{"id":221438,"date":"2023-01-07T11:48:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T06:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=221438"},"modified":"2023-01-07T20:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T14:41:37","slug":"upsc-ias-interviews-2022-state-based-questions-meghalaya-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-interviews-2022-state-based-questions-meghalaya-state\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC IAS Interviews 2022 | State Based Questions | Meghalaya State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we are releasing the <strong>state-based questions of Meghalaya state for UPSC IAS interviews 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This post is a part of our\u00a0series of state-based UPSC IAS interview questions. In this series, we are going to create state-specific posts, containing the questions that have been asked in the interviews on the basis of the home state of the candidate, mentioned in DAF.<\/p>\n<p>You can take hints for your own interview preparation, from the type of questions asked.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">State-based UPSC IAS interview questions for Meghalaya state<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For more Study materials related to UPSC IAS interviews<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>For state-based questions from other states<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-know-your-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2021,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#int2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>History and Art and Culture-based UPSC IAS Interview Questions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Name a few Neolithic sites found in Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>When did Meghalaya come under the British rule?<\/li>\n<li>Tell us about Garo\/Khasi\/Jaintia festival of Manipur?<\/li>\n<li>What is Sangai and Kut festival?<\/li>\n<li>Harvest festivals are common all over India. What is the harvest festival celebrated by the Khasi tribes?<\/li>\n<li>Tell us about Bamboo crafts of Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>Musical instruments in Meghalaya are made from locally available materials. Name a few of them and the source of their formation.<\/li>\n<li>Have you heard of the Nartiang Durga Temple? When was it built?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Politics-based UPSC IAS Interview Questions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>When did Meghalaya gain statehood?<\/li>\n<li>Who was the first CM of Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>So much money is spent on opinion and exit polls. There is no value in them except for entertainment purposes. What is your view?<\/li>\n<li>What will be your top 2 priorities as chief secretary of Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>Tell us about NRC and politics over NRC?<\/li>\n<li>What is the excluded and partially excluded groups of GOI act 1935?<\/li>\n<li>What are the provisions of Article 244? How do they apply to Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>Is the panchayati raj system applicable in Meghalaya? If no, what are the alternative structures in place?<\/li>\n<li>What is the inner line permit? when it has been started? How does it impact India\u2019s Act East Policy?<\/li>\n<li>What are your opinions on the imposition of AFSPA? Do you think AFSPA has been misused by the Army?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Economics-based UPSC IAS Interview Questions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Why Manufacturing and Service sector is not well developed in Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>What steps have been taken by the state government for the promotion of the services sector?<\/li>\n<li>What type of industries can be more suitable to Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>What is the per capita income of Meghalaya? Compare it with national average.<\/li>\n<li>What are the major crops that fuel the agrarian economy of Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>Meghalaya has abundant natural resources, but not tapped. Why?<\/li>\n<li>Tourism can be a potential revenue generating sector. What are the policies in place to promote tourism in Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>Floriculture was practiced as a hobby by many in Meghalaya? Can it be used to add to the farmer\u2019s income?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Social issues\u00a0based UPSC IAS Interview Questions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Explain current ethnic structure of Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>What are the problems of the Khasi tribes?<\/li>\n<li>Tell us about matrilineal system of Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>What is your opinion on discrimination against north eastern people in mainland?<\/li>\n<li>Name some insurgency groups in Meghalaya? How can the problem of insurgency be tackled?<\/li>\n<li>If you are working as an administrator in such area how will you prevent such acts of violence?<\/li>\n<li>Drug peddling is common in Meghalaya and other North-eastern states. What are the long term solutions to curb this problem?<\/li>\n<li>The natives vs the outsiders debate fuels violence in the state. Reason for such prejudiced behavior?<\/li>\n<li>Who are the non-indigenous communities living in Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>Why is almost half the population of Meghalaya below poverty line?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Geography and Environment-based UPSC IAS Interview Questions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Meghalaya is surrounded by how many states\/Countries?<\/li>\n<li>What are the reasons for flood and landslides in Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>What makes Cherrapuji the wettest region. Explain the topography of Meghalaya and mechanism of rainfall?<\/li>\n<li>What is the reason for the practice of shifting cultivation still being practiced in Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>Tell us something about the Living Root Bridge.<\/li>\n<li>What is the Meghalayan Age?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of rock systems are found in Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<li>What are sacred groves?<\/li>\n<li>Name the famous protected area which is included in UNESCO\u2019s list of Biosphere Reserves.<\/li>\n<li>What do you think is the reason for the decline in the forest cover of Meghalaya?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Miscellaneous Questions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>If I want to travel to Meghalaya what places would you suggest?<\/li>\n<li>Tell us about the problems your district is facing? As a DM how will you handle these problems?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>For more Study materials related to UPSC IAS interviews<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit this page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, In this post, we are releasing the state-based questions of Meghalaya state for UPSC IAS interviews 2022. This post is a part of our\u00a0series of state-based UPSC IAS interview questions. In this series, we are going to create state-specific posts, containing the questions that have been asked in the interviews on the basis&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-interviews-2022-state-based-questions-meghalaya-state\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UPSC IAS Interviews 2022 | State Based Questions | Meghalaya State<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221438\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}