GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF MANIPUR

Q: What is the total area of Manipur?

(a) 22327 square Km
(b) 52327 square Km
(c) 42325 square Km
(d) 32325 square Km
Ans: 22327 square Km

Q: Which is the capital of Manipur?
(a) Senapati City
(b) Tamenglong City
(c) Chandel City
(d) Imphal City
Ans: Imphal City

Q: Which state lies to the South of Manipur?
(a) Asam
(b) Mizoram
(c) Nagaland
(d) Sikkim
Ans: Mizoram

Q: Which state lies to the north of Manipur?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Tripura
(d) Mizoram
Ans: Nagaland

Q: In which year Manipur was established as a separate state?
(a) 1992
(b) 1980
(c) 1970
(d) 1972
Ans: 1972

Q: when was the Manipur university established?

(a) 1992
(b) 1980
(c) 1968
(d) 1965
Ans: 1980

Q: What is the total number of National Parks in Manipur?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Ans: One

Q2. Which game was introduced by Manipur to the world?

(A) Cricket

(B) Football

(C) Polo

(D) Rugby

Ans: Polo

Q Where is the oldest Polo Ground located in India?
(a) Manipur
(b) Punjab
(c) Delhi
(d) None of these
Ans: Manipur

Which is the largest lake in Manipur?
(a) Loktak Lake
(b) Ekop Lake
(c) Waithou Lake
(d) None of these
Ans: Loktak Lake

Q: Who is the present (2018)Governor of Manipur?

(a) Najma A. Heptulla
(b) Syed Ahmed
(c) V. Shanmuganathan
(d) None of these
Ans: Najma A. Heptulla

Q: Who was the fourth Governor of Manipur?
(a) O.N. Shrivastava
(b) Chintamani Panigrahi
(c) K. V. Krishna Rao
(d) None of these
Ans: K. V. Krishna Rao

Q: Who is the Current CM (2018) of Manipur?
(a) Rishang Keishing
(b) Radhabinod Koijam
(c) Okram Ibobi Singh
(d) Nongthombam Biren Singh
Ans: Nongthombam Biren Singh

Q: Who was the first Governor of Manipur?
(a) B. K. Nehru
(b) K. V. Krishna Rao
(c) S. M. H. Burney
(d) None of these
Ans: B. K. Nehru

Q: Who is the First Chief Minister of Manipur?
(a) Mairembam Koireng Singh
(b) Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh
(c) Longjam Thambou Singh
(d) None of these
Ans: Mairembam Koireng Singh

Q: Which is the smallest district in Manipur in terms of area?
(a) Chandel
(b) Churachandpur
(c) Ukhrul
(d) Bishnupur
Ans: Bishnupur

Q: Which is the largest district in Manipur in terms of Population?
(a) Tamenglong
(b) Thoubal
(c) Imphal West
(d) Senapati
Ans: Imphal West

Q3. Who was the last King of Manipur?

(A) Raja Surchandra

(B) Bodhchandra Singh

(C) Churachandra Singh

(D) Kulachandra Singh

 Ans: Bodhchandra Singh

Q5. Total number of Districts in Manipur is-

(A) 6

(B) 7

(C) 11

(D) 16

 Ans: 16

Q6. Which one is the classical dance form of Manipur?

(A) Ras Lila

(B) Bihu

(C) Jhumur Dance

(D) Sattriya dance

Ans: Ras Lila

Q8. In which year the Anglo-Manipur War was fought between British and Bir Tikendrajit?

(A) 1884

(B) 1891

(C) 1901

(D) 1905

Ans:1891

Q9. Total number of National Parks in Manipur

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 5

 Ans:1

Q10. In which year the National Games was held in Manipur?

(A) 1992

(B) 1995

(C) 1999

(D) 2000

 Ans: 1999

Q11. Manipuri language was included in the eighth schedule of Indian constitution in the year-

(A) 1991

(B) 1992

(C) 1995

(D) 1997

Ans:  1992

Q12. Who was the commander of 1944 world war in Manipur?

(A) General Slim

(B) General Ahmed

(C) General Karim

(D) General Iqbal

Ans: General Slim

Q13.  which act of the Parliament created Manipur?

(A) 22nd Amendment Act

(B) 23rd Amendment Act

(C) 25th Amendment Act

(D) 27th Amendment Act

Ans: 27th Amendment Act

Q14. Which King signed the Treaty of Accession for merging The Princely State of Manipur into India?

(A) Maharaja Nara Singh

(B) Churachandra Singh

(C) Maharaja Budhachandra

(D) Kulachandra Singh

Ans: Maharaja Budhachandra 

Q15. Which one is the largest district in Manipur in terms of area?

(A) Churachandpur?

(B) Ukhrul

(C) Tamenglong

(D) Chandel

Ans: Churachandpur

RANDOM FACTS ON Manipur

·        The state is covered with over 3,000 square km (1,200 sq mi) of bamboo forests, making it one of India’s largest contributor to its bamboo industry

·        Imphal airport is the second largest airport in India’s northeast India and it is an international airport.

·        Manipur came under British rule in the 18th century as a princely state (Kangleipak). Europeans first observed local people playing polo here and were fascinated by the game.

·        The first feature-length film, Matam-Gi Manipur, was screened on 9th April 1972 at three Manipuri theatres.

·        Movie theatres were first introduced in Manipur in the year 1920. The first theatres in the state was established in Imphal after the First World War.

·        The Barak River, is the largest river of Manipur