Assam General Knowledge Quiz – 50 Questions

1. Which is the capital of Assam?

A.

Dispur


B.

Shillong


C.

Gangtok


D.

Tezpur


Answer:

Option A: Dispur



2. Who became the first Governor of Assam after Indian independence?

A.

Sri Prakasa


B.

Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari


C.

Jairamdas Daulatram


D.

Fazl Ali


Answer:

Option B: Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari



3. Which is the state flower of Assam?

A.

Jasmine


B.

African Marigold


C.

Foxtail Orchid


D.

Pink Rhododendron


Answer:

Option C: Foxtail Orchid



4. Which city is also known as the “Tea City of India”?

A.

Tezpur


B.

Guwahati


C.

Sivasagar


D.

Dibrugarh


Answer:

Option D: Dibrugarh



5. Who was the first Assamese to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

A.

Hedayet Ali


B.

Tarun Saikia


C.

Monti Rajkhowa


D.

Manish Deka


Answer:

Option B: Tarun Saikia



6. Which is the first Assamese novel?

A.

Miri Jiyori


B.

Iyaruingam


C.

Pita Putra


D.

Bhanumati


Answer:

Option D: Bhanumati



7. Which airport is located in Assam?

A.

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport


B.

Bir Tikendrajit Airport


C.

Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport


D.

Biju Patnaik Airport


Answer:

Option A: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport



8. Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for which animal?

A.

Red Panda


B.

Snow Leopard


C.

Golden Langur


D.

White Tiger


Answer:

Option C: Golden Langur



9. Assam Medical College and Hospital was formerly known as?

A.

Prince of Wales Medical College


B.

Berry White Medical School


C.

Lady Hardinge Medical College


D.

Joseph Adams Medical School


Answer:

Option B: Berry White Medical School



10. The Asam Sahitya Sabha was founded in which year?

A.

1897


B.

1907


C.

1917


D.

1927


Answer:

Option C: 1917



11. Kanaklata Barua was shot dead during which movement?

A.

Swadeshi Movement


B.

Home Rule Movement


C.

Non-cooperation movement


D.

Quit India Movement


Answer:

Option D: Quit India Movement



12. Which is the oldest stadium in Assam?

A.

Barsapara Cricket Stadium


B.

Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium


C.

Jorhat Stadium


D.

Nurul Amin Stadium


Answer:

Option C: Jorhat Stadium



13. In which year Mahatma Gandhi visited Assam for the first time?

A.

1921


B.

1926


C.

1934


D.

1946


Answer:

Option A: 1921



14. Which was the first historical dynasty of the Kamarupa kingdom?

A.

Mlechchha dynasty


B.

Pala dynasty


C.

Khen dynasty


D.

Varman dynasty


Answer:

Option D: Varman dynasty



15. Who was the founder of the Varman dynasty of Kamarupa?

A.

Samudravarman


B.

Pushyavarman


C.

Balavarman


D.

Kalyanavarman


Answer:

Option B: Pushyavarman



16. The first railway line of Assam was started in which year?

A.

1861


B.

1871


C.

1881


D.

1891


Answer:

Option C: 1881



17. The state song of Assam “O Mur Apunar Desh” was written by?

A.

Lakshminath Bezbarua


B.

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala


C.

Hemchandra Goswami


D.

Nabakanta Barua


Answer:

Option A: Lakshminath Bezbarua



18. How many countries share international borders with Assam?

A.

One


B.

Two


C.

Three


D.

Four


Answer:

Option B: Two



19. The Digboi Refinery was set up in which year?

A.

1901


B.

1921


C.

1941


D.

1961


Answer:

Option A: 1901



20. Which was the first Assamese film?

A.

Indramalati


B.

Runumi


C.

Joymoti


D.

Saknoiya


Answer:

Option C: Joymoti



21. Who directed the first Assamese film “Joymoti”?

A.

Phani Sarma


B.

Bhupen Hazarika


C.

Lakshyadhar Choudhury


D.

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala


Answer:

Option D: Jyoti Prasad Agarwala



22. Indian Institute of Information Technology located in Guwahati was established in which year?

A.

2003


B.

2008


C.

2013


D.

2018


Answer:

Option C: 2013



23. Who became the first Chief Commissioner of Assam?

A.

Steuart Colvin Bayley


B.

Charles Alfred Elliott


C.

William Erskine Ward


D.

Richard Harte Keatinge


Answer:

Option D: Richard Harte Keatinge



24. Which one of the below battles fought between the Mughal Empire and the Ahom Kingdom has the incorrect year?

A.

Battle of Alaboi – 1649


B.

Battle of Saraighat – 1671


C.

Battle of Itakhuli – 1682


D.

Battle of Samdhara – 1616


Answer:

Option A: Battle of Alaboi – 1649



25. Which was the first Assamese film to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film?

A.

Village Rockstars


B.

Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai


C.

Dr. Bezbarua


D.

Aparoopa


Answer:

Option B: Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai



26. Who was the first Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly?

A.

Debeswar Sarmah


B.

Kuladhar Chaliha


C.

Mahendra Mohan Choudhury


D.

Babu Basanta Kumar Das


Answer:

Option D: Babu Basanta Kumar Das



27. Which is the largest district of Assam by area?

A.

Dima Hasao


B.

Sivasagar


C.

Karbi Anglong


D.

Dibrugarh


Answer:

Option C: Karbi Anglong



28. Who was the first winner of Sahitya Akademi Award for Bodo language?

A.

Katindra Swargiary


B.

Mangal Singh Hazowary


C.

Urkhao Gwra Brahma


D.

Anjali Narzary


Answer:

Option B: Mangal Singh Hazowary



29. In which year Assam hosted National Games?

A.

1987


B.

1997


C.

2007


D.

2017


Answer:

Option C: 2007



30. Which classical Indian dance originated in Assam?

A.

Kathak


B.

Sattriya


C.

Gaudiya Nritya


D.

Kuchipudi


Answer:

Option B: Sattriya



31. Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is located in which district of Assam?

A.

Sonitpur


B.

Karbi Anglong


C.

Golaghat


D.

Jorhat


Answer:

Option D: Jorhat



32. Which state is located to the North of Assam?

A.

Meghalaya


B.

Tripura


C.

Arunachal Pradesh


D.

Mizoram


Answer:

Option C: Arunachal Pradesh



33. Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University?

A.

Krishna Kanta Handique


B.

Mahendra P. Lama


C.

Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari


D.

Sri Prakasa


Answer:

Option A: Krishna Kanta Handique



34. When is “Abhiruchi Sports Day” celebrated in Assam every year?

A.

August 3


B.

September 3


C.

October 3


D.

November 3


Answer:

Option B: September 3



35. Whose birthday is celebrated as “Abhiruchi Sports Day” in Assam?

A.

Hima Das


B.

Dipankar Bhattacharjee


C.

Tarun Saikia


D.

Bhogeswar Baruah


Answer:

Option D: Bhogeswar Baruah



36. Who is the author of the book “India Against Itself: Assam and the Politics of Nationality”

A.

Sanjib Baruah


B.

Nalini Bala Devi


C.

Homen Borgohain


D.

Benudhar Sharma


Answer:

Option A: Sanjib Baruah



37. Who was the founder of the newspaper “The Assam Tribune”?

A.

Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah


B.

Prafulla Govinda Baruah


C.

Radha Govinda Baruah


D.

Homen Borgohain


Answer:

Option C: Radha Govinda Baruah



38. Which one of the below is not a rail-cum-road bridge over the Brahmaputra River in Assam?

A.

Naranarayan Setu


B.

Kolia Bhomora Setu


C.

Bogibeel Bridge


D.

Saraighat Bridge


Answer:

Option B: Kolia Bhomora Setu



39. Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited is located in which district of Assam?

A.

Golaghat


B.

Dhemaji


C.

Darrang


D.

Dibrugarh


Answer:

Option D: Dibrugarh



40. The Kamakhya Temple is located on which hill?

A.

Nilachal Hill


B.

Patkai Hill


C.

Chitrachal Hill


D.

Itakhuli Hill


Answer:

Option A: Nilachal Hill



41. Who is the author of the novel “Miri Jiyori”?

A.

Lakshminath Bezbarua


B.

Rajanikanta Bordoloi


C.

Syed Abdul Malik


D.

Mahim Bora


Answer:

Option B: Rajanikanta Bordoloi



42. Who was the first member of the Indian Civil Service from the state of Assam?

A.

Jamchonga Nampui


B.

Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari


C.

Anundoram Borooah


D.

Lallan Prasad Singh


Answer:

Option C: Anundoram Borooah



43. Which is an island district of Assam?

A.

Majuli


B.

Lakhimpur


C.

Nagaon


D.

Tinsukia


Answer:

Option A: Majuli



44. The Moamoria rebellion lasted for how many years?

A.

25


B.

35


C.

45


D.

55


Answer:

Option B: 35



45. Who was the founder of the Ahom kingdom?

A.

Suteuphaa


B.

Subinphaa


C.

Sukaphaa


D.

Sukhaangphaa


Answer:

Option C: Sukaphaa



46. Which one of the following national parks is not located in Assam?

A.

Kaziranga National Park


B.

Manas National Park


C.

Orang National Park


D.

Balpakram National Park


Answer:

Option D: Balpakram National Park



47. Who served as the first Chief Minister of Assam?

A.

Bishnuram Medhi


B.

Gopinath Bordoloi


C.

Bimala Prasad Chaliha


D.

Mahendra Mohan Choudhry


Answer:

Option B: Gopinath Bordoloi



48. Joysagar Tank was built during the reign of which Ahom king?

A.

Rudra Singha


B.

Siba Singha


C.

Pramatta Singha


D.

Rajeswar Singha


Answer:

Option A: Rudra Singha



49. Who was the first Assamese writer to receive the Jnanpith Award?

A.

Mamoni Raisom Goswami


B.

Nilmani Phookan


C.

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya


D.

Lakshminath Bezbarua


Answer:

Option C: Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya



50. The Gauhati High Court has jurisdiction over how many Indian states?

A.

Two


B.

Three


C.

Four


D.

Five


Answer:

Option D: Four



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