Q. Who was the first Assamese to receive the ‘Sahitya Academy Award’?

Correct Answer

Jatindranath Duarah

More Questions on Assam

  • Q. The season which was associated with Bordoichila in Assam is
    A)Pre-monsoon season
    B)Retreating Monsoon season
    C)Monsoon season
    D)Summer season
    Answer: Pre-monsoon season
  • 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. When was the historic Assam Accord signed?
    A)15th August, 1985
    B)15th August, 1989
    C)26th January, 1982
    D)26th January, 1985
    Answer: 15th August, 1985
  • Q. Which tribe of Assam celebrates an agro-based festival ‘Ali-Aai-Ligang’?
    A)Mishing
    B)Naga
    C)Khasis
    D)Bodo
    Answer: Mishing
  • Q. Which of the following district of Assam has the highest concentration of forest?
    A)Karbi Anglong
    B)Dhubri
    C)Dima Hasao
    D)Goal para
    Answer: Karbi Anglong
  • Q. Capital of Assam is
    A)Guwahati
    B)Karimganj
    C)Dispur
    D)None of these
    Answer: Dispur
  • Q. Which two districts are connected by the Naranarayan Setu over the Brahmaputra river?
    A)Bongaigaon and Dhubri
    B)Bongaigaon and Goalpara
    C)Dhubri and Goalpara
    D)Kokrajhar and Goalpara
    Answer: Bongaigaon and Goalpara
  • Q. Where is the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited Industry located?
    A)Lepetkata
    B)Makum
    C)Nagaon
    D)Guwahati
    Answer: Lepetkata
  • Q. According to 2011 census, decadal growth (2001 – 2011) of population of Assam is
    A)28.92%
    B)38.62%
    C)17.10%
    D)None of these
    Answer: 17.10%
  • 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. Who among the following is also known as ‘Bihogi Kobi’?
    A)Dimbeshwar Neog
    B)Nilmoni Phukan
    C)Malinidhar Bhattacharya
    D)Raghunath Choudhary
    Answer: Raghunath Choudhary
  • 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. Which one of the following district of Assam shares the longest international boundary?
    A)Kokrajhar
    B)Silchar
    C)Karimganj
    D)Dhubri
    Answer: Dhubri
  • Q. Female literacy rate in Assam is
    A)64.74%
    B)74.75%
    C)67.27%
    D)None of these
    Answer: 67.27%
  • Q. Which of the following districts of Assam has been declared as first tobacco free district?
    A)Jorhat
    B)Guwahati
    C)Kamrup Metro
    D)Dibrugah
    Answer: Jorhat
  • Q. The famous Assamese novel ‘Banduka Behar’ which was written by Medini Chaudhary is based on which legendary personality?
    A)Life of Sri Madhabdev
    B)Life of Bishnu Rabha
    C)Life of Sri Sankardeva
    D)Life of Bhupen Hazarika
    Answer: Life of Sri Madhabdev
  • Q. Assam Legislative Assembly consists of
    A)100 members
    B)126 members
    C)60 members
    D)None of these
    Answer: 126 members
  • Q. In 1930 the first private college was established, which one of the following is that
    A)B. N. College, Dhubri
    B)J. B. College, Jorhat
    C)M. C. College, Barpeta
    D)Darrang College, Tezpur
    Answer: J. B. College, Jorhat
  • Q. According to 2011 census, total number of scheduled castes population of Assam is
    A)12,87,491
    B)33,08,570
    C)22,31,321
    D)None of these
    Answer: 22,31,321
  • Q. Who has written the first Assamese romantic poem Bon Kunwori?
    A)Mahendranath Dekaphukan
    B)Chandra Kumar Agarwala
    C)Benudhar Rajkhowa
    D)Dimbeshwar Neog
    Answer: Chandra Kumar Agarwala

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