Assam History Questions for APSC

 

Assam History is most essential topic for APSC examination as well as other competitive examination in Assam.

Important questions of  Assam History  are given here .

1. Consider the following statements:

a) Bhagadatta was the successor of Narakasura.

b) In the Mahabharata, Bhagadatta had led a vast army against the Pandavas.

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true.

2. Rukmini was a daughter of

a) King Bhismaka .

b) King Suparua .

c) King Banasura 

d) King Bhagadatta

Ans:a) King Bhismaka.

3. Who kidnapped Usha?

a) Sri Krishna 

b) Anirudha 

c) Bhaluka 

d) Dharma Pal 

Ans: b) Anirudha.

4. Who was the grandson of Banasura?

a) Debeswar

b) Anirudha 

c) Bhaluka 

d) Dharma Pal 

Ans: c) Bhaluka .

5.Who made his capital at Bhalukpung?

a) Debeswar

b) Anirudha 

c) Bhaluka 

d) Dharma Pal 

Ans: c) Bhaluka .

6. Consider the following statements:

a) According to Raghu Vansa , king Raghu crossed the Lohit, i.e. Brahmaputra.

b) King Raghu defeated the king of Pragjyotisha.

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true.

7. Who made his capital west of Guwahati?

a) Dharma Pal 

b) Debeswar

c) Anirudha 

d) Bhaluka 

Ans: a) Dharma Pal 

8. Consider the following statements:

a) Pushya Varman ( 350 - 380 AD) was the first king who ruled over Kamrupa.

b) Pushya Varman was a contemporary of Samudragupta ( 350 - 375 AD)

Options: 

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true.

9. Consider the following statements:

a) Mahendra Varman was the first king of Kamrupa who waged a successful war against Gupta army.

b) Mahendra Varman was the first king who performed the Ashwamedha Yagya.

Options: 

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true.

10. During whose region Hiuen Tsang visited Kamrupa?

a) Bhaskar Varman

b) Pushya Varman

c) Samudragupta

d) Brahmapala .

Ans: a) Bhaskar Varman.

11. Who wrote the book Si - Yu - ki?

a) Bhaskar Varman

b) Pushya Varman

c) Hiuen Tsang 

d) Brahmapala .

Ans: c) Hiuen Tsang .

12. Consider the following statements:

a) Harshavardhan (606 - 648 AD) was a contemporary of Bhaskar Varman.

b) The dynasty of the Varman kings ended with Bhaskar Varman (650 AD) .

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true. 

13. Consider the following statements:

a) Brahmapala ( 990 - 1010 AD) established the Pala dynasty.

b) Jayapala ( 1120 - 1138 AD) was the last ruler of Pala dynasty.

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true. 

14. Consider the following statements:

a) The first Mohammedan invasion ( 1206 - 1226) of Kamrupa took place during the reign of a king called Prithu.

b) Prithu was killed in a battle with Illtutmish in 1228.

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true. 

15. Consider the following statements:

a) During the second invasion by Ikhtiyaruddin Yuzbak or Tughril Khan , the king of Kamrupa Saindhya (1250 - 1270) transferred the capital ' Kamrup Nagar' to Kamatapur in the west .

b) Kamata' s ruler was called Kamateshwar .

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true. 

16. Consider the following statements:

a) Chutia king Birpal established Chutia kingdom in 1189 at Sadiya.

b) He was succeeded by ten kings.

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true. 

17. Who was known as Dihingia Raja?

a) Supungmung 

b) Sudangpha 

c) Suhungmung 

d) Susengpha 

Ans: c) Suhungmung.

18. Consider the following statements:

a) The founder of the Koch kingdom was Hariya Mandal.

b) Bishwa Singha (1515 - 1540) laid the foundation of the Koch dominion over Kamata Kingdom in the early part of the 16 th century.

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true. 

19. Bishwa Singha established his capital in 

a) Goalpara

b) Coch - Behar 

c) Sadiya 

d) Gauripur.

Ans: b) Coch - Behar.

20. Bishwa Singha died in 

a) 1540 

b) 1542 

c) 1546 

d) 1580

Ans: a) 1540 .

21. Who ascended the name - Naranarayana ?

a) Sukladhvaj 

b) Malladeva 

c) Suhungmung

d) Sudangpha

Ans: b) Malladeva.

22. Consider the following statements:

a) Sukladhvaj was the commander- in -Chief of Naranarayana.

b)Sukladhvaj was also known as Chilarai , because he had the ability to attack the enemy like a Chila .

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true. 

23. Naranarayana died in -

a) 1584 

b) 1588 

c) 1586 

d) 1590 

Ans: a) 1584.

24. Who translated the Mahabharata?

a) Ram Saraswati

b) Bakul Kayastha 

c) Bidyabagish 

d) Ananta Kandali 

Ans: a) Ram Saraswati .

25. Who translated the Bhagavat?

a) Ram Saraswati

b) Bakul Kayastha 

c) Bidyabagish 

d) Ananta Kandali 

Ans: d) Ananta Kandali.

26. When was the Koch kingdom annexed to the Mughal Empire?

a) 1615

b) 1616

c) 1617 

d) 1618

Ans: 1615.

27. Consider the following statements:

a) The early part of the 13 th century saw the rise of the Kachari kingdom.

b) The Kachari kingdom had extended along the South Bank of the Brahmaputra from the Dikhow to the Kalong . It also includes the valley of Dhansiri and modern day North Cachar Hills district.

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true. 

28. Who was the last king of the Kachari kingdom?

a) Gobinda Chandra

b) Bijayanarayan 

c) Bishwa Singha

d) Balinarayan 

Ans: a) Gobinda Chandra .

29. Who was the last Jayantia rular?

a) Gobinda Chandra

b) Bijayanarayan 

c) Bishwa Singha

d) Balinarayan 

Ans: b) Bijayanarayan .

30 . Consider the following statements:

a) Jayantia was a matriarchal race which had established their kingdom in and around Jayantia hills.

b) In the 17 th century Jayantia king Dhanmalik helped Ahoms in the war against the Kacharis.

Options:

i) only a is true.

ii) only b is true

iii) Both a and b are true.

Ans: iii) Both a and b are true.