Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-6

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-6

Q.1 Who among the following was called as Gurudev or Guru Brahma by the Bodo people?

A. Kalicharan Brahma

B. Rupnath Brahma

C. Harishankar Brahma

D. None of these

Answer: A. Kalicharan Brahma

Note: Kalicharan Brahma originally Kalicharan Mech, was a 20th-century social and religious reformer of Bodo society. He joined a new religion called Brahmo Dharma / Brahmoism Adi Brahmo Samaj faction in Calcutta around 1906.

Q.2 Yugadrashta is an award-winning Assamese language short film is based on the life of which of the following personality?

A. Bhupen Hazarika

B. Srimanta Shankardeva

C. Pitambar Deva Goswami

D. Madhavdeva

Answer: C. Pitambar Deva Goswami

Note: Pitambar Deva Goswami was a spiritual leader and social reformer in the Indian state of Assam.

Q.3 “Ekhud Kokaideu” is an another name of which of the following Assamese novelist?

A. Nabakanta Barua

B. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

C. Kaliram Medhi

D. Hiren Bhattacharyya

Note: A. Nabakanta Barua

Q.4 ‘Janma Rahasya’ book was written by which of the following Assamese personality?

A. Madhadeva

B. Sankardev

C. Ratna Kandali

D. Hem Saraswati

Answer: A. Madhavdeva

Q.5 In “Bhaona”  of Assam, which of the following instrument is NOT played?

A. Dhol

B. Khol

C. Taal

D. Doba

Answer: A. Dhol

Q.6 Barechahariya Bhaona’ festival is celebrated in every 5-6 years in which of the following location of Assam?

A. Majuli

B. Jamugurihat

C. Barpeta

D. Batradawa

Answer: B. Jamugurihat

Q.7 Which among the following characters of a Bhaona recites slokas, sings, dances and explains the story of a Bhaona?

A. Sutradhar

B. Gayan

C. Bayan

D. Bhaoriya

Answer: A. Sutradhar

Q.8 In which of the following year, “Sattriya Nitrya” of Assam was recognized as a classical dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi?

A. 1947

B. 1956

C. 2000

D. 2014

Answer: C. 2000

Q.9 Brajavali language is a mixture of Assamese language and which of the following language?

A. Maithili

B. Bengali

C. Hindi

D. Oriya

Answer: A. Maithili

Q.10 In which of the following location of Assam, the Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib is located?

A. Dhubri

B. Bilasiripara

C. Nagaon

D. Guwahati

Answer: A. Dhubri

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-5

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-5

Q.1 Hajong language of Assam is a:

A. Tibeto-Burman language

B. Indo-Aryan language

C. Indo-Aryan language with Tibeto-Burman language roots

D. None of these

Answer. C. Indo-Aryan language with Tibeto-Burman language roots

Q.2 Luit Konwar Rudra Baruah is known for which of the following reason?

A. Directing the film Indramalati

B. Founding the Assam Valley Literary Award

C. Establishing Culture & Film Division of Govt. of Assam

D. None of these

Answer: C. Establishing Culture & Film Division of Govt. of Assam

Q.3 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Kaziranga Elephant Festival?

I. It is celebrated in February every year for conservation & protection of Asiatic Elephant

II. It was inaugurated in 2002

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are correct

D. Neither I nor II is correct

Answer: C. Both I & II are correct

Q.4 Birapat-Chhitâ is painted on the wall on the occasion of marriage ceremony by which of the following community of Assam?

A. Bodo

B. Dimasa

C. Mising

D. Hajong

Answer: D. Hajong

Q.5 Which of the following ethnic community of Assam celebrate the Hauno-Puja?

A. Deori

B. Mising

C. Hajong

D. Dimasa

Answer: A. Deori

Q.6 Which among the following ethnic community of Assam celebrate the ‘Bushu’ festivel?

A. Deori

B. Dimasa

C. Karbi

D. Hajong

Answer: B. Dimasa

Q.7 Bao Gohai Pujoh’ is the most important festival of which of the following community of Assam?

A. Sarania-Kachari

B. Tea Tribes

C. Karbi

D. Dimasa

Answer: A. Sarania-Kachari

Q.8 Which of the following community of Assam celebrate the “Tora Chira”  festivel?

A. Thengal-Kachari

B. Sarania-Kachari

C. Bodo

D. Deori

Answer: A. Thengal-Kachari

Q.9 “Kani Diyao” one of the goddess worshipped by the Hajong people of Assam represents which of the following goddess of Hinduism?

A. Saraswati

B. Manasa

C. Durga

D. None of these

Answer: B. Manasa

Q.10 ‘Bhawaiya’ is a folk music of which of the following community of Assam?

A. Tiwa-Lalung

B. Koch-Rajbonshi

C. Deori

D. Ahom

Answer: B. Koch-Rajbonshi

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-4

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-4

Q.1 Bohuwa dance is a traditional event of which of the following community of Assam?

A. Bodo

B. Chutia

C. Tiwa-Lalung

D. Sonowal Kachari

Answer: D. Sonowal Kachari

Note: Bohuwa dance, the traditional of Sonowal Kacharis, is celebrated every two years in Dibrugarh, Assam.

Q.2 Which among the following is INCORRECT about Azan Fakir?

I. He came to Assam from modern day Saudi Arabia

II. He was settled in Gorgaon, Sivsagar

III. He composed Zikirs, and these have striking similarities with borgeets

IV. He was also known as Hazrat Shah Miran

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: A. Only I

Note: Azan Fakir came to Assam from modern day Baghdad, Iraq.

Q.3 Hajarat Ajan Pir Dargaah is located in which of the following location of Assam?

A. Dispur, Guwahati

B. Sarupathar, Golaghat

C. Bilasiripara, Dhubri

D. Horaguri Chapori, Sivsagar

Answer: D. Horaguri Chapori, Sivsagar

Q.4 Which of the following is the first DAILY newspaper in Assamese language?

A. Orunudoi

B. Asomiya Pratidin

C. Dainik Janmabhumi

D. Dainik Batori

Answer: D. Dainik Batori

Q.5 Who among the following Assamese person directed the film Devdas (1937)?

A. Pramathesh Barua

B. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

C. Phani Sarma

D. Bhupen Hazarika

Answer: A. Pramathesh Barua

Q.6 Who among the following is considered as the father of Assamese prose?

A. Madhav Kandali

B. Haravara Vipra

C. Hem Saraswati

D. Bhattadeva

Answer: D. Bhattadeva

Q.7 Which among the following is CORRECT about Bathouism?

I. Bathouism is the worshiping of forefathers 

II. Bathouism is the worshipping of idols

III. Bathouism is the worshipping of tree

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both II & III

Answer: A. Only I

Note: Bathouism is the ethnic religion of the Bodo people or Kachari people of Assam.

Q.8 “Serja” a musical instrument is used by which of the following ethnic group of Assam?

A. Mishing

B. Dimasa

C. Bodo

D. Sonowal Kachari

Answer: C. Bodo

Note: Serja is a violin-like instrument used by Bodo people of Assam.

Q.9 Which among the following is INCORRECT about the “Ali Ai Ligang”, the primary festival of Mising community of Assam?

I. The festival begins with Ahu paddy cultivation

II. It is a festival associated with agriculture

III. The festival begins in the first Wednesday of ‘March every year

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. None of these

Answer: C. Only III

Note: The Ali Ai Ligang festival of Mising community of Assam begins in the first Wednesday of ‘Gimur Polo’ or February every year.

Q.10 “Ahbang”  a verse of hymns to praise and worship god or goddess is related to which of the following ethnic community of Assam?

A. Mising

B. Bodo

C. Chutia

D. Dimasa

Answer: A. Mising

Note: Ahbang is sung by the Mibu (priest) at rituals of worship by the Mising community of Assam.

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-3

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-3

Q.1 “Monchalekha“, a masterpiece in the Assamese literature, which traced five hundred years of Assamese drama and stage was written by:

A. Atul Chandra Hazarika

B. Benudhar Rajkhowa

C. Mitradev Mahanta

D. None of these

Answer: A. Atul Chandra Hazarika

Note: Atul Chandra Hazarika was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969 for his magnum opus, Monchalekha, which traced five hundred years of Assamese drama and stage.

Q.2 “Mor jiwana-dapon” is the autobiography of:

A. Mitradev Mahanta

B. Phani Sarma

C. Parvati Prasad Barua

D. Benudhar Rajkhowa

Answer: D. Benudhar Rajkhowa

Q.3 The absurd drama of Assamese literature, “Aahar” was written by:

A. Arun Sharma

B. Phani Sarma

C. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

D. None of these

Answer: A. Arun Sharma

Q.4 “Tripura Buranji”, an account of diplomatic contacts with Tripura Kingdom and Ahom Kingdom was written by:

A. Arjun Das Bairagi Kataki

B. Arjun Das Bairagi Kataki and Ratna Kandali

C. Balaram Das

D. Balaram Das and Madhav Kandali

Answer: B. Arjun Das Bairagi Kataki and Ratna Kandali

Note: The Tripura Buranji is an account of the diplomatic contacts between the Ahom kingdom and the Tripura Kingdom between 1709 and 1715 and it was written by Arjun Das Bairagi Kataki and Ratna Kandali.

Q.5 In the context of the Assamese literature, the 17th century is renowned for growth & development of “Charit Puthi”, charit puthis are:

A. Biographies

B. Epic Poem

C. Mythological stories

D. Devotional stories

Answer: A. Biographies

Q.6 The first “Ankia Nat” written by Srimanta Sankardev is:

A. Rukminiharan

D. Kaliyadaman

C. Chinhayatra

D. None of these

Answer: C. Chinhayatra

Q.7 How many ‘Ghosa’ are there in the “Naam Ghosa”?

A. 1000

B. 2000

C. 1200

D. None of these

Answer: A. 1000

Note: Naam Ghosa is a Vaishnavite scripture of verses in praise of Lord Krishna written in Assamese by Madhavdeva.

Q.8 Who among the following was the first winner of the Assam Valley Literary Award?

A. Nabakanta Barua

B. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

C. Bhupen Hazarika

D. Lila Dhar Saikia

Answer: B. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

Note: The Assam Valley Literary Award was conceived in the year 1990 by Williamson Magor Education Trust to honor creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature.

Q.9 “Kaal Sandhya”, a Hindi Crime Drama film and is the only directed film on the Hindi language by which of the following Assamese personality?

A. Jahnu Barua

B. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

C. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

D. Bhupen Hazarika

Answer: B. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

Q.10 Who among the following is NOT a recipient of the “Asom Ratna”, the highest civilian award in the state of Assam?

A. Bhupen Hazarika

B. Mamoni Raisom Goswami

C. Jitendra Nath Goswami

D. Nabakanta Barua

Answer: D. Nabakanta Barua

Note: Asom Ratna is the highest civilian award in the State of Assam, awarded by the Government of Assam. It is being conferred for outstanding contribution in literature, art and culture and social service. It was started in 2009 and Dr. Bhupen Hazarika was the first awardee.

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-2

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-2

Q.1 Bhagavat of Sankardeva is an Assamese adaptation of which of the following scripture?

A. Bhagavad Gita

B. Bhagavad Purana

C. Mahabharata

D. Garuda Purana

Answer: B. Bhagavad Purana

Note: Bhagavata Purana describes how Lord Krishna first made peace with demons to understand them, then creatively defeated them to bring justice, freedom, and happiness; whereas Bhagavad Gita is a collection of verses consisting four types of Yoga viz. Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnaan Yoga and Raj Yoga; Lord Krishna apprised to Arjuna before the start of the Mahabharata war.

Q.2 Which among the following book is considered to be the first translation from Sanskrit into a modern regional Indo-Aryan language by Madhav Kandali?

A. Devajit

B. Saptakanda Ramayana

C. Prahlada Charita

D. None of these

Answer: B. Saptakanda Ramayana

Note: Saptakanda Ramayana, written by Madhav Kandali is considered to be the second translation from the Sanskrit into a modern regional language and first in modern Indo-Aryan language i.e. to Assamese language. The first Sanskrit translation to modern Indian language is  Kambar’s Ramavataram, or Ramayana in Tamil, a Dravidian language.

Q.3 Who among the following authored the book “Prahlad Charita”?

A. Harivara Vipra

B. Madhav Kandali

C. Bhattadeva

D. Hema Saraswati

Answer: D. Hema Saraswati

Q.4 Which among the following is CORRECT about Saptakanda Ramayana?

I. It was written in Pali language

II. Rama, Sita & other characters are portrayed as non-hero in this book

III. The book is written for religious purpose

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. Both II & III are correct

Answer: B. Only II is correct

Q.5 Which of the following movement was inspired by Srimanta Snakardev?

I. Prarthana Samaj Movement

II. Neo-Vaishnavite Movement

III. Bhakti Movement

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both II & III

Answer: D. Both II & III

Q.6 Which among the following is INCORRECT about Naam Ghoxa?

I. It is Vaishnavite scripture of verses in praise of Lord Krishna

II. It extols the practice of chanting the name of the deity as the most efficacious means of devotion

III. It was written by Srimanta Shankardev

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both II & III

Answer: C. Only III

Note: Naam Ghoxa was written by Madhavdeva

Q.7 Who among the following was known as “Agnikobi” in Assamese literature?

A. Kamalakanta Bhattacharya

B. Hemchandra Goswami

C. Chandradhar Barua

D. None of these

Answer: A. Kamalakanta Bhattacharya

Q.8 Who among the following was the founder editor of Asam Sahitya Sabha Patrika?

A. Chandradhar Barua

B. Hemchandra Goswami

C. Kesab Narayan Dutta

D. Dimbeswar Neog

Answer: A. Chandradhar Barua

Q.9 Which among the following is INCORRECT about the Kirtan Ghosha?

I. Kirtans were posthumously compiled by Ramcharan Thakur

II. Kirtan ghoxa consists of twenty six sections and thirty one kirtans

III. Srimanta Sankardev composed all of the thirty one kirtans

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: C. Only III

Note: Naam Ghosha  contains 31 kirtans. Srimanta Sankardev composed 29 kirtans, and one by Ratnakar Kandali and another by Madhabdeva.Sankardev had instructed Madhabdev during his last visit to Patbausi to compile the kirtans that were scattered then at different places and the kirtans were posthumously compiled into a single book by Ramcharan Thakur, the nephew of Madhabdev.

Q.10 The term “Jonaki era” of the Assamese literature means:

A. Printing and publishing began in Assamese in that era

B. Assamese literature was ushered in with the “Bhakti” movement

C. It was the age of Romanticism in Assamese Literature

D. None of these

Answer: C. It was the age of Romanticism in Assamese Literature