Goa - Study Mode

[#261] Which is the longest river in Goa?
Correct Answer

(A) Zuari River

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#262] Which part of Goa is Anjuna beach?
Correct Answer

(A) North Goa

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#263] Where is the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is situated?
Correct Answer

(A) Chorao

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#264] What is the length of Goa?
Correct Answer

(A) 105 km

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#265] Who was the witer of the first novel published by a Goan "Os Brahmanes"
Correct Answer

(C) Francisco Luis Gomes

Explanation

Solution: Francisco Luis Gomes was the writer of the first novel published by a Goan "Os Brahmanes". It was written in Portuguese by the Goan Francisco Luis Gomes and printed in 1866 by Lisbon's Tipografia de Gazeta de Portugal.