Assam History MCQ Set-5: 25 Most Important Questions for ADRE 3.0 & Assam Police 2026

Assam History MCQ Set-5 - Welcome to FutureAxom.in! This is the 5th set of our Assam History Special Series for ADRE Grade 3 & 4, Assam Police, SI and APSC Exam 2026. We have covered Sutiya, Koch, Kachari Kingdoms, Ahom Administration and Freedom Movement - the topics from which 4-5 marks come in ADRE but most students skip.

Complete 25 MCQs - Set-5

Q1. The founder of Chutiya (Sutiya) Kingdom in Assam was?

A) Ratnadhwajpal B) Birpal C) Nityapal D) Dhirnarayan
Ans: A) Ratnadhwajpal (1187)
Explanation: Founded in 1187 with capital Sadiya (present Tinsukia). Ruled eastern Assam. Last king Nitipal defeated by Ahom king Suhungmung in 1524. Famous for Tamreswari Temple.
অসমীয়া: চুতীয়া ৰাজ্যৰ প্ৰতিষ্ঠাতা ৰত্নধ্বজপাল, ৰাজধানী সদিয়া।

Q2. The founder of Koch Kingdom was?

A) Biswa Singha B) Nara Narayan C) Raghu Dev D) Parikshit Narayan
Ans: A) Biswa Singha (1515)
Explanation: United Koch tribes in 1515. Son Nara Narayan (1540-87) was greatest Koch king. With brother Chilarai, expanded kingdom to entire Assam and North Bengal. Started Narayani coins and worship of Kamakhya.
অসমীয়া: কোচ ৰাজ্যৰ প্ৰতিষ্ঠাতা বিশ্বসিংহ। নৰনাৰায়ণ আৰু চিলাৰায় আটাইতকৈ শক্তিশালী।

Q3. The Koch Kingdom was divided into Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo in which year?

A) 1581 B) 1587 C) 1603 D) 1615
Ans: A) 1581
Explanation: After Nara Narayan's death, divided - Koch Bihar to son Lakshmi Narayan, Koch Hajo (West Assam) to nephew Raghudev. Koch Hajo later occupied by Ahoms (1603) and Mughals.

Q4. The Kachari Kingdom's first capital was?

A) Maibang B) Dimapur C) Khaspur D) Halali
Ans: B) Dimapur
Explanation: Kachari (Dimasa) - Dimapur (in Nagaland now) famous for monoliths. Shifted to Maibang (Dima Hasao) in 1536 due to Ahom attack, then Khaspur (Cachar) in 1745.
ADRE Tip: Asked in ADRE 2024 - Where is Kachari ruins? - Dimapur.

Q5. The Ahom Administration's Paik System was introduced by?

A) Sukaphaa B) Momai Tamuli Borbarua C) Pratap Singha D) Rudra Singha
Ans: B) Momai Tamuli Borbarua (under Pratap Singha 1603-41)
Explanation: MOST IMPORTANT. Every male 15-50 = Paik. 4 Paiks = 1 Got. Got leader = Bora, 20 Gots = Rajkhowa, 100 Gots = Phukan. Backbone of Ahom army and economy for 600 years. No salary, worked 3 months for king.
অসমীয়া: পাইক প্ৰথা আহোমৰ মূল শক্তি। ৪ জন পাইক = ১ টা গোট।

Q6. In Ahom Administration, Borphukan was the viceroy of?

A) Upper Assam B) Lower Assam (Kaliabor to Guwahati) C) Sadiya D) Cachar
Ans: B) Lower Assam
Explanation: Created by Pratap Singha in 1615. HQ at Kaliabor then Itakhuli, Guwahati. Governed area from Kaliabor to Guwahati. Had council of 6 Phukans. Famous was Lachit Borphukan - Saraighat 1671 hero.

Q7. Borbarua was the in-charge of?

A) Lower Assam B) Upper Assam (Kaliabor to Sadiya) C) Kamrup D) Darrang
Ans: B) Upper Assam
Explanation: Highest official after king. Governed from Kaliabor to Sadiya (capital Garhgaon, Rangpur). Also chief justice and army chief. First Borbarua was Momai Tamuli.

Q8. The first Buranji was written in which language?

A) Assamese B) Ahom (Tai) C) Sanskrit D) Persian
Ans: B) Ahom (Tai)
Explanation: Buranjis are Ahom chronicles. First written in Ahom-Tai language. Later in Assamese after Ahoms adopted Assamese. Tai language Buranjis are now being translated in Dibrugarh University.
অসমীয়া: প্ৰথম বুৰঞ্জী আহোম-টাই ভাষাত লিখা হৈছিল।

Q9. Who wrote Buranji in Ahom Kingdom?

A) Likhakar & Gandhiya Barua B) Barphukan C) Borbarua D) Priests
Ans: A) Likhakar Barua & Gandhiya Barua
Explanation: Official scribes appointed to write daily events. They were very accurate - British called Ahom Buranjis most scientific history in India.

Q10. Who was known as first to use cannons/firearms in Assam?

A) Sukaphaa B) Sutiya Kings C) Ahom under Suklenmung D) Koch
Ans: C) Suklenmung (Gargayan Raja 1532-52)
Explanation: Ahoms first used firearms against Turbak Khan (Muslim invader) in Battle of Koliabor 1532. Turbak's army had cannons, Ahoms captured and learned to use.

Q11. Patharughat Uprising (1894) is also called?

A) Jallianwala Bagh of Assam B) Champaran C) Bardoli D) Dandi
Ans: A) Jallianwala Bagh of Assam
Explanation: 28 Jan 1894 at Patharughat, Darrang. 140 peasants killed by British for protesting land tax hike. Peasants gathered at Patharughat field, British opened fire without warning.
Assamese: পথৰুঘাটৰ ৰণ, দৰং - ১৪০ জন কৃষক শ্বহীদ।

Q12. Kanaklata Barua was killed in?

A) Gohpur B) Dhekiajuli C) Barhampur D) Sootea
Ans: A) Gohpur Police Station, 20 Sept 1942
Explanation: 17-year-old martyr of Quit India Movement. While trying to hoist tricolour at Gohpur Police Station (Biswanath), British shot her. Mukunda Kakati also died.
ADRE PYQ: Asked in Assam Police 2022 - Age of Kanaklata? - 17.

Q13. Who was first martyr of 1942 Quit India Movement in Assam?

A) Kushal Konwar B) Kanaklata Barua C) Tilak Deka D) Bhogeswari
Ans: A) Kushal Konwar - Hanged 15 June 1943 at Jorhat Jail
Explanation: From Golaghat. Led train derailment at Sarupathar to disrupt British supply. British hanged him. Only martyr from Assam in 1942 to be hanged. Birthplace is in Golaghat.

Q14. Which Ahom King first conducted systematic census?

A) Sukaphaa B) Suhungmung (Dihingia Raja) C) Suklenmung D) Pratap Singha
Ans: B) Suhungmung (1497-1539)
Explanation: First Ahom king to do population counting (Paik census) in 1510. Adopted Hindu title Swarganarayan. Also created Borphukan post and expanded Ahom kingdom by defeating Sutiya and Kachari.

Q15. Assam's first newspaper "Orunodoi" was published in?

A) 1836 B) 1846 C) 1856 D) 1888
Ans: B) 1846 at Sivasagar
Explanation: By American Baptist Missionaries - Dr. Nathan Brown was editor. Printed at Sivasagar Mission Press. First Assamese newspaper. Orunodoi means "Dawn".
অসমীয়া: প্ৰথম অসমীয়া কাকত অৰুণোদই, ১৮৪৬, শিৱসাগৰ।

Q16. Who was first Assamese to get ICS?

A) Anundoram Borooah B) Tarun Ram Phukan C) Gopinath Bordoloi D) Maniram Dewan
Ans: A) Anundoram Borooah (1870)
Explanation: From North Guwahati. First Assamese to get ICS (4th Indian), first to get Oxford degree. Also Sanskrit scholar - wrote Bhavabhuti's works. Died at young age 39.

Q17. Ahom festival "Me-Dam-Me-Phi" is celebrated to?

A) Worship ancestors B) Harvest C) New Year D) Victory
Ans: A) Worship ancestors - 31 January every year
Explanation: Ahom's most important festival. Me= worship, Dam= dead, Phi= god. Ahoms worship their ancestors' spirits. Celebrated at Charaideo Maidam (Moidam).

Q18. Who built "Dhodar Ali" - 211 km long road?

A) Gadadhar Singha B) Rudra Singha C) Pratap Singha D) Siva Singha
Ans: A) Gadadhar Singha (1681-96)
Explanation: 211 km road from Garhgaon to Joypur (Kamrup) using lazy (Dhod) Ahoms who avoided Paik duty. That's why name Dhodar Ali. Still exists - Garhgaon to Nazira road.

Q19. Capital of Assam during British shifted from Cherrapunji to Shillong in?

A) 1864 B) 1874 C) 1885 D) 1905
Ans: B) 1874
Explanation: When Assam was made separate Chief Commissioner's Province from Bengal in 1874, capital shifted from Cherrapunji to Shillong. Shillong remained capital till 1972 when Meghalaya formed and capital shifted to Dispur, Guwahati.

Q20. Who is known as "Father of Assamese Nationalism"?

A) Maniram Dewan B) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan C) Gunabhiram Barua D) Lakshminath Bezbarua
Ans: B) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan (1829-59)
Explanation: Wrote famous book "A few remarks on Assamese language". Fought for restoration of Assamese language in courts and schools (Bengali was imposed in 1836). First to demand Assamese language.

Q21. Treaty of Yandaboo made Assam a part of?

A) Burma B) British India C) Independent D) Koch
Ans: B) British India - 24 Feb 1826
Explanation: Signed between British (Campbell) and Burma (Maha Bandula). Burma gave up Assam, Manipur, Arakan. Assam became part of British India. End of 600 years Ahom rule.
অসমীয়া: ইয়াণ্ডাবু সন্ধি, ১৮২৬ - অসম বৃটিছৰ হাতলৈ যায়।

Q22. First Ahom King to adopt Hinduism officially?

A) Jayadhwaj Singha B) Rudra Singha C) Suhungmung D) Pratap Singha
Ans: A) Jayadhwaj Singha (1648-63)
Explanation: Took Hindu name Bhagadhwaja. Became disciple of Ekasarana Dharma. Later Rudra Singha converted many Ahoms to Hinduism officially and brought Bengali priests.

Q23. Position of "Rajkhowa" in Ahom was?

A) Governor of a region B) Priest C) Army Chief D) Writer
Ans: A) Governor of smaller region
Explanation: Governor of a territory smaller than Borphukan/Borbarua area. Example - Darrang Rajkhowa, Sadiya Khowa Gohain, Marangi Khowa Gohain. They were semi-independent.

Q24. First Anglo-Burmese War started in?

A) 1824 B) 1826 C) 1830 D) 1820
Ans: A) 1824
Explanation: War started 5 March 1824 when British declared war on Burma. Burmese had occupied Assam and threatened Bengal. Ended with Yandaboo Treaty 1826.

Q25. Who was Maniram Dewan?

A) First tea planter B) Dewan of Purandar Singha & martyr of 1857 C) Both A and B D) None
Ans: C) Both A and B
Explanation: Most important for ADRE! First Indian tea planter - established tea garden at Chenimara, Jorhat in 1840. Dewan of last Ahom king Purandar Singha. Planned 1857 revolt in Assam to restore Ahom rule. British hanged him on 26 Feb 1858 at Jorhat. First martyr of 1857 in Assam.
অসমীয়া: মণিৰাম দেৱান - প্ৰথম অসমীয়া চাহ খেতিয়ক আৰু ১৮৫৭ ৰ বিদ্ৰোহৰ শ্বহীদ।

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