APSC: ii. History of India and Indian National Movement.

Consider the following statements about tea in Assam : (i) The Singphos were already familiar with tea before it became more widely known. (ii) Bruce Brothers are considered to be the pioneers of Assam tea. (iii) Assam Company was founded in 1835. Select the correct statement(s) using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about Vedic literature : (i) Vedic literature is broadly divided into two parts : Shruti and Smriti. (ii) The language used in four Vedas is classical Sanskrit. (iii) The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are two major important components of Vedic literature. Select the correct statement(s) using the codes given below.

Match the events in List-I with their respective years in List-II : List-I a. Treaty of Yandaboo b. First Assamese magazine Orunodoi published c. Establishment of Assam Medical College d. Annulment of the IMDT Act, 1983 by the Supreme Court List-II 1. 1846 2. 1826 3. 2005 4. 1947 Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Match the epigraphs in List-I with the rulers who issued them in List-II : List-I a. Barganga b. Nidhanpur c. Hayunthal d. Gachtal List-II 1. Bhaskaravarman 2. Bhutivarman 3. Gopalavarman 4. Harjaravarman Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following Puranas contain(s) references to ancient Assam? (i) Markandeya (ii) Skanda (iii) Naradiya (iv) Vishnu Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which statements regarding Periplus of the Erythraean Sea are true? (i) The text was written in Greek for traders involved in mercantile activities. (ii) The text survives in the form of 10th century manuscript. (iii) The manuscript has errors and omission. (iv) It is a work of multiple authors. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

For which of the following items, Alauddin Khilji sought to fix the cost? (i) Sugarcane (ii) Diamond (iii) Grain (iv) Fish Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

The verses of which of the following Sufi saints are found in the Adi Granth of the Sikhs? (i) Nizamuddin Auliya (ii) Farid-ud-Din (iii) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (iv) Bakhtiar Kaki Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which statements regarding the office of the Barbarua and Barphukan are correct? (i) The posts of Barbarua and Barphukan were created during 16th century to control the newly acquired territory of the Ahom kingdom. (ii) The posts aided in decentralization of power. (iii) They were as much agents of the central government as autonomous heads of the areas under their jurisdiction. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : "I am a minister and hence I cannot become king", said Atan Burhagohain. Reason (R) : The primary or absolutely indispensable qualification of kingship was possession of blue blood. Select the correct answer from the following options.

Find the correct chronology of the following Governor Generals of India : (i) Sir John Macpherson (ii) The Earl Cornwallis (iii) Sir Alured Clarke (iv) The Earl of Mornington Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Match the associations (List-I) with the years of their establishments (List-II) : List-I a. East India Association, London b. Bombay Association c. Madras Mahajan Sabha d. Indian Association, Bengal List-II 1. 1852 2. 1866 3. 1876 4. 1884 Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following social reforms by the British government in chronological order : (i) Regulations against infanticide (ii) Regulations declaring Sati illegal (iii) Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act (iv) Abolition of slavery Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following anti-British uprisings in chronological order : (i) Patharughat Uprising (ii) Phulaguri Uprising (iii) Rangiya Uprising Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following external invasions of Assam in chronological order : (i) Invasion of Bakhtiyar Khilji (ii) Invasion of Turbak (iii) Invasion of Mir Jumla (iv) Invasion of Sikandar Shah Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Match the Indian Prime Ministers (List-I) with their initiatives/policies (List-II) : List-I a. P. V. Narasimha Rao b. Morarji Desai c. A. B. Vajpayee d. Rajiv Gandhi List-II 1. Six-Nation Disarmament Conference 2. Pokhran-II 3. Look East Policy 4. Genuine Non-Alignment Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

In which year, Assam Region was separated from the Bengal Presidency?

Who among the following was the first Assamese to contest the Presidential Election in 1952 against Dr. Rajendra Prasad?

The head of the government and leader of the House in Legislative Assembly of Assam Province in British India was known as the

'Bhaskarabda', which has been added to the official calendar of the Government of Assam, is counted from

Consider the following statements about the Varman dynasty : (i) Mahendravarman was the founder of the dynasty. (ii) Pushyavarman performed two horse sacrifice rituals. (iii) Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang visited Kamarupa during the reign of Bhaskaravarman. Select the correct statement(s) using the codes given below.

Consider the following events about the year 1926 in the context of Assam : (i) Birth of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika (ii) Annual Session of the INC at Pandu (iii) Formation of Assam Pradeshik Mahila Samiti Select the correct event(s) using the codes given below.