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136 The year in which Phulaguri uprising took place:
A 1800
B 1810
C 1826
D 1861

Answer: Option [D]

The year in which Phulaguri uprising took place 1861. The Phulaguri Uprising (also Phulaguri Dhawa/Dhewa) was an agrarian uprising in Phulaguri village in the Brahmaputra Valley, in October 1861 against the new income and farm taxation policies of the British Indian Empire following the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

137 The name of the composer of the Hasti Vidyarnava:
A Sukumar Barkaith
B Bhaskar Barman
C Hari Dev
D Madhav Dev

Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is Sukumar Barkaith. Hasti-Vidyarnava or Hastividarnav is an ancient Assamese treatise on elephants or elephantology. It was composed by Sukumar Barkath in 1734 AD. Written under the orders of Ahom King Siba Singha, Hastividyarnava deals with classes or types of elephants, their management and care.

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138 Krishnaram Bhattacharyya popularly known as Parbatiya Gossain was settled at
A Kalapahar
B Pratap Singha
C Kamakhya hill
D Mumai Tamuli

Answer: Option [C]

Krishnaram Bhattacharyya popularly known as Parbatiya Gossain was settled at Kamakhya hill.

139 Sayed Shah Milan was popularly known by which name in Assam?
A Ajan Fakir
B Jonab
C Muhammad
D Nasuriddin

Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is Ajan Fakir. Azan Faqir, born Shah Miran, also known as Ajan Pir, Hazrat Shah Miran, and Shah Milan (presumably from Miran), was a Sufi Syed, poet, Muslim preacher and saint from the 17th century who came from Baghdad or as per some family sources, Badaun in western UP to settle in the Sibsagar area of Assam in the north-eastern part of India, where he helped to unify the people of the Brahmaputra valley, and to reform, reinforce and stabilise Islam in the region of Assam.

140 The Ahom ruler who built the temple of Chandika at Chaygaon was:
A Siva Singha
B Rajeswar Singha
C Rudra Singha
D Pratap Singha

Answer: Option [D]

The Ahom ruler who built the temple of Chandika at Chaygaon was Pratap Singha.

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