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Q1. The traditional Assamese form of storytelling through song and dance is known as:
Q1. The traditional Assamese form of storytelling through song and dance is known as:
(A) Bihu
(A) Bihu
(A) Bihu
(B) Ankia Nat
(B) Ankia Nat
(B) Ankia Nat
(C) Sattriya
(C) Sattriya
(C) Sattriya
(D) Ojapali
(D) Ojapali
(D) Ojapali
Answer: (D) Ojapali
Answer: (D) Ojapali
Answer: (D) Ojapali
Ojapali is a traditional form of storytelling prevalent in Assam, India, that combines elements of song, dance, and narration. It is typically performed by a group of individuals, with the lead performer (Oja) narrating the story, while the others (Pali) provide musical accompaniment and rhythmic movements. Ojapali performances often depict mythological tales, historical events, or social themes, and play an important role in preserving and transmitting cultural heritage. There are different forms of Ojapali, such as Biyah Oja, which is particularly associated with the Darrang district.
Ojapali is a traditional form of storytelling prevalent in Assam, India, that combines elements of song, dance, and narration. It is typically performed by a group of individuals, with the lead performer (Oja) narrating the story, while the others (Pali) provide musical accompaniment and rhythmic movements. Ojapali performances often depict mythological tales, historical events, or social themes, and play an important role in preserving and transmitting cultural heritage. There are different forms of Ojapali, such as Biyah Oja, which is particularly associated with the Darrang district.
Ojapali is a traditional form of storytelling prevalent in Assam, India, that combines elements of song, dance, and narration. It is typically performed by a group of individuals, with the lead performer (Oja) narrating the story, while the others (Pali) provide musical accompaniment and rhythmic movements. Ojapali performances often depict mythological tales, historical events, or social themes, and play an important role in preserving and transmitting cultural heritage. There are different forms of Ojapali, such as Biyah Oja, which is particularly associated with the Darrang district.
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Q1. Which forest is single handedly planted by Jadav Payeng?
Q1. Which forest is single handedly planted by Jadav Payeng?
(A) Barnadi Forest
(A) Barnadi Forest
(A) Barnadi Forest
(B) Molai Forest
(B) Molai Forest
(B) Molai Forest
(C) Barail Forest
(C) Barail Forest
(C) Barail Forest
(D) Dihing Forest
(D) Dihing Forest
(D) Dihing Forest
Answer: (B) Molai Forest
Answer: (B) Molai Forest
Answer: (B) Molai Forest
Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares.
Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares.
Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares.
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Q2. King Sarbananda Singha represented which community?
Q2. King Sarbananda Singha represented which community?
(A) Morans
(A) Morans
(A) Morans
(B) Motoks
(B) Motoks
(B) Motoks
(C) Ahoms
(C) Ahoms
(C) Ahoms
(D) Sonowals
(D) Sonowals
(D) Sonowals
Answer: (B) Motoks
Answer: (B) Motoks
Answer: (B) Motoks
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King Sarbananda Singha was a prominent leader of the Matak community and established the Matak Kingdom in the 19th century.
King Sarbananda Singha was a prominent leader of the Matak community and established the Matak Kingdom in the 19th century.
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Q3. Which Ahom king planned an invasion of Bengal?
Q3. Which Ahom king planned an invasion of Bengal?
(A) Gadadhar Singha
(A) Gadadhar Singha
(A) Gadadhar Singha
(B) Rudra Singha
(B) Rudra Singha
(B) Rudra Singha
(C) Siva Singha
(C) Siva Singha
(C) Siva Singha
(D) Jayadhwaj Singha
(D) Jayadhwaj Singha
(D) Jayadhwaj Singha
Answer: (B) Rudra Singha
Answer: (B) Rudra Singha
Answer: (B) Rudra Singha
Rudra Singha, also known as Sukhrungphaa, was an ambitious Ahom king who planned a massive invasion of Mughal Bengal. He mobilized a large army and made extensive preparations, but unfortunately, his untimely death prevented the invasion from taking place.
Rudra Singha, also known as Sukhrungphaa, was an ambitious Ahom king who planned a massive invasion of Mughal Bengal. He mobilized a large army and made extensive preparations, but unfortunately, his untimely death prevented the invasion from taking place.
Rudra Singha, also known as Sukhrungphaa, was an ambitious Ahom king who planned a massive invasion of Mughal Bengal. He mobilized a large army and made extensive preparations, but unfortunately, his untimely death prevented the invasion from taking place.
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Q4. At the end of which war, Yandaboo treaty was signed?
Q4. At the end of which war, Yandaboo treaty was signed?
(A) War of Itakhuli
(A) War of Itakhuli
(A) War of Itakhuli
(B) Second Anglo Burmese war
(B) Second Anglo Burmese war
(B) Second Anglo Burmese war
(C) First Anglo Burmese War
(C) First Anglo Burmese War
(C) First Anglo Burmese War
(D) Battle of Mahargarh
(D) Battle of Mahargarh
(D) Battle of Mahargarh
Answer: (C) First Anglo Burmese War
Answer: (C) First Anglo Burmese War
Answer: (C) First Anglo Burmese War
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The Treaty of Yandabo (February 1826) formally ended the First Anglo-Burmese War. The treaty was signed on 24 February 1826, nearly two years after the war formally broke out on 5 March 1824, by General Sir Archibald Campbell on the British side, and the Governor of Legaing Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin from the Burmese side, without any due permission and consent of the Ahom kingdom, Kachari kingdom or the other territories covered in the treaty. With the British army at Yandabo village, only 80 km (50 mi) from the capital Ava, the Burmese were forced to accept the British terms without discussion.
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Q5. Who is the author of the novel "Pita Putra" from 1978, a recipient of the Assam Sahitya Akademi award?
Q5. Who is the author of the novel "Pita Putra" from 1978, a recipient of the Assam Sahitya Akademi award?
(A) Bhaben Barua
(A) Bhaben Barua
(A) Bhaben Barua
(B) Homen Borgohain
(B) Homen Borgohain
(B) Homen Borgohain
(C) Anand Chandra Barua
(C) Anand Chandra Barua
(C) Anand Chandra Barua
(D) Bhabendra Nath Saikia
(D) Bhabendra Nath Saikia
(D) Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Answer: (B) Homen Borgohain
Answer: (B) Homen Borgohain
Answer: (B) Homen Borgohain
Homen Borgohain is a distinguished Assamese writer who was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for his novel "Pita Putra".
Homen Borgohain is a distinguished Assamese writer who was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for his novel "Pita Putra".
Homen Borgohain is a distinguished Assamese writer who was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for his novel "Pita Putra".
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Q6. What is the significant work of Sankardeva?
Q6. What is the significant work of Sankardeva?
(A) Bhakti Ratnavali
(A) Bhakti Ratnavali
(A) Bhakti Ratnavali
(B) Katha Gita
(B) Katha Gita
(B) Katha Gita
(C) Katha Bhagavat
(C) Katha Bhagavat
(C) Katha Bhagavat
(D) Kirtan Ghosha
(D) Kirtan Ghosha
(D) Kirtan Ghosha
Answer: (D) Kirtan Ghosha
Answer: (D) Kirtan Ghosha
Answer: (D) Kirtan Ghosha
The Kirtan Ghosha is a collection of devotional poems written by Srimanta Sankardeva, a 15th-century Vaishnava saint and scholar. It is considered the most significant work of Assamese literature and is a cultural icon of Assam, shaping its religious, musical, and theatrical traditions.
The Kirtan Ghosha is a collection of devotional poems written by Srimanta Sankardeva, a 15th-century Vaishnava saint and scholar. It is considered the most significant work of Assamese literature and is a cultural icon of Assam, shaping its religious, musical, and theatrical traditions.
The Kirtan Ghosha is a collection of devotional poems written by Srimanta Sankardeva, a 15th-century Vaishnava saint and scholar. It is considered the most significant work of Assamese literature and is a cultural icon of Assam, shaping its religious, musical, and theatrical traditions.
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Q7. Who was the first Assamese woman to receive "Arjuna Award"?
Q7. Who was the first Assamese woman to receive "Arjuna Award"?
(A) Hima Das
(A) Hima Das
(A) Hima Das
(B) Jomuna Bodo
(B) Jomuna Bodo
(B) Jomuna Bodo
(C) Lovelina Borgohai
(C) Lovelina Borgohai
(C) Lovelina Borgohai
(D) Manalisha Baruah
(D) Manalisha Baruah
(D) Manalisha Baruah
Answer: (D) Manalisha Baruah
Answer: (D) Manalisha Baruah
Answer: (D) Manalisha Baruah
Monalisa Baruah Mehta
Monalisa Baruah Mehta
Monalisa Baruah Mehta
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Q8. Who was Ali Mech Raja?
Q8. Who was Ali Mech Raja?
(A) A local king
(A) A local king
(A) A local king
(B) First to embrace Islam in Assam
(B) First to embrace Islam in Assam
(B) First to embrace Islam in Assam
(C) An invader
(C) An invader
(C) An invader
(D) A minister
(D) A minister
(D) A minister
Answer: (B) First to embrace Islam in Assam
Answer: (B) First to embrace Islam in Assam
Answer: (B) First to embrace Islam in Assam
Ali Mech was a tribal chief in the 13th century CE, in the region of present-day north of Bengal belonging to the Mech people. He is said to have helped Bakhtiyar Khalji during his Tibet campaign and converted to Islam under his influence.
Ali Mech was a tribal chief in the 13th century CE, in the region of present-day north of Bengal belonging to the Mech people. He is said to have helped Bakhtiyar Khalji during his Tibet campaign and converted to Islam under his influence.
Ali Mech was a tribal chief in the 13th century CE, in the region of present-day north of Bengal belonging to the Mech people. He is said to have helped Bakhtiyar Khalji during his Tibet campaign and converted to Islam under his influence.
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Q9. Which Assamese freedom fighter was known as the "Lion of Assam" and played a key role in the Indian independence movement, particularly in the Quit India Movement?
Q9. Which Assamese freedom fighter was known as the "Lion of Assam" and played a key role in the Indian independence movement, particularly in the Quit India Movement?
(A) Gopinath Bordoloi
(A) Gopinath Bordoloi
(A) Gopinath Bordoloi
(B) Bishnu Ram Medhi
(B) Bishnu Ram Medhi
(B) Bishnu Ram Medhi
(C) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
(C) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
(C) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
(D) Nalini Bala Devi
(D) Nalini Bala Devi
(D) Nalini Bala Devi
Answer: (C) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
Answer: (C) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
Answer: (C) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, affectionately called the "Lion of Assam", was a prominent Assamese freedom fighter and poet who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement, particularly in the Quit India Movement. He was a powerful orator and a key figure in mobilizing support for the movement in Assam.
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, affectionately called the "Lion of Assam", was a prominent Assamese freedom fighter and poet who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement, particularly in the Quit India Movement. He was a powerful orator and a key figure in mobilizing support for the movement in Assam.
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, affectionately called the "Lion of Assam", was a prominent Assamese freedom fighter and poet who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement, particularly in the Quit India Movement. He was a powerful orator and a key figure in mobilizing support for the movement in Assam.
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Q10. Where did the Ahoms establish their final capital?
Q10. Where did the Ahoms establish their final capital?
(A) Gargaon
(A) Gargaon
(A) Gargaon
(B) Jorhat
(B) Jorhat
(B) Jorhat
(C) Charaideo
(C) Charaideo
(C) Charaideo
(D) Sivasagar
(D) Sivasagar
(D) Sivasagar
Answer: (B) Jorhat
Answer: (B) Jorhat
Answer: (B) Jorhat
The Ahoms established their final capital at Rangpur (present-day Jorhat). This city remained the capital of the Ahom kingdom until its downfall in the 18th century.
The Ahoms established their final capital at Rangpur (present-day Jorhat). This city remained the capital of the Ahom kingdom until its downfall in the 18th century.
The Ahoms established their final capital at Rangpur (present-day Jorhat). This city remained the capital of the Ahom kingdom until its downfall in the 18th century.
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