Goa State Question Answer
Q31. Who was the first Portuguese viceroy of Goa
(A) Gaspar Corriea
(B) Francisco de Almeida
(C) Cosma da Guarda
(D) Afanso d’ Albuquerque
Answer: (B) Francisco de Almeida
Q32. Who is also known as the "Father of Goan nationalism"
(A) Dayanand Bandodkar
(B) Mohan Ranade
(C) T. B. Cunha
(D) Ram Manohar Lohiya
Answer: (C) T. B. Cunha
Q33. 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: (A) Factory Act 1948
Q34. Which one is the largest beaach in Goa
(A) Morjim Beach
(B) Palolem Beach
(C) Calangute Beach
(D) Querim Beach
Answer: (C) Calangute Beach
Q34. The Dudhsagar Falls is located on the
(A) Zuari River
(B) Mandovi River
(C) Sal River
(D) Terekhol River
Answer: (B) Mandovi River
Q35. The Dudhsagar Falls is located on the
(A) Zuari River
(B) Mandovi River
(C) Sal River
(D) Terekhol River
Answer: (B) Mandovi River
Q36. Which one is officially recognised State mammal of Goa
(A) Gaur
(B) Elephant
(C) Asiatic lion
(D) Tiger
Answer: (A) Gaur
Q37. The first printing press in Goa was established in the year
(A) 1556
(B) 1578
(C) 1602
(D) 1626
Answer: (A) 1556
Q38. 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: (C) The Brahmans
Q39. Which one is the first Konkani novel to be translated into English
(A) Karmelin
(B) Acchev
(C) Manthan
(D) Manmotayam
Answer: (B) Acchev
Q40. The Goa Konkani Akademi was established in the year
(A) 1980
(B) 1982
(C) 1984
(D) 1986
Answer: (D) 1986
Q41. Who was the first President of the Goa Konkani Akademi
(A) Pundalik N. Naik
(B) N. Shivdas
(C) Madhav Borkar
(D) Purushottam Kakodkar
Answer: (D) Purushottam Kakodkar
Q42. Who was the witer of the first novel published by a Goan "Os Brahamanes"
(A) Paulino Dias
(B) Sonia Faleiro
(C) Francisco Luis Gomes
(D) Shenoi Goembab
Answer: (C) Francisco Luis Gomes
Q43. Who is the writer of the novel Acchev
(A) Pundalik Naik
(B) R. V. Pandit
(C) Peter Nazareth
(D) Maria Elsa da Rocha
Answer: (A) Pundalik Naik
Q44. 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: (C) Ravindra Kelekar
Q45. In the year 2020, R S Bhaskar won the Sahitya Akademi Award for
(A) The Words
(B) Chitralipi
(C) Manthan
(D) Yugparivartancho Yatri
Answer: (D) Yugparivartancho Yatri
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