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QuizList Description: Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi). The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west. Assamese and Boro are the official languages of Assam, while Bengali is an additional official language in the Barak Valley. Lets explore Assam in the form of MCQ Quiz.
Export to PDFQ121. The first Assamese Women Magazine was
Q121. The first Assamese Women Magazine was
Answer: (D) Ghar Jeuti
Ghar Jeuti
Q122. Who led the revolt of 1857 in Assam?
Q122. Who led the revolt of 1857 in Assam?
Answer: (D) Maniram Dewan
Maniram Dewan, also known as Maniram Dutta Barua, led the revolt of 1857 in Assam. Dewan was a wealthy businessman and the first Assamese tea planter. He was also a close friend of the Ahom king, Purandar Singha.
Q123. Who was hanged along with Maniram Dewan?
Q123. Who was hanged along with Maniram Dewan?
Answer: (A) Piyali Barua
Maniram Dewan and Piyali Barua were charged with treason. On 26 February 1858, they were both hanged by the British in public at Jorhat. Their capital punishment shocked the entire Assam valley, which had not witnessed such public executions for a long time.
Q124. When was Maniram Dewan hanged?
Q124. When was Maniram Dewan hanged?
Answer: (C) 26th February 1858
Maniram Dewan and Piyali Barua were charged with treason. On 26 February 1858, they were both hanged by the British in public at Jorhat. Their capital punishment shocked the entire Assam valley, which had not witnessed such public executions for a long time.
Q125. When did the peasant revolt of Patharughat take place?
Q125. When did the peasant revolt of Patharughat take place?
Answer: (A) 1894
The Patharughat Peasants' Uprising took place on January 28, 1894. The uprising occurred in Patharughat, a small village in Assam's Darrang district, northeast of Guwahati.
Q126. When was Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha formed?
Q126. When was Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha formed?
Answer: (C) 1888
The Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha (Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha) was established on August 25, 1888. The literary organization's main goal was to develop the Assamese language and literature. The society's first secretary was Shivaram Sarma Bordoloi.
Q127. Who was the founder of Ahom Sabha?
Q127. Who was the founder of Ahom Sabha?
Answer: (C) Padmanath Gohain Baruah
Padmanath Gohain Baruah, a historian and scholar, established the All Assam Ahom Association (Ahom Sabha) in 1893. The organization's purpose was to contribute to the development of Assamese language, literature, and culture. The organization's name was later changed to "All Assam Ahom Association".
Q128. Who was the first president of Assam Provincial Congress Committee?
Q128. Who was the first president of Assam Provincial Congress Committee?
Answer: (B) Kuladhar Chaliha
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (or Assam PCC) was formed in June 1921. Its headquarters is at Rajiv Bhavan in GS Road Guwahati. Kuladhar Chaliha was the first elected president and Chabilal Upadhyaya was the first selected president of the committee when it was founded.
Q129. Which Assamese personality joined the Dandi March?
Q129. Which Assamese personality joined the Dandi March?
Answer: (D) Leeladhar Barua
Liladhar Baruah and Mahadev Desai are two Assamese people who participated in the Dandi March in 1930. The Dandi March, also known as the Salt March, was a 24-day nonviolent act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi against British rule in India.
Q130. Why was Kushal Konwar hanged?
Q130. Why was Kushal Konwar hanged?
Answer: (C) In connection with a Train Derailment case
The British hanged Kushal Konwar in 1943 for his alleged role in the derailment of a military train on October 10, 1942. The derailment killed British and American soldiers.
Q131. When was Kushal Konwar hanged?
Q131. When was Kushal Konwar hanged?
Answer: (B) 1943
Kushal Konwar was hanged at 4:30 AM on June 15, 1943 in Jorhat Jail. The British police arrested Konwar after a military train derailed, killing many British and American soldiers. The British police accused Konwar of being the main conspirator behind the sabotage.
Q132. Who wrote Hemkosh?
Q132. Who wrote Hemkosh?
Answer: (C) Hemchandra Barua
Hemkosh is the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language based on Sanskrit spellings, compiled by Hemchandra Barua. It was first published in the early 20th century under the supervision of Capt.
Q133. When was Assam Provincial Congress Committee formed?
Q133. When was Assam Provincial Congress Committee formed?
Answer: (A) 1921
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (or Assam PCC) was formed in June 1921. Its headquarters is at Rajiv Bhavan in GS Road Guwahati. Kuladhar Chaliha was the first elected president and Chabilal Upadhyaya was the first selected president of the committee when it was founded.
Q134. When did Mahatma Gandhi first visit Assam?
Q134. When did Mahatma Gandhi first visit Assam?
Answer: (D) 1921
Mahatma Gandhi first visited Assam in August 1921. He was invited by the APCC to spread the message of non-cooperation in the state. Gandhi visited Assam four times in his lifetime: 1921, 1926, 1934, and 1946.
Q135. How many times did Mahatma Gandhi come to Assam?
Q135. How many times did Mahatma Gandhi come to Assam?
Answer: (C) 4
In his lifetime, Gandhi made four trips to Assam—1921, 1926, 1934 and in 1946.
Q136. When was Assam Agricultural University established?
Q136. When was Assam Agricultural University established?
Answer: (D) 1969
The Assam Agricultural University (AAU) was established on April 1, 1969. The university is located in Jorhat, Assam, and is the first institution of agricultural education in North-East India.
Q137. Which is the first medical college in North Eastern India?
Q137. Which is the first medical college in North Eastern India?
Answer: (C) Assam Medical College
Assam Medical College (AMC) in Dibrugarh, Assam, was the first medical college in Northeast India, renamed on November 3, 1947. The college was formerly known as Berry White Medical School, named after Dr. John Berry White, a British surgeon who initiated the college in 1900.
Q138. China was connected to the Roman Empire through Assam by which route?
Q138. China was connected to the Roman Empire through Assam by which route?
Answer: (D) Great Silk Road
The Great Silk Road was one of the most significant trade routes of the ancient world. During the first century BCE, it was used for trade between China and the Roman Empire.
Q139. The first Assamese journal was?
Q139. The first Assamese journal was?
Answer: (C) Orunodoi
Orunodoi or Arunodoi was the first Assamese-language magazine published monthly from Sibsagar, Assam, in 1846.
Q140. Who translated Ramayana into Assamese
language?
Q140. Who translated Ramayana into Assamese
language?
Answer: (C) Madhava Kandali
Kaviraja Madhava Kandali was a Pre-Shankara era Assamese poet. His Saptakanda Ramayana is considered the earliest translation of the Ramayana into an Indo-Aryan language, Assamese.