700+ Assam History GK MCQ PDF (Chronologically) with Previous Year Questions (Part 5)

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In the previous parts we have discussed 400 questions on Pre-history Period, Ancient History and Medieval History of Assam. In this part(Part 5) 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 5(Chronologically)

Medieval History of Assam (1200 CE to 1826)

401. Which of the following Ahom king crushed the rebellion of the Baro
Bhuyans?
A. Pratap Singha
B. Kamaleswar Singha
C. Chakradhwaj Singha
D. None of these
Answer: A. Pratap Singha

402. In the middle of the 13th century, there was the rise of a petty chief,
known as
A. Haradatta & Birdatta
B. Sukapha
C. Baro Bhuyans
D. None of there
Answer: C. Baro Bhuyans

403. The title Bhuyan was used to refer to
A. King
B. Minister
C. Lodger
D. Landlord or chieftain
Answer: D. Landlord or chieftain

404. Which of the following region was administered by Solal Gohain?
A. Sadiya region
B. Nagaon and part of Chariduar
C. The region Dafla Hills to Brahmaputra
D. None of these
Answer: B. Nagaon and part of Chariduar

405. The Borbarua and Borphukan positions were created during the rule of
which of the following king?
A. Lakshmi Singha
B. Rajeswar Singha
C. Prataap Singha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: C. Prataap Singha

406. Who was the first Borbarua of Ahom Kingdom?
A. Kirti Chandra
B. Purnananda
C. Momai Tamuli
D. Lachit Borphukan
Answer: C. Momai Taimuli

407. The Barbarua acted as
A. Chief Minister
B. Commander-in-chief
C. Chief executive officer of the Ahom Kingdom
D. Prime minister
Answer: C. Chief executive officer of the Ahom Kingdom

408. Who made weaving compulsory during the reign of the Ahom dynasty?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
C. Siva Singha
D. Badan Chandra Borphukan
Answer: B. Momai Tamuli Borbarua

409. Who designed the mature structure of the Paik System?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Rajeswar Singha
C. Ton-Kham Borgohain
D. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
Answer: D. Momai Tamuli Borbarua

410. Which one is INCORRECT about the Paik system?
A. The Paiks were organized into four member groups each called a ‘got’.
B. In the 17th century the Paiks were grouped into divisions called khels.
C. Each Paik “got” sent one member in rotation for public works like
building roads.
D. Lachit Borphukan was the first to reorganize Paiks based on specific
services.
Answer: D. Lachit Borphukan was the first to reorganize Paiks based on
specific services.

411. Under which of the following Ahom king, the Paik system was
reorganized as a professional khel system, replacing the old kinship based
phoid system?
A. Pratap Singha
B. Gadadhar Singha
C. Chakradhwaj Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: A. Pratap Singha

412. The Paiks during Ahom reign were also konwn as
A. Fighter
B. Warrior
C. Foot soldiers
D. Comrade-in-arms
Answer: C. Foot soldiers

413. Who were the “Chamua Paik” in the Paik system of Ahom kingdom?
A. The people attached to hill masters.
B. Who rendered non-manual service and had a higher social standing.
C. Both of these
D. None of these
Answer: B. Who rendered non-manual service and had a higher social standing.

414. Which Ahom king introduced the Posa system?
A. Pratap Singha
B. Sukapha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: A. Pratap Singha

415. The Posa system referred to
A. Confronting policy
B. Reparation policy
C. Policy of non-payment of taxes
D. Tribal appeasement policy
Answer: D. Tribal appeasement policy

416. Which of the officials was appointed by the Ahom king Pratap Singha,
that were the negotiator of ‘Posa’ with the hill tribes
A. Katakies
B. Medhies
C. Talukdars
D. Hazarikas
Answer: A. Katakies

417. Which Ahom king created the post of the Borphukan for the first time?
A. Chakradhwaj Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Pratap Singha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: C. Pratap Singha

418. Borphukan was the governor of
A. Kamarupa
B. Sadiya
C. Marangi
D. Solal
Answer: A. Kamarupa

419. Borboruah & Borphukan title was given to:
A. Dangorias
B. Royal Officers
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C. Patra Mantris
D. None of these
Answer: B. Royal Officers

420. Who was the first Borphukan of the Ahom kingdom?
A. Laluksula Borphukan
B. Langi Panisiya Borphukan
C. Lachit Borphukan
D. Badan Chandra Borphukan
Answer: B. Langi Panisingia Borphukan

421. When was the Treaty of Asurar Ali signed?
A. 1682
B. 1639
C. 1670
D. 1671
Answer: B. 1639

422. Treaty of Asurar Ali was signed between:
A. Ahom Kingdom & Koch Kingdom
B. Koch Kingdom & Jaintia Kingdom
C. Mughal Kingdom & Ahom Kingdom
D. Koch Kingdom & Mughal Kingdom
Answer: C. Mughal Kingdom & Ahom Kingdom

423. Who represented Ahom Kingdom for the Treaty of Asurar Ali?
A. Momai tamuli Borbarua
B. Lachit Borphukan
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Rabin Borgohain
Answer: A. Momai tamuli Borbarua

424. Choose the CORRECT one in reference to The Treaty of Asurar Ali.
A. The treaty was followed by a decisive Mughal victory over Ahom at
Duimunisila.
B. According to the treaty, the boundary between the Mughals and Ahoms
was fixed on the Karatoya River.
C. Mughal faujdar Allah Yar Khan and the Ahom commander Momai
Tamuli Borbarua signed the treaty.
D. None of these
Answer: C. Mughal faujdar Allah Yar Khan and the Ahom commander Momai
Tamuli Borbarua signed the treaty.

425. Who among the following was known as an economist and a social
reformer during the Ahom reign?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Badan Borphukan
C. Purnananda Buragohain
D. Momai Tamuli Borbaruah
Answer: D. Momai Tamuli Borbaruah

426. Which king was also known by the name of Bhogaraja?
A. Sutamla
B. Surampha
C. Siva Singha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: B. Surampha (Jayaditya Singha 1641–1644)

427. Which king was also known as Noriya roja?
A. Sutamla
B. Sutingphaa
C. Siva Singha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: B. Sutingphaa (1644–1648)

428. Who among the following was the first Ahom ruler to officially accept
Hinduism?
A. Jayaditya Singha
B. Jayadhwaj Singha
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Pratap Singha
Answer: B. Jayadhwaj Singha

429. Auniati Satra and Dakhinpat Satra was established by
A. Jayaditya Singha
B. Jayadhwaj Singha
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Pratap Singha
Answer: B. Jayadhwaj Singha

430. The earliest Ahom coins so far discovered were issued by
A. Jayashwaj Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Chakradhwaj Singha
Answer: A. Jayadhwaj Singha

431. Who was the king of the Ahom dynasty during the attack of Mir Jumla?
A. Jayadhwaj Singha
B. Gadadhar Singha
C. Siva Singha
D. Rudra Singha
Answer: A. Jayadhwaj Singha (King Sutamla)

432. Which Mughal general invaded Ahom kingdom and occupied Gargaon?
A. Mir Jumla
B. Mirza Nathan
C. Raja Ram Singh
D. Abu Bakar
Answer: A. Mir Jumla

433. Mir Jumla, who occupied Ahom capital Gargaon was a governor
under____
A. Jahangir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Bahadur Shah
Answer: C. Aurangzeb

434. Which general was deputed by Aurangzeb to capture Assam?
A. Shihabuddin Talish
B. Mir Jumla
C. Badan Borphukan
D. Danial
Answer: B. Mir Jumla

435. Which historian came along with Mir Jumla?
A. Shihabuddin Talish
B. Ralph Fitch
C. Malik Kafur
D. Hien Tsang
Answer: A. Shihabuddin Talish

436. The Persian chronicle Fathiya-i-Ibriya was compiled by
A. Mir Jumla
B. Jahangir
C. Mirza Nathan
D. Shahib-ud-din Talish
Answer: D. Shahib-ud-din Talish

437. Which of the following was known as Bhagania Roja?
A. Jayadhwaj Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Siva Singha
D. Godadhar Singha
Answer: A. Jayadhwaj Singha (King Sutamla)

438. Treaty of Ghiladharighat was signed in the year:
A. 1635
B. 1663
C. 1673
D. 1675
Answer: B. 1663

439. In January 1663, the Treaty of Ghiladharighat was signed by Ahoms with
the Mughal commander:
A. Shihabuddin Talish
B. Mir Jumla
C. Badan Borphukan
D. Danial
Answer: B. Mir Jumla

440. Treaty of Ghiladharighat was signed between
A. Jayadhwaj Singha and Mirjumla
B. Gadadhar Singha and Mirjumla
C. Rudra Singha and Mirjumla
D. Lora raja and Mirjumla
Answer: A. Jayadhwaj Singha and Mirjumla

441. Who was the only daughter of Swargadeo Jayadhwaj Singha?
A. Lahori Gabharu
B. Begum Jahan
C. Mumtaz Begum
D. Rahmat Banu Begum
Answer: D. Rahmat Banu Begum

442. According to which treaty Ahom King Jayadhwaj Singh sent to his
daughter to the Mughal Empire as a reward of war?
A. Treaty of Sadiya
B. Treaty of Guwahati
C. Treaty of Gargaon
D. Treaty of Ghilajharighat
Answer: D. Treaty of Ghilajharighat

443. According to Treaty of Ghilajharighat Swargadeo Jayadhwaj Singha sent
his daughter to the Mughal Empire. What was the name of his daughter?
A. Ramani Gabharu
B. Lahori Gabharu
C. Begum Jahan
D. Mumtaz Begum
Answer: A. Ramani Gabharu (Rahmat Banu Begum)

444. Which treaty marked the end of the Mir Jumla‘s occupation in the Ahom
capital Gargaon?
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A. Treaty of Sadiya
B. Treaty of Guwahati
C. Treaty of Gargaon
D. Treaty of Ghilajharighat
Answer: D. Treaty of Ghilajharighat
(The Treaty of Ghilajharighat, Tipam, was signed between the Ahoms and the
Mughal forces led by Mir Jumla on January 23, 1663. The treaty brought Mir
Jumla’s occupation of the Ahom capital, Garhgaon, to an end.)

445. The Battle of Alaboi was fought in
A. 1679
B. 1665
C. 1669
D. 1679
Answer: C. 1669

446. During whose reign was the battle of Alaboi fought?
A. Chakradhwaj Singha
B. Pratap Singha
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: A. Chakradhwaj Singha

447. The Battle of Alaboi was fought between
A. Assamese Soldiers and Mughals.
B. Assamese Soldiers and Rajputs.
C. Assamese Soldiers and Koch Soldiers.
D. Assamese Soldiers and Ahom Soldiers.
Answer: A. Assamese Soldiers and Mughals.

448. Who founded the Dumduni Gurudwara at Dhuburi in 1669?
A. Guru Teg Bahadur
B. Guru Arjun Singh
C. Guru Gobind Singh
D. Guru Nanak
Answer: A. Guru Teg Bahadur

449. Who selected Lachit Barphukan as the commander in chief to lead the
Ahom army against the Mughals?
A. Chakradhwaj Singha
B. Udayaditya Singha
C. Ratnadhawaj Singha
D. Pratap Singha
Answer: A. Chakradhwaj Singha

450. The battle of Saraighat was fought in the year:
A. 1616
B. 1618
C. 1671
D. 1691
Answer: C. 1671

451. The battle of Saraighat was fought between:
A. The Burmas and the Koches
B. The Ahoms and Mughals
C. The Ahoms and the Kacharies
D. The Mughals and the Koches
Answer: B. The Ahoms and Mughals

452. Who was the Ahom king during the great battle of Saraighat in 1671 AD?
A. Chakradhwaj Singha
B. Udayaditya Singha
C. Ratnadhawaj Singha
D. Pratap Singha
Answer: B. Udayaditya Singha

453. The real name of Udayaditya Singha was:
A. Uday Gohain
B. Maju Gohain
C. Atan Gohain
D. Aditya Gohain
Answer: B. Maju Gohain

454. In the battle of Saraighat (1671) the Ahom army was commanded by
A. Lachit Barphukan
B. Momai Tamuli Borbaruah
C. Tangasu Borbaruah
D. Dihingia Alun Borbaruah
Answer: A. Lachit Barphukan

455. Who was the second person to lead the Battle of Saraighat next to Lachit
Borphukan?
A. Mumai Tamuli
B. Atan Burhagohain
C. Laluk Sola Borphukan
D. Ruchinath Burhagohain
Answer: B. Atan Burhagohain

456. Which Burhagohain himself rejected the offer of becoming Ahom King
on two occasions?
A. Atan Burhagohain
B. Purnanada Burhagohain
C. Ruchinath Burhagohain
D. Ghanashyam Burhagohain
Answer: A. Atan Burhagohain

457. Who was in charge of the Northern division of Ahom army in the Battle
of Saraighat?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Atan Burhagohain
C. Laluk Sola Borphukan
D. Ruchinath Burhagohain
Answer: B. Atan Burhagohain

458. In which year Lachit Borphukan was born?
A. 1618
B. 1622
C. 1626
D. 1628
Answer: B. 1622

459. Who was the father of Lachit Borphukan?
A. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
B. Tangasu Borbarua
C. Dihingia Alun Borbarua
D. Chakrapani Borbarua
Answer: A. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
{Lachit was born on 24th November 1622 to Tai Ahom father Momai Tamuli
Borbarua and mother Kunti Moran in Gargaon (present day Sivasagar)}

460. Who is known as the Shivaji of Assam?
A. Lachit Barphukan
B. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
C. Tangasu Borbaruah
D. Dihingia Alun Borbarua
Answer: A. Lachit Barphukan

461. In the Battle of Saraighat (1671), the Ahom Army was commanded by
Lachit Barphukan. Who was the commander of the Mughals?
Or
Who was the leader of the Mughal army in the Battle of Saraighat?
A. Mansur Khan
B. Mir Jumla
C. Ram Singh
D. None of these
Answer: C. Ram Singh

462. Who was the astrologer of Lachit Borphukan?
A. Achyutananda Doloi
B. Suriyakhari
C. Gaurinarayan Baruah
D. Kalika Baruah
Answer: A. Achyutananda Doloi

463. Who was the prime minister of Ahom kingdom during the Battle of
Saraighat?
A. Atan Borgohain
B. Salal Borgohain
C. Leshai Borgohain
D. Harinath Borgohain
Answer: A. Atan Borgohain

464. Who said this “It is a tragedy that my country is facing this dire
catastrophe during my Phukanship. How will my king be saved? How will
my people be saved? And how will my posterity be saved?”
A. Lachit Barphukan
B. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
C. Tangasu Borbaruah
D. Dihingia Alun Borbarua
Answer: A. Lachit Barphukan

465. Where is the Maidam of Lachit Borphukan located?
A. Sonapur
B. Amingaon
C. Jorhat
D. Mangaldai
Answer: C. Jorhat (Nora Hilloidari village)

466. Which king was commonly known as Parvatia Raja?
A. Sudoiphaa
B. Sulikpha
C. Suhungmung
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: A. Sudoiphaa

467. The town of Boka was built during the reign of
A. Sudoiphaa
B. Sulikpha
C. Suhungmung
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: A. Sudoiphaa

468. Who surrendered Lower Assam and Guwahati in favour of the Mughals?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Laluksola Borphukan
C. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
D. Badan Chandra Borphukan
Answer: B. Laluksola Borphukan

469. Who offered Laluksola Borphukan a sum of four lakh rupees for handing
over Guwahati to the Mughals?
A. Mir jumla
B. Ram Shinga
C. Rashid Khan
D. Azamtara
Answer: D. Azamtara

470. Who among the following became famous in history of Assam as Lora
Raja?
A. Supatpha
B. Sulikpha
C. Suhungmung
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: B. Sulikpha

471. What was the Hindu name of Sulikphaa/Lora raja?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Prataap Singha
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Ratnadhwaj Singha
Answer: D. Ratnadhwaj Singha

472. Which Ahom king established the norm that an Ahom prince had to be
free from any physical disability, defects or deformities to become a king?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Prataap Singha
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Ratnadhwaj Singha
Answer: D. Ratnadhwaj Singha (Lora raja)

473. The only recorded work constructed during the reign of Lora Raja was
A. Stone Bridge
B. Dauki Ali
C. Dhodar Ali
D. Gohain Kamal Ali
Answer: B. Dauki Ali

474. Lora Raja was guided and backed by which of the following satra?
A. Dakhinpat satra
B. Auniati satra
C. Kmalabari satra
D. Garmur satra
Answer: A. Dakhinpat satra

475. In 1680, who was assassinated by Bhotai Deka Saikia, Aghona Kachari
and Madhan Tamuli?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Laluksola Borphukan
C. Momai tamuli Borbarua
D. Badan Chandra Borphukan
Answer: B. Laluksola Borphukan

476. Who was the Rajmantri Phukan or Prime Minister during the regin of
Sulikphaa?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Laluksola Borphukan
C. Momai tamuli Borbarua
D. Badan Chandra Borphukan
Answer: B. Laluksola Borphukan

477. Who began a campaign to inflict wounds on Ahom princes who were
eligible for the throne?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Laluksola Borphukan
C. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
D. Badan Chandra Borphukan
Answer: B. Laluksola Borphukan

478. Consider the following statements:
1. Laluk Borphukan was appointed as Borphukan by Udayaditya Singha.
2. Sulikphaa was only fourteen years old when he was made the king of the
Ahom kingdom by Laluksola Borphukan.
3. Most of the atrocities committed during the reign of Lora Raja were done by
the orders of Laluksola Borphukan.
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

479. Joymoti Konwari was tortured and killed by the henchmen of
A. Lora Raja and Lachit Borphukan
B. Sulikphaa and Laluk Sola Borphukan
C. Sulikphaa and Momai tamuli Borbarua
D. Lora Raja and Badan Chandra Borphukan
Answer: B. Sulikphaa and Laluk Sola Borphukan

480. Consider the following statements:
1. Joymoti Konwari, was the wife of Tai-Ahom Prince Gadapani
2. Sulikphaa’s soldiers brought Jayamati to Jerenga pathar and punished her
3. In honour of the memory of Joymoti, Rudra Singha built the Joysagar Tank at
Sibsagar
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

481. What was the Ahom name of Gadadhar Singha?
A. Supaatpha
B. Sulikphaa
C. Suhungmung
D. Subinpha
Answer: A. Supaatpha

482. Supaatpha (Gadadhar Singha) belonged to the
A. Saringiya clan
B. Samuguriya clan
C. Tungkhungia clan
D. Dihingiya clan
Answer: C. Tungkhungia clan

483. Which of the following Ahom king initiated a land measurement scheme
for the first time?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Prataap Singha
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: C. Gadadhar Singha

484. Which Ahom king built the temple at the island of Umananda for tantric
worship?
A. Sukapha
B. Pratap Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: D. Gadadhar Singha

485. The temple of Umananda is associated with which diety?
A. Shiva
B. Vishnu
C. Durga
D. Chandrika
Answer: A. Shiva

486. Who built the mosque at Hajo popularly known as Poa-Mecca?
A. Sujauddin Muhammad Shah
B. Hussain Shah
C. Bakhtiyar Khilji
D. Giyasuddin Aulia
Answer: A. Sujauddin Muhammad Shah

487. Poa-Mecca at Hajo is associated with
A. Mir Jumla
B. Hussain Shah
C. Bakhtiyar Khilji
D. Giyasuddin Aulia
Answer: D. Giyasuddin Aulia
(The Dargah was built in memory of Sultan Ghiyasuddin Auliya.)

488. In which year the battle of Itakhuli was fought?
A. 1670
B. 1672
C. 1682
D. 1882
Answer: C. 1682

489. What is name the final battle between Ahoms & Mughals?
Or
The last battle in the year 1682 which ended the long drawn Ahom-Mughal
conflict was
A. Battle of Saraighat
B. Battle of Itakhuli
C. Battle of Rangamati
D. Battle of Alaboi
Answer: B. Battle of Itakhuli

490. The last battle between the Ahoms and the Mugals was fought at
A. Jorhat
B. Koch Behar
C. Saraighat
D. Itakhuli
Answer: D. Itakhuli (1682)

491. Who was the Ahom king during the Battle of Itakhuli?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Jayadhwaj Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Pramatta Singh
Answer: A. Gadadhar Singha

492. Who was Ahom’s war leader in the Battle of Itakhuli?
A. Lachit Borphukan
B. Laluksola Borphukan
C. Dihingia Alun Barbarua
D. Silarai
Answer: C. Dihingia Alun Barbarua

493. Which one is INCORRECT about the Battle of Itakhuli?
A. The battle was fought in 1682
B. Ahom regained Kamrup up to Manas river after winning the battle
C. Ahom established firm reign over Guwahati till the advent of British in
1826.
D. Mir Jumla was the commander in chief of Mughal army in that battle.
Answer: D. Mir Jumla was the commander in chief of Mughal army in that
battle.
(Mansur Khan III was commander in chief of the Mughal Army)

494. Dhodar Ali was constructed by
A. Siva Singh
B. Rudra Singha
C. Pramatta Singh
D. Godadhar Singh
Answer: D. Gadadhar Singh

495. Two Ahom kings were known as Burah Raja. One was Pratap Singha and
the other was?
A. Sukapha
B. Supinphaa
C. Rudra Singha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: D. Gadadhar Singha

496. Which of the following Ahom king mobilized some dhods or lazy people
to construct the Dhodar Ali?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Pratap Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: A. Gadadhar Singha

497. Who was known as Lai Konwor before he became the king of Ahom
kingdom?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Shiva Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singha

498. Solal Gohain administered which of the following regions?
A. Lakhimpur & Biswanath region
B. Nagaon & Mikir hill region
C. Nagaon & Chariduar region
D. Sonitpur & Biswanath region
Answer: C. Nagaon & Chariduar region

499. Which of the following Ahom king planned an invasion of Bengal?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Suhungmung
C. Gadadhar Singham
D. Siva Singha
Answer: A. Rudra Singha

500. Which Ahom king hoped to make the Ahom kingdom as one of the
powerful kingdoms of India?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Shiva Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singha

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