Knowing the first person, institution, book, film, award winner, or achievement helps learners understand the foundation of modern Assam and the role Assamese personalities played at national and international levels.

List of First in Assam and First in Assamese (Category-Wise GK Q&A)

Category A: Awards and Honours (Q1–Q16)

Q1. Who is the first Ambedkar Awardee of Assam?
Chetana Das (2000)

Q2. Who is the first Arjuna Awardee from Assam?
Bhogeswar Baruah (1990)

Q3. Who is the first Assamese woman Arjuna Awardee?
Monalisa Baruah Mehta (1987)

Q4. Who is the first Bharat Ratna Awardee from Assam?
Gopinath Bordoloi (1999, posthumous)

Q5. Who is the first Sahitya Akademi Awardee from Assam?
Jatindranath Duwarah for Bonphool (1955)

Q6. Who is the first Jnanpith Awardee from Assam?
Dr Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya (1979)

Q7. Who is the first Assamese woman Jnanpith Awardee?
Mamoni Raisom Goswami (2000)

Q8. Who is the first recipient of Asom Ratna?
Dr Bhupen Hazarika

Q9. Who is the first woman recipient of Asom Ratna?
Mamoni Raisom Goswami (2010)

Q10. Who is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee from Assam?
Omeo Kumar Das (also known as Lok Nayak) (1963)

Q11. Who is the first Padma Shri Awardee from Assam?
Amalprava Das (1954)

Q12. Who is the first recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award from Assam?
Dr Bhupen Hazarika (1992)

Q13. Who is the first Shri Manta Sankardev Award winner from Assam?
Kirtinath Hazarika (1986)

Q14. Who is the first Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award winner from Assam?
Hiteswar Saikia

Q15. Who is the first RTI Awardee from Assam?
Akhil Gogoi (2010)

Q16. Who is the first Assamese international award winning film?
Sagaralai Bahudoor (Directed by Jahnu Baruah)

Category B: Literature and Language (Q17–Q34)

Q17. Who is regarded as the father of Assamese prose?
Bhattadeva

Q18. What is the first printed book of Assam?
Dharma Pustak by Atmaram Sharma (1813)

Q19. Which is the first Assamese short story collection?
Surabhi by Lakshminath Bezbaruah

Q20. Which is the first Assamese romantic poem?
Bon Kuwori by Chandra Kumar Agarwala

Q21. Which is the first Assamese sonnet?
Priyotomar Sithi by Hemchandra Goswami

Q22. Which is the first Assamese dictionary?
Asomiya aru Engraji Abhidhan by Miles Bronson (1867)

Q23. Which is the first Assamese novel based on tribal life?
Miri Jiyori by Rajanikanta Bordoloi

Q24. Which is the first Assamese book to receive Sahitya Akademi Award?
Bonphool by Jatindranath Duwarah (1955)

Q25. Which is the first Jnanpith Award winning book from Assam?
Mrityunjay by Dr Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya (1979)

Q26. Who is the first literary pensioner of Assam?
Padmanath Gohain Baruah

Q27. Who is the first woman literary pensioner of Assam?
Nalinibala Devi

Q28. Which is the first Assamese thesis?
Assamese: Its Formation and Development by Dr Banikanta Kakati

Q29. Which is the first grammar book of Assamese language?
Grammar of the Assamese Language by William Robinson (1839)

Q30. Which is the first Assamese historical novel?
Bhanumati by Padmanath Gohain Baruah

Q31. Which is the first modern play of Assam?
Ram Navami by Gunabhiram Baruah (1857)

Q32. Which is the first Assamese children's magazine?
Lora Bandhu

Q33. Which is the first Assamese children's novel?
Patalpuri by Hargovinda Sharma

Q34. Which is the first prose work in Assamese language?
Katha Geeta by Bhattadeva

Category C: Cinema and Media (Q35–Q46)

Q35. Which is the first Assamese movie?
Joymoti (1935)

Q36. Who directed the first Assamese movie Joymoti?
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

Q37. Which is the first Assamese colour movie?
Bhaiti (1972)

Q38. Which is the first film studio of Assam?
Jyoti Chitraban, Guwahati (1961)

Q39. Which is the first daily newspaper in Assam?
Dainik Batori (1935)

Q40. Which is the first English newspaper in Assam?
The Assam Tribune (1946)

Q41. Which is the first radio station of Assam?
Guwahati and Shillong (1 July 1948)

Q42. Which is the first Assamese film nominated internationally?
Village Rockstars

Q43. Who is the first film maker of Assam?
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

Q44. Who is the first film director from Assam?
Pramathesh Chandra Barua

Q45. Which is the first Assamese play broadcast over AIR?
Been Boragi

Q46. Which is the first Assamese colour cinema director?
Kamal Narayan Choudhury

Category D: Administration and Politics (Q47–Q60)

Q47. Who is the first Chief Minister of Assam?
Gopinath Bordoloi

Q48. Who is the first woman Chief Minister of Assam?
Syeda Anwara Taimur (1980–1981)

Q49. Who is the first President of India from Assam?
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Q50. Who is the first Cabinet Minister from Assam in Union Cabinet?
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Q51. Who is the first Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly?
Babu Basanta Kumar Das

Q52. Who is the first Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly?
Moulavi Muhammad Amiruddin

Q53. Who is the first Governor of Assam?
Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari

Q54. Who is the first Assamese Governor of an Indian state?
Bishnuram Medhi

Q55. Who is the first Assamese President of Indian National Congress?
Devakanta Baruah

Q56. Who is the first woman Minister from Assam in Union Cabinet?
Renuka Devi Barkotoky

Q57. Who is the first ACS officer woman of Assam?
Suchibrata Raichowdhury

Q58. Who is the first IAS officer from Assam?
Anundoram Borooah

Q59. Who is the first woman IAS officer from Assam?
Parul Das

Q60. Which is the first cooperative society of Assam?
Shillong Cooperative Town Bank (1904)

Category E: Judiciary and Law (Q61–Q68)

Q61. Which is the first High Court of Assam?
Gauhati High Court (1948)

Q62. Who is the first Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court?
Sir R F Lodge

Q63. Who is the first Assamese Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court?
Holiram Deka

Q64. Who is the first Chief Justice of India from Assam?
Ranjan Gogoi

Q65. Who is the first Justice of Supreme Court from Assam?
Parvati Kumar Goswami

Q66. Who is the first woman Justice of High Court of Assam?
Meera Sarma

Q67. Where was the first Lok Adalat of Assam held?
Hajo

Q68. Who is the first Barrister from Assam?
Anundoram Borooah

Category F: Education and Institutions (Q69–Q78)

Q69. Which is the first university of Assam?
Gauhati University (1948)

Q70. Who is the first Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University?
Krishna Kanta Handique

Q71. Which is the first college of Assam?
Cotton College

Q72. Which is the first medical school of Assam?
Berry White Medical School, Dibrugarh (1902)

Q73. Which is the first medical college of Assam?
Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh (1947)

Q74. Which is the first mental hospital of Assam?
Tezpur Mental Hospital

Q75. Who is the first graduate from Assam?
Anandoram Baruah

Q76. Who is the first PhD holder from Assam (London University)?
Maidul Islam Bora

Q77. Who is the first D Litt holder from London University from Assam?
Surjya Kumar Bhuyan

Q78. Which is the first institute for higher education in Assam?
Cotton College

Category G: Sports (Q79–Q84)

Q79. Who is the first Assamese gold medalist in Asian Games?
Bhogeswar Baruah (1966)

Q80. Who is the first sportsperson from Assam to participate in Olympics?
Talimeren Ao

Q81. Which is the first ODI cricket match held in Assam?
India vs West Indies (1983)

Q82. Who is the first Assamese recipient of Asian Games gold medal?
Bhogeswar Baruah

Q83. Who is the first Assamese woman Arjuna Awardee in sports?
Monalisa Baruah Mehta

Q84. Whose birthday is celebrated as Abhiruchi Sports Day in Assam?
Bhogeswar Baruah

Category H: Infrastructure, Symbols and Others (Q85–Q94)

Q85. Which is the first bridge over the Brahmaputra River?
Saraighat Bridge (1962)

Q86. Which is the first state level book fair of Assam?
Nagaon (1978)

Q87. Which is the first national level book fair of Assam?
Guwahati (1984)

Q88. What is the state animal of Assam?
One-horned Indian Rhino

Q89. What is the state bird of Assam?
Deo Hanh

Q90. What is the state flower of Assam?
Foxtail Orchid

Q91. What is the state emblem of Assam?
One-horned Indian Rhino

Q92. Which is the first printing press of Assam?
Mission Press, Sivasagar

Q93. Which is the first Assamese lexicographical work?
Asomiya Puthir Talika by Devananda Bharali

Q94. Who is the first Assamese recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award?
Jatindranath Duwarah (1955)

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