This page provides Assam History MCQsAPSC, UPSC, SSC and other competitive examinations. The questions are curated from standard sources and previous year exam patterns. Practicing these Assam History objective questions with answers will help aspirants strengthen their preparation.

Assam History MCQs

Q171. Which two ministerial offices were originally established by Sukapha to assist in administration?
  • A. Borbarua and Borphukan
  • B. Burhagohain and Borgohain
  • C. Borpatrogohain and Sadiya Khowa Gohain
  • D. Rajmantri and Solal Gohain
Answer: Burhagohain and Borgohain
Explnation: Upon settling at Charaideo, Sukapha established the offices of the "Dangarias"—the Burhagohain and the Borgohain—to aid him in the administration of the kingdom.
Q172. Which Ahom King constructed the "Navagraha Temple"?
  • A. Rajeswar Singha
  • B. Siva Singha
  • C. Rudra Singha
  • D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: Rajeswar Singha
Explnation: King Rajeswar Singha built the Navagraha Temple in Guwahati.
Q173. The "Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary" is famous for:
  • A. Pygmy Hog and Hispid Hare
  • B. Tiger
  • C. Elephant
  • D. Rhino
Answer: Pygmy Hog and Hispid Hare
Explnation: Bornadi is a habitat for the critically endangered Pygmy Hog and Hispid Hare.
Q174. Which Ahom King was known as "Burha Raja"?
  • A. Pratap Singha
  • B. Suhungmung
  • C. Rudra Singha
  • D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: Pratap Singha
Explnation: Pratap Singha was known as Burha Raja because he ruled for a long time and was old.
Q175. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Padma Shri" for Cinema?
  • A. Jahnu Barua
  • B. Bhabendra Nath Saikia
  • C. Seema Biswas
  • D. Adil Hussain
Answer: Jahnu Barua
Explnation: Jahnu Barua received it.
Q176. Who was the British Governor General when the Treaty of Yandaboo was ratified?
  • A. Amherst
  • B. Dalhousie
  • C. Cornwallis
  • D. Bentinck
Answer: Amherst
Explnation: Lord Amherst was the Governor-General of India during the ratification of the Treaty of Yandaboo in 1826.
Q177. Under the Paik system, a specific unit of four (later three) paiks was known as a:
  • A. Khel
  • B. Got
  • C. Mul
  • D. Dewal
Answer: Got
Explnation: The "Got" was the basic unit of the Paik system. It originally consisted of four paiks (later reduced to three), where one member was required to serve the state in rotation.
Q178. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Arjuna Award" for Boxing?
  • A. Shiva Thapa
  • B. Lovlina Borgohain
  • C. Jamuna Boro
  • D. Ankushita Boro
Answer: Shiva Thapa
Explnation: Shiva Thapa won it.
Q179. Which king of the Pala dynasty in Assam was elected by the people, similar to the Pala Empire of Bengal?
  • A. Ratna Pala
  • B. Brahma Pala
  • C. Indra Pala
  • D. Jaya Pala
Answer: Brahma Pala
Explnation: Around 900 CE, Brahma Pala was elected as the first emperor of the Pala dynasty in Kamarupa, mirroring the elective kingship seen in the Pala Empire of Bengal.
Q180. The "Assam State Museum" was established in:
  • A. 1940
  • B. 1947
  • C. 1950
  • D. 1955
Answer: 1940
Explnation: The Assam State Museum in Guwahati was established in 1940.
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