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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kongthong village, which has been nominated as UNWTO ‘Best Tourism Village’, is located in which state?
A
Manipur
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Mizoram
D
Meghalaya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kongthong, popularly called the Singing Village, is a village and tourist attraction in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in the Northeast hilly region of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pochampally is also known as Bhoodan Pochampally to commemorate the Bhoodan Movement that was launched by Acharya Vinobha Bhave from this village on 18th April, 1951. Vinoba Bhabe was the first international figure to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1958. He was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1983.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s Khonoma village, located in Nagaland, is a part of the ‘Upgrade Programme’, which will benefit those villages that “do not fully meet the criteria to receive recognition” The best tourism villages of the world in 2022 are…

Detailed explanation-4: -Kongthong village is popularly known as Whistling Village or Singing Village. Residents of this village have tunes as names.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pochampally village located about 50km east of Hyderabad is known as the Ikkat capital of India.

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