According to the Paik system of the Ahoms, how many paiks were under the official Phukan? [#1530]
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Q1. According to the Paik system of the Ahoms, how many paiks were under the official Phukan?
Q1. According to the Paik system of the Ahoms, how many paiks were under the official Phukan?
(A) 1000
(A) 1000
(A) 1000
(B) 100
(B) 100
(B) 100
(C) 6000
(C) 6000
(C) 6000
(D) 3000
(D) 3000
(D) 3000
Answer: (C) 6000
Answer: (C) 6000
Answer: (C) 6000
In the Ahom kingdom's Paik system, a Phukan commanded 6,000 paiks. The Paik system was a corvee labor system that formed the backbone of the Ahom military. Every able-bodied male citizen between the ages of 16 and 50 was registered as a paik and served in the army for a set amount of time each year. In exchange for serving the state, paiks received a piece of land for cultivation.
In the Ahom kingdom's Paik system, a Phukan commanded 6,000 paiks. The Paik system was a corvee labor system that formed the backbone of the Ahom military. Every able-bodied male citizen between the ages of 16 and 50 was registered as a paik and served in the army for a set amount of time each year. In exchange for serving the state, paiks received a piece of land for cultivation.
In the Ahom kingdom's Paik system, a Phukan commanded 6,000 paiks. The Paik system was a corvee labor system that formed the backbone of the Ahom military. Every able-bodied male citizen between the ages of 16 and 50 was registered as a paik and served in the army for a set amount of time each year. In exchange for serving the state, paiks received a piece of land for cultivation.
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Q1. The God of Learning of the Ahoms is known as
(A) Lengdon
(A) Lengdon
(A) Lengdon
(B) Ye-Cheng-Pha
(B) Ye-Cheng-Pha
(B) Ye-Cheng-Pha
(C) Mae Dam Mae Phi
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(C) Mae Dam Mae Phi
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Answer: (B) Ye-Cheng-Pha
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(A) 1792
(A) 1792
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(B) 1794
(B) 1794
(B) 1794
(C) 1793
(C) 1793
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(D) 1795
(D) 1795
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Answer: (C) 1793
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(B) Bornadi
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(C) Pichala
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(D) Subansiri
(D) Subansiri
(D) Subansiri
Answer: (D) Subansiri
Answer: (D) Subansiri
Answer: (D) Subansiri
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(A) Suklengmung
(A) Suklengmung
(A) Suklengmung
(B) Sudangpha
(B) Sudangpha
(B) Sudangpha
(C) Suhungmung
(C) Suhungmung
(C) Suhungmung
(D) Sukapha
(D) Sukapha
(D) Sukapha
Answer: (A) Suklengmung
Answer: (A) Suklengmung
Answer: (A) Suklengmung
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Suklenmung(1539–1552) was a king of the Ahom kingdom in medieval Assam. Since he established his capital at Garhgaon (which would remain the capital of the Ahom kingdom till the establishment of the Tungkhungia kings), he is also called the Garhgaiya roja in the Buranjis.
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Q6. The first Assamese who fought against British was
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(A) Moniram Dewan
(A) Moniram Dewan
(A) Moniram Dewan
(B) Gomdhar Konwar
(B) Gomdhar Konwar
(B) Gomdhar Konwar
(C) Kushal Konwar
(C) Kushal Konwar
(C) Kushal Konwar
(D) Piyali Phukan
(D) Piyali Phukan
(D) Piyali Phukan
Answer: (B) Gomdhar Konwar
Answer: (B) Gomdhar Konwar
Answer: (B) Gomdhar Konwar
Gomdhar Konwar
Gomdhar Konwar
Gomdhar Konwar
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Q7. The title 'Burah Raja' was associated with which Ahom king?
Q7. The title 'Burah Raja' was associated with which Ahom king?
(A) Sukapha
(A) Sukapha
(A) Sukapha
(B) Pratap Singha
(B) Pratap Singha
(B) Pratap Singha
(C) Rudra Singha
(C) Rudra Singha
(C) Rudra Singha
(D) Rajeswar Singha
(D) Rajeswar Singha
(D) Rajeswar Singha
Answer: (B) Pratap Singha
Answer: (B) Pratap Singha
Answer: (B) Pratap Singha
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Q8. What was the first capital of Ahom kingdom?
Q8. What was the first capital of Ahom kingdom?
(A) Charaideo
(A) Charaideo
(A) Charaideo
(B) Rangpur
(B) Rangpur
(B) Rangpur
(C) Garhgaon
(C) Garhgaon
(C) Garhgaon
(D) Habung
(D) Habung
(D) Habung
Answer: (A) Charaideo
Answer: (A) Charaideo
Answer: (A) Charaideo
Charaideo or Che-Rai-Doi (Literally: the shining city on the hills in Ahom language) is a town in Charaideo district, Assam, India and was also the first capital of the Ahom kingdom established by the first Ahom king Chao Lung Siu-Ka-Pha in 1253.
Charaideo or Che-Rai-Doi (Literally: the shining city on the hills in Ahom language) is a town in Charaideo district, Assam, India and was also the first capital of the Ahom kingdom established by the first Ahom king Chao Lung Siu-Ka-Pha in 1253.
Charaideo or Che-Rai-Doi (Literally: the shining city on the hills in Ahom language) is a town in Charaideo district, Assam, India and was also the first capital of the Ahom kingdom established by the first Ahom king Chao Lung Siu-Ka-Pha in 1253.
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Q9. What geographical feature was established as the boundary between the Ahoms and the Mughals following the Ahom victory in the Battle of Itakhuli?
Q9. What geographical feature was established as the boundary between the Ahoms and the Mughals following the Ahom victory in the Battle of Itakhuli?
(A) Manas River
(A) Manas River
(A) Manas River
(B) Brahmaputra River
(B) Brahmaputra River
(B) Brahmaputra River
(C) Barak River
(C) Barak River
(C) Barak River
(D) Lohit River
(D) Lohit River
(D) Lohit River
Answer: (A) Manas River
Answer: (A) Manas River
Answer: (A) Manas River
The Manas River became the boundary between the Ahom and Mughal territories after the Ahom victory in the Battle of Itakhuli in 1682. This demarcation remained in place until the British occupation in 1826.
The Manas River became the boundary between the Ahom and Mughal territories after the Ahom victory in the Battle of Itakhuli in 1682. This demarcation remained in place until the British occupation in 1826.
The Manas River became the boundary between the Ahom and Mughal territories after the Ahom victory in the Battle of Itakhuli in 1682. This demarcation remained in place until the British occupation in 1826.
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Q10. Who used the pen name "Monai Boiragi" in Assamese literature?
Q10. Who used the pen name "Monai Boiragi" in Assamese literature?
(A) Mahendranath Deka Phukan
(A) Mahendranath Deka Phukan
(A) Mahendranath Deka Phukan
(B) Phani Sarma
(B) Phani Sarma
(B) Phani Sarma
(C) Mahim Bora
(C) Mahim Bora
(C) Mahim Bora
(D) Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury
(D) Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury
(D) Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury
Answer: (A) Mahendranath Deka Phukan
Answer: (A) Mahendranath Deka Phukan
Answer: (A) Mahendranath Deka Phukan
Mahendranath Deka Phukan, a prominent Assamese writer and journalist, used the pen name "Monai Boiragi" for his literary works.
Mahendranath Deka Phukan, a prominent Assamese writer and journalist, used the pen name "Monai Boiragi" for his literary works.
Mahendranath Deka Phukan, a prominent Assamese writer and journalist, used the pen name "Monai Boiragi" for his literary works.
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