Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-15

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-15

Q.1 Wangala, one of the harvest festival is celebrated by which of the following community?

A. Jayantia

B. Garo

C. Karbi

D. Dimasa

Answer: B. Garo

Q.2  Which among the following is CORRECT about the Murung festival?

A. It is a festival of property celebrated by Apatani people

B. It is a music & dance festival celebrated by Ahom community

C. It is a harvest festival celebrated by Karbi People

D. None of these

Answer: A. It is a festival of property celebrated by Apatani people 

Q.3 Sri Surya Pahar of Goalpara district is significant for:

A. Remains of cultural heritage of Hinduism, Buddhism & Jainism

B. Earliest evidence of human settlement in East India

C. Oldest Hindu temple in Assam

D. None of these

Answer: A. Remains of cultural heritage of Hinduism, Buddhism & Jainism

Note: Sri Surya Pahar is located near Goalpara. Some archeologists believe that more unearthing the history of Sri Surya Pahar would change the understanding of the history of ancient Assam and India. Even some scholars refer accounts of Xuen Tsang to claim that Sri Surya Pahar was the capital of Bhaskar Varan, not modern day Guwahati.

Q.4 Pir Majhar of Goalpara town of Assam is the tomb of which of the following saint?

A. Azan Fakir

B. Sufi Shah Jalal

C. Hazarat Sayed Abul Kasem Kharasani

D. None of these

Answer: C. Hazarat Sayed Abul Kasem Kharasani

Q.5 Umachal rock cave is located in which of the following place of Assam?

A. Guwahati

B. Tezpur

C. Nagaon

D. Golaghat

Answer: A. Guwahati

Note: Umachal rock inscription is located in the Nilachal Hills of Guwahati. It contains illustration of Balarama. The Umchal Rock cave was discovered in February 2012. The inscriptions were done during the rule of Mahendra Varman of the Kamarupa dynasty.

Q.6 Garh Doul is located in which of the following place of Assam?

A. Sivsagar

B. Tezpur

C. Guwahati

D. Nalbari

Answer: B. Tezpur

Q.7 Which one is CORRECT about the Bhortal dance?

I. It is a solo dance

II. The dance is derived from classical dance of Assam

III. It is popular in Barpeta district of Assam

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: D. Both II & III

Q.8 Bhupen Hazarika won the best music director national award for which of the following?

A. Chameli Memsaab

B. Mera Dharam Meri Maa

C. Mon-Prajapati

D. None of these

Answer: A. Chameli Memsaab

Note: Dr. Bhupen Hazarika won the best music director national award for the Chameli Memsaab in the 23rd National Film Award of 1975.

Q.9 Government College of Art & Crafts of Assam was established in which of the following year?

A. 15th August, 1947

B. 15th August, 1950

C. 30th November, 2014

D. 15th August, 2016

Answer: A. 15 August, 1947

Note: Government College Of Arts and Crafts Assam or “GCAC” is one of the oldest art colleges in North-East India. It is located in Basishta, Guwahati.

Q.10 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Lachit Garh?

I. It was built to deter Mughal cavalry

II. Earthen ramparts & water filled lake were built to deter the Mughal cavalry

III. It is located in Ahomgaon, Guwahati

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. I, II & II all correct

Answer: D. I, II & II all correct

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-14

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-14

 

Q.1 Prabina Saikia Award of Assam is given to which category?

A. Female Assamese writer for outstanding contributions to creative writing

B. Best female Borgeet singer of the year

C. Best Satriya Dancer of the year

D. None of these

Answer: A. Female Assamese writer for outstanding contributions to creative writing

Q.2 Which among the following is the first modern theatre hall in Assam?

A. Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati

B. Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati

C. Baan Theatre Hall, Tezpur

D. None of these

Answer: C. Baan Theatre Hall, Tezpur

Note: The Baan Theatre of Tezpur was established in 1906 and it is the first modern theatre hall of Assam.

Q.3 Which among the following is CORRECT about the first film studio of Assam?

I. The first ever Assamese film studio was built at Bholaguri Tea Estate, near Gohpur

II. The first ever Assamese film studio was built at Baan Theatre Hall, Tezpur

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. None of the above

Answer: A. Only I is correct

Q.4 Assam Valley Literary Award is sponsored by which of the following?

A. Assam Sahitya Sabha

B. All Assam Student Union

C. Government of Assam

D. Williamson Magor Education Trust

Answer: D. Williamson Magor Education Trust

Note: Williamson Magor Education Trust awarded the Assam Valley Literary Award in 1990 for the first time to Bhabendra Nath Saikia.

Q.5 Which of the following is NOT an award in the field of Art, Culture & Literature in Assam?

A. Bishnu Rabha Award

B. Assam Valley Literary Award

C. Lachit Award

D. Munin Borkotoky Award

Answer: C. Lachit Award

Note: Lachit Award of Assam is given in the field of sports.

Q.6 Lachit Borphukan Gold medal is conferred by which of the following?

A. Indian Military Academy

B. National Defence Academy

C. Indian Police Academy

D. None of these

Answer: B. National Defence Academcy

Note: The best passing out cadet of National Defence Academy is conferred the Lachit Borphukan gold medal every year from 1999.

Q.7 The Barpeta Satra of Assam was established by:

A. Madhavdeva

B. Sankardev

C. Pitambar Deva Goswami

D. Bhattadeva

Answer: A. Madhavdeva

Q.8 Which of the following place of Assam is popularly known as Manchester of Assam?

A. Hojai

B. Hajo

C. Sualkuchi

D. Dudhnoi

Answer: C. Sualkuchi

Q.9 Who among the following was the first Assamese to become the Justice of Supreme Court of India?

A. Ranjan Gogoi

B. Parvati Kumar Goswami

C. Haliram Deka

D. None of these

Answer: B. Parvati Kumar Goswami

Q.10 Which among the following is CORRECT about the dance ‘Deodhani’?

I. The dance is associated with worshiping of snake goddess Manasa

II. The dance is a folk dance of Tea tribes

III. It is dance performed in Bihu

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: A. Only I

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-13

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-13

Q.1 Who among the following was the first Assamese writer to be awarded with the Sahitya Akademi Award?

A. Padmanath Gohain Barua

B. Jatindra Nath Duwara

C. Ambikagiri Raichoudhury

D. Nabakanta Barua

Answer: B. Jatindra Nath Duwara

Note: Jatindra Nath Duwara was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award for his potery collection Bonphool in the year 1955.

Q.2 Who among the following was the first winner of the Assam Valley Literary Award?

A. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

B. Homen Borgohain

C. Syed Abdul Malik

D. Nabakanta Barua

Answer: A. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

Note: The Assam Valley Literary Award was conceived in the year 1990 by Williamson Magor Education Trust to honour creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature and Bhabendra Nath Saikia was the first awardee.

Q.3 Homen Borgohain was awarded Sahitya Akademi award for which of the following novel?

A. Pita Putra

B. Kushilab

C. Halodhiya Soraye Baudhan Khai

D. Saudor Puteke Nau Meli Jay

Answer: A. Pita Putra

Note: Homen Borgohain was awarded Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Pita Putra in the year 1978.

Q.4 In which of the following year, the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute was established?

A. 2014

B. 2016

C. 1999

D. 2004

Answer: C. 1999

Note: The Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute, formerly known as Jyoti Chitraban Film & Television Institute, located in Changsari, Kamrup district was established in 1999.

Q.5 Which among the following tantric book was written in ancient Assam?

A. Yogini Tantra

B. Kalachakra Tantra

C. Hevakra Tantra

D. None of these

Answer: A. Yogini Tantra

Q.6 Mamoni Raisom Goswami was NOT awarded with which of the following award?

A. Sahitya Akademi Award

B. Jnanpith Award

C. Katha National Award for Literature

D. Padma Vibushan

Answer: D. Padma Vibhushan

Q.7 According to the epic Mahabharata, who among the following ruled Pragjyotishpura during the Kurukshetra War?

A. Narakasura

B. Bhagadatta

C. Vakradatta

D. Banasur

Answer: B. Bhagadatta

Q.8 Who among the following has written the “Kumar Harana”?

A. Sridhara Kandali

B. Madhav Kandali

C. Ratna Kandali

D. Ananta Kandali

Answer: A. Sridhara Kandali

Q.9 Which among the following is CORRECT about the festival Domahi?

I. It is a harvesting festival

II. It is celebrated in Kamrup and eastern Goalpara region of western Assam

III. Group singing is performed in this festival

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: C. Both I & II are correct

Q.10 The Assam State Museum was established by which of the following?

A. Government of Assam

B. Government of India

C. Assam Sahitya Sabha

D. Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti

Answer: D. Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti

Note: The Assam State Museum, previously Assam Provincial Museum was established by the Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti in 1940. Kanaklal Barua was the founder and president. In the year 1953, it was taken over by the Government of Assam.

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-12

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-12

Q.1 Which of the following provides the Ambikagiri Raichoudhury Award?

A. Government of Assam

B. Government of India

C. Assam Sahitya Sabha

D. None of these

Answer: C. Assam Sahitya Sabha

Q.2 Syed Abdul Malik won Sahitya Akademi award for which of the following novel?

A. Aghari Atmar Kahini

B. Adharxila

C. Pran Samudra

D. La Sa Gu

Answer: A. Aghari Atmar Kahini

Note: Syed Abdul Malik won Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Aghari Atmar Kahini in the year 1972.

Q.3 Which if the following instrument is NOT used in Bihu?

A. Dhol

B. Toka

C. Xutuli

D. Mridanga

Answer: D. Mridanga

Q.4 The archaeological site Madan Kamdev located in which of the following place of Assam?

A. Baihata, Kamrup district

B. Hajo, Kamrup district

C. Nilachal Hill, Kamrup Metro

D. Batradawa, Nagaon

Answer: A. Baihata, Kamrup district

Q.5 Who among the following Jonaki era poet was known as ‘Jnan Malinir Kobi’?

A. Chandra Kumar Agarwala

B. Hemchandra Goswami

C. Laxminath Bezbaroa

D. Mafizuddin Ahmed Hazarika

Answer: D. Mafizuddin Ahmed Hazarika

Q.6 Which among the following is INCORRECT about Syeda Anwara Taimur?

I. She is the first Muslim Chief minister of any Indian state

II. She is the only Muslim chief minister of Assam till date

III. She is the only female chief minister of Assam till date

IV. She was Finance minister of Assam from 1983 to 1985

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: D. Only IV

Note: Syeda Anwara Taimur was Finance minister of Assam from 1983 to 1985.

Q.7 The archaeological site ‘Deopahar ‘ located in which of the following place of Assam?

A. Nilachal Hill

B. Diphu, Karbi Anglong

C. Numaligarh, Golaghat district

D. Da Parbatia, Tezpur

Answer: C. Numaligarh, Golaghat district

Q.8 Who among the following was known as “Dhwoni Kobii”?

A. Chandra Kumar Agarwala

B. Binanda Chandra Barua

C. Ganesh Chandra Gogoi

D. Brajanath Sarma

Answer: B. Binanda Chandra Barua

Q.9 Srimanta Sankardev’s Vashnavite philosophy is based on which of the following Yoga?

A. Bhakti Yoga

B. Karma Yoga

C. Jnana Yoga

D. Raja Yoga

Answer: A. Bhakti Yoga

Q.10 Which among the following festival is NOT celebrated in Barpeta Satra of Assam?

A. Rassleela

B. Doul Utsav

C. Krishna Janmashtami

D. Shiv Ratri

Answer: D. Shiv Ratri

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-11

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-11

Q.1 The oldest Mosque in Assam is located in which of the following place?

A. Hajo Kamrup

B. Horaguri Chapori, Sivsagar

C. Panbari, Dhubri

D. Batradawa, Nagaon

Answer: C. Panbari, Dhubri

Q.2 Which of the following Ahom king provided the management of Kamakhya along with a large area of land to Mahant Krishnaram Bhattacharyya?

A. Rudra Singha

B. Shiva Singha

C. Gadadhar Singha

D. Rajeswar Singha

Answer: B. Shiva Singha

Q.3 Which of the following is the CORRECT defition of  the “Chamua paik” of the Paik system?

A. One who render non-manual service and had a higher social standing

B. One who is attached to hill-masters

C. One who is neither a slave nor a royal officer

D. None of these

Answer: A. One who render non-manual service and had a higher social standing

Q.4 Who among the following Ahom king was the first to observe Singarigharutha ceremony?

A. Sudangphaa

B. Sujangphaa

C. Sukaphaa

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sudangphaa

Note: Each Ahom ruler after their accession to the throne tried to organize the ceremony as soon as possible. In this ceremony, the wood of singari tree was used to construct the main platform on which the King sat during the procedure of ceremony. Sudangphaa or Bamuni Konwar was the first to observe the ceremony.

Q.5 Which among the following is CORRECT about the prayer “Dihanaam“?

A. It is a type of prayer sung by women in praise of Sankardev

B. These are philosophical songs based on human life

C. The prayer is sung by women during a marriage ceremony

D. None of these

Answer: A. It is a type of prayer sung by women in praise of Sankardev

Q.6 Which of the following is the Assamese philosophical folk songs based on human life?

A. Haidang Geet

B. Tokari Geet

C. Baramahi Geet

D. None of these

Answer: B. Tokari Geet

Q.7 Who among the following Assamese singer is known as Nightingale of Assam?

A. Dipali Borthakur

B. Pratima Barua Pandey

C. Anima Choudhury

D. None of these

Answer: A. Dipali Borthaur

Q.8 Which of the following Assamese singer was awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2014?

A. Zubeen Garg

B. Bhupen Hazarika

C. Parveen Sultana

D. Rameshwar Pathak

Answer: C. Parveen Sultana

Q.9 The greater Assamese people don’t speak which of the following language family?

A. Austroasiatic

B. Indo-Aryan

C. Tibeto-Burman

D. Dravidian

Answer: D. Dravidian

Q.10 The first film directed by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika is:

A. Era Bator Sur

B. Indramaloti

C. Piyali Phukan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Era Bator Sur

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-10

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-10

Q.1 Poa Mecca, a place of pilgrimage for Islam located in Hajo Assam was built by:

A. Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji

B. Ajan Fakir

C. Ghiyasuddin Auliya

D. None of these

Answer: C. Ghiyasuddin Auliya

Note: Ghiyasuddin Auliya was a Iraqi prince turned preacher.

Q.2 Ita fort(brick fort) of Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh was built by which of the following kingdom of Ancient Assam?

A. Ahom Kingdom

B. Chutia Kingdom

C. Varman Dynasty

D. Koch Dynasty

Answer: B. Chutia Kingdom

Q.3 Who among the following introduced the short story form in Assamese literature?

A. Laxminath Bezbaroa

B. Nabakanta Barua

C. Raghunath Choudhary

D. Padmanath Gohain Barua

Answer: A. Laxminath Bezbaroa

Note: Laxminath Bezbaroa introduced the short story form in the Assamese literature and it was published for the first time in the “Jonaki” magazine.

Q.4 The “Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha” was established in which of the following year?

A. 1888

B. 1900

C. 1856

D. 1956

Answer: A. 1888

Note: Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha is the precursor of the Asom Sahitya Sabha. It was established in 1888 and Shivaram Sarma Bordoloi was the first secretary of the society.

Q.5 Which among the following is NOT a contribution of American Baptist missionary to the Assamese language?

I. They published the first novel in Assamese

II. The Missionaries established the first printing press in Sibsagar in 1836 and started printing in Assamese dialect 

III. They published the first Assamese-English Dictionary compiled by M. Bronson in 1867

IV. The missionaries helped in the reintroduction of Assamese as the official language in Assam

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: A. Only I

Q.6 Who among the following published the first book on Assamese Grammar?

A. Hemchandra Barua

B. Chandra Kumar Agarwala

C. Nathan Brown

D. Nabakanta Barua

Answer: C. Nathan Brown

Q.7 Which among the following “Purana” was written in ancient Assam?

A. Kalika Purana

B. Shiva Purana

C. Linga Purana

D. Vishnu Purana

Answer: A. Kalika Purana

Q.8 Who among the following was the first president of Assam Sahitya Sabha?

A. Sarat Chandra Goswami

B. Padmanath Gohain Barua

C. Chandra Kumar Agarwala

D. None of these

Answer: B. Padmanath Gohain Barua

Q.9 The first conference of Assam Sahitya Sabha was held in:

A. Jorhat

B. Guwahati

C. Sivsagar

D. Nalbari

Answer: C. Sivsagar

Note: The first conference of the Assam Sahitya Sabha was held in Sivsagar in 1917 under the presidentship of Padmanath Gohain Barua

Q.10 Who among the following Assamese author was awarded Padmashree for the literary work “Rongmilir Hanhi”?

A. Nabakanta Barua

B. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

C. Rongbong Terang

D. Nalini Bala Devi

Answer: C. Rongbong Terang

Note: Rongbong Terang was awarded Padmashree in the year 1989 for his literary work Rongmilir Hanhi.

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-9

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-9

Q.1 “Podum Kunwori”  an Assamese novel, was written by:

A. Gunabhiram Barua

B. Nabakanta Barua

C. Laxminath Bezbarua

D. Nalini Bala Devi

Answer: C. Laxminath Bezbarua

Q.2 The first Assamese sonnet was written by:

A. Laxminath Bazbarua

B. Nabakanta Barua

C. Hemchandra Goswami

D. Hemchandra Barua

Answer: C. Hemchandra Goswami

Note: The first Assamese sonnet, “Priyatamar Sithi”, was written by Hemchandra Goswami.

Q.3 Bihogi Kobi’  is an another name which of the following Assamese poet?

A. Parvati Prasad Barua

B. Raghunath Choudhary

C. Mahim Bora

D. Hiren Bhattacharyya

Answer: B. Raghunath Choudhary

Note: Assamese poet Raghunath Choudhary was known as “Bihogi Kobi”, similarly Mohim Bora was known as “Rangajiya Kobi” and Parvati Prasad Barua was known as “Geeti Kabi”.

Q.4 The first Assamese romantic poem was written by:

A. Laxminath Bezbarua

B. Chandra Kumar Agarwala

C. Benudhar Rajkhowa

D. Ratna Kandali

Answer: B. Chandra Kumar Agarwala

Note: Chandra Kumar Agarwala wrote the first romantic poem in Assamese literature and it was “Bon Kunwori”.

Q.5 Which among the following following is NOT a writer of the ‘Jonaki Era’ or the age of Romanticism in Assamese literature?

A. Chandra Kumar Agarwala

B. Raghunath Choudhary

C. Hemchandra Goswami

D. Anandaram Dhekial Phukan

Answer: D. Anandaram Dhekial Phukan

Q.6 Which among the following is the first Assamese novel and the author of the novel?

A. Bhanumati & Padmanath Gohain Barua

B. Puwati Tara, Kanchan Baruah

C. Dashyu Bhaskar, Robin Dey

D. None of these

Answer: A. Bhanumati & Padmanath Gohain Barua

Q.7 Who among the following was the first secretary of the Asom Sahitya Sabha?

A. Padmanath Gohain Baruah

B. Sarat Chandra Goswami

C. Chandradhar Barua

D. Chandra Kumar Agarwala

Answer: B. Sarat Chandra Goswami

Q.8 “Bokulbonor Kobi” was another name of which of the following Assamese poet?

A. Mahim Bora

B. Birinchi Kumar Barua

C. Ananda Chandra Barua

D. Nabakanta Barua

Answer: C. Ananda Chandra Barua

Q.9 Who among the following was the first chief editor of Assamese daily newspaper “Dainik Batori”?

A. Siva Prasad Barooah

B. Radha Govinda Barua

C. Nilamani Phukan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Siva Prasad Barooah 

Q.10 Who among the following has directed the popular Assamese movie “Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai”?

A. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

B. Bishnu Prasad Rabha

C. Jahnu Barua

D. Bhupen Hazarika

Answer: C. Jahnu Barua

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-8

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-8

Q.1 Who among the following has written the poetry anthology “Alakananda“?

A. Nalini Bala Devi

B. Nilamani Phukan

C. Hiren Bhattacharyya

D. Golaldev

Answer: A. Nalini Bala Devi

Note: Nalini Bala Devi was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award for her poetry anthology Alakananda in 1968.

Q.2 Which of the following community of Assam celebrate “Karam Puja” an agricultural festival?

A. Deori

B. Tiwa-Lalung

C. Tea Tribes

D. Mising

Answer: C. Tea Tribes

Q.3 Which among the following is NOT a form of Ojapali dance?

A. Nityaanni

B. Sukananni

C. Ramayani

D. Bigoya

Answer: A. Nityaanni

Note: Ojapali dance of Assam has three forms and practiced on different occasions. The three forms of Ojapali dance are Byah or Bigoya, Sukananni or maroi goa ojapali and Ramayani.

Q.4 Pratima Barua Pandey is best known for which of the following?

A. Borgeet

B. Goalpariya Lokgeet

C. Rabha Sangeet

D. None of these

Answer: B. Goalpariya Lokgeet

Q.5 Who among the following figure of Assam is known as “Kalaguru”?

A. Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla

B. Bishnu Prasad Rabha

C. Phani Sarma

D. Bhupen Hazarika

Answer: B. Bishnu Prasad Rabha

Q.6 Which among the following incarnation of Lord Vishnu is worshiped at the Hayagriva Madhava Temple, Hajo?

A. Krishna

B. Rama

C. Narasimha

D. Parashurama

Answer: C. Narasimha

Q.7 Which among the the following place is a pilgrimage center for three religions: Hindus, Buddhists, and Islam?

A. Hajo

B. Barpeta

C. Nagaon

D. Majuli

Answer: A. Hajo

Q.8 Which among is INCORRECT about the illustrated manuscript “Hastividyarnava” of Ahom Kingdom?

I. It was written by Sukumar Barkaith

II. It deals with the management and care of elephants in the royal stables

III. It was commissioned under the patronage of king Rajeswar Singha

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: C. Only III

Answer: The illustrated manuscript “Hastividyarnava” of Ahom Kingdom was commissioned under the patronage of Ahom king Shiva Singha.

Q.9 Which among the following personality of Assam is known as “Natasurya”?

A. Benudhar Rajkhowa

B. Phani Sarma

C. Bishnu Prasad Rabha

D. None of these

Answer: B. Phani Sarma

Q.10 Which among the following is INCORRECT about the “Dhoop Khel” of Assam?

I. It is a traditional wrestling game

II. Dhoop khel is a test of speed, stamina, and acrobatic skill

III. The game is played on a 125 m × 80 m field bounded by four flags

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: A. Only I

Note: Dhoop Khel is a traditional ball game of Assam that tests speed, stamina and acrobatic skills of players.

Assam Art and Culture MCQ Set-7

Assam Art and Culture MCQ Set-7

Q.1 Who among the following has written the “Behula Upakhyana”?

A. Hem Saraswati

B. Durgabar Kayastha

C. Ratna Kandali

D. Bhattadeva

Answer: B. Durgabar Kayastha

Q.2 “Aronai”  a traditional attire to felicitate guest is being used by which of the following ethnic community of Assam?

A. Deori

B. Bodo

C. Mising

D. Karbi

Answer: B. Bodo

Q.3 Who among the following is popularly known as “Kamataratna”?

A. Ambikagiri Raichoudhury

B. Ambika Charan Choudhury

C. Chalarai

D. Nara Narayan

Answer: B. Ambika Charan Choudhury

Note: Ambika Charan Choudhury, born in Bongaigaon in 1930, popularly known as Kamataratna, was an Indian litterateur, historian and activist, known for his contributions to the Assamese literature.

Q. 4 Who among the following has written the “Usha-Parinaya”?

A. Damodar Deva

B. Pitambar Dvija

C. Pitambar Deva Goswami

D. Durgabar Kayastha

Answer: B. Pitambar Dvija

Note: Pitambar Dvija wrote the Usha-Parinaya in Kamrupi language in 1533AD which was a Kamrupi rendering of the Usha-Anuradha episode from Vishnu Purana.

Q. 5 Who among the following Sufi saint is credited for popularizing Islam in the Barak Valley?

A. Azan Fakir

B. Shah Miran

C. Sufi Shah Jalal

D. None of these

Answer: C. Sufi Shah Jalal

Note: Sufi Shah Jalal was a prominent Sufi Muslim figure who came to Sylhet in 1303 from Turkey and popularized Islam in Sylhet and Barak Valley of Assam.

Q.6 Which of the following dialect has a large influence on the Turung language spoken by Turung people of Assam?

A. Singpho Dialect

B. Kamrupi Dialect

C. Mon-Khmar Dialect

D. None of these

Answer: A. Singpho Dialect

Note: The Turung people, also known as the Tai Turung, are a numerically small Buddhist community in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. They migrated from upper Burma during late 18th centuary.

Q.7 Khamyang language, spoken by Khamyang people of Assam is a language of which of the language family?

A. Indo-Aryan

B. Tibeto-Burman

C. Southwestern Tai

D. Austroasiatic

Answer: C. Southwestern Tai

Note: Southeastern Tai is a language family and part of the Kra-Dai language. Khamyang people, also known as Shyam are a close relative of the Tai people. They are the follower of Theravada Buddhism and they are found in Jorhat, Dibrugarh of Assam and in parts of Arunachal Pradesh.

Q.8 Who among the following from Assam joined the Brahmo Samaj as a consequence of the influence of the Bengal Renaissance?

A. Hemchandra Barua

B. Gopinath Bordoloi

C. Gunabhiram Barua

D. Paramananda Agarwala

Answer: C. Gunabhiram Barua

Q.9 Which among the following is CORRECT about Kalicharan Brahma?

I. He was instrumental in spreading the Brahmo Dharma among Bodo People

II. He was instrumental in reviving Bathou Tradition of Bodo people

III. He was known for conservation of culture of the Bodos of Brahmaputra valley

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: A. Only I

Q.10 Choose the CORRECT one from the following:

I. Srimanta Sankardev was a Assamese influencer of Jnana Yoga

II. Raja Yoga has roots in the Eksarana Dharma established by Srimanta Sankardev

III. Sankardev was influential leader of Bhakti movement in ancient Assam

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both II & III

Anwer: C. Only III

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

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-1

Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-1

Q.1 Harivara Vipra was the court poet of which of the following Kamata King?

A. Durlabh Narayan

B. Nara Narayan

C. Dharma Narayan

D. Mahindra Narayan

Answer: A. Durlabh Narayan

Note: Harivara Vipra, the court poet of Kamata king Durlabh Narayan provides first date-able examples of Assamese literature.

Q.2 “Lava-Kuxar Yuddha” and “Vavruvahanar Yuddha”  was authored by which of the following poet during of Kamata kingdom?

A. Hema Saraswati

B. Harivara Vipra

C. Rudra Kandali

D. None of these

Answer: B. Harivara Vipra

Q.3 “Biyah-gowa”, one of the tradition of Oja-Pali tells stories from which of the following epic?

A. Ramayana

B. Mahabharata

C. Panchatantra

D. None of these

Answer: B. Mahabharata

Note: Oja-palis follow two different traditions: biyah-gowa which tells stories from the Mahabharata and Maroi, which tells stories on the snake goddess Manasa.

Q.4 Who among the following is known as the father of Assamese Prose?

A. Bhattadeva

B. Madhav Kandali

C. Harivara Vipra

D. Hema Saraswati

Answer: Bhattadeva

Note: Bhattadeva, the father of Assamese prose had written three books on Vaishnavism: Katha Geeta, Katha Bhagawat and Katha Ratnawali.

Q.5 “Guru Charita” and “Sankara Charita”, written by Bhusana Dvij is what kind of literary work?

A. Poetry Collection

B. Choral Songs

C. Biography

D. None of these

Answer: C. Biography

Note: The “Charita” or “Charit Puthi” written in ancient East India were biographies.

Q.6 “Charya” or “Charyapada” written by Luipa is related to which of the following religion?

A. Hinduism

B. Buddhism

C. Zoroastrianism

D. None of these

Answer: B. Buddhism

Note: Luipa or Lauhityapada or Luichandra or Luidhar was a mahasiddha siddhacharya from eastern India. Historian such as K.L. Baura, Dimbeswar Neog hold the view that his vocabulary and diction are clearly old Assamese, He has written 4 nos of Charyas. During the Pala Empire in Ancient Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, “Charyapada” a collection of mystical poems or songs of realization in the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism were written.

Q.7 Which among the following is CORRECT about the the narrative poem “Devajit” of Madhava Kandali?

I. It tells the superiority of Krishna over the other avatars of Vishnu

II. It is based on the romantic life of Krishna

III. The poem tells the essence of the Bhagavad Gita

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. Both I & II

Answer: A. Only I is correct

Q.8 Who among the following has written the “Kitabat Manjari”, a poetical treatise on arithmetic, surveying and bookkeeping?

A. Bakul Kayastha

B. Durgabar Kayastha

C. Hem Saraswati

D. None of these

Answer: A. Bakul Kayastha

Note: Bakul Kayastha, a mathematician from Kamarupa was known for masterpiece in the field of mathematics named “Kitabat Manjari”, written in 1434, and “Lilavati”.

Q.9 Who among the following was the editor of “Asamar Padya Buranji” or A metrical chronicle of Assam?

A. Harakanta Baruah

B. Surya Kumar Bhuyan

C. Hemchandra Goswami

D. None of these

Answer: B. Surya Kumar Bhuyan

Note: “Asamar Padya Buranji”, edited by S. K. Bhuyan, is a metrical chronicle of Assam in verse consisting of Dutiram Hazarika’s “Kali-bharat buranji” and Bisweswar Vaidyadhipa’s “Belimarar buranji”.

Q.10 Literary work “Bhakti-pradip” deals with sole devotion Krishna was written by which among the following?

A. Sankardeva

B. Madhavdeva

C. Ratna Kandali

D. Bhattadeva

Answer: A. Sankardeva

Note: “Bhakti-pradip” a literary work of Srimanta Sankardeva in the non-Bhagavata group deals with sole deovtion of Lord Krishna and it has 313 verses.

Assam History MCQ Set-24

Assam History MCQ Set-24

Q.1 Parikshit Narayan was the ruler of which of the following region of Ancient Assam?

A. Koch Bihar

B. Koch-Hajo

C. Sadiya

D. Beltola

Answer: B. Koch Hajo

Note: After the death of Nara Narayan, Parikshit Narayan, a nephew of Nara Narayan declared independence in Koch-Hajo and ruled there.

Q.2 The Kamakhya temple was rebuild by which of the following Koch King?

A. Nara Narayan

B. Biswa Narayan

C. Upendra Narayan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Nara Narayan

Q.3 Which among the following Sultan of Bengal removed the last king of the Kamatapur Kingdom?

A. Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah

B. Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah

C. Alauddin Husain Shah

D. None of these

Answer: C. Alauddin Hussain Shah

Q.4 What was the final battle between Ahoms & Mughals?

A. Battle of Itakhuli

B. Battle of Rangamati

C. Battle of Saraighat

D. None of these

Answer: A. Battle of Itakhuli

Q.5 Who was the Ahom’s war leader in the battle of Itakhuli?

A. Laluksola Borphukan

B. Lachit Borphukan

C. Dihingia Alun Barbarua

D. None of these

Answer: C. Dihingia Alun Barbarua

Q.6 Who was the king of Ahom dynasty during the Mir Jumla attack?

A. Gadadhar Singha

B. Jayadhwaj Singha

C. Rudra Singha

D. Kamaleswar Singha

Answer: B. Jayadhwaj Singha

Q.7 Which among the following is CORRECT about the battle of Itakhuli?

I. It occurred in 1882

II. Gadadhar Singha was the Ahom king at that time

III. It was fought between Ahom Kingdom and the Mughal Empire.

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: D. I, II & III all correct

Q.8 Which of the following Kamarupa king made friendship with Harshvardhana?

A. Pushya Varman

B. Bhaskar Varman

C. Bala Varman

D. None of these

Answer: B. Bhaskar Varman

Q.9 Which one is INCORRECT about the Battle of Itakhuli?

I. The battle was fought in 1682

II. Ahom regained Kamrup up to Manas river after winning the battle

III. Ahom established firm reign over Guwahati till advent of British in 1826

IV. Mir Jumla was the commander in chief of Mughal army in that battle

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: D. Only IV

Q.10 Who was the leader of Dundiya rebellion?

A. Badan Chandra Borphukan

B. Purnananda Buragohain

C. Haradutta Bujarbarua

D. None of these

Answer: C. Haradutta Bujarbarua

Note: The Dundiya rebellion was a late 18th-century uprising against the Ahom kingdom in the Borphukan’s domain in the Kamrup region, the rebellion was contemporary to the Moamoria rebellion.

Assam History MCQ Set-23

Assam History MCQ Set-23

Q.1 Which of the following princess of Kamarupa kingdom married king Meghavahana of Gonda dynasty of Kashmir?

A. Amritaprabha

B. Gandharavati

C. Nayanadevi

D. Bhogavati

Answer: A. Amritaprabha

Q.2 Which of the following Gauda king invaded Pala dynasty of the Kamarupa?

A. Birpala

B. Rampala

C. Kumarpala

D. Shurupala II

Answer: B. Rampala

Q.3 Which among the following animal was used a Royal Symbol of the Kings in ancient Kamrupa?

A. Dog

B. Horse

C. Elephant

D. Cow

Answer: C. Elephant

Q.4 Which of the following was/were the official language of the Varman Dynasty?

A. Pali & Kamrupi Prakit

B. Kamrupi Prakit

C. Sanskrit and Kamrupi Prakit

D. Sanskrit

Answer: C. Sanskrit and Kamrupi Prakit

Q.5 Which among the following is CORRECT about the establishment of the Varman Dynasty?

I. It was established in 350 CE

II. It was established by Pushyavarman

III. It was established by Samudravarman

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are correct

D. Both I & III are correct

Answer: C. Both I & II are correct

Q.6 Which of the following Varman king was defeated by Gupta king Samudra Gupta in connection with the performance of the Asvamedha sacrifice?

A. Balavarman

B. Pushyavarman

C. Samudravarman

D. Mahendravarman

Answer: A. Balavarman

Q.7 Salastamba was a ruler of which of the following ancient dynasty?

A. Varman dynasty

B. Pala dynasty

C. Mlechchha dynasty

D. None of these

Answer: C. Mlechchha dynasty

Note: As per grants of Ratna Pala, Salastamba was the first ruler of the Mlechchha dynasty.

Q.8 The Varman king performed Ashvamedha to prove imperial sovereignty from Gupta empire is:

A. Balavarman

B. Mahendravarman

C. Bhaskarvarman

D. Samudravarman

Answer: B. Mahendravarman

Q.9 The capital of the Mlechchha dynasty was located in which of the following place?

A. Hadapeshvar

B. Pragjyotishpur

C. Koch Bihar

D. None of these

Answer: A. Hadapeshvar 

Q.10 From which of the following inscription, the defeat of Gauda King Shashanka by Bhaskar Varman can be traced?

A. Pragjyotishpura inscription

B. Nidhanpur copperplate inscription

C. Umachal rock inscription

D. None of these

Answer: B. Nidhanpur copperplate inscription

Assam History MCQ Set-22

Assam History MCQ Set-22

Q.1 What was the capital of the Pala dynasty?

A. Durjaya

B. Sadiya

C. Biswanath

D. None of these

Answer: A. Durjaya

Q.2 Who was the last ruler of the Pala Dynasty?

A. Brahma Pala

B. Harsha Pala

C. Dharma Pala

D. Jaya Pala

Answer: D. Jaya Pala

Q.3 Which one among the following is not a ruler of Koch Hajo?

A. Virajdendra Narayan

B. Parikshit Narayan

C. Raghudev

D. None of these

Answer: A. Virajdendra Narayan

Q.4 Which one among the Koch kings introduced silver coin in ancient Assam?

A. Biswa Singha

B. Nara Narayan

C. Lakshmi Narayan

D. Basudev Narayan

Answer: B. Nara Narayan

Q.5 Which one is CORRECT about the dynastic title ‘Narayan’ of the Koch kings?

I. The title was credited by Srimanta Shankardeva for their noble services

II. This was a honorific title of Koch people

III. Malladev, also known as Nara Narayan, acquired the title ‘Narayan’ after his father’s death, and the title became the dynastic title of his succeeding kings

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. Both I & II correct

Answer: C. Only III is correct

Q.6 Who was the father of Biswa Singha?

A. Nripendra Narayan

B. Haridas Mondal

C. Nara Narayan

D. None of these

Answer: B. Haridas Mondal

Q.7 Who was the last ruler of the Khen dynasty?

A. Nilambar

B. Chakradhwaj

C. Niladhwaj

D. None of these

Answer: A. Nilambar

Q.8 The Treaty of Majuli was signed by:

A. Nara Narayan & Sorgodew Sukhaamphaa

B. Nara Narayan & Sorgodew Suklenmung

C. Nripendra Narayan & Pratap Singha

D. None of these

Answer: A. Nara Narayan & Sorgodew Sukhaamphaa

Note: The treaty of Majuli was signed in 1563 CE when Nara Narayana was camping in Majuli and the treaty followed a successful campaign against the Ahom kingdom led by Chilarai, the Brother of Nara Narayan and the general of the Koch forces; which resulted in the fall of Garhgaon, the Ahom capital.

Q.9 Who among the following was known as the “Vikramaditya” of Kamrupa?

A. Chilarai

B. Nara Narayana

C. Birpal

D. Bhskar Varman

Answer: B. Nara Narayana

Q.10 Choose the CORRECT one from the following

I. After the death of Nara Narayan, Shukladhwaja declared independence of Koch Hajo

II. Nara Narayan’s nephew Lakshmi Narayan become the king of Koch Bihar after his death

III. Shukladhwaja was the only son of Nara Narayan

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & II

Answer: A. Only I

Note: Shukladhwaja was a nephew of Nara Narayan.

Assam History MCQ Set-21

Assam History MCQ Set-21

Q.1 Who among the following was the Ahom king when the first Moamoria Rebellion started?

A. Rudra Singha

B. Shiva Singha

C. Lakshmi Singha

D. None of these

Answer: C. Lakshmi Singha

Note: The first Moamoria Rebellion stated on 25th November, 1769.

Q.2 Which of the following is INCORECT about the causes of Moamoria Rebellion?

I. The Paik system on which the state was based was unable to adapt to the changing economy and the emerging social classes

II. The rise of the sattras was one of the reason for the leakage of manpower from the Paik system

III. The Ahom kingdom heaped insult and repression on the followers of sattra

IV. The reorganization of the PAIK system from ‘got’ to ‘khel”

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: D. Only IV

Q.3 Which of the following Ahom king defeated the ‘Adi Bhuyan’ or the eastern group of Bhuyan?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Kamaleswar Singha

C. Rajeswar Singha

D. None of these

Answer: A. Pratap Singha

Q.4 Srimanta Sankardev is a descendant of which of the following king of Kannauj?

A. Harishchandra

B. Chandradeva

C. Candivara

D. None of these

Answer: C. Candivara

Note: A group of seven Kayastha and seven Brahmin families led by Candivara was transferred to Langamaguri, North Guwahati by Kamata King Durlabhnarayana, but they later shifted to present day Bordowa.

Q.5 Solal Gohain administered which of the following region during the Ahom regime?

A. Nagaon & Chariduar region

B. South of Dafala hills upto Brahmaputra

C. Sadiya region

D. None of these

Answer: A. Nagaon & Chariduar region

Q.6 The Barbarua position was created during the rule of which of the following Ahom king?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Kamaleswar Singha

C. Rajeswar Singha

D. Rudra Singha

Answer: A. Pratap Singha

Q.7 Who among the following was a Paik during the Ahom rule?

A. A noble one

B. A priest

C. A slave

D. None of these

Answer: D. None of these

Note: PAIK was every male in the Ahom kingdom between the ages of fifteen and fifty who was not a noble, a priest, a high caste or a slave.

Q.8 Which one is INCORRECT about the paik system?

I. Lachit Borphukan was the first to reorganize paiks based on specific services

II. Each paik “got” sent one member in rotation for public works like building roads

III. In the 17th century the paiks were grouped into divisions called khels

IV. The paiks were organized into four member groups each called a ‘got’

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: A. Only I

Note: Momai Tamuli Borbarua was the first to reorganize paiks based on specific services.

Q.9 Which of the following Ahom king added the royal officer “Borphukan” to the administration system of the Ahom Kingdom?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Lakshmi Singha

C. Rudra Singha

D. None of these

Answer: A. Pratap Singha

Q.10 Which among the following Ahom king initiated the land measurement system for the first time?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Gadadhar Singha

C. Rudra Singha

D. Lakshmi Singha

Answer: B. Gadadhar Singha

Assam History MCQ Set-20

Assam History MCQ Set-20

Q.1 Who among the following restructured the Paik System  and designed the matured structure of the Paik System?

A. Momai Tamuli Borbarua

B. Gadadhar Singha

C. Ton-Kham Borgohain

D. Rajeswar Singha

Answer: A. Momai Tamuli Borbarua

Q.2 Kareng Ghar was built by which of the following Ahom king?

A. Rudra Singha

B. Pramatta Singha

C. Rajeswar Singha

D. Gadadhar Singha

Answer: C. Rajeswar Singha

Q.3 Basishta Temple of Guwahati was constructed by which of the following Ahom king?

A. Rudra Singha

B. Shiva Singha

C. Gadadhar Singha

D. Rajeswar Singha

Answer: D. Rajeswar Singha

Q.4 Who among the following was the last ruler of the Chutia Kingdom?

A. Nityapal

B. Birpal

C. Dharmadhwajpal

D. None of these

Answer: A. Nityapal

Q.5 Chutia kingdom of established by:

A. Birpal

B. Nityapal

C. Dharmadhwajpal

D. Chakradhwajpal

Answer: A. Birpal

Q.6 The first Islamic invasion during the Ahom regime happened in which year?

A. 1527

B. 1672

C. 1632

D. None of these

Answer: A. 1527

Note: The first Muslim invasion of the Ahom Kingdom occurred in 1527 during the rule of Suhungmung, but it was defeated and pushed back to the Burai River.

Q.7 The Borpatragohain position was established by which of the Ahom ruler?

A. Suhungmung

B. Sukaphaa

C. Supangmung

D. None of these

Answer: A. Suhungmung

Note: Suhungmung or Dihingia Raja created the third of three great Gohains and a Naga chef became the first Borpatragohain.

Q.8 Which of the following king accepted the non-Ahom title Swarganarayan for the first time?

A. Supimphaa

B. Suklengmung

C. Suhungmung

D. None of these

Answer: C. Suhungmung

Q.9 Which among the following Ahom king initiated the Singarigharutha ceremony?

A. Sudangphaa

B. Suhungmung

C. Supimphaa

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sudangphaa

Note: The ritual was termed Singarigharutha because the wood of singari tree were used to construct the main platform on which the King sat during the procedure. Sudangphaa or Bamuni Konwar was the first to follow the ceremony.

Q.10 Which of the following Ahom king ruled for the longest period in the Ahom Kingdom?

A. Sudangphaa

B. Supimphaa

C. Sukhaamphaa

D. None of these

Answer: C. Sukhaamphaa

Note: Sukhaamphaa ruled for a period of fifty one years, the longest in the Ahom dynasty.

Assam History MCQ Set-19

Assam History MCQ Set-19

Q. 1 In which of the following year, Sylhet was added to the Chief Commissioner’s Province of Assam region?

A. 1874

B. 1912

C. 1905

D. 1906

Answer: A. 1874

Q.2 Who among the following was the last king of Ahom Kingdom?

A. Jogeswar Singha

B. Purandar Singha

C. Sudingphaa

D. None of these

Answer: B. Purandar Singha

Q.3 Who among the following was the ruler of North Cachar before British annexation?

A. Tularam Senapati

B. Gobindchandra Narayan

C. Krishnachandra Narayan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Tularam Senapati

Q.4 In which of the following year, the Matak & Sadiya region was annexed by British?

A. 1826

B. 1828

C. 1832

D. 1842

Answer: D. 1842

Q.5 Who among the following has signed the Treaty of Yandabo?

A. Archibald Campbell and Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin

B. Archibald Campbell and Bagyidaw

C. Arthur Richards and Bagyidaw

D. None of these

Answer: A. Archibald Campbell and Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin 

Q.6 Who among the following was the monarch of Burma at the time of Yandabo Treaty?

A. Tharrawaddy Min

B. Bodawpaya

C. Sagaing Min

D. None of these

Answer: C. Sagaing Min

Note: Sagaing Min was also known as Bagyidaw.

Q.7 In which of the following region, the Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency?

A. 1905

B. 1906

C. 1874

D. 1912

Answer: C. 1874

Note:  In 1874 CE, the Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency and the Assam region was made Chief Commissioner’s province.

Q.8 The waste Land rule was passed under which one of the following commissioner of Assam region?

A. Francis Jenkins

B. Thomas Campbell Robertson

C. David Scott

D. Henry Hopkinson

Answer: A. Francis Jenkins

Note: The wasteland  rule was passed in 1838 CE and Francis Jenkins was the commissioner of Assam at that time.

Q.9 The erstwhile Kachari kingdom was annexed to the East India  Company under which of the annexation policy?

A. Annexation on the Pretext of Mismanagement

B. Doctrine of Lapse

C. Doctrine of Eclipse

D. None of these

Answer: B. Doctrine of Lapse

Q.10 Which one is INCORRECT about the undivided Goalpara district?

I. The region came under the control of East India Company in the year 1765

II. Under the East Indian Company rule, the area was under Rangpur Administration

III. North Eastern Rangpur was constituted as Goalpara district in the year 1947

IV. The area was renamed as “North-Eastern Parts of Rangpur” before the Yandabo Treaty 

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: C. Only III

Note: North Eastern Rangpur was constituted as Goalpara district in the year 1833.

Assam History MCQ Set-18

Assam History MCQ Set-18

Q.1 Which among the following is CORRECT about the treaty of Asurar Ali?

I. It was signed in 1639 CE.

II. It was signed by Momai Tamuli Borbarua and Mughal faujdar Allah Yar Khan

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are correct

D. None of the above

Answer: C. Both I & II are correct

Note: After the defeat of the Mughal army, the treaty of Asurar Ali was signed in 1639 by Momai Tamuli Borbarua from the Ahom side and Faujdar Allah Yar Khan from the Mughal side.

Q.2 Who was the in charge of the northern division of Ahom army in the battle of Saraighat?

A. Atan Buragohain

B. Lachit Borphukan

C. Laluk Sola Borphukan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Atan Buragohain

Q.3 Which of the following Ahom king built the temple Chandika at Chaygaon?

A. Shiva Singha

B. Pratap Singha

C. Rudra Singha

D. None of these

Answer: B. Pratap Singha

Q.4 Who established Mlechchha dynasty at Kamarupa?

A. Salasthamba

B. Salambha

C. Vajradeva

D. None of these

Q.5 Who was the first Muslim invader in Assam?

A. Bakhtiyar Khilji

B. Ali Mardan Khilji

C. Alauddin Khilji

D. None of these

Answer: A. Bakhtiyar Khilji

Q.6 Which of the following Chutia king shifted capital from Ratnapur(Majuli) to Sadiya?

A. Vijayadhwajpal

B. Birpal

C. Ratnadhwajpal

D. None of these

Answer: C. Ratnadhwajpal

Q.7 When was the first Ahom-Kachari battle took place?

A. 1490

B. 1400

C. 1392

D. None of these

Answer: A. 1490

Q.8 When was the first Muslim invasion of the Ahom kingdom took place?

A. 1527

B. 1528

C. 1490

D. None of these

Answer: A. 1527

Note: The attack took place under the leadership of Bengal Sultan Nusrat Shah.

Q.9 Which among the following treaty brought the Ram Singh I occupation at the Ahom capital, Garhgaon to an end?

A. Treaty of Asurar Ali

B. Treaty of Itakhuli

C. Treaty of Ghilajharighat

D. None of these

Answer: C. Treaty of Ghilajharighat

Q.10 The first Ahom-Dimasa battle took place in which of the following year?

A. 1490

B. 1520

C. 1482

D. None of these

Answer: A. 1490

Note: The first clash of Dimasa kingdom with the Ahom Kingdom took place in 1490, in which the Ahoms were defeated. The Ahoms pursued peace, and an Ahom princess was offered to the Kachari king and the Kachari took control of the land beyond the Dhansiri river.

Assam History MCQ Set-17

Assam History MCQ Set-17

Q.1 Who among the following Ahom king conducted the first organized population census?

A. Suhungmung

B. Sukapha

C. Sukhaangphaa

D. None of these

Answer: A. Suhungmung

Q.2 Which among the following is CORRECT about the first Assam film?

I. It was based on the life of Sati Joymoti

II. It was directed by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

III. It was based on a play written by Laxminath Bezbaruah

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: D. I, II & III all correct

Q.3 Rang Ghar was built during the reign of which of the following Ahom king?

A. Rudra SIngha

B. Rajeswar Singha

C. Pramatta Singha

D. Gadadhar Singha

Answer: C. Pramatta Singha

Q.4 Which among the following is CORRECT about the coin during the Koch dynasty?

I. Nara Narayan introduced the coin called as ‘Narayani’

II. The coins were round in shape

III. The coins were made of silver

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: D. I, II & III all correct

Q.5 Who among the following made weaving compulsory during the regime of Ahom dynasty?

A. Momai Tamuli Borbarua

B. Rudra Singha

C. Lachit Borphukan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Momai Tamuli Borbarua

Q.6 Which of the following organization/agency of the Government of India confer the award Lachit Borphukan Gold Medal?

A. Indian Military Academy

B. National Defence Academy

C. Indian Police Academy

D. None of these

Answer: B. National Defence Academy

Note: The best passing out cadet of National Defence Academy is conferred the Lachit Borphukan gold medal every year from 1999.

Q.7 What is the name of Ahom royalty burial mounds?

A. Moi-dam

B. Shamshan

C. Tumulus

D. None of these

Answer: A. Moi-dam

Q.8 Who among the following was the leader of Mughal army during the Battle of Saraighat?

A. Ram Singh I

B. Bishan Singh

C. Jai Singh I

D. None of these

Answer: A. Ram Singh I

Q.9 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Battle of Itakhuli?

I. It was fought between Ahom & Mughals

II. It was fought in August, 1682

III. Dihingia Alun Borbarua was the leader of Ahom troop

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: D. I, II & III all correct

Note: The Battle of Itakhuli was fought in 1682 between the Ahom Kingdom and the Mughal Empire. The Ahoms pushed back Mughal control to the west of the Manas river.

Q.10 Who among the following was the king of the Ahom kingdom during the Battle of Itakhuli?

A. Gadadhar Singha

B. Rudra Singha

C. Pratap Singha

D. None of these

Answer: A. Gadadhar Singha

Assam History MCQ Set-16

Assam History MCQ Set-16

 

Q.1 Who among the following was the first chief commissioner of Assam?

A. Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson Bell

B. Sir William Sinclair Marris

C. Archdale Earle

D. Richard Harte Keatinge

Answer: D. Richard Harte Keatinge

Note: Richard Harte Keatinge was the Chief Commissioner of Assam from 1874 to 1878.

Q.2 Which among the following is CORRECT about the hanging of Kushal Konwar?

I. He was charged of train derailment near Sarupathar, Golaghat district.

II. He was charged in public property vandalization during the quit India movement

III. He is the only Indian martyr hanged during the last phase of Quit India Movement

IV. He was hanged on 15th June, 1943

A. Only I is correct

B. I, III & IV are correct

C. II, III & IV are correct

D. III & IV are correct

Answer: B. I, III & IV are correct

Q.3 Shanti Sena force of Assam was formed before which of the following movement?

A. Quit India Movement

B. Khilafat Movement

C. Non-cooperation movement

D. Civil Disobedience Movement

Answer: A. Quit India Movement

Q.4 Who among the following was a cabinet minister in the Gopinath Bordoloi Ministry, 1938?

A. Rai Bahadur Pramode Chandra Dutta

B. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

C. Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla

D. None of these

Answer: B. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Q.5 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Assam Association?

I. It was formed in 1903

II. Manik Chandra Baruah was the first secretary of Assam Association

III. Tarun Ram Phukan was the first secretary of the Assam Association

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are correct

D. Both I & III are correct

Answer: C. Both I & II are correct

Q.6 Assam was made Chief Commissioner’s Province in which of the following year?

A. 1873

B. 1874

C. 1905

D. 1906

Answer: B. 1874

Q.7 East Bengal Province was annexed to Chief Commissioner’s province of Assam in which of the following year?

A. 1901

B. 1905

C. 1906

D. 1911

Answer: B. 1905

Note: Through partition of Bengal, East Bengal was added to Chief Commissioner’s province of Assam  in 1905. However, due to protest, it was annulled in by a Royal Decree in 1911 and only Sylhet was made part of the Chief Commissioner’s province of Assam.

Q.8 Which of the following is CORRECT about the dyarchy system in Assam?

I. It was introduced in Assam in 1921.

II. It was introduced under the Government of India act, 1919.

III. Under the dyarchy system, the Assam Legislative Council member strength was increased to 53.

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: D. I, II & III all correct

Q.9 Who among the following was the first Governor of Assam?

A. Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell

B. Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller

C. Charles Stuart Bayley

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell

Note: Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell was the first governor of Assam from 3rd January, 1921 to 2nd April, 1921.

Q.10 Who among the following was the lieutenant governor of East Bengal & Assam during the partition of Bengal?

A. Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller

B. Charles Stuart Bayley

C. Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller

Assam History MCQ Set-15

Assam History MCQ Set-15

Q.1 In which of the following year, the Assam Tea Company began commercial production?

A. 1840

B. 1822

C. 1900

D. 1905

Answer: A. 1840

Q.2 Which among the following was the first Assamese language magazine?

A. Orunodoi

B. Jonaki

C. Roopkar

D. Chitra Chinta

Answer: A. Orunodoi

Note: Orunodoi, the first Assamese language magazine was first published in January, 1846.

Q.3 Choose the CORRECT one:

I. Hemkosh is the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language based on Sanskrit spellings

II. Hemkosh is the first dictionary of Assamese Language

III. Assamese and English dictionary by Miles Bronson was the first dictionary of Assamese language

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: D. Both I & III

Q.4 The first team garden of India was established in which of the following location?

A. Chabua, Dibrugarh district, Assam

B. Namrup, Dibrugarh district, Assam

C. Golaghat district, Assam

D. None of these

Answer: A. Chabua, Dibrugarh district, Assam

Note: The first tea garden of India was established in Chabua, Dibrugarh district, of Assam in the year 1837.

Q.5 Who among the following was the first India to grow tea commercially?

A. Piyali Phukan

B. Piyali Baruah

C. Maniram Dewan

D. Purnananda Buragohain

Answer: C. Maniram Dewan

Note: After quitting the job as Dewan of the Assam Tea Company in 1840, Maniram Dewan started commercial tea production at Cinnamara tea garden at Cinnamara of Jorhat district of Assam.

Q.6 Which of the following was the first bank of Assam?

A. Tezpur Industrial Bank

B. Cachar Gramin Bank

C. Subansiri Gramin Bank

D. None of these

Answer: A. Tezpur Industrial Bank

Note: Tezpur Industrial Bank was established in 1913.

Q.7. Which of the following period was called as the Dark Age of Assamese Language?

A. 1836-1873

B. 1902-1905

C. 1823-1956

D. None of these

Answer: A. 1836-1873

Q.8 1836 CE was crucial for the Assamese language because which of the following?

A. Bengali Language was imposed over Assamese speaking people as the British took over Assam

B. Assamese novels were translated to English for the first time

C. Assam Sahitya Sabha was formed

D. None of these

Answer: A. Bengali Language was imposed over Assamese speaking people as the British took over Assam

Q.9 Which among the following is CORRECT about Maniram Dewan

I. He was the first Dewan of Assam Tea Company

II. He was the first Indian to grow tea commercially

III. He was hanged for the kingpin to install Kandarpeswar as King

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only II

D. I, II & II al correct

Answer: D. I, II & II al correct

Q.10 The treaty of Yandabo was signed as a consequence of which of the following war?

A. First Anglo-Burmese War

B. Second Anglo-Burmese War

C. Third Anglo-Burmese War

D. None of these

Answer: A. First Anglo-Burmese War

Note: The first Anglo-Burmese War lasted from 5th March, 1824 to 24th February, 1826 and when the Burmese was defeated by British, the treaty of Yandabo was signed on 24th February, 1826.

Assam History MCQ Set-14

Assam History MCQ Set-14

Q.1 In which of the following year, Moamoria revolted for the second time?

A. 1783

B. 1805

C. 1775

D. 1620

Answer: A. 1783

Note: The first phase of Moamoria rebellion started in 1769 and the second phase of Moamoria rebellion started in 1783.

Q.2 Which among the following Ahom king mobilized some Dhods or lazy people to construct the Dhodar Ali?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Shiva Singha

C. Rudra Singha

D. Gadadhar Singha

Answer: D. Gadadhar Singha

Q.3 Who among the following Ahom king crushed the rebellion of Barobhuyans?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Rudra Singha

C. Shiva Singha

D. Gadadhar Singha

Answer: A. Pratap Singha

Q.4 Who among the following was the king of Kamarupa during the invasion of Mahmud Shah, the son of Iltutmish?

A. Nilambar

B. Chakradhwaj

C. Prithu

D. None of these

Answer: C. Prithu

Note: Prithu was also known as Vishwasundar Dev, he defeated Bakhtiyar Khilji in the first Islamic attack in Assam. But later, he was defeated and killed by Mahmud Shah, the son of Iltutmish in 1228.

Q.5 Who among the following was the leader of the first Islamic invasion to Assam?

A. Alauddin Hussain Shah

B. Bakhtiyar Khilji

C. Mahmud Shah

D. Giasuddin

Answer: B. Bakhtiyar Khilji

Note: The first Islamic invasion to Assam led by Bakhtiyar Khilji can be known from the Kanai Varasiboa rock inscription

Q.6 Who among the following Kamarupa kings were known as the Maharajadhiraja (Kings of king)?

I. Pushyavarman

II. Pushyavarman &  Bhaskarvarman

III. Bhutivarman

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both II & III

Answer: D. Both II & III

Q.7 Who among the following is known as the progenitor of the Koch Kingdom?

A. Birpal

B. Satyapal

C. Hariya Mandal

D. None of these

Answer: C. Hariya Mandal

Q.8 Who among the following Ahom king built the Umananda Temple?

A. Rudra Singha

B. Gadadhar Singha

C. Pratap Singha

D. Shiva Singha

Answer: B. Gadadhar Singha

Note: The brick temple of Umananda was built in 1694 CE by the Bar Phukan Garhganya Handique by the order of King Gadadhar Singha.

Q.9 Who among the following Ahom king created positions like Kotoki, Khaund, Bezbaruah and Doloi?

A. Gadadhar SIngha

B. Rudra Singha

C. Pratap Singha

D. None of these

Answer: B. Rudra Singha

Q.10 Kareng ghar of Gargaon was constructed by which Ahom king?

A. Gadadhar SIngha

B. Rajeswar SIngha

C. Shiva Singha

D. None of these

Answer: B. Rajeswar Singha

Assam History MCQ Set-13

Assam History MCQ Set-13

Q.1 Who among the following was the first Kachari king at Khaspur, Cachar?

A. Harischandra II

B. Makardhwaj

C. Nirbhay Narayan

D. Krishnachandra Narayan

Answer: A. Harischandra II

Q.2 In which of the following pillar of Gupta King Samudragupta, the Kamrupa Kingdom is mentioned?

A. Kashi Pillar

B. Iron Pillar of Delhi

C. Allahabad Pillar

D. None of these

Answer: C. Allahabad Pillar

Note: In line number 22-23 of Allahabad pillar commissioned by Gupta King Samudragupta, the Kamrup kingdom is mentioned.

Q.3 Who among the following was the first Borpatragohain of the Ahom kingdom?

A. Kancheng Borpatrogohain

B. Achuk Borpatrogohain

C. Lai Borpatragohain

D. None of these

Answer: A. Kancheng Borpatrogohain

Note: During the Ahom rule, Borpatragohain administered the region located from Dafala hills to Brahmaputra.

Q.4 Who among the following removed the last king of Kamata Kingdom?

A. Qasim Khan

B. Bakhtiyar Khilji

C. Alauddin Husain Shah

D. None of these

Answer: C. Alauddin Husain Shah

Note: The last king of Kamata Kingdom from the Khen dynasty, Nilambar was removed by Alauddin Hussain Shah in 1498.

Q.5 Who among the following has signed the “Treaty of Asurar Ali”?

A. Koch Kingdom & Ahom Kingdom

B. Ahom Kingdom & Mughal Kingdom

C. Ahom Kingdom & Chutia Kingdom

D. Chutia Kingdom & Kachari Kingdom

Answer: B. Ahom Kingdom & Mughal Kingdom

Note: The treaty of Asurar Ali was signed by Momai Tamuli Barbarua of Ahom Kingdom & Allah Yar Khan from the Mughal side in February 1639.

Q.6 In which of the following treaty, the rule of Mir Jumla in Garhgaon ended?

A. Treaty of Asurar Ali

B. Treaty of Itakhuli

C. Treaty of Ghilajharighat

D. None of these

Answer: C. Treaty of Ghilajharighat

Q.7 Which among the following is known as the India’s first peasant movement against the British rule?

A. Bardoli Satyagraha

B. Phulaguri Dhawa

C. Malabar rebellion

D. None of these

Answer: B. Phulaguri Dhawa

Note: Phulaguri Dhawa, took place in 1861 near Nagaon, Assam is known as the India’s first peasant movement against the British rule.

Q.8 During the British rule, which among the following current district of Assam was not a part of the undivided Kamrup district?

A. Goalpara

B. Nalbari

C. Barpeta

D. None of these

Answer: A. Goalpara

Q.9 Who among the following was the last Moamoria leader of the Moamoria rebellion?

A. Bacha Rajkhowa

B. Kamaleswar Singha

C. Sarbananda Singha

D. None of these

Answer: C. Sarbananda Singha

Q.10 Who among the following were kings of the Khen dynasty of Kamatapur?

I. Niladhwaj

II. Niladhwaj & Chakradhwaj

III. Chakradhwaj & Nilambar

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: D. Both I & III

Note: Niladhwaj was the first ruler of the Khen dynasty and Nilambar was the last ruler of the Khen dynasty. Nilambar was removed by Alauddin Hussain Shah in 1498.

Assam History MCQ Set-12

Assam History MCQ Set-12

Q.1 Who among the following was the Prime Minister of the Ahom Kingdom during the Battle of Saraighat?

A. Lachit Borphukan

B. Atan Borgohain

C. Leshai Borgohain

D. Harinath Borgohain

Answer: B. Atan Borgohain

Q.2 During the Ahom rule, Marangi Khowa Gohain administered which of the following region?

A. Region west of the Dhansiri river & contiguous to the Naga people

B. Sadiya region

C. South of Dafala hills upto Brahmaputra

D. None of these

Answer: A. Region west of the Dhansiri river & contiguous to the Naga people

Q.3 During the Ahom kingdom, Borborua & Borphukan’s title were given to:

A. Patra Mantri

B. Royal Officer

C. Dangoria

D. None of these

Answer: B. Royal Officer

Note: Pratap Singha added two offices for the royal officers and the officers were given title of Borborua and Borphukan.

Q.4 The independent state called as Pratapgarh (modern day Patharkandi) was established by:

A. Hussain Shah

B. Pura Raja

C. Malik Pratap Raja

D. None of these

Answer: C. Malik Pratap Raja

Q.5 Which among the following is CORRECT about “Sati Sadhini”?

I. She was the wife of the last Chutiya king Nityapal

II. She was the first Chutiya queen to fight against Ahom

III. She was the daughter of Chutiya king Purnadhabnarayan

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. Both I & III are correct

Answer: A. Only I is correct

Note: After the death of Nityapal in the last Ahom-Chutiya war, she was asked to marry Sadiyakhowa Gohain. But, she preferred death to dishonor and committed suicide by jumping from the top of Chandragiri hills near Sadiya. Assam Govt celebrate 21st April as Sati Sadhani divas to honor her sacrifice.

Q.6 Which among the following is the oldest amphitheatre of Asia?

A. Rang Ghar

B. Kareng Ghar

C. Talatal Ghar

D. None of these

Answer: A. Rang Ghar

Q.7 Ahom king Suhungmung was also called Dihingia Raja because:

A. He restored Ahom dynasty rule up to the Dihing river as soon as he was throned as a king

B. He shifted Ahom capital to Bakata, near the bank of Dihing river

C. He was born near Dihing river

D. None of these

Answer: B. He shifted Ahom capital to Bakata, near the bank of Dihing river

Q.8 Who among the following was the commander of Burmese troop in the first Burmese invasion of Assam?

A. Maha Minhla Minkhaung

B. Maung Shwe Waing

C. Sagaing Min

D. None of these

Answer: A. Maha Minhla Minkhaung

Q.9 Which among the following is INCORRECT about the coins issued during the Ahom dynasty?

I. The coins were octagonal in shape

II. Pratap Singha was the first to issue coin

A. Only I is incorrect

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are incorrect

D. None of these

Answer: B. Only II is incorrect

Note: Garhgaiya Raja or Suklenmung was the first Ahom king to issue coin.

Q.10 Who among the following was last king of Cachar?

A. Krishnachandra Narayan

B. Gopichandra Narayan

C. Gobindchandra Narayan Hasnu

D. Suradarpa Narayan

Answer: C. Gobindchandra Narayan Hasnu

Note: After the rule of Dimasa king Gobindchandra Narayan Hasnu (1824-1830), Cacher was annexed to British East India Company through the Doctrine of Lapse in 1832.