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Assam General Knowledge

1. What is the capital of Assam?
(a)Guwahati
(b)Itanagar
(c)Dispur
(d)Agartala

Answer is: C

2. In Ancient times, Assam is also known by the name of__.
(a)Koliabor
(b)Guwahati
(c)Pragjyotishpur
(d)Charaideo

Answer is: C

3. In which hill top, the Kamakhya Temple is located?
(a)Nilachal Hill
(b)Chitrachal Hill
(c)Sandhyachal Hill
(d)Jogini Hill

Answer is: A

4. In which year, the capital of Assam shifted from Shillong to Dispur?
(a)1977
(b)1974
(c)1973
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

5. The Asam Sahitya Sabha was first founded in the year __.
(a)1912
(b)1917
(c)1953
(d)None of these

Answer is: B

6. Who was the first President of Asam Sahitya Sabha?
(a)Lakshminath Bezbaroa
(b)Padmanath Gohain Baruah
(c)Hemchandra Goswami
(d)Rajanikanta Bordoloi

Answer is: B

7. Total numbers of National Parks in Assam are __.
(a)1
(b)3
(c)4
(d)5

Answer is: D

8. Total number of bridges over the river Brahmaputra are __.
(a)6
(b)5
(c)4
(d)2

Answer is: A

9. The Naranarayan Setu connects the Pancharatna Town with which city?
(a)Kalibor
(b)Tezpur
(c)Bongaigaon
(d)Jogighopa

Answer is: D

10. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?
(a)Bishnuram Medhi
(b)Tarun Ram Phukan
(c)Gopinath Bordoloi
(d)None of the Above

Answer is: C

11. Srimanta Sankardev was born in the year __.
(a)1458
(b)1549
(c)1449
(d)1464

Answer is: C

12. The first Assamese film ‘Joymoti’ was released in the year __.
(a)1932
(b)1945
(c)1954
(d)1935

Answer is: D

13. The Abhiruchi Sports Day is celebrated on __.
(a)2nd May
(b)3rd September
(c)1st April
(d)3rd July

Answer is: B

14. Bhogeswar Baruah wins a medal in the ________ Asian Games.
(a)1953
(b)1946
(c)1975
(d)1966

Answer is: D

15. Who was the last king of Ahom kingdom in Assam?
(a)Gobar Roja
(b)Sutanphaa
(c)Purandar Singha
(d)Jogeswar Singha

Answer is: C

16. The Treaty of Yandabo was signed in the year __.
(a)1875
(b)1900
(c)1901
(d)1826

Answer is: D

17. Which one is the first Assamese novel?
(a)Mirijiyori
(b)Bhanumati
(c)Podum Kunwari
(d)Sudharmar Upakhyan

Answer is: B

18. The state anthem “O Mur Apunar Desh” was first published in the magazine named __.
(a)Bahi
(b)Jonbiri
(c)Surabhi
(d)Jonaki

Answer is: A

19. The first Assamese magazine ‘Orunodoi’ was published in which year?
(a)1811
(b)1826
(c)1836
(d)1846

Answer is: D

20. The first Assamese to compile a dictionary named ‘HemKosh’ is __.
(a)Chandradhar Barua
(b)Hemchandra Goswami
(c)Hemchandra Barua
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

21. Who is the first Assamese to received ‘Jnanpith Award’?
(a)Indira Goswami
(b)Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
(c)Bhupen Hazarika
(d)Hemchandra Barua

Answer is: B

22. Total number of Districts in Assam are __.
(a)33
(b)31
(c)25
(d)22

Answer is: A

23. Hiuen Tsang visited Assam during the reign of __.
(a)Pushya Varman
(b)Mahendra Varman
(c)Bhaskar Varman
(d)Brahma Pala

Answer is: C

24. In which year, Sukapha established Ahom Kingdom in Charaideo?
(a)1253
(b)1324
(c)1243
(d)1352

Answer is: A

25. The war of Saraighat was fought between Ahom and Mughal in the year?
(a)1671
(b)1644
(c)1678
(d)1643

Answer is: A

26. Mahatma Gandhi first visited Assam in the year__.
(a)1934
(b)1911
(c)1921
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

27. The first book to win Sahitya Akademi Award is __.
(a)Iyaruingam
(b)Alakananda
(c)Bonphool
(d)Pita Putra

Answer is: C

28. Who was the first barrister of Assam?
(a)Haliram Deka
(b)Pranab kumar Borooah
(c)Anundoram Borooah
(d)Parul Das

Answer is: C

29. Which one is the largest district in Assam by area wise?
(a)Barpeta
(b)Karbi Anglong
(c)Sivsagar
(d)Dibrugarh

Answer is: B

30. In which district, Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located?
(a)Golaghat
(b)Sivsagar
(c)Karbi Anglong
(d)Dibrugarh

Answer is: C

31. In which year, National Games was held in Assam?
(a)2002
(b)2004
(c)2005
(d)2007

Answer is: D

32. Gibon Wildlife Sanctuary is located at __?
(a)Chirang
(b)Dibrugarh
(c)Kokrajhar
(d)Jorhat

Answer is: D

33. The Guwahati Tea Auction Center was established in which year?
(a)1970
(b)1965
(c)1973
(d)None of these

Answer is: A

34. Which town is also known as the Manchester of Assam?
(a)Jorhat
(b)Sualkuchi
(c)Diphu
(d)Digboi

Answer is: B

35. The Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited Industry is located at__.
(a)Mariani
(b)Nagaon
(c)Lepetkata
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

36. Which city of Assam has the largest dry fish market of Asia?
(a)Tangla
(b)Jagirod
(c)Dhuburi
(d)Tinsukia

Answer is: B

37. Guwahati University was established in which year?
(a)1976
(b)1946
(c)1948
(d)1963

Answer is: C

38. Who was the first vice-chancellor of Guwahati University?
(a)Krishna Kanta Handique
(b)Hemchandra Goswami
(c)Padmanath Gohain Baruah
(d)Rajanikanta Bordoloi

Answer is: A

39. Total number of Parliamentary constituency in Assam are __.
(a)11
(b)14
(c)13
(d)10

Answer is: B

40. Lakshminath Bezbaroa is honoured with ‘Rasaraj’ by Asam Sahitya Sabha in the year __.
(a)1931
(b)1946
(c)1943
(d)1948

Answer is: A

41. Namghosa was written by __.
(a)Madhava Kandali
(b)Sankardev
(c)Madhabdev
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

42. ‘Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai’ won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in the year __.
(a)1988
(b)1976
(c)1934
(d)1999

Answer is: A

43. The film “Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai” was directed by __.
(a)Bhabendra Nath Saikia
(b)Jahnu Barua
(c)Bhupen Hazarika
(d)Manju Borah

Answer is: B

44. How much percent of the Indian landmass is covered by the State of Assam?
(a)2.09 %
(b)2.50 %
(c)2.39 %
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

45. Which language is used by Sankardev to written Borgeets?
(a)Assamese
(b)Sanskrit
(c)Bengali
(d)Brajavali

Answer is: D

46. The literacy rate of Assam according to 2011 census is__.
(a)72.58 %
(b)73.12 %
(c)72.19 %
(d)73.98 %

Answer is: C

47. When the uprising of Patharughat took place?
(a)1892
(b)1899
(c)1902
(d)1894

Answer is: D

48. Who was the President of the Swaraj Party in Assam during freedom movement?
(a)Bishnuram Medhi
(b)Gopinath Bordoloi
(c)Tarun Ram Phookan
(d)Maniram Dewan

Answer is: C

49. The terracotta industry is located in__.
(a)Dhubri
(b)Karimganj
(c)Goalpara
(d)Dhemaji

Answer is: A

50. The Ahom Kingdom was established in the year__.
(a)1213
(b)1228
(c)1243
(d)1262

Answer is: B

51. The Shiv dol was constructed during the reign of __.
(a)Pramatta Singha
(b)Rudra Singha
(c)Purandar Singha
(d)Siba Singha

Answer is: D

52. The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Regulation was promulgated in exercise of the powers __.
(a)1946
(b)1974
(c)1951
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

53. The first stadium of Assam was built in __.
(a)Jorhat
(b)Golaghat
(c)Sibsagar
(d)Dhemaji

Answer is: A

54. Sadiya Khowa Gohain was a __.
(a)Jamindar
(b)King
(c)Frontier Officer
(d)Naval Commander

Answer is: D

55. Prachya Sasanavali was edited by __.
(a)Dr. Maheswar Neog
(b)Dr. Birinchi Kumar Barua
(c)Dr. surya Kumar Bhuyan
(d)Alexander Mackenzie

Answer is: A

56. During freedom struggle, the “Mrityu Bahini” was formed by __.
(a)Chandraprabha Saikiani
(b)Pushpalata Das
(c)Rani Gaidinlieu
(d)Kanaklata Barua

Answer is: B

57. “Rang Ghar” was constructed during the reign of __.
(a)Rudra Singha
(b)Rajeswar Singha
(c)Pramatta Singha
(d)Siv Singha

Answer is: C

58. When was Assam Provincial Congress Committee formed?
(a)1921
(b)1932
(c)1904
(d)1911

Answer is: A

59. The author of “Asomiya Sahityar Buranji” is __.
(a)Nathan Brown
(b)Jatindranath Duara
(c)Devendranath Bezbarua
(d)Gunabhiram Barua

Answer is: C

60. The Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency as “North-East Frontier” in the year__.
(a)1862
(b)1874
(c)1872
(d)1863

Answer is: B

61. The illustration work of the medieval Assamese text “Hastividyarnava” was done by __.
(a)Suryakhari Daibaigya
(b)Sukumar Borkaith
(c)Dibar and Ddosai
(d)Rama Saraswati

Answer is: B

62. The Gohain Kamal Ali road was constructed during the reign of __.
(a)Nara Narayan
(b)Parikshit Narayan
(c)Viswa Singha
(d)Raghu Dev

Answer is: A

63. The first Ahom Monarch to assume the Hindu title “Swarganarayan” was __.
(a)Siva Singha
(b)Pratap Singha
(c)Jayadhwaj Singha
(d)Suhungmung

Answer is: D

64. The first rebellion against the British rule in Assam in 1828 was led by __.
(a)Aniram Dewan
(b)Piyali Baruah
(c)Gomdhar Knowar
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

65. Who was the author of the book ‘India against Itself’?
(a)Dr. Hiren Gohain
(b)Dr. Mamani Roysom Goswami
(c)Homen Borgohain
(d)Dr. Sanjib Barua

Answer is: D

66. The Dhodar Ali is constructed during the reign of __.
(a)Rudra Singha
(b)Gadadhar Singha
(c)Pramatta Singha
(d)Siva Singha

Answer is: B

67. The Jaysagar Tank was excavated under the reign of which of the following Kings?
(a)Rudra Singha
(b)Gadadhar Singha
(c)Siva Singha
(d)Rajeswar Singha

Answer is: A

68. The district which was separated from Assam and was given to East Pakistan in the year 1947 was __.
(a)Khulna
(b)Sylhet
(c)Chittagong
(d)Sholashahar

Answer is: B

69. In Assam, a source of hot water spring is situated in __.
(a)Nambor Reserve Forest
(b)Parashuram Kunda
(c)Orang Wildlife Sanctuary
(d)Manas Nationa Park

Answer is: A

70. Kamakhya Temple was rebuilt by which one of the following Koch King?
(a)Biswa Singha
(b)Raghu Deva
(c)Naranarayan
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

71. Kanaklata Barua became a martyr of which one of the following national movements?
(a)Non-Cooperation Movement
(b)Quit India Movement
(c)Civil Disobedience Movement
(d)Swadeshi Movement

Answer is: B

72. The Patkai Bum range makes the boundary between __.
(a)India and Bhutan
(b)India and China
(c)India and Bangladesh
(d)India and Burma

Answer is: D

73. Which one of the following places is the confluence of three highly revered pilgrimage for the Hindu, Muslim and Buddhists?
(a)Parashuram Kunda
(b)Dekiakhowa Namghar
(c)Hajo
(d)Barpeta

Answer is: C

74. Siang, joined by Lohit and Dibang makes which of the following rivers?
(a)Jia Bharali
(b)Dikhow
(c)Subansiri
(d)Brahmaputra

Answer is: D

75. Which Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam boasts of the golden langur?
(a)Pani Dihing
(b)Pobitora
(c)Laokhowa
(d)Chakrashila

Answer is: D

76. Which one was the first capital of Ahom Kingdom in Assam?
(a)Garhgaon
(b)Charaideo
(c)Jorhat
(d)Sivsagar

Answer is: B

77. The area of Kaziranga National Park is approximately ___.
(a)430 sq. km
(b)500 sq. km
(c)390 sq. km
(d)720 sq. km

Answer is: A

78. About 91% of world population of a particular animal species found in Kaziranga National Park is which one of the following?
(a)Asian hog deer
(b)Pygmy hog
(c)Asiatic wild buffalo
(d)Sangai deer

Answer is: B

79. ___ of the total production of Muga, the Golden Silk, in the world, Assam produces.
(a)79 %
(b)89 %
(c)99 %
(d)75 %

Answer is: C

80. In which of the following National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries, the density of rhino population is the highest?
(a)Manas
(b)Kaziranga
(c)Pobitora
(d)Nameri

Answer is: C

81. The highest concentration of forest in the State of Assam occurs in __.
(a)Karbi Anglong district
(b)Dima Hasao district
(c)Goalpara district
(d)Dhubri district

Answer is: A

82. Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary is located in which one of the following districts?
(a)Jorhat
(b)Sivasagar
(c)Golaghat
(d)Dhemaji

Answer is: B

83. Who was the first martyr of 1942 Revolution in Assam?
(a)Kanaklata Barua
(b)Kamala Miri
(c)Kushal Konwar
(d)Maniram Dewan

Answer is: A

84. The Treaty of Yandaboo signed between East India Company and which one of the following?
(a)Ahom King
(b)King of Burma
(c)Kachari King
(d)Chutiya King

Answer is: B

85. The first Peasant Uprising against the British was known as?
(a)Phulaguri Dhawa
(b)Patharughat Raijmel
(c)Battle of Itakhuli
(d)None of these

Answer is: A

86. The first phase of Moamoria Rebellion was started in __.
(a)1788
(b)1769
(c)1777
(d)None of these

Answer is: B

87. In which year Gopinath Bordoloi was arrested for taking part in the freedom movement?
(a)1922
(b)1925
(c)1928
(d)1911

Answer is: A

88. In addition to Assamese, which other language from the State is included in the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
(a)Mishing
(b)Rabha
(c)Tiwa
(d)Bodo

Answer is: D

89. The rank of Assam in literacy among the States of India is __.
(a)9th
(b)12th
(c)26th
(d)14th

Answer is: C

90. The Phulaguri uprising was take place in which year?
(a)1863
(b)1866
(c)1852
(d)1861

Answer is: D

91. When Bhupen Hazarika had been awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
(a)1991
(b)1999
(c)1994
(d)1992

Answer is: D

92. Which of the following places is the site of rain forest in Assam and in which District?
(a)Sonai Rupai (Sonitpur)
(b)Joypur (Dibrugarh)
(c)Sessa (Dibrugarh)
(d)Manas (Kokrajhar)

Answer is: B

93. Who among the following from Assam joined the famous Dandi March?
(a)Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
(b)Tarunram Phukan
(c)Kuladhar Saikia
(d)Liladhar Baruah

Answer is: D

94. The historic Assam Accord was signed on ___.
(a)15th August, 1985
(b)26th Janury, 1986
(c)15th August, 1986
(d)15th August, 1990

Answer is: A

95. Ali-Aai-Ligang is an agri-based festival celebrated by the
(a)Bodo
(b)Khasis
(c)Mising
(d)Naga

Answer is: C

96. “Me-Dum-Me-Phi” festival is celebrated annually on ___.
(a)31st January
(b)31st July
(c)31st August
(d)31st December

Answer is: A

97. Assam Police Day observed on ___.
(a)13th January
(b)4th April
(c)8th September
(d)1st October

Answer is: D

98. Which of the following districts of Assam has been declared as first tobacco free district?
(a)Karimganj
(b)Kamrup Metro
(c)Jorhat
(d)Golaghat

Answer is: C

99. In which year was the Bodo Sahitya Shabha founded?
(a)1946
(b)1964
(c)1932
(d)1952

Answer is: D

100. Who directed the Assamese Film ‘Shakuntala’?
(a)Bhabendra Nath Saikia
(b)Dr Bhupen Hazarika
(c)Bidyut chakraborty
(d)None of these

Answer is: B

101. Which one was the second film directed by Jyotiprasad Agarwala?
(a)Joymoti
(b)Indramalati
(c)Monumoti
(d)Siraj

Answer is: B

102. Which one was the first Assamese film to won President’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film?
(a)Puberun
(b)Shakuntala
(c)Maniram Devan
(d)Ronga Police

Answer is: D

103. In which year Assamese film ‘Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai’ wins the Silver and Bronze Leopard Award in Locarno International Film Festival?
(a)1954
(b)1977
(c)1988
(d)1999

Answer is: C

104. The first film directed by Jahnu Barua was __.
(a)Firingoti
(b)Papori
(c)Aparoopa
(d)Bonani

Answer is: C

105. The book ‘Mariam Astin Athaba Hira Barua’ is written by __.
(a)Hiren Gohain
(b)Rita Chowdhury
(c)Arupa Kalita Patinga
(d)Rabindra Sarkar

Answer is: C

106. Which Assamese film bagged the National Film Award for 2014?
(a)Basundhara
(b)Othello
(c)Bandhon
(d)Ajeyo

Answer is: D

107. Which one is the first mobile theater of Assam?
(a)Natraj Theater
(b)Hangul Theater
(c)Kohinoor Theater
(d)Abahan Theater

Answer is: C

108. Sobha Brahma was associated with __.
(a)Theatre
(b)Fine Arts
(c)Music
(d)Football

Answer is: B

109. Lachit Divas is celebrated on __.
(a)18th September
(b)22nd October
(c)24th November
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

110. The Assam Divas is celebrated on __.
(a)5th March
(b)12th August
(c)23rd October
(d)2nd December

Answer is: D

111. Baksa district was created from the parts of which of the following districts?
(a)Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup
(b)Goalpara and Kokrajhar
(c)Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar
(d)Darrang, Barpeta and Nalbari

Answer is: A

112. In terms of area, the smallest district of Assam is __.
(a)Chirang
(b)South Salmara-Mankachar
(c)Kamrup Metro
(d)Udalguri

Answer is: B

113. Who was the recipient of Bishwaratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award in 2015?
(a)Shyam Benegal
(b)Amjad Ali
(c)Amol Palekar
(d)Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Answer is: D

114. Who among the following is the first Assamese translator of the Ramayana?
(a)Ram Saraswati
(b)Madhab Kandali
(c)Ananta kandali
(d)Sankardeva

Answer is: B

115. Who was the first Assamese woman to be awarded by the ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi’?
(a)Sudakshina Sarma
(b)Anupama Bhattacharya
(c)Pratima Pandey Barua
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

116. The first novel by Rajanikanta Bordoloi was __.
(a)Nirmal Bhakat
(b)Miri Jiyori
(c)Manomoti
(d)Donduadrah

Answer is: B

117. During which Ahom King reign, the Saraighat battle was ended with decisive win over Mughal?
(a)Chakradhwaj Singha
(b)Udayaditya Singha
(c)Pratap Singha
(d)Jayadhwaj Singha

Answer is: B

118. During which Ahom King reign, the Saraighat battle was ended with decisive win over Mughal?
(a)Chakradhwaj Singha
(b)Udayaditya Singha
(c)Pratap Singha
(d)Jayadhwaj Singha

Answer is: B

119. Which Ahom king created the ‘Borbarua’ and ‘Borphukan’ post?
(a)Pratap Singha
(b)Dihingia Raja
(c)Rajeswar Singha
(d)Lakshmi Singha

Answer is: A

120. Who wrote the book ‘Bhakti Ratnavali?
(a)Sankardev
(b)Madhava Kandali
(c)Madhavdev
(d)Hema Saraswati

Answer is: C

121. The Assam Gas Cracker project was approved in __.
(a)January 2001
(b)April 2006
(c)March 2008
(d)January 2010

Answer is: B

122. Swahid Divas is celebrated on __.
(a)2nd September
(b)30th October
(c)14th November
(d)10th December

Answer is: D

123. In which district, Sainik School is located?
(a)Golaghat
(b)Goalpara
(c)Dhuburi
(d)Dibrugarh

Answer is: B

124. Which one is the only Assamese who represented India in the First Round Table Conference held at London in 1930?
(a)Chandradhar Barua
(b)Tarun Ram Phukan
(c)Gopinath Bordoloi
(d)Krishna Nath Sarmah

Answer is: A

125. The first women’s university in Assam “Assam Women’s University” is located in __.
(a)Silchar
(b)Jorhat
(c)Nagaon
(d)None of these

Answer is: B

126. Assam’s only fishery college “College of Fisheries Science” is located in __.
(a)Morigaon
(b)Raha
(c)Nagaon
(d)Jorhat

Answer is: B

127. The Dhola-Sadiya bridge is built on the _____ river.
(a)Brahmaputra
(b)Lohit
(c)Dibang
(d)Siang

Answer is: B

128. Who is also known as the father of the Bhryamyman or Mobile Theater of Assam?
(a)Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
(b)Achyut Lahkar
(c)Ratan Lahkar
(d)Bishnu Prasad Rab

Answer is: B

129. Which singer is also popularly known as the “King of Bihu”?
(a)Bhupen Hazarika
(b)Khagen Mahanta
(c)Zubeen Garg
(d)Jayanta Hazarika

Answer is: B

130. Which one is the first film where Bhupen Hazarika sings as playback singer?
(a)Jyotimoti
(b)Siraj
(c)Indramalati
(d)Pioli Phukan

Answer is: C

131. Who was the first recipient of ‘Asom Ratna award’?
(a)Bhupen Hazarika
(b)Mamoni Raisom Goswami
(c)Jitendra Nath Goswami
(d)None of these

Answer is: A

132. Which Assamese poet is also known as ‘Prem aru Rodalir Kobi’?
(a)Dimbeswar Neog
(b)Amulya Barua
(c)Nabakanta Barua
(d)Hiren Bhattacharyya

Answer is: D

133. In which year Mamoni Raisom Goswami win the ‘Jnanpith Award’?
(a)2001
(b)2000
(c)2004
(d)2008

Answer is: B

134. Who had written the poetry anthology ‘Alakananda’?
(a)Nalini Bala Devi
(b)Raghunath Choudhary
(c)Nilamani Phookan
(d)Hem Barua

Answer is: A

135. Who was the first editor of the Assamese magazine ‘Jonaki’?
(a)Lakshminath Bezbaroa
(b)Chandra Kumar Agarwala
(c)Satyanath Bora
(d)Ananda Chandra Agarwala

Answer is: B

136. In which year Assamese magazine ‘Jonaki’ was first published?
(a)1856
(b)1889
(c)1880
(d)None of these

Answer is: B

137. Who is also known as ‘bihogi kobi’?
(a)Dimbeswar Neog
(b)Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
(c)Raghunath Choudhary
(d)Nilmoni Phukan

Answer is: C

138. The first Assamese romantic poem ‘Bon Kunwori’ was written by __.
(a)Dimbeswar Neog
(b)Chandra Kumar Agarwala
(c)Mahendranath Dekaphukan
(d)Benudhar Rajkhowa

Answer is: B

139. Who was the first secretary of the ‘Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha’?
(a)Benudhar Rajkhowa
(b)Shivaram Sarma Bordoloi
(c)Lakshiprasad Chaliha
(d)Lakhyeswar Sarma

Answer is: B

140. The first modern Assamese theatre hall ‘Baan theatre’ established at Tezpur in the year ___.
(a)1902
(b)1904
(c)1905
(d)1906

Answer is: D

141. Which Assamese writer is also known as ‘Bakulbonor Kavi’?
(a)Bishnuram Medhi
(b)Binanda Chandra Barua
(c)Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
(d)Ananda Chandra Barua

Answer is: D

142. Who had written the book named ‘Prahlada charitra’?
(a)Hema Saraswati
(b)Harivara Vipra
(c)Madhava Kandali
(d)Kaviratna Saravati

Answer is: A

143. Which Assamese poet had translated Valmiki Ramayana into Assamese verse ‘Saptakanda Ramayana’?
(a)Ananta Kandali
(b)Madhava Kandali
(c)Sankardeva
(d)Kaviratna Saravati

Answer is: B

144. The Assam silk industry is mainly centered in __.
(a)Hajo
(b)Rangia
(c)Batadrava
(d)Sualkuchi

Answer is: D

145. Sankaradeva had established the first Naamghar at __.
(a)Narayanpur
(b)Patbaushi
(c)Bordowa
(d)Majuli

Answer is: C

146. Who had established the ‘Barpeta Satra’ in Barpeta?
(a)Sankardev
(b)Madhabdev
(c)Damodardev
(d)None of these

Answer is: B

147. Who had established the Varman dynasty in Assam?
(a)Pushya Varman
(b)Samudra Varman
(c)Mahendra Varman
(d)Bhuti Varman

Answer is: A

148. Which Swargadeo shifted the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from Garhgaon to Rangpur?
(a)Gadadhar Singha
(b)Sukhrangpha
(c)Siva Singha
(d)Rudra Singha

Answer is: D

149. Which Ahom king is also known as ‘Bamuni Konwar’?
(a)Sutuphaa
(b)Sudangphaa
(c)Susenphaa
(d)Suphakphaa

Answer is: B

150. Who had discovered Tea plants in Assam in the year 1823?
(a)Raymond W. Beave
(b)Nathan Brown
(c)Oliver Thomas Cutter
(d)Robert Bruce

Answer is: D

151. Who had conferred Gopinath Bordoloi with the title “Lokapriya”?
(a)Jairam Das Daulatram
(b)Saiyid Fazal Ali
(c)Vishnu Sahay
(d)Braj Kumar Nehru

Answer is: A

152. Which one is the second most populous city in Assam?
(a)Jorhat
(b)Dibrugarh
(c)Nagaon
(d)Silchar

Answer is: D

153. Which one is not a administrative districts of Barak Valley in Assam?
(a)Cachar
(b)Karimganj
(c)Dima Hasao
(d)Hailakandi

Answer is: C

154. Which one is the only left tributary of Barak river?
(a)Jiri River
(b)Madhura River
(c)Sonai River
(d)Jatinga River

Answer is: C

155. The Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat was established in the year ___.
(a)1954
(b)1978
(c)1969
(d)1999

Answer is: C

156. The first Sugar Mill in Assam was established in __.
(a)Barua Bamungaon
(b)Bokajan
(c)Chargola
(d)Namrup

Answer is: A

157. Assam’s only chemical fertilizer plant is located in ___.
(a)Bokajan
(b)Namrup
(c)Jagiroad
(d)None of these

Answer is: B

158. Which Ahom queen built the Sivadol in Sivasagar?
(a)Mula Gabharu
(b)Ambika Kunwori
(c)Phuleswari
(d)Kuranganayani

Answer is: B

159. Who was the first American missionary to compile a dictionary of the Assamese language?
(a)Miles Bronson
(b)Nathan Brown
(c)Oliver Cutter
(d)Alexander Duff

Answer is: A

160. The ‘Me Dam Me Phi’ festival is celebrated by __.
(a)Bodos
(b)Ahoms
(c)Rabhas
(d)Tiwa

Answer is: B

161. In which of the districts, the ‘Jonbeel Mela’ held every year?
(a)Kamrup
(b)Nagaon
(c)Morigaon
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

162. Jatinga village is located in which district?
(a)Dima Hasao
(b)Cachar
(c)Karimganj
(d)Karbi Anglong

Answer is: A

163. In which month, Ambubachi Mela is celebrated in Kamakhya Temple?
(a)Bohag
(b)Magh
(c)Ahaar
(d)Kati

Answer is: C

164. Who is also known as ‘Kala Guru’ of Assam?
(a)P. Rama Kurup
(b)Bishnu Prasad Rabha
(c)Bhupen Hazarika
(d)None of these

Answer is: B

165. Who is also known as ‘Geetikavi’ of Assam?
(a)Parvati Prasad Baruva
(b)Pratima Barua Pandey
(c)Bhupen Hazarika
(d)Phani Sarma

Answer is: A

166. Who is the writer of the novel ‘Halodhiya Soraye Baudhan Khai’?
(a)Homen Borgohain
(b)Nirupama Borgohain
(c)Mahim Bora
(d)Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury

Answer is: A

167. In which year, Bhupen Hazarika was elected the President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha?
(a)1992
(b)1993
(c)1990
(d)1973

Answer is: B

168. Which one is the first film directed by Bhupen Hazarika?
(a)Era Bator Sur
(b)Shakuntala Sur
(c)Chik Mik Bijuli
(d)Pratidhwani

Answer is: A

169. During which dynasty region, the Madan Kamdev temples in Kamrup was built?
(a)Varman dynasty
(b)Pala dynasty
(c)Naraka dynasty
(d)Koch dynasty

Answer is: B

170. From which year, the Assam Divas or the Sukaphaa Divas is celebrated on 2nd December?
(a)1991
(b)1998
(c)1996
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

171. In which location, the Manas River joins the Brahmaputra river?
(a)Dhuburi
(b)Pancharatna
(c)Bongaigaon
(d)Jogighopa
Answer is: D

172. Brahmaputra is the _________ longest river in the world.
(a)15th
(b)11th
(c)9th
(d)7th

Answer is: A

173. Total number of districts that are on the bank of Brahmaputra river are ___.
(a)33
(b)21
(c)34
(d)24

Answer is: B

174. The first Assamese-language magazine Orunodoi was published from __.
(a)Kolkata
(b)Guwahati
(c)Sibsagar
(d)Dibrugarh

Answer is: C

175. The “Assam Medical College” was established in the year ___.
(a)1975
(b)1957
(c)1964
(d)1947

Answer is: D

176. In which year, the first Assamese novel Miri Jiyori was published?
(a)1894
(b)1893
(c)1896
(d)1892

Answer is: A

177. Who was the creator of the imaginary character named ‘Kripabor Borua’?
(a)Lakshminath Bezbaroa
(b)Devakanta Baruah
(c)Hemchandra Goswami
(d)Chandrakumar Agarwala

Answer is: A

178. Who was the second President of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
(a)Kaliram Medhi
(b)Chandradhar Barua
(c)Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari
(d)Rajanikanta Bordoloi

Answer is: B

179. In which year, Lakshminath Bezbaroa presided over the Assam Sahitya Sabha session?
(a)1920 Tezpur
(b)1923 Jorhat
(c)1924 Guwahati
(d)1925 Nagaon

Answer is: C

180. In which year ‘O Mur Apunar Desh’ was officially adopted as the Assam’s state song?
(a)1911
(b)1927
(c)1954
(d)1943

Answer is: B

181. Which one is the epicenter of the Assam silk industry?
(a)Majuli
(b)Mangaldoi
(c)Sualkuchi
(d)Tangla

Answer is: C

182. Under whose guidance the Vrindavani vastra was woven by Assamese weavers?
(a)Sankardeva
(b)Madhvadeva
(c)Chilarai
(d)Rudra Singha

Answer is: A

183. The Namdang Stone Bridge was constructed during the reign of Ahom king?
(a)Lakshmi Singha
(b)Siva Singha
(c)Gadadhar Singha
(d)Rudra Singha

Answer is: D

184. The Moamoria Rebellion started during the region of ___.
(a)Kamaleswar Singha
(b)Siva Singha
(c)Lakshmi Singha
(d)Prataap Singha

Answer is: C

185. Which Ahom king had the shortest reign of 21 days only?
(a)Gobar Roja
(b)Samaguria Rojaa
(c)Parvatia Rojaa
(d)Jogeswar Singha

Answer is: B

186. The Itakhulir Rann was fought against Mughal during the reign of ___.
(a)Siba Singha
(b)Rudra Singha
(c)Gadadhar Singha
(d)Pramatta Singha

Answer is: C

187. The Soti Joymoti Divas is observe on ___.
(a)14th February
(b)27th March
(c)3rd April
(d)28th April

Answer is: B

188. From which constituency, Bishnu Prasad Rabha was elected as M.L.A in 1969?
(a)Guwahati
(b)Jorhat
(c)Tezpur
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

189. Which one is first Assamese color film?
(a)Bhaity
(b)Khoj
(c)Aranya
(d)Uttaran

Answer is: A

190. Who is the first Assamese recipient of ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’?
(a)Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
(b)Birinchi Kumar Barua
(c)Jatindranath Dowara
(d)Nalinibala Devi

Answer is: C

191. Which one is the first Assamese novel to win the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’?
(a)Iyaruingam
(b)Aghari Atmar Kahini
(c)Koka Deutar har
(d)Pita Putra

Answer is: A

192. Who is the writer of the poetry book ‘Bon Phul’?
(a)Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
(b)Nalinibala Devi
(c)Jatindranath Dowara
(d)Saurabh Kumar Chaliha

Answer is: C

193. Who is the writer of the novel ‘Mamare Dhara Tarowal Aru Dukhan Upanyasa’?
(a)Anand Chandra Barua
(b)Homen Borgohain
(c)Bhabendra Nath Saikia
(d)Mamoni Roysom Goswami

Answer is: D

194. Who was the greatest king of the Pala Dynasty of Kamarupa?
(a)Dharmapala
(b)Gopala
(c)Jaypala
(d)Ratnapala

Answer is: A

195. Name the Mughal General who took possession of the Ahom Capital Gahrgaon in 1662?
(a)Murshid Quli Khan
(b)Islam Khan
(c)Shaista Khan
(d)Mir Jumla

Answer is: D

196. Who was the central figure of the Revolt of 1857 in Assam?
(a)Kandarpeswar Singha
(b)Maniram Dewan
(c)Piyali Barua
(d)Bahadur Gaoburah

Answer is: B

197. What was the capital of the Province ‘Eastern Bengal’ and Assam?
(a)Rangpur
(b)Chittagong
(c)Dacca
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

198. The Treaty of Badarpur was signed between David Scott and Govinda Chandra on March __.
(a)1834
(b)1843
(c)1853
(d)1824

Answer is: D

199. Cachar was placed under the Commissionerate of Dacca in ___.
(a)1836
(b)1824
(c)1853
(d)1832

Answer is: A

200. How many kings do you have during the Ahom Period?
(a)32
(b)21
(c)40
(d)63

Answer is: C

201. The second Burmese invasion took place in ___.
(a)1823
(b)1819
(c)1832
(d)1822

Answer is: B

202. Maniram Dewan and Piyali Barua were hanged on ___.
(a)26th February, 1858
(b)30th January, 1860
(c)20th March, 1861
(d)21st April, 1865

Answer is: A

203. In the Quit India Movement of 1942, Kanak Lata and Mukunda Kakati were shot dead by the British Police at __.
(a)Sonitpur
(b)Tezpur
(c)Gohpur
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

204. After the demise of the 1st Chief Minister of Assam, Gopinath Bordoloi in 1950, the second Chief Minister was __.
(a)B. P. Chaliha
(b)B. R. Medhi
(c)Sarat Chandra Singha
(d)M. M. Choudhury

Answer is: B

205. Sadulla’s Coalition Ministry took place on ___.
(a)1st April, 1937
(b)1st March, 1937
(c)5th March, 1939
(d)5th April, 1941

Answer is: A

206. Who was the founder of the South-East Asia Ramayana Research Center?
(a)Bhupen Hazarika
(b)Mamoni Raisom Goswami
(c)Dhrubajyoti Bora
(d)Lakshminath Bezbaroa

Answer is: B

207. Durjaya (present-day North Guwahati) was the capital of ____.
(a)Pala dynasty
(b)Mlechchha dynasty
(c)Varman dynasty
(d)Naraka dynasty

Answer is: A

208. The Hayagriva Madhava Temple of Hajo is located in which hill?
(a)Agnigarh Hill
(b)Nilachal Hill
(c)Monikut Hill
(d)Mikir Hills

Answer is: C

209. Which one was the last capital of the Ahom Kingdom?
(a)Charaideo
(b)Garhgaon
(c)Rangpur
(d)Jorhat

Answer is: D

210. Which one city is also known as ‘Tea City of India’?
(a)Dibrugarh
(b)Jorhat
(c)Sivsagar
(d)Golaghat

Answer is: A

211. Who is known as the ‘Luit Konwar’ of Assam?
(a)Rudra Baruah
(b)Parvati Prasad Baruwa
(c)Bishnuprasad Rabha
(d)Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

Answer is: A

212. Which one was the first capital of the Chutiya Kingdom?
(a)Vishwanath
(b)Ratnapur
(c)Swarnagiri
(d)None of these

Answer is: C

213. Assam shares its border with how many states?
(a)9
(b)8
(c)7
(d)6

Answer is: C

214. How many districts of Assam touch the West Bengal Border?
(a)3
(b)4
(c)2
(d)1

Answer is: C

215. How many districts of Assam touch the Arunachal Pradesh Border?
(a)9
(b)7
(c)8
(d)10

Answer is: C

216. How many districts of Assam touch the Nagaland Border?
(a)6
(b)5
(c)7
(d)8

Answer is: A

217. How many districts of Assam touch the Manipur Border?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4

Answer is: B

218. How many districts of Assam touch the Mizoram Border?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4

Answer is: C

219. How many districts of Assam touch the Tripura Border?
(a)2
(b)1
(c)3
(d)4

Answer is: B

220. How many districts of Assam touch the Meghalaya Border?
(a)8
(b)9
(c)10
(d)11

Answer is: A

221. Assam shares its border with how many countries?
(a)2
(b)3
(c)4
(d)1

Answer is: A

222. How many districts of Assam share its border with Bhutan?
(a)3
(b)2
(c)4
(d)5

Answer is: C

223. How many districts of Assam share its border with Bangladesh?
(a)3
(b)4
(c)5
(d)6

Answer is: B