50 Most Important and Frequently Asked General Knowledge questions on "Assam & Its History" for Assam Recruitment Exams
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- Answer: Veer Lachit Borphukan
(APSC, 2019)
2. Which is the state dance of Assam?
- Answer: Bihu
(Assam Police, 2021)
3. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?
- Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi
(APSC, 2017)
4. In which year did Assam become a separate state?
- Answer: 1912
(APSC, 2016)
5. What is the capital of Assam?
- Answer: Dispur
(Assam Police, 2020)
6. The Kaziranga National Park is famous for which animal?
- Answer: One-horned Rhinoceros
(Forest Department, 2018)
7. Who wrote the book "Kamarupa Shasanavali"?
- Answer: Nagendranath Basu
(APSC, 2020)
8. Which river is known as the lifeline of Assam?
- Answer: Brahmaputra
(APSC, 2019)
9. Who was the founder of the Ahom dynasty?
- Answer: Sukaphaa
(Assam Police, 2019)
10. When was the Treaty of Yandaboo signed?
- Answer: 1826
(APSC, 2018)
11. The Battle of Saraighat was fought in which year?
- Answer: 1671
(APSC, 2017)
12. Which city is known as the "Tea City of India"?
- Answer: Dibrugarh
(Assam Tea Corporation, 2020)
13. Who was the first Assamese to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?
- Answer: Jatindranath Duara
(APSC, 2016)
14. What is the official language of Assam?
- Answer: Assamese
(Assam Police, 2018)
15. Which place is known as the "Manchester of Assam"?
- Answer: Sualkuchi
(APSC, 2021)
16. Who was the first Governor of Assam?
- Answer: Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
(APSC, 2017)
17. What is the largest district in Assam by area?
- Answer: Karbi Anglong
(Assam Police, 2021)
18. Who was the last king of Ahom dynasty?
- Answer: Purandar Singha
(APSC, 2020)
19. Which festival is celebrated during the Assamese New Year?
- Answer: Rongali Bihu
(APSC, 2018)
20. Who composed the song "O Mur Apunar Desh"?
- Answer: Lakshminath Bezbarua
(APSC, 2016)
21. In which year was the Oil Refinery at Digboi established?
- Answer: 1901
(APSC, 2019)
22. Who is known as the "Architect of Modern Assam"?
- Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi
(APSC, 2017)
23. Which is the oldest university in Assam?
- Answer: Gauhati University
(APSC, 2021)
24. Who was the first President of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
- Answer: Padmanath Gohain Baruah
(APSC, 2018)
25. In which year was the Assam Accord signed?
- Answer: 1985
(APSC, 2020)
26. Who is the author of the book "An Account of Assam"?
- Answer: William Robinson
(APSC, 2019)
27. What is the state flower of Assam?
- Answer: Foxtail Orchid
(Forest Department, 2021)
28. Who was the first Assamese recipient of the Jnanpith Award?
- Answer: Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
(APSC, 2017)
29. Which river flows through the Majuli Island?
- Answer: Brahmaputra
(APSC, 2018)
30. In which year was Assam separated from Bengal Presidency?
- Answer: 1874
(APSC, 2020)
31. Who established the famous Kamakhya Temple?
- Answer: Narakasura
(Assam Police, 2019)
32. What is the state bird of Assam?
- Answer: White-winged Wood Duck
(Forest Department, 2018)
33. Who is known as the "Father of Assamese Journalism"?
- Answer: Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
(APSC, 2021)
34. What is the state animal of Assam?
- Answer: One-horned Rhinoceros
(Assam Police, 2018)
35. Who wrote the novel "Mamoni Raisom Goswami"?
- Answer: Mamoni Raisom Goswami
(APSC, 2016)
36. Which place is known as the "Gateway to the North-East"?
- Answer: Guwahati
(Assam Police, 2020)
37. Who was the founder of the Satra institution in Assam?
- Answer: Sankardev
(APSC, 2017)
38. What is the major festival of the Mishing tribe in Assam?
- Answer: Ali-Ai-Ligang
(APSC, 2018)
39. Who was the first Assamese recipient of the Padma Shri?
- Answer: Bishnu Prasad Rabha
(APSC, 2019)
40. In which year was the Assam State Zoo established?
- Answer: 1957
(Forest Department, 2021)
41. Who wrote the book "Miri Jiyori"?
- Answer: Rajanikanta Bordoloi
(APSC, 2016)
42. Which dynasty ruled Assam before the Ahom dynasty?
- Answer: Kachari dynasty
(APSC, 2017)
43. What is the primary occupation of the people of Assam?
- Answer: Agriculture
(APSC, 2020)
44. Who is known as the "Nightingale of Assam"?
- Answer: Dipali Barthakur
(APSC, 2019)
45. In which year did the Ahom rule in Assam end?
- Answer: 1826
(APSC, 2018)
46. What is the traditional dress of Assamese women?
- Answer: Mekhela Chador
(Assam Police, 2021)
47. Who was the first Assamese to climb Mount Everest?
- Answer: Tarun Saikia
(APSC, 2017)
48. Which Assamese king resisted the Mughal invasions?
- Answer: Rudra Singha
(APSC, 2018)
49. Who is the author of "Asomiya Sahityar Buranji"?
- Answer: Maheswar Neog
(APSC, 2016)
50. What is the state tree of Assam?
- Answer: Hollong
(Forest Department, 2018)
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