Assam GK Quiz: 100 Questions with Answers
Assam GK Quiz is one of the best ways to improve your knowledge about the history, geography, culture, wildlife, rivers, famous people, festivals, and important places of Assam. Whether you are a student or simply interested in learning about the state, practicing Assam GK regularly helps you remember important facts easily.
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1. What is the capital of Assam?
Answer: Dispur.
2. Which is the largest city in Assam?
Answer: Guwahati.
3. Which river is known as the lifeline of Assam?
Answer: Brahmaputra River.
4. What is the official language of Assam?
Answer: Assamese.
5. Which famous national park in Assam is home to the one-horned rhinoceros?
Answer: Kaziranga National Park.
6. Which bird is the state bird of Assam?
Answer: White-winged Wood Duck.
7. Which animal is the state animal of Assam?
Answer: One-horned Rhinoceros.
8. What is the state flower of Assam?
Answer: Foxtail Orchid.
9. What is the state tree of Assam?
Answer: Hollong.
10. Assam is famous for producing which crop?
Answer: Tea.
11. Which festival is the biggest festival of Assam?
Answer: Bihu.
12. How many Bihu festivals are celebrated in a year?
Answer: Three.
13. Name the three Bihu festivals.
Answer: Rongali Bihu, Kongali Bihu and Bhogali Bihu.
14. Which district is famous for tea gardens?
Answer: Dibrugarh.
15. Which city is known as the Tea City of Assam?
Answer: Dibrugarh.
16. Which famous temple is located on Nilachal Hill?
Answer: Kamakhya Temple.
17. Which river island in Assam is the largest inhabited river island in the world?
Answer: Majuli.
18. On which river is Majuli located?
Answer: Brahmaputra River.
19. Who was the founder of the Ahom Kingdom?
Answer: Sukaphaa.
20. In which year was the Ahom Kingdom established?
Answer: 1228.
21. Which dynasty ruled Assam for nearly 600 years?
Answer: Ahom Dynasty.
22. Which battle stopped the Mughal invasion of Assam?
Answer: Battle of Saraighat.
23. Who led the Assamese army in the Battle of Saraighat?
Answer: Lachit Borphukan.
24. Which day is celebrated as Lachit Divas?
Answer: 24 November.
25. Who is known as the father of modern Assamese prose?
Answer: Hemchandra Barua.
26. Who wrote the Assamese dictionary Hemkosh?
Answer: Hemchandra Barua.
27. Who is known as the father of Assamese drama?
Answer: Lakshminath Bezbaroa.
28. Which saint started the Neo-Vaishnavite movement in Assam?
Answer: Srimanta Sankardeva.
29. Who was the chief disciple of Srimanta Sankardeva?
Answer: Madhabdeva.
30. What is a Satra?
Answer: A Vaishnavite monastery.
31. Which dance form was started by Srimanta Sankardeva?
Answer: Sattriya Dance.
32. Which classical dance originated in Assam?
Answer: Sattriya.
33. Which musical instrument is commonly played during Bihu?
Answer: Dhol.
34. What is the traditional scarf of Assam called?
Answer: Gamosa.
35. Which silk is unique to Assam?
Answer: Muga Silk.
36. Name another famous silk of Assam.
Answer: Eri Silk.
37. Which district is famous for Muga silk?
Answer: Kamrup District.
38. Which city is known as the cultural capital of Assam?
Answer: Jorhat.
39. Which district has the famous Rang Ghar?
Answer: Sivasagar.
40. What is Rang Ghar?
Answer: An Ahom-era amphitheatre.
41. Which palace was built by the Ahoms in Sivasagar?
Answer: Talatal Ghar and Kareng Ghar.
42. Which lake in Assam is famous for migratory birds?
Answer: Deepor Beel.
43. Deepor Beel is located near which city?
Answer: Guwahati.
44. Which wildlife sanctuary is famous for golden langurs?
Answer: Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary.
45. Which national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Assam?
Answer: Kaziranga National Park.
46. Which other national park in Assam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Answer: Manas National Park.
47. Which tiger reserve is located in Assam?
Answer: Manas Tiger Reserve.
48. Which district has the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary?
Answer: Morigaon.
49. Which animal is Pobitora famous for?
Answer: One-horned Rhinoceros.
50. Which river enters India through Arunachal Pradesh and flows through Assam?
Answer: Brahmaputra.
51. What is the old name of Brahmaputra in Tibet?
Answer: Yarlung Tsangpo.
52. Which country shares an international border with Assam?
Answer: Bhutan and Bangladesh.
53. How many districts does Assam have?
Answer: 35.
54. Which is the newest district of Assam?
Answer: Tamulpur.
55. Which city has the Saraighat Bridge?
Answer: Guwahati.
56. Which airport is the largest in Assam?
Answer: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
57. The airport is located in which city?
Answer: Guwahati.
58. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?
Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi.
59. Who was the first Governor of Assam?
Answer: Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari.
60. Which freedom fighter from Assam received the Bharat Ratna?
Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi.
61. Which famous poet wrote “O Mur Apunar Desh”?
Answer: Lakshminath Bezbaroa.
62. What is the state song of Assam?
Answer: O Mur Apunar Desh.
63. Which Assamese woman became India’s first woman IPS officer?
Answer: Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya.
64. Which district is famous for oranges?
Answer: Dima Hasao.
65. Which river joins the Brahmaputra at Guwahati?
Answer: Bharalu.
66. Which district is famous for oil production?
Answer: Tinsukia.
67. Where was Asia’s first oil refinery established?
Answer: Digboi.
68. Which town is known as the Oil City of Assam?
Answer: Digboi.
69. Which district has Digboi?
Answer: Tinsukia.
70. Which gas field is famous in Assam?
Answer: Lakwa Gas Field.
71. Which district has Haflong?
Answer: Dima Hasao.
72. Which is the only hill station in Assam?
Answer: Haflong.
73. Which famous lake is located in Haflong?
Answer: Haflong Lake.
74. Which district is famous for bell metal craft?
Answer: Bajali.
75. Which town is famous for bell metal?
Answer: Sarthebari.
76. Which district is famous for bamboo crafts?
Answer: Nalbari.
77. Which district has Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary?
Answer: Jorhat.
78. Which primate is protected there?
Answer: Hoolock Gibbon.
79. Which is India’s only ape?
Answer: Hoolock Gibbon.
80. Which famous river port is located in Assam?
Answer: Pandu.
81. Which district has Majuli?
Answer: Majuli District.
82. Which city is called the Gateway to Northeast India?
Answer: Guwahati.
83. Which river forms the northern boundary of Majuli?
Answer: Subansiri River.
84. Which famous wildlife sanctuary is in Nagaon district?
Answer: Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary.
85. Which district has Orang National Park?
Answer: Darrang and Sonitpur.
86. Which animal is Orang National Park famous for?
Answer: One-horned Rhinoceros.
87. Which district has Nameri National Park?
Answer: Sonitpur.
88. Which river flows through Nameri National Park?
Answer: Jia Bhoroli River.
89. Which district is famous for silk weaving?
Answer: Sualkuchi is in Kamrup district.
90. What is Sualkuchi known as?
Answer: Manchester of the East.
91. Which language belongs to the Bodo community?
Answer: Bodo.
92. Which community celebrates the Bathou religion?
Answer: Bodo community.
93. Which is the highest peak in Assam?
Answer: Tumjang Peak.
94. Which district has Tumjang Peak?
Answer: Dima Hasao.
95. Which famous university is located in Guwahati?
Answer: Gauhati University.
96. Which IIT is located in Assam?
Answer: IIT Guwahati.
97. Which AIIMS is located in Assam?
Answer: AIIMS Guwahati.
98. Which famous bridge connects north and south Guwahati?
Answer: Saraighat Bridge.
99. Which is the oldest refinery in India?
Answer: Digboi Refinery.
100. What is the nickname of Assam?
Answer: The Tea Garden of India.
Conclusion
Assam GK Quiz is a simple and effective way to improve your knowledge about Assam. These 100 questions cover important topics such as history, geography, culture, wildlife, rivers, festivals, famous personalities, and important places. Practice these questions regularly to strengthen your general knowledge and remember important facts for a long time. Keep revising and challenge yourself to complete the entire quiz in just 10 minutes.
