Bandodkar

Q67. Who is the First Chief Justices of Goa ?

(A) M. H. Beg
(B) P. D. Desai
(C) P. C. B. Menon
(D) None of These

Answer: M. H. Beg

Q68. Which state is to the north of Goa ?

(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Maharashtra

Q69. Asia’s only Naval Aviation Museum is located in

(A) Mandrem
(B) Agonda
(C) Bogmalo
(D) Morjim

Answer: Bogmalo

Q70. At present who is the Chief Minister of Goa ?

(A) Manohar Parrikar
(B) Pramod Sawant
(C) Digambar Kamat
(D) Laxmikant Parsekar

Answer: Pramod Sawant

Q71. In which year Goa International Airport (Dabolim) was built ?

(A) In 1950
(B) In 1960
(C) In 1998
(D) In 2000

Answer: In 1950

Q72. The Goa University was established in which year

(A) In 1985
(B) In 1980
(C) In 1990
(D) None of these

Answer: In 1985

Q73. Which Indian armed force has conducted ReSAREX – 19 off Goa coast ?

(A) Indian Air Force
(B) Indian Navy
(C) Indian Army
(D) Indian Coast Guard

Answer: Indian Coast Guard

Q74. NITI Aayog has selected which Union Territory for first pilot project on Sustainable Developmental Goals ?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Goa
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Chandigarh

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Q75. Which of the following states has become partner state at 2018 Goa International Film Festival (GIFF) ?

(A) Jharkhand
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Assam
(D) Mizoram

Answer: Jharkhand

Q76. Who was the last Portuguese Governor-General in Goa

(A) Jose Ferreira Bossa
(B) Jose Alves Ferreira
(C) Paulo Benard Guedes
(D) Manuel Antonio Vassalo e Silva

Answer: Manuel Antonio Vassalo e Silva

Q77. Which one is the first Konkani novel to be translated into English

(A) Karmelin
(B) Acchev
(C) Manthan
(D) Manmotayam

Answer: Acchev

Q78. Which state is to the south of Goa ?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Nagaland

Answer: Karnataka

Q79. Who is the first woman parliamentarian from Goa

(A) Kesarbai Kerkar
(B) Sanyogita Rane
(C) Shashikala Kakodkar
(D) Anjanibai Malpekar

Answer: Sanyogita Rane

Q80. Who is the first woman Chief Minister of Goa

(A) Kesarbai Kerkar
(B) Jayashree Parwar
(C) Shashikala Kakodkar
(D) Anjanibai Malpekar

Answer: Shashikala Kakodkar

Q81. Which one is officially recognised State mammal of Goa

(A) Gaur
(B) Elephant
(C) Asiatic lion
(D) Tiger

Answer: Gaur

Q82. The State Animal of Goa is

(A) Gaur
(B) Blackbuck
(C) Indian Elephant
(D) Sangai

Answer: Gaur

Q83. Which one of the following is the goal of Scientific Management ?

(A) Generating employment
(B) Maximising social welfare
(C) Higher industrial efficiency
(D) Welfare of the workers

Answer: Higher industrial efficiency

Q84. The historic Aguada fort is located in __.

(A) Goa
(B) Assam
(C) Manipur
(D) Tripura

Answer: Goa

Q85. Identify the state that classified its country liquor as Heritage Spirit of state on 17 March 2016.

(A) Goa
(B) Assam
(C) Manipur
(D) Tripura

Answer: Goa

Q86. Country’s First Cashless State –

(A) Haryana
(B) Goa
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Sikkim

Answer: Goa

Q87. Which one is the first product of Goa to receive GI (Geographical indication) tag

(A) Goan Bebinca
(B) Goan Khaje
(C) Cashew feni
(D) Myndoli Bananas

Answer: Cashew feni

Q88. What’s the name of Goa was refereed in Mahabharata ?

(A) Govarashtra
(B) Goa Pradesh
(C) Goprodesha
(D) None of these

Answer: Govarashtra

Q89. The State Bird of Goa is

(A) Great Hornbill
(B) White- winged wood duck
(C) Yellow-Throated Bulbul
(D) None of these

Answer: Yellow-Throated Bulbul

Q90. Atal Setu, which is in news recently, is built across which river in Goa ?

(A) Harmal
(B) Mandovi
(C) Terekhol
(D) Galjibag

Answer: Mandovi

Q91. Who was appointed as the first bishop of Goa

(A) Domingos Torrado
(B) Francisco de Melo
(C) Andre de Santa Maria
(D) Jorge de Santa Luzia

Answer: Francisco de Melo

Q92. Who is the first Rajya Sabha MP from Goa

(A) Eduardo Faleiro
(B) Shantaram Naik
(C) John F. Fernandez
(D) Vinay Tendulkar

Answer: John F. Fernandez

Q93. Which one is the official language of Goa

(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) Konkani
(D) Marathi

Answer: Konkani

Q94. Which Act was amended by Goa government to allow women to work in night shifts

(A) Factory Act 1948
(B) Factory Act 1950
(C) Factory Act 1961
(D) Factory Act 1972

Answer: Factory Act 1948

Q95. What is the most popular sport in Goa ?

(A) field hockey
(B) golf
(C) cricket
(D) football

Answer: football

Q96. How many prominent themes or the proper goals of human life are enshrined in Hinduism ?

(A) Five
(B) Four
(C) Six
(D) Seven

Answer: Four

Q97. Which is to be the country in focus at the 51st International Film Festival of India ( IFFI) in Goa ?

(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Sri Lanka

Answer: Bangladesh

Q98. Who was the last ruler of Goa ?

(A) French
(B) Dutch
(C) Portuguese
(D) Britishers

Answer: Portuguese

Q99. Who is the first speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly

(A) Froilano Machado
(B) P. P. Shirodkar
(C) Narayan Fugro
(D) Gopal Apa Kamat

Answer: P. P. Shirodkar

Q100. Who was the first Portuguese viceroy of Goa

(A) Gaspar Corriea
(B) Francisco de Almeida
(C) Cosma da Guarda
(D) Afonso de Albuquerque

Answer: Francisco de Almeida

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