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

Q341. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award"?
  • A. Bhupen Hazarika
  • B. Jahnu Barua
  • C. Seema Biswas
  • D. Adil Hussain
Answer: Bhupen Hazarika
Explnation: Bhupen Hazarika received it in 1992.
Q342. Who was the first Chief Secretary of the "Eastern Bengal and Assam" province?
  • A. P.C. Lyon
  • B. H. Luttman Johnson
  • C. William Ward
  • D. Henry Cotton
Answer: P.C. Lyon
Explnation: P.C. Lyon was appointed as the first Chief Secretary of the new province in 1906.
Q343. Which recruitment system replaced the Contractor system for tea garden labor?
  • A. Indentured System
  • B. Sardari System
  • C. Ryotwari System
  • D. Mahalwari System
Answer: Sardari System
Explnation: The Sardari system, where trusted garden workers recruited new laborers from their home regions, replaced the exploitative Contractor system.
Q344. Who was the first Ahom King to marry a Hindu princess?
  • A. Sukhaamphaa
  • B. Pratap Singha
  • C. Jayadhwaj Singha
  • D. Rudra Singha
Answer: Sukhaamphaa
Explnation: Sukhaamphaa (Khora Raja) married the daughter of Koch King Raghudeva.
Q345. According to the Yogini Tantra, the division of Kamrup known as Ratnapeeth extended between which two rivers?
  • A. Karatoya and Sankosh
  • B. Sankosh and Rupohi
  • C. Rupohi and Bharali
  • D. Bharali and Dikrai
Answer: Karatoya and Sankosh
Explnation: The Yogini Tantra divides Kamrup into four pithas. Ratnapeeth is defined as the area extending from the Karatoya River in the west to the Sankosh River in the east.
Q346. Which site was the first preference of the Site Selection Committee for the new capital of Assam?
  • A. Amchang-Panikhati
  • B. Sonapur
  • C. Silghat
  • D. Sonaighuli
Answer: Amchang-Panikhati
Explnation: The Amchang-Panikhati-Chandrapur area was the committee's first preference for the new capital, though Dispur was eventually chosen.
Q347. Who wrote the biography of Sankardeva "Guru Charit"?
  • A. Ramcharan Thakur
  • B. Madhavdeva
  • C. Daityari Thakur
  • D. Bhattadeva
Answer: Ramcharan Thakur
Explnation: Ramcharan Thakur is credited with writing the biography Guru Charit.
Q348. Which Act separated the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) from Assam?
  • A. North Eastern Areas Act 1971
  • B. Act of 1935
  • C. Act of 1947
  • D. Act of 1960
Answer: North Eastern Areas Act 1971
Explnation: The North Eastern Areas (Reorganization) Act of 1971 separated NEFA from Assam to form the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh.
Q349. Who was the Mughal General who signed the Treaty of Asurar Ali?
  • A. Allah Yar Khan
  • B. Mir Jumla
  • C. Ram Singh
  • D. Abu Bakr
Answer: Allah Yar Khan
Explnation: Allah Yar Khan was the Mughal commander who signed the Treaty of Asurar Ali with the Ahom general Momai Tamuli Borbarua.
Q350. Which Ahom King introduced the "Buranjis" (chronicles)?
  • A. Sukapha
  • B. Suhungmung
  • C. Rudra Singha
  • D. Pratap Singha
Answer: Sukapha
Explnation: Sukapha introduced the tradition of writing Buranjis (chronicles) in the Ahom kingdom.
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