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(A) Barauni
(B) Haldia
(C) Digboi
(D) Kochi
Answer: (C) Digboi, the Oil City of Assam where the first oil well in Asia was
drilled.
(A) NH-31A
(B) NH-37
(C) NH-38
(D) NH-52
(A) Nagaon
(B) Jorhat
(C) Goalpara
(D) Golaghat
(A) Barpeta
(B) Dhekiakhowa Naamghar
(C) Hajo
(D) Parashuram Kunda
(A) Nagaland
(B) Mizoram
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Meghalaya
6. Who was the first Assamese to join the Indian National Congress during the
second session held in 1886?
(A) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
(B) Tarunram Phukan
(C) Devicharan Baruah
(D) Gopinath Bordoloi
7. The Kamakhya temple was rebuilt during the reign of Koch King
8. Dimapur, the capital of the Kachari Kingdom was occupied by the Ahom King
(A) Suteopha
(B) Supatpha
(C) Pratap Singha
(D) Rudra Singha
Answer: (C) The posts of ‘Borborua’ and ‘Borphukan’ were created by Pratap
Singha (Susengphaa), the 17th king of Ahom kingdom. He is also known as 'Burha
Raja' (Old King).
10. The author of the book, 'Cha Garam, the tea story' is
(A) Garo
(B) Dimasa
(C) Mishing
(D) Sonowal Kachari
(A) 9.15 km
(B) 9.8 km
(C) 9.2
(D) 9.25 km
(A) Dibrugarh
(B) Lakhimpur
(C) Sonitpur
(D) Sivasagar
(A) Golaghat
(B) Jorhat
(C) Sivasagar
(D) Dibrugarh
Answer: (B) The Rain Forest Research Institute is in Jorhat (established in 1988),
which works under Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education(ICFRE).
(A) 1820
(B) 1822
(C) 1824
(D) 1826
(A) 30 days
(B) 365 days
(C) 24 hours
(D) changing continuously
(A) reflection
(B) refraction
(C) total internal reflection
(D) diffraction
21. India hosted FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Basketball Tournament in July.
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Chennai
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kolkata
23. The first Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) will be established
in the State
(A) Punjab
(B) Kerala
(C) Bihar
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (A) TISC will be set up at patent Information Centre in Punjab under
WIPO.
24. Who won the Women’s singles title of the Wimbledon Tennis Championship,
2017?
25. Which of the following States has introduced Mobile Therapy Van for senior
citizens?
(A) Assam
(B) Kerala
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (C) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar introduced Mobile Therapy Van for
the senior citizen.
26. In Hockey, which country won the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy of 2016?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) India
(D) Pakistan
Answer: (C) Indian Women’s Hockey team won the Asian Championship trophy by
defeating China in the final.
(A) Centrifugation
(B) capillarity
(C) decantation
(D) diffusion
(A) August 8
(B) August 9
(C) August 12
(D) August 19
(A) 2011
(B) 2012
(C) 2013
(D) 2010
31. Kanaklata Barua became a martyr of which one of the following national
movements?
Answer: (B) Kanaklata Barua became the martyr of Quit India movement 1942
while leading a procession bearing the National Flag.
(A) Dhubri
(B) Nalbari
(C) Tezpur
(D) Nagaon
Answer: (B) Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient studies University
established in 2011, situated in Nalbari.
(A) Chlorofluorocarbon
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) nitrogen oxide
(D) sulphur dioxide
34. The first Assamese newspaper Arunodoi was published in the year
(A) 1830
(B) 1846
(C) 1847
(D) 1887
Answer: (B) Orunodoi was published in January 1846 from Baptist Missionary
Press in Sibsagar.
(A) NH-7
(B) NH-5
(C) NH-15
(D) NH-2
36. The Judges of the Supreme Court of India retire at the age of
(A) 60 years
(B) 62 years
(C) 65 years
(D) 63 years
(A) India
(B) England
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand
38. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a period of
(A) 6 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 4 years
(D) 3 years
(A) 1825
(B) 1835
(C) 1925
(D) 1935
(A) Kohima
(B) Kolkata
(C) New Delhi
(D) Guwahati
43. The Right to Information Act came into force in the year
(A) 2004
(B) 2003
(C) 2005
(D) 2001
(A) Jorhat
(B) Sivasagar
(C) Guwahati
(D) Tinsukia
Answer: (A) Assam Sahitya Sabha was formed in December, 1917 and its
Headquarter is in Jorhat.
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin E
(A) 32
(B) 27
(C) 33
(D) 29
Answer: (C) 33
(A) Music
(B) Art
(C) Literature
(D) Sports
Answer: (A) Music
(A) Jogighopa
(B) Diphu
(C) Katalguri
(D) Garampani
(A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 13
(D) 20
Answer: (B) 14
(A) hertz
(B) watt
(C) joule
(D) newton
52. The name of India’s first banking robot launched by the HDFC bank is
(A) Manav
(B) Lakshmi
(C) Robo
(D) Mitra
Answer: (A) India ranks 122 out of 155 countries. 1st: Norway, 2nd: Denmark, 3rd:
Iceland.
(A) Sadiya
(B) Charaideo
(C) Garhgaon
(D) Rangpur
55. The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre was established in the year
(A) 1998
(B) 1870
(C) 1970
(D) 1950
Answer:
Motto of Indian Army: Service before self.
Motto of Indian Navy: Sha-no Varuna.
Motto of Indian Air Force: Nabha sparsham deeptam.
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) NABARD
Answer:
Answer:
(B) Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win Nobel prize for literature in
1913.
2nd: C.V.Raman for Physics (1930)
3rd: Mother Teresa for peace (1979)
4th: Amartya Sen for Economic studies (1998)
5th: Kailash Satyarthi for peace (2014)
(A) 1948
(B) 1950
(C) 1911
(D) 1958
Answer:
(A) manometer
(B) periscope
(C) galvanometer
(D) seismometer
Answer: Seismometer
64. The capital of Assam was shifted from Shillong to Dispur in the year
(A) 1956
(B) 1973
(C) 1971
(D) 1955
Answer: (B) In 1973 when Meghalaya was carved out from Assam, Dispur became
the capital of Assam.
(A) 1930
(B) 1935
(C) 1914
(D) 1939
Answer: (A) Miles Bronson, an American Missionary compiled the first dictionary
in Assamese in 1867 at American Baptist Mission Press Sibsagar.
(A) Rajputs
(B) Afghans
(C) Mughals
(D) Sikhs
Answer: (B) Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14th January 1761 at Panipat
(present Haryana) between the Marathas and the Afghans and the Afghans
defeated the Marathas.
Answer:
In the middle of White band, a blue wheel, is called Ashok Chakra. It’s diameter
approximates to the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes.
(A) Copper
(B) Silver
(C) Bronze
(D) Brass
(A) 1956
(B) 1987
(C) 1991
(D) 1998
(A) Kathakali
(B) Odissi
(C) Bharatnatyam
(D) Kuchipudi
Answer: (D) The classical dance of Andhra Pradesh is Kuchipudi. There are total
eight classical dance confers by Sangeet Natak Akademi and ministry of Culture.
They are -
(A) Joymoti
(B) Shakuntala
(C) Bhaity
(D) Kanaklata
Answer:
(A) First Assamese film was: ‘Joymoti’
Producer & director: Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Released on: 10th March 1935.
Leading actress: Aideu Handique