Assam State

Q. The ancient name of Assam as mentioned in epics Ramayana and Mahabharata is

A
Kamrup
B
Ahom
C
Indraprastha
D
Pragjyotisha

Correct Answer

Pragjyotisha

More Questions on Assam

  • Q. Capital of Assam is
    A)Guwahati
    B)Karimganj
    C)Dispur
    D)None of these
    Answer: Dispur
  • Q. State animal of Assam is
    A)Rhino
    B)Elephant
    C)Tiger
    D)None of these
    Answer: Rhino
  • Q. According to 2011 census, total population of Assam is
    A)3,37,77,037
    B)2,28,78,491
    C)3,12,05,576
    D)None of these
    Answer: 3,12,05,576
  • Q. In which year Assam Pradesh Congress Committee was founded?
    A)1912
    B)1917
    C)1909
    D)1921
    Answer: 1921
  • Q. The area coverage under Rabi crops in the State is around
    A)27%
    B)25%
    C)30%
    D)None of these
    Answer: 27%
  • Q. The total area under forests in Assam is
    A)30,541 sq. km.
    B)20,891 sq. km.
    C)28,105 sq. km.
    D)None of these
    Answer: 28,105 sq. km.
  • Q. Largest river island in the world is
    A)Barak
    B)Barail
    C)Majuli lsland
    D)None of these
    Answer: Majuli lsland
  • Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?
    A)Gopinath Bordoloi
    B)Bishnuram Medhi
    C)Tarun Ram Phukan
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi
  • Q. Who among the following was the first Assamese to be appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of India?
    A)Parbati Kumar Goswami
    B)Ranjan Kumar Gogoi
    C)Mahendra Mohan Chaudhary
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Parbati Kumar Goswami
  • Q. Which of the following Assamese cities has the largest dry fish market in Asia?
    A)Dibrugarh
    B)Jagiroad
    C)Tinsukia
    D)Tangla
    Answer: Jagiroad
  • Q. Who among the following was the first female judge of Guwahati High Court?
    A)Parul Das
    B)Meenakshi Phukan
    C)Kanaklata Barua
    D)Meera Sharma
    Answer: Meera Sharma
  • Q. In which year the first newspaper of Assam ‘Orunodoi’ was published?
    A)1824
    B)1830
    C)1899
    D)1846
    Answer: 1846
  • Q. In which year Panchayati Raj was formally introduced in Assam?
    A)1964
    B)1969
    C)1962
    D)1970
    Answer: 1964
  • Q. Longest river of Assam is
    A)Brahmaputra River
    B)Disang River
    C)Barak River
    D)None of these
    Answer: Brahmaputra River
  • Q. Assam Legislative Assembly consists of
    A)100 members
    B)126 members
    C)60 members
    D)None of these
    Answer: 126 members
  • Q. The Assamese Ramayana by Madhab Kandali is unique in which of the following context?
    A)It is the regional translation of the epic
    B)It is translated in modern Assamese language
    C)It modified the main story of the epic
    D)None of the above
    Answer: It is the regional translation of the epic
  • Q. In 640 AD. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited Assam (Kamrupa). The king who gave him warm reception was
    A)Swargadeo Rudra Singha
    B)Kumar Bhaskara Barmana
    C)Kumar Rudra Barmana
    D)Bhagadatta
    Answer: Kumar Bhaskara Barmana
  • Q. In Assamese society the custom of ‘Suwaguritola’ is associated with
    A)A cultural festival of Bihel
    B)Durgapuja festival
    C)Assamese Ankiya Bhaona
    D)Assamese marriage
    Answer: Assamese marriage
  • Q. The autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi ‘My Experiments with Truth’ has been translated in Assamese by
    A)Jyotiprasad Agarwala
    B)Omeo Kumar Das
    C)Abdul Malik
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Omeo Kumar Das
  • Q. The Bodo Sahitya Sabha was founded in which year?
    A)1978
    B)1952
    C)1956
    D)1959
    Answer: 1952

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