Overview of Assam's Geography

1. How many states share their borders with Assam?
   Answer: 7
   
   
2. Assam shares an international border with which countries?
   Answer: Bhutan and Bangladesh
   
   
3. What is the total area of Assam state in India?
   Answer: 78,438 sq. km.
   
   
4. What is the population of Assam?
   Answer: 26,638,407
   
   
5. What is the population density of Assam per square kilometers?
   Answer: 398
   
   
6. What is the total percentage of Assam land comes under forest area?
   Answer: 34%
   
   
7. Which is the smallest district in Assam?
   Answer:  South Salmara-Mankachar (568 sq km).
   
   
8. Which is the highest peak about 1,860 meters in Assam?
   Answer: Mt. Tumjang (Seilkal peak)
   
   
9. What is the highest hill range in Assam?
   Answer: Barail Hills
   
   
10. Name the highest point in Assam.
    Answer: Chenghehishon
    
    
11. Which state is to the west of Assam?
    Answer: West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh
    
    
12. Which state is to the north of Assam?
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
    
    
13. Terai zone is situated in which part of Assam?
    Answer: East zone
    
    
14. Which river is called the sorrow of Assam?
    Answer: Brahmaputra River
    
    
15. Which city is known as The Light of East?
    Answer: Guwahati

Major Rivers of Assam

1. Which river flows in Assam?
   Answer: Brahmaputra
   
   
2. Which is the National Waterway-2 route in Assam?
   Answer: Brahmaputra river (from Dhubri to Sadiya)
   
   
3. What is the name of a headstream of Brahmaputra river?
   Answer: Dihang
   
   
4. Where does the origin of Barak river lie?
   Answer: Barali Range
   
   
5. The Tipaimukh Dam is constructed over which river in Assam?
   Answer: Barak River
   
   
6. Which rivers are the main reason for floods in Assam?
   Answer: Brahmaputra and Barak River
   
   
7. Which dam is used for hydroelectric power and water supply in Assam?
   Answer: Doyang HEP Dam
   
   
8. Which dam is used for hydroelectric power and irrigation in Assam?
   Answer: Kyrdemkulai Dam
   
   
9. Which river is known as the Red River of Assam?
   Answer: Brahmaputra River
   
   
10. Which river is the lifeline of Assam and older than the Himalayas?
    Answer: Brahmaputra River

Wildlife and Environment

1. Which is the predominant tree in the forests of Assam?
   Answer: Sal
   
   
2. Name a wild silkworm found in Dima Hasao district in Assam.
   Answer: Oak Tasar
   
   
3. Swamp Deer is mostly protected in which National Park in Assam?
   Answer: Kaziranga National Park
   
   
4. Which fast-disappearing animal finds refuge at Kaziranga National Park?
   Answer: Indian one-horned Rhinoceros
   
   
5. Which animal has the largest population in Assam in the world?
   Answer: Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros with roughly 85% of the world's total population concentrated within the state, primarily in Kaziranga National Park.
   
   
6. Where is the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary situated?
   Answer: Assam (near the Bhutan border)
   
   
7. Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary is situated in which district of Assam?
   Answer: Sivasagar District
   
   
8. Where is the Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary located?
   Answer: Sonitpur District
   
   
9. What is the Ramsar site of Assam?
   Answer: Deepor Beel
   
   
10. Which is the tiger reserve of Assam declared in 2006?
    Answer:  Kaziranga National Park

History of Assam

1. When was Assam introduced by the British?
   Answer: 1826
   
   
2. Crude oil was drilled in Assam for the first time in which year?
   Answer: 1889
   
   
3. Which district was given to Pakistan in 1947 from Assam?
   Answer: Sylhet
   
   
4. What was the older name of Assam?
   Answer: Kamarupa and Pragjyotisha
   
   
5. In which epics is Assam mentioned?
   Answer: The Ramayan and The Mahabharat
   
   
6. Which Assamese king fought against the Pandavas in the battle of Kurukshetra?
   Answer: Bhagadatta
   
   
7. The Battle of Mehergarh was fought between whom?
   Answer: The Burmese and Chandrakanta Singh
   
   
8. Which was the royal symbol of the kings of ancient Kamrupa?
   Answer: Elephant
   
   
9. Who founded Assam?
   Answer: King Sukaphaa
   
   
10. Which king performed the Ashwamedha Yajna?
    Answer: Bhaskar Varman
    
    
11. Who was the last ruler of Varman Dynasty?
    Answer: Bhaskar Varman
    
    
12. Chinese traveler Hiuan Tsang visited Kamrup in which century?
    Answer: 7th
    
    
13. During the first Muslim invasion to Kamrupa, who was the king?
    Answer: Prithu
    
    
14. Who was the first king of ancient Assam?
    Answer: Mahiranga
    
    
15. Who founded the Pala dynasty in Kamrupa?
    Answer: Brahmapal
    
    
16. Pushya Varman was contemporary to which ruler in North India?
    Answer: Samudragupta
    
    
17. Harshavardhan was contemporary of which ruler in Kamrup?
    Answer: Bhaskar Varman
    
    
18. Umachal Rock Epigraph belongs to which dynasty?
    Answer: Pala
    
    
19. The capital of Salastambha dynasty was?
    Answer: Harupeswar
    
    
20. The Paik system was introduced by?
    Answer: Pratap Singha
    
    
21. British traveller Ralph Fitch visited during whose reign?
    Answer: Narnarayan
    
    
22. The Battle of Saraighat took place during whose reign?
    Answer: Udayaditya Singha
    
    
23. Which Ahom king introduced the post Barburah?
    Answer: Pratap Singha
    
    
24. The post Marangi Khowa Gohain refers to?
    Answer: Frontier Officer
    
    
25. Battle of Itakhuli took place in which year?
    Answer: 1682
    
    
26. Battle of Itakhuli was fought during whose reign?
    Answer: Gadadhar Singha
    
    
27. Who rebuilt the Manikut of Haigrib Madhab Mandir?
    Answer: Raghu Deb
    
    
28. Mir Jumla invaded Assam in which year?
    Answer: 1662
    
    
29. During whose reign was the Gohain Kamal Ali road built?
    Answer: Narnarayan
    
    
30. The name 'Guwahati' was derived from what?
    Answer: Betel-nut groves
    
    
31. Which is the tallest existing temple in Assam?
    Answer: Siva Dol (Temple), Sivasagar
    
    
32. Who was the first civil servant from Assam?
    Answer: Anundoram Baruah
    
    
33. Who wrote Deu-langkhui?
    Answer: Rita Choudhury
    
    
34. Which is the smallest book written by Sankardeva?
    Answer: Gunomala
    
    
35. Who said Assamese women weave fairy tales in their clothes?
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
    
    
36. Sukladhwaj was popularly known as?
    Answer: Chilarai
    
    
37. Which refinery is known as Assam Accord Refinery?
    Answer: Numligarh
    
    
38. Which district has maximum tea gardens in Upper Assam?
    Answer: Tinsukia
    
    
39. Where is the Paddy Research Centre located?
    Answer: Titabar

Freedom Movement and Politics

1. Who was the first President of the Assam Pradesh Committee?
   Answer: Kuladhar Chaliha
   
   
2. Who was the President of the Swaraj Party in Assam?
   Answer: Tarun Ram Phukan
   
   
3. Who founded the Mrityu Bahini?
   Answer: Puspalata Das
   
   
4. Which party came to power in 1985 in Assam?
   Answer: Asom Gana Parishad
   
   
5. Who was the first Prime Minister of Assam (British India)?
   Answer: Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla
   
   
6. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?
   Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi
   
   
7. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Assam?
   Answer: Syeda Anwara Taimur
   
   
8. Who was the first Governor of Assam (independent India)?
   Answer: Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
   
   
9. Who is the present Chief Minister of Assam?
   Answer: Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma
   
   
10. Who is the present Chief Secretary of Assam?
    Answer: Dr. Ravi Kota
    
    
11. Who is the present Governor of Assam?
    Answer: Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya

Culture and Festivals

1. What is the folk dance of Assam?
   Answer: Bihu
   
   
2. What is an important festival of Assam?
   Answer: Rangoli Bihu
   
   
3. Which is the popular festival of the Bodos?
   Answer: Baishagu
   
   
4. What is the harvest festival of the Dimasa people?
   Answer: Bushu
   
   
5. Which season is related with Bordoichila?
   Answer: Pre-monsoon season

Language, Literature and Symbols

1. When was Assamese adopted as the official language?
   Answer: 1960
   
   
2. Which Assam language is in the Eighth Schedule?
   Answer: Bodo
   
   
3. Which book is an important source for early Assam history?
   Answer: The Kalika Purana
   
   
4. Who was known as Bihogi Kobi?
   Answer: Raghunath Choudhary
   
   
5. State Language:
   Answer: Assamese
   
   
6. State Song:
   Answer: O Mur Apunar Dekh
   
   
7. State Motto:
   Answer: Joi Aai Axom
   
   
8. State Seal:
   Answer: Axom Sorkar

Economy, Industry and Resources

1. Upper Assam is rich in which resources?
   Answer: Oil and Gas
   
   
2. Tea auction center was established in which year?
   Answer: 1970
   
   
3. Tocklai Tea Research Institute was established in which year?
   Answer: 1911
   
   
4. Where is the oil and natural gas industry center?
   Answer: Dibrugarh
   
   
5. Name the four oil refineries in Assam.
   Answer: Digboi, Numaligarh, Guwahati, Bongaigaon
   
   
6. Assam is famous for which products worldwide?
   Answer: Tea and silk
   
   
7. Which city is known as the Tea City of Assam?
   Answer: Dibrugarh
   
   
8. How many lakes and ponds are there in Assam?
   Answer: 690

Demography and Administration

1. How many districts and divisions are there in Assam?
   Answer: 35 districts and 5 divisions
   
   
2. When was Assam established as a state?
   Answer: 1912
   
   
3. Which state was first carved out of Assam?
   Answer: Nagaland
   
   
4. Which state separated in 1963?
   Answer: Nagaland
   
   
5. When did Mizoram separate from Assam?
   Answer: 1972
   
   
6. Tribal areas in Assam fall under which schedule?
   Answer: Sixth Schedule

Notable Personalities and Achievements

1. Who is known as the Iron Lady of Assam?
   Answer: Chandraprabha Saikiani
   
   
2. Who is the Golden Girl of Assam?
   Answer: Hima Das
   
   
3. Who is the Lion Man of Assam?
   Answer: Radha Govinda Baruah
   
   
4. Who worked for conservation of the Greater Adjutant Stork?
   Answer: Purnima Devi Barman
   
   
5. Who is known as Gajapati Assam?
   Answer: Pratap Singh
   
   
6. Which king built the Shiv temple at Basistha Ashram?
   Answer: Rajeswar Singh
   
   
7. Who constructed Rang Ghar?
   Answer: Rudra Singha
   
   
8. Which king was known as Bhaga Raja?
   Answer: Surampha

Miscellaneous and Fun Facts

1. What is the capital of Assam?
   Answer: Dispur
   
   
2. Which is the largest city in Assam?
   Answer: Guwahati
   
   
3. Which is the second most populous city?
   Answer: Silchar
   
   
4. What is the climate of Assam?
   Answer: Tropical monsoon
   
   
5. What is the summer temperature range?
   Answer: 35-38°C
   
   
6. What is the main food of Assam?
   Answer: Rice
   
   
7. State Flower:
   Answer: Foxtail Orchid
   
   
8. State Tree:
   Answer: Hollong
   
   
9. State Animal:
   Answer: One-horned Rhinoceros

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