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1) The name ‘Guwahati’ has been derived from the fact that once the place was famous
for its-

A) Coconut groves

B) Betel-nut groves

C) Sugar can fields

D) Tea Gardens

Answer: Betel-nut groves

2) Which of the following is the tallest existing Temple in Assam?

A) Umananda Temple, Guwahati

B) Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati

C) Devi Dol (Temple), Sivasagar

D) Siva Dol (Temple), Sivasagar

Answer: Siva Dol (Temple), Sivasagar 

3) Who among the following was the first civil servant from Assam?

A) Anundoram Baruah

B) Moidul Islam Bora

C) Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

D) Lakhinandan Bora

Answer: Anundoram Baruah

4) Who is the writer of the ‘Sahitya Academy Award’ winning book- “Deu-langkhui”?

A) Dr. Mamoni Roisom Goswami

B) Maini Mahanta

C) Rita Choudhury

D) None of the above

Answer: Rita Choudhury

5) Which of the following book is the smallest among all books written by Sankardeva?

A) Gunomala

B) Kirton

C) Dosom

D) Kaliyo Domon

Answer: Gunomala

6) Who said,-“Assamese women weave fairy tales in their clothes”? 

A) Narendra Modi

B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

C) Mahatma Gandhi

D) Manmohan Singh

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

7) Sukladhwaj was popularly known as?

A) Chilarai

B) Pratapdhwaja

C) Dharmaraj

D) Bhagadutta

Answer: Chilarai

8) Which one of the following refinery in Assam is known as ‘Assam Accord Refinery’?

A) Noonmati

B) Bangaingaon

C) Digboi

D) Numligarh

Answer: Numligarh

9) Which district of upper Assam has maximum number of Tea Gardens?

A) Dibrugarh 
B) Tinsukia

C) Dhemaji

D) Jorhat

Answer: Tinsukia

10) In which place of Assam the Paddy Research Centre is located?

A) Margherita

B) Borhat

C) Titabar

D) Teok

Answer: Titabar

11) Which of the following king of Assam performed the Ashwamedha Yajna?

A. Mahendra Varman

B. Bhaskar Varman

C. Narakasura

D. Pratap Singha

Answer: Bhaskar Varman

12) Who was the last ruler of Varman Dynasty?

A. Pushya Varman

B. Bhaskar Varman 
C. Bhuti Varman

D. Hajara Varman

Answer: Bhaskar Varman

13) Chinese traveler Hiuan Tsang visited kamrup in which century?

A. 4th

B. 5th

C. 6th

D. 7th

Answer: 7th

14) During the first Muslim invasion to kamrupa, the king of kamrupa was ?

A. Prithu

B. Mahiranga

C. Narakasura

D. Bhaskar Varman

Answer: Prithu

15) Which of the following was the first king of ancient Assam?

A. Mahiranga

B. Prithu

C. Narakasura 
D. Ghatakasura

Answer: Mahiranga

16. Who founded the Pala dynasty in Kamrupa?

A. Brahmapal

B. Nityapal

C. Ratnapal

D. Jaypal

Answer: Brahmapal

17) Pushya Varman was the contemporary to which of the following ruler in north India?

A. Babur

B. Samudragupta

C. Chandragupta

D. Kanishka

Answer: Samudragupta

18) Harshavardhan was contemporary of which of the following ruler in Kamrup?

A. Bhaskar Varman

B. Jaypal

C. Nityapal

D. Harihara 
Answer: Bhaskar Varman

19) Umachal Rock Epigraph belongs to which of the following dynasty?

A. Salastambha

B. Pala

C. Varman

D. Kamata

Answer: Pala

20) The capital of Salastambha dynasty was ?

A. Harupeswar

B. Kundil Nagar

C. Pragjyotishpur

D. Kamatapur

Answer: Harupeswar

21) The Paik system was introduced by?

A. Sukapha

B. Sudangpha

C. Suhungmung

D. Pratap singha

Answer: Pratap singha 

22) British traveller Ralph Fitch visited during the reign of which king?

A. Bhaskar Varman

B. Narnarayan

C. Biswa Singha

D. Chilarai

Answer: Narnarayan

23) The battle of Saraighat took place during the reign of

A. Udayaditya singha

B. Paramatta singha

C. Jayadhaj singha

D. Paratap singha

Answer: Udayaditya singha

24) Which Ahom king introdued the post Barburah?

A. Suhungmung

B. Suklengpha

C. Gadadhar singha

D. Pratap singha

Answer: Pratap singha

25) The post Marangi khowa Gohain refers to? 

A. Naval Commander

B. Frontier Officer

C. Revenue officer

D. Army commander

Answer: Frontier Officer

26) Battle of Itakhuli was took place in the year?

A. 1676

B. 1682

C. 1698

D. 1746

Answer: 1682

27) Battle of Itakhuli between Ahom and Mughals took place during the reign of which
Ahom king?

A. Pratap singha

B. Chakradhaj Singha

C. Biswa Singha

D. Gadadhar Singha

Answer: Gadadhar Singha

28) Who among the following rulers rebuilt the Manikut of Haigrib Madhab Mandir?
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A. Raghu Deb
B. Narnarayan

C. Chilarai

D. Arimatta

Answer: Raghu Deb

29) Mir jumla invaded Assam in which year?

A. 1665

B. 1662

C. 1678

D. 1657

Answer: 1662

30) During the reign of which King the Gohain Kamal Ali road was built?

A. Rudra Singha

B. Biswa Singha

C. Narnarayan

D. Bahskar Varman

Answer: Narnarayan

31. What is the state tree of Assam?

a) Segun

b) Hollong 
c) Bamboo

d) Neem

Answer: Hollong

32. Manas National Park falls in?

a) Baksa & Barpeta District

b) Chirang & Baksa District

c) Chirang & Bongaigaon District

d) Baksa & Bongaigaon District

Answer: Chirang & Baksa District

33. Which of the following river doesn’t originate in the hills of Arunachal?

a) Dihing River

b) Kameng River

c) Dibang River

d) Kolong river

Answer: Kolong river

34. What is the length of the river Brahmaputra in India?

a) 910 km

b) 915 km

c) 916 km 
d) 918 km

Answer: 916 km

35. In which district the “Sri Surya Pahar” is located?

a) Dhubri

b) Goalpara

c) Darrang

d) Chirang

Answer: Goalpara

36. Which one is the highest peak in Assam ?

a) Nilachal Peak

b) Laike Peak

c) Patkai Peak

d) Kanduli Peak

Answer: Laike Peak

37. When was Kaziranga inscribed as a UNSECO World Heritage site?

a) 1980

b) 1982

c) 1983

d) 1985 
Answer: 1985

38. Brahmaputra, after joining Tista river, is known as?

a) Jamuna

b) Padma

c) Meghna

d) Dihang

Answer: Jamuna

39. Which forest is single-handedly planted by Jadav Payeng?

a) Barnadi forest

b) Molai forest

c) Barail forest

d) Dihing forest

Answer: Molai forest

40. Total number of districts that are on the bank of Brahmaputra river is?

a) 14

b) 18

c) 21

d) 25

Answer: 21 
41. The Bhupen Hazarika Setu (Dhola–Sadiya Bridge) is constructed over which river?

a) Brahmaputra

b) Barak

c) Dihang

d) Lohit

Answer: Lohit

42. Which National Park in Assam is one of the last strongholds for the wild water
buffalo?

a) Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

b) Manas National Park

c) Orang National Park

d) Kaziranga National Park

Answer: Kaziranga National Park

43. Which of the following is not among the major birds found in Assam?

a) Blue-throated Barbet

b) White Peafowl

c) Ring-tailed Fishing Eagle

d) White-winged Wood Duck

Answer: White Peafowl

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44. Assam has common boundary with how many Indian states?
a) 5 states

b) 6 state

c) 7 state

d) 8 state

Answer: 7 state

45. Which of is the largest wetland in Assam?

a) Cahndubi Lake

b) Deepor Beel

c) Kumri Beel Lake

d) Sonbill Lake

Answer: Sonbill Lake

46. Which of the following is associated with Bordoichila in Assam?

a) Pre-monsoon season

b) Monsoon season

c) Retreating monsoon season

d) Winter season

Answer: Pre-monsoon season

47. The Gai, a tributary to Brahmaputra is situated between?

a) Dibang and Dihang 

b) Dihang and Subansiri

c) Subansiri and Bharali

d) Bharali and Bornadi

Answer: Dihang and Subansiri

48. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through
narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra
makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to?

a) Uplift of folded Himalayan series

b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas

c) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains

d) Both  a & b

Answer: Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas

49. Which town is also known as the Manchester of Assam?

a) Jorhat

b) Sualkuchi

c) Diphu

d) Digboi

Answer: Sualkuchi

50. Which of the following places is the site of rain forest in Assam and in which District?

a) Sonai Rupai (Sonitpur) 

b) Joypur (Dibrugarh)

c) Sessa (Dibrugarh)

d) Manas (Kokrajhar)

Answer: Joypur (Dibrugarh)

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