More Questions on Assam
- Q. The ancient name of Assam as mentioned in epics Ramayana and Mahabharata is
A)Kamrup
B)Ahom
C)Indraprastha
D)Pragjyotisha
Answer: Pragjyotisha
- Q. State tree of Assam is
A)Neem
B)Peepal
C)Hollong
D)None of these
Answer: Hollong
- Q. The first One Day International Cricket match was played in Assam in which year?
A)1982
B)1981
C)1985
D)1983
Answer: 1983
- Q. Which of the following is the largest circulated Assamese magazine?
A)Goriyashl
B)Bismoi
C)Sarathi
D)None of these
Answer: Bismoi
- 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. Which tribe of Assam celebrates an agro-based festival ‘Ali-Aai-Ligang’?
A)Mishing
B)Naga
C)Khasis
D)Bodo
Answer: Mishing
- Q. The famous ‘Rang Ghar’ was constructed in Assam during the reign of
A)Rajeswar Singha
B)Siv Singha
C)Pramatta Singha
D)Rudra Singha
Answer: Pramatta Singha
- Q. At which place the Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary is located?
A)Dibrugarh
B)Sonitpur district
C)Lakhimpur district
D)Tinusukia district
Answer: Sonitpur district
- 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. Assam University is situated at
A)Jorhat
B)Dibrugarn
C)Silchar
D)None of these
Answer: Silchar
- 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. The main crop of Assam is
A)Wheat
B)Mesta
C)Rice
D)None of these
Answer: Rice
- Q. Which one of the following books is the most important literary source for the study of early history of Assam?
A)The Mahabharata
B)The Kalika Purana
C)The Arthashastra
D)The Harshas Charita
Answer: The Kalika Purana
- Q. Which Koch king rebuilt the Kamakhya temple?
A)Naranarayan
B)Biswa Singha
C)Raghu Deva
D)Prananarayan
Answer: Naranarayan
- Q. Which one of the following was the earliest historical dynasty of Assam?
A)Narakas
B)Salastambhas
C)Varmans
D)Palas
Answer: Narakas
- 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 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 land settlement systems was followed during British Period?
A)Zabti
B)Ryotwarl
C)Zamindari
D)Mahalwari
Answer: Ryotwarl
- Q. State animal of Assam is
A)Rhino
B)Elephant
C)Tiger
D)None of these
Answer: Rhino
- Q. How many districts are in Assam?
A)20
B)35
C)25
D)None of these
Answer: 35
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