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Export to PDFQ1. Which king conducted the first organized population census in Assam?
Q1. Which king conducted the first organized population census in Assam?
Answer: (A) Suhungmung
Suhungmung was the Ahom king who conducted the first state-wide census of adult males in Assam in 1510. The census was called a piyal.
Q2. Which Assamese tea variety is known for its smooth, delicate flavor and is often enjoyed without milk and sugar?
Q2. Which Assamese tea variety is known for its smooth, delicate flavor and is often enjoyed without milk and sugar?
Answer: (C) White Tea
White tea is a rare and delicate variety of tea known for its subtle, sweet flavor. It is often enjoyed without milk or sugar to preserve its natural taste. While Assam is primarily known for black tea, white tea cultivation has also gained popularity in recent years.
Q3. Who was the first civil servant of India from Assam?
Q3. Who was the first civil servant of India from Assam?
Answer: (C) Anundoram Borooah
Anundoram Borooah
Q4. When was Maniram Dewan hanged?
Q4. 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.
Q5. Which king of ancient Assam is known as Sailalaya?
Q5. Which king of ancient Assam is known as Sailalaya?
Answer: (B) Bhaskarvarman
Bhaskarvarman
Q6. Who was the first martyr of the 1942 Revolution in Assam?
Q6. Who was the first martyr of the 1942 Revolution in Assam?
Answer: (D) Kanaklata Barua
Kanaklata Barua is considered the first martyr of the 1942 Quit India Movement in Assam. The Indian Imperial Police shot and killed Barua, an 18-year-old AISF leader and independence activist, while she led a procession carrying the national flag. She's also known as "Birbala" and "Shaheed" (martyr).
Q7. In which year Assamese Megazine Jonaki was published?
Q7. In which year Assamese Megazine Jonaki was published?
Answer: (B) 1889
1889
Q8. Name the first talkie in Assamese.
Q8. Name the first talkie in Assamese.
Answer: (C) Joymoti
Joymoti (1935) is the first talkie in Assamese. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala directed the historical film about the life of Ahom princess Joymoti, the wife of a later Ahom king. Aideu Handique, who starred in Joymoti, was the first Assamese film actress.
Q9. Hiuen Tsang visited Assam during the reign of?
Q9. Hiuen Tsang visited Assam during the reign of?
Answer: (D) Kumar Bhaskar Varman
Kumar Bhaskar Varman
Q10. The Chutiya Kingdom was established by whom?
Q10. The Chutiya Kingdom was established by whom?
Answer: (D) Birpal
Birpal was a Chutiya chieftain who united several smaller Chutiya kingdoms to form the larger Sutiya Kingdom. Birpal, also known as Gayapal, Bibar, or Birbar, is the legendary founder of the Chutia kingdom. Birpal claimed to be a descendant of an ancestral king named Virmukka.
Q11. The Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency in
Q11. The Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency in
Answer: (A) 1874
1874
Q12. Who invited Burmese to invade Assam?
Q12. Who invited Burmese to invade Assam?
Answer: (B) Badan Chandra Borphukan
Badan Chandra Barphukan was the chief of Ahom forces in Lower Assam and betrayed the kingdom by inviting the Burmese to invade Assam. He was installed as the Prime minister by the Burmese and later assassinated by Subedar Rup Singh in 1818.
Q13. Who constructed the Umananda
Temple?
Q13. Who constructed the Umananda
Temple?
Answer: (A) Gadadhar Singha
Gadadhar Singha
Q14. Who was the first female actress of Assamese Cinema?
Q14. Who was the first female actress of Assamese Cinema?
Answer: (A) Aidew Handique
Aideu Nilambar Handique (1915-2002) was the first female actress of Assamese cinema, appearing in the 1935 film Joymoti. Handique, who was illiterate at the time, played the lead role in the movie directed by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala. Her role in Joymoti is also considered iconic for establishing the path for women to work in movies.
Q15. Assam was separated from bengal and was put under a chief commissioner in the year
Q15. Assam was separated from bengal and was put under a chief commissioner in the year
Answer: (D) 1874
1874
Q16. In Ramayana, It is stated that Amurtaraj founded the kingdom of
Q16. In Ramayana, It is stated that Amurtaraj founded the kingdom of
Answer: (C) Pragjyotisha
Pragjyotisha
Q17. When was Saraighat bridge constructed?
Q17. When was Saraighat bridge constructed?
Answer: (B) 1962
The Saraighat Bridge (1.492 km) was constructed between 1959 and 1962. When it was completed, it was India's longest bridge and the third-longest in Asia. The bridge was completed in September 1962 and the first engine rolled across it on 23 September 1962, followed by Goods Train service from 31 October that year. The roadway opened in March 1963. The Saraighat Bridge is the first bridge in Assam to cross the Brahmaputra River. It connects north Guwahati to Guwahati city.
Q18. The Jonbeel Mela is celebrated at which place?
Q18. The Jonbeel Mela is celebrated at which place?
Answer: (C) Morigaon
Morigaon
Q19. At which location did the initial battle between the Burmese and the British transpire on 17 January 1824?
Q19. At which location did the initial battle between the Burmese and the British transpire on 17 January 1824?
Answer: (D) Cachar
The first clashes between British and Burmese forces occurred in Vikrampur in Cachar in January 1824.
Q20. Who first organized Bihu in public places?
Q20. Who first organized Bihu in public places?
Answer: (D) Rudra Singha
Ahom King Rudra Singha gave patronage to Bihu and was also the first one to celebrate Bihu in the courtyard of Rang Ghar. This policy was later followed by his successors.