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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. History of Assam consists of various histories of tribes - Ahom, Bodo, Kachari, Rabha, etc. Lets explore history of Assam in the form of MCQ Quiz.
Export to PDFQ61. Who was hanged along with Maniram Dewan?
Q61. 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.
Q62. Who tried the case of Maniram Dewan?
Q62. Who tried the case of Maniram Dewan?
Answer: (D) Charles Holroyd
Maniram was taken into custody at Calcutta and brought to Jorhat to stand trial. Altogether 30 individuals were tried by Captain Charles Holroyd, district officer of Sibsagar, appointed special commissioner to preside over the `Conspiracy Case'.
Q63. The first Assamese journal was?
Q63. The first Assamese journal was?
Answer: (C) Orunodoi
Orunodoi or Arunodoi was the first Assamese-language magazine published monthly from Sibsagar, Assam, in 1846.
Q64. When was Orunudoi Published for the first time?
Q64. When was Orunudoi Published for the first time?
Answer: (C) 1846
Orunodoi was first published in January 1846, printed by the Baptist Missionary Press in Sibsagar. The tag line for the magazine was, "The Orunodoi, monthly paper, devoted to religion, science and general intelligence". It continued to be published till 1879, the press, however, was sold in 1883.
Q65. When did the Phulaguri Dhawa take place?
Q65. When did the Phulaguri Dhawa take place?
Answer: (C) 1861
1861
Q66. Who compiled and published the first Assamese dictionary in 1867?
Q66. Who compiled and published the first Assamese dictionary in 1867?
Answer: (D) Miles Bronson
American Baptist missionary Dr. Miles Bronson compiled and published the first Assamese dictionary in 1867. The dictionary, titled A Dictionary in Assamese and English, was published by the American Baptist Mission Press in Sibsagar, Assam. The dictionary is now out of print.
Q67. Assam was separated from bengal and was put under a chief commissioner in the year
Q67. Assam was separated from bengal and was put under a chief commissioner in the year
Answer: (D) 1874
1874
Q68. Who was the first Chief Commissioner of Assam Province?
Q68. Who was the first Chief Commissioner of Assam Province?
Answer: (D) Richard Harte Keatinge
Richard Harte Keatinge was the first chief commissioner of Assam.
Q69. How many districts from Brahmaputra Valley were added in the newly created Assam Province?
Q69. How many districts from Brahmaputra Valley were added in the newly created Assam Province?
Answer: (D) 6
In 1874 September, Shillong was made the capital of the Non-Regulation Province of Assam . On 7th February the British included the six districts of Brahmaputra valley namely Kamrup, Darrang, Nagaon, Sibsagar, Goalpara and Lakhimpur.
Q70. The first Railway Line in Assam was established in the year
Q70. The first Railway Line in Assam was established in the year
Answer: (A) 1881
1881 dibrugarh to mirgherita
Q71. When was Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha formed?
Q71. 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.
Q72. In which year Assamese Megazine Jonaki was published?
Q72. In which year Assamese Megazine Jonaki was published?
Answer: (B) 1889
1889
Q73. Who was the first editor of the Assamese magazine Jonaki?
Q73. Who was the first editor of the Assamese magazine Jonaki?
Answer: (A) Chandra Kumar Agarwala
Chandra Kumar Agarwala was the first editor of the Assamese magazine Jonaki, which began publishing in 1889. Agarwala was also a founder member of the literary organization Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha, along with his friends Lakshminath Bezbarua and Hemchandra Goswami.
Q74. When did the peasant revolt of Rangia take place?
Q74. When did the peasant revolt of Rangia take place?
Answer: (C) 1893
The peasant revolt of Rangia took place on December 24, 1893, when the people of Rangia ransacked the Rangia market. The revolt was a result of a 70–100% increase in land tax by Sir William Ward, the Chief Commissioner of Assam. The peasants of Rangiya Village in the Kamrup district of Assam rose against the British government in 1893–94, demanding a reduction in taxation.
Q75. When did the peasant revolt of Patharughat take place?
Q75. 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.
Q76. Who was the first President of Asam Sahitya Sabha?
Q76. Who was the first President of Asam Sahitya Sabha?
Answer: (B) Padmanath Gohain Baruah
Padmanath Gohain Baruah
Q77. The first Assamese film Joymoti was released in the year
Q77. The first Assamese film Joymoti was released in the year
Answer: (B) 1935
1935
Q78. Which Assamese personality joined the Dandi March?
Q78. 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.
Q79. When did Mahatma Gandhi first visit Assam?
Q79. 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.
Q80. When was Assam Provincial Congress Committee formed?
Q80. 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.