Ancient History of Assam
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the official language of the varman dynasty?
(a) Assamese & Bengla
(b) Kamrupi Prakrit & Sanksrit
(c) Rajbonshi & Nepali
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (b) Kamrupi Prakrit & Sanksrit
2. Who was the earliest king of Pragjyotisha? (APSC Prelims 2001)
(a) Bhasakar Varman
(b) Mahiranga Danava
(c) Naraka
(d) Banasura
Ans: (b) Mahiranga Danava
3. Banasura the king of sonitpur was a great devotee of which god ?
(a) Shiva
(b) Vishnu
(c) Krishna
(d) Brahma
Ans: Shiva
4. Sonitpur was the capital of ?
(a) Bhasakar Varman
(b) Mahiranga Danava
(c) Naraka
(d) Banasur
Ans: (d) Banasur
5. King Bana daughter name was ?
(a) Usha
(b) Rukmini
(c) Radha
(d) Srimaya
Ans: Usha
6. The capital of the Salastambha dynasty located at where?
(a) Pragjyotisha
(b) Kamarupa
(c) Haruppeswara
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Haruppeswara
7. Ghatakasura was killed by which king?
(a) Narakasura
(b) Bana Raj
(c) Mahiranga Danava
(d) None of the above
Ans: Narakasur
8. In which century the ancient era of Assam began?
(a) 3rd century (c) 1st century
(b) 5th century (d)4th century
Ans: 4th Century
9. Mlechchha dynasty was established by?
(a) Salasthamba (c) Pala
(b) Varman (d)None of the above
Ans: Salasthamba
10. Which famous temple is built during the reign of Salastambha dynasty?
(a) Shiv Mandir
(b) Mahabhairab Mandir
(c) Gonesh Mandir
(d) Madhav Mandir
Ans: Mahabhairab Mandir
11. According to Ramayana, Amurtyaraja was the founder of the kingdom of?
(a) Pragjyotisha
(b) Kamarupa
(c) Koch Behar
(d) Haruppeswara
Ans: Pragjyotisha
12. Which one of the following epics is considered as the highest source of the Prehistory period of Assam? (APSC Prelims 2001)
(a) Mahabharata
(b) Harshacharita
(c) Kalika Puran
(d) Arthasastra
Ans: Kalika Puran
13. The Magadha empire was founded by whom in the 4th century BCE?
(a) Pushyavarman
(b) Bhaskarvarman
(c) Bimbisara
(d) None of the above
Ans: Bimbisara
14.Narakasura founded which dynasty?
(a) Pala dynasty
(b) Salasthamba
(c) Varman dynasty
(d) Bhauma dynasty
Ans: Bhauma Dynasty
15. The Gohain Kamal ali built during the reign of Naranarayan runs from?
(a) Koch behar to Hajo
(b) Koch bihar to Narayanpur
(c) Koch bihar to Guwahati
(d) Koch bihar to Siliguri
Ans: (b) Koch bihar to Narayanpur
16. Which kamarupa king made Friendship with Harshavardhan?
(a) Bhaskarvarman
(b) Pushyavarman
(c) Mahendravarman
(d) Bhutivarman
Ans: Bhaskarvarman
17. The oldest cannon inscription discovered in Assam belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Varman Dynasty
(b) Kamata Dynasty
(c) Koch Dynasty
(d) Pala Dynasty
Ans: Koch Dynasty
18. Assamese Brahmins are the community in the state assam who are considered to have?
(a) Caucasian race
(b) Tai-Ahom
(c) Burman
(d) None of the above
Ans: Caucasian race
19. One of the animals was widely used in wars in ancient Assam. What is the name of the animal ?
(a) Lion
(b) Elephant
(c) Tiger
(d) None of the above
Ans: Elephant
20. According to Pre-History sources, the mother of Narakasura was
(a) Dharitri
(b) Hidimba
(c) Usha
(d) Ulupi
Ans: Dharitri
21. What was the reason behind the issue of Nidhanpur Grant by Bhaskarvarman?
(a) Review the land grants of Bhutivarman
(b) Review the land grants of Bhaskarvarman
(c) Review the land grants of Balavarman
(d) Review the land grants of Pushyavarman
Ans: (a) Review the land grants of Bhutivarman
22. During which king of reign, Davaka was absorbed with kamarupa kingdom?
(a) Kalyan varman
(b) Bhutivarman
(c) Pushyavarman
(d) Bonomala varman
Ans: Kalyan Varman
23. First king of Pala dynasty (In Ancient Assam)?
(a) Niti Pala
(b) Gopala
(c) Braja Pala
(d) Brahmapala
Ans: Brahmapala
24. Which of varman king was said to have master the self and well versed in the philosophy of the supreme self?
(a) Bhaskarvarman
(b) Pushyavarman
(c) Mahendra varman
(d) Bhutivarman
Ans: (c) Mahendra varman
25.Bharat Singha was the king of?
(a) The Karbi
(b) The Mataks
(c) Bodo
(d) Koch
Ans: The Mataks
26. Which varman king was defeated by Gupta king Samudra Gupta in connection with the performance of the Aswamedha Sacrifice?
(a) Bhaskarvarman
(b) Bonomalvarman
(c) Bala Varman
(d) Pushyavarman
Ans: (c) Bala Varman
27. Hema Saraswati and Harihar Bipra enjoyed the patronage of?
(a) Naranarayan
(b) Dharmanarayan
(c) Laxminarayan
(d) Durlabhanarayan
Ans: Durlabhanarayan
28. According to Ahom legends Khun-lung and Khun-lai were the grandson of?
(a) Tai-ahom
(b) Khun-lai
(c) Leng Don
(d) None of the Above
Ans: Leng Don
29. What was the capital of Pala dynasty in Assam ?
(a) Durjaya
(b) Tezpur
(c) Koch Behar
(d) Rangpur
Ans: (a) Durjaya
30. When the medieval era began with the Turko-Afghan attacks from Bengal ?
(a) 1206
(b) 1228
(c) 1200
(d) 1248
Ans: 1206
31 First king of varman dynasty was?
(a) Bhutivarman
(b) Bhaskarvarman
(c) Balavarman
(d) Pushyavarman
Ans: (d) Pushyavarman
32. The capital of Varman Dynasty of Kamarupa Kingdom was?
(a) Durjaya
(b) Pragjyotishpur
(c) Tezpur
(d) Koch Behar
Ans: (b) Pragjyotishpur
33. Which king of the Kamarupa kingdom was known as Maharajadhiraja?
(a) Pushyavarman
(b) Naranarayan
(c) Balavarman
(d) Bhaskarvarman
Ans: (a) Pushyavarman
34. Hiuen Tsang described in his account that the circumference of Kamarupa was about?
(a) 10.000 li
(b) 5,000 li
(c) 3.500 li
(d) 25,000 li
Ans: (a) 10.000 li
35. The name of the Kamarupa ruler who left his seal at Nalanda university?
(a) Bhutivarman
(b) Gopala
(c) Bhaskar Varman
(d) Jaya Pala
Ans: (c) Bhaskar Varman
36. Which king performed “Ashwamedha” sacrifice in kamrupa for the first time?
(a) Mahendra Varman
(b) Bhaskar Varman
(c) Bala Varman
(d) Bhuti Varman
Ans: (a) Mahendra Varman
37. The ambassador name sent by Bhaskar varınan to Harshavardhan was?
(a) Lachit
(b) Hangsavega.
(c) Raktim
(d) Nitipala
Ans: (b) Hangsavega
38. In 1581 Raghu Deva, the son of his brother Shukladhwaj declared independence of Koch Hajo, after which of the death of koch king?
(a) Naranarayan
(b) Dhurlavnarayan
(c) Laxminarayan
(d) Gohain komal
Ans: (a) Naranarayan
39. Hiuen Tsang visited Assam during the reign of? (APSC Prelims 2017)
(a) Naranarayan
(b) Bhaskar Varman
(c) Brahmapala
(d) Bala varman
Ans: (b) Bhaskar Varman
40. Hiuen Tsang described which kamarupa king as the “Aristrocratic king of eastern India” ?
(a) Brahmapala
(b) Bhaskar Varman
(c) Naranarayan
(d) Gopala
Ans: (b) Bhaskar Varman
41. The contemporary of Bhaskarvarman in northern India was?
(a) Harsavardhan
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Gopala
(d) Dhurlavnarayan
Ans: (a) Harsavardhan
42. Bhaskarvarman issued the famous Nidhanpur copper-plate grant after the battle with ?
(a) Koch-hajo
(b) Karnasuvarna
(c) Dhurjaya
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) Karnasuvarna
43. On the accounts of Hiuen Tsang it is mentioned that a famous port in the bay of bengal was under the control of Bhaskarvarman. Which was it?
(a) Tamralipti
(b) Copper-plate
(c) Clay
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Tamralipti
44. Nagajari-Khanikargaon rock inscription belongs to the period of which dynasty?
(a) Pala dynasty
(b) Ahom dynasty
(c) Narak
(d) Varman dynasty
Ans: Varman dynasty
45. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?
(a) Gopala
(b) Jaya Pala
(c) Dharma Pala
(d) Brahmapala
Ans: Gopala
46. Hiuan sang designated the rulers of the varman dynasty as ?
(a) Brahmin
(b) Karbi
(c) Tai-ahom
(d) Koch
Ans: Brahmin
47. Who was the last ruler of the pala dynasty?
(a) Brahmapala
(b) Gopala
(c) Dharma pala
(d) Jaya pala
Ans: Jaya pala
48. The tantric text “Yogini Tantra” is dedicated to the worship of two goddesses. One is kali and other one is ?
(a) Mahamaya
(b) Kamakhya
(c) Tara Devi
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) Kamakhya
49. The large tank in Tezpur known as Hajara Pukhuri excavated by whom?
(a) Bhaskarvarman
(b) Bala varman
(c) Hajjarvarman
(d) Bhuti varman
Ans: (c) Hajjarvarman
50. The ruins of the brick temple at Da-Parbatiya belong to?
(a) Maurya Period
(b) Gupta Period
(c) Mughols
(d) Later Gupta period
Ans: (d) Later Gupta period
51. Kumar Bhaskarvarman ruled in the __ th century in Assam?
(a) 6th century
(b) 9th century
(c) 5th century
(d) 12th century
Ans: (a) 6th century
52. The Tamralipti in ancient times was famous as ?
(a) Capital
(b) Business place
(c) Sea-Port
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Sea-Port
53. In the Allahabad pillar inscription, Central Assam is mentioned as?
(a) Davaka
(b) Kamatapur
(c) Kamrupa
(d) Koch Behar
Ans: (a) Davaka
54. “Kumara Raja” title was given to whom?
(a) Bhuti varman
(b) Bhaskarvarman
(c) Hajjarvarman
(d) Bala varman
Ans: (b) Bhaskarvarman
55. During which dynasty reign, the Madan Kamdev temple in Kamarup was built?
(a) Ahom dynasty
(b) Varman dynasty
(c) Koch dynasty
(d) Pala dynasty
Ans: (d) Pala dynasty
56. What is the book name of Hiuen tsang?
(a) Si-Yu-Ki
(b) Buronji
(c) Indica
(d) History of Assam
Ans: (a) Si-Yu-Ki
57. According to the Kalika Purana, Naraka the mythological ancestor of the varman dynasty was the son of whom?
(a) Varaha form of Vishnu and Bhumi
(b) Kartick form of Shiv and Parborti
(c) Srikrishna
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Varaha form of Vishnu and Bhumi
58.In Mahabharata the title “Lord of the Mlechcha” was given whom?
(a) Brajadutta
(b) Haradutta
(c) Bhagadutta
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Bhagadutta
59. Which river was crossed by Chinese Buddhist monk hiuan sang before he entered kamarupa kingdom?
(a) Karotoya river
(b) Torsha river
(c) Barak river
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Karotoya river
60. In ancient kamarup “Brahmadeya” land was gifted to whom?
(a) Kalita
(b) Brahmans
(c) Baishya
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) Brahmans
61. Which dynasty precedes the varman dynasty?
(a) Bhauma dynasty
(b) Pala dynasty
(c) Varman dynasty
(d) Koch dynasty
Ans: (a) Bhauma dynasty
62. Who was the founder of the Chutiya Kingdom?
(a) Nitipal
(b) Gopala
(c) Birpal
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Birpal
63. What was the first capital of the Chutiya Kingdom?
(a) Swarnagiri
(b) Maibong
(c) Hajo
(d) Jorhat
Ans: (a) Swarnagiri
64. During the kamarupa king Bhaskarvarman’s period, the off who was in charge of royal treasury was known as ?
(a) Ratnapala
(b) Bhandaragaradhikara
(c) Gopala
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) Bhandaragaradhikara
65. Which Pala king built Sri-Durjaya as the capital on the bank of the Brahmaputra?
(a) Ratnapala
(b) Bhaskarvarman
(c) Gopala
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Ratnapala
66. Which princess of kamarupa kingdom married king Meghavahana of Gauda dynasty of Kashmir ?
(a) Usha
(b) Rekhamoni
(c) Amritprabha
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Amritprabha
67. The name of the city of Sindhu kshetra was changed to sadiya for the death of a prince. He was the son of a ?
(a) Ahom King
(b) Chutiya King
(c) Koch King
(d) Matak King
Ans: (b) Chutiya King
68. Sadhani was the last Queen of which Dynasty?
(a) Ahom dynasty
(b) Koch dynasty
(c) Chutiya dynasty
(d) Matak dynasty
Ans: (c) Chutiya dynasty
69. Hiuen Tsang visited Assam in the year? (APSC Prelims 2017)
(a) 640 AD. In the reign of bhaskarvarman
(b) 600 AD, In the reign of Pushyavarman
(c) 626 AD, In the reign of bhutivarman
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) 640 AD. In the reign of bhaskarvarman
70. According to Hiuen Tsang, circumference of Kamarupa was?
(a) 1500 miles
(b) 1200 miles
(c) 1800 miles
(d) 1700 miles
Ans: (d) 1700 miles
71. The first Mohammedan invasion of Kamarupa took place during the reign of which king?
(a) Naranarayan
(b) Prithu
(c) Ratnadhiraj
(d) Bhaskar varman
Ans: (b) Prithu
72. Which Chutia king built Sadiya?
(a) Naranarayan
(b) Prithu
(c) Ratnadhwajpal
(d) Bhaskar varman
Ans: (c) Ratnadhwajpal
73. What was the common language used in kamarupa inscription?
(a) Sanksrit
(b) Pali
(c) Hindi
(d) Bengla
Ans: (a) Sanksrit
74. Hayungthal Copper Plate was issued by ?
(a) Mahendra varman
(b) Hajjarvarman
(c) Bhuti varman
(d) Bhaskar varman
Ans: (b) Hajjarvarman
75. Which Gupta emperor called himself the Exterminator of kings?
(a) Chandra Gupta
(b) Kacha
(c) Hajar varman
(d) Samudra Gupta
Ans: (b) Kacha
76. In the sanskrit inscription the name of Naranarayan is mentioned as?
(a) Malladeva
(b) Chilarai
(c) Prithu
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Malladeva
77. The Pasupatinath temple inscription in Nepal refers to “Gaudradi Kalingkashala Patti’ who was he?
(a) Prithu
(b) Sri Harsha dev
(c) Ban raja
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) Sri Harsha dev
78. Which king of varman dynasty was contemporary with Samudragupta of Gupta dynasty?
(a) Bala varman
(b) Bhaskar varman
(c) Pushya Varman
(d) Bhuti Varman
Ans: (c) Pushya Varman
79. During Bhaskarvarman’s reign the major industry in Kamarupa was ?
(a) Boat building
(b) Agriculture
(c) Painting
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Boat building
80. Gachtal Copper Plate contains genealogy of which of the dynasty
(a) Varman dynasty
(b) Pala dynasty of Kamarupa
(c) Bhauma dynasty
(d) Khen dynasty
Ans: (b) Pala dynasty of Kamarupa
81. In 1185 who established the Khen dynasty and the Kamata kingdom?
(a) Prithu
(b) Dharmanarayan
(c) Chilarai
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Prithu
82. Who is known as the father of Assamese prose literature
(a) Sankardev
(b) Bhattadeva
(c) Anirudhdev
(d) Madhavdev
Ans: (b) Bhattadeva
83. In the 4th century which dynasty marked the beginning of Ancient Assam ?
(a) Pala dynasty
(b) Koch dynasty
(c) Varman dynasty
(d) Bhauma dynasty
Ans: (c) Varman dynasty
84. What is the Ancient name of Cachar ?
(a) Hidimba
(b) Sonitpur
(c) Hajo
(d) Kamrupa
Ans: (a) Hidimba
85. Which Gauda king invaded Pala dynasty of the Kamarupa kingdom?
(a) Jayapala
(b) Ratnapala
(c) Gopala
(d) Rampala
Ans: (c) Gopala
86. The original language of the chutiyas which is known as ?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Tibeto-burman language
(c) Pali
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) Tibeto-burman language
87. According to the epic Mahabharata, who ruled the Praghyotisghpura kingdom during the kurukshetra war?
(a) Narakasur
(b) Bhaskarvarman
(c) Bhagadutta
(d) Bhutivarman
Ans: (c) Bhagadutta
88. The foundation of Nationalist Historiography in Assam was laid by
(a) Tapan Roy Choudhury
(b) Jogesh Chandra Dutta
(c) S.K. Bhuyan
(d) Dwarkanath Ganguly
Ans: (c) S.K. Bhuyan
89. What was the capital of Varman Dynasty of Kamarupa Kingdom?
(a) Pragjyotishpur
(b) Gargaon
(c) Charaideo
(d) Rongpur
Ans: (a) Pragjyotishpur
90. Who among the following is the earliest known king of ancien Assam?
(a) Narakasur
(b) Mahiranga Danava
(c) Hidimba
(d) Sri Harsha
Ans: (b) Mahiranga Danava
91. The earliest historical dynasty of Assam was that of the (APS Prelims 2011)
(a) Palas
(b) Varmans
(c) Narakas
(d) Salastambhas
Ans: (b) Varmans
92. Karnasuvarna or Karnasubarna, a historical site of ancient period. Is presently located in which state?
(a) Assam
(b) Tripura
(c) West Bengal
(d) Bihar
Ans: (c) West Bengal
93. Which among the following is the correct set of the plays written by Harshavardhan in Sanskrit?
(a) Malavikagnimitram, Vikramorvashiiyam and Abhijnanasakuntalam
(b) Svapna Vasavadattam, Pancharatra and Pratijna Yaugandharayaanam
(c) Nagananda, Priyadarshika and Ratnavali
(d) None of these.
Ans: (c) Nagananda, Priyadarshika and Ratnavali
94. Where and when was the second Buddhist council held?
(a) Patliputra in 250 B.C.
(b) Sri Lanka in 1st century B.C.
(c) Vaishali in 383 B.C.
(d) Mandalay in 1871 A.D.
Ans: (c) Vaishali in 383 B.C.
95. Which among the following places have given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent?
(a) Pratapgarh
(b) Mehrgarh
(c) Quetta
(d) Kalat
Ans: (b) Mehrgarh
96. The Satapatha Brahmana and Taitriya Brahmana are the Brahmana texts of __
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharavaveda
Ans: (b) Yajurveda
97. In Pali texts, who among the following is referred to as Nigantha Nataputta?
(a) Gautam Buddha
(b) Mahavira
(c) Parshvanatha
(d) Rishabha
Ans: (b) Mahavira
98. Veda which is partly in prose and partly in verses is
(a) Rigveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Yajurveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Ans: (d) Atharvaveda
99. The Aryans dedicated whole of a separate Mandala in Rig-Veda for the hymns dedicated to ___?
(a) Agni
(b) Varuna
(c) Indra
(d) Soma
Ans: (d) Soma
100. Who among the following laid down for punishment for a person becoming mendicant without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children?
(a) Manu
(b) Yajnavalkya
(c) Kautilya
(d) Narada
Ans: (c) Kautilya
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