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Assam History MCQs
Q351. Who was the first Assamese to win the "Sahitya Akademi Award" for English?
A. Arup Kumar Dutta
B. Jahnavi Barua
C. Easterine Kire
D. Janice Pariat
Answer: Arup Kumar Dutta Explnation: Arup Kumar Dutta is a renowned writer in English.
Q352. Who was the first Assamese Arjuna Award winner?
A. Bhogeswar Baruah
B. Monalisa Baruah
C. Jayanta Talukdar
D. Shiva Thapa
Answer: Bhogeswar Baruah Explnation: Bhogeswar Baruah won the Arjuna Award in 1966 (Athletics).
Q353. Which of the following statements regarding the "Sardari System" of labour recruitment in Assam is correct?
A. It relied entirely on professional contractors who had no connection to the tea gardens.
B. It was abolished by the Assam Labour and Emigration Act of 1915.
C. It involved trusted labourers (Sardars) recruiting new workers from their own native places.
D. It was the primary system used for recruiting Chinese labourers in the 1830s.
Answer: It involved trusted labourers (Sardars) recruiting new workers from their own native places. Explnation: The Sardari system replaced the Contractor system. In this system, planters sent trusted garden labourers (Sardars) to their native places to recruit new labourers, showing them the advantages of garden work.
Q354. Which Ahom King built the "Kareng Ghar"?
A. Suklenmung
B. Rudra Singha
C. Siva Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: Suklenmung Explnation: Originally built by Suklenmung.
Q355. 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.
Q356. Which British officer was sent to Assam in 1792 to assist King Gaurinath Singha against the Moamoriya rebels?
A. David Scott
B. Captain Thomas Welsh
C. Francis Jenkins
D. Alexander Bruce
Answer: Captain Thomas Welsh Explnation: In response to King Gaurinath Singha's plea for help, the British dispatched a military expedition under Captain Thomas Welsh in 1792 to suppress the rebellion.
Q357. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship"?
A. Bhupen Hazarika
B. Birendra Nath Dutta
C. Jatin Goswami
D. Pushpa Bhuyan
Answer: Bhupen Hazarika Explnation: Bhupen Hazarika received the fellowship in 2008.
Q358. Who was the first President of the Assam Sahitya Sabha (1917)?
A. Padmanath Gohain Baruah
B. Lakshminath Bezbaroa
C. Hemchandra Goswami
D. Benudhar Rajkhowa
Answer: Padmanath Gohain Baruah Explnation: Padmanath Gohain Baruah was elected as the first president of the Assam Sahitya Sabha held in Sivasagar in 1917.
Q359. Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Assam"?
A. Brahmaputra
B. Barak
C. Subansiri
D. Manas
Answer: Brahmaputra Explnation: The Brahmaputra is known as the Sorrow of Assam due to floods.
Q360. 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.