More Questions on Assam
- 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. Bihu’ is the important festival of
A)Assam
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Manipur
D)None of these
Answer: Assam
- 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. In which year Chief Commissionership was introduced in Assam?
A)1875
B)1873
C)1876
D)1874
Answer: 1874
- Q. In which year Patharughat Revolt took place?
A)1856
B)1894
C)1853
D)1892
Answer: 1894
- Q. In which of the following Assamese cities, a road was named as “Azad Hind Ali” as a mark of respect to the INA Jawans?
A)Guwahati
B)Diphu
C)Digboi
D)Jorhat
Answer: Jorhat
- Q. The first President of the ‘Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’ was
A)Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
B)Kuladhar Chaliha
C)Gopinath Bordoloi
D)Tarun Ram Phukan
Answer: Kuladhar Chaliha
- Q. In which year the Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency as North-East Frontier?
A)1889
B)1874
C)1826
D)1861
Answer: 1874
- Q. Which one of the following was the royal symbol of the kings of ancient Kamrupa?
A)Lion
B)Tiger
C)Elephant
D)Rhinoceros
Answer: Elephant
- 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. The Battle of Mehargarh was fought between
A)The British and the Burmese
B)Purandhar Singh and the Burmese
C)The Burmese and Ruchinath Buragohain
D)The Burmese and Chandrakanta Singh
Answer: The Burmese and Chandrakanta Singh
- Q. Capital of Assam is
A)Guwahati
B)Karimganj
C)Dispur
D)None of these
Answer: Dispur
- 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 main crop of Assam is
A)Wheat
B)Mesta
C)Rice
D)None of these
Answer: Rice
- Q. The state of Assam has …….. representatives in the Rajya Sabha.
A)12
B)7
C)5
D)13
Answer: 7
- Q. In which year Panchayati Raj was formally introduced in Assam?
A)1964
B)1969
C)1962
D)1970
Answer: 1964
- Q. Which language other than Assamese from the state of Assam has been included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
A)Bodo
B)Mishing
C)Tiwa
D)Rabha
Answer: Bodo
- 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
Answer: Jatindranath Duarah
- 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. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is situated at
A)Guwahati
B)Dibrugarh
C)Tezpur
D)None of these
Answer: Guwahati
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