1. Who was the leader of the 1857 revolt in Assam?
A. Lachit Barphukan
B. Pioli Baruah
C. Maniram Dewan
D. Kanaklata
2. Subedar Sheikh Bhikun and Subedar Nur Mahammad is known for:
A. Leading the Sepoy Mutiny in Assam
B. Joining the conspiracy to bring Kandarpeswar to the throne.
C. Revolting against the annexation of Sylhet to Chief Commissioner’s province of Assam
D. None of these
3. Who was popular among the people of Upper Assam as “Kalita Raja”?
A. Lachit Barphukan
B. Pioli Baruah
C. Maniram Dewan
D. Kanaklata
4. When Maniram Dewan was publicly hanged for his involvement in the rebellion against the British?
A. 20 Feb. 1857
B. 26 Feb. 1858
C. 28 Feb. 1859
D. 1st March 1870
5. Who was hanged publicly with Maniram Dewan?
A. Piyali Phukan
B. Piyali Baruah
C. Dutiram Barua
D. None of these
6. Which of the following was the CORRECT reason for hanging Maniram Dewan?
A. He was hanged because he was a leader of Sepoy-mutiny.
B. He was identified as the kingpin of the plot to bring Kandarpeswar to the throne.
C. He was the first India to grow tea commercially without British permission.
D. None of these
7. Which of the following is INCORRECT about Maniram Dewan
A. Maniram Dewan was the first person to establish tea gardens in Assam.
B. Maniram Dewan was a borbhandar (Prime Minister) of Purandar Singha.
C. Maniram Dewan was the only martyr in India who was hanged during the phase of sepoy mutiny.
D. Maniram Dewan was hanged by the British for conspiring against them during the 1857 uprising.
8. Which one of the following sites is linked to the Sepoy Mutiny?
A. Madan Kamdev
B. Surya Pahar
C. Northbrook Gate
D. Malegarh Ruins
9. The waste land rule was passed under which one of the following commissioners?
A. David Scott
B. Thomas Campbell Robertson
C. Francis Jenkins
D. Henry Hopkinson
10. The first Peasant uprising in Assam against the British rule was?
A. Phulaguri Dhawa
B. Patharughat Raijmel
C. Battle of Itakhuli
D. Rangiya Raijmel
11. India’s first Peasant movement against the British rule was:
A. Malabar rebellion
B. Bardoli Satyagraha
C. Phulaguri Dhawa
D. Jorhat Raijmel
12. The Phulaguri uprising took place in the year
A. 1848
B. 1852
C. 1861
D. 1869
13. The reason behind the peasants of Nagaon gathered at Phulaguri for a raij mel (peoples’ assembly) was: A. To protest against taxes on Tea
B. To protest against taxes on Rice
C. To protest against British Occupation
D. To protest against taxes on Betel-nut and paan
17. What was the name of the British officer who was killed during Phulaguri uprising?
A. Lt. Dawson
B. Lt. Robert
C. Lt. Singer
D. Lt. Brook
15. The first oil well of Asia was drilled at
A. Digboi
B. Geleki
C. Lakwa
D. Naharkatia
16. The first oil well at Digboi was dug in the year
A. 1866
B. 1883
C. 1889
D. 1901
17. In which year the first dictionary in Assamese language was publised
A. 1861
B. 1867
C. 1901
D. 1903
18. Which of the following period is called “The Dark Age” of Assamese
Language?
A. 1826-1830
B. 1830-1835
C. 1836-1863
D. 1836-1873
19. Assam became Chief Commissioner’s Province in the year
A. 1858
B. 1874
C. 1876
D. 1857
20. Assam was tagged with which province during the colonial rule?
A. Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Sylhet
D. North East