Assam Static GK: 200 One-Liner Questions and Answers
Assam Static GK is one of the most important sections for APSC, ADRE, Assam Police, Grade III, Grade IV, Forest, and other Assam competitive exams. It covers the history, geography, culture, rivers, national parks, famous personalities, festivals, economy, wildlife, and important facts about Assam.
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1. What is the capital of Assam?
Answer: Dispur.
2. What 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 is the state animal of Assam?
Answer: One-horned Rhinoceros.
6. Which is the state bird of Assam?
Answer: White-winged Wood Duck.
7. Which is the state flower of Assam?
Answer: Foxtail Orchid.
8. Which is the state tree of Assam?
Answer: Hollong.
9. How many districts are there in Assam?
Answer: 35 districts.
10. Which is the largest district of Assam by area?
Answer: Karbi Anglong.
11. Which district is the smallest by area in Assam?
Answer: South Salmara-Mankachar.
12. Which district has the highest population in Assam?
Answer: Nagaon.
13. Which district is famous for tea gardens?
Answer: Dibrugarh.
14. Which river island in Assam is the world’s largest inhabited river island?
Answer: Majuli.
15. On which river is Majuli located?
Answer: Brahmaputra River.
16. Which national park is famous for one-horned rhinoceroses?
Answer: Kaziranga National Park.
17. Which national park is known for golden langurs?
Answer: Manas National Park.
18. Which national park is famous for hoolock gibbons?
Answer: Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary.
19. Which is the only ape found in India?
Answer: Hoolock Gibbon.
20. Which is the highest peak in Assam?
Answer: Tumjang Peak.
21. Which is the oldest oil refinery in India?
Answer: Digboi Refinery.
22. Where is Digboi Refinery located?
Answer: Tinsukia district.
23. Which city is called the Tea City of Assam?
Answer: Dibrugarh.
24. Assam shares an international border with which country?
Answer: Bhutan and Bangladesh.
25. How many Indian states border Assam?
Answer: Seven.
26. Which festival is the biggest festival of Assam?
Answer: Bihu.
27. How many types of Bihu are celebrated?
Answer: Three.
28. Name the three Bihu festivals.
Answer: Rongali, Bhogali, and Kongali.
29. Which Bihu marks the Assamese New Year?
Answer: Rongali Bihu.
30. Which Bihu is also called Magh Bihu?
Answer: Bhogali Bihu.
31. Which Bihu is celebrated during the Kati month?
Answer: Kongali Bihu.
32. Which dance is the traditional dance of Assam?
Answer: Bihu Dance.
33. Which musical instrument is commonly used in Bihu?
Answer: Dhol.
34. Which famous monastery is located on Majuli Island?
Answer: Auniati Satra.
35. Who was the founder of the Neo-Vaishnavite movement in Assam?
Answer: Srimanta Sankardeva.
36. Who was the chief disciple of Srimanta Sankardeva?
Answer: Madhavdeva.
37. Which traditional theatre form was started by Sankardeva?
Answer: Ankiya Naat.
38. Which dance form was introduced by Sankardeva?
Answer: Sattriya Dance.
39. Which classical dance originated in Assam?
Answer: Sattriya.
40. Which dynasty ruled Assam for about 600 years?
Answer: Ahom Dynasty.
41. Who founded the Ahom Kingdom?
Answer: Sukaphaa.
42. In which year was the Ahom Kingdom established?
Answer: 1228 AD.
43. Which battle stopped the Mughal invasion of Assam?
Answer: Battle of Saraighat.
44. In which year was the Battle of Saraighat fought?
Answer: 1671.
45. Who led the Ahom army in the Battle of Saraighat?
Answer: Lachit Borphukan.
46. Where is the Lachit Borphukan Maidam located?
Answer: Jorhat.
47. Which day is celebrated as Lachit Divas?
Answer: 24 November.
48. Which is the largest university in Assam?
Answer: Gauhati University.
49. In which year was Gauhati University established?
Answer: 1948.
50. Which is the oldest university in North East India?
Answer: Gauhati University.
51. Which river is the longest river flowing through Assam?
Answer: Brahmaputra River.
52. From which country does the Brahmaputra enter India?
Answer: China (Tibet).
53. What is the Brahmaputra called in Tibet?
Answer: Yarlung Tsangpo.
54. What is the Brahmaputra called in Bangladesh?
Answer: Jamuna.
55. Which tributary of the Brahmaputra flows through Guwahati?
Answer: Bharalu River.
56. Which river forms the southern valley of Assam?
Answer: Barak River.
57. In which district is the Barak Valley located?
Answer: Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi.
58. Which is the second major river of Assam?
Answer: Barak River.
59. Which wildlife sanctuary is famous for the pygmy hog?
Answer: Manas National Park.
60. Which wildlife sanctuary is located near Guwahati?
Answer: Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary.
61. What type of wetland is Deepor Beel?
Answer: Ramsar Site.
62. Which district is Deepor Beel located in?
Answer: Kamrup Metropolitan.
63. Which bird sanctuary is famous in Assam?
Answer: Deepor Beel.
64. Which national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Assam?
Answer: Kaziranga National Park.
65. Which other national park in Assam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Answer: Manas National Park.
66. How many national parks are there in Assam?
Answer: Seven.
67. Name the seven national parks of Assam.
Answer: Kaziranga, Manas, Orang, Nameri, Dibru-Saikhowa, Raimona, and Dehing Patkai.
68. Which is the newest national park of Assam?
Answer: Dehing Patkai National Park.
69. Which national park is known as the “Amazon of the East”?
Answer: Dehing Patkai National Park.
70. Which national park is famous for tigers and elephants?
Answer: Manas National Park.
71. Which sanctuary is famous for wild buffaloes?
Answer: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary.
72. Which sanctuary has one of the highest densities of one-horned rhinoceroses?
Answer: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary.
73. Which district is Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located in?
Answer: Morigaon.
74. Which sanctuary is famous for migratory birds?
Answer: Deepor Beel.
75. Which national park is located near Tezpur?
Answer: Nameri National Park.
76. Which river flows through Nameri National Park?
Answer: Jia Bhoroli River.
77. Which national park is located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts?
Answer: Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
78. Which national park is famous for feral horses?
Answer: Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
79. Which district is Orang National Park located in?
Answer: Darrang and Sonitpur.
80. Orang National Park is also known as what?
Answer: Mini Kaziranga.
81. Which industry is Assam most famous for?
Answer: Tea industry.
82. Which city is called the Tea City of India?
Answer: Dibrugarh.
83. Which tea variety is world famous?
Answer: Assam Tea.
84. Which crop is the main cash crop of Assam?
Answer: Tea.
85. Which city is known as the Oil City of Assam?
Answer: Digboi.
86. Which natural resource is abundant in Assam?
Answer: Petroleum.
87. Which gas company operates in Assam?
Answer: Oil India Limited (OIL).
88. Where is the headquarters of Oil India Limited?
Answer: Duliajan.
89. Which public sector company explores oil in Assam?
Answer: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
90. Which district is famous for crude oil production?
Answer: Tinsukia.
91. Which temple is the most famous pilgrimage site in Assam?
Answer: Kamakhya Temple.
92. On which hill is Kamakhya Temple situated?
Answer: Nilachal Hill.
93. In which city is Kamakhya Temple located?
Answer: Guwahati.
94. Which festival is celebrated at Kamakhya Temple every year?
Answer: Ambubachi Mela.
95. Which river flows beside Kamakhya Temple?
Answer: Brahmaputra River.
96. Which temple is famous for Lord Shiva in Assam?
Answer: Umananda Temple.
97. Where is Umananda Temple located?
Answer: Peacock Island, Guwahati.
98. Which is the smallest inhabited river island in the world?
Answer: Umananda (Peacock Island).
99. Which famous saint established many Satras in Assam?
Answer: Srimanta Sankardeva.
100. Which cultural institution preserves Neo-Vaishnavite traditions in Assam?
Answer: Satra.
101. When was Assam formed as a separate province under British India?
Answer: 1912.
102. When did Assam become a full-fledged state of India?
Answer: 26 January 1950.
103. Which is the legislative body of Assam?
Answer: Assam Legislative Assembly.
104. Where is the Assam Legislative Assembly located?
Answer: Dispur.
105. How many seats are there in the Assam Legislative Assembly?
Answer: 126.
106. Who is the constitutional head of Assam?
Answer: The Governor.
107. Who is the head of the Assam Government?
Answer: The Chief Minister.
108. What is the official emblem of Assam based on?
Answer: The Ashoka Lion Capital with Assamese design elements.
109. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Assam?
Answer: Gauhati High Court.
110. Where is the Gauhati High Court located?
Answer: Guwahati.
111. In which year was the Gauhati High Court established?
Answer: 1948.
112. Which district is the headquarters of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR)?
Answer: Kokrajhar.
113. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for Autonomous District Councils in Assam?
Answer: Sixth Schedule.
114. Which autonomous council governs the Karbi Anglong region?
Answer: Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).
115. Which autonomous council governs Dima Hasao district?
Answer: Dima Hasao Autonomous Council (DHAC).
116. Which university is the oldest in Assam?
Answer: Gauhati University.
117. Which is the first agricultural university in North East India?
Answer: Assam Agricultural University.
118. Where is Assam Agricultural University located?
Answer: Jorhat.
119. Which central university is located at Silchar?
Answer: Assam University.
120. Where is Tezpur University located?
Answer: Tezpur.
121. Which IIT is located in Assam?
Answer: IIT Guwahati.
122. In which year was IIT Guwahati established?
Answer: 1994.
123. Which AIIMS is located in Assam?
Answer: AIIMS Guwahati.
124. Which is the premier medical college of Assam established in 1947?
Answer: Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh.
125. Which literary figure is known as the father of modern Assamese literature?
Answer: Lakshminath Bezbaroa.
126. Who wrote the Assamese national anthem “O Mur Apunar Desh”?
Answer: Lakshminath Bezbaroa.
127. Who was the first Assamese to receive the Jnanpith Award?
Answer: Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya.
128. Which Assamese writer received the Jnanpith Award in 2000?
Answer: Dr. Indira Goswami (Mamoni Raisom Goswami).
129. Who wrote the famous Assamese novel Mrityunjay?
Answer: Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya.
130. Which famous Assamese woman writer was also known as Mamoni Raisom Goswami?
Answer: Dr. Indira Goswami.
131. Who is known as the Bard of Brahmaputra?
Answer: Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
132. Which Assamese personality received the Bharat Ratna posthumously?
Answer: Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
133. Which musical instrument is commonly played during Bihu?
Answer: Pepa.
134. What is Pepa made from?
Answer: Buffalo horn.
135. Which traditional cloth of Assam is famous across India?
Answer: Muga Silk.
136. Which silk of Assam is known for its natural golden colour?
Answer: Muga Silk.
137. Which other famous silk is produced in Assam?
Answer: Eri Silk.
138. Which district is famous for silk production?
Answer: Sivasagar.
139. Which sport is considered the traditional sport of Assam?
Answer: Dhopkhel.
140. Which famous boxer from Assam won an Olympic bronze medal?
Answer: Lovlina Borgohain.
141. Lovlina Borgohain belongs to which district?
Answer: Golaghat.
142. Which cricketer from Assam has represented India?
Answer: Riyan Parag.
143. Which football tournament is one of the oldest in Assam?
Answer: Bordoloi Trophy.
144. Which airport is the largest in Assam?
Answer: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
145. In which city is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport located?
Answer: Guwahati.
146. Which is the busiest railway station in Assam?
Answer: Guwahati Railway Station.
147. Which bridge connects North Guwahati with Guwahati across the Brahmaputra?
Answer: Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Setu.
148. Which is the longest bridge in Assam?
Answer: Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Setu (Dhola–Sadiya Bridge).
149. Which bridge is named after Dr. Bhupen Hazarika?
Answer: Dhola–Sadiya Bridge.
150. Which city is known as the gateway to North East India?
Answer: Guwahati.
151. Which district is known as the gateway to Upper Assam?
Answer: Jorhat.
152. Which district is famous for the Ahom monuments?
Answer: Sivasagar.
153. Which monument in Sivasagar was built by Queen Ambika?
Answer: Rang Ghar.
154. Which is considered the oldest surviving amphitheatre in Asia?
Answer: Rang Ghar.
155. Which historic palace was built by the Ahoms in Sivasagar?
Answer: Talatal Ghar.
156. Which palace is known for its underground tunnels?
Answer: Talatal Ghar.
157. Which temple was built by Ahom King Siva Singha?
Answer: Sivasagar Sivadol.
158. Which is the tallest Shiva temple in Assam?
Answer: Sivadol.
159. Which district is famous for bell metal crafts?
Answer: Bajali (Sarthebari).
160. Which town is known for traditional brass and bell metal products?
Answer: Sarthebari.
161. Which town is famous for bamboo and cane handicrafts?
Answer: Nalbari.
162. Which district is famous for Muga silk weaving?
Answer: Sivasagar.
163. Which place is famous for handloom products in Assam?
Answer: Sualkuchi.
164. What is Sualkuchi popularly known as?
Answer: The Silk Village of Assam.
165. Which district is known for limestone reserves?
Answer: Dima Hasao.
166. Which mineral is abundantly found in Karbi Anglong?
Answer: Coal.
167. Which crop is the staple food of Assam?
Answer: Rice.
168. Which is the major food crop of Assam?
Answer: Paddy.
169. Which spice crop is widely grown in Assam?
Answer: Ginger.
170. Which fruit is popularly grown in Assam?
Answer: Pineapple.
171. Which river causes frequent floods in Assam?
Answer: Brahmaputra River.
172. Which season receives the highest rainfall in Assam?
Answer: Monsoon.
173. Which climate is found in Assam?
Answer: Humid subtropical climate.
174. Which forest type is common in Assam?
Answer: Tropical evergreen forest.
175. Which famous wetland of Assam is a Ramsar Site?
Answer: Deepor Beel.
176. Which international day is celebrated to promote rhino conservation in Assam?
Answer: World Rhino Day (22 September).
177. Which district is famous for orange cultivation in Assam?
Answer: Dima Hasao.
178. Which district is known for tea research?
Answer: Jorhat.
179. Where is the Tocklai Tea Research Institute located?
Answer: Jorhat.
180. Which is the oldest tea research institute in the world?
Answer: Tocklai Tea Research Institute.
181. Which freedom fighter from Assam is remembered for his role in the Quit India Movement?
Answer: Kushal Konwar.
182. Who was the first martyr Chief Minister of independent India from Assam?
Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi.
183. Which Bharat Ratna awardee is known as the architect of modern Assam?
Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi.
184. Which airport in Assam is named after Gopinath Bordoloi?
Answer: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
185. Which museum in Guwahati showcases Assam’s history and culture?
Answer: Assam State Museum.
186. Where is the Assam State Museum located?
Answer: Guwahati.
187. Which planetarium is located in Guwahati?
Answer: Guwahati Planetarium.
188. Which zoo is the largest in North East India?
Answer: Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.
189. In which city is the Assam State Zoo located?
Answer: Guwahati.
190. Which festival celebrates the harvest season in Assam?
Answer: Bhogali Bihu.
191. Which Bihu is associated with sowing crops?
Answer: Rongali Bihu.
192. Which Bihu is observed as a period of prayer and simplicity?
Answer: Kongali Bihu.
193. Which traditional Assamese house is made using bamboo and thatch?
Answer: Chang Ghar.
194. Which traditional Assamese scarf is offered as a mark of respect?
Answer: Gamosa.
195. Which UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage element is associated with Assam?
Answer: Moinari Kanthi (Charaideo Maidams are a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Sattriya is a recognised Indian classical dance, not UNESCO Intangible Heritage.)
196. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in Assam is associated with the Ahom dynasty?
Answer: Charaideo Maidams.
197. Which is the highest civilian award of Assam?
Answer: Assam Baibhav.
198. Which award is the second-highest civilian award of Assam?
Answer: Assam Saurav.
199. Which award is the third-highest civilian award of Assam?
Answer: Assam Gaurav.
200. Why is Assam important in India?
Answer: Assam is famous for its tea, one-horned rhinoceros, rich culture, the Brahmaputra River, petroleum, silk, and biodiversity.
Conclusion
These 200 Assam Static GK one-liner questions and answers cover the most important topics for APSC, ADRE, Assam Police, Grade III, Grade IV, Assam TET, Forest Department, and other competitive exams. Regular revision of these questions will help you strengthen your Assam General Knowledge and improve your exam performance. Keep practising these one-liners along with previous years’ question papers to score better in competitive examinations.
