250+ General Knowledge On Assam For APSC 2023

Last Updated: 5 March 2023

Before we dig deep into General Knowledge on Assam, Do you know how many states Assam shares its border with?

Well, the answer is seven, Assam shares its border with 7 Indian states.

It is the second state in India that is connected with several states after Uttar Pradesh which shares its border with 9 states. Assam is a state in Northeast India popularly known for its Assam Tea and Assam Silk.

In this article, we will cover Assam’s History, Geography, Demographics, Culture, Economy, Some Politics, and many more. Read all the General Knowledge Questions On Assam to learn the interesting facts about this Indian State.

General Knowledge On Assam

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List Of Districts In Assam

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# Districts within the Bodoland Territorial Region

On 31st December 2022, Assam Cabinet decided to merge four newly carved districts with the existing four districts. These districts were: 1) Tamulpur with Baksa 2) Bajali with Barpeta 3) Hojai with Nagaon 4) Biswanath with Sonitpur

No.	District	Headquarters	Area(Km2)
1	Baksa#	Mushalpur	2,457
	BajaliMerged	~	~
2	Barpeta	Barpeta	~
	BiswanathMerged	~	1,100
3	Bongaigaon	Bongaigaon	1,093
4	Cachar	Silchar	3,786
5	Charaideo	Sonari	1,069
6	Chirang#	Kajalgaon	1,170
7	Darrang	Mangaldai	1,585
8	Dhemaji	Dhemaji	3,237
9	Dhubri	Dhubri	1,608
10	Dibrugarh	Dibrugarh	3,381
11	Dima Hasao	Haflong	4,890
12	Goalpara	Goalpara	1,824
13	Golaghat	Golaghat	3,502
14	Hailakandi	Hailakandi	1,327
	HojaiMerged	~	1,686
15	Jorhat	Jorhat	2,851
16	Kamrup Metropolitan	Guwahati	1,528
17	Kamrup	Amingaon	3,105
18	Karbi Anglong[East]	Diphu	7,366
19	Karimganj	Karimganj	1,809
20	Kokrajhar#	Kokrajhar	3,169
21	Lakhimpur	North Lakhimpur	2,277
22	Majuli	Garamur	880
23	Morigaon	Morigaon	1,704
24	Nagaon	Nagaon	2,287
25	Nalbari	Nalbari	2,257
26	Sivasagar	Sivasagar	2,668
27	Sonitpur	Tezpur	2,076
28	South Salmara-Mankachar	Hatsingimari	568
	Tamulpur#Merged	~	~
29	Tinsukia	Tinsukia	3,790
30	Udalguri#	Udalguri	1,852
31	West Karbi Anglong	Hamren	3,035

51. Which Religions are found in Assam?
Answer:
1) Hinduism
2) Islam
3) Christianity
4) Buddhism
5) Jainism
6) Sikhism, etc

52. How many Autonomous Administrative Divisions are in Assam?
Answer: 3 (Three)

53. What are the Autonomous Administrative Divisions of Assam?
Answer:
1) Bodoland Autonomous Territorial Council
2) Dima Hasao Autonomous Council
3) Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council

54. How many Statutory Autonomous Councils are in Assam?
Answer: 12

55. What is the name of the High Court of Assam?
Answer: Guwahati High Court

56. What are the Popular Cuisines Of Assam?
Answer:
1) Assam tea
2) Khar
3) Tenga
4) Pitha
5) Pura
6) Tambul (betel nut)- paan
7) Rice beer, etc

57. Popular Dances of Assam?
Answer:
1) Sattriya
2) Bagurumba
3) Bihu Dance
4) Bhaona
5) Bodo Dance, etc

58. Largest River Island in India?
Answer: Majuli (formed by the Brahmaputra River)

59. Longest River Bridge in India?
Answer: Bhupen Hazarika Setu (9.15 km)

60. Which River is known as the Sorrow of Assam?
Answer: Brahmaputra River

Portfolio Of Ministers Of Assam

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No.	Minister	Portfolio	Party
1	Himanta Biswa Sarma Chief Minister (Jalukbari)	1) Home 2) Personnel 3) Public Works Department 4) Any other Department not allotted to any other Minister	BJP
2	Ranjit Kumar Dass (Patacharkuchi)	1) Panchayat & Rural Development 2) Food & Civil Supplies 3) Consumer Affairs 4) General Administration	BJP
3	Atul Bora (Bokakhat)	1) Agriculture 2) Horticulture 3) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary 4) Border Area Development 5) Implementation of the Assam Accord	AGP
4	Urkhao Gwra Brahma (Chapaguri)	1) Handloom & Textile 2) Soil Conservation 3) Welfare of Bodoland	UPPL
5	Chandra Mohan Patowary (Dharmapur)	1) Act East Policy Affairs 2) Welfare of Minorities 3) Environment & Forests 4) Industries & Commerce	BJP
6	Parimal Suklabaidya (Dholai)	1) Fisheries 2) Excise 3) Transport	BJP
7	Keshab Mahanta (Kaliabor)	1) Health & Family Welfare 2) Science & Technology 3) Information Technology	AGP
8	Ranoj Pegu (Dhemaji)	1) Education 2) Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC)	BJP
9	Ashok Singhal (Dhekiajuli)	1) Guwahati Development 2) Urban Development 3) Irrigation	BJP
10	Ajanta Neog (Golaghat)	1) Social Welfare 2) Finance	BJP
11	Bimal Bora (Tingkhong)	1) Sports & Youth Welfare 2) Cultural Affairs 3) Power 4) Tourism 5) Industries & Commerce	BJP
12	Jogen Mohan (Mahmara)	1) Revenue & Disaster Management 2) Hills Area Development 3) Mines & Minerals	BJP
13	Sanjoy Kishan (Tinsukia)	1) Welfare of Tea Tribes 2) Labour & Employment	BJP
14	Pijush Hazarika (Jagiroad)	1) Water Resources 2) Information & Public Relations 3) Parliamentary Affairs	BJP
15	Jayanta Malla Baruah (Nalbari)	1) Tourism 2) Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship 3) Public Health Engineering	BJP
16	Nandita Garlosa (Haflong)	1) Cooperation 2) Power 3) Mines & Minerals 4) Indigenous & Tribal Faith and Culture	BJP

Acronym 1) BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party 2) AGP: Asom Gana Parishad 3) UPPL: United People’s Party Liberal

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61. First actress in Assamese Cinema?
Answer: Aideu Handique

62. Who is the first Chief Minister of Assam
Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi

63. Who Received Bharat Ratna Award from Assam in 2019?
Answer: Bhupen Hazarika (Playback Singer)

Read the full list here.

64. What is the Brahmaputra River called in China?
Answer: Yarlung Tsangpo

65. Which Indian Rivers pour into Bangladesh?
Answer: Ganga, Meghna, Brahmaputra

66. Which Indian River is known as the “Red River”?
Answer: Brahmaputra

67. What is the Brahmaputra River called in Arunachal Pradesh?
Answer: Dihang (A.K.A Siang)

68. Assam has the largest population in the world of which Animal?
Answer: Wild Water Buffalo

69. How many species of birds does Assam have?
Answer: Around 820 Species (Assam has the highest diversity of birds in India)

70. What are the languages spoken in Assam?
Answer:
1) Assamese (48.38%)
2) Bengali (28.92%)
3) Hindi (6.73%)
4) Bodo (4.54%)
5) Sadri (2.29%)
6) Mishing (1.98%)
7) Nepali (1.91%)
8) Karbi (1.64%)
9) Odia (0.70%)
10) Santali (0.68%)
11) Manipuri (0.54%)
12) Garo (0.52%)
13) Others (1.17%)

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71. Which is India’s first district that is a river island?
Answer: Majuli district (Assam)

72. Which two districts have 5 Sub Divisions?
Answer: Barpeta and Kamrup Metro
1) Barpeta: Barpeta, Bajali, Kalgachia, Sarukhetri, Sorbhog
2) Kamrup Metro: Guwahati, Chandrapur, Dispur, Sonapur, Azara

73. When was Assam University established?
Answer: 1994

74. When was Assam territory first separated from Bengal?
Answer: 1874

75. What is the First Day of “Rongali Bihu” called?
Answer: Goru Bihu (the Bihu of the cows)

76. What was Ancient Assam Known as?
Answer: Pragjyotisha and Kamrupa

77. In which Hilltop Kamakhya Temple is situated?
Answer: Nilachal Hill

78. In which year did the capital of Assam shift from Shillong to Dispur?
Answer: 1973

79. When was Assam Sahitya Sabha established?
Answer: December 1917

80. The First President of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
Answer: Padmanath Gohain Baruah

81. When were Assam Rifles established?
Answer: 1835

82. Where is the Headquarters of Assam Rifles?
Answer: Shillong

83. What is the Motto of Assam Rifles?
Answer: Sentinels of the North East

84. When was Assam Police established?
Answer: 1835

85. When was Gauhati University founded?
Answer: 26 January 1948

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86. When was Assam Accord signed?
Answer: 15 August 1985

87. How many National Parks are in Assam?
Answer: 5 (Five)

88. Total number of Bridges over the River Brahmaputra?
Answer: 6 (Six)

89. Which city does the Naranarayan Setu at Pancharatna connect to?
Answer: Jogighopa

90. When was the First Assamese film released?
Answer: 10 March 1935

91. Name of the First Assamese film?
Answer: Joymoti 

92. When was the First Tea Company in Assam established?
Answer: 1839

93. First Tea Company in India?
Answer: Assam Tea Company

94. When was Assam Public Service Commission founded?
Answer: 1 April 1937

95. Who discovered Tea in Assam?
Answer: Robert Bruce

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96. Which is the First Tea Garden in Assam?
Answer: Chabua

97. What is Assam famous for?
Answer: Assam Tea and Assam Silk

98. Who is known as the “Father of Assamese people”?
Answer: Baikunthanatha Bhagavata Bhattacharya

99. How many Types of Tea are there in Assam?
Answer: Two Kinds

100. Name the First Assamese Newspaper?
Answer: Dainik Batori

101. Name of the First Assamese Grammar Book?
Answer: Arunodoi

102. Name the First Open University of Assam?
Answer: Krishna Kanta Handique Open University

103. Name the First Secondary School of Assam?
Answer: Guwahati Seminari

104. Which is the First University of Assam?
Answer: Guwahati University

105. Who translated Mahabharata into the Assamese Language first?
Answer: Rama Saraswati

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106. Name the First Assamese Novel?
Answer: Bhanumati (1890)

107. What is the First Assamese Romantic Poem?
Answer: Bon Kunwori

108. First Assamese color film?
Answer: Bhaity

109. Who was the First King of Assam?
Answer: Sukaphaa

110. What is the name of the Second Assamese movie?
Answer: Indramalati (1939)

111. Which is the Smallest District in Assam by Area?
Answer: South Salmara-Mankachar (568 km²)

112. Which is the Biggest District in Assam?
Answer: Karbi Anglong (7,366 km²)

113. Which is the Largest Village in Assam?
Answer: Sualkuchi

114. What is the Oldest Name of Tezpur?
Answer: Sonitpur

115. Which city is known as the City of Blood?
Answer: Tezpur

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116. First Assamese to win a Gold Medal at an International Event?
Answer: Bhogeswar Baruah (1966 Asian Games)

117. Who was the last king of the Ahom Kingdom?
Answer: Purandar Singha

118. Which district was given to Pakistan in 1947 that was separated from Assam?
Answer: Sylhet

119. First Capital of the Ahom Kingdom in Assam?
Answer: Charaideo

120. Where does the Highest Concentration of Forest in the State of Assam occur?
Answer: Karbi Anglong District

121. Where is the One-Horned Rhino found in India?
Answer: Assam

122. Which Wildlife Sanctuary holds the highest density of the Rhino population in the world?
Answer: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam)

123. What is the area of Kaziranga National Park?
Answer: 430 km²

124. What is the Total Number of Parliamentary Constituency in Assam?
Answer: 14 (Fourteen)

125. Which town in Assam is known as Manchester of Assam?
Answer: Sualkuchi

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126. Where is Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary located?
Answer: Jorhat

127. When was Mizoram separated from Assam?
Answer: 1972

128. When was Nagaland separated from Assam?
Answer: 1963

129. Which Indian state is the largest producer of bamboo?
Answer: Assam

130. Biosphere Reserves of Assam?
Answer: Manas and Dibru-Saikhowa

131. State Motto of Assam?
Answer: Joi Aai Ôxom (Hail mother Assam)

132. When was Kaziranga National Park declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO?
Answer: 1985

133. First Assamese to make an Etymological Dictionary of the Assamese language based on Sanskrit spellings?
Answer: Hemchandra Barua

134. First Barrister of Assam?
Answer: Anundoram Borooah

135. Which Zoo is located in Guwahati City?
Answer: Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden

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136. In which year was Gopinath Bordoloi arrested due to active participation in the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Answer: 1922

137. Full-Form of AASU?
Answer: All Assam Students Union

138. First Medical College in Northeastern India?
Answer: Assam Medical College & Hospital (Dibrugarh)

139. Which city is known as the Cultural Capital of Assam?
Answer: Jorhat

140. When was Assam Agriculture University established?
Answer: 1969

141. When was Assam Gas Cracker Project approved by CCEA?
Answer: April 18, 2006

142. Who was the first IAS of Assam?
Answer: Jamchonga Nampui

143. Where is Assam Women’s University located?
Answer: Jorhat

144. Where is the Pani Dihing Bird’s sanctuary?
Answer: Sivasagar District

145. Which NIT is present in Assam?
Answer: National Institute Of Technology Silchar

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146. During whose Reign the Amphitheater Rang Ghar was constructed?
Answer: Swargadeo Rudra Singha

147. Name the First Stadium in Assam?
Answer: Jorhat stadium

148. Who is the First Lady Chief Minister of Assam?
Answer: Syeda Anwara Taimur

149. Which city of Assam has the largest dry fish market in Asia?
Answer: Jagiroad

150. When was the National Games of India held in Assam?
Answer:  2007

List Of Chief Ministers Of Assam

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The Premier of Assam between 1937-1950 is not included on the list

No.	Chief Minister	Term In	Term Out	Party
1	Gopinath Bordoloi [Kamrup Sadar (South)]	26 Jan 1950	06 Aug 1950	INC
2	Bishnuram Medhi (Hajo)	09 Aug 1950	27 Dec 1957	INC
3	Bimala Prasad Chaliha (Badarpur + Sonari)	28 Dec 1957	06 Nov 1970	INC
4	Mahendra Mohan Choudhry (Guwahati East)	11 Nov 1970	30 Jan 1972	INC
5	Sarat Chandra Singha (Bilasipara East)	31 Jan 1972	12 Mar 1978	INC
6	Golap Borbora (Tinsukia)	12 Mar 1978	04 Sep 1979	JP
7	Jogendra Nath Hazarika (Duliajan)	09 Sep 1979	11 Dec 1979	JP
~	President’s Rule	12 Dec 1979	05 Dec 1980	⟰
8	Syeda Anwara Taimur (Dalgaon)	06 Dec 1980	30 Jun 1981	INC
~	President’s Rule	30 Jun 1981	13 Jan 1982	INC
9	Kesab Chandra Gogoi (Dibrugarh)	13 Jan 1982	19 Mar 1982	INC
~	President’s Rule	19 Mar 1982	27 Feb 1983	⟰
10	Hiteswar Saikia (Nazira)	27 Feb 1983	23 Dec 1985	INC
11	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (Nowgong)	24 Dec 1985	28 Nov 1990	AGP
~	President’s Rule	28 Nov 1990	30 Jun 1991	⟰
~	Hiteswar Saikia[10] (Nazira)	30 Jun 1991	22 Apr 1996	INC
12	Bhumidhar Barman (Barkhetry)	22 Apr 1996	14 May 1996	INC
~	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta[11] (Barhampur)	15 May 1996	17 May 2001	AGP
13	Tarun Gogoi (Titabar)	18 May 2001	24 May 2016	INC
14	Sarbananda Sonowal (Majuli)	24 May 2016	10 May 2021	BJP
15	Himanta Biswa Sarma (Jalukbari)	10 May 2021	Incumbent	BJP

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151. Where is the Birthplace of the Brahmaputra River?
Answer: Himalayas

152. Who was the First Governor of Independent Assam?
Answer: Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari

153. Who is the First Assamese Woman Graduate?
Answer: Sudhalata Dowarah

154. What is the name of the famous festival of Assam?
Answer: Bihu Festival

155. What is the name given to the Traditional Sweet of Assam?
Answer: Pitha

156. Who has been selected for the “Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar” in the category of Art and Culture 2021 from Assam?
Answer: Tanuj Samaddar

157. Which district is Manas National Park located in?
Answer: Chirang District & Baksa District

158. Which district is Tezpur located in?
Answer: Sonitpur District

159. When was Jorhat carved out of the Sivasagar District?
Answer: 1983

160. When was IIT Guwahati established?
Answer: 1994

161. Who is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Assam?
Answer: Tarun Gogoi (15 Years 7 Days)

162. Who is the first chief minister of Assam from the Bharatiya Janata Party?
Answer: Sarbananda Sonowal

163. When did Himanta Sarma swear in as the Chief Minister of Assam?
Answer: 10 May 2021

164. Who is the shortest-serving Chief Minister of Assam?
Answer: Bhumidhar Barman (22 Days)

165. Which political party does Akhil Gogoi belong to?
Answer: Gana Mukti Sangram Asom

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166. Which 2 Parks of Assam were declared as National Parks on 7^th June 2021?
Answer: Raimona National Park and Dehing Patkai National Park

167. What is the total number of National Parks in Assam after the addition of 2 parks on 7^th June 2021?
Answer: 7 National Parks

168. Who is the newly elected Union Cabinet Minister of India from Assam?
Answer: Sarbananda Sonowal

169. Which Portfolio is given to Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal?
Answer: 1) Ministry of Ports, Shipping, &Waterways
2) Ministry of AYUSH

170. Who is the Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare of Assam?
Answer: Bimal Bora

171. When was Bodoland Territorial Region established?
Answer: 9 February 2003

172. How many districts come under the Bodoland Territorial Region?
Answer: 4 (Four)

173. Who is the CEO of Bodoland Territorial Region?
Answer: Pramod Boro

174. What is the total area of the Bodoland Territorial Region?
Answer: 9,612 km²

175. How many Constituencies are under Dima Hasao Autonomous Council?
Answer: 28

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176. What is the other name for Dima Hasao Autonomous Council?
Answer: North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council

177. Where is the Headquarters of the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council?
Answer: Haflong

178. How many Development councils were created by the Government of Assam for the Socio-Economic upliftment and sustainability targeted development of different backward communities?
Answer: 33

179. When was Karbi Anglong District Council formed?
Answer: 17 November 1951

180. When was Karbi Anglong District Council changed to Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council?
Answer: 23 June 1952

181. When was the Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council formed?
Answer: 2020

182. When was the Kamatapur Autonomous Council formed?
Answer: 2020

183. When was the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) constituted by the Government of Assam?
Answer: 1995

184. When was the first election held for the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council to constitute the General Council?
Answer: 2013

185. When was the Moran Autonomous Council formed?
Answer: 2020

186. How many seats were won by the BJP in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election?
Answer: 60 Seats (Total 75 Seats with Alliance)

187. How many seats were won by the BJP in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election?
Answer: 50 Seats

188. What was the result of the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election?
Answer:
1) Bharatiya Janata Party: 60 seats
2) Asom Gana Parishad: 9 seats
3) United People’s Party Liberal: 6 seats
4) Indian National Congress: 29 seats
5) All India United Democratic Front: 16 seats
6) Bodoland People’s Front: 4 seats
7) Communist Party of India (Marxist): 1 seat
8) Independent: 1 seat
Total: 126

189. Who contested as an independent candidate?
Answer: Akhil Gogoi

190. Which is the largest Division of Assam?
Answer: Lower Assam Division (Comprises 12 Districts)

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191. Which district has been carved out from the Barpeta District?
Answer: Bajali District

192. Which Governor announced the 34th District of Assam?
Answer: Jagdish Mukhi (Bajali District) [Merged with Barpeta on 31^st Dec 2022]

193. How many new districts were formed on 15 August 2015?
Answer: 5 (Five)
1) Biswanath District
2) Charaideo District
3) Hojai District
4) South Salmara-Mankachar District
5) Karbi Anglong District was divided into East and West Districts

194. Where is the headquarters of the North Assam Division?
Answer: Tezpur

195. Which Chief Minister of Assam announced the River Island District of Assam?
Answer: Sarbananda Sonowal (Majuli District)

196. Who is the first Ahom king in medieval Assam?
Answer: Sukaphaa

197. When is Asom Divas celebrated?
Answer: 2^nd December

198. How long is Bhutan–India border?
Answer: 699 km (267 km in Assam)

199. Which Commander’s statue is on the Brahmaputra River?
Answer: Lachit Borphukan

200. Who was the first Assamese to climb Mount Everest?
Answer: Tarun Saikia (18 May 2013)

201. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner from Assam?
Answer: Harishankar Brahma (19th CEC)

202. Who was the first person from Assam to receive Padma Bhushan award?
Answer: Sitaram Seksaria (Social Work)

203. Who was the first person from Assam to receive Padma Shri Award?
Answer: Amalprava Das (Public Affairs)

204. When was Srimanta Sankardeva Award introduced?
Answer: 1986 (First Award introduced by the Government of Assam)

205. Name the Award of Assam that was introduced in 2017?
Answer: Sonit Konwar Gajen Barua Award

206. Who is the present governor of Assam? (2023)
Answer: Gulab Chand Kataria (15 Feb 2023)

207. Who is the first athlete from Assam to get a medal in the Olympics?
Answer: Lovlina Borgohain

208. Which sports did Lovlina Borgohain play in the Olympics?
Answer: Boxing

209. Which Boxing event did Lovlina Borgohain play in the Olympics?
Answer: Women’s welterweight

210. Who is the first olympian from Assam to participate in the Olympic games?
Answer: Dipankar Bhattacharjee

List Of Governors Of Assam

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No.	Governor	Term In	Term Out
1	Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari	15 Aug 1947	28 Dec 1948
	Ronald Francis Lodge (Acting)	30 Dec 1948	16 Feb 1949
2	Prakasa	16 Feb 1949	27 May 1950
3	Jairamdas Daulatram	27 May 1950	15 May 1956
4	Saiyid Fazal Ali	15 May 1956	22 Aug 1959
5	Chandreswar Prasad Sinha	23 Aug 1959	14 Oct 1959
6	Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh	14 Oct 1959	12 Nov 1960
7	Vishnu Sahay	12 Nov 1960	13 Jan 1961
8	Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh	13 Jan 1961	07 Sep 1962
9	Vishnu Sahay	07 Sep 1962	17 Apr 1968
10	Braj Kumar Nehru	17 Apr 1968	19 Sep 1973
	Parbati Kumar Goswami (Acting)	08 Dec 1970	04 Jan 1971
11	Lallan Prasad Singh	19 Sep 1973	10 Aug 1981
12	Prakash Mehrotra	10 Aug 1981	28 Mar 1984
13	Justice Tribeni Sahai Misra	28 Mar 1984	15 Apr 1984
14	Bhishma Narain Singh	15 Apr 1984	10 May 1989
15	Harideo Joshi	10 May 1989	21 Jul 1989
16	Anisetti Raghuvir	21 Jul 1989	02 May 1990
17	Devi Das Thakur	02 May 1990	17 Mar 1991
18	Loknath Mishra	17 Mar 1991	01 Sep 1997
19	Srinivas Kumar Sinha	01 Sep 1997	21 Apr 2003
20	Arvind Dave	21 Apr 2003	05 Jun 2003
21	Ajai Singh	05 Jun 2003	04 Jul 2008
22	Shiv Charan Mathur	04 Jul 2008	25 Jun 2009
23	K Sankaranarayanan	26 Jun 2009	27 Jul 2009
24	Syed Sibtey Razi	27 Jul 2009	10 Nov 2009
25	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	11 Nov 2009	11 Dec 2014
26	Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya	12 Dec 2014	17 Aug 2016
27	Banwarilal Purohit	22 Aug 2016	10 Oct 2017
28	Jagdish Mukhi	10 Oct 2017	14 Feb 2023
29	Gulab Chand Kataria	15 Feb 2023	~

211. Who is the first Assamese to get the Arjuna Award?
Answer: Bhogeswar Baruah

212. In honor of Bhogeswar Baruah’s birthday which Special Day is celebrated every year on the 3^rd of September?
Answer: Abhiruchi Sports Day

213. Which Medal was won by Lovlina Borgohain in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Answer: Bronze Medal (3^rd)

214. Lovlina Borgohain became the ___ person from Assam to receive the Arjuna Award.
Answer: 6^th

215. In which weight category did Lovlina Borgohain win a Bronze Medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Answer: 64-69kg

216. Who is the first person from Assam to receive the Bharat Ratna Award?
Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi (first Chief Minister of Assam)

217. What is the amount given by the Government of Assam to Lovlina Borgohain for winning a Bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics?
Answer: ₹50 lakh (US$70,000)

218. What is the border length between Assam and Meghalaya?
Answer: 885 Km

219. What is the border length between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh?
Answer: 804 Km

220. What is the border length between Assam and Nagaland?
Answer: 512 Km

221. What is the border length between Assam and Manipur?
Answer: 204 Km

222. What is the border length between Assam and Mizoram?
Answer: 164 km

223. What is the border length between Assam and West Bengal?
Answer: 127 Km

224. What is the border length between Assam and Tripura?
Answer: 46 Km

225. What is the border length between Assam and Bangladesh?
Answer: 268 Km

226. What is the border length between Assam and Bhutan?
Answer: 266 Km

Length As Per Govt. Website of Assam

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227. When is the foundation day of IIT Guwahati?
Answer: 1st September

228. What is the new name to be renamed for the Raji Gandhi Orang National Park?
Answer: Orang National Park

229. Olympic Bronze Medallist, Boxer Lovlina Borgohain will be the new Brand Ambassador of which Department in Assam?
Answer: Education (Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan)

230. Who is the Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly?
Answer: Biswajit Daimary (Since 21^st May 2021)

231. Who is the Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly?
Answer: Numal Momin (Since 2^nd May 2021)

232. Who is the Chief Secretary of Assam?
Answer: Jishnu Barua (IAS)

233. Who is the Principal Secretary of Assam?
Answer: Archana Varma (IAS)

234. Which Prime Minister signed Assam Accord?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi (in New Delhi on 15 August 1985)

235. Who is the first Lokayukta of Assam?
Answer: Justice T.C Das (1^st Feb 1989 – 31^st Jan 1994)

236. Who is the present Lokayukta of Assam (2023)?
Answer: Justice C. R. Sarma (Since 31^st Oct 2016)

Full-Form Related To Assam

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No.	Acronym	Full-Form
1	ACS	Assam Civil Service
2	AGM	Anchalik Gana Morcha
3	AGP	Asom Gana Parishad
4	AIUDF	All India United Democratic Front
5	AJP	Assam Jatiya Parishad
6	APSC	Assam Public Service Commission
7	BPF	Bodoland People’s Front
8	BTAD	Bodoland Territorial Area Districts
9	KAAC	Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
10	KAC	Kamatapur Autonomous Council
11	KMSS	Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti
12	MAC	Mising Autonomous Council
13	MPLAD	MP’s Local Area Fund
14	NCHAC	North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council
15	NDFB	National Democratic Front of Bodoland
16	RD	Raijor Dal
17	RHAC	Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council
18	RJD	Rashtriya Janata Dal
19	ULFA	United Liberation Front of Asom
20	UPPL	United People’s Party Liberal

237. Which is the largest district of Assam?
Answer: Karbi Anglong (East) [7,366 Km²]

238. Which is the second largest district of Assam after Karbi Anglong?
Answer: Dima Hasao (4,890 Km²)

239. How many recipients received the Padma Shri Award 2022 from Assam?
Answer: 2 (Two)

240. Who were the recipients of the Padma Shri Award 2022?
Answer: Shakuntala Choudhary (Social Work) & Dhaneswar Engti (Literature & Education)

241. Who was the first recipient of the Padma Vibhushan Award from Assam?
Answer: Bimala Prasad Chaliha (Civil Service) in 1971

242. Who was the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award from Assam?
Answer: Sitaram Seksaria (Social Work) in 1962

243. Who was the first recipient of the Padma Shri Award from Assam?
Answer: Amalprava Das (Public Affairs) & Mathura Das (Medicine) in 1954

245. Which award of Assam was given to Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata?
Answer: Assam Baibhav (The state’s highest Civilian Award-The Assam Baibhav Award carries a citation, a medal, and ₹ 5 lakh cash)

246. Who received the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 from Assam?
Answer: Rajila Roy (Clinical Nurses Category)

247. How many governors have served as the governor of Assam?
Answer: 29 Governors (Excluding 2 Acting Governors)

248. Who is the DGP (Director General of Police) of Assam Police?
Answer: Gyanendra Pratap Singh (IPS)

249. Who is the DIG (Deputy Inspector General of Police) of Assam Police?
Answer: Partha Sarathi Mahanta

250. Who is the Mayor of Guwahati Municipal Corporation?
Answer: Mrigen Sarania

251. Who is the Deputy Mayor of Guwahati Municipal Corporation?
Answer: Ibemcha Singha

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