MOST IMPORTANT ASSAM RELATED MCQs

  • When was Sir Shadulla’s Ministry formed?
  1. 1947
  2. 1937
  3. 1950
  4. 1951

Answer: 2. 1937

  • The first Assamese who fought against British was

  1. Moniram Dewan

  2. Gomdhar Knowar

  3. Piyoli Phukan

  4. Kushal Konwar

Answer: 2. Gomdhar Knowar

  • Assam was separated from Bengal and was put under a chief commissioner in the year

  1. 1874

  2. 1971

  3. 1890

  4. 1930

Answer: 1. 1874

  • Provincial Self-Autonomy was introducted to Assam from

  1. 1947

  2. 1950

  3. 1930

  4. 1935

Answer: 4. 1935

  • Who among the following in 1830 attempted to organise a confederacy of Assam tribes in order to wrest back lite country from the hands of East-India Company.

  1. Koncheng Borpatra Gohain

  2. Atan Burgohain

  3. Piyoli Borphukan

  4. Laluk Borphukan

Answer: 3. Piyoli Borphukan

  • Which site in Assam is the traditional burial site of the Ahom kings?

  1. Charaideo

  2. Garhgaon

  3. Rangpur

  4. Jorhat

Answer: 1. Charaideo

  • The ancient name of Cachar was

  1. Dimapur

  2. Dhanashree

  3. Hidimba

  4. Khashpur

Answer: 3. Hidimba

  • Madhavdeva was educated in the school at Banduka maintained and taught by

  1. Jadavendra Adhyapaka

  2. Dhanesvara Adhyapaka

  3. Rajendra Adhyapaka

  4. Mukunda Adhyapaka

Answer: 4. Mukunda Adhyapaka

  • Who among the following was the first Ahom ruler to officially accept Hinduism?

  1. Jayadhvaj Singha

  2. Pralap Singha

  3. Jayaditya Singha

  4. Pramatta Singhs

Answer: 1. Jayadhvaj Singha

  • Major part of the Kachari kingdom was occupied by the Ahoms during the reign of

  1. Suhungmung

  2. Rudra Singha

  3. Sutingpha

  4. Sukhampha

Answer: 1. Suhungmung

  • Srimanta Sankardeva was born in

  1. 1339

  2. 1449

  3. 1559

  4. 1669

Answer: 2. 1449

  • The Marangikhowa Gohain was the Governor of

  1. Sadiya province

  2. Marangi province

  3. Solal province

  4. Kamrup

Answer: 2. Marangi province

  • ‘Dasya-bhab was adopted by

  1. Sankardeva

  2. Landa Dev

  3. Khersuti Ali

  4. Chandi Bar

Answer: 1. Sankardev

  • ‘Tungkhungia Buranji’ is written by

  1. Kashinath Tumuli Phukun

  2. Dutiram Hazarika

  3. Srinath Barbarua

  4. Visheswar Baidyadhipa

Answer: 3. Srinath Barbarua

  • Darrang Desh was governed by

  1. Barphukan

  2. Darrangi Raja

  3. Solal Gohain

  4. Sadiya Khowa Gohain

Answer: 2. Darrangi Raja

  • Rajopakhayan by Munshi Jay Nath Ghose is a chronicle of the

  1. Ahoms

  2. Koch

  3. Kacharies

  4. Chutias

Answer: 2. Koch

  • The name of the first Ahom king was

  1. Subinpha

  2. Sukhampha

  3. Sukapha

  4. Suteupha

Answer: 3. Sukapha

  • Rani Gaidalu, a famous character of Indian Movement belonged to

  1. the Naga tribe of Assam

  2. the Lalung tribes of Assam

  3. the Karbi tribes of Assam

  4. the Kachari tribes of Assam

Answer: 1. the Naga tribe of Assam

  • The Ahoms entered the Brahmaputra Valley in

  1. 1220A.D.

  2. 1225 A.D.

  3. 1228 A.D.

  4. 1130A.D.

Answer: 3. 1228 A.D.

  •  The Koch coins were known as

  1. Mohar

  2. Takka

  3. Narayani

  4. Tanka

Answer: 3. Narayani

  • The Ahom came from

  1. Chicngmai in Thailand

  2. Lashio in Burma

  3. Chieng Khowang in Loas

  4. Mong Mao in China

Answer: 4.   Mong Mao in China

  • The shape of Ahom coins were

  1.  Square

  2. Octagonal

  3. Hexagonal

  4. Nonagonal

Answer: 2. Octagonal

  • The Ahoms entered Assam through

  1. Morch Pass

  2. Patkai Pass

  3. Phungan Pass

  4. Diphu Pass

Answer: 2. Patkai Pass

  • From whose reign was Sanskrit language used on Ahom coins?

  1. Rudra Singha

  2. Siva Singha

  3. Pratap Singha

  4. Sudangpha.

Answer: 1. Rudra Singha

  • The first capital of  the Ahom was

  1. Garhgaon

  2. Rangpur

  3. Charaideo

  4. Saragua

Answer: 3. Charaideo

  • The two Kanai Barasi Rock inscription near Manikarneswar Hill was in

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Persian

  3. Assamese

  4. Tai

Answer: 3. Assamese

  • The earliest Ahom coins so far discovered were issued by

  1. Jayadhwaj Singha

  2. Chakradhwaj Singha

  3. Gadadhar Singha

  4. Rudra Singha

Answer: 1. Jayadhwaj Singha

  • The oldest cannon pieces discovered in Assam belonged to

  1. Koch

  2. Ahoms

  3. Mughals

  4. English

Answer: 1. Koch

  • The Poa Macca at Hajo was associated with

  1. Mir Jumla

  2. Ghiyas-ud-din Aulia

  3. Aurangzeb

  4. Mirza Nathan

Answer: 2. Ghiyas-ud-din Aulia

  • The Sinagiri Ghar celebration was first held by

  1. Sukapha

  2. Sudangpha

  3. Suteupha

  4. Suhungmung

Answer: 2. Sudangpha

  • The Ahoms first used the Saka era during the reign of

  1. Sukapha

  2. Suhungmung

  3. Subinpha

  4. Pratap Singha

Answer: 2. Suhungmung

  • Name the officer assigned as Sadiyakhowa Gohain after annexation of the Chutia territory ?

  1. Kon-Seng Barpatragohain

  2. Atan Burahgohai

  3.  Momai Tumuli Barbarua

  4. Phra-Sen-Mung

Answer: 4. Phra-Sen-Mung

  • Mula Gabharu died  fighting against

  1. Turbaq

  2.  Mir Jumla

  3. Det Chung

  4. Mirza Nathan

Answer: 1. Turbaq

  • Which Ahom rular was the first to turn the Kachari kings as Thapita and Sanchita (established and preserved)

  1. Sukapha

  2. Suhungmung

  3. Pratap Singha

  4. Rudra Singha

Answer: 2. Suhungmung

  • The first battle fought by the Ahoms against the Mughals was

  1. Saraighat

  2. Itakhuli

  3. Bharali

  4. Jogighopa

Answer: 3. Bharali

  • According to Ahom legends Khun-Lung and Khun-Lai were the grandson of

  1.  Caao- Tai- Pung

  2. Somdeo

  3. Leng Don

  4. Sukapha

Answer: 3. Leng Don

  • The first Ahom Barbarua was

  1. Langi Panihiya

  2. Lachit

  3. Momai Tamuli

  4. Badanchandra

Answer: 3. Momai Tamuli

  • From which village did the Koches originate?

  1. Chiknahari (Chkengram)

  2. Koch Behar

  3. Khuntaghat

  4. Mangaldoi

Answer: 1. Chiknahari (Chkengram)

  • The post of the Bar-Phukan was first created by

  1. Pratap Singha

  2. Chakradhwaj Singha

  3. Udayaditya Singha

  4. Rudra Singha

Answer: 1. Pratap Singha

  • Who was the progenitor of the Koches?

  1. Vishwa Singha

  2. Naranarayan

  3. Chilarai

  4. Haria Mandal

Answer: 4. Haria Mandal

  • The Persian chronicle Fathiya-i-lbriya was compiled by

  1. Mirza Nathan

  2. Shahib-ud-din Talish

  3. Mir Jumla

  4. Babur

Answer: 2. Shahib-ud-din Talish

  • The 350 miles long Gohain Kamal Ali was from Koch Behar to

  1. Sala

  2. Charaikhorong

  3. Narayanpur

  4. Garhgaon

Answer: 3. Narayanpur

  • The battle of Saraighat was fought between

  1. The Ahoms and the Kacharies

  2. The Mughals and the Koches

  3. The Bhuyans and the Koches

  4. The Ahoms and Mughals

Answer: 4. The Ahoms and Mughals

  • In 1563. when the Koches reached the Ahom Capital, the king Sukampha fled to

  1. Charai Khorong

  2. Narayanpur

  3. Mechagarh

  4. Ahhayapur

Answer: 1. Charai Khorong

 

  • The Tai Ahom name of Bamuni Konwar was

  1.  Sudangpha

  2. Sujangpha

  3. Subinpha

  4. Suhungmung

Answer:  1. Sudangpha

  • Name the Ahom king who married the Koch princess Mongaldoi

  1.  Suhungmung

  2. Suklcngmung

  3. Sukhampha

  4.  Surampha

Answer: 3. Sukhampha

  • The post of the Barpatra Gohain was created by

  1. Sukapha

  2. Sudangpha

  3. Suhungmung

  4.  Supatpha

Answer: 3. Suhungmung

  • In which year was lhe treaty of Ghilajhari Ghat signed?

  1. 1962

  2. 1663

  3. 1669

  4. 1681

Answer: 2. 1663

  • The battle of Saraighat was fought in

  1. 1616

  2. 1618

  3. 1671

  4. 1681

Answer: 3. 1671

  • The battle of Saraighat 1671, the Ahom Army was commanded by Lachit Barphukan. and the Mughals were led by

  1. Mir Jumla

  2. Allah Yar Khan

  3. Askar Khan

  4. Ram Singha

Answer: 4. Ram Singha

  • The Mughal general who occupied Gargaon was

  1. Mirza Nathan

  2. Abu Bakar

  3. Raja Ram Singh

  4. Mir Jumla

Answer: 4. Mir Jumla

  • To whom did Laluk Sola Barphukan surrender Guwahati?

  1. Shaista Khan

  2. Minnawar Khan

  3. Prince Azamtara

  4. Wazir Zafar Khan

Answer: 3. Prince Azamtara

  • The Jaysagar tank was excavated by

  1. Godadhar Singha

  2. Rudra Singha

  3. Siva Singha

  4. Rajeswar Singha

Answer: 2. Rudra Singha

  • In Ramayana, it is stated that Amurtaraj founded the kingdom of

  1. Darrang

  2. Koch Behar

  3. Srihat

  4. Pragjyotisha

Answer: 4. Pragjyotisha

  • The temple of Umananda was built by

  1. Godadhar Singha

  2. Rudra Singha

  3.  Siva Singha

  4. Pramatta Singha

Answer: 1. Godadhar Singha

 

  • Name  the Foreigner who recorded in his accounts that he came to Kamo – lu- po

  1. Yuan Chwang

  2. Plotemy

  3. Alberuni

  4. Sir Edward Gait

Answer: a. Yuan Chwang

  • King Biswa Singha’s father was

  1. Nilambar

  2. Haria Mandal

  3. Dharmanarayan

  4. Malladeva

Answer: 2. Haria Mandal

  • Which is the seat of leaning astronomy or astrology

  1. Charaidew

  2. Saumara

  3. Pragjyotishpur

  4. Kamrup

Answer: 3. Pragjyotishpur

 

  • The English traveller who visited the Koch Kingdom under Naranarayan in 1585 was

  1. Ralph Fitch

  2. Tavemier

  3. Bemier

  4. Nicolo Conti

Answer:  1. Ralph Fitch

  • Sridurjaya was the capital of

  1. Ratnapala

  2. Bhaskar Varman

  3. Rudra Singha

  4. Niti Pal

Answer: 1. Ratnapala

  • King Naranarayan died in the year

  1. 1580

  2. 1582

  3. 1585

  4. 1587

Answer: 4. 1587

  • The Pasupatinath temple Inscription in Nepal refers to “Gaudradi Kalingkashala Pati” Who was he?

  1. Yasovarman

  2. Sri Harsha Deb (of kamrupa)

  3. Sushitavarman

  4. Vajradeba

Answer: 2. Sri Harsha Deb (of kamrupa)

  • Rughudeba was the son of

  1. Naranarayan

  2. Chilarai

  3. Biswa Singha

  4. Haria Mandal

Answer: 2. Chilarai

  • Who deciphered the bargaon Copper-plate of Ratnapala?

  1. Dr. S.K. Bhuyan

  2. E.G. Glazie

  3. M. Kosh

  4. Dr. Hoemle

Answer: 4. Dr. Hoemle

  • The residence of the well-known Kamrupi poet of Sixteenth century Chandrabharati was at

  1. North Guwahati

  2. Kamakhya

  3. Umananda

  4. Tezpur

Answer: 1. North Guwahati

  • Darrangraj Vansavali is by

  1. Baladev Suryahkari Doibojna

  2. Pandit Vidyavinod

  3. Kaviratna Saraswati

  4. Durgabor Kayastha

Answer: 3. Kaviratna Saraswati

  • Famous Kamrupi poet Hema Saraswati Flourished during the reign of

  1.  Dharmanarayan

  2. Naranaryan

  3. Durlabhnarayan

  4. Vaidyadeva

Answer: 3. Durlabhnarayan

  • From which victorious battle came did Bhaskarvarman issue the famous Nidhanpur Copper-plate gram?

  1. Karnasuvarna

  2. Pundravardhan

  3. Gauda

  4. Kamrupa

Answer: 1. Karnasuvarna

  • Sankardeba was brought up by his grandmother named

  1. Khersuti

  2. Hira

  3. Sadhani

  4. Jira

Answer: 1. Khersuti

  • What gift did Yuan Chwang accept from Bhaskarvarman?

  1. Chattar

  2. Chameri

  3. Ho-la-li (a cap of fur)

  4.  Si-yu-ki

Answer: 3. Ho-la-li (a cap of fur)

  • Ratnamala composed by Purusottam Vidyavagish is a work on?

  1. Grammar

  2. Poetry

  3. Astrology

  4. Novel

Answer: 1.Grammar

  • In Si-yu-ki by Yuan-Chawang records that the circumference of Kamrupa was about

  1.  1701 miles

  2. 1600 miles

  3. 1750 miles

  4.  1700 miles

Answer: 4. 1700 miles

  • Sankardeva’s popular work is

  1. Katha Gita

  2. Kirtan Ghosha

  3. Bhakti Ratnavali

  4. Katha Bhagavat

Answer: 2. Kirtan Ghosha

  • During Bhaskarvarman’s reign, the royal treasury was in charge of an officer called

  1. Ban Bhandara Burua

  2. Utkhetayita

  3. Bhanadaragaradhikara

  4. Nagar Brahman

Answer: 3. Bhanadaragaradhikara

  • One of the disciples of Sankardeva was

  1. Naranarayan

  2. Chand Khan

  3. Mahendra Narayan

  4. Madhav Kandali

Answer: 2. Chand Khan

  • During Bhaskarvarman’s reign the flourishing industry in Kamrupa was

  1. furniture and cane work

  2. boat building

  3. arrow making

  4. making of malasses

Answer:  2. boat building

  • Who was the Kamrupa rular who left his seal at Nalanda?

  1. Bhagadatta

  2. Balavarman

  3. Ratnapala

  4. Bhaskarvarman

Answer: 4. Bhaskarvarman

  • The name of the of capital of Harjaravarmadeva was

  1.  Hatapeswara or Harupeswara

  2. Samatata

  3. Sri Hatta

  4. Chandrapuri

Answer: 1. Hatapeswara or Harupeswara

  • Sadhani was the queen of the

  1.  Moran king

  2. Kachari king

  3. Ahom king

  4. Chutia king

Answer: 4. Chutia king

  • The Tamralipi in ancient times was famous as

  1.  Book

  2. Boat

  3.  Sea-Port

  4. Grant

Answer: 3. Sea-Port

  • The usual shape of Koch coins was

  1. round

  2. Square

  3. Octagonal

  4. Oval

Answer: 1. round

  •  The Da-Parbatia of Tezpur dates back to the

  1.  Sixth century A.D.

  2. Sixteenth century A.D.

  3. Sixteeth century A.D.

  4. Sixty Six century A.D.

Answer: 1. Sixth century A.D.

  • The inscription of the Koch kings were in

  1. Persian

  2. Sanskrit

  3.  Bengali

  4. Assamese

Answer: 2. Sanskrit

  • The Silsako stone bridge of North Guwahati was contructed by the

  1. Ahoms

  2. Chutia

  3. Kacharies

  4. Kamrupa

Answer: 4. Kamrupa

  • Dimapur was situated on the bank of

  1. Brahmaputra

  2. Dikhow

  3.  Dhansiri

  4. Doyang

Answer: 3. Dhansiri

  • The temple of Tamreswari Mai built by the Chutia kings was dedicated to

  1. Shiva

  2.  the goddess Tamreswari

  3. Somdeo

  4. Vishne

Answer: 2. the goddess Tamreswari

  • Dimapur was the capital of the

  1. Ahom kings

  2. Chutia kings

  3. Kachari kings

  4.  Bhuyans

Answer: 3. Kachari kings

  • What was the staple crap in ancient Assam?

  1. Rice

  2. Wheat

  3. Com

  4. Barley

Answer: 1. Rice

  • Maibong was the capital of the

  1. Kacharies

  2. Ahoms

  3. Jaintias

  4. Khasis

Answer: 1. Kacharies

  • The name Guwahati has been derived from the fact thal once place was famous for it

  1. Coconut groves

  2. Sugar-cane fields

  3. Tea Garden

  4. Betel – nut groves

Answer: 4. Betel – nut groves

 

  • The last capital of Kachari kings was at

  1. Dimapur

  2. Maibong

  3. Khaspur

  4. Mahur

Answer: 3. Khaspur

  • The usual shape of the Kachari coin was

  1. Square

  2. Hexagonal

  3. Odagonal

  4. Round

Answer: 4. Round

  • In ancient time the big merchants of Assam called were generally from among the

  1. Brahmins

  2. Kaivartas

  3.  Kalitas

  4. Koches

Answer: 3. Kalitas

  • The Ahoms applied the term “thapita-sanchita” to the

  1.  Chutia king

  2. Moran king

  3. Kachari king

  4. Nagas

Answer: 3. Kachari king

  • The first Turkish force to enter Kamrup was led by

  1. Muhammad Khilji

  2. Muhammad-Ibn- Bukhtiar

  3. Ali Mardan

  4. Muhammad-ud-Dawlah

Answer: 2. Muhammad-Ibn- Bukhtiar

  • The Chutia kingdom was annexed by the Ahoms during the reign of

  1. Sukapha

  2. Sukampha

  3. Suhungmung

  4. Suteupha

Answer: 3. Suhungmung

  • Who was the first local man to accept Islam during the invasion of Md. lban Bakhatiyar Khilji?

  1. Ali Mech

  2. Ismail Ghazi

  3. Sultan Babak Shah

  4. Sikander Shah

Answer: 1. Ali Mech

  • The temple of Umananda is associated with the God

  1. Ganesha

  2. Vishnu

  3. Durga

  4. C’handika

Answer: 1. Ganesha

  • On whom Ismail Ghazi confer the title of ‘Bara Larawa” (Great fighter)?

  1. Raja of Kamrupa

  2. Raja of Koch Bihar

  3. Raja Koch Hajo

  4. Bhuyan Chiefs

Answer: 1. Raja of Kamrupa

  •  The tallest existing Temple in Assam is

  1. Siva temple at Sibsagar

  2. Umananda temple at Guwahati

  3. Siva temple at Dergaon

  4. Kamakhya temple at Silghat

Answer: 1. Siva temple at Sibsagar

  • Chandibar was related to

  1. Madhava Dev

  2. Sankardeva

  3. Damodar Dev

  4. Gopal Dev

Answer: 2. Sankardeva

 

  • Posa system was Introduced by

  1. Sukapha

  2. Suhungmung

  3. Pratap Singha

  4. Rudra Singha

Answer: 3. Pratap Singha

  • The Posa was a system of

  1.  tribal appeasement policy

  2. confronting policy

  3. repaualion policy

  4. policy of non payment of taxes

Answer: 1. tribal appeasement policy

  • Hem Saraswati Kaviratna Saraswati and Harihar Bipra were all

  1. Kamrupi Sadagars

  2. Kamrupi Spies

  3. Kamrupi Priests

  4. Kamrupi Poets

Answer: 4. Kamrupi Poets

  • Originally the Abom king was advised by a ministry composed of

  1. 5 ministers

  2. 4 ministers

  3.  3 ministers

  4. 2 minister

Answer:  4. 2 minister

  • The name of the city of Sindhukshetra was changed to Sadiya for the dead body of a prince was sent to the prince. Who was that prince?

  1. Son of the Chutia Ratnadhiraj

  2. Son of Vijayadhiraj

  3. Son of Vikramadhiraj

  4. Sun of Garudadhiraj

Answer: 1. Son of the Chutia Ratnadhiraj

  •  The Barbarua acted as

  1. Chief Minister

  2. Commandar – in – chief

  3. Chief executive officer of the Ahom kingdom

  4. Prime minister

Answer: 3. Chief executive officer of the Ahom kingdom

  • Hasti Vidyarnava was composed during the reign of

  1. Rudra Singha

  2. Rajeswar Singha

  3. Gadadhar Singha

  4. Siva Singha

Answer: 4. Siva Singha

  • The title Bor Raja was first given to

  1. Phuleswari

  2. Sarbeswari

  3. Ambika

  4. Mula Gabharu

Answer: 1. Phuleswari

  • Who built the Dhodar Ali?

  1. Gadadhar Singha

  2. Rudra Singha

  3. Siva Singha

  4. Purandar Singha

Answer: 1. Gadadhar Singha

  • The cremation of the dead among the Ahoms was first introduced by

  1. Phulaswari Konwari

  2. Mumai Tamuli

  3. Suhungmung

  4. Siva Singha

Answer: 1. Phulaswari Konwari

 

  • The first Moamaria uprising started in the reign of

  1. Pramatta Singha

  2.  Lakshmi Singha

  3. Sujanpha

  4. Rudra Singha

Answer: 2. Lakshmi Singha

  • The Ahom king planned an invasion of Bengal was

  1. Rudra Singha

  2. Siva Singha

  3. Suhungmung

  4. Gadadhar Singha

Answer: 1. Rudra Singha

  • Coins in Persian language were issued by Ahom monarchs. One was Rajeswur Singha. Who was the other?

  1. Jayadhwaj Singha

  2. Siva Singha

  3. Rudra Singha

  4. Suhungmung

Answer: 2. Siva Singha

  • Who invited the Burmese to Assam?

  1. Laluk Sola

  2. Moniram Dcwan

  3.  Peoli Phukan

  4. Badan Chandra Barphukan

Answer: 4. Badan Chandra Barphukan

  • Who was the composer of the Hasti Vidyarnava?

  1. Bhaskar Barman

  2. Madhav Dev

  3. Hari Dev

  4. Sukumar Barkaith

Answer: 4. Sukumar Barkaith

  • By what popular name is Sayed Shah Milan known in Assam.

  1. Nasuriddin

  2. Ajan Fakir

  3. Jonab

  4. Muhammad

Answer:  2. Ajan Fakir

  • Who was known as Bhaganiya Roja?

  1. Siva Singha

  2. Jayadhwaj Singha

  3. Godadhar Singha

  4. Rudra Singha

Answer: 2. Jayadhwaj Singha

  • The first organised population census in Assam was conducted

  1. Rudra Singha

  2. Sukampha

  3. Suhungmung

  4. Sukapha

Answer: 3. Suhungmung

  • By what name was the Ahom marriage known?

  1. Chaklang

  2. Horna

  3. Gandharva

  4. Sayambar

Answer: 1. Chaklang

  • Who shifted the Ahom capital from Gargaon to Rangpur?

  1. Siva Singha

  2. Rudra Singha

  3. Gadadhar Singha

  4.  Sukapha

Answer: 2. Rudra Singha

  • Who was the Ahom king when Mir Jumla invaded Assam?

  1. Suhungmung

  2. Pratap Singha

  3. Jayadhwaj Singha

  4. Chakradhwai Singha

Answer: 3. Jayadhwaj Singha

  • Two Ahom kings were known as Burah Raja. One was Pratap Singha, who was the other?

  1. Rudra Singha

  2. Gadadhar Singha

  3. Sukapha

  4. Supinphn

Answer: 2. Gadadhar Singha

  • Who built the temple of Jayasagar?

  1. Rudra Singha

  2. Pratap Singha

  3. Gadadhar Singha

  4. Sudangpha

Answer: 1. Rudra Singha

  • When did captain Welsh come to Assam?

  1. 1792 A.D.

  2.  1692 A.D.

  3. 1592 A.D

  4. 1700 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1792 A.D.

  • Who were the leaders of Dandua Droh?

  1. Peoli Baruah

  2. Maniram Dewan

  3. Hara Datta and Bira Dutta

  4. None of these

Answer: 3. Hara Datta and Bira Dutta

  • Who was known as Dihingia Raja?

  1. Sudangpha

  2. Suhungmung

  3. Suteupha

  4. Subinpha

Answer: 2. Suhungmung

  • Who was the last Chutia king?

  1. Jashpal

  2. Birpal

  3. Nitipal

  4. Indrapal

Answer: 3. Nitipal

  •  What was the Ahom name of Gadadhar Singha?

  1. Sulikpha

  2. Subinpha

  3. Supatpha

  4. Suhungmung

Answer: 3. Supatpha

  • During the Ahom rule weaving was made compulsory. Who made it compulsory?

  1. Rudra Singha

  2. Aton Burahgoain

  3. Mumai Tamuli

  4. Pratap Singha

Answer: 3. Mumai Tamuli

  • Krishnaram Bhattacharyya was brought from Bengal and was known as Parbatiya Gossain as he settled at

  1. Kamakhya Hill

  2. Kalapahar

  3. Mumai Tamuli

  4. Pratap Singha

Answer: 1. Kamakhya Hill

  • By what name are the burial mounds of Ahom royatly known?

  1. Smashan

  2. Moidam

  3. Kabar

  4. Doul

Answer: 2. Moidam

  • When did the Burmese first invade Assam?

  1. 1817

  2. 1871

  3. 1717

  4. 1771

Answer: 1. 1817

  • The title of address of an Ahom king was

  1. Rajan

  2. Swargadeo

  3.  Samrat

  4. Maharaj

Answer: 2. Swargadeo

  • Who among the Aboms introduced the Buranji written in Assam?

  1. King Sukapha

  2. The Koch

  3. The Chutias

  4.  The Kacharies

Answer: 1. King Sukapha

  • Ahom coins are found in three shapes, two of these are round and square. What was the other shape?

  1. Traingular

  2. Pentagonal

  3. Octagonal

  4.  Hexagonal

Answer: 3. Octagonal

  • The temple of Navagraha was built during the reign of

  1. Pramatta Singha

  2. Udayaditya

  3. Siva Singha

  4. Rajeswar Singha

Answer: 4. Rajeswar Singha

  • Captain Thomas Welsh who led a military mission to the Ahom kingdom recorded that the Assam Patra Mantri was composed o

  1. Five ministers

  2. Four ministers

  3. Six ministers

  4. Eight ministers

Answer: 1. Five ministers

  • Who built the stone bridge over the river Namdang?

  1. Gadadhar Singha

  2. Rudra Singha

  3. Siva Singha

  4. None of these

Answer: 4. None of these

  • Who was Bisa Nong?

  1. A Naga Chief

  2. A Kachari Chief

  3. A Khashi Chief

  4. A Singphou Chief

Answer: 4. A Singphou Chief

 

  • Where was the Hadira Chokey located?

  1. At the confluence of the Manasa with the Brahmaputra

  2. At Koch Behar

  3. At Barpeta

  4. near Karimganj

Answer: a. At the confluence of the Manasa with the Brahmaputra

 

  • Where was the last Ahom-Mughal war fought?

  1. Saraighat

  2.  Itakhuli

  3. Koch Behar

  4. Jorhat

Answer: 3. Koch Behar

  • Who built the temple of Chandika at Chaygaon?

  1. Rajeswar Singha

  2. Pratap Singha

  3.  Siva Singha

  4. Rudra Singha

Answer: 2. Pratap Singha

  • The Phulaguri uprising took place in

  1. 1861

  2. 1800

  3. 1826

  4. 1810

Answer: 1. 1861

  • Who married Kuranganayani?

  1. Rajeswar Singha

  2. Jayadhwaj Singha

  3.  Siva Singha

  4. Pratap Singha

Answer: 1. Rajeswar Singha

  • Who was the leader of the 1857 revolt in Assam?

  1. Pioli Baruah

  2. Maniram Dewan

  3. Aton Burahgohain

  4. Lachit Barphukan

Answer: 2. Maniram Dewan

  • Tea was first discovered by

  1. Nathan Brown

  2. Captain Welsh

  3. Robert

  4.  Mirza Nathan

Answer: 3. Robert

  • The first Principal of Cotton College was

  1. Nathan Brown

  2. William Cotton

  3. Miles Branson

  4. Frederic William Sudmerson

Answer: 4. Frederic William Sudmerson

  • In which year did Gandhiji first visit Assam?

  1.  1826

  2. 1921

  3.  1842

  4. I841

Answer: 1. 1826

  • When was the treaty of Yandaboo signed

  1. 1824

  2. 1885

  3. 1826, 24th Feb

  4. 1857

Answer: 3. 1826, 24th Feb

  • During whose reign was the first emissary the Tripura Sent?

  1.  Rudra Singha

  2. Siva Singha

  3. Rani Phuleswari

  4. Suhungmung

Answer: 1. Rudra Singha

  • The European merchant who had extensive salt trade in the Ahom Kingdom was

  1. Captain Welsh

  2.  Daniel Raush

  3. Sudmerson

  4. Robert Clive

Answer: 2. Daniel Raush

 

  • The British officer who was beaten to death during the uprising in Assam

  1. Lt. Brown

  2.  Lt. Welsh

  3. Lt. Bruce

  4. Lt. Singer

Answer: 4. Lt. Singer

  • When was the Matak territory annexed to the British dominion?

  1. 1842

  2. 1890

  3. 1826

  4. 1862

Answer: 1. 1842

  • The First Assamese monthly issued by the Baptist missionary was

  1. Orunodoi

  2. Bahin

  3. Abahan

  4. Ramdhenu

Answer: 1. Orunodoi

  • What was the first Assamese news paper published by an Assamese?

  1. Natun Asamiya

  2. Assam Bandhu

  3.  Assam Bilasini

  4. Janambhumi

Answer: 3. Assam Bilasini

  • Bharath Singha was the king of

  1. The Morans

  2. The Mataks

  3. The Koches

  4. The Kacharies

Answer: 2. The Mataks

  • Who was the Khasi chief who declared war against the British?

  1. Bir Singha

  2. Birendra Singha

  3. U. Tirot Singh

  4. Hari Singh

Answer: 3. U. Tirot Singh

  • The first Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University was?

  1. Banikanta Kakati

  2. Surya Kr. Bhuyan

  3. Kaliram Medhi

  4. Krishna Kanta Handique

Answer: 4. Krishna Kanta Handique

  • When was Jorhat founded?

  1. 1818

  2. 1884

  3. 1898

  4. l864

Answer: 2. 1884

  • The king of Kamrup who  cultivated friendship with Harshavardhana was

  1. Rampal

  2. Bhagadatta

  3.  Naraka

  4. Bhaskaravarnan

Answer: 4. Bhaskaravarnan

  • The ambassador sent by Bhaskarvarman to Harshabardhana was named

  1. Meghadut

  2. Varuna

  3. Hangsavega

  4. Vayu

Answer: 3. Hangsavega

  • Sonitpur was the capital of

  1. Bhagadatta

  2. King Bana

  3. Narakasur

  4.  Bhaskarvarmana

Answer: 2. King Bana

  • The ruins of the Da-parbatiya temple is supposedly dedicated to

  1. Durga

  2. Vishnu

  3. Siva

  4. Kamakhya

Answer: 3. Siva

  • Hiuen Tsang visited Kamrupa during the reign of

  1. Bhaskarvarman

  2. Bhagadatta

  3. Pusyavarman

  4. Vanamalavarman

Answer: 1. Bhaskarvarman

  • The “City of Eastern Astrology” was

  1. Harupeswar

  2. Sri Durjaya

  3. Tezpur

  4.  Pragjyotishpur

Answer: 4. Pragjyotishpur

  • The character of Chand Sadagar is found in the tale of

  1. Jaymati

  2.  Usha

  3. Behula

  4. Sabitri

Answer: 3. Behula

  • The title of “Kumara Raja” was given to

  1. Pusyavarman

  2. Harshavardhan

  3. Sumudravarman

  4. Bhaskarvarmana

Answer: 4. Bhaskarvarmana

  •  The article of presents sent by Bhaskarvarman to Harsavardhan included

  1. Living Birds

  2. Silver coins

  3. Tiger’s teeth

  4. Cane article

Answer: 4. Cane article

  • The first known king of the Varmana dynasty was

  1. Pusyavarman

  2.  Kalyavarman

  3. Ganapativarman

  4. Balavarman

Answer: 1. Pusyavarman

  • The rule varman dynasty came to an end with

  1. Mahendravarman

  2. Bhutivarman

  3. Bhaskarvarman

  4. Banamalavarman

Answer: 3. Bhaskarvarman

  • The title “Lord of the Mlechcha” was as cribed to

  1. Salastambha

  2. Naraka

  3. Vaidyadeva

  4. Bhaskarvarman

Answer: 1. Salastambha

  • A detailed account of the worship of the goddess Kamakhya is given in the

  1. Matsya Purana

  2. Kalika Purana

  3. Siva Purana

  4. Yugini Tantra

Answer: 4. Yugini Tantra

  • The capital of the Salastambha dynasty was

  1.  Pragjyotishpur

  2. Harupeswar

  3. Barnagar

  4. Chandrapur

Answer: 2. Harupeswar

  • Hiuen Tsang’s account records that Kamrupa had a large number of 

  1. Buddhist Viharas

  2. Mosques

  3. Deva temple

  4. Jain Shrines

Answer: 3. Deva temple

  •  The Nidhanpur Grant was issued by Bhaskarvarman to

  1. review the land grants of Bhutivarman

  2. Kamakhya temple

  3. Umananda temple

  4. Durga Devi

Answer: 1. review the land grants of Bhutivarman

 

  • The founder of the Salastambha dynasty was

  1.  Kumarstamhha

  2. Palakastambha

  3. Vigrahastambha

  4. Sahastambha

Answer: 4. Sahastambha

  • The large tank in Tezpur known as Hajara Phukhuri excavated by

  1. Sri Harshadeva

  2. Bhaskarvarman

  3. Bana

  4. Harjaravardhan

Answer: 4. Harjaravardhan

  • Hiuen Tsang’s account specifically mentions two varieties of fruits as esteemed to the people of Kamrup. What were these?

  1. Nim or mango

  2. Mango and Banana

  3. Jack fruit and coconut

  4. Guava and mango

Answer: 3. Jack fruit and coconut

  • Account to the account of Hiuen Tsang, the circumference of Kamrupa was about

  1. 20,000 li

  2. 15.000 li

  3.  10.000

  4. 6.000 li

Answer: 3. 10.000

  • The first king of Pala dynasty was

  1. Ratnapala

  2.  Indrapala

  3. Brahmapala

  4. Gopala

Answer: 3. Brahmapala

  • The first king who performed “Ashwamedha” sacrifice in Kamrupa was

  1. Mahendravarman

  2. Bhaskarvarman

  3. Ratnapala

  4. Indrapala

Answer: 1. Mahendravarman

  • The capital of the pala king Ratnapala was

  1.  Harupeswar

  2. Sri Durjya

  3. Pragjyotishpur

  4. Kamrupanagar

Answer: 2. Sri Durjya

  • One of the animals was widely used in wars in ancient Assam. It was

  1. Camel

  2. Elephant

  3.  Dog

  4. Buffalo

Answer: 2. Elephant

  • The ruins of the stone temple at Da-Parbatiya belong to

  1. Mauyryan period

  2.  Later Gupta period

  3. Harappan period

  4. Vedic period

Answer: 2. Later Gupta period 

  • Hiuen Tsang’s account mentions that a famous port in the Bay of Bengal was under the control of Bhaskarvarman. It was

  1. Vishakhapattam

  2.  Chittagaon (Chattagram)

  3. Tammralipi

  4. Dhaka

Answer: 3. Tammralipi

  • In ancient Kamrup, “Brhamedeya” land was granted to

  1. Brahma

  2. Brahmans

  3. Gods

  4. Bhiksu

Answer: 2. Brahmans

  • The first king of the Pala dynasty who adopted the granted titlc ‘’Parameswar Parama Bhattaraka” was

  1. Indrapal

  2. Ratnapala

  3. Dharmapala

  4. Harshapala

Answer: 2. Ratnapala

  • Bhaskarvarman atteneded the grand council at

  1. Prayaga

  2.  Lahore

  3. Taxila

  4. Sanchi

Answer: 1. Prayaga

  • The contemporay of Bhaskarvarman in northern Indian was

  1. Raja Chola

  2. Raja Man Singh

  3. Harsavardhan

  4. Raja Prithvinarayan

Answer: 3. Harsavardhan

 

  • The Koch king who rebuilt the Kamakhya temple was

  1. Biswa Singha

  2. Mohandra Narayan

  3. Naranarayan

  4. Balinarayan

Answer: 3. Naranarayan

  • Muhammad-Bin-Bakhtiyar invade Kamrupa on his way to

  1. Tibet

  2. China or Tibet

  3. Burma

  4. Nepal

Answer: 2. China or Tibet

  • The first king of the Koch dynasty was

  1. Naranarayan

  2. Biswa Singha

  3. Prithvinarayan

  4. Balinarayan

Answer: 2.  Biswa Singha

  • The royal symbol of the ancient king of kamrupa was

  1. Lion

  2. Tiger

  3. Elephant

  4. Deer

Answer: 3. Elephant

  • King Naranarayan reconstructed the temple if Kamakhya under the supervision of

  1. Kalapahar

  2. Megha Makdum

  3. Gohain Kamal

  4. Chila Rai

Answer: 4. Chila Rai

  • The king of Kamrupa whose army annihilated the Muslim army under Bakhityar was

  1. Prithu

  2. Vaidyadeva

  3. Jayapala

  4. Rampala

Answer: 1. Prithu

  • The capital of Koch kingdom was at

  1. Kamatapur

  2. Koch Behar

  3. Barnagar

  4. Kamrupnagar

Answer: 2. Koch Behar

  • In the Sanskrit inscription Naranarayan is known as

  1. Malladeva

  2. Kshatriya Raj

  3. Kamateswar

  4. Purandar

Answer: 1. Malladeva

  • Name the record where the destruction of the army of Bakhtiyar in Kamrup is mentioned

  1. The Nidhanpur grant

  2. Baharistan-i-Ghaybi

  3. The Tungkhungiya Buranji

  4. The Kanailearasibowa Rock Inscription

Answer: 4. The Kanailearasibowa Rock Inscription

  • Malati Mem was the

  1.  first woman representative of Assam to the Legislative council of the state

  2. first woman martyr of Assam

  3. first woman graduate of Assam

  4.  first woman I.A.S. of Assam.

Answer: b. first woman martyr of Assam