Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-11

Practice Assam Art and Culture MCQ for APSC for competitive examinations such as APSC CCE, UPSC, Other APSC Recruitment examination, Assam Police Recruitment, Junior Assistant recruitment by Government of Assam or any other government job recruitment examination in Assam and rest of the India.

Q.1 The oldest Mosque in Assam is located in which of the following place?

A. Hajo Kamrup

B. Horaguri Chapori, Sivsagar

C. Panbari, Dhubri

D. Batradawa, Nagaon

Answer: C. Panbari, Dhubri

Q.2 Which of the following Ahom king provided the management of Kamakhya along with a large area of land to Mahant Krishnaram Bhattacharyya?

A. Rudra Singha

B. Shiva Singha

C. Gadadhar Singha

D. Rajeswar Singha

Answer: B. Shiva Singha

Q.3 Which of the following is the CORRECT defition of  the “Chamua paik” of the Paik system?

A. One who render non-manual service and had a higher social standing

B. One who is attached to hill-masters

C. One who is neither a slave nor a royal officer

D. None of these

Answer: A. One who render non-manual service and had a higher social standing

Q.4 Who among the following Ahom king was the first to observe Singarigharutha ceremony?

A. Sudangphaa

B. Sujangphaa

C. Sukaphaa

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sudangphaa

Note: Each Ahom ruler after their accession to the throne tried to organize the ceremony as soon as possible. In this ceremony, the wood of singari tree was used to construct the main platform on which the King sat during the procedure of ceremony. Sudangphaa or Bamuni Konwar was the first to observe the ceremony.

Q.5 Which among the following is CORRECT about the prayer “Dihanaam“?

A. It is a type of prayer sung by women in praise of Sankardev

B. These are philosophical songs based on human life

C. The prayer is sung by women during a marriage ceremony

D. None of these

Answer: A. It is a type of prayer sung by women in praise of Sankardev

Q.6 Which of the following is the Assamese philosophical folk songs based on human life?

A. Haidang Geet

B. Tokari Geet

C. Baramahi Geet

D. None of these

Answer: B. Tokari Geet

Q.7 Who among the following Assamese singer is known as Nightingale of Assam?

A. Dipali Borthakur

B. Pratima Barua Pandey

C. Anima Choudhury

D. None of these

Answer: A. Dipali Borthaur

Q.8 Which of the following Assamese singer was awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2014?

A. Zubeen Garg

B. Bhupen Hazarika

C. Parveen Sultana

D. Rameshwar Pathak

Answer: C. Parveen Sultana

Q.9 The greater Assamese people don’t speak which of the following language family?

A. Austroasiatic

B. Indo-Aryan

C. Tibeto-Burman

D. Dravidian

Answer: D. Dravidian

Q.10 The first film directed by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika is:

A. Era Bator Sur

B. Indramaloti

C. Piyali Phukan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Era Bator Sur

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