25 Important Assam History MCQs
Practice 25 important Assam History MCQs specially curated for ADRE and Assam Police exams. Boost your preparation with these exam-focused questions and answers.
1. Who was the founder of the Ahom dynasty in Assam?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Sukaphaa
c) Gadadhar Singha
d) Borphukan
Answer:- b) Sukaphaa.
2. The Battle of Saraighat was fought between the Ahoms and?
a) Mughals
b) British
c) Marathas
d) Portuguese
Answer:- a) Mughals.
3. In which year did the Battle of Saraighat take place?
a) 1671
b) 1680
c) 1701
d) 1650
Answer:- a) 1671.
4. Who was the Ahom general in the Battle of Saraighat?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Lachit Borphukan
c) Suklenmung
d) Pratap Singha
Answer:- b) Lachit Borphukan.
5. The Moamoria Rebellion occurred during the reign of?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Lakshmi Singha
c) Purandar Singha
d) Suhungmung
Answer:- b) Lakshmi Singha.
6. The capital of the Ahom Kingdom was shifted to Rangpur by?
a) Suhungmung
b) Rudra Singha
c) Pratap Singha
d) Gadadhar Singha
Answer:- b) Rudra Singha.
7. Who was the first Assamese to fight against the British?
a) Piyali Phukan
b) Maniram Dewan
c) Gomdhar Konwar
d) Kushal Konwar
Answer:- c) Gomdhar Konwar.
8. In which year did the British annex Assam?
a) 1826
b) 1837
c) 1857
d) 1805
Answer:- a) 1826.
9. The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed in?
a) 1820
b) 1824
c) 1826
d) 1830
Answer:- c) 1826.
10. Which battle marked the end of Burmese rule in Assam?
a) Battle of Saraighat
b) Battle of Itakhuli
c) Battle of Yandaboo
d) First Anglo-Burmese War
Answer:- d) First Anglo-Burmese War.
11. Who was the last king of the Ahom dynasty?
a) Jogeswar Singha
b) Purandar Singha
c) Kamaleswar Singha
d) Chandrakanta Singha
Answer:- b) Purandar Singha.
12. Who was the first martyr from Assam in the 1857 Revolt?
a) Piyali Phukan
b) Maniram Dewan
c) Kushal Konwar
d) Gomdhar Konwar
Answer:- b) Maniram Dewan.
13. Maniram Dewan and Piyali Barua were hanged in which year?
a) 1856
b) 1857
c) 1858
d) 1860
Answer:- c) February 26, 1858.
14. The British annexed Assam after which treaty?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Treaty of Yandaboo
c) Treaty of Allahabad
d) Treaty of Sugauli
Answer:- b) Treaty of Yandaboo.
15. The Ahoms ruled Assam for approximately?
a) 400 years
b) 500 years
c) 600 years
d) 700 years
Answer:- c) 600 years.
16. The Paik system was introduced during the reign of?
a) Pratap Singha
b) Sukaphaa
c) Rudra Singha
d) Gadadhar Singha
Answer:- a) Pratap Singha.
17. Which Ahom king is known for starting the first census in Assam?
a) Suhungmung
b) Pratap Singha
c) Rudra Singha
d) Gadadhar Singha
Answer:- a) Suhungmung.
18. Who established Rang Ghar in Sibsagar?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Pramatta Singha
c) Suklenmung
d) Gadadhar Singha
Answer:- b) Pramatta Singha.
19. The Battle of Itakhuli took place in?
a) 1682
b) 1690
c) 1705
d) 1666
Answer:- a) 1682.
20. Who built the Kareng Ghar?
a) Suklenmung
b) Suremphaa
c) Pramatta Singha
d) Gadadhar Singha
Answer:- b) Suremphaa.
The present, seven-storied Kareng Ghar in Garhgaon, Assam, was rebuilt by Ahom King Rajeswar Singha (Suremphaa) around 1752. Initially, a wooden structure was built in 1751 by Swargadeo Pramatta Singha, which was later replaced by the current brick and boulder structure. The construction of the brick wall surrounding the palace was initiated by Sukhrungphaa’s son, Sunenphaa, in 1751.
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21. Sukaphaa entered Assam in which year?
a) 1228
b) 1250
c) 1275
d) 1300
Answer:- a) 1228.
22. The Tai-Ahom people originally came from?
a) Thailand
b) Myanmar
c) China (Yunnan Province)
d) Tibet
Answer:- c) China (Yunnan Province).
23. The Buranjis are?
a) Religious texts
b) Ahom chronicles
c) Assamese epics
d) Buddhist scriptures
Answer:- b) Ahom chronicles.
24. The capital of Sukaphaa was established at:
a) Charaideo
b) Garhgaon
c) Sibsagar
d) Jorhat
Answer:- a) Charaideo.
25. Who introduced coinage in Assam during the Ahom period?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Jayadhwaj Singha
c) Suhungmung
d) Pratap Singha
Answer:- b) Jayadhwaj Singha.
26. The Kamata Kingdom was ruled by which dynasty?
a) Koch Dynasty
b) Ahom Dynasty
c) Chutiya Dynasty
d) Kachari Dynasty
Answer:- a) Koch Dynasty.