Assam Art and Culture MCQ Set-7

Practice Assam Art and Culture MCQ 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 Who among the following has written the “Behula Upakhyana”?

A. Hem Saraswati

B. Durgabar Kayastha

C. Ratna Kandali

D. Bhattadeva

Answer: B. Durgabar Kayastha

Q.2 “Aronai”  a traditional attire to felicitate guest is being used by which of the following ethnic community of Assam?

A. Deori

B. Bodo

C. Mising

D. Karbi

Answer: B. Bodo

Q.3 Who among the following is popularly known as “Kamataratna”?

A. Ambikagiri Raichoudhury

B. Ambika Charan Choudhury

C. Chalarai

D. Nara Narayan

Answer: B. Ambika Charan Choudhury

Note: Ambika Charan Choudhury, born in Bongaigaon in 1930, popularly known as Kamataratna, was an Indian litterateur, historian and activist, known for his contributions to the Assamese literature.

Q. 4 Who among the following has written the “Usha-Parinaya”?

A. Damodar Deva

B. Pitambar Dvija

C. Pitambar Deva Goswami

D. Durgabar Kayastha

Answer: B. Pitambar Dvija

Note: Pitambar Dvija wrote the Usha-Parinaya in Kamrupi language in 1533AD which was a Kamrupi rendering of the Usha-Anuradha episode from Vishnu Purana.

Q. 5 Who among the following Sufi saint is credited for popularizing Islam in the Barak Valley?

A. Azan Fakir

B. Shah Miran

C. Sufi Shah Jalal

D. None of these

Answer: C. Sufi Shah Jalal

Note: Sufi Shah Jalal was a prominent Sufi Muslim figure who came to Sylhet in 1303 from Turkey and popularized Islam in Sylhet and Barak Valley of Assam.

Q.6 Which of the following dialect has a large influence on the Turung language spoken by Turung people of Assam?

A. Singpho Dialect

B. Kamrupi Dialect

C. Mon-Khmar Dialect

D. None of these

Answer: A. Singpho Dialect

Note: The Turung people, also known as the Tai Turung, are a numerically small Buddhist community in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. They migrated from upper Burma during late 18th centuary.

Q.7 Khamyang language, spoken by Khamyang people of Assam is a language of which of the language family?

A. Indo-Aryan

B. Tibeto-Burman

C. Southwestern Tai

D. Austroasiatic

Answer: C. Southwestern Tai

Note: Southeastern Tai is a language family and part of the Kra-Dai language. Khamyang people, also known as Shyam are a close relative of the Tai people. They are the follower of Theravada Buddhism and they are found in Jorhat, Dibrugarh of Assam and in parts of Arunachal Pradesh.

Q.8 Who among the following from Assam joined the Brahmo Samaj as a consequence of the influence of the Bengal Renaissance?

A. Hemchandra Barua

B. Gopinath Bordoloi

C. Gunabhiram Barua

D. Paramananda Agarwala

Answer: C. Gunabhiram Barua

Q.9 Which among the following is CORRECT about Kalicharan Brahma?

I. He was instrumental in spreading the Brahmo Dharma among Bodo People

II. He was instrumental in reviving Bathou Tradition of Bodo people

III. He was known for conservation of culture of the Bodos of Brahmaputra valley

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: A. Only I

Q.10 Choose the CORRECT one from the following:

I. Srimanta Sankardev was a Assamese influencer of Jnana Yoga

II. Raja Yoga has roots in the Eksarana Dharma established by Srimanta Sankardev

III. Sankardev was influential leader of Bhakti movement in ancient Assam

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both II & III

Anwer: C. Only III

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