Q1. In Ancient times, Assam was also known by the name of
(A) Koliabor
(B) Guwahati
(C) Pragjyotishpur
(D) Charaideo
Answer: (C) Pragjyotishpur
Q2. On which hilltop is the Kamakhya Temple located
(A) Nilachal Hill
(B) Chitrachal Hill
(C) Sandhyachal Hill
(D) Jogini Hill
Answer: (A) Nilachal Hill
Q3. In which year did the capital of Assam shift from Shillong to Dispur
(A) 1950
(B) 1955
(C) 1971
(D) 1973
Answer: (D) 1973
Q4. The Asam Sahitya Sabha was first founded in the year
(A) 1902
(B) 1912
(C) 1917
(D) 1921
Answer: (C) 1917
Q5. The first conference of the Asam Sahitya Sabha was held at
(A) Kamrup
(B) Sivasagar
(C) Barpeta
(D) Dhuburi
Answer: (B) Sivasagar
Q6. Who was the first President of Asam Sahitya Sabha
(A) Lakshminath Bezbaroa
(B) Padmanath Gohain Baruah
(C) Hemchandra Goswami
(D) Rajanikanta Bordoloi
Answer: (B) Padmanath Gohain Baruah
Q7. Total number of National Parks in Assam
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 7
Answer: (C) 5
Q8. Total number of bridges over the river Brahmaputra
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 7
Answer: (B) 4
Q9. The Naranarayan Setu connects the Pancharatna Town with which city
(A) Kalibor
(B) Tezpur
(C) Bongaigaon
(D) Jogighopa
Answer: (D) Jogighopa
Q10. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam
(A) Bishnuram Medhi
(B) Tarun Ram Phukan
(C) Gopinath Bordoloi
(D) None of the Above
Answer: (C) Gopinath Bordoloi
Q11. Srimanta Sankardev was born in the year
(A) 1352
(B) 1432
(C) 1449
(D) 1465
Answer: (C) 1449
Q12. The first Assamese film, Joymoti, was released in the year
(A) 1922
(B) 1935
(C) 1938
(D) 1942
Answer: (B) 1935
Q13. The Abhiruchi Sports Day is celebrated on
(A) January 13th
(B) August 12th
(C) August 30th
(D) September 3rd
Answer: (D) September 3rd
Q14. Bhogeswar Baruah wins a medal in the ________ Asian Games
(A) 1962
(B) 1966
(C) 1978
(D) 1972
Answer: (B) 1966
Q15. Who was the last king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam
(A) Gobar Roja
(B) Sutanphaa
(C) Purandar Singha
(D) Jogeswar Singha
Answer: (C) Purandar Singha
Q16. The Treaty of Yandabo was signed in the year
(A) 1802
(B) 1826
(C) 1830
(D) 1832
Answer: (B) 1826
Q17. Which one is the first Assamese novel
(A) Mirijiyori
(B) Podum Kunwari
(C) Bhanumati
(D) Sudharmar Upakhyan
Answer: (C) Bhanumati
Q18. The state anthem “O Mur Apunar Desh” was first published in the magazine named
(A) Bahi
(B) Jonaki
(C) Surabhi
(D) Jonbiri
Answer: (A) Bahi
Q19. The first Assamese magazine Orunodoi, was published in the year
(A) 1836
(B) 1846
(C) 1872
(D) 1882
Answer: (B) 1846
Q20. The first Assamese to compile a dictionary named “HemKosh” is
(A) Dimbeswar Neog
(B) Chandradhar Barua
(C) Hemchandra Goswami
(D) Hemchandra Barua
Answer: (D) Hemchandra Barua
Q21. Who is the first Assamese to receive the “Jnanpith Award”
(A) Indira Goswami
(B) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
(C) Bhupen Hazarika
(D) Hemchandra Barua
Answer: (B) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Q22. Total number of Districts in Assam
(A) 25
(B) 26
(C) 27
(D) 33
Answer: (D) 33
Q23. Hiuen Tsang visited Assam during the reign of
(A) Pushya Varman
(B) Mahendra Varman
(C) Bhaskar Varman
(D) Brahma Pala
Answer: (C) Bhaskar Varman
Q24. In which year did Sukapha establish the Ahom Kingdom in Charaideo
(A) 1253
(B) 1272
(C) 1296
(D) 1309
Answer: (A) 1253
Q25. The war of Saraighat was fought between the Ahom and Mughals in the year
(A) 1652
(B) 1667
(C) 1670
(D) 1671
Answer: (D) 1671
Q26. Mahatma Gandhi first visited Assam in the year
(A) 1918
(B) 1919
(C) 1920
(D) 1921
Answer: (D) 1921
Q27. The first book to win the Sahitya Akademi Award is
(A) Iyaruingam
(B) Bonphool
(C) Alakananda
(D) Pita Putra
Answer: (B) Bonphool
Q28. Who is the first barrister of Assam
(A) Haliram Deka
(B) Pranab Kumar Borooah
(C) Anundoram Borooah
(D) Parul Das
Answer: (C) Anundoram Borooah
Q29. Which one is the largest district in Assam by area?
(A) Barpeta
(B) Karbi Anglong
(C) Sivsagar
(D) Dibrugarh
Answer: (B) Karbi Anglong
Q30. In which district is, Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary located
(A) Golaghat
(B) Sivsagar
(C) Karbi Anglong
(D) Dibrugarh
Answer: (C) Karbi Anglong
Q31. In which year were, National Games held in Assam
(A) 2002
(B) 2004
(C) 2005
(D) 2007
Answer: (D) 2007
Q32. Gibon Wildlife Sanctuary is located at
(A) Chirang
(B) Dibrugarh
(C) Kokrajhar
(D) Jorhat
Answer: (D) Jorhat
Q33. The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre was established in the year
(A) 1970
(B) 1972
(C) 1975
(D) 1977
Answer: (A) 1970
Q34. Which town is also known as the Manchester of Assam
(A) Jorhat
(B) Sualkuchi
(C) Diphu
(D) Digboi
Answer: (B) Sualkuchi
Q35. The Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited Industry is located at
(A) Makum
(B) Mariani
(C) Lepetkata
(D) Nagaon
Answer: (C) Lepetkata
Q36. Which city of Assam has the largest dry fish market in Asia
(A) Tangla
(B) Jagirod
(C) Dhuburi
(D) Tinsukia
Answer: (B) Jagirod
Q37. Guwahati University was established in the year
(A) 1935
(B) 1942
(C) 1948
(D) 1950
Answer: (C) 1948
Q38. Who was the first vice-chancellor of Guwahati University
(A) Krishna Kanta Handique
(B) Hemchandra Goswami
(C) Padmanath Gohain Baruah
(D) Rajanikanta Bordoloi
Answer: (A) Krishna Kanta Handique
Q39. Total number of Parliamentary constituencies in Assam
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 14
(D) 16
Answer: (C) 14
Q40. Lakshminath Bezbaroa is honoured with ‘Rasaraj’ by Asam Sahitya Sabha in the year
(A) 1917
(B) 1922
(C) 1928
(D) 1931
Answer: (D) 1931
Q41. Namghosa was written by
(A) Sankardev
(B) Madhabdev
(C) Madhava Kandali
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) Madhabdev
Q42. “Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai” won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in the year
(A) 1985
(B) 1988
(C) 1990
(D) 1991
Answer: (B) 1988
Q43. The film “Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai” was directed by
(A) Bhabendra Nath Saikia
(B) Jahnu Barua
(C) Bhupen Hazarika
(D) Manju Borah
Answer: (B) Jahnu Barua
Q44. How much percentage of the Indian landmass is covered by the State of Assam
(A) 3.39%
(B) 2.39%
(C) 4.39%
(D) 2.93%
Answer: (B) 2.39%
Q45. Which language is used by Sankardev to write Borgeets
(A) Assamese
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Bengali
(D) Brajavali
Answer: (D) Brajavali
Q46. The literacy rate of Assam, according to the 2011 census, is
(A) 72.19 %
(B) 72.58 %
(C) 73.12 %
(D) 73.98 %
Answer: (A) 72.19 %
Q47. When the uprising of Patharughat took place
(A) 1857
(B) 1864
(C) 1889
(D) 1894
Answer: (D) 1894
Q48. Who was the President of the Swaraj Party in Assam during the freedom movement
(A) Bishnuram Medhi
(B) Gopinath Bordoloi
(C) Tarun Ram Phookan
(D) Maniram Dewan
Answer: (C) Tarun Ram Phookan
Q49. The terracotta industry is located in
(A) Dhubri
(B) Karimganj
(C) Goalpara
(D) Dhemaji
Answer: (A) Dhubri
Q50. The Ahom Kingdom was established in the year
(A) 1216
(B) 1228
(C) 1256
(D) 1272
Answer: (B) 1228
Q51. The Shiv dol was constructed during the reign of
(A) Pramatta Singha
(B) Rudra Singha
(C) Purandar Singha
(D) Siba Singha
Answer: (D) Siba Singha
Q52. The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Regulation was promulgated in exercise of the powers
(A) 1947
(B) 1950
(C) 1951
(D) 1960
Answer: (C) 1951
Q53. The first stadium of Assam was built in
(A) Jorhat
(B) Golaghat
(C) Sibsagar
(D) Dhemaji
Answer: (A) Jorhat
Q54. Sadiya Khowa Gohain was a
(A) Jamindar
(B) King
(C) Frontier Officer
(D) Naval Commander
Answer: (D) Naval Commander
Q55. Prachya Sasanavali was edited by
(A) Dr. Maheswar Neog
(B) Dr. Birinchi Kumar Barua
(C) Dr. surya Kumar Bhuyan
(D) Alexander Mackenzie
Answer: (A) Dr. Maheswar Neog
Q56. The king, nicknamed Bhagaraja, was
(A) Sutiyampha
(B) Sutamla
(C) Surampha
(D) Sunyatpha
Answer: (C) Surampha
Q57. During the freedom struggle, the “Mrityu Bahini” was formed by
(A) Chandraprabha Saikiani
(B) Pushpalata Das
(C) Rani Gaidinlieu
(D) Kanaklata Barua
Answer: (B) Pushpalata Das
Q58. “Rang Ghar” was constructed during the reign of
(A) Rudra Singha
(B) Rajeswar Singha
(C) Pramatta Singha
(D) Siv Singha
Answer: (C) Pramatta Singha
Q59. When was the Assam Provincial Congress Committee formed
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1923
Answer: (B) 1921
Q60. The author of “Asomiya Sahityar Buranji” is
(A) Nathan Brown
(B) Jatindranath Duara
(C) Devendranath Bezbarua
(D) Gunabhiram Barua
Answer: (C) Devendranath Bezbarua
Q61. The Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency in
(A) 1874
(B) 1889
(C) 1861
(D) 1826
Answer: (A) 1874
Q62. The illustration work of the medieval Assamese text Hastividyarnava was done by
(A) Suryakhari Daibaigya
(B) Sukumar Borkaith
(C) Dibar and Ddosai
(D) Rama Saraswati
Answer: (B) Sukumar Borkaith
Q63. The Gohain Kamal Ali road was constructed during the reign of
(A) Nara Narayan
(B) Parikshit Narayan
(C) Viswa Singha
(D) Raghu Dev
Answer: (A) Nara Narayan
Q64. The first Ahom Monarch to assume the Hindu title “Swarganarayan” was
(A) Siva Singha
(B) Pratap Singha
(C) Jayadhwaj Singha
(D) Suhungmung
Answer: (D) Suhungmung
Q65. The first rebellion against British rule in Assam in 1828 was led by
(A) Piyali Phukan
(B) Maniram Dewan
(C) Gomdhar Knowar
(D) Piyali Baruah
Answer: (C) Gomdhar Knowar
Q66. Who was the author of the book “India against Itself”
(A) Dr. Hiren Gohain
(B) Dr. Mamani Roysom Goswami
(C) Homnath Borgohain
(D) Dr. Sanjib Barua
Answer: (D) Dr. Sanjib Barua
Q67. The Dhodar Ali was constructed during the reign of
(A) Rudra Singha
(B) Gadadhar Singha
(C) Pramatta Singha
(D) Siva Singha
Answer: (B) Gadadhar Singha
Q68. The Jaysagar Tank was excavated under the reign of which of the following Kings
(A) Rudra Singha
(B) Gadadhar Singha
(C) Siva Singha
(D) Rajeswar Singha
Answer: (A) Rudra Singha
Q69. The district, which was separated from Assam and given to East Pakistan in the year 1947, was
(A) Khulna
(B) Sylhet
(C) Chittagong
(D) Sholashahar
Answer: (B) Sylhet
Q70. In Assam, a source of hot water spring is situated in
(A) Nambor Reserve Forest
(B) Parashuram Kunda
(C) Orang Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Manas National Park
Answer: (A) Nambor Reserve Forest
Q71. Kamakhya Temple was rebuilt by one of the following Koch Kings
(A) Biswa Singha
(B) Raghu Deva
(C) Naranarayan
(D) Prananarayan
Answer: (C) Naranarayan
Q72. Kanaklata Barua became a martyr of one of the following national movements
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) Quit India Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: (B) Quit India Movement
Q73. The Patkai Bum range makes the boundary between
(A) India and Bhutan
(B) India and China
(C) India and Bangladesh
(D) India and Burma
Answer: (D) India and Burma
Q74. Which one of the following places is the confluence of three highly revered pilgrimages for the Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists
(A) Parashuram Kunda
(B) Dekiakhowa Namghar
(C) Hajo
(D) Barpeta
Answer: (C) Hajo
Q75. Siang, joined by Lohit and Dibang, makes which of the following rivers
(A) Jia Bharali
(B) Dikhow
(C) Subansiri
(D) Brahmaputra
Answer: (D) Brahmaputra
Q76. Which Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam boasts of the golden langur
(A) Pani Dihing
(B) Pobitora
(C) Laokhowa
(D) Chakrashila
Answer: (D) Chakrashila
Q77. Which one was the first capital of the Ahom Kingdom in Assam
(A) Garhgaon
(B) Charaideo
(C) Jorhat
(D) Sivsagar
Answer: (B) Charaideo
Q78. The area of Kaziranga National Park is approximately
(A) 430 sq. km
(B) 500 sq. km
(C) 390 sq. km
(D) 720 sq. km
Answer: (A) 430 sq. km
Q79. About 91% of the world population of a particular animal species found in Kaziranga National Park is which one of the following
(A) Asian hog deer
(B) Pygmy hog
(C) Asiatic wild buffalo
(D) Sangai deer
Answer: (B) Pygmy hog
Q80. Of the total production of Muga, the Golden Silk, in the world, Assam produces
(A) 69%
(B) 79%
(C) 89%
(D) 99%
Answer: (D) 99%
Q81. In which of the following National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries, the density of the rhino population the highest
(A) Manas
(B) Kaziranga
(C) Pobitora
(D) Nameri
Answer: (C) Pobitora
Q82. The highest concentration of forest in the State of Assam occurs in
(A) Karbi Anglong district
(B) Dima Hasao district
(C) Goalpara district
(D) Dhubri district
Answer: (A) Karbi Anglong district
Q83. Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary is located in which one of the following districts
(A) Jorhat
(B) Sivasagar
(C) Golaghat
(D) Dhemaji
Answer: (B) Sivasagar
Q84. Who was the first martyr of the 1942 Revolution in Assam
(A) Kanaklata Barua
(B) Kamala Miri
(C) Kushal Konwar
(D) Maniram Dewan
Answer: (A) Kanaklata Barua
Q85. The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed between the East India Company and which one of the following
(A) Ahom King
(B) King of Burma
(C) Kachari King
(D) Chutiya King
Answer: (B) King of Burma
Q86. The first Peasant Uprising against the British was known as
(A) Phulaguri Dhawa
(B) Patharughat Raijmel
(C) Battle of Itakhuli
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Phulaguri Dhawa
Q87. The first phase of the Moamoria Rebellion started in
(A) 1749
(B) 1759
(C) 1769
(D) 1779
Answer: (C) 1769
Q88. In which year was Gopinath Bordoloi arrested for taking part in the freedom movement
(A) 1915
(B) 1918
(C) 1920
(D) 1922
Answer: (D) 1922
Q89. In addition to Assamese, which other language from the State is included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution
(A) Mishing
(B) Rabha
(C) Tiwa
(D) Bodo
Answer: (D) Bodo
Q90. The rank of Assam in literacy among the States of India is
(A) 9th
(B) 12th
(C) 16th
(D) 26th
Answer: (D) 26th
Q91. The Phulaguri uprising took place
(A) 1848
(B) 1852
(C) 1861
(D) 1869
Answer: (C) 1861
Q92. When Bhupen Hazarika had been awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award
(A) 1990
(B) 1992
(C) 1993
(D) 1997
Answer: (B) 1992
Q93. Which of the following places is the site of the rain forest in Assam, and in which District
(A) Sonai Rupai (Sonitpur)
(B) Joypur (Dibrugarh)
(C) Sessa (Dibrugarh)
(D) Manas (Kokrajhar)
Answer: (B) Joypur (Dibrugarh)
Q94. Who among the following from Assam joined the famous Dandi March
(A) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
(B) Tarunram Phukan
(C) Kuladhar Saikia
(D) Liladhar Baruah
Answer: (D) Liladhar Baruah
Q95. The historic Assam Accord was signed on
(A) 15th August, 1985
(B) 26th January, 1986
(C) 15th August, 1986
(D) 15th August, 1990
Answer: (A) 15th August, 1985
Q96. Ali-Aai-Ligang is an agri-based festival celebrated by the
(A) Bodo
(B) Khasis
(C) Missing
(D) Naga
Answer: (C) Missing
Q97. “Me-Dum-Me-Phi” festival is celebrated annually on
(A) 31 January
(B) 31 July
(C) 31 August
(D) 31 December
Answer: (A) 31 January
Q98. Assam Police Day is observed on
(A) 13th January
(B) 4th April
(C) 8th September
(D) 1st October
Answer: (D) 1st October
Q99. Which of the following districts of Assam has been declared as first tobacco-free district
(A) Karimganj
(B) Kamrup Metro
(C) Jorhat
(D) Golaghat
Answer: (C) Jorhat
Q100. In which year was the Bodo Sahitya Shabha founded
(A) 1952
(B) 1956
(C) 1959
(D) 1978
Answer: (A) 1952