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. Percentage of SC population in Assam is
    A)7.20%
    B)10.90%
    C)7.90%
    D)None of these
    Answer: 7.20%
  • Q. Who among the following is known as Gajapati?
    A)Rudra Singh
    B)Pratap Singh
    C)Suhungmung
    D)Sudangpha
    Answer: Pratap Singh
  • 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 first newspaper of Assam ‘Orunodoi’ was published?
    A)1824
    B)1830
    C)1899
    D)1846
    Answer: 1846
  • Q. Assam is situated on latitude between
    A)34°N and 36°N
    B)30°N and 35°N
    C)24°N and 28°N
    D)None of these
    Answer: 24°N and 28°N
  • 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 was the Kachari King to assume the title of ‘Pratap Narayan’ after defeating the Ahoms?
    A)Indra Balnarayan
    B)Durlabhnarayan
    C)Josonarayan
    D)Nirbhayanarayan
    Answer: Nirbhayanarayan
  • 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 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 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. In which of the following movements Kanaklata Barua became a martyr?
    A)Swadeshi Movement
    B)Non-Cooperation Movement
    C)Quit India Movement
    D)Civil Disobedience Movement
    Answer: Quit India Movement
  • Q. State tree of Assam is
    A)Neem
    B)Peepal
    C)Hollong
    D)None of these
    Answer: Hollong
  • Q. Female literacy rate in Assam is
    A)64.74%
    B)74.75%
    C)67.27%
    D)None of these
    Answer: 67.27%
  • 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. 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. A famous musical instrument of Assam ‘GOGONA’ is made of which material?
    A)Buffalo horn
    B)Bamboo
    C)Cane
    D)Teak wood
    Answer: Bamboo
  • Q. In which year the first Printing Press was established in Assam?
    A)1830
    B)1846
    C)1838
    D)1844
    Answer: 1844
  • 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. The rare white-winged duck (Deohanh) is found in which of the following National Park of Assam?
    A)Manas
    B)Dibru Saikhowa
    C)Kaziranga National Park
    D)Nameri
    Answer: Nameri
  • Q. Bihu’ is the important festival of
    A)Assam
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Manipur
    D)None of these
    Answer: Assam

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