41. Which paramilitary force in India has been recognised as the oldest one?
(a) CRPF
(b) Assam Rifles
(c) Border Security Force
(d) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
42. The autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi ‘My Experiments with Truth’ has been translated in Assamese by
(a) Abdul Malik
(b) Jyotiprasad Agarwala
(c) Amiyo Kumar Das
(d) None of the above
43. As per Census 2011, the male literacy rate of Assam is
(a) 77.85%
(b) 59.82%
(c) 78.23%
(d) 70.54%
44. Who among the following is known as the ‘Father of Assamese Prose’?
(a) Madhab Kandali
(b) Sankardeva
(c) Bhattadeva
(d) Hem Barua
45. In which of the following Assamese cities, a road was named as ‘Azad Hind Ali’ as a mark of respect to the INA Jawans?
(a) Digboi
(b) Guwahati
(c) Diphu
(d) Jorhat
46. The river Subansiri completely enters into Assam at which of the following places?
(a) Gerukamukh
(b) Lakhimpur
(c) Dhemaji
(d) Dibrugarh
47. Who among the following built the temples at Basisthasram?
(a) Gadadhar Singh
(b) Rajeshwar Singh
(c) Naranarayan
(d) Rudra Singh
48. The total area of Assam is
(a) 79012 km2
(b) 77901km2
(c) 78550 2 km
(d) 80645km2
49. Who was the Kachari King to assume the title of ‘Pratap Narayan’ after defeating the Ahoms?
(a) Josonarayan
(b) Indra Balnarayan
(c) Durlabhnarayan
(d) Nirbhayanarayan
50. At which place the Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary is located?
(a) Lakhimpur district
(b) Dibrugarh
(c) Sonitpur district
(d) Tinusukia district
51. Who among the following is known as ‘Gajapati’?
(a) Suhungmung
(b) Rudra Singh
(c) Pratap Singh
(d) Sudangpha
52. In Assamese society the custom of ‘Suwaguritola’ is associated with
(a) Assamese Ankiya Bhaona
(b) a cultural festival of Bihel
(c) Durgapuja festival
(d) Assamese marriage
53. In which of the following year the Ahom invasion of Assam took place?
(a) 1810 AD
(b) 1011 AD
(c) 1538 AD
(d) 1228 AD
54. Which two districts are connected by the Naranarayana Setu over the Brahmaputra river?
(a) Dhubri and Goalpara
(b) Bongaigaon and Dhubri
(c) Bongaigaon and Goalpara
(d) Kokrajhar and Goalpara
55. Under the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 which institution is excluded from ‘Panchyati Raj Bodies’?
(a) Zila Parishad
(b) Gaon Panchayat
(c) Gaon Sabha
(d) Anchalik Panchayat
56. The Battle of Mehargarh was fought between
(a) the Burmese and Ruchinath Buragohain
(b) the British and the Burmese
(c) Purandhar Singh and the Burmese
(d) the Burmese and Chandrakanta Singh
57. Who among the following led the first rebellion against the British rule in Assam in 1828?
(a) Maniram Dewan
(b) Gomdhar Knowar
(c) Piyali Baruah
(d) Piyali Phookan
58. In Assam, a source of hot water spring is situated in
(a) Nambor Reserve Forest
(b) Orang Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Manas National Park
(d) Parashuram Kunda
59. Which Koch king rebuilt the Kamakhya temple?
(a) Raghu Deva
(b) Naranarayan
(c) Biswa Singha
(d) Prananarayan
60. In which of the following movements Kanaklata Barua became a martyr?
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer:
41. (b) 42. (c) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (d) 50. (c) 51. (c) 52. (d) 53. (d) 54. (c) 55. (c) 56. (d) 57. (b) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (a)