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Assam History MCQs
Q1. 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.
Q2. The "Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary" is located in:
A. Jorhat
B. Golaghat
C. Sivasagar
D. Dibrugarh
Answer: Jorhat Explnation: Located in Jorhat.
Q3. The Assam Accord was signed in:
A. 1985
B. 1980
C. 1979
D. 1990
Answer: 1985 Explnation: The Assam Accord was signed on August 15, 1985, ending the six-year-long Assam Agitation.
Q4. Who was the first Assamese to receive the "Arjuna Award" for Archery?
A. Jayanta Talukdar
B. Dipankar Bhattacharjee
C. Shiva Thapa
D. Bhogeswar Baruah
Answer: Jayanta Talukdar Explnation: Jayanta Talukdar won the Arjuna Award for Archery.
Q5. Kaziranga National Park is famous for:
A. One-horned Rhinoceros
B. Tiger
C. Elephant
D. Wild Buffalo
Answer: One-horned Rhinoceros Explnation: Kaziranga is world-famous for hosting the largest population of the Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros.
Q6. 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).
Q7. Which Ahom King built the "Agnigarh"?
A. None
B. Bana Raja (Mythological)
C. Narakasura
D. Bhagadatta
Answer: Bana Raja (Mythological) Explnation: Agnigarh is attributed to the mythological King Bana.
Q8. 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.
Q9. What was the outcome of the Battle of Itakhuli in 1682?
A. The Mughals captured Guwahati permanently.
B. The Ahoms ceded Western Assam to the Mughals.
C. The Manas River became the boundary between Ahom and Mughal territories.
D. Mir Jumla successfully occupied Garhgaon.
Answer: The Manas River became the boundary between Ahom and Mughal territories. Explnation: In the Battle of Itakhuli (1682), the Ahoms finally ousted the Mughals from Guwahati and Kamrup. The Manas river became the Ahom-Mughal boundary until the British occupation.
Q10. Who held the title of "Charing Raja" in the Ahom administration?
A. Heir Apparent
B. Prime Minister
C. Chief Priest
D. General
Answer: Heir Apparent Explnation: The title "Charing Raja" was typically conferred upon the heir apparent to the Ahom throne, who administered the Charing tract.