Assam State

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

A
Birinchi Kumar Barua
B
Jatindranath Duarah
C
Mohin Bora
D
Bhupen Hazarika

Correct Answer

Jatindranath Duarah

More Questions on Assam

  • Q. The Kamakhya Temple is located on which Hill top?
    A)Nilanchal Hill
    B)Sandhya chal Hill
    C)Jogini Hill
    D)Chitrachal Hill
    Answer: Nilanchal Hill
  • Q. The book ‘Discovery of Assam’ was written by
    A)Lila Gogoi
    B)Nalinibala Devi
    C)Satis Chandra Kakati
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Satis Chandra Kakati
  • Q. Who founded the Varman dynasty in Assam?
    A)Bhuti Varman
    B)Mahendra Varman
    C)Samudra Varman
    D)Pushyavarman
    Answer: Pushyavarman
  • Q. The main crop of Assam is
    A)Wheat
    B)Mesta
    C)Rice
    D)None of these
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary is located in which one of the following districts?
    A)Dhemaji
    B)Jorhat
    C)Golaghat
    D)Sivsagar
    Answer: Sivsagar
  • 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. Who among the following has written ‘Asomiya Sahityar Buranji’?
    A)Gunabhiram Barua
    B)Nathan Brown
    C)Devendranath Bezbarua
    D)Jatindranath Duara
    Answer: Devendranath Bezbarua
  • Q. In which part of Assam the Terai zone is situated?
    A)East Zone
    B)North Zone
    C)South Zone
    D)West Zone
    Answer: East Zone
  • Q. Who among the following led the first rebellion against the British rule in Assam in 1828?
    A)Gomdhar Konwar
    B)Piyali Baruah
    C)Maniram Dewan
    D)Piyali Phookan
    Answer: Gomdhar Konwar
  • Q. Who among the following was the first Assamese actress to win the Best Actress Award in the National Film Awards?
    A)Dr. Santana Bordoloi
    B)Moloya Goswami
    C)Mridula Barua
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Moloya Goswami
  • Q. Who among the following was the President of the Swaraj Party in Assam during freedom movement?
    A)Bishnuram Medhi
    B)Gopinath Bordoloi
    C)Maniram Devan
    D)Tarun Ram Phukan
    Answer: Tarun Ram Phukan
  • 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. Tocklai’ is famous for
    A)Tea Research Centre
    B)Rice Research Centre
    C)Jute Research Centre
    D)None of these
    Answer: Tea Research Centre
  • 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. The number of wildlife sanctuaries in Assam is
    A)18
    B)15
    C)16
    D)20
    Answer: 18
  • Q. Which of the following is the only left tributary of Barak river?
    A)Sonai River
    B)Jiri River
    C)Jatinga River
    D)Machura River
    Answer: Sonai River
  • 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, Tocklai Tea Research Centre was established?
    A)1911
    B)1933
    C)1922
    D)None of these
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. The Assamese song ‘Shreemoyee Asameer’ which is sung when the Bihu flag is unfurled was composed by
    A)Shrimanta Sankardeva
    B)Bhupen Hazarika
    C)Purushottam Das
    D)Nabarkanta Barua
    Answer: Purushottam Das
  • 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

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