Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers on “The Contribution of Assamese Scholars to Indian History”

1. Which renowned Assamese scholar is known for his monumental work, Buranjees, the historical chronicles of Assam?

• a) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• b) Hemchandra Barua
• c) Ahom Chroniclers
• d) Kaliram Medhi
  Answer: c) Ahom Chroniclers

2. Which Assamese scholar is considered the father of Assamese prose?

• a) Hemchandra Barua
• b) Madhab Kandali
• c) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• d) Gunabhiram Barua
  Answer: a) Hemchandra Barua

3. Who was the author of the first Assamese dictionary, Hemkosh?

• a) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• b) Hemchandra Barua
• c) Bhattadeva
• d) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
  Answer: b) Hemchandra Barua

4. Which Assamese historian wrote The History of Assam, a significant contribution to the study of Assam’s history?

• a) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• b) Benudhar Sarma
• c) Hiteswar Barbaruah
• d) S.K. De
  Answer: a) Surya Kumar Bhuyan

5. Which Assamese scholar was a key figure in the Indian renaissance and is known for his efforts in popularizing Assamese literature and culture?

• a) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• b) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• c) Krishna Kanta Handique
• d) Gunabhiram Barua
  Answer: b) Lakshminath Bezbarua

6. Who is considered the first Assamese historian to document the history of the Ahom dynasty?

• a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan
• b) Gaurisankar Bhattacharyya
• c) S. K. De
• d) Benudhar Sarma
  Answer: a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan

7. Which Assamese scholar is credited with translating the Mahabharata into Assamese?

• a) Madhav Kandali
• b) Shankardeva
• c) Ananta Kandali
• d) Hemchandra Barua
  Answer: a) Madhav Kandali

8. Who among the following was an early reformer and is credited with writing the first Assamese play, Ram-Navami?

• a) Gunabhiram Barua
• b) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• c) Hemchandra Goswami
• d) Lakshminath Bezbarua
  Answer: a) Gunabhiram Barua

9. Which Assamese scholar is known for his work on ancient Indian texts and contributed significantly to Sanskrit and Assamese literature?

• a) Krishna Kanta Handique
• b) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• c) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• d) Anundoram Borooah
  Answer: a) Krishna Kanta Handique

10. Who is known as the first Assamese to qualify for the Indian Civil Services (ICS) and was also a renowned scholar?

• a) Anundoram Borooah
• b) Hemchandra Barua
• c) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• d) Gopinath Bordoloi
  Answer: a) Anundoram Borooah

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11. Which Assamese historian wrote extensively about the British occupation and its impact on Assam?

• a) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• b) Hiteswar Barbaruah
• c) Gunabhiram Barua
• d) Kaliram Medhi
  Answer: b) Hiteswar Barbaruah

12. Who among the following is known for writing the first Assamese autobiography, Mor Jibonor Sowaran?

• a) Gunabhiram Barua
• b) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• c) Hemchandra Barua
• d) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
  Answer: a) Gunabhiram Barua

13. Which scholar was instrumental in reviving Assamese as a language of administration during the British era?

• a) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• b) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• c) Hemchandra Barua
• d) Lakshminath Bezbarua
  Answer: a) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan

14. Which Assamese intellectual and historian was a prominent figure during India’s independence movement and wrote Lives of the Assamese Poets?

• a) Benudhar Sarma
• b) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• c) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• d) Gunabhiram Barua
  Answer: b) Surya Kumar Bhuyan

15. Who is known as the pioneer of Assamese journalism and literature, founding the journal Jonaki?

• a) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• b) Hemchandra Barua
• c) Krishna Kanta Handique
• d) Gunabhiram Barua
  Answer: a) Lakshminath Bezbarua

16. Which Assamese historian and scholar is known for his work on the Buranjees, documenting the Ahom dynasty?

• a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan
• b) Benudhar Sarma
• c) Kaliram Medhi
• d) Anundoram Borooah
  Answer: a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan

17. Who among the following was a pioneering educationist from Assam and wrote Sri Sri Sankaradeva Aru Sri Sri Madhavadeva?

• a) Benudhar Sarma
• b) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• c) Maheswar Neog
• d) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan
  Answer: c) Maheswar Neog

18. Which Assamese scholar contributed significantly to the translation of Sanskrit texts and was a prominent figure in the Indian historical study of religion?

• a) Anundoram Borooah
• b) Krishna Kanta Handique
• c) Gunabhiram Barua
• d) Hiteswar Barbaruah
  Answer: b) Krishna Kanta Handique

19. Which Assamese scholar’s work primarily focused on the life and teachings of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva, influencing the Bhakti movement in Assam?

• a) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• b) Madhav Kandali
• c) Maheswar Neog
• d) Gunabhiram Barua
  Answer: c) Maheswar Neog

20. Which scholar’s writings were instrumental in the propagation of Assamese culture, focusing on its folk traditions and historical significance?

• a) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• b) Krishna Kanta Handique
• c) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• d) Hemchandra Barua
  Answer: a) Lakshminath Bezbarua

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21. Who is credited with writing the first Assamese novel, Bhanumati, a pivotal moment in Assamese literary history?

• a) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• b) Hemchandra Barua
• c) Krishna Kanta Handique
• d) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
  Answer: a) Lakshminath Bezbarua

22. Which Assamese scholar was also a prominent nationalist leader and the first Chief Minister of Assam?

• a) Gopinath Bordoloi
• b) Anundoram Borooah
• c) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• d) Lakshminath Bezbarua
  Answer: a) Gopinath Bordoloi

23. Which Assamese historian is famous for his contributions to the study of the Bhakti movement and Assamese Vaishnavism?

• a) Maheswar Neog
• b) Hiteswar Barbaruah
• c) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• d) Benudhar Sarma
  Answer: a) Maheswar Neog

24. Which Assamese scholar wrote extensively on the history of Assam’s medieval period, particularly the Ahom dynasty?

• a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan
• b) Hemchandra Barua
• c) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• d) Krishna Kanta Handique
  Answer: a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan

25. Which Assamese scholar’s historical research focused on the socio-political impact of British rule in Assam?

• a) Hiteswar Barbaruah
• b) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• c) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• d) Maheswar Neog
  Answer: a) Hiteswar Barbaruah

26. Which Assamese scholar was known for his literary critiques and his involvement in the Indian independence movement?

• a) Benudhar Sarma
• b) Anundoram Borooah
• c) Gunabhiram Barua
• d) Krishna Kanta Handique
  Answer: c) Gunabhiram Barua

27. Which scholar was instrumental in establishing the Assam Sahitya Sabha, an important literary body in Assam?

• a) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• b) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• c) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• d) Krishna Kanta Handique
  Answer: a) Lakshminath Bezbarua

28. Who is credited with authoring the first complete Assamese grammar?

• a) Hemchandra Barua
• b) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• c) Krishna Kanta Handique
• d) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
  Answer: a) Hemchandra Barua

29. Which scholar was an authority on the history of Assam’s Ahom period and a notable author of the Buranjees?

• a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan
• b) Krishna Kanta Handique
• c) Lakshminath Bezbarua
• d) Anundoram Borooah
  Answer: a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan

30. Which Assamese scholar is known for his research and translation work on classical Indian texts?

• a) Krishna Kanta Handique
• b) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
• c) Hemchandra Barua
• d) Lakshminath Bezbarua
  Answer: a) Krishna Kanta Handique

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These MCQs cover the contributions of various Assamese scholars to Indian history, focusing on literature, historiography, and their impact on Assamese culture and intellectual traditions.