Goa GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Mormugao Port, commissioned in 1885 is one of the oldest ports on the west coast of India in the state of Goa and is blessed with a protected open type natural harbour. Over the years, it has developed a deep draft channel.

Kerala has retained the top rank in NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2020 - 21, while Bihar is the worst performing state.

Assagao is one of north Goa's most picturesque villages. The biggest asset of this village is the beauty and quintessential Goan ethos. On both the main roads through the village, you'll see beautifully maintained Goan houses.

The capital is Panaji (Panjim), on the north-central coast of the mainland district. Formerly a Portuguese possession, it became a part of India in 1962 and attained statehood in 1987. Area 1,429 square miles (3,702 square km).

History of Panaji dates back to the beginning of the 11^th century when the Kadamba king, Shasthadeva entrusted Kalapa with the administration of the region.

In June 1946, Ram Manohar Lohia, an Indian Socialist leader, entered Goa on a visit to his friend, Juliao Menezes, a nationalist leader, who had founded the Gomantak Praja Mandal in Bombay and edited the weekly newspaper Gomantak.

The Zuari River, is the largest river in the state of Goa, India. It is a tidal river which originates at Hemad-Barshem in the Western Ghats.

Anjuna Beach is a beach in Goa, which is located 18 kilometers from Panaji and 8 kilometers to the west of Mapusa, North Goa. It is situated in Anjuna village of Bardez taluka in North Goa. The beach is part of a 30 kilometer stretch of extended beach coastline along the west coast of Goa by the Arabian Sea.

Located on the island of Chorao in the Mandovi river, the sanctuary is accessible by a ferry which starts at the Ribandar ferry wharf, about 15 mins drive from Panaji, the capital city of Goa.

Goa stretches out to a length of 105 km from north to south and is about 60 km. in width from east to west. The State has geographical area of 3702 Sq. Kms.