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

Q411. Who was the first Assamese to preside over an INC session?
  • A. Devakanta Barua
  • B. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
  • C. Gopinath Bordoloi
  • D. Tarun Ram Phukan
Answer: Devakanta Barua
Explnation: Devakanta Barua presided over the Congress session.
Q412. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Arjuna Award" for Badminton?
  • A. Dipankar Bhattacharjee
  • B. Monalisa Baruah Mehta
  • C. Jayanta Talukdar
  • D. Shiva Thapa
Answer: Dipankar Bhattacharjee
Explnation: Dipankar Bhattacharjee won the Arjuna Award for Badminton.
Q413. What was the primary reason for importing labor to Assam tea gardens from other parts of India?
  • A. Local unskilled labor
  • B. Shortage of local labor and reluctance of locals
  • C. British legal mandates
  • D. Cheaper cost of imported labor
Answer: Shortage of local labor and reluctance of locals
Explnation: The tea industry faced a shortage of local labor due to a sparse population and the reluctance of the indigenous people to work as wage laborers in gardens.
Q414. Which Ahom King built the "Garhgaon Palace"?
  • A. Suklenmung
  • B. Rudra Singha
  • C. Siva Singha
  • D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: Suklenmung
Explnation: Suklenmung originally built the palace at Garhgaon.
Q415. Who was the first martyr of the Quit India Movement (1942) in Assam?
  • A. Kushal Konwar
  • B. Maniram Dewan
  • C. Kanaklata Barua
  • D. Bhogeswari Phukanani
Answer: Kanaklata Barua
Explnation: Kanaklata Barua was shot dead on September 20, 1942, while leading a procession to hoist the flag at Gohpur Police Station, becoming the first martyr of the 1942 movement in Assam.
Q416. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Padma Shri" for Weaver?
  • A. Gaba Kanta Baruah
  • B. Biren Basak
  • C. Anuradha Kuli
  • D. Hema Bharali
Answer: Biren Basak
Explnation: Biren Basak received it.
Q417. The "Matak Kingdom" was recognized by the Ahom government under the leadership of:
  • A. Bharat Singha
  • B. Sarbananda Singha
  • C. Ragha Moran
  • D. Ramakanta
Answer: Sarbananda Singha
Explnation: As a solution to the Moamoriya Rebellion, Purnananda Burhagohain signed a treaty with Sarbananda Singha, recognizing the Matak Kingdom between the Dihing and Brahmaputra rivers.
Q418. Which battle fixed the Manas River as the boundary between the Ahom and Mughal empires in 1682?
  • A. Battle of Saraighat
  • B. Battle of Itakhuli
  • C. Battle of Alaboi
  • D. Battle of Bharali
Answer: Battle of Itakhuli
Explnation: The Battle of Itakhuli (1682) resulted in a decisive Ahom victory, pushing the Mughals back to the Manas River.
Q419. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Padma Shri"?
  • A. Amalprabha Das
  • B. Krishna Kanta Handique
  • C. Hem Barua
  • D. Nalinibala Devi
Answer: Amalprabha Das
Explnation: Amalprabha Das was awarded the Padma Shri in 1954.
Q420. Who was the first Chief Justice of the Guwahati High Court?
  • A. R.F. Lodge
  • B. Holi Ram Deka
  • C. T.V. Thadani
  • D. M.C. Pathak
Answer: R.F. Lodge
Explnation: Sir R.F. Lodge was the first Chief Justice of the Assam High Court (now Guwahati High Court).
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