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APSC CCE Prelims 2022-23

MCQs on Assam

Q1. Which day is observed as Rhino Day in Assam?

A) 3rd July.
B) 19th August.
C) 22th September.
D) 29th October.

Q2. In which district “Sri Surya Pahar” is located?

A) Dhubri.
B) Goalpara.
C) Darrang.
D) Chirang.

Q3. Which one is the highest mountain ranges in Assam?

A) Patkai Range.
B) Namchai Range.
C) Barail Range.
D) Bethartoli Range.
Q4. Sati Sadhani was a queen of which dynasty?

A) Ahom.
B) Koch.
C) Chutia.
D) DimaTripura.

Q5. Which state is not covered under the jurisdiction of Guwahati


High Court?

A) Nagaland.
B) Mizoram.
C) Arunachal Pradesh.
D) Tripura.

Q6. The Assam Medical College was formerly known as:

A) Berry White Medical School.


B) St. John Medical School.
C) Robert Brown Medical School.
D) St. Patrick Medical School.

Q7. Who is the first Assamese to climb Mount Everest?

A) Manish Deka.
B) Tarun Saikia.
C) Bidyut Bora.
D) Abhinandan Bora.
Q8. By area wise Assam is the __ biggest state in India?

A) 11th.
B) 14th.
C) 15th.
D) 17th.

Q9. “Atmanusandhan” is an autobiography written by:

A) Homen Borgohain.
B) Kanak Sen Deka.
C) Nagen Saikia.
D) Mahim Bora.

Q10. Who was the first to start the system of land surveying in
Assam?

A) Gadadhar Singha.
B) Rudra Singha,
C) Nara Narayan.
D) Udayaditya Singha.

Q11. Which district was previously known as Bangmara and


Changmai Pathar?

A) Sibsagar.
B) Jorhat.
C) Tinsukia.
D) Golaghat.
Q12. Who is appointed as the first ever sports ambassador of Assam?

A) Hima Das.
B) Ankushita Boro.
C) Shiva Thapa.
D) Mahadev Deka.

Q13. Which Assamese writer is also known as “Upanyash Samrat”?

A) Sarat Chandra Goswami.


B) Lakshminath Bezbaruah.
C) Rajanikanta Bordoloi.
D) Krishna Kanta Handique.

Q14. What is the meaning of the word Ai in the festival name “Ali Ai
Ligang”?

A) Seed.
B) Fruit.
C) Tree.
D) Water.

Q15. The “Baisagu” festival is celebrated by which ethnic group of


Assam?

A) Bodo.
B) Deori.
C) Dimasa.
D) Rabha.
Q16. Which of the following wild life sanctuaries is located in
Udalguri district?

A) Chakrashila.
B) Bornodi.
C) Amchang.
D) Bura Chapori.

Q17. The Rain Forest Research Institute in Assam is located?

A) Diphu.
B) Dhubri.
C) Dibrugarh.
D) Jorhat.

Q18. Hamren is the headquarter of which one district?

A) Cachar.
B) Dima Hasao.
C) Karbi Anglong.
D) West Karbi Anglong.

Q19. The novel “Abhijatri” was written by?

A) Arun Sarma.
B) Sneha Devi.
C) Nirupoma Borgohain.
D) Chandra Prasad Saikia.
Q20. Which Assamese poet is also known as “Dhowni Kobi”?

A) Bhubanmohan Baruah.
B) Binanda Chandra Barua.
C) Chandra Kumar Agarwala.
D) Gunaviram Barua.

Q21. IIT Guwahati was established in the year?

A) 1992.
B) 1994.
C) 1996.
D) 1998.

Q22. Which of the following constituency of Assam Legislative


Assembly reserved for Schedule Tribe?

A) Majuli.
B) Bihpuria.
C) Mahmara.
D) Bokakhat.

Q23. In which city, the first CNG station of Assam is inaugurated?

A) Guwahati.
B) Dibrugarh.
C) Tezpur.
D) Jorhat.
Q24. The “Deodhani” dance is associated with the worship of which
goddess?

A) Manasa.
B) Kali.
C) Durga.
D) Parvati.

Q25. Who established the Koch dynasty?

A) Nara Narayan.
B) Biswa Singha.
C) Lakshminarayan.
D) Bali Narayan.

Q26. Hima Das is also known as by the nickname of?

A) Kolong Express.
B) Dihing Express.
C) Nagaon Express.
D) Kamakhya Express.

Q27. In Assamese calendar which month have 32 days:

A) Bohag.
B) Jeth.
C) Aahar.
D) Kati.
Q28. The ancient Mahabhairav temple is located in which city?

A) Jorhat.
B) Tezpur.
C) Mangaldoi.
D) Hajo.

Q29. In which year Cotton College was established?

A) 1898.
B) 1901.
C) 1902.
D) 1905.

Q30. How many maximum members are elected from Assam for
Rajya Sabha?

A) 5.
B) 7.
C) 8.
D) 10.

Q31. Which politician is also known as “Iron Man of Assam”?

A) Gopinath Bordoloi.
B) Tarun Ram Phukan.
C) Bishnuram Medhi.
D) Bimala Prasad Chaliha.
Q32. Every year, Bir Chilarai Divas is celebrated on?

A) 9th February.
B) 25th February.
C) 11th April.
D) 30 April.

Q33. Which one is the largest tributary of the river Brahmaputra?

A) Subansiri.
B) Kameng.
C) Manas.
D) Dhansiri.

Q34. On 12th January, 2021, which one has been formally declared as
a new district of Assam?

A) Mariani.
B) Bajali.
C) Bilasipara.
D) Nazira.

Q35. In addition to Assamese, which other language from the State is


included in the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Mising.
(B) Rabha.
(C) Tiwa.
(D) Bodo.
Q36. Which of the following districts do not share borders with
Bhutan?

(A) Udalguri.
(B) Bongaigaon.
(C) Baksa.
(D) Chirang.

Q37. Who is the founder of the Assamese daily English newspaper


“The Assam Tribune”?

(A) Prafulla Govinda Baruah.


(B) Radha Govinda Baruah.
(C) Siva Prasad Barooah.
(D) Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah.

Q38. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the __ president of India?

(A) 4th.
(B) 5th.
(C) 6th.
(D) 7th.

Q39. Who was the first Assamese to get the Arjuna award?

(A) Holicharan Narzary.


(B) Monalisa Baruah.
(C) Bhogeswar Baruah.
(D) Dipankar Bhattacharjee.
Q40. In which year, Kaziranga was declared a World Heritage Site by
UNESCO?

(A) 1982.
(B) 1985.
(C) 1987.
(D) 1992.

Q41. When Majuli was formally declared as a district in Assam?

(A) September, 2016.


(B) Novemebr, 2016.
(C) January, 2017.
(D) March, 2017.

Q42. How many lines does a Shakespearean sonnet have?

(A) 8.
(B) 10.
(C) 13.
(D) 14.

Q43. Which dynasty’s coins were known as “Narayani”?

(A) Kachari.
(B) Koch.
(C) Kamata.
(D) Chutiya.
Q44. Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of Guwahati University?

(A) Krishna Kanta Handique.


(B) Hemchandra Goswami.
(C) Padmanath Gohain Baruah.
(D) Rajanikanta Bordoloi.

Q45. Dibru Saikhowa National Park is situated in which district of


Assam?

(A) Sonitpur & Nagaon.


(B) Jorhat & Golaghat.
(C) Karbi Anglong & Golaghat.
(D) Dibrugarh & Tinsukia.

Q46. The biography “Smritir Tirtha” is written on the life of?

(A) Amulya Barua.


(B) Chandradhar Barua.
(C) Chandra Kumar Agarwala.
(D) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi.

Q47. Which state was separated from Assam in 1963?

(A) Sikkim.
(B) Nagaland.
(C) West Bengal.
(D) None of These.
Q48. Who was the first Assamese translator of the Ramayana?

(A) Banabhatta.
(B) Ananta kandali.
(C) Madhab Kandali.
(D) Ram Saraswati.

Q49. Which river is the biggest tributary of the river Brahmaputra?

(A) Kameng.
(B) Dhansiri.
(C) Subansiri.
(D) Manas.

Q50. Which is the biggest Argo-based industry in Assam?

(A) Rubber industry.


(B) Jute industry.
(C) Sugar industry.
(D) Tea industry.

Q51. Which one is the largest district by Population in Assam?

(A) Silchar.
(B) Dhubri.
(C) Nagaon.
(D) Kamrup.
Q52. King of Manipur, Babruvahana was the son of?

(A) Vidur.
(B) Krishna.
(C) Bhim.
(D) Arjun.

Q53. The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed between East India


Company and which one of the following?

(A) Ahom King.


(B) King of Burma.
(C) Kachari King.
(D) Chutiya King.

Q54. Which city of Assam has the largest dry fish market of Asia?

(A) Tangla.
(B) Jagiroad.
(C) Dhuburi.
(D) Tinsukia.

Q55. ISRO Headquarter is located in?

(A) Delhi.
(B) Chennai.
(C) Mumbai.
(D) Bengaluru.
Q56. Right to Information Act in India came fully into force in?

(A) October, 2008.


(B) June, 2005.
(C) July, 2008.
(D) October, 2005.

Q57. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?

(A) Bishnuram Medhi.


(B) Tarun Ram Phukan.
(C) Gopinath Bordoloi.
(D) None of the Above.

Q58. The first Assamese to compile a dictionary named “Hem Kosh”


is?

(A) Chandradhar Barua.


(B) Hemchandra Barua.
(C) Hemchandra Goswami.
(D) None of the above.

Q59. Which one is the largest district in Assam by area wise?

(A) Barpeta.
(B) Dibrugarh.
(C) Sivsagar.
(D) Karbi Anglong.
Q60. The currency of Japan is known as?

(A) Dollar.
(B) Yen.
(C) Renminbi.
(D) Ringgit.

Q61. In which district, Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located?

(A) Golaghat.
(B) Sivsagar.
(C) Karbi Anglong.
(D) Dibrugarh.

Q62. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India?

(A) M. Karunanidhi.
(B) Jyoti Basu.
(C) Pawan Kumar Chamling.
(D) Manik Sarkar.

Q63. Which language is used by Sankardev to written Borgeets?

(A) Assamese.
(B) Sanskrit.
(C) Bengali.
(D) Brajawali.
Q64. Total number of National Parks in Assam?

(A) 3.
(B) 4.
(C) 5.
(D) 7.

Q65. In which hill top, the Kamakhya Temple is located?

(A) Nilachal Hill.


(B) Chitrachal Hill.
(C) Sandhyachal Hill.
(D) Jogini Hill.

Q66. What is the meaning of ‘Hasao’ in the word “Dima Hasao”?

(A) Jungle.
(B) Hills.
(C) River.
(D) Community.

Q67. The Patkai Bum range makes the boundary between?

(A) India and Bhutan.


(B) India and China.
(C) India and Bangladesh.
(D) India and Burma.
Q68. Siang, joined by Lohit and Dibang makes which of the following
rivers?

(A) Jia Bharali.


(B) Dikhow.
(C) Subansiri.
(D) Brahmaputra.

Q69. Which one was the first capital of Ahom Kingdom in Assam?

(A) Garhgaon.
(B) Charaideo.
(C) Jorhat.
(D) Sivsagar.

Q70. The area of Kaziranga National Park is approximately?

(A) 430 sq. km.


(B) 500 sq. km.
(C) 390 sq. km.
(D) 720 sq. km.

Q71. Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary is located in which one of the


following districts?

(A) Jorhat.
(B) Sivasagar.
(C) Golaghat.
(D) Dhemaji.
Q72. Ali-Aai-Ligang is an agri-based festival celebrated by the?

(A) Bodo.
(B) Khasis.
(C) Mising.
(D) Naga.

Q73. Every year Assam Police Day is observed on?

(A) 13th January.


(B) 4th April.
(C) 8th September.
(D) 1st October.

Q74. Which one was the second film directed by Jyoti Prasad
Agarwala?

(A) Joymoti.
(B) Indramalati.
(C) Monumoti.
(D) Siraj.

Q75. Who wrote the book ”Bhakti Ratnavali”?

(A) Sankardev.
(B) Madhava Kandali.
(C) Madhavdev.
(D) Hema Saraswati.
Q76. Assam’s only fishery college “College of Fisheries Science” is
located in?

(A) Morigaon.
(B) Raha.
(C) Nagaon.
(D) Jorhat.

Q77. Who is also known as ‘Bihogi Kobi’?

(A) Dimbeswar Neog.


(B) Nalinidhar Bhattacharya.
(C) Raghunath Choudhary.
(D) Nilmoni Phukan.

Q78. After the demise of the 1st Chief Minister of Assam, Gopinath
Bordoloi in 1950, the second Chief Minister was?

(A) B. P. Chaliha.
(B) B. R. Medhi.
(C) Sarat Chandra Singha.
(D) M. M. Choudhury.

Q79. The Hayagriva Madhava Temple of Hajo is located in which


hill?

(A) Agnigarh Hill.


(B) Nilachal Hill.
(C) Monikut Hill.
(D) Mikir Hills.
Q80. Which one was the last capital of the Ahom Kingdom?

(A) Charaideo.
(B) Gargaon.
(C) Rangpur.
(D) Jorhat.

Q81. Assam shares its border with how many states?

(A) 9.
(B) 8.
(C) 7.
(D) 6.

Q82. Bhogeswar Baruah wins a medal in the ________ Asian Games?

(A) 1953.
(B) 1946.
(C) 1975.
(D) 1966.

Q83. Who was the author of the book “India against Itself’?

(A) Dr. Hiren Gohain.


(B) Dr. Mamani Roysom Goswami.
(C) Homen Borgohain.
(D) Dr. Sanjib Barua.
Q84. The Dhodar Ali was constructed during the reign of?

(A) Rudra Singha.


(B) Gadadhar Singha.
(C) Pramatta Singha.
(D) Siva Singha.

Q85. Who was the founder editor of the Assamese magazine


“Prantik”?

A) Pradeep Baruah.
B) Birenda Kumar Bhattacharya.
C) Homen Borgohain.
D) Bhabendra Nath Saikia.

Q86. Who had established the “Barpeta Satra” in Barpeta?

A) Sankardev.
B) Madhabdev.
C) Damodardev.
D) Gopal Ata.

Q87. “Lachit Divas” is celebrated on?

A) 13th June.
B) 18th September.
C) 22nd October.
D) 24 November.
Q88. Which is the tallest existing temple in Assam?

A) Umananda Temple at Guwahati.


B) Kamakhya Temple at Silghat.
C) Siva Temple at Sibsagar.
D) Siva Temple at Dergaon.

Q89. Which river originates from Tibet and enters into India through
Arunachal Pradesh?

A) Chambal River.
B) Godavari River.
C) Kaveri River.
D) Brahmaputra River.

Q90. “Maghdot” was written by?

A) Humayun Kabir.
B) Khuswant Singh.
C) Kalidas.
D) Banabhatta.

Q91. The “Adom Divas” is celebrated on?

A) 5th March.
B) 12 March.
C) 3rd October.
D) 2nd December.
Q92. In which year the Bodo Sahitya Sabha was founded?

A) 1952.
B) 1956.
C) 1959.
D) 1978.

Q93. Which one was the second film directed by Jyoti Prasad
Agarwala?

A) Joymoti.
B) Indramalati.
C) Monumoti.
D) Siraj.

Q94. Who directed the Assamese film “Shakuntala”?

A) Bhabendra Nath Saikia.


B) Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
C) Bidyut Chakraborty.
D) Jyotiprasad Agarwala.

Q95. The highest concentration of forest in the state of Assam occurs


in?

A) Karbi Anglong.
B) Dima Hasao.
C) Goalpara.
D) Dhubri.
Q96. Who is the first Assamese women to win international Gold
medal in sports?

A) Hima Das.
B) Ankushita Boro.
C) Monalisha Baruah Mehta.
D) Mithu Baruah.

Q97. The biography “Smritir Tirtha” is written on the life of?

A) Amulya Barua.
B) Chandradhar Barua.
C) Chandra Kumar Agarwala.
D) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi.

Q98. Which one is the first team defeated by Assam in Ranji Trophy
Cricket?

A) Mumbai.
B) Orissa.
C) Tripura.
D) Karnataka.

Q99. Which district of Assam is also known as the “Land of the


Satras”?

A) Barpeta.
B) Majuli.
C) Jorhat.
D) Nagaon.
Q100. Which Sikh Guru built the famous Gurudwara in Dhubri
town?

A) Guru Gobind Singh.


B) Guru Tegbahadur.
C) Guru Hargobind.
D) Guru Harikishan.

Q101. The Lachit Borphukan’s Maidam is located in?

A) Sibsagar.
B) Jorhat.
C) Dibrugarh.
D) Guwahati.

Q102. Who was the first Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court?

A) R.F. Lodge.
B) T.V. Thandani.
C) Sarjoo Prasad.
D) C.P. Sinha.

Q103. Which one is the state bird of Assam?

A) Lavsan Duck.
B) Refous-necked Hornbill.
C) Pink-headed Duck.
D) White-winged Wood Duck.
Q104. Environmentalist Robin Banerjee’s Museum is located in which
district?

A) Jorhat.
B) Golaghat.
C) Dibrugarh.
D) Dhemaji.

Q105. Who was the first Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly?

A) Babu Basanta Kumar Das.


B) Debeswar Sarmah.
C) Lakheswar Borah.
D) Kuladhar Chaliha.

Q106. The first book fair of Assam was held at?

A) Kamrup.
B) Nagaon.
C) Jorhat.
D) Dibrugarh.

Q107. Who was the first Indian District Magistrate in India?

A) Ananda Ram Baruah.


B) Kamalakanta Bhattacharya.
C) Bhabananda Deka.
D) Chandra Kumar Agarwala.
Q108. Which North Eastern state is also called the Land of Raising
Sun?

A) Assam.
B) Manipur.
C) Arunachal Pradesh.
D) Tripura.

Q109. Who was the first Assamese writer to receive Sahitya Academy
Award?

A) Nalinibala Devi.
B) Jatindranath Dowara.
C) Benudhar Sharma.
D) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya.

Q110. “Adhalikha Dostabej” is the autobiography of?

A) Homen Borgohain.
B) Birendra Nath Saikia.
C) Mamoni Raisom Goswami.
D) None of the above.

Q111. Name the place where the Manas River joins the Brahmaputra
River?

A) Abhayapuri.
B) Jogighopa.
C) Barpeta.
D) None of the above.
Q112. Which of the following refinery was established due to Assam
Accord?

A) Guwahati.
B) Bongaigaon.
C) Numaligarh.
D) Digboi.

Q113. Which river flows through Nameri National Park?

A) Jia Bharali.
B) Brahmaputra.
C) Subansiri.
D) Bornodi.

Q114. Which tribe introduced sericulture in Assam?

A) Garo.
B) Deuri.
C) Fakial.
D) Bodo.

Q115. Which of the following is the first Assamese romantic poem?

A) Bin Boragi.
B) Pratima.
C) Bon Konwari.
D) None of the above.
Q116. The logo of the Assam Sahitya Sabha was designed by?

A) Sobha Brahma.
B) Jugal Das.
C) Mitradev Mahanta.
D) None of the above.

Q117. In which year Sangeet Natak Academy recognised Sattriya as a


classical dance?

A) 1994.
B) 1996.
C) 1998.
D) 2000.

Q118. What is Gumrag?

A) Music.
B) Dance.
C) Instrument.
D) Special Cloths.

Q119. Who was the first recipient of Asom Ratna Award?

A) Dr. Mamoni Raisom Goswami.


B) Dr. Jitendra Nath Goswami.
C) Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
D) None of the Above.
Q120. Which one of the following is the oldest Masjid in Assam?

A) Poa Macca.
B) Panbari Masjid.
C) Panbazar Masjid.
D) None of the Above.

Q121. Environmentalist Jadav Payeng was awarded Padma Shri in


the year?

A) 2011.
B) 2013.
C) 2015.
D) 2018.

Q122. The smallest among all the books written by Shankardev is?

A) Kaliya Daman.
B) Kritan Ghosa.
C) Gunamala.
D) None of the Above.

Q123. The first Assamese children magazine was?

A) Bahi.
B) Surabhi.
C) Lora Bondhu.
D) Ghar Jeuti.
Q124. The precursor of the Assam Sahitya Sabha was?

A) Asomiya Kristi Bikas Sabha.


B) Asomiya Bhassa Unnoti Sadhini Sabha.
C) Asomiya Bhasa Bahini.
D) None of the Above.

Q125. The roof of which temple was made of Copper?

A) Kamakhya.
B) Sukreshwar.
C) Ashwaklanta.
D) Tamreshwari.

Q126. Deepor Beel was declared as bird sanctuary in which year?

A) 1986.
B) 1989.
C) 1992.
D) 1997.

Q127. Who discovered the occurrence of oil in Assam?

A) Lieut. R. Wilcox.
B) Major R Wilcox.
C) Robert Bruce.
D) None of the Above.
Q128. After the death of Gopinath Bordoloi in 1950, the second Chief
Minister of Assam was?

A) B. P. Chaliha.
B) Bishnuram Medhi.
C) Mohini Mohan Choudhary.
D) Sarat Chandra Singh.

Q129. Which of the following place is the business hub of Nagaland?

A) Dimapur.
B) Kohima.
C) Naga Hills.
D) None of the Above.

Q130. Falcon Festival is celebrated in which place?

A) Digboi.
B) Umrangshu.
C) Majuli.
D) Dhubri.

Q131. Who wrote the book “Discovery of Assam”?

A) Nalinibala Devi.
B) Homen Borgohain.
C) Satish Chandra Kakoti.
D) Bhabendra Nath Saikia.
Q132. Who is the current speaker of Assam Lagislative Assembly?

A) Hitendra Nath Goswami.


B) Babu Basanta Kumar Das.
C) Biswajit Daimary.
D) Numal Momin.

Q133. Chandubi Festival is celebrated by the?

A) Karbi.
B) Tiwa.
C) Mising.
D) Rabha.

Q134. Which part of the Assam has maximum limestone deposits?

A) Cachar Plain.
B) Karbi Plateau.
C) Meghalaya Plateau.
D) None of the Above.

Q135. Jatinga is a?

A) Plateau.
B) Mountain.
C) Hill.
D) River.
Q136. The present Panchayat Raj Act of Assam is known as?

A) Assam Panchayat Raj Act 1958.


B) Assam Panchayat Raj Act 1973.
C) Assam Panchayat Raj Act 1986.
D) Assam Panchayat Raj Act 1994.

Q137. In which year Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha passed away?

A) 1960.
B) 1965.
C) 1969.
D) 1970.

Q138. Lakshminandan Bora received the Saraswati Sanman for his


novel?

A) Patal Bhairavi.
B) Kayakalpa.
C) Saa Jueir Pohorot.
D) Biponno Bismoi.

Q139. Name the river Brahmaputra after entering Bangladesh?

A) Padma.
B) Meghna.
C) Jamuna.
D) Surma.
Q140. In which year NRC was introduced for the first time in Assam?

A) 1948.
B) 1951.
C) 1984.
D) 2018.

Q141. The first tea company established in Assam was?

A) Assam Tea Company.


B) Assam Bengal.
C) Toklai.
D) None of the Above.

Q142. Who is the writer of Bhakti Ratnawali?

A) Bhattadev.
B) Shankardev.
C) Madhabdev.
D) Ananta Kandali.

Q143. Who is the first Assamese women IAS?

A) Parul Das.
B) Meera Sharma.
C) Sakhalata Dowarah.
D) None of the Above
Q144. Who is the first Assamese women to be awarded by the Sangeet
Natak Academy?

A) Sudakhina Sharma.
B) Pratima Barua Pandey.
C) Anupama Bhattacharya.
D) Aaideo Handique.

Q145. “Sonor Samus Mukhot Loi” is the autobiography of?

A) Nalinibala Devi.
B) Laxminandan Borah.
C) Pranav Jyoti Deka.
D) Nirmalprabha Bordoloi.

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