MCQs on “The Koch Kingdom’s Role in Assam’s Historical Development”

Who was the founder of the Koch Kingdom?
- a) Biswa Singha
- b) Naranarayan
- c) Chilarai
- d) Prithu Singha
- Answer: a) Biswa Singha
In which century was the Koch Kingdom established?
- a) 15th century
- b) 16th century
- c) 14th century
- d) 13th century
- Answer: b) 16th century
What was the capital of the Koch Kingdom?
- a) Sivasagar
- b) Cooch Behar
- c) Tezpur
- d) Guwahati
- Answer: b) Cooch Behar
Who was the most famous ruler of the Koch Kingdom?
- a) Naranarayan
- b) Biswa Singha
- c) Chilarai
- d) Raghudev
- Answer: a) Naranarayan
Which Koch general is renowned for his military conquests?
- a) Biswa Singha
- b) Chilarai
- c) Raghudev
- d) Lakshmi Narayan
- Answer: b) Chilarai
Which empire did the Koch Kingdom often clash with during its height?
- a) Mughal Empire
- b) Ahom Kingdom
- c) Gupta Empire
- d) British Empire
- Answer: b) Ahom Kingdom
The Koch Kingdom played a key role in the history of which present-day state?
- a) Assam
- b) West Bengal
- c) Bihar
- d) Jharkhand
- Answer: a) Assam
What was the original religion of the Koch kings before adopting Hinduism?
- a) Buddhism
- b) Islam
- c) Animism
- d) Christianity
- Answer: c) Animism
Which Koch ruler expanded the kingdom to its largest extent?
- a) Biswa Singha
- b) Naranarayan
- c) Chilarai
- d) Raghudev
- Answer: b) Naranarayan
Which Mughal general signed a peace treaty with the Koch ruler Naranarayan?

a) Man Singh
b) Raja Todar Mal
c) Mir Jumla
d) Shah Jahan
Answer: a) Man Singh

What was the relationship between Naranarayan and Chilarai?

a) Father and son
b) Cousins
c) Brothers
d) Teacher and student
Answer: c) Brothers

The Koch Kingdom was divided into which two parts after Naranarayan’s rule?

a) Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo
b) Upper and Lower Assam
c) Kamrup and Darrang
d) Cachar and Manipur
Answer: a) Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo

Who ruled over Koch Bihar after the division of the Koch Kingdom?

a) Chilarai
b) Raghudev
c) Lakshmi Narayan
d) Naranarayan
Answer: c) Lakshmi Narayan

What role did Chilarai play in the Koch Kingdom’s expansion?

a) Established diplomatic ties with the Ahoms
b) Led military campaigns against neighboring regions
c) Introduced administrative reforms
d) Spread Buddhism
Answer: b) Led military campaigns against neighboring regions

Who established Koch Hajo after the kingdom was divided?

a) Lakshmi Narayan
b) Raghudev
c) Naranarayan
d) Chilarai
Answer: b) Raghudev

Which modern-day country includes territories that were once part of the Koch Kingdom?

a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Bangladesh
d) Myanmar
Answer: c) Bangladesh

Which Mughal Emperor attempted to annex Koch Hajo?

a) Akbar
b) Aurangzeb
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan
Answer: b) Aurangzeb

What was a key reason for the decline of the Koch Kingdom?

a) Internal conflict
b) British invasion
c) Natural calamities
d) Economic collapse
Answer: a) Internal conflict

Which Mughal general invaded Koch Hajo during the reign of Raghudev?

a) Mir Jumla
b) Man Singh
c) Shaista Khan
d) Raja Todar Mal
Answer: a) Mir Jumla

Who was the last ruler of the united Koch Kingdom?

a) Lakshmi Narayan
b) Naranarayan
c) Raghudev
d) Biswa Singha
Answer: b) Naranarayan

What was the political status of Koch Bihar after the Mughal invasion?

a) Fully independent
b) A vassal state of the Mughal Empire
c) Annexed into the Ahom Kingdom
d) Allied with Bhutan
Answer: b) A vassal state of the Mughal Empire

Which river served as a natural boundary for the Koch Kingdom?

a) Brahmaputra
b) Ganges
c) Teesta
d) Subansiri
Answer: c) Teesta

Which kingdom did Chilarai help to defend by allying with its ruler?

a) Tripura
b) Ahom Kingdom
c) Manipur
d) Bhutan
Answer: b) Ahom Kingdom

What was the significance of the Koch Kingdom in Assam’s history?

a) United Assam against foreign invaders
b) Played a role in cultural exchange and trade
c) Introduced Buddhism
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Played a role in cultural exchange and trade

Which religion did Biswa Singha adopt, which later influenced the kingdom?

a) Hinduism
b) Buddhism
c) Islam
d) Jainism
Answer: a) Hinduism

Which of the following dynasties did the Koch Kingdom have significant military engagements with?

a) Chutia Dynasty
b) Ahom Dynasty
c) Kachari Kingdom
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

What was the key factor in the division of the Koch Kingdom after Naranarayan’s death?

a) Mughal intervention
b) Succession dispute
c) Natural calamities
d) Economic decline
Answer: b) Succession dispute

Which tribe did the Koch Kingdom have friendly relations with, which helped it in military campaigns?

a) Bodo
b) Garo
c) Rabha
d) Ahom
Answer: b) Garo

What was one of the major achievements of Naranarayan’s rule?

a) Construction of temples
b) Expansion of territorial boundaries
c) Defeating the Mughals
d) Establishing peace with the Ahom rulers
Answer: b) Expansion of territorial boundaries

In what year did the British formally take control of Koch Bihar?

a) 1773
b) 1857
c) 1826
d) 1801
Answer: a) 1773

These MCQs cover various aspects of the Koch Kingdom’s role in Assam’s historical development, including its rulers, conflicts, cultural significance, and its relationships with neighboring regions and dynasties.

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