Assam GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary is a 33.93 square kilometre (13.10 sq mi) bird sanctuary located in Sivsagar district, Assam. It is 22 km (14 mi) away from Sivasagar town. This protected area was established as a Bird Sanctuary in August 1996 by the Government of Assam. It was identified as a potential bird sanctuary in late 1980s. The first systematic ornithological surveys in the area was conducted by noted conservationist Dr. Anwaruddin Choudhury in 1987 - 88.

Nagaland was the first state to be carved out of Assam in 1963 which was followed by Meghalaya in 1972 and was followed by the creation of Mizoram as a Union territory in 1972 and later on becoming a state in 1986.

The 'Rang Ghar' is a historic structure located in Assam, India. It is an amphitheater-like structure and is one of the oldest surviving amphitheaters in Asia. The 'Rang Ghar' was constructed during the Ahom dynasty's rule in Assam. Let's identify the ruler associated with its construction:

Option A: Pramatta Singha
Pramatta Singha was an Ahom king who ruled in the 18th century. The 'Rang Ghar' predates his reign.
Option B: Rajeswar Singha
Rajeswar Singha was an Ahom king who ruled in the 18th century. The 'Rang Ghar' predates his reign.
Option C: Siv Singha
Siv Singha was an Ahom king who ruled in the 18th century. The 'Rang Ghar' predates his reign.
Option D: Rudra Singha
Rudra Singha was an Ahom king who ruled in the 17th century. The 'Rang Ghar' was constructed during his reign.
So, the correct answer is Option D: Rudra Singha. The famous 'Rang Ghar' was constructed in Assam during the reign of King Rudra Singha of the Ahom dynasty.

Basistha temple, located in the south-east corner of Guwahati city, Assam, India, is a Shiva mandir. The history of the Basistha Ashram where the temple is located dates back to the Vedic age. According to legend the ashram was founded by the great saint Basistha (Vasishtha). The temple was built by king Rajeshwar Singh.

Elephant was used as the royal symbol of the ancient king of Kamrupa. The original capital of this dynasty was Hadapeshvara and was shifted to Durjaya built by Ratnapala (920 - 960), near modern Guwahati.

Pushpalata Das founded the ‘Mrityu Bahini’. Pushpalata Das was an Indian independence activist, social worker, Gandhian and legislator from the north-east Indian state of Assam. Due to her association with the National Planning Committee as a member of its Women Sub Committee, Das moved to Mumbai that year and stayed there for two years. Her activities gave her opportunities to work alongside Mridula Sarabhai and Vijaya Laxmi Pandit as well as Omeo Kumar Das, then sitting member of the Assam Legislative Assembly, whom she married in 1942. She returned to Assam after her marriage and formed two organizations, Shanti Bahini and Mrityu Bahini. In September 1942, Das and her comrades of Mrityu Bahini led a protest to the local police station holding the National Flag of India and it was at this procession, the police opened fire which led to the death of her colleague. Kanaklata Barua by that time, she had already become a member of the All India Congress Committee and the convener of the women's wing of the Assam Congress Committee and reportedly worked to get Assam out of the grouping with East Pakistan.

The term “Bihogi Kobi” means “Poet of Birds” or “Bird Poet”. Raghunath Choudhary is called “Bigohi Kabi” because the subject matter of most of his poems were birds and simple things of nature. Just like English poet Wordsworth, he was a worshiper of Nature.

The Bodos are the largest group, comprising almost half of the Assam's tribal population. Other major ST groups include Mising, Karbi, Rabha, Kachari, Lalung and Dimasa.

Other than Assamese from the state of Assam, Bodo language has been included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.