700+ Assam History GK MCQ PDF (Chronologically) with Previous Year Questions (Part 3)

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In the previous parts we have discussed 200 questions on Pre-history Period, Ancient History and Medieval History of Assam. In this part(Part 3) of Assam History GK MCQ PDF Series we are going to discuss another 100 questions on History of Assam.

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Assam History Parts in Details

Era or Parts of Assam History	Time Period
Ancient History of Assam	400 CE to 1200 CE
Medieval History of Assam	1200 CE to 1826 CE
Modern History of Assam	1826 to 1947
Post-Independence History of Assam	1947 to till date

Assam History GK MCQ PDF – Part 3(Chronologically)

Medieval History of Assam (1200 CE to 1826)

201. Who named his small kingdom in Brahmaputra valley ‘Mung-dun-Sun
Kham‘?
A. Sukaphaa
B. Suteupha
C. Suhungmung
D. Sukhampha
Answer: A. Sukaphaa

202. By what name are the Ahom chronicles known
A. History
B. Buranji
C. Bygone times
D. Days of old
Answer: B. Buranji

203. Who introduced the Buranji written in Assam?
A. Ahoms
B. Koch
C. Kacharis
D. Bhuyans
Answer: A. Ahoms

204. Which of the following Ahom king introduced the Buranji written in
Assam?
A. Pramatta Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Sukaphaa
D. Sukhamphaa
Answer: C. Sukaphaa (The first Ahom king)

205. In which language Buranjis were first compiled?
A. Assamese
B. Burmese
C. Sanskrit
D. Ahom
Answer: D. Ahom

206. What is the literal meaning of the word “Buranji”?
A. Historical event
B. A store that teaches the ignorant
C. Official records of the kingdom
D. None of these
Answer: B. A store that teaches the ignorant

207. The Buranjis of the Ahoms were written on the bark of
A. Sanchi tree or Pipal tree
B. Sanchi tree or aloe wood
C. Sanchi tree or Neem tree
D. Sanchi tree or Apple tree
Answer: B. Sanchi tree or aloe wood

208. What was the title used to address the Ahom kings?
A. Samrat
B. Rajan
C. Maharaj
D. Swargadeo
Answer: D. Swargadeo

209. The Kings of Ahom dynasty claimed their divine origin from
A. Lord Krishna
B. Lord Indra
C. Lord Bishnu
D. Mahadev
Answer: B. Lord Indra

210. The Chief Queen of Ahom kings is known as
A. Bor Kuwori
B. Parvatia Kuwori
C. Raidangia Kuwori
D. Tamuli Kuwori
Answer: A. Bor Kuwori

211. In which year, Sukapha built the Ahom capital at Charaideo?
A. 1206
B. 1252
C. 1253
D. 1268
Answer: C. 1253

212. Which one was the first capital of the Ahom Kingdom in Assam?
A. Garhgaon
B. Charaideo
C. Jorhat
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D. Sivasagar
Answer: B. Charaideo

213. Who was the king of Morans when Sukapha came to Assam?
A. Badausa
B. Thakumtha
C. Mauling
D. Buhari
Answer: A. Badausa

214. The positions Buragohain and Borgohain existed from the time of which
Ahom king?
A. Sukaphaa
B. Pratap Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: A. Sukaphaa

215. In which year did Sukaphaa die?
A. 1255 AD
B. 1268 AD
C. 1278 AD
D. 1288 AD
Answer: B. 1268 AD

216. According to Ahom tradition, Sukaphaa was a descendant of the God
A. Shiva
B. Bishnu
C. Caishen
D. Khunlung
Answer: D. Khunlung

217. The Ahoms divided themselves into the rulers and the ruled with the
formal delineation from the reign of:
A. Sudangphaa
B. Suteupha
C. Sukapha
D. Subinphaa
Answer: D. Subinphaa (1281–1293 the third king of the Ahom kingdom)

218. Who delineated the Satghariya Ahom, the Ahom aristocracy of the Seven
Houses?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Suteupha
C. Sukapha
D. Subinphaa
Answer: D. Subinphaa (1281–1293 the third king of the Ahom kingdom)

219. Consider the following statements:
1. Subinphaa, the third Ahom king, delineated the Satghariya Ahom, the Ahom
aristocracy of the Seven Houses.
2. Of this, the first lineage was that of the king.
3. The next two were the lineages of the Burhagohain and the Borgohain.
4. The last four were priestly lineages.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only
D. All 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
Answer: D. All 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct

220. Who was the king during the first war of Ahom against a powerful
kingdom called Kamata?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Suteupha
C. Sukapha
D. Sukhaangphaa
Answer: D. Sukhaangphaa

221. Who established the position of Charing Raja?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Suteupha
C. Sukapha
D. Sukhaangphaa
Answer: D. Sukhaangphaa

222. During the Ahom period in Assam, the heirs apparent to the throne were
appointed as:
A. Raj Raja
B. Bogohain
C. Charing Raja
D. Borphuan
Answer: C. Charing Raja

223. Who was the first ruler of the Kamata Kingdom?
A. Sandhya
B. Sindhu
C. Arimatta
D. Mriganka

Answer: A. Sandhya (1250–1270)
224. Which King of the Kamata Kingdom took the title ‗Kamateshwar‘ for the
first time?
A. Sandhya
B. SIndhu
C. Arimatta
D. Mriganka
Answer: A. Sandhya

225. The Kamata Kingdom was attacked by Muhammad bin Tughlaq during
the reign of which Kamata king?
A. Nara Narayan
B. Dharma Narayan
C. Vaidya Seva
D. Durlabh Narayan
Answer: D. Durlabh Narayan

226. Famous Kamrupi poet Hema Saraswati was a court poet of which king?
A. Nara Narayan
B. Dharma Narayan
C. Vaidya Seva
D. Durlabh Narayan

Answer: D. Durlabh Narayan

227. Hema Saraswati and Harihar Bipra enjoyed the patronage of?
A. Naranarayan
B. Dharmanarayana
C. Laxminarayana
D. Durlabh Narayana
Answer: D. Durlabh Narayana

228. What was the similarity among Hem Saraswati, Kaviratna Saraswati and
Hari Har Bipra?
A. All were Kamrupi Spies
B. All were Kamrupi Poets
C. All were Kamrupi Priests
D. All were Kamrupi Sadagars
Answer: B. All were Kamrupi Poets

229. The well-known Kamrupi poet of sixteenth century Chandraharati lived
at:
A. Tezpur
B. Umanada
C. Kamakhya
D. North Guwahati
Answer: D. North Guwahati

230. Sikandar Shah attacked the Kamata kingdom in the year
A. 1362
B. 1365
C. 1366
D. 1368
Answer: A. 1362

231. Sikandar Shah attacked Kamata kingdom during the reign of the Kamata
king:
A. Indranarayan
B. Nara Narayan
C. Dharma Narayan
D. Durlabh Narayan
Answer: A. Indranarayan (1350–1365)

232. Jongal-Bolohu was the son of which King?
A. Prithu
B. Arimatta
C. Durlabh Narayan
D. Indra Narayan
Answer: B. Arimatta (1365–1385)

233. After Sutuphaa’s death, who carried on the Ahom’s administration for
four years?
A. Burhagohain and Borgohain
B. Burhagohain and Bophukan
C. Borpatra Gohain and Borgohain
D. Borbarua and Borgohain
Answer: A. Burhagohain and Borgohain

234. During 1376-1380 AD, The Borgohain and Buragohain carried on the
administration. Who was the next Ahom king after them?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Suteupha
C. Sukapha
D. Tyao Khamti
Answer: D. Tyao Khamti

235. What were the burial mounds of Ahom royalty called?
A. Shamshan
B. Moi-dam
C. Tumulus
D. Dol
Answer: B. Moi-dam
236. Maidams are shaped like
A. Pyramids
B. Gardens
C. Arches
D. Tombs
Answer: A. Pyramids

237. Ibn Batuta, the celebrated traveller, visited Assam in
A. Thirteenth century
B. Fourteenth century
C. Fifteenth century
D. Tenth century
Answer: B. Fourteenth century

238. Which Ahom king was popularly known as “Bamuni Konwar”?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Sujangphaa
C. Suhungmung
D. Sunenphaa
Answer: A. Sudangphaa

239. Why Sudangpha was called “Bamuni Raja”?
A. He loved Brahmins
B. He donated land to Brahmins
C. He was brought up in a Brahmin Family.
D. He was a Brahmin
Answer: C. He was brought up in a Brahmin Family.

240. Which Ahom king made the capital at Charguya near the Dihing River?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Sujangphaa
C. Suhungmung
D. Sunenphaa
Answer: A. Sudangphaa

241. The traditional Tai-Ahom coronation ceremony of kings was known as
A. Choklong
B. Neusa-Jua
C. Huba-chani
D. Singarigharutha
Answer: D. Singarigharutha

242. Which of the following Ahom king initiated the Singarigharutha
ceremony?
A. Tyao Khamti
B. Sudangphaa
C. Sujangphaa
D. Susenphaa
Answer: B. Sudangphaa
(The Singarigharutha ceremony was first observed by the Ahom King
Sudangphaa, popularly known as Bamuni Konwar. Sudangphaa came to the
throne in 1397 CE.)

243. Which of the following Ahom king was the first to observe the
Singarigharutha ceremony?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Sujangphaa
C. Suphakphaa
D. Suhungmung
Answer: A. Sudangphaa

244. In the Singarigharutha ceremony of Ahom kings, two people were exiled
far from the capital as it was believed that all the evil or ill omens of the new
kings and queens will leave with them. Such people were called as
A. Singari
B. Neusa-Jua
C. Huba-chani
D. Choklong
Answer: B. Neusa-Jua

245. Ahom coronation hall called Singari-ghar was constructed of
A. Bricks
B. Stone
C. Straw
D. Wood
Answer: D. Wood (Wood of singari tree)

246. During the reign of which king Hinduism marked the first stage of growth
in the Ahom dynasty?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Sujangphaa
C. Suphakphaa
D. None of these
Answer: A. Sudangphaa

247. Which dynasty used a dragon-engraved throne in Assam?
A. Kacharis
B. Ahoms
C. Chutiyas
D. Morans
Answer: B. Ahoms

248. Who brought the technology of wet rice cultivation in Assam?
A. Kacharis
B. Ahoms
C. Chutiyas
D. Morans
Answer: B. Ahoms

249. Which of the following clans performed the traditional rites and rituals
during Ahom reign?
A. Deodhai and Bailungs
B. Puruhit, Brahmin
C. Borpatragohain, Buragohain
D. Non of the above
Answer: A. Deodhai and Bailungs

250. In Ahom kingdom The Deodhai refers to:
A. Messanger
B. Writer
C. Priest
D. Poet
Answer: C. Priest

251. When did first Ahom-Kachari battle take place?
A. 1489
B. 1490
C. 1491
D. 1492
Answer: B. 1490

252. The first Ahom-Kachari battle took place during the reign of
A. Sudangphaa
B. Sujangphaa
C. Suphakphaa
D. Suhenphaa
Answer: D. Suhenphaa

253. Who was the founder of the Khen dynasty?
A. Niladhwaj
B. Chakradhwaj
C. Nilambar
D. Naranarayan
Answer: A. Niladhwaj (1440–1460)

254. Who defeated the Khen Ruler Nilambar in 1498?
A. Mirjumla
B. Naranarayan
C. Pramatta Singh
D. Allauddin Hussain Shah
Answer: D. Allauddin Hussain Shah

255. Which of the following ruler of Bengal removed the last king of Kamata
Kingdom?
A. Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah
B. Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah
C. Alauddin Husain Shah
D. None of these
Answer: C. Alauddin Husain Shah

256. Ghiyasuddin Auliya associated with
A. Pao Mecca of Hajo
B. Panbari Masjid
C. Rangamati Masjid
D. Dargah of Syed Shahnur Dewan
Answer: A. Pao Mecca of Hajo

257. The Kanai Barasi Rock inscription is near
A. Kamakhya temple
B. Rudreswar temple
C. Dol Gobinda temple
D. Manikarneswar temple
Answer: D. Manikarneswar temple

258. The Kanai Barasi Rock inscription near Manikarneswar Hill was written
in
A. Tai language
B. Assamese language
C. Persian language
D. Sanskrit language
Answer: B. Assamese language

259. Who was the last ruler of the Khen dynasty?
A. Niladhwaj
B. Chakradhwaj
C. Nilambar
D. Naranarayan
Answer: C. Nilambar (1480–1498)

260. Who was referred to as Dihingia Raja?
A. Suhungmung
B. Subinpha
C. Sudangphaa
D. Suteupha
Answer: A. Suhungmung (1497–1539)

261. King Suhungmung was also called Dihingia Raja because:
A. He was born near Dihing River.
B. He restored Ahom dynasty up to the Dihing River as soon as he was
throned as a king.
C. He shifted Ahom capital to Bakata, near the bank of the Dihing river
D. None of these
Answer: C. He shifted Ahom capital to Bakata, near the bank of the Dihing
River

262. Which of the following Ahom King was the first to adopt the title
―Swarganarayan‖?
A. Suhungmung or Dihingia Raja
B. Sudangphaa or Bamuni Konwar
C. Susenghphaa or Pratap Singha or Burha Raja
D. Sunenphaa
Answer: A. Suhungmung or Dihingia Raja

263. Which of the following Ahom king accepted the non-Ahom title
‘Swarganarayan‘ for the first time?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Sujangphaa
C. Suhungmung
D. Sunenphaa
Answer: C. Suhungmung or Dihingia Raja

264. Which Ahom Swargadeo created the post of the Borpatragohain?
A. Suhungmung
B. Sukapha
C. Suklenmung
D. Supimphaa
Answer: A. Suhungmung

265. Which of the following Ahom king conducted the first organized
population census?
A. Sukapha
B. Suhungmung
C. Sukhaangphaa
D. Supimphaa
Answer: B. Suhungmung

266. Who was the first Borpatragohain?
A. Lai Borpatrogohain
B. Bhaga Borpatrogohain
C. Achuk Borpatrogohain
D. Kancheng Borpatrogohain
Answer: D. Kancheng Borpatrogohain

267. Which of the following region was administered by Borpatrogohain?
A. West of Kaliabar river
B. East of Kaliabar river
C. Dafla hills to Brahmaputra river
D. None of these
Answer: C. Dafla hills to Brahmaputra River

268. The post of Sadiyakhowa Gohain was created during the reign of Ahom
King?
A. Swargadeo Suhungmung
B. Swargadeo Rudra Singha
C. Swargadeo Pratap Singha
D. None of them
Answer: A. Swargadeo Suhungmung

269. The Ahoms first used the Saka era during the reign of
A. Suhungmung
B. Pratap Singha
C. Sukapha
D. Subinpha
Answer: A. Suhungmung

270. Which of the Ahom king joined the Chutiya kingdom into Ahom
territory?
A. Rajeswar Singha
B. Dihingia Raja
C. Garhgaya Raja
D. Jayaditya Singha
Answer: B. Dihingia Raja

271. The Chutiya kingdom was annexed by the Ahoms during the reign of
A. Sukampha
B. Sukapha
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: D. Suhungmung

272. When did the first Muslim invasion of Ahom kingdom occur?
A. 1521
B. 1527
C. 1526
D. 1506
Answer: B. 1527

273. The first Muslim invasion of Ahom kingdom occured during the reign of
A. Sudangphaa
B. Suhungmung
C. Suphakphaa
D. Suhenphaa
Answer: B. Suhungmung

274. Who defeated Kacharies in 1531 AD?
A. Sukapha
B. Suhungmung
C. Sukhaangphaa
D. Supimphaa
Answer: B. Suhungmung

275. A major part of the Kachari kingdom was occupied by the Ahoms during
the reign of which of the following king?
A. Sukhampha
B. Sutingpha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: D. Suhungmung

276. Which Ahom ruler was the first to turn the Kachari King as Thapita and
Sanchita?
A. Suhungmung
B. Jaydhawj Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Pratap Shinga
Answer: A. Suhungmung

277. The brave Ahom general Phrasengmung was appointed as the first
A. Sadiya Khowa Gohain
B. Marangi Khowa Gohain
C. Solai Gohain
D. Jagiyalia Gohain
Answer: A. Sadiya Khowa Gohain

278. Sadiya Khowa Gohain was a___.
A. Jamindar
B. King
C. Frontier Officer
D. Naval Commander
Answer: C. Frontier Officer

(Sadiya Khowa Gohain based in Sadiya, administered the Sadiya region that
was acquired after the conquest of the Chutia kingdom in 1524.)
279. Who was Mula Gabharu?
A. Wife of Phrasengmung Borgohain
B. Wife of Rajeshwar Singh
C. Rudrasingh’s sister
D. Daughter of Atan Burhagohain
Answer: A. Wife of Phrasengmung Borgohain

280. Mula Gabharu the brave wife of Phrasengmung died fighting against
A. Turbak Khan
B. Mir Jumla
C. Det Chung
D. Mirza Natnan
Answer: A. Turbak Khan

281. In which war Mula Gabharu died fighting against Turbak Khan
A. In the third attack of Muslims
B. In the fourth attack of Muslims
C. In the fifth attack of Muslims
D. In the seventh attack of Muslims
Answer: A. In the third attack of Muslims

282. Mula Gabharu died in the year
A. 1528
B. 1530
C. 1532
D. 1535
Answer: C. 1532

283. The Ahoms used firearms for the first time in the battle against
A. Muslims
B. Kacharis
C. Koch
D. Jayantias
Answer: A. Muslims (During the reign of Suhungmung)

284. The Ahoms used gunpowder for the first time in the battle against
A. Turbak
B. Mir Jumla
C. Det Chung
D. Mirza Natnan
Answer: A. Turbak in 1532

285. Ahoms learned the use of gunpowder from the
A. Chutias
B. Mulslims
C. Kacharis
D. Mataks
Answer: A. Chutias

286. According to Ahom buranji, where are the heads of Turbak Khan and
Hussain Khan entombed?
A. Rangpur
B. Gargaon
C. Bakata
D. Charaideo
Answer: D. Charaideo

287. Which of the following is INCORRECT in the case of Suhungmung‘s
death?
A. Suhungmung was assassinated by a servant, Ratiman.
B. Ratiman stabbed Suhungmung as he slept in his palace.
C. It was suspected that Suhungmung’s son was responsible for the death.
D. It was suspected that Suhungmung’s wife was responsible for the death
Answer: D. It was suspected that Suhungmung’s wife was responsible for the
death.

288. Which of the following Chutiya king shifted capital from Ratnapur
(Majuli) to Sadiya?
A. Birpal
B. Brahmapal
C. Ratnadhwajapal
D. Vijayadhwajpal
Answer: C. Ratnadhwajapal

289. Who was the founder of the Chutiya Kingdom?
A. Nitipal
B. Birpal
C. Ratnapal
D. Brahmapal
Answer: B. Birpal (1187–1210)

290. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
A. Birpal was the founder and the first king of Chutiya kingdom
B. He built the first capital of the Chutiya kingdom at Sadiya
C. His real name was Birbar, and he claimed descent from the legendary
Bhishmak
D. He worshipped the Hindu god Kuber as the chief deity
Answer: B. He built the first capital of the Chutiya kingdom at Sadiya

291. What was the first capital of the Chutiya Kingdom?
A. Hajo
B. Jorhat
C. Maibong
D. Swarnagiri
Answer: D. Swarnagiri (1187–1225)

292. What was the permenant capital of the Chutiya Kingdom?
A. Maibong
B. Kamatapur
C. Guwahati
D. Sadiya
Answer: D. Sadiya

293. Which Chutiya king built Sadiya?
A. Prithu
B. Naranarayan
C. Bhaskar varman
D. Ratnadhwajapal
Answer: D. Ratnadhwajapal

294. The name of the city of Sindhu Khetra was changed to Sadiya for the
death of a prince. He was the son of a?
A. Ahom King
B. Chutia King
C. Koch King
D. Matak King
Answer: B. Chutiya King

295. The original language of the Chutias is known as?
A. Sanskrit
B. Brajawali
C. Assamese
D. Tibeto-burman language
Answer: D. Tibeto-burman language

296. The temple of Tamreswari Mai built by the Chutiya king was dedicated to
A. Shiva
B. The Goddess of Tamreswari
C. Somdeo
D. Vishnu
Answer: B. The Goddess of Tamreswari

297. Who were the first people in Assam to use firearms?
A. The Chutias
B. The Ahoms
C. The Kacharis
D. The Mataks
Answer: A. The Chutias

298. Consider the following statements:
1. The Chutias were the first people in Assam to use firearms.
2. Ahoms learned the use of gunpowder from the Chutias.
3. During Ahom reign all the Hiloidari (cannonmen) and most of the HiloiKhanikars (gunmakers) belonged to the Chutia community.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

299. After which war the Chutiya kingdom was annexed to the Ahom
territory?
A. Battle of Sesamukh
B. Battle of Saodangiri
C. Battle of Mathudang
D. Battle of Saraighat
Answer: C. Battle of Mathudang

300. Who was the last ruler of the Chutiya Kingdom?
A. Nityapal
B. Bishnupal
C. Dharma Dhwaj Pal
D. Purnadhab Narayan
Answer: A. Nityapal (1522- 1524)

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