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Assam History APSC Previous Years Questions

1.One of the following books is the most important literary source for the study of early history of Assam. Which is the book? (APSC Prelims 2001)

A. The Mahabharata
B. The Harshacharita
C. The Kalika Purana
D. The Arthashastra
Answer: C. The Kalika Purana
(The Kalika Purana is a major source of ancient Assam history. It was composed in Assam during tenth century.)

2. The earliest king of Assam was- (APSC Prelims 2001)
A. Mahiranga Danava
B. Narakasura
C. Bhaskaravarman
D. Naranarayana
Answer: A. Mahiranga Danava (Protohistoric Assam is reconstructed from epics and literature from early times (Mahabharata, Kalika Purana, Yogini Tantra, diff. chronicles etc.). The earliest political entity seems to have been led by a non-Aryan Danava dynasty with Mahiranga Danava mentioned as the first king.)

3. The earliest historical dynasty of Assam was that of the (APSC Prelims 2011)
A. Palas
B. Varmans
C. Narakas
D. Salastambhas
Answer: B. Varmans (The historical account of Assam begins with the establishment of Pushyavarman’s Varman dynasty in the 4th century in the Kamarupa kingdom, which marks the beginning of Ancient Assam.)

4. The Buranjis are (APSC Prelims 2013)
A. Autobiographical writings of the Ahom rulers
B. Diaries written by the monarchs
C. Chronicles
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Chronicles
(Buranjis (Ahom language:ancient writings) are a class of historical chronicles and manuscripts associated with the Ahom kingdom written initially in Ahom Language and later in Assamese language too. The Buranjis are an example of historical literature which is rare in India.)

5.Hiuen Tsang visited Assam (Kamarupa) in 640 CE. He was received by the king (APSC Prelims 2017)

A. Bhagadatta
B. Kumar Bhaskara Barman
C. Swargadeo Rudra Singha
D. Kumar Rudra Barman
Answer: B. Kumar Bhaskara Barman (Chinese pilgrim Hiuen-Tsang (Xuanzang) visited Kamrupa and attended the court of King Bhaskar Barman. His accounts on Kamrupa are valuable sources of the history of Assam.)

6. Ibn Battuta, the celebrated traveler visited Assam in the (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. 13th century
B. 14th century
C. 15th century
D. 10th century
Answer: B. 14th century (Ibn Battuta, the celebrated traveler visited Assam in the 14th century.)

7. The illustration work of the medieval Assamese text Hastividyarnava was done by (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. Suryakhan Daikegya
B. Dibar and Dodosai
C. Sukumar Barkaith
D. Rama Saraswati
Answer: C. Sukumar Barkaith
(The Hastividyarnava, written by Sukumar Barkaith, is one of the best known illustrated manuscripts of Assam. Commissioned under the patronage of King Siva Singha and his queen consort Phuleswari, it deals with the management and care of elephants in the royal stables. Two artists Dilbar and Dosai painted the manuscript.)

8. Gohain Kamal Ali constructed by Gohain Kamal from Koch Bihar to Narayanpur was constructed during the reign of (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. Nara Narayan
B. Parkshit Narayan
C. Biswa Singha
D. Raghu Dev
Answer: A. Nara Narayan
(Gohain Kamal Ali constructed under the supervision of Gohain Kamal, the step-brother of Nara Narayan, and was completed in 1547.)

9.Ran Ghar was constructed during the period of (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. Rudra Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Rajeswar Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: D. Pramatta Singha
(Rang ghar is the oldest surviving amphitheaters in Asia. The building was first constructed during the reign of Swargadeo Rudra Singha with bamboo and wood. It was later completed with brick by Swargadeo Pramatta Singha in AD 1744-1750. Constructed by Pramatta Singha)

10. The Kachari king to assume the title Pratap Narayan after defeating the Ahom was (APSC Prelims 2001)
A. Indra Narayan
B. Joso Narayan
C. Nirbhya Narayan
D. Durlabh Narayan
Answer: A. Indra Narayan
(The Kachari king to assume the title Pratap Narayan after defeating the Ahom was Indra Narayan.)

11. Who among the following literatures did not receive the patronage of Koch King Naranarayana? (APSC Prelims 2001)
A. Ram Saraswati
B. Ananta Kandali
C. Sankardeva
D. Madhav Kandali
Answer: D. Madhav Kandali
(Madhav Kandali did not receive the patronage of Koch King Naranarayana. Kaviraja Madhava Kandali was an Indian poet from the state of Assam. His Saptakanda Ramayana is considered the earliest translation of the Ramayana into an Indo-Aryan language, Assamese.)

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12. Fatiyah-i-Ibryah was written by (APSC Prelims 2001)
A. Alberuni
B. Azan Fakir
C. Mir Jumla
D. Shihabuddin Tallish
Answer: D. Shihabuddin Tallish
(Fathiyah-i-Ibriyah or Tarikh-i-Asham by Muhammad Wali Ahmed surnamed Shihbuddin-Talish gives detailed account of Mir Jumla‘s Assam invasion.)

13. Who among the following is the first Assamese translator of Ramayana? (APSC Prelims 2015)
A. Sankardeva
B. Madhab Kandali
C. Ananta Kandali
D. Ram Saraswati
Answer: B. Madhab Kandali
(Kaviraja Madhava Kandali (14th century) was an Indian poet from the state of Assam. His Saptakanda Ramayana is considered the earliest translation of the Ramayana into an Indo-Aryan language, Assamese.)

14. The Barak or Surma river of Cachar originates from (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Karbi Anglong
B. Khasi-Jaintia (Meghalaya)
C. Manipur
D. Tripura
Answer: C. Manipur (The Barak or Surma river of Cachar originates from Manipur.)

15. The 1st Ahom Monarch to assume the Hindu title Swarga Narayan was (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. Siva Singha
B. Pratap Singha
C. Jayadhvaj Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: D. Suhungmung (Suhungmung was the first Ahom king to adopt a Hindu name in addition to his Ahom name. The Hindu name he adopted was ‘Swarga Narayan’.)

16. The title of overall administration head of lower Assam Region during the Ahom rule was (APSC Prelims 2000, 2013)
A. Borphukan
B. Rajkhowa
C. Barpatra Gohain
D. Khongea Barua
Answer: A. Borphukan (The title of overall administration head of lower Assam Region during the Ahom rule was Borphukan. Borphukan was one of the five patra mantris (councillors) in the Ahom kingdom, a position that was created by the Ahom king Prataap Singha.)

17. The last independent Ahom king was (APSC Prelims 2000, 2013)
A. Chandrakanta Singha
B. Kamaleshwar Singha
C. Jogeshwar Singha
D. Purandar Singha
Answer: D. Purandar Singha
(Purandar Singha was the last Ahom King to rule Ahom Kingdom in Assam. He became King twice. His first term lasted about 1 year (1818-1819) as Burmese attacked Assam and removed him from throne.)

18. Sadiya Khowa Gohain was a (APSC Prelims 2000, 2013)
A. Zamindar
B. King
C. Frontier Officer
D. Naval Commander
Answer: C. Frontier Officer
(Suhungmung established the office of the Sadiyakhowa Gohain and gave charge to Phrasengmung Borgohain to look after the newly acquired Sadiya region.)

19. The king nicknamed as Bhagaraja was (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. Sutiyampha
B. Sutamla
C. Surampha
D. Sunyatpha
Answer: C. Surampha

(Swargadeo Jayaditya Singha or Suramphaa was known as Bhaga Raja or Bhoga Roja. According to historians, Jayaditya Singha earned the nickname because he was deposed from the throne. Another view is that Surampha once ran away from the battle. So, he earned the title ―Bhaga Raja‖ meaning ―King that ran away‖.)

20. Maidams are (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. Elaborate burial tanks of Ahom nobility are kings
B. Large fields
C. Temples
D. Enclosure for sporting activities
Answer: A. Elaborate burial tanks of Ahom nobility are kings
(Ahoms traditionally buried their dead. The Maidams are the burial mounds of the Ahom kings, queens, and nobles. The word Maidam is derived from the Thai word Phrang mai-dam or mai-tam.)

21. The officer of the Barbarua and Barphukan is created by (APSC Prelims 2001)
A. Sudangpha Raja
B. Suhungmung Dihingia
C. Pratap Singha
D. Jayadhvaj Singha
Answer: C. Pratap Singha
(The position of Barbarua and Borphukan was first created by Ahom King Pratap Singha or Susengphaa.)

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22. Rudra Singha built the Ranghar with bamboo and wood. It was rebuilt by brick and mortar by (APSC Prelims 2001)
A. Siva Singha
B. Pramatta Singha
C. Rajeswar Singha
D. Purandar Singha
Answer: B. Pramatta Singha (Rang ghar is the oldest surviving amphitheaters in Asia. The building was first constructed during the reign of Swargadeo Rudra Singha with bamboo and wood. It was later completed with brick by Swargadeo Pramatta Singha in AD 1744-1750. Constructed by Pramatta Singha)

23. In the Battle of Saraighat next to Lachit Borphukan was in the leadership
of (APSC Prelims 2001)

A. Rajmantri Atanu Borgohain

B. Koliabhumora Borphukan

C. Miri Sandiloi

D. Manthir Bharali Barua
Answer: A. Rajmantri Atanu Borgohain (In the Battle of Saraighat next to Lachit Borphukan was in the leadership of Rajmantri Atanu Borgohain. The Battle of Saraighat was a naval battle fought in 1671 between the Mughal Empire and the Ahom Kingdom.)

24. The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed in 1826 between (APSC Prelims 2000, 2013)

A. East India Company and Ahom king                                                                                                                                               B. East India Company and the Burmese                                                                                                                                        C. British king and the Ahom king                                                                                                                                                    D. British king and the Ahom king

Answer: B. East India Company and the Burmese (The Treaty of Yandabo was signed by Gen. Campbell from the British side and Governor of Legaing Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin from the Burmese side on 24 February 1826.)

25. Who did not belong to Jonaki Yug? (APSC Prelims 1998)                                                                                         A. Lakshminath Bezbaruah।                                                                                                                                                                B. Chandrakumar Agarwalla                                                                                                                                                               C. Hemchandra Goswami।                                                                                                                                                                 D. None of the above
Answer: D. None of the above

Assam History APSC Previous Years Questions

26. The first rebellion against the British rule in Assam in 1828 was led by (APSC Prelims 2000)            A. Piyali Phukan                                                                                                                                                                                    B. Maniram Dewan
C. Gomdhar Konwar                                                                                                                                                                            D. Piyali Barua
Answer: C. Gomdhar Konwar
(In 1828, Gomdhar Konwar, a prince of the Ahom royal family, his colleague Dhanjay Borgohain and their followers rose in revolt against the British occupied Assam )

27. Which district was separated from Assam and given to Pakistan? (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. Chittagong
B. Khulna
C. Sylhet
D. Shala Shakar
Answer: C. Sylhet
(The district that was separated from Assam and given to Pakistan in 1947 was Sylhet. The 1947 Sylhet referendum was a referendum held in the British Raj’s District of Sylhet to decide whether it would remain in Assam and join the Dominion of India, or leave Assam for East Bengal and thus join the Dominion of Pakistan.)

28. Under the Mountbatten Plan, a referendum in Assam was to be held in the district of (APSC Prelims 2000, 2013)
A. Sivasagar
B. Lakhimpur
C. Golaghat
D. Sylhet
Answer: D. Sylhet
(Under the Mountbatten Plan, a referendum in Assam was to be held in the district of Sylhet. The 1947 Sylhet referendum was a referendum held in the British Raj’s District of Sylhet to decide whether it would remain in Assam and join the Dominion of India, or leave Assam for East Bengal and thus join the Dominion of Pakistan.)

29. A pioneer lady responsible for forming the ―Mrityu Bahini‖ in Assam in connection with the freedom struggle of the country as (APSC Prelims 2000)
A. Chandraprabha Saikiani
B. Pushpalata Das
C. Rani Gaidinliu
D. None of them
Answer: B. Pushpalata Das
( Pushpalata Das was responsible for forming the ―Mrityu Bahini‖ in Assam in connection with the freedom struggle of the country.)

30. The ―Shanti Sena Force‖ was formed in Assam during the Independence Movement before the commencement of the (APSC Prelims 2013)
A. Quit India Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Ahom Association
Answer: A. Quit India Movement (The ―Shanti Sena Force‖ was formed in Assam during the Independence Movement before the commencement of the Quit India Movement. The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India.)

31. When was Assam Provincial Congress formed? (APSC Prelims 2013)
A. 1920
B. 1921
C. 1922
D. 1923
Answer: B. 1921
(In 1921, Assam Provincial Congress Committee was formed. The first president of Assam provincial congress was Kuladhar Chaliha.)

32. The author of Asomiya Sahityar Buranji is (APSC Prelims 2013)
A. Nathan Brown
B. Jatindranath Duwara
C. Debendranath Bezbarua
D. Gunabhiram Barua
Answer: C. Debendranath Bezbarua (The author of Asomiya Sahityar Buranji is Debendranath Bezbarua)

33. The Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency in (APSC Prelims 2013)
A. 1874
B. 1889
C. 1861
D. 1826
Answer: A. 1874
(At the end of the First Burmese war in 1826, the whole of Assam gradually came under the British rule. In 1874, Assam was detached from the administrative control of Bengal and was made into a separate Chief Commissionership.)

34. The British-made aerodrome at Barnagar, Sarbhog, was set ablaze under the leadership of Brajanath Sarma in (APSC Prelims 2013)
A. August 1942
B. August 1842
C. September 1942
D. August 1941
Answer: A. August 1942
(The British-made aerodrome at Barnagar, Sarbhog, was set ablaze under the leadership of Brajanath Sarma in August 1942)

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35. Who was hanged with Maniram Dewan? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Dutiram Barua
B. Pioli Barua
C. Pioli Phukan
D. Farmud Ali
Answer: B. Pioli Barua
(Maniram Dewan and Piyali Barua were publicly hanged on 26 February 1858 at the Jorhat Central Jail.)

36. Year 1894 is related to (APSC Prelims 2017)                                                                                                                   A. Phulaguri Dhawa
B. Rangia Revolt
C. Patharughat Revolt
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Patharughat Revolt
(On January 28, 1894, many local peasants gathered in a protest meeting at Patharughat (also known as Patharighat), condemning the increasing land tax levied by the British. Thousands of people from various villages came forward to take part in this meeting. The frequently increasing tax rates left the poor farmers in a state of despair. As a result, a rebellion brewed in the hearts of the peasants against the British. After much discussion amongst themselves, it was decided that no taxes would be paid to the British, until a proper solution was found to the problem. They were even willing to revolt against the British for the cause.)

37. 1836 CE was crucial in case of Assamese language and literature because (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Assamese was reinstated as an official language of Assam
B. Bengali was introduced as an official language of Assam
C. First Assamese novel was published
D. First magazine was published from Calcutta
Answer: B. Bengali was introduced as an official language of Assam
(1836 CE was crucial in case of Assamese language and literature because Bengali was introduced as an official language of Assam)