States PCS: Goa GK Questions for Goa Public Service Commission Exams

31. Which city was host to NITI Aayog’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020’?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Guwahati
[C] Kolkata
[D] Shillong

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32. NITI Aayog has selected which Union Territory for first pilot project on Sustainable Developmental Goals?

[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Goa
[C] Lakshadweep
[D] Chandigarh

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33. Who transferred the Portuguese capital in India from Cochin to Goa?

[A] Albuquerque
[B] Almeida
[C] Nino da Cunha
[D] Houtman

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34. Which of the following is not an objective of Land reforms after independence?
1. Restructuring of agrarian relations to achieve an egalitarian structure
2. Actualization of the goal of “land to the tiller”.
3. Improvement of socio-economic conditions of the rural poor by widening their land base
4. Reduction of poverty

[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 1,2 and 3 only
[D] All the above

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35. Which of the following succeeded Goapala?

[A] Dharmapala
[B] Devapala
[C] Mahipala I
[D] None of the above

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36. What is India’s rank in the goat population?

[A] 2
[B] 4
[C] 8
[D] 6

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37. Which among the following island are located in the state of Goa?
1. Divar Island
2. Anjediva Island
3. St. Estevam Island
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1 & 3
[C] 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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38. What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index?

[A] 77
[B] 97
[C] 117
[D] 137

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39. Which of the following statements are correct regarding mangroves in India?
1. Mangroves occur along the intertidal region of estuaries and creeks in Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.
2. Small tidal estuaries, neritic inlets and the lagoons support a dense and diverse undisturbed mangrove flora on Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2

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40. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Strategic Goal B of Aichi Biodiversity Targets?
1) Reduce the rate of natural habitat loss + forest loss by at least 50%
2) Reduce overfishing
3) Minimize the choral reflow destruction, ocean acidification
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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