Facts About India Objective Questions

1. Goa was formerly a _____ colony:
Ans: Portuguese

2. Who conquered Goa in 1510?
Ans: Albuquerq

3. National Institute of Oceanography is in:
Ans: Dona Paula

4. Goa was liberated from colonial rule in the year:
Ans: 1961

5. The bird sanctuary in Goa is named after:
Ans: Dr. Salim Ali

6. Which is one of the principal languages in Goa?
Ans: Konkani

7. Number of districts in Goa?
Ans: 2

8. Which state has the least number of members in Legislative Assembly?
Ans: Sikkim (32 MLAs)

9. The Operation which liberated Goa from foreign rule:
Ans: Operation Vijay

10. Who called liberation of Goa as 'Police action'?
Ans: V K Krishnamenon

11. The important river in Goa:
Ans: Mandovi

12. National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research is in:
Ans: Vasco da Gama

13. The state with Uniform Civil Code:
Ans: Goa

14. The first film of Amitabh Bachchan was based on Goan revolution. Its name is:
Ans: Saath Hindustani

15. The first state in India where electronic voting machine was used in all the constituencies for election:
Ans: Goa

16. Dhooth Sagar waterfalls is in _____ river:
Ans: Mandovi

17. Thimmayya helped the _____ to conquer Goa from the rulers of Bijapur:
Ans: Portuguese

18. Goa comes under the jurisdiction of _____ High Court:
Ans: Bombay

19. Goa is the ____th state of India.
Ans: 25

20. Major port in Goa:
Ans: Murmugao

21. The region in India which witnessed the longest colonial rule:
Ans: Goa

22. Which state has the highest percentage of urban population as per 2001 Census?
Ans: Goa

23. Terekhol river separates Goa from _____.  
Ans: Maharashtra

24. Dabolim is famous as a/an: 
Ans: Airport

25. The main food crop of Goa:
Ans: Rice