Bhutan General Quiz – Round 11 to 16
BHUTAN Quiz
Bhutan General Quiz – Round
11
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central
School, Bhutan
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1. What are the main goals of
SAARC?
2. When did Afghanistan become a
member of SAARC?
3. Which countries were the observers
for the 16th SAARC summit held in 2010?
4.
In
what areas do SAARC provides a platform for the peoples of South Asia?
5. Where do Bhutan lies in the world map?
6. Who is the 14th Dalai Lama?
7. When was the Department of
Manpower established under the Ministry of Development?
8. When the 81st session of
the National Assembly was resolved that the Royal Civil Service Commission be reconstituted and
strengthened to protect politicization of the bureaucracy?
9. What was introduced for technical graduates for Scientific Cadre in 2002?
10. Who conduct CSE in Bhutan?
11. When was the promotion to the top position of professional and management position
category (P1 A) earlier retained with RCSC was decentralized to the agencies?
12. What was introduced to bring a reform in maintaining the Civil Service in January, 2006?
13. When did the Royal Government
recognize the need to further strengthen the Central Personnel Agency with a
clear mandate?
14. When was the Constitution of
the Kingdom of Bhutan adopted?
15. What was decentralized in
January 2008 in Bhutan?
16. When did RCSC introduce a separate CSCE for Dzongkha graduates?
17. Who is the present Chairman of RCSC?
18. Who was the former Chairman of RCSC?
19. When was the second edition of
the Bhutan Civil Service Rules and Regulations released?
20. What is the national animal of Bhutan?
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Answer
1.
To
accelerate the process of economic and social development in member states
2.
2007
3.
China,
Japan, the European Union, Republic of Korea, the US, Australia, Mauritius and
Iran
4.
To
work together in a spirit of friendship, trust and understanding
5.
Between the latitude 26⁰ 40’
and 28⁰ 20’ north of equator.
6.
Tenzin Gyatso
7.
1973
8.
July. 2003
9.
SCE
10. RCSC in collaboration
with RBIT and MoWHS
11. December, 2010
12. Position Classification System
13. 1973
14. The recruitment in the supervisory and support
position category
15. 30th November, 2001
16. 2008
17. Lyonpo Thinley Gyamtsho
18. Dasho Bap Kesang
19. 11th November, 2002
20. Takin
Bhutan General Quiz – Round
12
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central
School, Bhutan
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1. Who designed the national flag of Bhutan?
2. When was the national flag of Bhutan designed?
3. Who codified a code of conduct
in 1972 to formalize the flag's design establish a protocol regarding
acceptable flag sizes and conditions for flying the flag?
4. When was a new broadcasting complex opened in
Thimphu under the auspices of the Department of Telecommunications?
5. When a Japanese-equipped ground satellite
station in Thimphu was installed using International Telecommunications
Satellite Corporation (Intelsat) circuits that substantially enhanced
international telephone service in Bhutan?
6. In which treaty was Indo-Bhutanese borders
delineated between Bhutan and Britain?
7. What does IMTRAT stand for?
8. Where in Bhutan the headquarters of the
IMTRAT located?
9. Where in Southern Bhutan the Forestry School
established in 1971?
10. When was the Forestry School established in
1971 in Kalikhola moved to Taba in the northern Thimphu Valley?
11. Name the largest river system in Bhutan.
12. Name the four major river systems of Bhutan.
13. What is the length of Puna Tsang Chu?
14. Name the smallest river system in Bhutan.
15. Where do the tributaries of the 370
kilometres long Wang Chu rise?
16. When was the ninety minute service of Royal
Bhutan Airlines between Paro and Calcutta inaugurated?
17. From where did Bhutan purchase a Dornier
228-200 twenty-seat aeroplane?
18. When did Druk-Air begins using a four-engine,
eighty-seat British Aerospace BAe 146-100 aeroplane for its five flights
weekly: two from Bangkok and Dhaka, two from New Delhi and Kathmandu, and one
from Calcutta?
19. Who wrote the book “History of
Bhutan”?
20. What is the national bird of Bhutan?
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Answer
1. Mayum Choying Wangmo Dorji
2. 1947
3. The National Assembly of Bhutan
4. 1991
5. 1989
6. Treaty of Peace, 1865
7. Indian Military Training Team
8. Haa Dzongkhag
9. Kalikhola
10. 1977
11. The Dangme Chu
12. The Dangme Chu, the Puna Tsang Chu (Sunkosh),
the Wang Chu, and the Amo Chu
13. 320 kilometres
14. The Torsa Chu (Amo Chu)
15. Tibet
16. 1983
17. West Germany
18. November, 1988
19. Bikrama Jit Hasrat
20. Raven
Bhutan General Quiz – Round
13
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central
School, Bhutan
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1. Why was the Army Welfare Committee
established?
2. Who was the chief operations officer in 1991?
3. When did Britain India declare war on Bhutan?
4. When was a theocratic government independent
of Tibetan political influence established?
5. Who founded the theocratic government in
Bhutan in 1616?
6. When did Britain send a peace mission to
Bhutan?
7. When was the monarch's title changed from
"His Highness" to "His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo" in a move
to assert a distinct Bhutanese identity?
8. By what legal code was Ngawang Namgyal's
regime bound by?
9. Who sought to destroy Nyingmapa refugees who
had fled to Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal in 1643?
10. What do you mean by tikchung?
11. Until which year the Trade union activity was
not legalized in Bhutan?
12. Which mountains in central Bhutan form a
watershed between two major river systems, the Mo Chu and the Dangme Chu?
13. Who wrote the “Bhutan: The Early
History of a Himalayan Kingdom”?
14. What is the national tree of Bhutan?
15. What is the national flower of Bhutan?
16. What is the height of Ura La Pass located at Ura?
17. When was the Government Employees' Provident
Fund established?
18. Why was the Department of Forestry
established in 1952 in Bhutan?
19. When civil war broke out in Pakistan in 1971,
Bhutan was among the first nations to recognize what?
20. Who is Dorji Lopen?
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Answer
1. To oversee the Army Welfare Project that
provided housing, food, and income for the Royal Bhutan Army and the Royal Body
Guards
2. Major General Lam Dorji
3. November, 1864
4. 17th century
5. By an expatriate Drukpa monk, Ngawang Namgyal
6. In early 1864
7. 1963
8. The Tsa Yig
9. A joint Mongol-Tibetan force
10. A Bhutanese coin worth half a rupee
11. 1991
12. The Black Mountains
13. Michael Aris
14. Himalayan Cypress
15. Himalayan Blue Puppy
16. 11,810 feet
17. 1986
18. To oversee conservation and exploitation of
the country's significant forestry resources
19. The new government of Bangladesh
20. One of the
ministers in the monk body directly below the Je Khenpo or the Head Abbot of
Bhutan
Bhutan General Quiz – Round
14
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central
School, Bhutan
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1. Bhutan is the last bastion of what form of
Buddhism in the world today?
2. Why did Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel introduce
the national dress for Bhutan?
3. When was a Paro Teacher College established?
4. Who was the principal of TTC/DS from 1975-1987?
5. What is the local name of marijuana?
6. What is ‘Utse’?
7. When was the period of Padmasambhava Period in Bhutanese Literature?
8. What is a Mandala?
9. What is the local name of Himalayan Blue Pine?
10. What is the emergency service number to call
the police?
11. What is the emergency service number to call
the ambulance?
12. When did Bhutan celebrate the United Nation’s 50th Anniversary?
13. Who are Brogpas?
14. What is the literal meaning of ‘Tha-Dham-Tshi’?
15. What is the literal meaning of ‘Lay-Jum-Day’?
16. What is the local name of walnut in Bhutan?
17. During whose time was the monk’s great assembly hall constructed?
18. Who organized the first National Festival of Arts and Craft in Thimphu,
Bhutan?
19. Who are Getres?
20. Who are Kudun?
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Answer
1. Mahayana form of Buddhism
2. To give the Bhutanese a unique identity
3. July, 1975
4. Dasho Gagey Lham
5. Keha
6. The central tower of a Dzong.
7. 750 A.D
8. It is a mystic, comic diagram
9. Tomphushing
10. 113
11. 112
12. 1995
13. Yak and sheep herders of Bhutan
14. The complete pledge
15. Works, their causes and their results
16. Tashing
17. 2nd Desi Tenzin Drugda
18. The Special Commission for Cultural Affairs
19. They are Retired Monk
20. They are the master of discipline who carries a rosary of large ivory
beads and a whip in the Dzong
Bhutan General Quiz – Round
15
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central
School, Bhutan
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1. Who is Tsipe Lopen?
2. Who is Tsenyi Lopen?
3. Who is Khilkor Lopen?
4. Who is Yangpe Lopen?
5. Who is Drape Lopen?
6. When were Kanjur and Tenjur written in gold?
7. How many volumes of hymns, ritual, invocation science and literature
does the Tenjur have?
8. Into how many sections are the Kanjur divided?
9. Name all the section of the Kanjur in Bhutan?
10. Who is considered as the founder of Vajrayana?
11. How many different schools does Vajrayana have?
12. Name all the different schools of Vajrayana.
13. How many Bhutanese boys were sent to Kalimpong, India to study Hindi and
English in 1927?
14. Who was the first foreign minister of Bhutan?
15. What is the local name of Coral Tree?
16. How many peaks are there in Bhutan?
17. What is ‘Konchogsum Lhakhang’ also called as?
18. How many glacial lakes are there in Bhutan according to the Geology and
Mines?
19. Name four Guardian Deities of Bhutan.
20. Who sent six monks to Tibet in 1917?
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Answer
1. He is the Master of astrology in the Dzong
2. He is the Master of Philosophy in the Dzong
3. He is the Master of Arts in the Dzong
4. He is the Master of Songs and Liturgy in the Dzong
5. He is the Master of Grammar and in charge of Literary Studies in the Dzong
6. 1966
7. 225 volumes
8. Four
9. The sections of Kanjur are: Vinaya rules, Sutras, Tantras, and
Abhidharma
10. Guru Rinpoche
11. Five
12. The five different schools of Vajrayana are: Nyingmapa, Kadampa,
Kagyupa, Sakyapa, and Gelukpa.
13. 37 boys
14. Dawa Tshering, 1971
15. Chatseshing
16. 21 peaks
17. Tsilung
18. 2,674 glacial lakes
19. The four Guardian Deities of Bhutan are: Yulkhorsung, Phakyepo,
Chenmisang, and Namtoese
20. First Druk Gyalpo Ugyen Wangchuck
BHUTAN Quiz
Bhutan General Quiz – Round
16
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central
School, Bhutan
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1. Why was six monks sent to Tibet in 1917?
2. What is Zhungchhen Chusum?
3. Who established the Gangtey Monastery in the Black Mountains, on the
border between central and western Bhutan?
4. What are the three main characteristics of Bhutanese art?
5. When was Bhutan’s northern border sealed?
6. What is DLDC?
7. When was DLDC established in Bhutan?
8. Why was DLDC established in Bhutan?
9. What do you call Mandala in Dzongkha?
10. Who does ‘Drubthob’ mean?
11. Who are ‘Chagzampas’?
12. When was the Ugyen Pelri Palace in Paro built?
13. When did George Bogle come to Bhutan as representative of the British
Government?
14. Where was the decisive battle in Bhutanese history fought in 1885?
15. When was Desi Kuenga Rinchhen recommended as 17th Druk Desi
of Bhutan?
16. Name the pointed peak standing opposite of Dochula?
17. Under whose patronage was the Textile Museum inaugurated?
18. What is VAST?
19. When was VAST established in Bhutan?
20. Why was VAST established in Bhutan?
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Answer
1. To study Zhungchhen Chusum to revitalize Buddhist Studies in Bhutan
2. The thirteen expository texts
3. Pema Lingpa’s grandson, Pema Trinley
4. The three characteristics are: It is anonymous, it is religious, and it
has no aesthetic function by itself
5. 1959
6. Dzongkhag Language Development Committee
7. 1971
8. To develop Dzongkha textbooks
9. Khyil Khor
10. The realized one
11. They are the builder of Iron Bridges
12. 1930
13. 1774
14. Changlimithang, Thimphu
15. 1773
16. Masan gang, 7158 meters
17. Her Majesty Queen Ashi Sangay Choden
18. A voluntary Artists’ Studio
19. 2000
20. To train children in western-style art in Bhutan
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