Assam GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

The decadal growth of the State's population works out at 17.07 percent during the decade 2001 - 2011 as against 17.68 percent for the country as a whole. Out of the total 312.05 lakh population, 86 percent population live in rural areas & 14.1 percent population live in urban areas of the State.

The density of the population of Assam has increased to 398 persons in 2011 from 340 persons in 2001 Census or on an average, 58 more people inhabit every square kilometer in the State as compared to a decade ago.

As per the Census 2011, the total population of Assam is 3.12 Cr. Thus the population of Assam forms 2.58 percent of India in 2011. Assam has total population of 3,12,05,576 in which males were 1,59,39,443 while females were 1,52,66,133. The total area of Assam is 78,438 square km.

The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.

Assam University is a collegiate central public university located at Silchar, Assam, India. It was founded in the year 1994 by the provisions of an act enacted by the Parliament of India. The Governor of Assam is the Chief Rector and the President of India is acting as the Visitor of the university.
Assam University is the second Central University of Assam after Tezpur University. Both were established in 1994. The main campus, in an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is located at Dorgakuna, near Irongmara about 20 km from Silchar, while a second campus, Diphu Campus, has an area of 90 acres, in Diphu, Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

Bihu is the most important festival of Assam, which is actually a set of three festivals: Rongali celebrated in April, Kongali celebrated in October and Bhogali celebrated in January.

The Ahom Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that ruled over Assam for nearly 600 years, from 1228 to 1826.

Sibsagar (now spelled as Sivasagar) served as the capital of the Ahom Kingdom for a significant period, especially during the later years of their rule.

Earlier, the Ahom rulers had their capitals at different locations such as Charaideo, Garhgaon, and Rangpur before finally shifting to Sibsagar.

Sibsagar is historically significant as it houses important monuments like the Rang Ghar, Talatal Ghar, and Sivadol, which reflect the architectural and cultural heritage of the Ahoms.