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Prepare effectively for Assam government competitive exams like APSC, ADRE, TET, B.Ed , and various other recruitment tests with the Top 100 Assam History MCQs. This comprehensive collection covers Assam’s history all updated and curated to boost your exam success

1. In which year did tea industry in Assam begin commercially?
A) 1823
B) 1837
C) 1840
D) 1850
Answer: B) 1837
Explanation: First commercial tea auctioned in London.
2. Which Ahom king was also called “Dihingia Raja”?
A) Suhungmung
B) Surampha
C) Siva Singha
D) Suklenmung
Answer: A) Suhungmung
Explanation: Shifted capital to Bakata near the Dihing river.
3. Anandaram Dhekial Phukan is remembered for?
A) Writing first Assamese drama
B) Advocating for Assamese language in courts
C) Opening first tea estate
D) Leading a peasant revolt
Answer: B) Advocating for Assamese language in courts
Explanation: Strong voice against Bengali imposition.
4. Which British officer suppressed the 1828 Gomdhar Konwar rebellion?
A) David Scott
B) Captain Neufville
C) Jenkins
D) Charles Bruce
Answer: A) David Scott
Explanation: First Commissioner of Assam.
5. Assamese play “Bhogjara” was written by?
A) Lakshminath Bezbaroa
B) Hemchandra Goswami
C) Gunabhiram Barua
D) Birinchi Kumar Baruah
Answer: C) Gunabhiram Barua
Explanation: Social reformist drama.
6. Sukapha belonged to which ethnic group?
A) Tai
B) Tibeto-Burman
C) Austroasiatic
D) Indo-Aryan
Answer: A) Tai
Explanation: Specifically Tai-Ahom community.
7. Where was the first capital of Kachari kingdom?
A) Dimapur
B) Maibang
C) Khaspur
D) Haflong
Answer: A) Dimapur
Explanation: Later shifted to Maibang due to Ahom pressure.
8. Who was the first Assamese woman president of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
A) Nirmalprabha Bordoloi
B) Nilima Dutta
C) Aideu Handique
D) Padmavati Devi
Answer: A) Nirmalprabha Bordoloi
Explanation: Poet and writer.
9. What is the literal meaning of “Pragjyotisha”?
A) Eastern Hill-land
B) Eastern Light
C) Abode of the Sun
D) Land of Hills
Answer: B) Eastern Light
Explanation: Ancient name for Assam.
10. Sukapha entered Assam through which pass?
A) Pangsau Pass
B) Patkai Pass
C) Diphu Pass
D) Bum La Pass
Answer: B) Patkai Pass
Explanation: Route from Yunnan, China.