700+ Assam History GK MCQ PDF (Chronologically) with Previous Year Questions (Part 6)

This is the sixth part of Assam History GK MCQ PDF series, you can check the previous part by clicking here.

In the previous parts we have discussed 500 questions on Pre-history Period, Ancient History and Medieval History of Assam. In this part(Part 6) of Assam History GK MCQ PDF Series we are going to discuss another 100 questions on History of Assam.

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 6(Chronologically)

Medieval History of Assam (1200 CE to 1826)

501. Which Ahom king created the post Bezbaruah?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Rajeswar Singha
D. Pratap Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singha

502. Which of the following Ahom king created positions like Kotoki,
Khaund, Doloi etc.?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Shiva Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singha

503. Which Ahom king sent his men to Delhi to learn music?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Shiva Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singha

504. Which Ahom king sent Brahmin boys to Gurukuls for Vedic and Sanskrit
studies?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Shiva Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singh

505. Who introduced Mughal style dresses in the Ahom court?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Shiva Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singha

506. In Ahom kingdom an officer was to direct music. Who was he?
A. Bayan
B. Gayan Baruah
C. Hatibaruah
D. Devdas
Answer: B. Gayan Baruah

507. Who was the first Ahom king to celebrate Bihu in the courtyard of
Assam?
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Shiva Singha
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Singha

508. The Silsko stone bridge of Sivasagar was contructed by the
A. Ahoms
B. Chutiyas
C. Kacharies
D. Koch
Answer: A. Ahoms

509. Who built the stone bridge over the river Namdang?
A. Siva Singha
B. Gadadhar Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Purandar Singha
Answer: C. Rudra Singha

510. The Namdang Stone bridge was built in
A. Beam Style
B. Truss Style
C. Arch Style
D. Suspension Style
Answer: C. Arch Style

511. Who was the mother of Rudra Singha?
A. Kalawati
B. Joymoti
C. Rajmati
D. Vidyawati
Answer: B. Joymoti

512. Which of the following is a man-made lake?
A. Joysagar Lake
B. Dighali Pukhuri
C. Dihing Lake
D. Ram krishna Lake
Answer: A. Joysagar Lake

513. Joysagar, one of the largest man-made lake was built by
A. Swargadeo Rudra Singha
B. Swargadeo Pramatta Singha
C. Swargadeo Pratap Singha
D. Swargadeo Rajeswar Singha
Answer: A. Swargadeo Rudra Singha

514. From the reign of which king Sanskrit language was used in Ahom coins?
A. Sudangphaa
B. Pratap Singha
C. Siva Singha
D. Rudra Singha
Answer: D. Rudra Singha

515. Who built Joydol on the bank of Joysagar tank?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Gadapani
D. None of these
Answer: A. Rudra Singha

516. Name the Ahom king who sent the first emissary to Tripua?
A. Siva Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Suhungmung
D. Rani Phuleswari
Answer: B. Rudra Singha

517. Darrang Rajvansavali was written by
A. Suryakhadi Daivagna
B. Pandit Vidyavinod
C. Kaviratna Saraswati
D. Durgabor Kayastha
Answer: A. Suryakhadi Daivagna

518. Name the European merchant who had extensive salt trade in the Ahom
kingdom
A. Daniel Raush
B. Robert Clive
C. Captain Welsh
D. Sudmerson
Answer: A. Daniel Raush

519. Who shifted the Ahom capital from Garhgaon to Rangpur was
A. Gadadhar Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Sukapha
D. Rudra Singha
Answer: D. Rudra Singha

520. Name the chief architect who planned and constructed the city of
Rangpur?
A. Ghanashyam Khanikar
B. Gunaram Khanikar
C. Deepak Khanikar
D. Radhas Khanikar
Answer: A. Ghanashyam Khanikar

521. Kabiraj Chakraborty was the royal poet of which of the following Ahom
king?
A. Rajeswar Singha
B. Rudra Sinha
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Gaurinath Singha
Answer: B. Rudra Sinha

522. The Ahom name of Swargadeo Siva Singha was:
A. Suhitpangphaa
B. Sunenphaa
C. Sukhrungphaa
D. Sutanphaa
Answer: D. Sutanphaa

523. A regular Gold currency was introduced in Ahom kingdom by
A. Siva Singha
B. Suhungmung
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Rudra Singha
Answer: A. Siva Singha

524. Two Ahom monarchs issued coins in Persian language. One was
Rajeswar Singha and the other was?
A. Siva Singha
B. Suhungmung
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Rudra Singha
Answer: A. Siva Singha

525. Krishnaram Bhattacharya was brought from Bengal and was known by
the name of Parbatia Gosain as he settled at:
A. Patkai Hill
B. Nilachal Hill
C. Guwahati
D. Da Parbatia
Answer: A. Nilachal Hill

526. The Kamakhya Temple is a Sakta temple dedicated to the mother goddess
A. Parvati Devi
B. Kali Devi
C. Rudra Devi
D. Kamakhya Devi
Answer: D. Kamakhya Devi

527. Who was the Guru of Siva Singha?
A. Na-Gosain
B. Parbatia Gosain
C. Mukalimuria Gosain
D. Madhabdeva
Answer: B. Parbatia Gosain (Krishnaram Bhattacharya)

528. Who established an elaborate system of espionage to get accurate
information of everything that was done or even spoken in all parts of his
kingdom?
A. Rudra Singh
B. Rajeswar Singh
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Siva Singha
Answer: D. Siva Singha

529. Hasti Vidyarnava was composed during the reign of
A. Rudra Singh
B. Rajeswar Singh
C. Gadadhar Singha
D. Siva Singha
Answer: D. Siva Singha

530. Who was the composer of the Hasti Vidyarnava?
A. Sukumar Barkaith
B. Bhaskar Barman
C. Hari Dev
D. Madhav Dev
Answer: A. Sukumar Barkaith

531. The illustration work of the medieval Assamese text ―Hasti Vidyarnava”
was done by__.
A. Suryakhari Daibaigya
B. Sukumar Borkaith
C. Dibar and Dosai
D. Rama Saraswati
Answer: C. Dibar and Dosai

532. Which one is INCORRECT about the illustrated manuscript “Hasti
Vidyarnava”?
A. It was written by Sukumar Barkaith
B. It deals with the management and care of elephants in the royal stables
C. It was commissioned under the patronage of king Rudra Singha
D. The illustration work of the medieval Assamese text “Hasthividyarnava”
was done by Dibar and Dosai
Answer: C. It was commissioned under the patronage of King Rudra Singha.

533. The Shiva dol was constructed during the reign of
A. Pramatta Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Purandar Singha
D. Siva Singha
Answer: D. Siva Singha

534. Name the Ahom king who left the throne by putting his wife on the
throne
A. Pramatta Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Purandar Singha
D. Siva Singha
Answer: D. Siva Singha

535. Siva Singha declared his Chief Queen as ‘Bar Raja’. Who was she?
A. Phuleswari
B. Ambika
C. Mula Gabharu
D. Sarbeswari
Answer: A. Phuleswari

536. Who first introduced the cremation of the dead among the Ahoms?
A. Suhungmung
B. Phuleswari
C. Siva Singha
D. Mumai Tamuli
Answer: B. Phuleswari

537. Who assumed the name Pramateswari Devi (one of the names of Durga)?
A. Sarbeswari
B. Phuleswari
C. Ambika
D. Kuranganayani
Answer: B. Phuleswari

538. Which queen forced Moamoria and several other gosains to offer
oblations to the goddess and smeared sacrificial blood on their foreheads?
A. Sarbeswari
B. Phuleswari
C. Ambika
D. Kuranganayani
Answer: B. Phuleswari

539. Which Ahom queen built the Sivadol in Sibsagar?
A. Mula Gabharu
B. Ambika
C. Phuleswari
D. Kuranganayani
Answer: B. Ambika

540. The tallest existing temple in Assam is
A. Siva temple at Sibsagar
B. Umananda temple at Guwahati
C. Siva temple at Dewrgaon
D. Kamakhya temple at Silghat
Answer: A. Siva temple at Sibsagar

541. Which Ahom king built the present existing Rang Ghar?
A. Rudra Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: C. Pramatta Singha

542. The amphitheatre known as Rang-Ghar at Rangpur was built by
A. Rudra Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Rajeshwar Singhae
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: D. Pramatta Singha

543. Which is considered as the oldest amphitheatre in Asia?
A. Kareng Ghar
B. Talatal Ghar
C. Rang Ghar
D. Rani Seethai Hall
Answer: C. Rang Ghar

544. What is the meaning of Rangpur?
A. City of Entertainment
B. City of Eastern Astrology
C. City of Playground
D. City of Light
Answer: D. City of Entertainment

545. Which of the following Ahom king constructed the Basistha temple?
A. Pramatta Singha
B. Lakhmi Singha
C. Rajeswar Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: C. Rajeswar Singha

546. Which of the following Ahom king built the Kareng Ghar?
A. Rajeswar Singha
B. Lakshmi Singha
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Suhungmung
Answer: A. Rajeswar Singha

547. During the reign of which of the following king, the temple of Navagraha
was built?
A. Rajeswar Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Udayaditya
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: A. Rajeswar Singha

548. The tradition of Hajo‘s famous Bulbul birds fighting started from the
reign of
A. Rajeswar Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Udayaditya
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: A. Rajeswar Singha

549. The present existing structure of the seven storied palace (Kareng Ghar)
of Garhgaon was built during the reign of
A. Rajeswar Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Udayaditya
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: A. Rajeswar Singha

550. Which Ahom king added three underground stories made of bricks and an
indigenous type of cement to the four storied Talatal Ghar at Rangpur?
A. Rajeswar Singha
B. Siva Singha
C. Udayaditya
D. Pramatta Singha
Answer: A. Rajeswar Singha

551. Consider the following statements:
1. The Talatal Ghar is a place which was initially built as an army base.
2. It houses two secret tunnels, and three floors below ground level which were
used as exit routes during the Ahom wars.
3. Rajeshwar Singha added three underground stories made of bricks and an
indigenous type of cement to the four storied Talatal Ghar at Rangpur.
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

552. Which of the following temple was NOT constructed during the reign of
Rajeswar Singha?
A. Monikarneswar temple
B. Bishnu temple
C. Chitrachal temple
D. Navagraha temple
Answer: B. Bishnu temple

553. Financial provision for the Sukreswar Temple was initiated by:
A. Pramatta Singha
B. Rajeswar Singha
C. Lakshmi Singha
D. Gaurinath Singha
Answer: B. Rajeswar Singha

554. Kuranganayani was a/an?
A. Ahom King
B. Ahom Queen
C. Moran Queen
D. Rajput Queen
Answer: B. Ahom Queen (Manipuri princess)

555. Manipuri princess Kuranganayani was married to the Ahom king:
Or
Name the Ahom monarch who was offered the hands of Kuranganayani, the
daughter of Jai Singha, the Raja of Manipur?
A. Jayadhwaj Singha
B. Rajeswar Singha
C. Pratap Singha
D. Siva Singha
Answer: B. Rajeswar Singha

556. Lata-Kata ran was fought during the reign of
A. Laxmi Singha
B. Gaurinath Singha
C. Rajeswar Singha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Answer: B. Rajeswar Singha

557. What was the purpose of the famous Lata-Kata Ran?
A. War against the Burmese soldiers.
B. Making a road by cutting the forest trees, creepers etc.
C. Ahom soldier‘s assistance to King Jai Singh of Manipur
D. War against the British soldiers.
Answer: B. Making a road by cutting the forest tree, creeper etc.

 
558. Who was the first person to make a survey the river Brahmaputra during
the Ahom reign?
A. Ensign wood
B. Rennel
C. Nenvill
D. Daniel Roush
Answer: B. Rennel

(Major James Rennell traced Brahmaputra in 1765)
559. Chakarifeti Buranji was written by
A. Kaviraj Chakraborty
B. Atan Buragahain
C. Numali Borgohain
D. Bidyabagish
Answer: C. Numali Borgohain

560. Who examined and burned Buranji’s for objectionable content?
A. Numali borgohain
B. Purandar Singha
C. Kirtichandra Barbarua
D. Rudra Singha
Answer: C. Kirtichandra Barbarua

561. The great Rudra Sagar Tank was excavated during the reign of
A. Lakshmi Singha
B. Kamaleswar Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. None of these
Answer: A. Lakshmi Singha

562. The first phase of Moamoria Rebellion was started in the year
A. 1749
B. 1759
C. 1769
D. 1779
Answer: C. 1769

563. The Moamoria Rebellion was started during the reign of which of the
following king?
A. Lakshmi Singha
B. Kamaleswar Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Gaurinath Singha
Answer: A. Lakshmi Singha

564. Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Moamoria Rebellion?
A. The Paik system on which the state was based was unable to adapt to the
changing economy and the emerging social classes.
B. The rise of the sattras was one of the reasons for the leakage of manpower
from the Paik system.
C. The Ahom kingdom heaped insult and repression on the followers of
sattra.
D. The reorganization of the Paik system from “Got” to “Khel”.
Answer: D. The reorganization of the Paik system from “Got” to “Khel”.

565. Power struggle between the Moamorias, the adherents of the Moamara
Sattra, and the Ahom kings was known as:
A. Matak Protest
B. Rebellion of adherents
C. Moamoria rebellion
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Moamoria rebellion

566. The main weapons used by the Moamoria rebels were:
A. Antiaircraft Gun
B. Bamboo Staves
C. Iron Sword
D. Steel Dagger
Answer: B. Bamboo Staves

567. Which uprising was called as ‘Chekani Kubua Ron’ in the history of
Assam?
A. Latakata Ron
B. Dondua Droh
C. Moamoria rebellion
D. Battle of Itakhuli
Answer: C. Moamoria rebellion

568. In which year did the Moamoria revolt take place for the second time?
A. 1775
B. 1782
C. 1805
D. 1810
Answer: B. 1782

569. The second phase of Moamoria Rebellion started during the reign of
which of the following king?
A. Lakshmi Singha
B. Kamaleswar Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Gaurinath Singha
Answer: D. Gaurinath Singha

570. The third phase of Moamoria revolt started in the year?
A. 1782
B. 1786
C. 1805
D. 1810
Answer: B. 1786

571. The Capital of Assam was shifted from Sivasagar (Rongpur) to Jorhat in
A. 1794
B. 1820
C. 1697
D. 1567
Answer: A. 1794

572. Which Ahom King shifted the capital from Sibsagar to Jorhat in 1794 due
to the attact of Moamorias?
A. Gaurinath Singha
B. Lakhmi Singha
C. Kamaleswar Singha
D. Chandrakanta Singha
Answer: A. Gaurinath Singha

573. Under what circumstances the Ahom King Gaurinath Singh left the
capital and fled to Guwahati?
A. Due to attack of the Moamarias
B. Due to attack of mughal
C. Due to attack of Burmese
D. Not one of the above
Answer: A. Due to the attack of Moamarias

574. Who restored Rangpur to Gaurinath Singha in 1794?
A. Thomas Welsh
B. Alexander Sharpeigh
C. William Wilson
D. Thomas Smythe
Answer: A. Thomas Welsh

575. In which year did captain Welsh come to Assam?
A. 1592 A.D
B. 1692 A.D.
C. 1700 A.D.
D. 1792 A.D
Answer: D. 1792 A.D

576. As recorded by Captain Thomas Welsh, the Assam Patra-Mantris was
composed of
A. Eight ministers
B. Six ministers
C. Four ministers
D. Five ministers
Answer: D. Five ministers

577. Which rebellion in Assam history is called Dandua Droh (The Dundiya
Revolution)?
A. The rebellion of Gomdhar Konwar
B. The rebellion of Badan Barphukan
C. The Rebellion of Hardatta and Bira Dutta
D. The Rebellion of Lechai Kanwar
Answer: C. The Rebellion of Hardatta and Bira Dutta

578. Who was/were the prominent leader/ leaders of the Dandua Droh (The
Dundiya Revolution)?
A. Maniram Dewan
B. Gomdhar Konwar
C. Piyali Phukan & Dhananjoy Burhagohain
D. Hara Dutta & Bira Dutta
Answer: D. Hara Dutta & Bira Dutta

579. Who was the Borphukan of the Ahom kingdom during the Dandua Droh
(The Dundiya Revolution) in 1795?
A. Kalia Bhomora Borphukan
B. Lachit Borphukan
C. Badan Borphukan
D. Langi Panissia Borphukan
Answer: A. Kalia Bhomora Borphukan

580. Who recieved the title ‗Pratap Ballab‘?
A. Kalia Bhomora
B. Lachit Borphukan
C. Momai Tamuli Borbarua
D. Badan Borphukan
Answer: A. Kalia Bhomora

581. Who conferred the title ‗Pratap Ballab‘ to Kalia Bhomora Borphukan for
suppressing the rebilion of Haradatta?
A. Bacha Rajkhowa
B. Kamaleswar Singha
C. Sarbananda Singha
D. Lakshmi Singha
Answer: B. Kamaleswar Singha

582. Who was the last Moamoria leader of the Moamoria rebellion?
A. Bacha Rajkhowa
B. Kamaleswar Singha
C. Sarbananda Singha
D. Lakshmi Singha
Answer: C. Sarbananda Singha

583. Sarbananda Singha was the king of
A. The Koches
B. The Kacharies
C. The Morans
D. The Mataks
Answer: D. The Mataks

584. What was the capital of Mataks?
A. Bengmara
B. Dibrugarh
C. Moran
D. Dhuburi
Answer: A. Bengmara (Now Tinsukia district)

585. Bharat Singha was the king of
A. The Koches
B. The Kacharies
C. The Morans
D. The Matakse
Answer: D. The Mataks

586. Moamoria rebellion ended during the reign of which Ahom king?
A. Bacha Rajkhowa
B. Kamaleswar Singha
C. Sarbananda Singha
D. Lakshmi Singha
Answer: B. Kamaleswar Singha

587. By which name Kamaleswar Singha was known before he became the
king?
A. Kinaram Gohain
B. Kamala Gohain
C. Kamaleswar Gohain
D. Kameswar Gohain
Answer: A. Kinaram Gohain

588. The person credited with resolving the Ahom conflict was
A. Purnananda Buragohain
B. Kirti Chandra Buragohain
C. Kaliabhomora Buragohain
D. Badan Chandra Buragohain
Answer: A. Purnananda Buragohain

589. The river that flows through the town of Jorhat was dug at the behest of
premier Purnananda Buragohain in the year
A. 1801
B. 1805
C. 1808
D. 1818
Answer: A. 1801

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

591. In which year did the Burmese first invade Assam?
A. 1771
B. 1717
C. 1871
D. 1817
Answer: D. 1817

592. The Burmese first invaded Assam during the reign of
A. Jogeswar Singha
B. Sudingphaa
C. Purandar Singha
D. Chandrakanta Singha
Answer: D. Chandrakanta Singha

593. Who invited the Burmese to Assam?
A. Peoli Phukan
B. Badan Chandra Borphukan
C. Lalok Sola
D. Moniram Dewan
Answer: B. Badan Chandra Bophukan

594. Badan Chandra Barphukan was the governor of
A. Sadiya
B. Solal
C. Kamrup
D. Marangi
Answer: C. Kamrup

595. Badan Barphukan was assassinated by —
A. Raghab
B. Rup Singh Subedar
C. Madhab Tamuli
D. Bhotai Deka
Answer: B. Rup Singh Subedar

596. Who was the commander of Burmese in the first Burmese invasion of
Assam?
A. Maung Shwe Waing
B. Maha Minhla Minkhaung
C. Sagaing Min
D. Badan Chandra Bophukan
Answer: B. Maha Minhla Minkhaung

597. The second Burmese invasion took place in the year:
A. 1817
B. 1818
C. 1819
D. 1821
Answer: C. 1819

598. Who was the commander of Burmese during the second Burmese
invasion of Assam?
A. Maung Shwe Waing
B. Maha Minhla Minkhaung
C. Sagaing Min
D. Alungmingi
Answer: D. Alungmingi

599. Which Assamese man guided the Burmese during their second invasion
of Assam?
A. Purandar Singha
B. Badan Chandra Bophukan
C. Momai Baruah
D. Momai Tamuli
Answer: C. Momai Baruah

600. Which Ahom princess was offered to the Burmese Monarch Bodawpaya
for the royal harem?
A. Aideo Handique
B. Mula Gabharu
C. Hemo Aideo
D. Ramani Gabharu

Answer: C. Hemo Aideo (also known as Bhamo Aideo)

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