State News Questions and Answers

Answer: C

The project is OTPC, Palatana.

The ONGC Tripura Power Company's gas-based power plant at Palatana in Gomati district, of about 726 MW, was built with Bangladesh's cooperation, which allowed heavy equipment to be shipped through Bangladeshi territory. In return, power from Tripura has been supplied to Bangladesh, starting with 100 MW in 2016.

The NEEPCO plants at Ramchandra Nagar near Agartala and Monarchak in Sepahijala district are smaller gas-based stations supplying the north-eastern grid, not the plant linked with the export to Bangladesh, so 'None of these' is also wrong.

Answer: C

SEZ stands for Special Economic Zone.

A Special Economic Zone is a designated area with its own economic rules, tax exemptions and simpler procedures, set up to attract investment and boost exports. India's SEZs are governed by the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005. Tripura's first SEZ at Paschim Jalefa in Sabroom lies near the Maitri Setu bridge to Bangladesh and the route to Chittagong port.

'State Economic Zone' and 'Social Economic Zone' are not the term, and since the right expansion is offered, 'None of these' is wrong.

Answer: B

The award was conferred on Thanga Darlong, the Rosem (bamboo flute) artist from Tripura.

The Tripura Government instituted the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, and press reports of the Agartala Book Fair function in March 2019 say the first award went to Thanga Darlong, a nonagenarian tribal musician who was also honoured with the Padma Shri that year. The question prints the surname as 'Bajpai'.

Dipa Karmakar is the Agartala gymnast known for the Produnova vault, and her honours are sporting awards, not this one. Dr. Atul Debbarma and Gokulanada Gitiswami are offered as distractors, and no report links either of them to this award.

Answer: D

The objective is to provide quality education to students in Tripura.

Vande Tripura is a 24x7 educational channel run by SCERT Tripura and the School Education Department of the state, launched in May 2021 to carry NCERT-based lessons to students during the pandemic. It is described as an initiative to make quality education accessible to all students.

The other three options name welfare targets, the poor, farmers and sanitation workers, and none of them is connected with this channel, which is a school-education service.

Answer: D

The train was an Aastha Special Train.

After the consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in January 2024, Indian Railways ran 'Aastha Special' trains to carry pilgrims from across the country to Ram Lalla. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha flagged off such trains for pilgrims from the state.

Bharat Gaurav trains are themed tourist circuits, the Maharaja Express is a luxury tourist train, and Vande Bharat trains are regular semi-high-speed services, so none of them is the pilgrim special.

Answer: C

The campus was of the Central Sanskrit University.

On 21 February 2024 the Prime Minister virtually inaugurated the permanent buildings of the Ekalavya campus of the Central Sanskrit University at Lembucherra, about 12 km north of Agartala.

The College of Agriculture is also at Lembucherra but is not a university, and Tripura Medical College and Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya are colleges elsewhere in the state.

Answer: C

The Me-Gong Festival 2024 was hosted by Meghalaya.

Me-Gong is a festival of Meghalaya Tourism celebrating the state's music, food and culture, held in Shillong in the autumn.

Sikkim, Nagaland and Tripura have festivals of their own, such as Nagaland's Hornbill Festival, but Me-Gong is Meghalaya's.

Answer: D

'Amar Sarkar' is a bridge between People and Government.

The Tripura government's Amar Sarkar portal lets citizens reach government departments directly, to lodge grievances and give feedback on services, and lets the government respond. Its purpose is to connect the public with the administration.

It is not a channel between the government and banks, universities or the corporate sector.

Answer: A

The state is Maharashtra.

In September 2024 the Maharashtra government declared indigenous (desi) cows 'Rajyamata-Gomata', citing their place in Indian tradition, and announced a subsidy for their upkeep in cow shelters.

Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Assam have their own cattle protection laws, but this title was given by Maharashtra.

The decision was taken by the state cabinet ahead of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Answer: D

The programme is Saharsh.

Saharsh is the socio-emotional learning curriculum developed by SCERT Tripura with the Labhya Foundation and launched in schools in 2022. It gives pupils a daily 'happiness class' with mindfulness, storytelling and discussion, to build emotional regulation, teamwork and communication.

Abhilash, Susiksha and Sulabhsiksha are not the name of this programme.