Geography of Assam Objective Type Questions and Answers

(21) What percentage of total area of Assam is under forest?

[A] 21 %

[B] 34 %

[C] 42 %

[D] 27 %

Answer: 34 %

(22) Swamp Deer has a sizeable population in which of the following protected ared in Assam?

[A] Nameri NP

[B] Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

[C] Kaziranga NP

[D] Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Kaziranga NP

(23) What is the population density of Assam per square kilometers?

[A] 320

[B] 340

[C] 398

[D] 424

Answer: 398

(24) What is the total area of Kaziranga national park?

[A] 430 km²

[B] 799.66 km²

[C] 468.55 km²

[D] 500 km²

Answer: 430 km²

(25) Which of the following is not connected by border of Assam?

[A] Sikkim

[B] Nagaland

[C] Arunachal Pradesh

[D] Bhutan

Answer: Sikkim

(26) In which year, Assamese was adopted as the official language of Assam?

[A] 1985

[B] 1971

[C] 1947

[D] 1960

Answer: 1960
Assamese was declared as the official language of Assam by passing Assamese Language Act of 1960

(27) In which year Tocklai Tea Research Institute was established?

[A] 1903

[B] 1911

[C] 1924

[D] 1941

Answer: 1911

(28) In which of the following area in Assam iron ore deposits are found?

[A] Chanderdinga Hills

[B] Subankhata

[C] Silbheta

[D] Hahim

Answer: Chanderdinga Hills

(29) In India, the Brahmaputra river is almost _____ km long.

[A] 900 km

[B] 1000 km

[C] 1500 km

[D] 2100 km

Answer: 900 km
The length of this river is about 2,900 km. In India its length is about 900 km. It enters into India through a gorge in Arunachal Pradesh which name is Dihang.

(30) Which of the following state is not situated to the east of Assam?

[A] Manipur

[B] Mizoram

[C] Sikkim

[D] Nagaland

Answer: Mizoram

31 In which year the capital of Assam is shifted from Shillong to Dispur?

[A] 1970

[B] 1973

[C] 1984

[D] 1993

Answer: 1973

32 Which of the following is the highest peak in Karbi Plateau?

[A] Barail

[B] Singhasan

[C] Rengma

[D] Dambuksu

Answer: Singhasan

33 Which is the highest mountain peak of Assam Himalaya range?

[A] Namcha Barwa

[B] Doda Betta

[C] Guru Peak

[D] Himagiri

Answer: Namcha Barwa

34 Tropical wet evergreen forests are predominantly found in which of the following protected areas?

[A] Kaziranga National Park

[B] Dihing Patkai WLS

[C] Nameri National Park

[D] Pobitord WLS

Answer: Dihing Patkai WLS

35 Which of the following North Eastern state shares the shortest boundary with Assam?

[A] Nagaland

[B] Mizoram

[C] Tripura

[D] Manipur

Answer: Tripura

36 The Kaziranga National park is located in which of the following ecozones?

[A] Indoburmese ecozone

[B] Indomalaya ecozone

[C] IndoBangla ecozone

[D] Brahmaputra ecozone

Answer: Indomalayan ecozone

37 When the Tea company of Assam was established?

[A] 1839

[B] 1899

[C] 1900

[D] 1918

Answer: 1839

38 Which of the following is associated with Bordoichila in Assam?

[A] Monsoon season

[B] Pre-monsoon season

[C] Retreating monsoon season

[D] Winter season

Answer: Pre-monsoon season

39 Area wise the rank of Assam among north eastern states is

[A] Second

[B] Third

[C] Fourth

[D] First

Answer: Second
Area of Arunachal Pradesh is 83,743 sq. km(bounded by Bhutan to the west, Myanmar to the east, China) and area of Assam is 78, 438 sq. km.

40 Jatinga, famous for mass suicide of migratory birds is located in which the following district?

[A] Golaghat

[B] Karbi Anglong

[C] Cachar

[D] Dima Hasao

Answer: Dima Hasao

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