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(81) Sadhani was the last queen of:
[A] Pala king
[B] Moran king
[C] Chutia king
[D] Kachari king

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Answer: Option [C]

Sadhani was the last queen of Chutia king. Sati Sadhani was the last queen of the Chutia Dynasty of Assam who ruled part of Upper Assam, from the middle of the eleventh century to April, 1524. According to tradition, she was the daughter of King Dharmadhwajpal, also known as Dhirnarayan.

(82) Which Ahom King built the Dhodar Ali?
[A] Purandar Singha
[B] Gadadhar Singha
[C] Rudra Singha
[D] Siva Singha

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Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is Gadadhar Singha. Ahom king Gadadhar Singha got the road constructed somewhere around 1687. The road is so called because the king mobilized some dhods (dhod in Assamese means lazy) to build it.

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(83) Which dynasty made their capital at Maibong?
[A] Jaitias
[B] Khasis
[C] Kacharies
[D] Ahoms

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Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Kacharies. The Cacharis built a new capital at Maibong on the Mahur River in the present Dima Hasao District about 70 miles south of Dimapur. It is very close to Tousem Sub-Division of Tamenglong District of Manipur. Their might and glory diminished at Maibong.

(84) Siva Singha declared his chief queen as 'Bar Raja'. Who was she?
[A] Phuleswari
[B] Ambika
[C] Mula Ghabharu
[D] Sarbeswari

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Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is Phuleswari. Siva Singha declared his chief queen Phuleswari, who assumed the name Pramateswari Devi (one of the names of Durga), and the title "Bar Raja" or chief king.

(85) The Gohain Kamal Ali built during the reign of Naranarayan runs from
[A] Dhekiajuli to Dhubri
[B] Koch Behar to Narayanpur
[C] Guwahati to Goalpara
[D] Kaliabor to Goalpara

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Answer: Option [B]

The Gohain Kamal Ali built during the reign of Naranarayan runs from Koch Behar to Narayanpur. Gohain Kamal Ali, was a road that connected the capital of the Koch kingdom to heart of Agomani in Dhubri and Narayanpur in Lakhimpur district in Assam. This was constructed under the supervision of Gohain Kamal, the step-brother of the king, Nara Narayan and was completed in 1547.

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