More Questions on Assam
- Q. The last king of the Kachari kingdom was
A)Jashanarayan
B)Pratap Narayan
C)Gobind Chandra
D)None of these
Answer: Gobind Chandra
- Q. The Assamese king who is also nicknamed as ‘Bhaga Raja’ is
A)Surampha
B)Sutiyampha
C)Sunyatpha
D)Sutamla
Answer: Surampha
- Q. In which year the first Printing Press was established in Assam?
A)1830
B)1846
C)1838
D)1844
Answer: 1844
- 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. The first state which was carved out of Assam as full-fledged state is
A)Meghalaya
B)Manipur
C)Nagaland
D)Sikkim
Answer: Nagaland
- Q. In which year the first newspaper of Assam ‘Orunodoi’ was published?
A)1824
B)1830
C)1899
D)1846
Answer: 1846
- Q. State bird of Assam is
A)Hill Myna
B)White-winged Wood Duck
C)Asian Koel
D)None of these
Answer: White-winged Wood Duck
- 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. In Assam, homestead gardens is locally known as
A)Bari
B)Kuli
C)Aami
D)None of these
Answer: Bari
- Q. The Deputy Commissioner functions as the District and Sessions Judge in which of the following districts of Assam?
A)Karbi-Anglong
B)Karimganj
C)Dhubri
D)Kamrup
Answer: Karbi-Anglong
- 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
- 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. Who was the first Assamese person to receive the title of ‘Sir’ from the British?
A)Sir Akbar Hydari
B)Sir Saiyyid Sadullah
C)Sir Syed Ahmad
D)None of the above
Answer: Sir Saiyyid Sadullah
- Q. The first Assamese film to win President’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was
A)Ronga Police
B)Puberun
C)Shakuntala
D)Maniram Dewan
Answer: Ronga Police
- 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. 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. Under the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 which institution is excluded from ‘Panchyati Raj Bodies’?
A)Gaon Panchayat
B)Gaon Sabha
C)Zila Parishad
D)Anchalik Panchayat
Answer: Gaon Sabha
- Q. The river Subansiri completely enters into Assam at which of the following places?
A)Lakhimpur
B)Dhemaji
C)Gerukamukh
D)Dibrugarh
Answer: Gerukamukh
- Q. In which year Patharughat Revolt took place?
A)1856
B)1894
C)1853
D)1892
Answer: 1894
- Q. Who among the following is known as the ‘Father of Assamese Prose’?
A)Sankardeva
B)Bhattadeva
C)Madhab Kandali
D)Hem Barua
Answer: Bhattadeva
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