Question

Where is Tawang Math located?

A. Assam

B. Nagaland

C. Arunachal Pradesh

D. Mizoram

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : C

The correct answer is Arunachal Pradesh.

• Tawang Math or Tawang monastery is located in Tawang city of Arunachal Pradesh.
• It is the largest monastery in India and the second largest monastery of the world.
• It belongs to Buddhism.

• Arunachal Pradesh is the largest state area wise in the north-eastern region, even larger than Assam which is the most populous north-eastern state.
• It is endowed with wide topographical variations, vegetation and wild life. Rivers and streams originating in the higher Himalayas and Arakan Ranges flow down to form the tributaries of Brahmaputra as they flow across the state.
•  Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap are the river of Arunachal Pradesh.
• All these rivers are fed by snows from the Himalayas and countless rivers and rivulets except Tirap which is fed by Patkai Range.
• Arunachal Pradesh became a full-fledged State on 20 feb 1987. Till 1972, it was known as the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA).
• Capital :- Itanagar 
• Chief Minister:-  Pema Khandu
• Governor:- B. D. Mishra