MCQs with Answers on “The Historical Significance of Majuli Island”
- What is Majuli Island known for?
- a) Its wildlife
- b) Its temples
- c) Being the largest river island in the world
- d) Its mineral resources
Answer: c) Being the largest river island in the world
- Which river surrounds Majuli Island?
- a) Yamuna
- b) Ganga
- c) Brahmaputra
- d) Godavari
Answer: c) Brahmaputra
- Majuli Island is located in which Indian state?
- a) West Bengal
- b) Assam
- c) Bihar
- d) Odisha
Answer: b) Assam
- Majuli Island has been the center of which cultural movement?
- a) Shaivism
- b) Vaishnavism
- c) Jainism
- d) Buddhism
Answer: b) Vaishnavism
- Which famous Assamese saint is associated with Majuli Island?
- a) Srimanta Sankardeva
- b) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
- c) Guru Nanak
- d) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: a) Srimanta Sankardeva
- What kind of monastic institutions are found on Majuli Island?
- a) Mathas
- b) Satras
- c) Gompas
- d) Ashrams
Answer: b) Satras
- The island of Majuli is mainly inhabited by which community?
- a) Bodos
- b) Misings
- c) Garos
- d) Khasis
Answer: b) Misings
- Which of the following is a major festival celebrated on Majuli Island?
- a) Bihu
- b) Durga Puja
- c) Raas Mahotsav
- d) Diwali
Answer: c) Raas Mahotsav
- What is one of the biggest environmental threats to Majuli Island?
- a) Industrial pollution
- b) Riverbank erosion
- c) Deforestation
- d) Mining
Answer: b) Riverbank erosion
- In which year was Majuli declared a district in Assam?
- a) 2016
- b) 2012
- c) 2009
- d) 2018
Answer: a) 2016
- Majuli Island is a center of which classical dance form?
- a) Bharatnatyam
- b) Kathak
- c) Sattriya
- d) Odissi
Answer: c) Sattriya
- Majuli Island is home to how many Satras approximately?
- a) 5
- b) 10
- c) 22
- d) 65
Answer: c) 22
- Which species of migratory birds are known to visit Majuli Island?
- a) Siberian cranes
- b) Pelicans
- c) Flamingos
- d) Geese
Answer: b) Pelicans
- Which UNESCO recognition is Majuli Island trying to achieve?
- a) World Heritage Site
- b) Biosphere Reserve
- c) Natural Wonder
- d) Cultural Heritage Site
Answer: a) World Heritage Site
- Majuli Island was once connected to which other famous island?
- a) Chorao Island
- b) Umananda Island
- c) Majhidia Island
- d) Bhitarkanika Island
Answer: b) Umananda Island
- Which type of craft is widely practiced by the people of Majuli?
- a) Pottery
- b) Weaving
- c) Bamboo crafts
- d) Wood carving
Answer: c) Bamboo crafts
- What is a key religious practice promoted in the Satras of Majuli?
- a) Ritual sacrifices
- b) Dance and music
- c) Meditation
- d) Silence
Answer: b) Dance and music
- Majuli Island is also renowned for being a hub of which art form?
- a) Puppetry
- b) Mask-making
- c) Painting
- d) Sculpting
Answer: b) Mask-making
- The traditional boats of Majuli are made primarily of which material?
- a) Iron
- b) Bamboo
- c) Wood
- d) Stone
Answer: c) Wood
- Majuli’s Satras belong to which branch of Vaishnavism?
- a) Ekasarana
- b) Bhagavata
- c) Gaudiya
- d) Swaminarayan
Answer: a) Ekasarana
- Which Assamese ruler supported the establishment of Satras on Majuli?
- a) Rudra Singha
- b) Gadadhar Singha
- c) Sukapha
- d) Bhaskar Varman
Answer: b) Gadadhar Singha
- The island is famous for the promotion of which social philosophy?
- a) Equality of all people
- b) Casteless society
- c) Feudal hierarchy
- d) Monarchical rule
Answer: b) Casteless society
- Majuli’s rich soil is ideal for cultivating which crop?
- a) Wheat
- b) Rice
- c) Tea
- d) Sugarcane
Answer: b) Rice
- Majuli is an important center for which kind of religious performances?
- a) Jatra
- b) Raas Leela
- c) Ram Leela
- d) Yakshagana
Answer: b) Raas Leela
- Which year was Majuli proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
- a) 2002
- b) 1998
- c) 2004
- d) 2010
Answer: a) 2002
- Which prominent Indian leader visited Majuli during the freedom struggle?
- a) Mahatma Gandhi
- b) Jawaharlal Nehru
- c) Subhas Chandra Bose
- d) Sardar Patel
Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi
- Majuli’s unique ecosystem primarily includes which type of natural feature?
- a) Wetlands
- b) Grasslands
- c) Deserts
- d) Mountains
Answer: a) Wetlands
- What is the main transportation method for reaching Majuli Island?
- a) Air travel
- b) Train
- c) Ferry
- d) Road
Answer: c) Ferry
- The erosion of Majuli Island is primarily caused by which factor?
- a) Deforestation
- b) Flooding of the Brahmaputra
- c) Human construction
- d) Earthquakes
Answer: b) Flooding of the Brahmaputra
- Which town serves as the administrative center for Majuli?
- a) Jorhat
- b) Sivasagar
- c) Dhemaji
- d) Majuli town
Answer: d) Majuli town
