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(166) One of the animals was widely used in wars in ancient Assam. It was
[A] Bull
[B] Camel
[C] Horse
[D] Elephant

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

One of the animals was widely used in wars in ancient Assam. It was Elephant.

(167) Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of the Guwahati University?
[A] Surya Kr. Bhuyan
[B] Banikanta Kakati
[C] Kaliram Medhi
[D] Krishna Kanta Handique

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The correct answer is Krishna Kanta Handique. Gauhati University was incorporated by an Act of 1947. It started functioning on 26 January, 1948 as an affiliating, teaching and residential university in a few temporary buildings in Guwahati, with K. K. Handique as the first Vice-Chancellor.

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(168) The tantric text 'Yogini Tantra' is dedicated to the worship of two goddesses. One is Kali and the other is
[A] Kamakhya
[B] Durga
[C] Lakshmi
[D] Saraswati

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The tantric text 'Yogini Tantra' is dedicated to the worship of two goddesses. One is Kali and the other is Kamakhya.

(169) Sarbananda Singha was the king of
[A] The koches
[B] The Kacharies
[C] The Morans
[D] The Mataks

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The correct answer is The Mataks. Sarbananda Singh was a Moamoriya leader. He was Matak Chutia by ethnicity. He was the first ruler of the Matak Kingdom, with its capital in Bengmara, in what is now Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam.

(170) Banasura the king of Sonitpur was a great devotee of god:
[A] Krishna
[B] Shiva
[C] Ganesh
[D] Brahma

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

Banasura the king of Sonitpur was a great devotee of god Shiva. Banasura used to worship a rasalingam given to him by Vishvakarman, on instruction from Vishnu. As an ardent devotee of Shiva, he used his thousand arms to play the mridangam when Shiva was performing the tandavam dance.

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