During which month is Magh Bihu celebrated in Assam? [#2410]
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Q1. During which month is Magh Bihu celebrated in Assam?
Q1. During which month is Magh Bihu celebrated in Assam?
(A) Mid January
(A) Mid January
(A) Mid January
(B) Mid December
(B) Mid December
(B) Mid December
(C) Mid April
(C) Mid April
(C) Mid April
(D) Mid October
(D) Mid October
(D) Mid October
Answer: (A) Mid January
Answer: (A) Mid January
Answer: (A) Mid January
Magh Bihu, a post-harvest festival in Assam, is celebrated in the Assamese month of Magh, which corresponds to January-February in the Gregorian calendar. It's a significant festival marked by feasting, bonfires (Meji), and various traditional activities. It usually takes place in mid-January.
Magh Bihu, a post-harvest festival in Assam, is celebrated in the Assamese month of Magh, which corresponds to January-February in the Gregorian calendar. It's a significant festival marked by feasting, bonfires (Meji), and various traditional activities. It usually takes place in mid-January.
Magh Bihu, a post-harvest festival in Assam, is celebrated in the Assamese month of Magh, which corresponds to January-February in the Gregorian calendar. It's a significant festival marked by feasting, bonfires (Meji), and various traditional activities. It usually takes place in mid-January.
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Q1. Where did Sati's tongue fall/believed to have fallen?
(A) Kamakhya
(A) Kamakhya
(A) Kamakhya
(B) Dirgheswari
(B) Dirgheswari
(B) Dirgheswari
(C) Tukreswari
(C) Tukreswari
(C) Tukreswari
(D) Navagraha
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Answer: (C) Tukreswari
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Answer: (C) Tukreswari
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Q2. The only Ramsar site wetland in Assam is the
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(A) Deepor beel
(A) Deepor beel
(A) Deepor beel
(B) Bordoloni
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(C) Chandubi beel
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(D) Dibru-Saikhowa
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Answer: (A) Deepor beel
Answer: (A) Deepor beel
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Q3. Who authored the novel "Iyaruingam" in 1961, a recipient of the Assam Sahitya Akademi award?
Q3. Who authored the novel "Iyaruingam" in 1961, a recipient of the Assam Sahitya Akademi award?
(A) Ambikagiri Roychoudhuri
(A) Ambikagiri Roychoudhuri
(A) Ambikagiri Roychoudhuri
(B) Birinchi Kumar Barua
(B) Birinchi Kumar Barua
(B) Birinchi Kumar Barua
(C) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya
(C) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya
(C) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya
(D) Saurabh Kumar Chaliha
(D) Saurabh Kumar Chaliha
(D) Saurabh Kumar Chaliha
Answer: (C) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: (C) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: (C) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya
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Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya is a renowned Assamese writer who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961 for his novel "Iyaruingam".
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(A) Rats
(A) Rats
(A) Rats
(B) Diseases
(B) Diseases
(B) Diseases
(C) Cold
(C) Cold
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(D) Mosquitoes
(D) Mosquitoes
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Answer: (D) Mosquitoes
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Q5. When did Mahatma Gandhi first visit Assam?
Q5. When did Mahatma Gandhi first visit Assam?
(A) 1917
(A) 1917
(A) 1917
(B) 1920
(B) 1920
(B) 1920
(C) 1918
(C) 1918
(C) 1918
(D) 1921
(D) 1921
(D) 1921
Answer: (D) 1921
Answer: (D) 1921
Answer: (D) 1921
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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.
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Q6. Which tributary of Brahmaputra is the largest?
Q6. Which tributary of Brahmaputra is the largest?
(A) Jia Bharali
(A) Jia Bharali
(A) Jia Bharali
(B) Jia Dhansiri
(B) Jia Dhansiri
(B) Jia Dhansiri
(C) Manas
(C) Manas
(C) Manas
(D) Subansiri
(D) Subansiri
(D) Subansiri
Answer: (D) Subansiri
Answer: (D) Subansiri
Answer: (D) Subansiri
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Q7. Who was the first Chief Commissioner of Assam Province?
Q7. Who was the first Chief Commissioner of Assam Province?
(A) Andrew Fraser
(A) Andrew Fraser
(A) Andrew Fraser
(B) Bamfylde Fuller
(B) Bamfylde Fuller
(B) Bamfylde Fuller
(C) William E. Ward
(C) William E. Ward
(C) William E. Ward
(D) Richard Harte Keatinge
(D) Richard Harte Keatinge
(D) Richard Harte Keatinge
Answer: (D) Richard Harte Keatinge
Answer: (D) Richard Harte Keatinge
Answer: (D) Richard Harte Keatinge
Richard Harte Keatinge was the first chief commissioner of Assam.
Richard Harte Keatinge was the first chief commissioner of Assam.
Richard Harte Keatinge was the first chief commissioner of Assam.
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Q8. Who is known by the sobriquet / nickname "Natasurjya" in Assamese literature?
Q8. Who is known by the sobriquet / nickname "Natasurjya" in Assamese literature?
(A) Phani Sarma
(A) Phani Sarma
(A) Phani Sarma
(B) Raghunath Choudhary
(B) Raghunath Choudhary
(B) Raghunath Choudhary
(C) Rajanikanta Bordoloi
(C) Rajanikanta Bordoloi
(C) Rajanikanta Bordoloi
(D) Hiren Gohain
(D) Hiren Gohain
(D) Hiren Gohain
Answer: (A) Phani Sarma
Answer: (A) Phani Sarma
Answer: (A) Phani Sarma
In Assamese literature, the sobriquet "Natasurjya" is associated with Phani Sarma. "Natasurjya" translates to "Sun of the Stage" and is used to recognize Phani Sarma's significant contributions to Assamese theatre and literature.
In Assamese literature, the sobriquet "Natasurjya" is associated with Phani Sarma. "Natasurjya" translates to "Sun of the Stage" and is used to recognize Phani Sarma's significant contributions to Assamese theatre and literature.
In Assamese literature, the sobriquet "Natasurjya" is associated with Phani Sarma. "Natasurjya" translates to "Sun of the Stage" and is used to recognize Phani Sarma's significant contributions to Assamese theatre and literature.
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Q9. Which is the state tree of Assam
Q9. Which is the state tree of Assam
(A) Pipal
(A) Pipal
(A) Pipal
(B) Mango
(B) Mango
(B) Mango
(C) Hollong
(C) Hollong
(C) Hollong
(D) Chinar tree
(D) Chinar tree
(D) Chinar tree
Answer: (C) Hollong
Answer: (C) Hollong
Answer: (C) Hollong
Hollong
Hollong
Hollong
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Q10. Who translated Ramayana into Assamese
language?
Q10. Who translated Ramayana into Assamese
language?
(A) Hem Saraswati
(A) Hem Saraswati
(A) Hem Saraswati
(B) Shankarsev
(B) Shankarsev
(B) Shankarsev
(C) Madhava Kandali
(C) Madhava Kandali
(C) Madhava Kandali
(D) Madhabdev
(D) Madhabdev
(D) Madhabdev
Answer: (C) Madhava Kandali
Answer: (C) Madhava Kandali
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.
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.
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.
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