General Knowledge About Assam: Assam is the largest state of India located in the north-eastern region of India and is also considered to be one of the Seven Sister States. It is surrounded by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya. In this post, we are going to discuss some most important updated General Knowledge Questions About Assam.

General Knowledge About Assam

Question: Who is the first Assamese recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award?

Answer: Jatindranath Dowara

Question: The Itakhulir Rann was fought against Mughals during the reign of?

Answer: Gadadhar Singha

Question: Which city of Assam has the largest dry fish market of Asia?

Answer: Jagirod

Question: Gibon Wildlife Sanctury is located at?

Answer: Jorhat

Question: Who is the first recipient of Asom Ratna award?

Answer: Bhupen Hazarika

Question: Which Ahom king had the shortest reign of 21 days only?

Answer: Samaguria Rojaa

Question: According to the 2017 elephant census, total number of elephants in Assam is?

Answer: 5719

Question: The first session of the Assam Assembly was held in?

Answer: 7th April, 1937

Question: Lakshminath Bezbaroa is honoured with ‘Rasaraj’ by Asam Sahitya Sabha in the year?

Answer: 1931

Question: In which year, National Games was held in Assam?

Answer: 2007

Question: The Phulaguri uprising was take place?

Answer: 1861

Question: Who had written the poetry anthology ‘Alakananda’?

Answer: Nalini Bala Devi

Question: Which one is the only left tributary of Barak river?

Answer: Sonai River

Question: The Hayagriva Madhava Temple of Hajo is located in which hill?

Answer: Monikut Hill

Question: Which city is also known as “The Cultural Capital of Assam”?

Answer: Jorhat

Question: Who is known as the father of Assamese prose literature?

Answer:  Bhattadeva

Question: The Dhodar Ali is constructed during the reign of?

Answer: Gadadhar Singha

Question: In which district, Sainik School is located?

Answer: Goalpara

Question: In which year was the Bodo Sahitya Shabha founded?

Answer: 1952

Question: Which district is not under the BTAD council?

Answer: Goalpara

Question: Which is the largest man-made tanks in Assam?

Answer: Joysagar

Question: The Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency as “North-East Frontier” in the year?

Answer: 1874

Question: The Assam Gas Cracker project was approved in?

Answer: April 2006

Question: The first Assamese film Joymoti was released in the year?

Answer: 1935

Question: The Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat was established in the year?

Answer: 1969

Question: Which one district is declared as the first carbon free district in Assam (also in India)?

Answer: Majuli

Question: Who was the first editor of the Assamese magazine ‘Jonaki’?

Answer: Chandra Kumar Agarwala

Question: Who was the first Chief Justice of High Court of Assam ( Now known as Guwahati High Court)?

Answer: R. F. Lodge

Question: Total number of National Parks in Assam?

Answer: Seven

Question: Who is also known as the “Lion Man” of Assam?

Answer: Radha Govinda Baruah

Question: Jorhat Gymkhana Club which is the oldest golf course in Asia and the third oldest in the world was established in the year?

Answer: 1876

Question: “Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai” won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in the year?

Answer: 1988

Question: Kanaklata Barua became a martyr of which one of the following national movements?

Answer: Quit India Movement

Question: In Ancient times, Assam is also known by the name of?

Answer: Pragjyotishpur

Question: Which day will be observed as Rhino Day in Assam?

Answer: 22nd September

Question: Who is the first Assamese to climb Mount Everest?

Answer: Tarun Saikia

Question: The first conference of Asam Sahitya Sabha was held at?

Answer: Sivasagar

Question: Who was the first President of Asam Sahitya Sabha?

Answer: Padmanath Gohain Baruah

Question: Which one is the first Assamese novel to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

Answer: Iyaruingam

Question: From which constituency, Bishnu Prasad Rabha was elected as M.L.A in 1969?

Answer: Tezpur

Question: In which hill top, the Kamakhya Temple is located?

Answer: Nilachal Hill

Question: Who was the first American missionary to compile a dictionary of the Assamese language?

Answer: Miles Bronson

Question: Brahmaputra, after joining Tista river, is known as?

Answer: Jamuna

Question: Syed Abdul Malik won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1972 for which novel?

Answer: Aghari Atmar Kahini

Question: The Assam Medical College was formerly known as?

Answer: Berry White Medical School

Question: Which language is used by Sankardev to written Borgeets?

Answer: Brajavali

Question: The first rebellion against the British rule in Assam in 1828 was led by?

Answer: Gomdhar Knowar

Question: In which year, the capital of Assam shifted from Shillong to Dispur?

Answer:1973

Question: In which month, Ambubachi Mela is celebrated in Kamakhya Temple?

Answer: Ahaar

Question: Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2017 in Assamese Language

Answer: Jayanta Madhab Bora

Question: Which State is not covered under the jurisdiction of Guwahati High Court?

Answer: Tripura

Question: The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre was established in the year?

Answer: 1970

Question: The Asam Sahitya Sabha was first founded in the year?

Answer:1917

Question: Which forest is single-handedly planted by Jadav Payeng?

Answer: Molai forest

Question: Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district?

Answer: Karbi Anglong

Question: Which actress wins the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the year 2017?

Answer: Bhanita Das

Question: The Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited Industry is located at?

Answer: Lepetkata

Question: The Naranarayan Setu connects the Pancharatna Town with which city?

Answer: Jogighopa

Question: Which one was the first Assamese film to won President’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film?

Answer: Ronga Police

Question: The first women’s university in Assam “Assam Women’s University” is located in?

Answer: Jorhat

Question: Who is also known as ‘Geetikavi’ of Assam?

Answer: Parvati Prasad Baruva

Question: In which year, Lakshminath Bezbaroa presided over the Assam Sahitya Sabha session?

Answer: 1924 Guwahati

Question: In which year, Kaziranga was designated a “Reserve Forest” for the first time?

Answer: 1908

Question: Which one was the capital of the Kachari kingdom?

Answer: Dimapur

Question: Which is the highest Mountain Ranges in Assam?

Answer: Barail Range

Question: Which Chutia king established Sadiya as the second capital of Chutia Kingdom?

Answer: Ratnadhwajpal

Question: In which of the districts, the ‘Jonbeel Mela’ held every year?

Answer: Morigaon

Question: Which Ahom queen built the Sivadol in Sivasagar?

Answer: Ambika Kunwori

Question: When Bhupen Hazarika had been awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

Answer: 1992

Question: The historic Assam Accord was signed on?

Answer: 15th August, 1985

Question: The Patkai Bum range makes the boundary between?

Answer: India and Burma

Question: Who directed the Assamese Film “Shakuntala”?

Answer: Dr Bhupen Hazarika

Question: Which one is not a administrative districts of Barak Valley in Assam?

Answer: Dima Hasao

Question: Assam’s only chemical fertiliser plant is located in?

Answer: Namrup

Question: Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?

Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi

Question: Which is the only Assamese who represented India in the First Round Table Conference held at London in 1930?

Answer: Chandradhar Barua

Question: Who is also known as the father of the Bhryamyman or Mobile Theatre of Assam?

Answer: Achyut Lahkar

Question: The Namdang Stone Bridge was constructed during the reign of Ahom king?

Answer: Rudra Singha

Question: The first non-government college of Assam is?

Answer:  J.B. College, Jorhat

Question: In which year, Malladev (Nara Narayan) acquired the title Narayan?

Answer: 1540

Question: The book “Hastividyarnava” was written under which Ahom ruler?

Answer: Siva Singha

Question: In which district the “Sri Surya Pahar” is located?

Answer: Goalpara

Question: The illustration work of the medieval Assamese text “Hastividyarnava” was done by?

Answer: Sukumar Borkaith

Question: The first Ahom Monarch to assume the Hindu title “Swarganarayan” was?

Answer: Suhungmung

Question: The Gohain Kamal Ali road was constructed during the reign of?

Answer: Nara Narayan

Question: How much percent of the Indian landmass is covered by the State of Assam?

Answer: 2.39%

Question: The district which was separated from Assam and was given to East Pakistan in the year 1947 was?

Answer: Sylhet

Question: Assam’s only fishery college “College of Fisheries Science” is located in?

Answer: Raha

Question: Which one is the first film where Bhupen Hazarika sings as playback singer?

Answer: Indramalati

Question: Who had conferred Gopinath Bordoloi with the title “Lokapriya”?

Answer: Jairam Das Daulatram

Question: Which one was the second film directed by Jyotiprasad Agarwala?

Answer: Indramalati

Question: Kamakhya Temple was rebuilt by which one of the following Koch King?

Answer: Naranarayan

Question: Who was the first vice-chancellor of Guwahati University?

Answer: Krishna Kanta Handique

Question: Which town is also known as the Manchester of Assam?

Answer: Sualkuchi

Question: Who was the last king of Ahom kingdom in Assam?

Answer: Purandar Singha

Question: The Abhiruchi Sports Day is celebrated on?

Answer: September 3rd

Question: Swahid Divas is celebrated on?

Answer: 10th December

Question: Which singer is also popularly known as the “King of Bihu”?

Answer: Khagen Mahanta

Question: In which year Mamoni Raisom Goswami win the Jnanpith Award?

Answer: 2000

Question: Who was the second President of Assam Sahitya Sabha?

Answer: Chandradhar Barua

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