150+ Assam History Questions and Answers

Q1) Which day is observed as Rhino Day in Assam:

Q2) In which district “Sri Surya Pahar” is located:

Q3) Which one is the highest mountain ranges in Assam:

Q4) Sati Sadhani was a queen of which dynasty:

Q5) Which state is not covered under the jurisdiction of Guwahati High Court:

Q6) The Assam Medical College was formerly known as:

Q7) Who is the first Assamese to climb Maunt Everest:

Q8) By area wise Assam is the __ biggest state in India:

Q9) “Atmanusandhan” is an autobiography written by:

Q10) Who was the first to start the system of land surveying in Assam:

Q11) Which district was previously known as Bangmara and Changmai Pathar:

Q12) Who is appointed as first ever sports ambassador of Assam:

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

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

Q15) The “Baisagu” festival is celebrated by which ethnic group of Assam:

Q16) Which of the following wild life sanctuaries is located in Udalguri district:

Q17) The Rain Forest Research Institute in Assam is located:

Q18) Hamren is the headquarter of which one district:

Q19) The novel “Abhijatri” was written by:

Q20) Which Assamese poet is also known as Dhowni Kobi:

Q21) IIT Guwahati was established in the year:

Q22) Which of the following constituency of Assam Lagislative Assembly reserved for Schedule Tribe:

Q23) In which city, the first CNG station of Assam is innagurated:

Q24) The “Deodhani” dance is associated with the worship of which goddess:

Q25) Who established the Koch dynasty:

Q26) Hima Das is also known as by the nickname of:

Q27) In Assamese calendar which month have 32 days:

Q28) The ancient Mahabhairav temple is located in which city:

Q29) In which year Cotton college was established:

Q30) How many maximum members are elected from Assam for Rajya Sabha:

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

Q32) Every year, Bir Chilarai Divas is celebrated on:

Q33) Which one is the largest tributary of the river Brahmaputra:

Q34) On 12 January 2021, which one has been formally declared as a new district of Assam:

Q35) In addition to Assamese, which other language from the State is included in the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution:

Q36) Which of the following districts do not share borders with Bhutan:

Q37) Who is the founder of the Assamese daily english newspaper “The Assam Tribune”

Q38) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the __ president of India:

Q39) Who was the first Assamese to get the Arjuna award:

Q40) In which year, Kaziranga was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO:

Q41) When Majuli is formally declared as a district in Assam:

Q42) How many lines does a Shakespearean sonnet have:

Q43) Which dynasty’s coins were known as ”Narayani”

Q44) Who was the first vice-chancellor of Guwahati University:

Q45) Dibru Saikhowa National Park is situated in which district of Assam:

Q46) The biography ”Smritir Tirtha” is written on the life of:

Q47) Which state was separated from Assam in 1963:

Q48) Who was the first Assamese translator of the Ramayana:

Q49) Which river is the biggest tributary of the river Brahmaputra:

Q50) What is the biggest argo-based industry in Assam:

Q51) Which one is the largest district by Population in Assam:

Q52) King of Manipur Babruvahana was the son of:

Q53) The Treaty of Yandaboo signed between East India Company and which one of the following:

Q54) Which city of Assam has the largest dry fish market of Asia:

Q55) ISRO headquarter is located in:

Q56) Right to Information Act in India came fully into force in:

Q57) Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam:

Q58) The first Assamese to compile a dictionary named ‘HemKosh’ is:

Q59) Which one is the largest district in Assam by area wise:

Q60) The currency of Japan is known as:

Q61) In which district, Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located:

Q62) Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India:

Q63) Which language is used by Sankardev to written Borgeets:

Q64) Total number of National Parks in Assam:

Q65) In which hill top, the Kamakhya Temple is located:

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

Q67) The Patkai Bum range makes the boundary between:

Q68) Siang, joined by Lohit and Dibang makes which of the following rivers:

Q69) Which one was the first capital of Ahom Kingdom in Assam:

Q70) The area of Kaziranga National Park is approximately:

Q71) Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary is located in which one of the following districts:

Q72) Ali-Aai-Ligang is an agri-based festival celebrated by the:

Q73) Every year Assam Police Day is  observed on:

Q74) Which one was the second film directed by Jyotiprasad Agarwala:

Q75) Who wrote the book ”Bhakti Ratnavali”

Q76) Assam’s only fishery college “College of Fisheries Science” is located in:

Q77) Who is also known as ‘bihogi kobi’

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

Q79) The Hayagriva Madhava Temple of Hajo is located in which hill:

Q80) Which one was the last capital of the Ahom Kingdom:

Q81) Assam shares its border with how many states:

Q82) Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah wins a medal in the ________ Asian Games:

Q83) Who was the author of the book ‘India against Itself’

Q84) The Dhodar Ali was constructed during the reign of:

Q85) Who was the founder editor of the Assamese magazine “Prantik”

Q86) Who had established the “Barpeta Satra” in Barpeta:

Q87) “Lachit Divas” is celebrated on:

Q88) Which is the tallest existing temple in Assam:

Q89) Which river originates from Tibet and enters into India through Arunachal Pradesh:

Q90) “Maghdot” was written by:

Q91) The “Adom Divas” is celebrated on:

Q92) In which year the Bodo Sahitya Sabha was founded:

Q93) Which one was the second film directed by Jyotiprasad Agarwala:

Q94) Who directed the Assamese film “Shakuntala”

Q95) The highest concentration of forest in the state of Assam occurs in:

Q96) Who is the first Assamese women to win international Gold medal in sports:

Q97) The biography “Smritir Tirtha” is written on the life of:

Q98) Which one is the first team defeated by Assam in Ranji Trophy Cricket:

Q99) Which district of Assan is also known as the “Land of the Satras”

Q100) Which Sikh Guru built the famous Gurudwara in Dhubri town:

Q101) The Lachit Borphukan’s Maidam is located in:

Q102) Who was the first Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court:

Q103) Which one is the state bird of Assam:

Q104) Environmentalists Robin Banarjee’s Museum is located in which district:

Q105) Who was the first Soeaker of the Assam Assembly:

Q106) The first book fair of Assam was held at:

Q107) Who was the first Indian district magistrate in India:

Q108) Which North Eastern state is also called the Land of Raising Sun:

Q109) Who was the first Assamese writer to receive Sahitya Academy Award:

Q110) Adhalikha Dostabej is the autobiography of:

Q111) Name the place where the Manas river joins the Brahmaputra river:

Q112) Which of the following refinery was established due to Assam Accord:

Q113) Which river flows through Nameri National Park:

Q114) Which tribe introduced sericulture in Assam:

Q115) Which of the following is the first Assamese romantic poem:

Q116) The logo of the Assam Sahitya Sabha was designed by:

Q117) In which year Sangeet Natak Academy recognised Sattriya as a classical dance:

Q118) What is Gumrag:

Q119) Who was the first recipient of Asom Ratna Award:

Q120) Which one of the following is the oldest masjid in Assam:

Q121) Environmentalist Jadav Payeng was awarded Padma Shri in the year:

Q122) The smallest among all the books written by Shankardev is:

Q123) The first Assamese children megazine was:

Q124) The precursor of the Assam Sahitya Sabha was:

Q125) The roof of which temple was made of Copper:

Q126) Deepor Beel was declared as bird sanctuary in which year:

Q127) Who discovered the occurence of oil in Assam:

Q128) After the death of Gopinath Bordoloi in 1950, the second chief minister of Assam was:

Q129) Which of the following place is the business hub of Nagaland:

Q130) Falcon fastival is celebrated in which place:

Q131) Who wrote the book “Discovery of Assam”

Q132) Who is the current speaker of Assam Lagislative Assembly:

Q133) Chandubi fastival is celebrated by the:

Q134) Which part of the Assam has maximum limestone deposits:

Q135) Jatinga is a:

Q136) The present Panchayat Raj Act of Assam is known as:

Q137) In which year Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha passed away:

Q138) Lakshminandan Bora received the Saraswati Sanman for his novel:

Q139) Name the river Brahmaputra after entering Bangladesh:

Q140) In which year NRC was introduced for the first time in Assam:

Q141) The first tea company established in Assam was:

Q142) Who is the writer of Bhakti Ratnawali:

Q143) Who is the first Assamese women IAS:

Q144) Who is the first Assamese women to be awarded by the Sangeet Natak Academy:

Q145) Sonor Samus Mukhot Loi is the autobiography of:

1. Which dynasty was responsible for the establishment of the first kingdom in Assam?
2. Who was the founder of the Ahom kingdom in Assam?
3. Which Ahom king is credited with the defeat of the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat?
4. What was the significance of the Treaty of Yandabo in relation to Assam?
5. Who was the prominent leader of the Assam Tea Movement against the British?
6. When did Assam become a separate state within the Indian Union?
7. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam after India's independence?
8. Which social reformer from Assam played a significant role in abolishing the practice of child marriage?
9. When did Assam witness the Assam Agitation, a movement against illegal immigrants?
10. Who was the first Assamese writer to be awarded the Jnanpith Award?
11. Who was the last independent ruler of Assam before it came under British rule?
12. Which treaty in 1826 transferred Assam to British control?
13. Who was the leader of the historic Assam Revolt of 1857 against the British?
14. Which prominent freedom fighter from Assam played a crucial role in India's independence movement and later became the Chief Minister of the state?
15. When did Assam become a separate province within British India?
16. Which event in 1947 led to the partition of Assam into Assam and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)?
17. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Assam?
18. Which wildlife sanctuary in Assam is known for its population of one-horned rhinoceros?
19. What is the significance of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam?
20. Who is considered the pioneer of modern Assamese literature?
21. Which Ahom queen is known for her bravery and leadership during the Ahom-Mughal conflicts?
22. Who was the first Assamese person to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award?
23. Which famous Assamese poet and freedom fighter composed the song "O Mur Apunar Desh" (O My Beloved Country)?
24. Which social reformer from Assam fought against the practice of witch-hunting and superstitions?
25. Which rebellion in Assam against the British colonial rule was led by the freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua?
26. Who is known as the "Bard of Brahmaputra" for his contributions to Assamese literature and music?
27. Which river, flowing through Assam, is considered the lifeline of the state's economy and culture?
28. Which festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Assam to mark the onset of spring season?
29. Who was the first Assamese film director to win the National Film Award for Best Director?
30. Which archaeological site in Assam is known for its ancient stone structures and monoliths?
31. Which famous battle in Assam's history is known as the Battle of Itakhuli?
32. Which kingdom was known as "Kamrupa" in ancient times?