100 Assam History MCQs (With Answers & Explanations)
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Ancient Assam
1. The earliest known inhabitants of Assam were the—
A. Ahoms
B. Kiratas
C. Koch
D. Kachari
Answer: B. Kiratas
Explanation: Ancient texts like the Mahabharata mention Assam as populated by Kiratas.
2. Pragjyotisha was ruled by which legendary king?
A. Bhaskar Varman
B. Narakasura
C. Rudra Singha
D. Sukapha
Answer: B. Narakasura
Explanation: Narakasura is credited as the founder of Pragjyotisha Kingdom in mythology.
3. The capital of ancient Pragjyotisha was—
A. Garhgaon
B. Guwahati
C. Tezpur
D. Sadiya
Answer: C. Tezpur
Explanation: Tezpur (Sonitpur) is associated with the legends of Banasura and Krishna.
4. The Varman dynasty ruled ancient—
A. Kamarupa
B. Ahom Kingdom
C. Koch Kingdom
D. Kachari Kingdom
Answer: A. Kamarupa
Explanation: The Varmans were the first historical rulers of Kamarupa.
5. Who was the greatest king of the Varman dynasty?
A. Bhuti Varman
B. Pushya Varman
C. Bhaskar Varman
D. Samudra Gupa
Answer: C. Bhaskar Varman
Explanation: He was a contemporary of Harshavardhana and strengthened Kamarupa.
6. The Chinese traveler Xuanzang visited Assam during the reign of—
A. Kumar Bhaskar Varman
B. Rudra Singha
C. Sukapha
D. Prithu
Answer: A. Kumar Bhaskar Varman
Explanation: Xuanzang visited Kamarupa in the 7th century CE.
7. The Kamarupa kingdom was divided into how many Pithas?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 3
D. 5
Answer: B. 4
Explanation: The four Pithas were Swarnapitha, Ratnapitha, Saumarpitha, and Kamapitha.
8. The Kamarupa kingdom emerged during which period?
A. 1st century CE
B. 4th century CE
C. 7th century CE
D. 10th century CE
Answer: B. 4th century CE
Explanation: The Varman dynasty began ruling from the 4th century CE.
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Medieval Assam
9. Who founded the Ahom Kingdom?
A. Sukhampha
B. Suhungmung
C. Sukapha
D. Siba Singha
Answer: C. Sukapha
Explanation: Sukapha entered Assam in 1228 AD and established the Ahom rule.
10. Sukapha came from which region?
A. Tibet
B. China (Yunnan)
C. Myanmar
D. Thailand
Answer: B. Yunnan (China)
Explanation: He belonged to the Tai group from Mong Mao region of Yunnan.
11. When was the Ahom Kingdom established?
A. 950 AD
B. 1228 AD
C. 1350 AD
D. 1600 AD
Answer: B. 1228 AD
12. The Ahom Kingdom lasted for nearly—
A. 200 years
B. 300 years
C. 400 years
D. 600 years
Answer: D. 600 years
Explanation: From 1228 to 1826 (Treaty of Yandaboo).
13. The capital of the Ahom Kingdom was initially at—
A. Garhgaon
B. Charaideo
C. Rangpur
D. Sivasagar
Answer: B. Charaideo
14. Who is known as the ‘Burha Raja’?
A. Atan Burhagohain
B. Rudra Singha
C. Sukapha
D. Lachit Borphukan
Answer: A. Atan Burhagohain
Explanation: He was the Prime Minister (Burhagohain) during Ahom rule.
15. Which Ahom king assumed the title “Swargadeo”?
A. Siva Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Suhungmung
D. Kamaleswar
Answer: C. Suhungmung
Explanation: Suhungmung adopted the title ‘Swarganarayan’.
16. Who introduced Paik system in the Ahom administration?
A. Sukapha
B. Pratap Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: A. Sukapha
Explanation: Paik system was the backbone of Ahom administration.
17. The decisive Ahom–Mughal battle of Saraighat happened in—
A. 1667
B. 1671
C. 1680
D. 1650
Answer: B. 1671
18. The hero of the Battle of Saraighat was—
A. Barphukan
B. Piyali Phukan
C. Lachit Borphukan
D. Badan Borphukan
Answer: C. Lachit Borphukan
19. The Saraighat battle was fought on which river?
A. Barak
B. Dhansiri
C. Brahmaputra
D. Dikhow
Answer: C. Brahmaputra
20. “Dexoi Noi, Nohoi Mor Maram” is associated with—
A. Rudra Singha
B. Gadadhar Singha
C. Lachit Borphukan
D. Piyali Phukan
Answer: C. Lachit Borphukan
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Late Medieval / Early Modern Assam
21. Who built the Talatal Ghar?
A. Siva Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Rajeswar Singha
D. Pratap Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singha
22. Rang Ghar was built by—
A. Rudra Singha
B. Pratap Singha
C. Siva Singha
D. Rajeshwar Singha
Answer: A. Rudra Singha
23. The Moamoria Rebellion took place during the reign of—
A. Gaurinath Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Purandar Singha
Answer: A. Gaurinath Singha
24. The Battle of Itakhuli was fought in—
A. 1650
B. 1682
C. 1671
D. 1710
Answer: B. 1682
Explanation: It marked the final expulsion of the Mughals from Assam.
25. The Ahom Kingdom ended with the—
A. Battle of Saraighat
B. Battle of Alaboi
C. Treaty of Yandaboo
D. Burmese invasion
Answer: C. Treaty of Yandaboo (1826)
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Colonial Assam
26. Assam was annexed by the British after—
A. Treaty of Sadiya
B. Treaty of Yandaboo
C. Treaty of Charaideo
D. Treaty of Guwahati
Answer: B. Treaty of Yandaboo
27. Which year saw the first Anglo-Burmese war?
A. 1824
B. 1826
C. 1830
D. 1840
Answer: A. 1824
28. Who is considered the father of modern Assamese literature?
A. Lakshminath Bezbaroa
B. Hemkosh
C. Sankardev
D. Madhabdev
Answer: A. Lakshminath Bezbaroa
29. The Assam Association was formed in—
A. 1890
B. 1900
C. 1903
D. 1905
Answer: C. 1903
30. Who established the Jonaki magazine?
A. Bezbaroa
B. Chandra Kumar Agarwala
C. Hem Chandra Goswami
D. All of these
Answer: D. All of these
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Freedom Movement in Assam
31. Who led the first phase of the Freedom Movement in Assam?
A. Maniram Dewan
B. Kushal Konwar
C. Piyali Phukan
D. Gopinath Bordoloi
Answer: A. Maniram Dewan
32. Maniram Dewan was executed in—
A. 1856
B. 1857
C. 1860
D. 1865
Answer: B. 1857
33. Who founded the Assam Tea industry?
A. Maniram Dewan
B. British East India Company
C. Lachit Barphukan
D. Nathan Brown
Answer: B. East India Company
34. The Quit India Movement in Assam was led by—
A. Gopinath Bordoloi
B. Bishnuram Medhi
C. Kushal Konwar
D. Omeo Kumar Das
Answer: C. Kushal Konwar
35. The Assam Provincial Congress Committee was formed in—
A. 1920
B. 1921
C. 1923
D. 1925
Answer: B. 1921
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Cultural & Religious History of Assam
36. Who is regarded as the father of Neo-Vaishnavism in Assam?
A. Madhabdev
B. Sankardev
C. Damodardev
D. Haridev
Answer: B. Sankardev
Explanation: Srimanta Sankardev introduced the Bhakti movement in Assam.
37. The ‘Ek Saran Naam Dharma’ was founded by—
A. Sankardev
B. Bhaskar Varman
C. Rudra Singha
D. Atan Burhagohain
Answer: A. Sankardev
38. Sankardev was born in—
A. Bordowa
B. Barpeta
C. Sivasagar
D. Majuli
Answer: A. Bordowa
39. Which text is written by Sankardev?
A. Kirtan Ghoxa
B. Gunamala
C. Ratnawali
D. Both A & B
Answer: D. Both A & B
40. Vaishnavite monasteries in Assam are called—
A. Sattras
B. Namghars
C. Mathas
D. Grihas
Answer: A. Sattras
41. Which Vaishnavite saint wrote ‘Nama Ghosa’?
A. Sankardev
B. Madhabdev
C. Damodardev
D. Haridev
Answer: B. Madhabdev
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Ahom Administration & Society
42. The Ahoms originally followed which religion?
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Tai religion
D. Islam
Answer: C. Tai religion
43. The Ahom chronicles are called—
A. Manuscripts
B. Buranjis
C. Charitas
D. Granthas
Answer: B. Buranjis
44. Who introduced the coinage system in Ahom kingdom?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Gadadhar Singha
C. Jayadhwaj Singha
D. Siva Singha
Answer: C. Jayadhwaj Singha
45. The chief judicial officer in the Ahom administration was—
A. Barua
B. Bora
C. Kataki
D. Phukan
Answer: D. Phukan
46. Which festival was introduced by the Ahoms?
A. Magh Bihu
B. Rongali Bihu
C. Me-Dam-Me-Phi
D. Kati Bihu
Answer: C. Me-Dam-Me-Phi
47. The Paik system was based on—
A. Land revenue
B. Forced labour
C. Military training
D. Trade duties
Answer: B. Forced labour
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Battles, Conflicts & Major Events
48. The Battle of Alaboi was fought between—
A. Ahoms & Mughals
B. British & Ahoms
C. Koch & Mughals
D. Burmese & Ahoms
Answer: A. Ahoms & Mughals
49. The Battle of Alaboi took place in—
A. 1667
B. 1671
C. 1690
D. 1669
Answer: D. 1669
50. Who led the Ahom army in the Battle of Alaboi?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Dilli Barphukan
C. Badan Borphukan
D. Piyali Phukan
Answer: A. Lachit Borphukan
51. Lachit Divas is celebrated on—
A. Nov 20
B. Nov 24
C. Nov 30
D. Nov 15
Answer: B. November 24
52. The first capital of the Koch kingdom was—
A. Cooch Behar
B. Koch Hajo
C. Chilarai
D. Kamatapur
Answer: D. Kamatapur
53. Who was also known as the ‘Tiger General’?
A. Nara Narayan
B. Chilarai
C. Dhairya Narayan
D. Pratap Narayan
Answer: B. Chilarai
54. Who was the last king of the Ahom Kingdom?
A. Purandar Singha
B. Gaurinath Singha
C. Kamaleswar Singha
D. Jogeswar Singha
Answer: A. Purandar Singha
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British Rule in Assam
55. Assam was separated from Bengal and made a Chief Commissioner’s Province in—
A. 1889
B. 1874
C. 1905
D. 1912
Answer: B. 1874
56. The Assam Province was created under—
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Northbrook
D. Lord Mayo
Answer: C. Lord Northbrook
57. The capital of Assam during early British rule was—
A. Sivasagar
B. Shillong
C. Guwahati
D. Tezpur
Answer: B. Shillong
58. When did Assam become part of the Bengal Presidency?
A. 1824
B. 1826
C. 1838
D. 1842
Answer: C. 1838
59. The first Assamese newspaper was—
A. Orunodoi
B. Jonaki
C. Assam Bilasini
D. Dainik Asom
Answer: A. Orunodoi
Explanation: Started by American Baptist Missionaries in 1846.
60. The first Assamese magazine was—
A. Arunodoi
B. Assam Saptahik
C. Orunodoi
D. Assam Mihir
Answer: C. Orunodoi
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Freedom Fighters of Assam
61. Who was the first martyr of Quit India Movement in Assam?
A. Kanaklata Barua
B. Kushal Konwar
C. Bhogeswari Phukanani
D. Tilak Deka
Answer: A. Kanaklata Barua
62. Kanaklata Barua was martyred at—
A. Dhekiajuli
B. Gohpur
C. Tezpur
D. Sivasagar
Answer: B. Gohpur
63. Who was hanged for participating in Quit India Movement?
A. Chandraprabha Saikiani
B. Kushal Konwar
C. Ajit Barua
D. Gomdhar Konwar
Answer: B. Kushal Konwar
64. Bhogeswari Phukanani died during British police firing at—
A. Jorhat
B. Nagaon
C. Sivasagar
D. Lahowal
Answer: A. Jorhat
65. Who founded the Assam Sahitya Sabha?
A. Krishnanath Sarma
B. Padmanath Gohain Baruah
C. Lakhminath Bezbaroa
D. Hem Chandra Barua
Answer: B. Padmanath Gohain Baruah
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Post-Independence Assam
66. Who became the first Chief Minister of Assam?
A. Gopinath Bordoloi
B. Bishnuram Medhi
C. Bimala Prasad Chaliha
D. Sarat Chandra Sinha
Answer: A. Gopinath Bordoloi
67. Assam became a full-fledged state in—
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1956
D. 1962
Answer: C. 1956
68. The Assam Official Language Act was passed in—
A. 1960
B. 1970
C. 1958
D. 1972
Answer: A. 1960
69. The Assam Movement (Anti-foreigners movement) lasted from—
A. 1975–1980
B. 1979–1985
C. 1982–1986
D. 1970–1977
Answer: B. 1979–1985
70. The Assam Accord was signed in—
A. 1983
B. 1984
C. 1985
D. 1990
Answer: C. 1985
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Important Historical Places
71. Sivasagar was earlier known as—
A. Rangpur
B. Charaideo
C. Meteka
D. Garhgaon
Answer: C. Meteka
72. Rangpur was the capital of Ahoms under—
A. Rudra Singha
B. Pratap Singha
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Jayadhwaj Singha
Answer: A. Rudra Singha
73. The Kareng Ghar is located in—
A. Jorhat
B. Sivasagar
C. Golaghat
D. Dibrugarh
Answer: B. Sivasagar
74. Maidam burial mounds of Ahoms are found in—
A. Majuli
B. Charaideo
C. Sadiya
D. Dhemaji
Answer: B. Charaideo
75. The Madan Kamdev temple is located in—
A. Barpeta
B. Baihata Chariali
C. Mangaldoi
D. Nalbari
Answer: B. Baihata Chariali
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Assam and Northeast Relations
76. Which tribe originally ruled the Dimasa kingdom?
A. Bodos
B. Kacharis
C. Karbis
D. Mishings
Answer: B. Kacharis
77. Dimapur was once the capital of—
A. Ahom Kingdom
B. Dimasa Kingdom
C. Koch Kingdom
D. Jaintia Kingdom
Answer: B. Dimasa Kingdom
78. The Jaintia Kingdom was annexed by the British in—
A. 1824
B. 1835
C. 1834
D. 1826
Answer: C. 1834
79. The Khasi kingdom was ruled by—
A. Syiem
B. Swargadeo
C. Rani
D. Maharaja
Answer: A. Syiem
80. The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed between British and—
A. Ahoms
B. Burmese
C. Koch
D. Jaintias
Answer: B. Burmese
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Miscellaneous Historical Facts
81. The first Ahom king to accept Hinduism was—
A. Siva Singha
B. Suhungmung
C. Rudra Singha
D. Jayadhwaj Singha
Answer: B. Suhungmung
82. Who invited the Muslim artisans to Assam for constructing buildings?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Pratap Singha
Answer: A. Rudra Singha
83. The largest Sattra of Assam is—
A. Auniati Sattra
B. Dakhinpat Sattra
C. Barpeta Sattra
D. Kamalabari Sattra
Answer: A. Auniati Sattra
84. The first film of Assam Joymoti was made by—
A. Bhupen Hazarika
B. Pabitra Barua
C. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
D. Atul Chandra Hazarika
Answer: C. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
85. Sukapha Divas is celebrated on—
A. January 1
B. December 1
C. February 10
D. March 7
Answer: B. December 1
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More MCQs
86. The Royal burial system of Ahoms is called—
A. Tomb system
B. Maidam system
C. Nokma system
D. Sattra system
Answer: B. Maidam system
87. The Kachari kingdom flourished mainly around—
A. Tezpur
B. Dimapur
C. Sivasagar
D. Goalpara
Answer: B. Dimapur
88. The Ahom script belonged to which language group?
A. Indo-Aryan
B. Tibeto-Burman
C. Tai
D. Austric
Answer: C. Tai
89. The first railway line in Assam was opened in—
A. 1885
B. 1882
C. 1901
D. 1873
Answer: B. 1882
90. The first medical college of Assam was established in—
A. Guwahati
B. Silchar
C. Jorhat
D. Dibrugarh
Answer: D. Dibrugarh (AMC 1947)
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Modern & Socio-political Developments
91. Who led the Assam Land Settlement Policy (1948)?
A. Gopinath Bordoloi
B. Bishnuram Medhi
C. B. P. Chaliha
D. Sarat Chandra Sinha
Answer: A. Gopinath Bordoloi
92. Who is known as the "Architect of Modern Assam"?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Bhupen Hazarika
C. Gopinath Bordoloi
D. Bishnuram Medhi
Answer: C. Gopinath Bordoloi
93. Assam’s first Governor after independence was—
A. S. S. Thomas
B. Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
C. Sri Prakasa
D. Jayanta Madhab
Answer: B. M. S. A. Hydari
94. The capital of Assam was shifted from Shillong to Dispur in—
A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1973
D. 1975
Answer: C. 1973
95. The Assam Reorganisation Act was passed in—
A. 1970
B. 1969
C. 1971
D. 1972
Answer: C. 1971
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Final Set
96. The first oil refinery in Assam was established at—
A. Noonmati
B. Digboi
C. Numaligarh
D. Moran
Answer: B. Digboi
97. Digboi oil refinery was started in—
A. 1890
B. 1899
C. 1901
D. 1910
Answer: B. 1899
98. The first university of Assam is—
A. Dibrugarh University
B. Gauhati University
C. Assam University
D. Tezpur University
Answer: B. Gauhati University (1948)
99. Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra was established in—
A. 1980
B. 1988
C. 1990
D. 1998
Answer: D. 1998
100. Majuli became a district in—
A. 2013
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
Answer: C. 2016
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