In this article, we would like to study about Assam GK Question Answer. Assam is the most populous and second largest state of northeast India after Arunachal Pradesh in terms of Area. The capital of Assam is Dispur and the current Chief Minister of Assam is Dr. Hemant Biswa sarma of the Bhartiya janta party and the Current Governor of Assam is Jagadish Mukhi.
Assam: The gateway to Northeast
Some important facts about Assam
- Dispur is the capital of Assam.
- Assam largest city is Guwahati.
- There is a total of 35 districts in Assam.
- Assam is the 15th most populous state of India.
- Assam present Governor is Gulab Chand Kataria
- Assam Present Chief Minister is the Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Assam is the 16th largest state of India in terms of area and population.
- State bird of Assam is a White-winged duck.
- state animal of Assam is a one-horned Rhino.
- State tree of Assam is hollong.
- State flower of Assam is the foxtail orchid. There is a total of 126 Vidhansabha seats in Assam.
- In the 2021 Assembly Elections, the BJP-led alliance ( NDA) won a total of 75 seats in the state, and out of these 75 seats, BJP alone won 60 seats So there are basically 60 BJP MLAs in Assam.
- Congress won a total of 29 seats in the state so basically, there are 29 congress MLAs in Assam.
- There is a total of 14 Loksabha seats and 7 Rajyasabha seats in Assam.
- Out of the 14 Lok sabha seats, 9 seats were won by BJP in Assam while 3 seats were won by Congress in the state.
- Official language of Assam is Assamese and Bodo.
- Assamese and Bodo are also included in the list of Scheduled 8 of the Indian constitution.
- majority of Assamese follow Hindu Religion. As per Census 2011, 61.47% Population of Assam follows Hinduism, 34.32% of Assamese follow the Muslim religion and 3.74% of Assamese follow Christianity.
- Literacy rate of Assam is 72.19% according to the census 2011 and it is the 26th most literate state of India But according to a report published by the National Survey of India, Assam ranked fifth in education with 87.6% literacy rate in India.
- Assam shares an International boundary with two countries namely Bangladesh and Bhutan.
- Assam has 7 neighboring states namely West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram. One thing to be noted here is that Assam does not share its boundary with Sikkim.
- So basically Assam has 2 International boundaries and 7 interstate boundaries.
- Assam has a total of 34.21% forest cover of its total geographical area.
- According to a report released by Environment and forest, In terms of forest land encroachment, Assam has the first position in all states, So Assam is among the top of those states where forest cover declined considerably. In fact, according to the report, 13 % of the total forest area is now under encroachment and the current ruling government is failed in protecting forest cover in the state.
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport is the only International airport in Assam located in Guwahati.
- There is a total of 4 oil refineries in Assam, More specifically they are located in Guwahati, Digboi, Numaligarh, and Bongaigaon.
- Headquarters of Oil India limited located in Duliajan, Assam. Oil India Limited is one of the largest public-sector oil companies in India.
- Assam has a primarily agricultural-based economy and 69% of its population is involved in agriculture.
- There is a total of 7 National parks in Assam.
- Manas National park is the largest National park of Assam with 950 square kilometers of area.
- Kaziranga is announced as a National park in 1974 and it is the Oldest National park in Assam.
- There are a total of 16 Wildlife sanctuaries in the state.
- Borail Wildlife sanctuary is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Assam
Major rivers in Assam
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The major river that flows through Assam are the Brahmaputra, Manas, and Barak River
Barak River is a major river of North- East India. It’s a Transboundary river that originated from Liyai Kullen Village in Manipur and flows through the states of Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, and Nagaland and further, it enters into Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, Barak river split into two branches, the surma River and The Kushiyara River, further Kushiyara river was divided into two branches and these two branches of the Kushiyara river join the Surma river later. When the Surma river joins the Brahmaputra River, the combined flow is called as Meghna River and further the Meghna river joins the Padma river, eventually, the Padma river empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Manas is also a transboundary river, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra river, and it is also the largest river system in Bhutan. Manas river is named after a Hindu goddess of snakes i.e Manasa.Goddess Manasa is famous in various states of India such as Assam, West Bengal, and Bihar. In mythology, it’s believed that she is the destroyer of poison. Manas river joins the Brahmaputra river near Jogighopa, a small town in the Bongaigaon district of Assam.
Brahmaputra river also known as tsangpo river in China and Dibang River in Arunachal Pradesh, do not confuse with the Dibang river, Dibang river is a Major tributary of the Dihang river. The famous Majuli Island is formed by this River. Majuli Island is the world’s largest river island and also India’s first River Island recognized as a district in India.
One more river which is important for Assam and West Bengal is the sankosh river the tributary of the Brahmaputra which forms the boundary between these two states.
The famous city Guwahati which is called Gateway to North East is located on the bank of the Brahmaputra river.
Dibrugarh, a famous city in Assam is also located on the bank of the Brahmaputra river.
Brahmaputra river finally joins the Padma river “a major distributary of River Ganga” in Bangladesh and the combined flow of Brahmaputra and Padma is called the Meghna river which finally empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Bihu Festival, Kherai Festival, Rocker festival, Chomangkan festival, Sangken festival, Ali Aye clinging, and Me-Dam- Me-Phi festival are the famous festival of Assam.
Famous Festivals in Assam
The most famous festival of Assam is Bihu which is related to the cultivation of crops.It is of three types and celebrated in three different seasons.
- The first type is Rangoli Bihu which is celebrated in March and April.
- The second type is Kongali Bihu which is celebrated in October.
- And last but not least is Bhogali Bihu which is celebrated in January.
- The most important part of the Bihu Festival is the Bihu dance, which is performed by both male and female artists. Bihu is one of the most famous Folk dances of Assam.
Kherai festival is celebrated by Bodo Tribes. As we know that Bodo is one of the 22 official languages recognized by the constitution through the 92nd amendment of the constitution in 2003…Bodo language is spoken by the Bodo community which is one of the largest tribes in Assam. Kherai festival is celebrated once or twice a year for the good harvest of crops as the major population of the Bodo community depends on Agriculture.
Kherai festival is performed by the male priest and female priest. In the Bodo language, a male priest is called Douri and the female priest is called Doudini and she is the chief dancer and performed Kherai dance with devotion.
The faith closely related to the Bodo people is Bathouism. It is the folk religion of the Bodo tribe. The Chief deity of the Bodo people is Bathoubwraj. Bodo people believed that their chief deity is present everywhere, knows everything, and has the skill to do everything. Bathoubwraj created Bathou. Bathou means five principals. These five principal are air, fire, earth, water, and ether.
One more famous deity of Bodo Tribes is Mainao ” Daughter of Bathoubwraj” . She is considered to be protector of rice field .
Rongker festival is celebrated by Karbis people. Karbis is a tribe in Assam . The people of Karbi community live near Kaziranga National park area.
Karbis People celebrated there new year on 5th February each year and generally Rongker festival is also observed on this date but it may vary from village to village.
Chomangkan festival is celebrated by Karbi tribes in Assam. this festival is the festival of death. People pray for deliverance of soul from sin and for peace of soul who already died .
Sanken festival is a festival of new year celebrated by Theravada budhhism communities. After the end of the festival, first day of new year started. It is generally celebrated from 14th April to 16 April. Theravada Buddhist community is a school of elder monks. Theravada Buddhist are those who accepted budhha teaching preserved only in Pali language and collection of those scriptures which preserved in Pali language is known as Pali Canon. they don’t accept budhha teaching available in Scriptures of other languages .
Q. Barak river originated in…?
Ans. Liyai Khullen village, Manipur
Q. What is the rank of Assam in terms of population?
Ans. 15th
Q. Name of the state tree of Assam is…?
Ans– Hollong
Assam GK Question Answer
Assam GK Question Answer Part-1
Q-1) Where is the Capital of Assam?
Ans– Dispur
Q-2) Who is the Chief Minister of Assam?
Ans– Gulab Chand Kataria
Q-3) Who is the Current Governor of Assam?
Ans– Gulab Chand Kataria
Q-4) How many Districts are there in Assam?
Ans-35
Q-5) Vidhansabha seats are there in Assam?
Ans– 126
Q-6) How many Lok Sabha seats are there in Assam?
Ans– 14
Q-7) How many Rajyasabha seats are there in Assam?
Ans– 7
Q-8) What is the official language of Assam?
Ans– Assamese and Bodo
Q-9) What is the name of the state bird of Assam?
Ans– White-winged duck
Q-10) What is the state Animal of Assam?
Ans– One-horned Rhino
Assam GK Question Answer Part-2
Q-11) With how many countries does Assam share its boundary?
Ans– 2, (Bangladesh and Bhutan)
Q-12) How many Neighbours state of Assam?
Ans– 7
Q-13) What is the literacy rate of Assam?
Ans– 72.19%
Q-14) How many total Oil refineries are there in Assam?
Ans-4
Q-15) What percent of Assam’s total land area has forest cover?
Ans– 34.21%
Q-16) What is the name of the oldest National park in Assam?
Ans– kaziranga national park
Q-17) Largest National park of Assam is…?
Ans– Manas National park
Q-18) Chomangkan festival is celebrated by which tribes?
Ans– Karbis tribes
Q-19) Sanken festival is new year celebration of which community?
Ans– Theravada buddhist community
Q-20) What is the rank of Assam in terms of Area?
Ans– 16th
Assam GK Question Answer Part-3
Q-21) Bihu Festival is celebrated in which state?
Ans– Assam
Q-22) Bihu festival is related to?
Ans– Cultivation
Q-23) Kherai Festival is celebrated in which state?
Ans– Assam
Q-24) Kherai festival is celebrated by which tribes?
Ans– Bodo Tribes
Q-25) Rongker festival is celebrated in which state?
Ans– Assam
Q-26) Rongker festival is celebrated by which tribes?
Ans– Karbis tribes
Q-27) Chomangkan festival is related to which state?
Ans-Assam