Ancient History of Assam
Assam has a long and interesting history. The Kamarupa Kingdom was the first major kingdom in Assam, started by Pushyavarman in the 4th century. Many powerful kings and dynasties, like the Varman, Mlechchha, and Pala dynasties, ruled Assam for many years. These rulers helped shape Assam’s culture, traditions, and politics.
If you are preparing for APSC, state exams, or any Assam history quiz, knowing about ancient Assam, its kings, and important events is very important. To help you, we have collected 50 important MCQs on Ancient Assam History. These questions will cover Kamarupa Kingdom, Assam’s old rulers, cultural history, and important historical events.
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1. Who were the early inhabitants of ancient Assam?
a) Indo-Aryans
b) Tibeto-Burmans
c) Dravidians
d) Greeks
Answer: b) Tibeto-Burmans
2. Which was the earliest known kingdom in ancient Assam?
a) Varman dynasty
b) Pala dynasty
c) Kamarupa kingdom
d) Koch dynasty
Answer: c) Kamarupa kingdom
3. Who was the founder of the Kamarupa kingdom?
a) Bhaskar Varman
b) Mahendra Varman
c) Naraka
d) Pushya Varman
Answer: d) Pushya Varman
4. What was the capital of the Kamarupa kingdom?
a) Pragjyotishpura
b) Guwahati
c) Sivasagar
d) Jorhat
Answer: a) Pragjyotishpura
5. Which dynasty succeeded the Kamarupa kingdom?
a) Pala dynasty
b) Varman dynasty
c) Koch dynasty
d) Ahom dynasty
Answer: b) Varman dynasty
6. Who was the most famous ruler of the Varman dynasty?
a) Pushya Varman
b) Bhaskar Varman
c) Mahendra Varman
d) Susthita Varman
Answer: b) Bhaskar Varman
7. Which Chinese traveler visited Kamarupa during the reign of Bhaskar Varman?
a) Xuanzang
b) Marco Polo
c) Fa Hien
d) Hiuen Tsang
Answer: a) Xuanzang
8. Who was the founder of the Pala dynasty in Assam?
a) Brahma Pala
b) Dharmapala
c) Devapala
d) Balaputra
Answer: a) Brahma Pala
9. What was the religion of the Pala dynasty rulers?
a) Buddhism
b) Hinduism
c) Jainism
d) Christianity
Answer: a) Buddhism
10. Who was the most famous ruler of the Pala dynasty in Assam?
a) Vaidyadeva
b) Balaputra
c) Kumarapala
d) Mahipala
Answer: a) Vaidyadeva
11. Which dynasty succeeded the Pala dynasty in Assam?
a) Varman dynasty
b) Koch dynasty
c) Ahom dynasty
d) Chutiya dynasty
Answer: d) Chutiya dynasty
12. Who was the founder of the Ahom dynasty in Assam?
a) Sukaphaa
b) Suhungmung
c) Swargadeo
d) Chaolung Sukaphaa
Answer: d) Chaolung Sukaphaa
13. Which kingdom did Sukaphaa come from before establishing the Ahom dynasty in Assam?
a) Myanmar
b) Thailand
c) China (Yunnan province)
d) Cambodia
Answer: c) Yunnan province, China
14. What was the religion of the Ahom dynasty rulers?
a) Buddhism
b) Hinduism
c) Animism
d) Islam
Answer: c) Animism
15. Who was the most famous ruler of the Ahom dynasty in Assam?
a) Suhungmung
b) Rudra Singha
c) Chakradhwaj Singha
d) Gaurinath Singha
Answer: b) Rudra Singha
16. Who was the last ruler of Ahom Dynasty ?
a) Gaurinath Singha
b) Suhungmung
c) Rajeswar Singha
d) Purandar Singha
Answer: b) Purandar Singha
17. Which Mughal emperor attacked Assam during the reign of the Ahom ruler Lachit Borphukan?
a) Akbar
b) Aurangzeb
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan
Answer: b) Aurangzeb
18. Who was the Ahom general who defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Chakradhwaj Singha
c) Lachit Borphukan
d) Gaurinath Singha
Answer: c) Lachit Borphukan
19. What was the language of the Ahom dynasty court?
a) Assamese
b) Hindi
c) Bengali
d) Tai
Answer: d) Tai
20. Which dynasty succeeded the Ahom dynasty in Assam?
a) Koch dynasty
b) Chutiya dynasty
c) Mughal dynasty
d) British dynasty
Answer: d) British dynasty
21. Which British official annexed Assam to British India in 1826?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Captain David Scott
Answer: d) Captain David Scott
22. Which industry did the British establish in Assam during their rule?
a) Tea industry
b) Oil industry
c) Coal industry
d) Iron industry
Answer: a) Tea industry
23. What was the Assam Tea Company?
a) A company that produced tea in Assam during British rule
b) A company that exported tea from Assam to other countries
c) A company that controlled the entire tea trade in Assam
d) A company that supported the independence movement in Assam
Answer: a) A company that produced tea in Assam during British rule
24. Which British official established the first tea garden in Assam?
a) Robert Bruce
b) Charles Alexander Bruce
c) Alexander Bruce
d) James Bruce
Answer: b) Charles Alexander Bruce
25. Which river is known as the lifeline of Assam?
a) Brahmaputra
b) Ganga
c) Yamuna
d) Godavari
Answer: a) Brahmaputra
26. Which Mughal emperor granted the Koch king Nara Narayan Dev the title "Chilarai"?
a) Akbar
b) Aurangzeb
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan
Answer: a) Akbar
27. Who was the most famous ruler of the Koch dynasty?
a) Biswa Singha
b) Nara Narayan Dev
c) Lakshmi Narayan
d) Chilarai
Answer: b) Nara Narayan Dev
28. Which Ahom ruler built the Rang Ghar in Sivasagar?
a) Sukaphaa
b) Rudra Singha
c) Swargadeo Promotta Singha
d) Rajeswar Singha
Answer: c) Swargadeo Promotta Singha
29. What is the significance of the Rang Ghar?
a) It is the oldest amphitheater in Asia
b) It is the oldest university in India
c) It is the oldest temple in Assam
d) It is the oldest stadium in India
Answer: a) It is the oldest amphitheater in Asia
30.Which temple is known as the "Vishwanath temple of the East"?
a) Kamakhya temple
b) The Kashi Vishwanath temple
c) Navagraha temple
d) Hajo Powa Mecca
Answer: b) The Kashi Vishwanath temple
31. Which Ahom ruler was known as the "Athuwa Chaliha"?
a) Sukaphaa
b) Rudra Singha
c) Chakradhwaj Singha
d) Gadadhar Singha
Answer: b) Rudra Singha
32. Which Chutiya ruler was known as the "Lakhimiya Swargadeo"?
a) Ratnadhwajpal
b) Sutiya Bhaskar Dev
c) Narayan
d) Satyanarayan
Answer: b) Sutiya Bhaskar Dev
33. Who was the founder of the Chutiya dynasty?
a) Swargadeo Sukaphaa
b) Parvatya
c) Narakasura
d) Durlabh Narayan
Answer: b) Parvatya
34. Which Ahom ruler introduced the Paik system?
a) Lachit Borphukan
b) Rudra Singha
c) Suhungmung
d) Gaurinath Singha
Answer: c) Suhungmung
35. What was the Paik system in the Ahom dynasty?
a) A system of taxation
b) A system of land ownership
c) A system of military recruitment
d) A system of education
Answer: c) A system of military recruitment
36. Which Ahom ruler started the construction of the Kareng Ghar in Jorhat?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Siva Singha
c) Gaurinath Singha
d) Pramatta Singha
Answer: b) Siva Singha
37. Which Chutiya king built the Rangpur Palace?
a) Ratnadhwajpal
b) Sutiya Bhaskar Dev
c) Narayan
d) Satyanarayan
Answer: a) Ratnadhwajpal
38. Which Mughal emperor annexed Kamrup and Koch Bihar to the Mughal Empire?
a) Jahangir
b) Shah Jahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Akbar
Answer: b) Shah Jahan
39. Which Ahom ruler built the Joysagar tank in Sivasagar?
a) Swargadeo Rudra Singha
b) Gaurinath Singha
c) Rajeswar Singha
d) Lakshmi Singha
Answer: a) Swargadeo Rudra Singha
40. What was the capital of the Chutiya kingdom?
a) Sadiya
b) Jorhat
c) Tezpur
d) Dibrugarh
Answer: a) Sadiya
41. Which Ahom ruler was known as "Swargadeo"?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Sukaphaa
c) Suhungmung
d) Rajeswar Singha
Answer: b) Sukaphaa
42. Who was the last independent king of the Koch dynasty?
a) Lakshmi Narayan
b) Chilarai
c) Nara Narayan Dev
d) Biswa Singha
Answer: a) Lakshmi Narayan
43. Who was the founder of the Kachari kingdom?
a) Narakasura
b) Sukaphaa
c) Parvatya
d) Ratnadhwajpal
Answer: a) Narakasura
44. Which Chutiya king was known as the "Svargadeo"?
a) Ratnadhwajpal
b) Sutiya Bhaskar Dev
c) Narayan
d) Satyanarayan
Answer: b) Sutiya
45. Who was the Ahom ruler who defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat?
a) Lachit Borphukan
b) Chakradhwaj Singha
c) Rudra Singha
d) Sukaphaa
Answer: a) Lachit Borphukan
46. Which Ahom ruler started the construction of the Rang Ghar in Sivasagar?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Swargadeo Pramatta Singha
c) Gaurinath Singha
d) Rajeswar Singha
Answer: b) Swargadeo Pramatta Singha
47. Which ruler of the Kachari kingdom was known as "Tamradhvaj"?
a) Indra Narayan
b) Naranarayan Dev
c) Durlabh Narayan
d) Lakshmi Narayan
Answer: d) Lakshmi Narayan
48. Who was the founder of the Ahom dynasty?
a) Parvatya
b) Sukaphaa
c) Suhungmung
d) Gadapani
Answer: b) Sukaphaa
49. Who was the last king of the Chutiya dynasty?
a) Satyanarayan
b) Narayan
c) Ratnadhwajpal
d) Sutiya Bhaskar Dev
Answer: d) Sutiya Bhaskar Dev
50. Who was the first king of the Koch dynasty?
a) Biswa Singha
b) Nara Narayan Dev
c) Chilarai
d) Viswa Singha
Answer: d) Viswa Singha
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