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

Q441. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Padma Shri" for Dance?
  • A. Jatin Goswami
  • B. Indira P. P. Bora
  • C. Pushpa Bhuyan
  • D. Ghanakanta Bora
Answer: Pushpa Bhuyan
Explnation: Pushpa Bhuyan received it.
Q442. Which Article of the Treaty of Yandaboo (1826) specifically stipulates that the King of Ava renounces all claims upon and will abstain from future interference with the principality of Assam?
  • A. Article 1
  • B. Article 2
  • C. Article 3
  • D. Article 5
Answer: Article 2
Explnation: According to the Treaty of Yandaboo signed on February 24, 1826, Article 2 states that His Majesty the King of Ava renounces all claims upon, and will abstain from all future interference with, the principality of Assam and its dependencies.
Q443. Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam?
  • A. Sir Bamfyled Fuller
  • B. Henry Cotton
  • C. Lancelot Hare
  • D. Charles Stuart Bayley
Answer: Sir Bamfyled Fuller
Explnation: Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller was appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905.
Q444. Which Ahom King built the "Sukreswar Temple"?
  • A. Pramatta Singha
  • B. Rajeswar Singha
  • C. Siva Singha
  • D. Rudra Singha
Answer: Pramatta Singha
Explnation: Pramatta Singha built it.
Q445. Which Ahom King introduced the "Singarigharutha" ceremony?
  • A. Sudangpha
  • B. Sukapha
  • C. Suhungmung
  • D. Rudra Singha
Answer: Sudangpha
Explnation: Sudangpha (Bamuni Konwar) is credited with performing the Singarigharutha ceremony.
Q446. Who built the "Agnigarh" in Tezpur?
  • A. Bana Raja
  • B. Narakasura
  • C. Bhagadatta
  • D. Bhaskarvarman
Answer: Bana Raja
Explnation: Mythologically, Bana Raja built Agnigarh to keep his daughter Usha isolated.
Q447. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Padma Shri" for Journalism?
  • A. Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah
  • B. Homen Borgohain
  • C. Kanak Sen Deka
  • D. Radhika Mohan Bhagawati
Answer: Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah
Explnation: Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah received it.
Q448. 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.
Q449. Which Ahom King shifted the capital to Jorhat?
  • A. Gaurinath Singha
  • B. Rudra Singha
  • C. Siva Singha
  • D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: Gaurinath Singha
Explnation: Gaurinath Singha shifted the capital to Jorhat due to the Moamoriya rebellion.
Q450. The post of "Sadiya Khowa Gohain" was created to administer which territory?
  • A. Chutia territories
  • B. Kachari territories
  • C. Naga territories
  • D. Kamrup
Answer: Chutia territories
Explnation: After annexing the Chutia kingdom, Suhungmung created the post of Sadiya Khowa Gohain to govern the Sadiya region.
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