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

Q161. Which British officer signed the Treaty of Yandaboo on behalf of the East India Company?
  • A. Archibald Campbell
  • B. David Scott
  • C. Thomas Welsh
  • D. Robertson
Answer: Archibald Campbell
Explnation: Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell signed the treaty on behalf of the British.
Q162. Which Ahom King annexed the Chutia Kingdom?
  • A. Suhungmung
  • B. Sukapha
  • C. Pratap Singha
  • D. Rudra Singha
Answer: Suhungmung
Explnation: Suhungmung annexed the Chutia Kingdom in the early 16th century and created the post of Sadiya Khowa Gohain to administer it.
Q163. Which Ahom King was known as "Burha Raja"?
  • A. Pratap Singha
  • B. Suhungmung
  • C. Rudra Singha
  • D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: Pratap Singha
Explnation: Pratap Singha was known as Burha Raja because he ruled for a long time and was old.
Q164. Who was the Ahom King during the first Moamoriya Rebellion?
  • A. Lakshmi Singha
  • B. Rudra Singha
  • C. Siva Singha
  • D. Gaurinath Singha
Answer: Lakshmi Singha
Explnation: The rebellion first broke out during the reign of Lakshmi Singha (1769-1780).
Q165. Who was the Ahom King during the visit of Captain Thomas Welsh?
  • A. Lakshmi Singha
  • B. Gaurinath Singha
  • C. Kamaleswar Singha
  • D. Chandrakanta Singha
Answer: Gaurinath Singha
Explnation: Captain Welsh visited Assam during the reign of Gaurinath Singha to assist him against the Moamoriya rebels.
Q166. Which Ahom King built the "Hayagriva Madhava Temple"?
  • A. Raghudeva (Koch)
  • B. Rudra Singha
  • C. Siva Singha
  • D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: Raghudeva (Koch)
Explnation: Koch King Raghudeva rebuilt it.
Q167. Who was the first Assamese to receive the Jnanpith Award?
  • A. Mamoni Raisom Goswami
  • B. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
  • C. Nilmani Phookan
  • D. Homen Borgohain
Answer: Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Explnation: Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was the first Assamese to receive the Jnanpith Award (1979) for his novel "Mrityunjay".
Q168. Which Mughal Emperor commissioned Raja Ram Singh I to invade Assam?
  • A. Akbar
  • B. Jahangir
  • C. Shah Jahan
  • D. Aurangzeb
Answer: Aurangzeb
Explnation: Emperor Aurangzeb commissioned Raja Ram Singh I to lead the campaign to recover Guwahati after the Ahom victory in 1667.
Q169. Which tribe celebrates "Baishagu"?
  • A. Bodo
  • B. Mising
  • C. Rabha
  • D. Dimasa
Answer: Bodo
Explnation: Baishagu is the spring festival of the Bodo community, celebrated during the New Year.
Q170. Who was the first king of the Pala dynasty of Kamarupa?
  • A. Brahma Pala
  • B. Ratna Pala
  • C. Indra Pala
  • D. Jaya Pala
Answer: Brahma Pala
Explnation: Brahma Pala was the founder and first elected king of the Pala dynasty of Kamarupa.
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