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1.Which city is also known as “The Cultural Capital of Assam”

      (a) Jorhat

      (b) Guwahati

      (c) Sivsagar

      (d) Nagaon                                                                                                   

Ans:  Jorhat

2. Total Number of District in Assam?

      (a) 85
      (b) 71
      (c) 33
      (d) None of These
Ans : 33


3.: Total Number of Parliamentary constituency in Assam?
                (a) 16
                (b) 75
                (c) 12
                (d) None of These
Ans: 16


4: what is the official language of Assam state?
                (a) Hindi
                (b) Urdu
                (c) Assamese
                (d) None of These
Ans : Assamese

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5: The rank of Assam in literacy among the States of India is
                (a) 26th
                (b) 2nd
                (c) 12th
                (d) None of These
Ans: 26th

6: Who is the Current Chief Minister of Assam?
                (a) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta< br />                (b) Tarun Gogoi
                (c) Sarbananda Sonowal
                (d) None of These
Ans : Sarbananda Sonowal


7: Who is the Current Governor of Assam?
                (a) Syed Sibtey Razi
                (b) Jagdish Mukhi
                (c) Banwarilal Purohit
                (d) None of These
Ans : Jagdish Mukhi


8: Who is the Current Director general of police of Assam?
                (a) Mukesh Sahay
                (b) D. K. Pandey
                (c) Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, IPS
                (d) None of These
Ans : Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, IPS

9: Who is the Current Chief Justice of Assam?
                (a) Shri Hrishikesh Roy
                (b) Ajit Singh
                (c) Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
                (d) None of These
Ans : Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh


10: Which is the Assam state Animal?
                (a) Snow leopard
                (b) Asiatic Lion
                (c) Asian elephant
                (d) Indian rhinoceros
Ans : Indian rhinoceros


11: Which is the Assam state Tree?
                (a) Pipal
                (b) Chinar tree
                (c) Rhododendron
                (d) Hollong
Ans : Hollong


12 : Which is the Assam state Flower?
                (a) Foxtail orchid
                (b) Lotus
                (c) Pink rhododendron
                (d) Nagesar
Ans : Foxtail orchid


13 : Which is the Assam state Bird?
                (a) White-winged duck
                (b) Asian koel
                (c) Western tragopan
                (d) Black francolin
Ans : White-winged duck


14: Subansiri dam is situated in-
                (a) Sikkim and Tripura
                (b) Assam and Sikkim
                (c) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
                (d) None of These
Ans: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh


15: The Kaziranga National Park is located at?
                (a) Himanchal Pardesh
                (b) Uttarakhand
                (c) Assam
                (d) Sikkim
Ans : Assam


16: The Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is located at?
                (a) Darrang and Barpeta
                (b) Dibrugarh and Dhemaji
                (c) Dibrugarh and Tinsukia
                (d) None of These
Ans : Dibrugarh and Tinsukia


17: The Nameri National Park is located at?
                (a) Sonitpur
                (b) Nalbari
                (c) Majuli
                (d) Tinsukia
Ans : Sonitpur


18: The Orang National Park is located at?
                (a) Assam
                (b) Goa
                (c) Gujarat
                (d) None of These
Ans : Assam


19: Which country is to the west of Assam?
                (a) Spain
                (b) Bangladesh
                (c) Bhutan
                (d) None of These
Ans: Bangladesh


20: Who was the First CM of Assam?
                (a) Gopinath Bordoloi
                (b) Bishnu Ram Medhi
                (c) Bimala Prasad Chaliha
                (d) Mahendra Mohan Choudhry
Ans : Gopinath Bordoloi


21: Who was the First Governor of Assam?
                (a) Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
                (b) Saiyid Fazal Ali
                (c) Mallannah Shrinagesh
                (d) Braj Kumar Nehru
Ans : Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari


22: Which one is the largest district by Population in Assam?
                (a) Silchar
                (b) Guwahati
                (c) Nagaon
                (d) None of These
Ans: Nagaon


23: Which one is the largest district by area in Assam?
                (a) Diphu
                (b) Barpeta
                (c) Dhemaji
                (d) None of These
Ans : Diphu


24: Which one is the Capital of Assam?
                (a) Guwahati
                (b) Dhubri
                (c) Dispur
                (d) None of These
Ans : Dispur


25. Which is the Assam state Flower?
                (a) Foxtail orchid
                (b) Lotus
                (c) Pink rhododendron
                (d) Nagesar

Ans: Foxtail orchid

 

26.Which is the Assam state Tree?
                (a) Pipal
                (b) Chinar tree
                (c) Rhododendron
                (d) Hollong

Ans: Hollong

 

27. Which is the Assam state Bird?
                (a) White-winged duck
                (b) Asian koel
                (c) Western tragopan
                (d) Black francolin

Ans: White-winged duck

 

28. Which state has ‘O Mur Apunar Dex’ as its state anthem?
                (a) West Bengal
                (b) Assam
                (c) Tripura
                (d) Mizoram

Ans: Assam

29. Which city of Assam has the largest dry fish market of Asia?
                (a) Guwahati
                (b) Jagiroad
                (c) Tangla
                (d) Tinisukia

Ans: Jagiroad

 

30. Which of the following North-East Frontier Agency was separated from Assam and made union territories?
                (a) Arunachal  Pradesh
                (b) Sikkim
                (c) Mizoram
                (d) Both a and c

Ans: Both a and c

 

31.Which is the official language of Assam?
                (a) Hindi
                (b) Assamese   

                (c) English
                (d) Bengali

Ans: Assamese

 

32. With context to a culture of Assam, what is ‘Jaapi’?

                (a) Folk dance of Assam

                (b) Conical hat made from bamboo

                (c) Tribe of Assam

                (d) Silk knitted fabrics

Ans: Conical hat made  from bamboo

 

33. Who is the Current Chief Minister of

Assam?

                (a) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

                (b) Tarun Gogoi

                (c) Sarbananda Sonowal

                (d ) None of These

Ans: Sarbananda Sonowal

 

34. According to the area which is the smallest district of Assam

                (a) Kamrup Metro

                (b) Darrang

                (c) Nalbari

                (d) Nagaon

Ans : Kamrup Metro

 

35.When did the British annex Assam?

                (a) 1926

                (b) 1726

                (c) 1826

                (d) None of These

Ans: 1826

36.Total number of bridges over the river Brahmaputra

                (a) 4

                (b) 5

                (c) 6

                (d) 7

Ans: 6

 

37. Name of the current chief justice of Assam

                (a) Ajit Singh

                (b) A.K. Goel

                (c) Amitava Roy

                (d) Ranjan Gogoi

Ans: Ajit Singh

 

38.The first conference of Asam Sahitya Sabha was held at

                (a) Kamrup

                (b) Sivasagar

                (c) Barpeta

                (d) Dhuburi

Ans: Sivasagar

 

39. When Bhupen Hazarika had been awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

                (a) 1990

                (b) 1992

                (c) 1993

                (d) 1997

Ans: 1992

 

40.In which year was the Bodo Sahitya Shabha founded?

                (a) 1952

                (b) 1956

               
(c) 1959

                (d) 1978

Ans: 1952

 

41. Which are two World Heritage Sites in Assam?

                (a) Guwahati

                (b)Kaziranga, Manas

                (c) Duliajan

                (d) None of the above

Ans: Kaziranga, Manas

 

42. Who is the Current Director general of police of Assam?

                (a) Mukesh Sahay

                (b) B. D. K. Pandey

                (c) C. T.P. Senkumar

                (d) D. None of These wrong

Ans: Mukesh Sahay

 

43. Name of the first Ahom King was

(a). Sukapha

(b) Suteupha

(c) Subinpha

(d)Sukhampha

Ans : Sukhapa

 

 44.When did the British annex Assam?

`               (a) 1772

                (b) 1786

                (c) 1805

                (d) 1826

Ans: 1826

 

45. Which state is to the north of Assam?

                (a) Tripura

                (b) Manipur

                (c) Meghalaya

                (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

 

46. How was Assam formerly known?

                (a) Vanga

                (b) Kamarupa

                (c) Anga

                (d) Vaishali

Ans: Kamarupa

 

47.The Guwahati Tea Auction was the establishment in the year?

                (a) 1998

                (b) 1970

                (c) 1959

                (d) 1988

Ans: 1970

 

 48.Srimanta Sankardev was born in the year

                (a)1449

                (b) 1465

                (c) 1352

                (d) 1432

Ans: 1449

 

49. In Ancient times, Assam is also known by the name of

                (a) Koliabor

                (b) Guwahati

                (c) Pragjyotishpur

                (d) Charaideo

Ans: Pragjyotishpur

 

50.Which one city is also known as “Tea City of India”

                (a) Dibrugarh

                (b) Jorhat

                (c) Sivsagar

                (d) Golaghat

Ans: Dibrugarh

 

51.Which one was the last capital of the Ahom Kingdom

                (a) Chairaideo

                (b) Garhgaon

                (c) Rangpur

                (d) Jorhat

Ans: Jorhat

 

52 . How many kings do you have during the Ahom Period

                ( a ) 30

                (b) 40

                (c) 50

                ( d) 60

Ans: 40

 

53. Who is the founder of the southeast Asia Ramayana Research Center

                (a) Bhupen Hazarika

                (b) Mamoni Raisom Guswami

                (c) Dhrubajyoti Bora

                (d) Laxminath Bezbarua

Ans : Mamoni Raisom Guswami

 

54. Who was the second President of Assam Sahitya Sabha

                (a) Kaliram Medhi

                (b) Chandradhar Barua

                (c) Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari

                (d) Rajanikanta Bordoloi

Ans: Chandradhar Barua

 

55. Which one is first Assamese colour film

                (a) Bhaity

                (b) Khoj

                (c) Aranya

                (d) Uttaran

Ans: Bhaity

 

56. In which year, National Games was held in  Assam

(a) 2002

(b) 2004

(c) 2005

(d) 2007

Ans: 2007


57. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctury is located at

(a) Chirang

(b) Dibrugarh

(c) Kokrajhar

(d) Jorhat

Ans: Jorhat


58 . The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre was established in the year

1970

 1972

1975

1977

Ans: 1970


59. The Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited Industry is located at

(A) Makum

(B) Mariani

(C) Lepetkata

(D) Nagaon

Ans: Lepetkata


60 . Which city of Assam has the largest dry fish market of Asia

(A) Tangla

(B) Jagirod

(C) Dhuburi

(D) Tinsukia< /p>

Ans: Jagiroad


61 . Guwahati University was established in the year

(A) 1935

(B) 1942

(C) 1948

(D) 1950

Ans: 1948


62 . Who was the first vice-chancellor of Guwahati University

(A) Krishna Kanta Handique

(B) Hemchandra Goswami

(C) Padmanath Gohain Baruah

(D) Rajanikanta Bordoloi

Ans : Krishna Kanta Handique


63 . Total number of Parliamentary constituency in Assam

12

13

14

16

Ans: 14


64 . Laxminath Bezbaroa is honoures with ‘ Rasaraj ‘ by Assam Sabha in the year

1917

1922

1928

1931

Ans: 1931


65 . Namghosa was written by

(A) Sankardev

(B) Madhabdev

(C) Madhava Kandali

Ans : Madhabdev


66. “Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai” won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in the year

(A) 1985

(B) 1988

(C) 1990

(D) 1991

Ans: 1988


67 . How much percent of the Indian landmass is covered by the State of Assam

(A) 3.39{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}

(B) 2.39{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}

(C) 4.39{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}

(D) 2.93{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}

Ans: 2.39{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}


68 . Which language is used by Sankardev to written Borgeets

(A) Assamese

(B) Sanskrit

(C) Bengali

(D) Brajavali

Ans: Brajavali


69 . The Ahom Kingdom was established in the year

(A) 1216

(B) 1228

(C) 1256

(D) 1272

Ans: 1228


70 . The Shiv dol was constructed during the reign of

(A) Pramatta Singha

(B) Rudra Singha

(C) Purandar Singha

(D) Siba Singha

Ans : Siba Singha


71 . The Asssam Public Service Commission (APSC) Regulation was promulgated in exercise of the powers

(A) 1947

(B) 1950

(C) 1951

(D) 1960

Ans: 1951


72 . The first stadium of Assam was built in

(A) Jorhat

(B) Golaghat

(C) Sibsagar

(D) Dhemaji

Ans: Jorhat


73 . The first rebellion against the British rule in Assam in 1828 was led by

(A) Piyali Phukan

(B) Maniram Dewan

(C) Gomdhar Knowar

(D) Piyali Baruah

Ans: Gomdhar Knowar


74 . Who was the author of the book “India against Itself”

(A) Dr. Hiren Gohain

(B) Dr. Mamani Roysom Goswami

(C) Homen Borgohain

(D) Dr. Sanjib Barua

Ans: Dr. Sanjib Barua


75 . The Dhodar Ali is constructed during the reign of

(A) Rudra Singha

(B) Gadadhar Singha

(C) Pramatta Singha

 (D) Siva Singha

Ans: Gadadhar Singha


76 . In Assam, a source of hot water spring is situated in

(A) Nambor Reserve Forest

(B) Parashuram Kunda

(C) Orang Wildlife Sanctuary

(D) Manas Nationa Park

Ans: Nambor Reserve Forest


77 . Kamakhya Temple was rebuilt by which one of the following Koch King

(A) Biswa Singha

(B) Raghu Deva

(C) Naranarayan

(D) Prananarayan

Ans: Naranarayan


78 . Kanaklata Barua became a martyr of which one of the following national movements

(A) Non-Cooperation Movement

(B) Quit India Movement

 (C) Civil Disobedience Movement

 (D) Swadeshi Movement

Ans: Quit India Movement


79 . Which Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam boasts of the golden langur

(A) Pani Dihing

(B) Pobitora

(C) Laokhowa

(D) Chakrashila

Ans: Chakrashila


80 . Which one was the first capital of Ahom Kingdom in Assam

(A) Garhgaon

(B) Charaideo

(C) Jorhat

(D) Sivsagar

Ans: Charaideo


81 . 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)

Ans: Joypur ( Dibrugarh )


82 . Who among the following from Assam joined the famous Dandi March

(A) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi

(B) Tarunram Phukan

(C) Kuladhar Saikia

(D) Liladhar Baruah

Ans: Liladhar Baruah


83 . Assam Police Day observed on

(A) 13th January

(B) 4th April

(C) 8th September

(D) 1st October

Ans: 1st Octuber