Assam GK : Set- 4
Q. Iron ore is available in which part of Assam?
(a) Eastern Assam (b) Western Assam (c) Central Assam (d) Northern Assam
Ans: (b) Western Assam
Explanation: The western part of Assam is rich in iron ore deposits, which are mined for industrial use.
Q. Nearly half of the total ST population of Assam belongs to which community ?
(a) Karbi (b) Bodo (c) Mishing (d) Rabha
Ans: (b) Bodo
Explanation: The Bodo community constitutes nearly 50% of Assam’s Scheduled Tribe population, making it the largest tribal group in the state.
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Q. Ancient era of Assam began in which century ?
(a) 3rd century (b) 4th century (c) 5th century (d) 6th century
Ans: (b) 4th century
Explanation: The ancient era of Assam is considered to have begun in the 4th century, marking the emergence of early kingdoms and organized society.
Q. Banasura, the king of Sonitpur, was a great devotee of which god ?
(a) Vishnu (b) Shiva (c) Brahma (d) Durga
Ans: (b) Shiva
Explanation: Banasura, ruler of Sonitpur, was a devout Shiva worshipper, and many local legends associate him with Shaivism.
Q. Sonitpur was the capital of which kingdom ?
(a) Ahom (b) Koch (c) Bana Raj (d) Kachari
Ans: (c) Bana Raj
Explanation: The Bana Raj kingdom had its capital at Sonitpur, which is now part of modern Assam.
Q. Ibn Battuta, the celebrated traveller, visited Assam in which century ?
(a) 12th century (b) 13th century (c) 14th century (d) 15th century
Ans: (c) 14th century
Explanation: Ibn Battuta, the famous Moroccan traveler, visited Assam in the 14th century, documenting the culture and political conditions of the region.
Q. The uprising at Patharughat took place in which year ?
(a) 1884 (b) 1894 (c) 1904 (d) 1914
Ans: (b) 1894
Explanation: The Patharughat uprising occurred in 1894, where peasants protested against British revenue policies in Assam, resulting in police firing and deaths.
6. The ancient name of Cachar was :
(a) Hidimba (b) Kamarupa (c) Pragjyotish (d) Kamata
Ans: (a) Hidimba
Explanation: The region of Cachar was historically known as Hidimba, a name found in early inscriptions and records.
Q. Jayadhwaj Singha was the king of Assam during which event ?
(a) Battle of Saraighat (b) Mir Jumla’s attack (c) Burmese invasion (d) Treaty of Yandabo
Ans: (b) Mir Jumla’s attack
Explanation: Jayadhwaj Singha ruled Assam when the Mughal general Mir Jumla attacked the Ahom kingdom in the 17th century.
Q. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the cabinet minister in which ministry in 1938 ?
(a) Gopinath Bordoloi ministry (b) Tarun Ram Phukan ministry (c) Sarat Chandra Sinha ministry (d) Golap Borbora ministry
Ans: (a) Gopinath Bordoloi ministry
Explanation: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed served as a cabinet minister in the Gopinath Bordoloi ministry (1938) in Assam before becoming the President of India.
Q. Who was the first Muslim invader in Assam ?
(a) Mir Jumla (b) Bakhtiyar Khilji (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Ghiyasuddin
Ans: (b) Bakhtiyar Khilji
Explanation: Bakhtiyar Khilji invaded parts of Assam in the early 13th century, marking the first recorded Muslim incursion in the region.
Q. Sarbananda Singha was the king of which kingdom ?
(a) Chutia (b) Kachari (c) Motok (d) Koch
Ans: (c) Motok
Explanation: Sarbananda Singha ruled the Motok Kingdom, one of the small principalities in Assam during the 18th century.
Q. The Treaty of Majuli was signed between which rulers ?
(a) Koch king Naranarayan and Ahom king Sukhampha
(b) Ahom king Rudra Singha and Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
(c) Chutia king Dhirnarayan and Ahom king Suhungmung
(d) Kachari king Sandhya and Ahom king Pratap Singha
Ans: (a) Koch king Naranarayan and Ahom king Sukhampha
Explanation: The Treaty of Majuli was signed to settle territorial disputes and establish peace between the Koch kingdom and the Ahom kingdom during the 16th century.
Assam GK : Set- 2 : View Paper
Q. Mrityu Bahini was formed by whom ?
(a) Pushpalata Das (b) Gopinath Bordoloi
(c) Tarun Ram Phukan (d) Ambikagiri Rai Choudhury
Ans: (a) Pushpalata Das
Explanation: Pushpalata Das, a freedom fighter from Assam, formed the Mrityu Bahini, a revolutionary group fighting for India’s independence.
Q. Dimapur was the capital of which kingdom ?
(a) Ahom (b) Kachari (c) Chutia (d) Koch
Ans: (b) Kachari
Explanation: Dimapur, now in Nagaland, was historically the capital of the Kachari kingdom, an important kingdom in Assam’s medieval history.
Q. Mula Gabharu died fighting against whom ?
(a) Mir Jumla (b) Tughlaq (c) Burmese invaders (d) Mughal army
Ans: (b) Tughlaq
Explanation: Mula Gabharu, the brave daughter-in-law of the Ahom kingdom, sacrificed her life while resisting Tughlaq’s invasions, becoming a symbol of Assamese valor.
Q. Provincial Self-Autonomy was granted in which year ?
(a) 1930 (b) 1935 (c) 1940 (d) 1942
Ans: (b) 1935
Explanation: Under the Government of India Act 1935, Assam was granted provincial autonomy, allowing local governance while still under British India.
Q. Sadiya Khuwa Gohain was a:
(a) Military General (b) Frontier Officer (c) Revenue Officer (d) King’s Minister
Ans: (b) Frontier Officer
Explanation: Sadiya Khuwa Gohain was a frontier officer responsible for managing Assam’s border regions during the Ahom period.
Q. The coin used during Ahom reign was known as:
(a) Rupee (b) Taka (c) Pice (d) Paisa
Ans: (b) Taka
Explanation: During the Ahom period, coins were issued in the form of Taka, which was used for trade and taxation.
Q. Hajara Pukhuri was excavated by whom ?
(a) Rudra Singha (b) Harjavardan (c) Sukhrungpha (d) Jayadhwaj Singha
Ans: (b) Harjavardan
Explanation: Hajara Pukhuri, a historic tank in Assam, was excavated under the supervision of Harjavardan, serving as an important water reservoir.
Q. Ram Singh led the Mughal army in which battle ?
(a) Battle of Saraighat (b) Battle of Itakhuli (c) Battle of Manipur (d) Battle of Majuli
Ans: (a) Battle of Saraighat
Explanation: Ram Singh, a Mughal general, commanded forces against the Ahoms in the Battle of Saraighat (1671), which is a celebrated naval battle in Assamese history.
Q. Basista temple was constructed by whom?
(a) Rudra Singha (b) Rajeswar Singha (c) Jayadhwaj Singha (d) Sukhrungpha
Ans: (b) Rajeswar Singha
Explanation: The Basista temple, a significant religious site in Assam, was constructed under the reign of Rajeswar Singha, reflecting Ahom architectural style.
Q. Robert Bruce encountered Assam tea in which year ?
(a) 1819 (b) 1823 (c) 1830 (d) 1840
Ans: (b) 1823
Explanation: Robert Bruce, a Scottish adventurer, discovered wild tea plants in Assam in 1823, paving the way for commercial tea cultivation.
Q. In which year was the capital of Assam shifted from Shillong to Dispur ?
(a) 1965 (b) 1970 (c) 1973 (d) 1975
Ans: (c) 1973
Explanation: When Assam became a full-fledged state, the capital was shifted from Shillong to Dispur in 1973, which remains the administrative center today.
Q. Who was the first British commissioner of Assam ?
(a) David Scott (b) Robert Bruce (c) George Bogle (d) William Carey
Ans: (a) David Scott
Explanation: David Scott was appointed as the first British commissioner of Assam, overseeing administration after the British annexation.
Q. Who wrote Tungkhungia Buranji ?
(a) Madhav Kandali (b) Srinath Borboruah
(c) Hema Saraswati (d) Ambikagiri Rai Choudhury
Ans: (b) Srinath Borboruah
Explanation: Srinath Borboruah authored the Tungkhungia Buranji, which chronicles the Ahom dynasty rulers from the Tungkhungia line.
Q. Ghiyasuddin Awliya is associated with which place ?
(a) Tezpur (b) Sivasagar (c) Poa Mecca of Hajo (d) Majuli
Ans: (c) Poa Mecca of Hajo
Explanation: Ghiyasuddin Awliya, a Sufi saint, is associated with the Poa Mecca shrine in Hajo, a historic religious site in Assam.
Q. The Buranjis are:
(a) Religious texts (b) Chronicles
(c) Poetry collections (d) Folk tales
Ans: (b) Chronicles
Explanation: Buranjis are historical chronicles of Assam, written mainly during the Ahom period, documenting political and social events.
Q. Ahoms fought their first battle against Mughals at:
(a) Saraighat (b) Itakhuli
(c) Manas (d) Majuli
Ans: (b) Itakhuli
Explanation: The Ahoms first engaged the Mughal army at Itakhuli, which is located in present-day Guwahati, marking early conflicts between the two powers.
Q. Famous Kamrupi poet Hema Saraswati was the court poet of:
(a) Rudra Singha (b) Durlabh Narayan
(c) Sukhrungpha (d) Jayadhwaj Singha
Ans: (b) Durlabh Narayan
Explanation: Hema Saraswati was a celebrated Kamrupi poet and served as court poet of King Durlabh Narayan in medieval Assam.
Q. Gandhiji first visited Assam in which year ?
(a) 1919 (b) 1921 (c) 1925 (d) 1930
Ans: (b) 1921
Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi first visited Assam in 1921 to promote the non-cooperation movement and interact with local leaders.
Q. Bhugeswari Pukhurani died during which movement ?
(a) Non-cooperation movement (b) Quit India Movement (c) Civil Disobedience Movement (d) Swadeshi Movement
Ans: (b) Quit India Movement
Explanation: Bhugeswari Pukhurani, a notable freedom fighter from Assam, sacrificed her life during the Quit India Movement of 1942.
Assam GK : Set- 2 : View Paper
Q. Kamata Princes Rajani was offered to Ahom king Sukhangpha as a peace treaty
Options: (a) True (b) False
Ans: (a) True
Explanation: The Kamata Kingdom, under political pressure, offered Princess Rajani in marriage to Ahom King Sukhangpha as a peace treaty to maintain friendly relations and avoid conflict between the two kingdoms. Such matrimonial alliances were common in medieval Assam to secure political stability.
Q. ‘āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻā§°’ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ ā§°āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ? Which Ahom king built Talatal Ghar ?
A) ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Rudra Singha B) āĻļāĻŋā§ą āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Siva Singha C) āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Swargadeo Rajeswar Singha D) āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Pramatta Singha
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Swargadeo Rajeswar Singha
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Talatal Ghar at Sivasagar was built during the reign of Rajeswar Singha. It is famous for its underground passages and military architecture. (āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°ā§° āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻšā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĨ¤)
Q. ‘ā§°āĻāĻā§°’ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ ā§°āĻāĻžā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ? During whose reign was Rang Ghar built ?
A) ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Rudra Singha B) āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Pramatta Singha C) ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Rajeswar Singha D) āĻļāĻŋā§ą āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Siva Singha
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš / Swargadeo Pramatta Singha
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The present stone structure of Rang Ghar was constructed during the reign of Pramatta Singha in the 18th century. It served as a royal sports pavilion. (āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻĒāĻā§ ā§°āĻāĻā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻšā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ ā§°āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛-āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
Q. āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ? What was Zubeen Garg's last film ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: ‘ā§°ā§ ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§’ / Roi Roi Binale
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Roi Roi Binale is a 2015 Assamese film directed by Zubeen Garg. ‘ā§°ā§ ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§’ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§§ā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q ‘āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§°āĻŽ’ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ ? Who wrote the song ‘Vande Mataram’ ?
A) ā§°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻ āĻžāĻā§ā§° / Rabindranath Tagore B) āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ / Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C) āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻĄā§ / Sarojini Naidu D) āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ§ā§° āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛āĻ / Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ / Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Vande Mataram. It appeared in his novel Anandamath. āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ ‘āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§°āĻŽ’ ā§°āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻā§° ‘āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŽāĻ ’ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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1. āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāĻā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ? Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Assam ?
A. āĻāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŽā§ā§° / Anwara Taimur B. āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§°ā§ā§ąāĻž / Kanaklata Barua C. āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻž āĻļāĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž / Chandraprabha Saikiani D. āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻ¸ / Pushpalata Das
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° / Ans: A. āĻāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŽā§ā§° / Anwara Taimur
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž: āĻāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŽā§ā§° āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāĻā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ English: Anwara Taimur was the first woman Chief Minister of Assam.
2. āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ ‘āĻāĻžāĻšā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§’ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ? Which district of Assam is known as the ‘Tea Capital’ ?
A. āĻĄāĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ / Dibrugarh B. āĻ¯ā§ā§°āĻšāĻžāĻ / Jorhat C. āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž / Tinsukia D. āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° / Sivasagar
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° / Ans: A. āĻĄāĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ / Dibrugarh
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž: āĻĄāĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻš āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§° āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ ‘āĻāĻžāĻšā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§’ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ English: Dibrugarh is a major centre of Assam’s tea industry and is known as the ‘Tea Capital’.
3. āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻŦā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ? Which is the world’s largest river island in the Brahmaputra River ?
A. āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ / Majuli B. āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ / Umananda C. āĻĻā§āĻĒā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ / Deepor Beel D. āĻāĻžāĻĒā§°āĻŋ / Chapori
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° / Ans: A. āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ / Majuli
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĨ¤ English: Majuli is a famous river island located in the Brahmaputra River.
4. āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ UNESCOā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤ ? Which national park of Assam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ?
A. āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸ / Manas B. āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž / Kaziranga C. āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°ā§ / Nameri D. āĻā§°āĻžāĻ / Orang
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° / Ans: B. āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ / Kaziranga National Park
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ UNESCOā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ English: Kaziranga is famous for the one-horned rhinoceros and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
5. āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻ
ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ? Where are the historical monuments of the Ahom Swargadeos located ?
A. āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° / Sivasagar B. āĻ¯ā§ā§°āĻšāĻžāĻ / Jorhat C. āĻĄāĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ / Dibrugarh D. āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§ / Guwahati
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° / Ans:A. āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° / Sivasagar
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž: āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§° āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻĻā§āĻ˛, ā§°āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ English: Sivasagar is an important historical centre of the Ahom period, with monuments such as Sivadol and Rang Ghar.
6. ā§°ā§āĻāĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ? Which of the following plants is important in sericulture ?
A. āĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ / Sonak B. āĻŽā§°āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ / Jute C. āĻŽāĻā§° / Pea D. āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§/āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻ āĨ¤
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° / Ans: D. āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§/āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻ āĨ¤
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ā§Šā§ŠāĻ¤āĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§¯–ā§§ā§Ž āĻĢā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻļā§āĻāĻāĻā§° āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ‘āĻŦāĻāĻŽāĻ¨’, āĻ¯āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§ā§āĻž āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻā§ā§ą-āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ (The 33rd National Games were held in Guwahati from 9–18 February 2007. Its mascot was ‘Bongmon’, a one-horned rhinoceros, representing Assam’s biodiversity, Kaziranga and cultural heritage.)