Goa GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Goa is a state in western India with coastlines stretching along the Arabian Sea. It is India's smallest state 1,429 square miles. The total area of Goa is 3,702 sq. km.

Descending order of the percentage of urbanization as per 2011 Census:
3. Goa (62.17%)
2. Mizoram (52.11%)
4. Tamil Nadu (48.40%)
1. Kerala (47.70%)

On 30^th May 1987 Goa attained statehood, and Goa was reorganized into two districts, North Goa and South Goa. A resolution was passed in the Goa Assembly demanding full statehood in 1976.

30^th May 1987 is the Goa formation date. Dayanand Bandodkar was elected as the first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu. Goa became India's 25^th state on 30^th May 1987.

The Goa "Liberation Day" is celebrated on 19^th December. The Goa Liberation Day is a celebration of the day Indian armed forces freed Goa from Portuguese rule on 19^th December 1961.

2 years, 136 days was the tenure of Laxmikant Parsekar. Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar is an Indian politician who held the office of the Chief Minister of Goa, a state in India from 2014 to 2017. While sharing the achievements of his two years tenure as the head of the state, chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar lashed out at the Congress party for neglecting Goa when it was at the centre.

In cricket a no-ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler.
In hockey, a goal is scored when the puck entirely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar.
A knockout is normally given when a boxer is straight knocked down and out.

Operation Vijay was started on 17^th December, 1961. Operation Vijay of 1961 was the product of the Government's desperate attempt to end 450 years of Portuguese' colonial rule in Goa. When the Portuguese refused to give up control of the state in 1947, India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, started trying different non-violent ways to resolve the issue.

1530 AD Nino da Cunha (Portuguese Governor) transferred his capital from Cochin to Goa. The Portuguese Governor; Nino da Cunha transferred his capital from Cochin to Goa in 1530 AD and established factories at San thome and Hughli. In 1534 AD, he captured Diu and Bassein from the Sultan of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah.

The celebration of World Goa Day on 20^th August will be ten years old this year. Since its inception 10 years ago, the movement has grown and at present there are around 60 Goan organisations all over the world observing this event.