Goa State GK Questions

51. In which year was the Goa Konkani Akademi established?

• A) 1981
• B) 1983
• C) 1985
• D) 1986

52. Who was the first President of the Goa Konkani Akademi?

• A) Damodar Mauzo
• B) Uday Bhembre
• C) Ravindra Kelekar
• D) Purushottam Kakodkar

53. Who wrote the first novel published by a Goan, "Os Brahamanes"?

• A) T. B. Cunha
• B) Ravindra Kelekar
• C) Francisco Luis Gomes
• D) Pundalik Naik

54. Who wrote the novel "Acchev"?

• A) Pundalik Naik
• B) Damodar Mauzo
• C) Uday Bhembre
• D) Manohar Rai Sardesai

55. Who was the first winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Konkani literature?

• A) Pundalik Naik
• B) Damodar Mauzo
• C) Ravindra Kelekar
• D) Uday Bhembre

56. In 2020, R. S. Bhaskar won the Sahitya Akademi Award for which work?

• A) The Words
• B) Chitralipi
• C) Manthan
• D) Yugparivartancho Yatri

57. Who was the first winner of the Jnanpith Award for Konkani language?

• A) Pundalik Naik
• B) Damodar Mauzo
• C) Ravindra Kelekar
• D) Uday Bhembre

58. In which year was the Goa State Central Library established?

• A) 1832
• B) 1840
• C) 1850
• D) 1860

59. Who was the last Portuguese Governor-General in Goa?

• A) António Sebastião Valente
• B) José Ferreira Bossa
• C) Paulo Bénard Guedes
• D) Manuel António Vassalo e Silva

60. Who was appointed as the first Lokayukta of Goa?

• A) P. Subramanian
• B) B. Sudarshan Reddy
• C) N. Santosh Hegde
• D) Vinod Rai