About this quiz
50 questions covering every section of the note on Nepal's federal structure, the seven provinces, their capitals, districts, naming history, local levels and provincial government.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: General Knowledge · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Under the Constitution of Nepal 2072, how many main levels of government does the federal structure have?
- A) Two
- B) Three ✔
- C) Four
- D) Five
Why: Article 56 sets up three levels: federal, provincial and local.
Which schedule of the Constitution of Nepal lists the seven provinces and their districts?
- A) Schedule 2
- B) Schedule 6
- C) Schedule 4 ✔
- D) Schedule 8
Why: Schedule 4 names the provinces and the districts included in each.
The powers of the local levels are listed in which schedule of the constitution?
- A) Schedule 5
- B) Schedule 6
- C) Schedule 7
- D) Schedule 8 ✔
Why: Schedule 8 lists local level powers; Schedule 5 is federal and Schedule 6 is provincial.
How did each province decide its permanent name and capital?
- A) By a two-thirds vote of its Provincial Assembly ✔
- B) By a decision of the federal cabinet
- C) By a national referendum
- D) By order of the President
Why: Each Provincial Assembly fixed its name (Article 295(2)) and capital (Article 288(2)) by a two-thirds majority.
What is the capital of Koshi Province?
- A) Dharan
- B) Biratnagar ✔
- C) Itahari
- D) Ilam
Why: Biratnagar in Morang district is the capital of Koshi Province.
Hetauda is the capital of which province?
- A) Madhesh
- B) Gandaki
- C) Bagmati ✔
- D) Lumbini
Why: Hetauda in Makwanpur district is the capital of Bagmati Province.
Birendranagar, in Surkhet district, is the capital of which province?
- A) Sudurpashchim
- B) Lumbini
- C) Gandaki
- D) Karnali ✔
Why: Birendranagar (Surkhet) is the capital of Karnali Province.
Which province has the largest number of districts?
- A) Koshi ✔
- B) Bagmati
- C) Lumbini
- D) Gandaki
Why: Koshi Province has 14 districts, more than any other province.
How many districts are there in Madhesh Province?
- A) 7
- B) 8 ✔
- C) 9
- D) 10
Why: Madhesh has 8 districts, all in the Tarai, the fewest of any province.
Which is the largest province of Nepal by area?
- A) Koshi
- B) Lumbini
- C) Karnali ✔
- D) Gandaki
Why: Karnali, at about 27,984 sq km, is the largest province by area.
Which province was the first to get its permanent name?
- A) Gandaki
- B) Bagmati
- C) Sudurpashchim
- D) Karnali ✔
Why: Province No. 6 was named Karnali in 2074 BS, before any other province.
In which year was Province No. 2 named Madhesh?
- A) 2078 BS ✔
- B) 2075 BS
- C) 2076 BS
- D) 2079 BS
Why: The Provincial Assembly named it Madhesh on 3 Magh 2078 BS.
Province No. 1 was given the name Koshi in which year?
- A) 2077 BS
- B) 2079 BS ✔
- C) 2074 BS
- D) 2078 BS
Why: Province No. 1 became Koshi Province on 17 Falgun 2079 BS, making it the last province to be named.
Which city served as the temporary capital of Province No. 5 before Deukhuri was chosen?
- A) Nepalgunj
- B) Tansen
- C) Butwal ✔
- D) Ghorahi
Why: Butwal was the temporary capital until the assembly chose Deukhuri in Dang as the capital.
Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga both lie in which province?
- A) Bagmati
- B) Koshi ✔
- C) Gandaki
- D) Madhesh
Why: Everest is in Solukhumbu and Kanchenjunga is in Taplejung, both districts of Koshi Province.
Which statement about Madhesh Province is correct?
- A) It is the largest province by area
- B) It contains the Himalayan district of Dolakha
- C) Its capital is Birgunj
- D) All of its districts lie in the Tarai ✔
Why: Madhesh has eight districts, all of them in the flat Tarai; its capital is Janakpur.
Which is the smallest district of Nepal by area, found in Bagmati Province?
- A) Bhaktapur ✔
- B) Kathmandu
- C) Lalitpur
- D) Rasuwa
Why: Bhaktapur, in Bagmati Province, is the smallest district of Nepal.
Manang, Mustang and Muktinath are associated with which province?
- A) Gandaki ✔
- B) Karnali
- C) Lumbini
- D) Bagmati
Why: Manang and Mustang are districts of Gandaki Province, and Muktinath lies in Mustang.
The birthplace of Gautam Buddha, which gives a province its name, lies in which district?
- A) Kapilvastu
- B) Palpa
- C) Dang
- D) Rupandehi ✔
Why: Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, is in Rupandehi district of Lumbini Province.
Rara Lake and Dolpa, the largest district of Nepal, are both in which province?
- A) Sudurpashchim
- B) Gandaki
- C) Karnali ✔
- D) Lumbini
Why: Rara Lake (Mugu) and Dolpa district are both in Karnali Province.
What is the capital of Sudurpashchim Province?
- A) Dadeldhura
- B) Godawari ✔
- C) Mahendranagar
- D) Dipayal
Why: The Provincial Assembly chose Godawari in Kailali district as the capital of Sudurpashchim.
Why does Nepal now have 77 districts instead of 75?
- A) Kathmandu and Morang were each divided into two
- B) Two new districts were created in the Himalaya
- C) Nawalparasi and Rukum were each split between two provinces ✔
- D) Two districts were added from the Tarai to Madhesh
Why: Nawalparasi was split between Gandaki and Lumbini, and Rukum between Lumbini and Karnali, raising the total to 77.
How many local levels does Nepal have in total?
- A) 744
- B) 753 ✔
- C) 775
- D) 460
Why: There are 753 local levels: 6 metropolitan, 11 sub-metropolitan, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities.
How many sub-metropolitan cities are there in Nepal?
- A) 6
- B) 9
- C) 13
- D) 11 ✔
Why: Nepal has 11 sub-metropolitan cities among its 753 local levels.
Who appoints the Chief Minister of a province?
- A) The Province Head ✔
- B) The Speaker of the Provincial Assembly
- C) The Prime Minister
- D) The Chief Justice
Why: The Province Head, who is appointed by the President, appoints the Chief Minister, usually the leader of the majority in the Provincial Assembly.
The Constitution of Nepal came into force on:
- A) 3 Asoj 2072 ✔
- B) 1 Baisakh 2072
- C) 15 Jestha 2065
- D) 7 Falgun 2007
Why: 20 September 2015 AD.
Under which Article is the three-level structure of the state described?
- A) Article 56 ✔
- B) Article 74
- C) Article 100
- D) Article 274
Why: Article 56.
Schedule 5 of the constitution lists powers of the:
- A) Federation ✔
- B) Provinces
- C) Local levels
- D) Judiciary
Why: Federal powers.
Schedule 6 lists powers of the:
- A) Provinces ✔
- B) Federation
- C) Local levels
- D) President
Why: Province powers.
Schedule 4 lists:
- A) Provinces and their districts ✔
- B) Local levels
- C) Flags
- D) Oaths
Why: Seven provinces with districts.
What is the capital of Madhesh Province?
- A) Janakpur ✔
- B) Birgunj
- C) Rajbiraj
- D) Kalaiya
Why: Janakpurdham.
What is the capital of Gandaki Province?
- A) Pokhara ✔
- B) Gorkha
- C) Baglung
- D) Damauli
Why: Pokhara.
What is the capital of Karnali Province?
- A) Birendranagar ✔
- B) Jumla
- C) Dailekh
- D) Simikot
Why: Birendranagar, Surkhet.
How many districts are in Bagmati Province?
- A) 13 ✔
- B) 14
- C) 11
- D) 12
Why: 13, the most.
How many districts are in Koshi Province?
- A) 14 ✔
- B) 13
- C) 12
- D) 10
Why: 14 districts.
How many districts are in Gandaki Province?
- A) 11 ✔
- B) 12
- C) 9
- D) 10
Why: 11.
How many districts are in Karnali Province?
- A) 10 ✔
- B) 9
- C) 12
- D) 8
Why: 10.
How many districts are in Sudurpashchim Province?
- A) 9 ✔
- B) 10
- C) 8
- D) 7
Why: 9.
How many districts are in Lumbini Province?
- A) 12 ✔
- B) 11
- C) 13
- D) 10
Why: 12.
Which is the largest province by area?
- A) Karnali ✔
- B) Koshi
- C) Bagmati
- D) Lumbini
Why: Karnali.
Which is the smallest province by area?
- A) Madhesh ✔
- B) Gandaki
- C) Bagmati
- D) Sudurpashchim
Why: Madhesh.
Which is the largest district of Nepal by area?
- A) Dolpa ✔
- B) Humla
- C) Mugu
- D) Taplejung
Why: Dolpa.
Which district is the smallest by area?
- A) Bhaktapur ✔
- B) Lalitpur
- C) Kathmandu
- D) Dhanusha
Why: Bhaktapur.
Lumbini, Buddha's birthplace, lies in which district?
- A) Rupandehi ✔
- B) Kapilvastu
- C) Nawalparasi
- D) Palpa
Why: Rupandehi.
Nepal has how many districts now?
- A) 77 ✔
- B) 75
- C) 72
- D) 14
Why: 77.
How many metropolitan cities does Nepal have?
- A) 6 ✔
- B) 11
- C) 4
- D) 7
Why: Six.
How many sub-metropolitan cities does Nepal have?
- A) 11 ✔
- B) 6
- C) 13
- D) 9
Why: Eleven.
How many local levels does Nepal have?
- A) 753 ✔
- B) 744
- C) 775
- D) 701
Why: 753.
How many rural municipalities (gaunpalika) are there?
- A) 460 ✔
- B) 276
- C) 293
- D) 753
Why: 460.
The Chief Minister of a province is appointed by the:
- A) Province Head ✔
- B) President
- C) Prime Minister
- D) Speaker
Why: Province Head (Pradesh Pramukh).