Assam History MCQ Set-21

In this set, we have compiled the 21th set of Assam History Ahom Kingdom GK for APSC, Assam Police recruitment, Junior Assistant and other government job recruitment examinations in Assam.

Q.1 Who among the following was the Ahom king when the first Moamoria Rebellion started?

A. Rudra Singha

B. Shiva Singha

C. Lakshmi Singha

D. None of these

Answer: C. Lakshmi Singha

Note: The first Moamoria Rebellion stated on 25th November, 1769.

Q.2 Which of the following is INCORECT about the causes of Moamoria Rebellion?

I. The Paik system on which the state was based was unable to adapt to the changing economy and the emerging social classes

II. The rise of the sattras was one of the reason for the leakage of manpower from the Paik system

III. The Ahom kingdom heaped insult and repression on the followers of sattra

IV. The reorganization of the PAIK system from ‘got’ to ‘khel”

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: D. Only IV

Q.3 Which of the following Ahom king defeated the ‘Adi Bhuyan’ or the eastern group of Bhuyan?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Kamaleswar Singha

C. Rajeswar Singha

D. None of these

Answer: A. Pratap Singha

Q.4 Srimanta Sankardev is a descendant of which of the following king of Kannauj?

A. Harishchandra

B. Chandradeva

C. Candivara

D. None of these

Answer: C. Candivara

Note: A group of seven Kayastha and seven Brahmin families led by Candivara was transferred to Langamaguri, North Guwahati by Kamata King Durlabhnarayana, but they later shifted to present day Bordowa.

Q.5 Solal Gohain administered which of the following region during the Ahom regime?

A. Nagaon & Chariduar region

B. South of Dafala hills upto Brahmaputra

C. Sadiya region

D. None of these

Answer: A. Nagaon & Chariduar region

Q.6 The Barbarua position was created during the rule of which of the following Ahom king?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Kamaleswar Singha

C. Rajeswar Singha

D. Rudra Singha

Answer: A. Pratap Singha

Q.7 Who among the following was a Paik during the Ahom rule?

A. A noble one

B. A priest

C. A slave

D. None of these

Answer: D. None of these

Note: PAIK was every male in the Ahom kingdom between the ages of fifteen and fifty who was not a noble, a priest, a high caste or a slave.

Q.8 Which one is INCORRECT about the paik system?

I. Lachit Borphukan was the first to reorganize paiks based on specific services

II. Each paik “got” sent one member in rotation for public works like building roads

III. In the 17th century the paiks were grouped into divisions called khels

IV. The paiks were organized into four member groups each called a ‘got’

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only IV

Answer: A. Only I

Note: Momai Tamuli Borbarua was the first to reorganize paiks based on specific services.

Q.9 Which of the following Ahom king added the royal officer “Borphukan” to the administration system of the Ahom Kingdom?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Lakshmi Singha

C. Rudra Singha

D. None of these

Answer: A. Pratap Singha

Q.10 Which among the following Ahom king initiated the land measurement system for the first time?

A. Pratap Singha

B. Gadadhar Singha

C. Rudra Singha

D. Lakshmi Singha

Answer: B. Gadadhar Singha

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