Assam GK MCQ on the state of Assam

Assam GK MCQ on the state of Assam . Falls under the category of Assam geography. Which is very important for all type of competitive exam in Assam like Assam police SI / Constable exam , APSC, Guwahati high court exam , DHS and DHSFW Assam , DME exam etc. All the multiple choice question  in the article will be on the state of Assam, which includes boundaries of Assam with its neighbouring states and Countries. All waterways of Assam. Rivers of Assam , Bridges over Brahmaputra, Islands of Assam, Ancient name of Assam, and little bit about History of Assam.

Assam gk MCQ : The state

Q 1. Area wise Assam’s rank among the north eastern states.

A. 1st

B. 2nd

C. 4th

D. 3rd

Answer –    B. 2^nd

Explaination  –

Northeast India/Area – 262,179 km²

Arunachal Pradesh – 83,743 km²

Assam – 78,438 km²

Manipur – 22,327 km²

Meghalaya – 22,429 km²

Mizoram – 21,081 km²

Nagaland – 16,579 km²

Tripura – 10,486 km²

Sikkim – 7,096 km²

Q 2 . Assam is known as ____

 A. Axom

B. The Falcon Capital of World 

C. The Land of Rising Sun

D. The land of red river and blue hills

Answer – D. The land of red river and blue hills

Exaplaination –

• Arunachal Pradesh – The Land of Rising Sun
• ASSAM – The land of red river and blue hills
• Manipur – A Jeweled land
• Meghalaya – The Abode of Clouds
• Mizoram – peninsula state
• Nagaland – The Falcon Capital of World
• Tripura – Kirat Desh (English: “The land of Kirat”)
• Sikkim – Drenjong  which means “valley of rice”

Q 3. What percentage of area is covered by Assam of the total land area of the country ?

A. 2.39%

B. 3.39%

C. 4.22%

D. 5.12%

Answer – A. 2.39%

Q 4. Assam is surrounded by boundaries extending upto ____.

A. 1200km

B. 1400km

C. 3200km

D. 4400km

Answer – C. 3200km

Explaination –

Length of International Boundary

Indo-Bangla – 267.5 KM
Indo-Bhutan – 265.8 KM
Total – 533.3 KM

Inter-State Border Areas

Assam-Nagaland – 512.1 Km

Assam-Arunachal Pradesh – 804.1 Km

Assam-Manipur – 204.1 Km

Assam-Mizoram – 164.6 Km

Assam-Tripura – 46.3 Km

Assam-Meghalaya – 884.9 Km

Assam-West Bengal – 127.0 Km

Total Length: 2741.3 Km

Q 5. How many districts of Assam shares International boundaries ?

A. 10

B. 12

C. 15

D. 8

Answer – D. 8

Explaination –

District wise length of International Boundary-

Baksa-Bhutan – 90 KM

Chirang-Bhutan – 70 KM

Kokrajhar-Bhutan – 40 KM

Udalguri-Bhutan – 80 KM

Karimganj-Bangladesh – 3 KM

Cachar-Bangladesh – 70 KM

Dhubri-Bangladesh – 90 KM

South Salmara Mankachar-Bangladesh – 63.00 KM

Q 6. Which river is known as the life line of Assam ?

A. Brahmaputra river

B. Surama river

C. Barak river

D. Kapili river

Answer – A. Brahmaputra river

Q 7. Assam shares it boundaries with how many Indian states ?

A. 5

B. 7

C. 6

D. 8

Answer – B. 7

Explanation –

    Length of Inter-state Boundary

• Assam-Nagaland – 512.1 Km
• Assam-Arunachal Pradesh – 804.1 Km
• Assam-Manipur – 204.1 Km
• Assam-Mizoram – 164.6 Km
• Assam-Tripura – 46.3 Km
• Assam-Meghalaya – 884.9 Km
• Assam-West Bengal – 127.0 Km

Q 8. How many districts of Assam shares Inter-state boarders?

A. 7

B. 20

C. 8

D. 24

Answer – D. 24

Q 9. Which districts shares three inter-state boarders?

A. Dhubri and Charaideo

B. Dima Hasao and Cachar

C. Lakhimpur and Dhemaji

D. Dibrugarh and Tinsukia

Answer – B. Dima Hasao and Cachar

Explaination –

• Sivasagar-Nagaland – 57.80 Km
• (i) Charaideo-Nagaland – 34.00 Km
• (ii) Charaideo-Arunachal Pradesh – 26.80 KM
• Jorhat-Nagaland – 128.50 Km
• Golaghat-Nagaland – 126.50 Km
• Udalguri-Arunachal Pradesh – 27.70 Km
• Sonitpur-Arunachal Pradesh – 71.90 Km
• Biswanath-Arunachal Pradesh – 77.30 Km
• Lakhimpur-Arunachal Pradesh – 108.80 Km
• Dhemaji-Arunachal Pradesh – 177.20 Km
• Tinsukia-Arunachal Pradesh – 282.80 Km
• Dibrugarh-Arunachal Pradesh – 31.60 Km
• (i)Dima Hasao-Manipur – 73.50 Km
• (ii)Dima Hasao-Meghalaya – 124.90 Km
• (iii)Dima Hasao-Nagaland-45.60Km
• (i)Cachar-Manipur-130.60 Km
• (ii)Cachar-Mizoram-52.90 Km
• (iii)Cachar-Meghalaya-19.50 Km
• Hailakandi-Mizoram – 99.10 Km
• (i) Karimganj-Mizoram – 12.60 Km
• (ii) Karimganj-Tripura – 46.30 Km
• Karbi Anglong-Nagaland – 119.70 Km
• West Karbi Anglong-Meghalaya – 162.10 Km
• Morigaon-Meghalaya – 14.50 Km
• Kamrup(M)-Meghalaya – 79.70 Km
• Kamrup-Meghalaya – 200.90 Km
• Goalpara-Meghalaya – 169.80 Km
• (i)Dhubri-Meghalaya – 15.18 Km
• (ii) Dhubri-West Bengal – 72.90 Km
• South Salmara Mankachar-Meghalaya – 98.32 Km
• Kokrajhar-West Bengal – 54.10 Km

Q 10. The word ‘Assam’ is derived from the Sanskrit word Asoma meaning?

A. Hills

B. Warrior

C. North east

D. ‘peerless’ or ‘unequalled’

Answers – D. ‘peerless’ or ‘unequalled’

Q 11. In the epic age Assam was known as?

A. Guwahati

B. Pragjyotisa

C. Khagorijan

D. State of Ahom

Answer – B. Pragjyotisa

Explaination –

• Assam was known in the epic age as Pragjyotisa or the place of eastern astronomy.
•  In Classical Sanskrit literature, Pragjyotisa is also called Kamrupa.

Q 12. A graphic account of the geography of Pragjyotisa or Kamrupa is found in ?

A. Kalika Purana

B. Vedas

C. Panchatantra

D. Arthashastra

Answer – A. Kalika Purana

Explaination –

A graphic account of the geography of Pragjyotisa or Kamrupa is found in the Kalika Purana (10th century) and the Yogini Tantra (16th century), both of which dwell upon the religio-geographical history of mediaeval Assam.

Q 13. What is the meaning of Pragjyotishpura in Austric language?

A. Hilly terrain

B. Desert

C. Rain-forest

D. Plain land

Answer- A. Hilly terrain

Explaination –

• Dr Banikanta Kakoti held forth the view that in Austric language Pragjyotishpura meant a wide hilly terrain.
• Austric language – The Austric languages refer to a large hypothetical language group primarily spoken in Southeast Asia.

Q 14. According to some historians the ancient name of Assam was Pragjyotishpura which means

A. Pink city

B. God’s Own Country

C. Green city

D. The city of eastern light

Answer- D. The city of eastern light

Explanation –

• According to some historians the ancient name of Assam was Pragjyotishpura – the city of eastern light, which later changed to Kamrupa – the land where Kamdeva, the god of love was re-born.

Q 15. The book “History of Assamese Literature” Was written by 

A. Lakshminath Bezbaroa

B. Nalini Bala Devi

C. Birinchi Kumar Barua

D. Homen Borgohain

Answer – C. Birinchi Kumar Barua

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