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GK MCQs on Assam - General Awareness Multiple Choice Questions and Answers on History

(1) Name of the first Ahom King was
[A] Sukapha
[B] Suteupha
[C] Subinpha
[D] Sukhampha

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

Name of the first Ahom King was Sukapha. The foundations of the Ahom Kingdom were laid when the first Ahom king, Chaolung Sukaphaa came from Mong Mao, a kingdom located on the easternmost reach of the Indian subcontinent. He entered the Brahmaputra valley by crossing the Patkai mountain range.

(2) In which year Sir Shadulla’s Ministry formed?
[A] 1951
[B] 1950
[C] 1937
[D] 1947

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is 1937. Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla, KCIE was the Prime Minister of Assam in British India. He was also the chairman of Gauhati Municipality in 1919 and Minister-in-Charge of Education and Agriculture for Assam from 1924 to 1934. He was educated at Cotton College, Guwahati and at Presidency College, Calcutta. He was knighted in the 1928 Birthday Honours and appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in the 1946 Birthday Honours.

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(3) Major part of the Kachari kingdom was occupied by the Ahoms during the reign of which of the following kings?
[A] Sukhampha
[B] Sutingpha
[C] Rudra Singha
[D] Suhungmung

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The correct answer is Suhungmung. Suhungmung was one of the most important Ahom kings belonging to the Dihingia clan, who ruled at the cusp of Assam's medieval history. His reign broke from the early Ahom rule and established a multi-ethnic polity in his kingdom. Under him, the Ahom Kingdom expanded greatly for the first time since Sukaphaa, at the cost of the Chutiya and the Dimasa kingdoms. He also successfully defended his kingdom against the first Muslim invasions under Turbak Khan.

(4) Rani Gaidula, a famous character of Indian Movement belonged to which tribe?
[A] the Lalung tribes of Assam
[B] the Naga tribes of Assam
[C] the kachari tribes of Assam
[D] the karbi tribes of Assam

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is the Naga tribes of Assam. Rani Gaidula, a famous character of Indian Movement belonged to the Naga tribes of Assam.

(5) Mula Gabharu died fighting against
[A] Det Chung
[B] Mir Jumla
[C] Turbak
[D] Mirza Nathan

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

Mula Gabharu died fighting against Turbak. Mula Gabhoru was a female warrior in the Ahom Kingdom of Assam. She fought to avenge the death of her husband, and died fighting against Turbak Khan.

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