About this quiz
Highways, railways, airports, media, education, postal service and well-known firsts in Nepal.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 20 multiple-choice questions (Subject: General Knowledge · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Medium). 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 20 questions with answers and explanations
In which district is Tribhuvan International Airport located?
- A) Lalitpur
- B) Kathmandu ✔
- C) Bhaktapur
- D) Kavrepalanchok
Why: Tribhuvan International Airport is located in Kathmandu district and was earlier known as Gauchar Airport.
Which was the first highway built in Nepal?
- A) Araniko Highway
- B) Prithvi Highway
- C) Tribhuvan Rajpath ✔
- D) Mahendra Highway
Why: Tribhuvan Rajpath, linking Kathmandu with the Terai, was completed in 2013 BS (1956 AD) and is Nepal's first highway.
Which country helped Nepal build the Tribhuvan Rajpath?
- A) China
- B) Soviet Union
- C) United Kingdom
- D) India ✔
Why: Tribhuvan Rajpath was built with Indian assistance.
The Araniko Highway, built with Chinese assistance, connects Kathmandu with which place?
- A) Kodari on the Nepal-China border ✔
- B) Pokhara
- C) Birgunj
- D) Kakarbhitta
Why: The Araniko Highway runs from Kathmandu to Kodari on the Nepal-China border and was built with the help of China.
In which year were the first postage stamps of Nepal issued?
- A) 1910 BS
- B) 2007 BS
- C) 1938 BS (1881 AD) ✔
- D) 1968 BS
Why: Nepal issued its first postage stamps in 1938 BS (1881 AD), during the rule of Ranodip Singh.
Which is the longest highway of Nepal?
- A) Prithvi Highway
- B) Mahendra (East-West) Highway ✔
- C) Siddhartha Highway
- D) Karnali Highway
Why: The Mahendra Highway, running across the whole country from east to west, is Nepal's longest highway.
Between which two points does the Mahendra (East-West) Highway run?
- A) Mechi in the east to Mahakali in the west ✔
- B) Kathmandu to Pokhara
- C) Kathmandu to Kodari
- D) Pokhara to Sunauli
Why: The Mahendra Highway runs from Kakarbhitta near the Mechi River in the east to Gaddachauki near the Mahakali River in the west.
The Janakpur railway connects Janakpur with which town in India?
- A) Raxaul
- B) Birgunj
- C) Jogbani
- D) Jaynagar ✔
Why: The Janakpur railway runs between Janakpur in Nepal and Jaynagar in Bihar, India.
Nepal's first railway, opened in 1984 BS (1927 AD), ran between which two places?
- A) Janakpur and Jaynagar
- B) Raxaul and Amlekhganj ✔
- C) Biratnagar and Jogbani
- D) Bhairahawa and Nautanwa
Why: The first railway of Nepal, the Nepal Government Railway, ran from Raxaul to Amlekhganj and opened in 1984 BS.
In which year was Gorkhapatra, Nepal's first newspaper, first published?
- A) 2007 BS
- B) 1990 BS
- C) 1958 BS ✔
- D) 2017 BS
Why: Gorkhapatra was first published in 1958 BS (1901 AD) during the rule of Dev Shamsher, initially as a weekly.
In which year did Radio Nepal begin broadcasting?
- A) 1990 BS
- B) 2015 BS
- C) 2041 BS
- D) 2007 BS ✔
Why: Radio Nepal started broadcasting in 2007 BS (1951 AD).
In which year did Nepal Television (NTV) begin transmission?
- A) 2041 BS ✔
- B) 2007 BS
- C) 2028 BS
- D) 2052 BS
Why: Nepal Television started its transmission in 2041 BS (1985 AD).
Which is the first university of Nepal?
- A) Kathmandu University
- B) Purbanchal University
- C) Tribhuvan University ✔
- D) Nepal Sanskrit University
Why: Tribhuvan University is the oldest university of Nepal.
In which year was Tribhuvan University established?
- A) 2007 BS
- B) 2016 BS ✔
- C) 2028 BS
- D) 2043 BS
Why: Tribhuvan University was established in 2016 BS (1959 AD).
Which was the first college of Nepal?
- A) Tri-Chandra College ✔
- B) Durbar High School
- C) Padma Kanya College
- D) Amrit Science College
Why: Tri-Chandra College, established in 1975 BS (1918 AD) by Chandra Shamsher, is the first college of Nepal.
Who established Durbar High School, the first modern school of Nepal, in 1910 BS (1853 AD)?
- A) Chandra Shamsher
- B) Prithvi Narayan Shah
- C) Bir Shamsher
- D) Jung Bahadur Rana ✔
Why: Jung Bahadur Rana established Durbar High School in 1910 BS after returning from his visit to Britain.
In which year was Bir Hospital, the first modern hospital of Nepal, established?
- A) 1946 BS (1889 AD) ✔
- B) 2007 BS (1951 AD)
- C) 1990 BS (1933 AD)
- D) 2015 BS (1958 AD)
Why: Bir Hospital was established in 1946 BS (1889 AD) by Rana Prime Minister Bir Shamsher.
What is the name of Nepal's first satellite, launched in 2019 AD?
- A) Sagarmatha-1
- B) Lumbini-1
- C) NepaliSat-1 ✔
- D) Himal-1
Why: NepaliSat-1, developed by Nepali scientists in Japan under the BIRDS-3 project, was launched in 2019 AD (2076 BS) as Nepal's first satellite.
Which computer was brought to Nepal for processing the census of 2028 BS (1971 AD)?
- A) Apple II
- B) UNIVAC I
- C) Personal computer (PC)
- D) IBM 1401 ✔
Why: The IBM 1401 was brought to Nepal for the 2028 BS census and is regarded as the first computer used in Nepal.
In which year was the national airline, then Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, established?
- A) 2007 BS
- B) 2015 BS ✔
- C) 2028 BS
- D) 2042 BS
Why: Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, now Nepal Airlines Corporation, was established in 2015 BS (1958 AD).