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Q.1 How many Dams are there in Assam?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d)7
Ans: 5
Explain: There are total 5 major dams are there in Assam. They are -
Pagladia Dam ->Pagladia river
Khandong -> Kopili river
Umrong Dam -> Umrong Nalah
Subansiri Lower Dam -> Subansiri river
Karbi Langpi Dam -> Borpani River
Q.2 Majuli Festival is celebrated in which month? [Oil India Exam, 2022 ]
a) February
b) November
c) December
d) January
Ans: November
Explain: Majuli is the world’s largest river island. Celebrated on the banks of river Luit, the Majuli festival is always held during the winter season, in the month of November. The festival lasts for a total of 4 days showcasing a number of ethnic groups with their cultural performances.
Q.3 When did Assam Government initiated the Dehing Patkai Festival?
a) 2000
b) 2021
c) 2002
d) 2004
Ans: c) 2002
Facts:
1) The Dehing Patkai Festival organized at Lekhapani, in the Tinsukia district of Assam, is a stimulating blend of tribal fairs, tea heritage tours, golfing, adventure sports, and wildlife pleasure trip.
2) The Festival aiming at boosting Tourism in the State is celebrated every year in the month of January and named after the lofty Patkai range and the playful Dehing River.
3) This is an annual festival which lasts for three days.
4) The Dehing Patkai festival was initiated by the Assam Government in 2002 to promote the diverse culture of Assam
5) The chief guest of the first session of the festival was the then President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
6) The festival also arranges for a trip to the Stilwell Road, which was once the passage to the golden land of Myanmar.
7) On 13 December 2020, Dihing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary upgraded to National Park.
Q.4. Who has been awarded the Pratima Barua Pandey Award 2023?
a) Anurag Shaikia
b) Tarali Sharma
c) Jubin Garg
d) Rahendra Nath Brahma
Ans: Rahendra Nath Brahma.
Q.5 How many Bamboo's Species are recorded in Assam?
a) 36
b) 40
c) 42
d) 38
Ans: 38
Q.6 Who among the following Assamese personalities won the recently announced Sahitya Akademi Award, 2023 for short stories?
a) Anuradha Sharma Pujari
b) Rupam Dutta
c) Dr. Pranav Jyoti Deka
d) Pradyumna Kumar Gogoi
Ans: c) Dr. Pranav Jyoti Deka
Explain: Dr. Pranavjyoti Deka won the '2023 Sahitya Akademi Awards' for 'Srestha Galpa' (Short Stories) in Assamese.
Q.7 When was the First State Budget of Assam presented?
a) 1951
b) 1937
c) 1947
d) 1950
Ans: b) 1937
Q.8 Who was the First recipient of Srimanta SankarDeva Award (National Award given by Assam Govt)?
a) Kirtinath Hazarika
b) Bhupen Hazarika
c) Dr. Maheswar Neog
d) Satyajit Rai
Ans: Kirtinath Hazarika
Explain: Kirtinath Hazarika was the First recipient.
Bhupen Hazarika was the second recipient.
Satyajit Rai was the third recipient.
Dr. maheswar Neog was 4th recipient.
Q.9 Which festival arranges for a trip to the Stilwell Road, which was once the passage to the golden land of Myanmar.
a) Majuli
b) Kaziranga
c) Hornbill
d) Dihing Patkai
Ans : d) Dihing Patkai
Q.10. Where is the Statindra Mohan Dev Stadium located?
a) Kolkata
b) Darjeeling
c) Silchar
d) Agartala
Ans: Silchar
Q.11. On which river is Karbi Langpi dam situated?
a) Brahmaputra River
b) Kapili
c) Dhansiri
d) Borpani River
Ans: d) Borpani River
Q.12 Bare Saharia Bhaona is a 200-year-old drama festival held in_______
a) Majuli
b) Sonitpur
c) Nagaon
d) Barpeta
Ans: b) Sonitpur
Explain:
Bare Saharia Bhaona is a 200-year-old drama festival held every 5–6 years at Jamugurihat, a small town in Sonitpur District, Assam.
Q.13. Which is the largest freshwater lake in Assam?
a) Sonbeel
b) Deepor Beel
c) Chandubi Beel
d) Pani Dehing
Ans: Sonbeel
Q 14. How many civil airports are there in Assam?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 4
d) 7
Ans: b) 6
Explain: According to Assam Government, There are total nos of six civil airports (Guwahati, Tezpur, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Silchar & North Lakhimpur) of the state. Some of the tea gardens have their own air-strips and aircrafts.
Q.15. Which was the first railway junction in Assam?
a) Dibrugarh
b) Kamakhya
c) Makum Jn
d) Lumding jn.
Ans: Makum Junction
Explain: The first railway junction in Assam was Makum Junction on the railway line that opened in 1884 to Dihing bridge.
Q.16.Which is the only hill station in Assam?
a) Haflong
b) Diphu
c) Lumding Jn
d) Lanka station
Ans: a) Haflong
Q.17. Which is the 1st passenger train in Assam?
a) Dibru-Jorhat railway.
b) Avadh Assam Express.
c) Dibru–Sadiya Railway.
d) Jana Satabdi Express.
Ans: c) Dibru–Sadiya Railway.
Q. 18. Which of the following varieties of ginger is cultivated in Assam, and for which it has received GI tag?
a) Maran
b) calicul
c) Cochin
d) Karbi Anglong Ginger
Ans: d) Karbi Anglong Ginger
Q.19 Which of these Assamese movie recently won the 69th National Film Award for Best Assamese Movie 2023?
a) Raghupati
b) Raghav
c) Black and White
d) Anur
Ans: Anur
Q.20. Which Assamese Film seco
nd Assamese Film to be nominated for Oscars?
a) Village Rockstar
b) Mur Ghurar Duronto Goti
c) Halodhiya Soraiye Baudhan Khai
d) Bhaity
Ans: b) Mur Ghurar Duronto Goti
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