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Assam Government launches Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana
Assam Government launches Health Insurance Scheme Atal-Amrit Abhiyan
Majuli set to become countrys first ever carbon neutral district
Assams Hailakandi becomes 1st district to pay cashless transactions wages
SBI declares Silchar as its 5th zone in North East
HRD Minister inaugurates Super Computer PARAM-ISHAN at IIT Guwahati
Assams Majuli becomes first island district of India
Ecologist Bibhuti Lahkar wins IUCNs Heritage Heroes Award 2016
Noted Assamese poet Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya passes away
Assam Assembly passes Assam Amusements and Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Najma Heptulla appointed Manipur Governor
Assam becomes first state to ratify The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014
Assam Government launches Rhino horn verification process
Assam Government launches Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra initiative to link primary schools to colleges
Veteran theatre personality Achyut Lahkar passes away
Gangetic River dolphin declared city animal of Guwahati

Established 1912 (Assam Province British India), 15 August 1947

Capital city Guwahati
Largest city Dispur
Number of Districts 35
Name of Governor Banwarilal Purohit
Current Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Total Area
Population & Rank (2011)

Ques 2: When did the British annex Assam?

(A) 1826

Ques 3: Which state is to the north of Assam? Arunachal Pradesh

Ques 4: Which country is to the west of Assam? Bangladesh

# Ques 5: Which is the highest point in Assam? Chenghehishon

#Ques 6: Which district was separated from Assam and given to Pakistan in 1947? Sylhet

#Ques 7: Which state was separated from Assam in 1963?

(A) Nagaland

#Ques 8: When was Mizoram separated from Assam? (B) 1972

# Ques 9: Which one was the first capital of Ahom Kingdom in Assam

(B) Charaideo

# Ques 10: How was Assam formerly known?

(B) Kamarupa

# Ques 11: In addition to Assamese, which other language from the State is included in the Eight Schedule
of the Indian Constitution

(D) Bodo

# Ques 12: Gibon Wild Life Sanctury is located at

(C) Jorhat

# Ques 13: The Guwahati Tea Auction was establishment in the year

(B) 1970

# Ques 14: Which town is also known as Manchester of Assam

(C) Sualkuchi

# Ques 15: The Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited Industry is located at

(C) Lepetkata

# Ques 16: Guwahati University was established in the year

(C) 1948

# Ques 17: Total Number of Parliamentary constituency in Assam

(C) 14

# Ques 18: Lakshminath Bezbarua is honored with Rasaraj by Assam Sahitya Sabha in the Year

(D) 1931

#Ques 19: Namghosa was written by

(C) Madhav Kandali

#Ques 20: Halodhiya Choraye Baodhan Khai was Directed by

(C) Jahnu Barua