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