About Assam and Its People: MCQs for Assam GT & PGT | Set 1
For candidates appearing for the Assam Graduate Teacher (GT) TET 2024 and Assam PGT TET 2024 exams, understanding the history, geography, culture, and people of Assam is essential. The section “Assam and Its People” carries 35 marks, making it a critical part of the exam. In this article, we will explore key facts about some important Awards, Assam’s history, language, festivals, art forms, and much more. This is Set-1. For more Please visit our website daily. Let’s begin! |
1. Who received the Sahitya Academy Award in 2024 from Assam?
Answer:- Sameer Tanti received the Sahitya Academy award in 2024 for his Assamese poetry collection Pharingbore Bator Katha Jane.
2. Who won the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Assam?
Answer:- Jatindra Nath Duwara received the first Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for his Assamese poetry collection Bana Phul.
3. Who won the first Assam Valley Literary Award?
Answer:- The Assam Valley Literary Award (অসম উপত্যকা সাহিত্য বঁটা)) was instituted in 1990. Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia received the first Assam Valley Literary Award in 1990.
4. Who got the Asom Prakashan Parishad Literary Award in 2024?
Answer:- Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi received the Asom Prakashan Parishad Literary Award-2024 for his book Dhar Aru Anyanya Galpo.
5. Who won the first Assam Valley Literary Award?
Answer:- Dr Bhabendranath Saikia was the first Assam Valley Literary Award winner in 1990 for his book Sendur (সেন্দুৰ ).
6. Who is elected as the new President of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
Answer:- Dr. Basanta Kumar Goswami was elected as the new President of Assam Sahitya Sabha in December 2024.
7. Who received the Padma Shri award from Assam in 2024?
Answer:- The Padma Shri award was given to three people from Assam in 2024. Ms. Parbati Baruah, Drona Bhuyan and Shri Sarbeswar Basumatary.
8. Who won the Bishnu Rabha Award in 2024?
Answer:- Eminent folk artist Dharmeshwar Nath and Fine Arts artist Durlabh Bhattacharjee have been awarded the Bishnu Rabha Award 2024.
9. Who was the first Assamese lady to honour the Padma Shri award?
Answer:- Nalinibala Devi was the first Assamese woman to receive Padma Shri in India in 1957.
10. Who was India’s first female elephant mahout awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award?
Answer:- Assam’s Parbati Barua was India’s first female elephant mahout, and was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2024.
11. Who will receive the Shilpi Award in Assam 2025?
Answer:- The Silpi Award 2025 will be conferred on playback singer Anima Choudhury and folk singer Mukul Rabha.
12. Who got the Nat Surya Phani Sharma Award 2024?
Answer:- Cultural Affairs Minister Bimal Borah announced that the Nat Surya Phani Sharma Award 2024 will be conferred on actress Reba Phukan.
13. Who is known as Pig Man of Assam?
Answer:- Manoj Kumar Basumatary
14. Which is known as Manchester of Assam?
Answer:- Sualkuchi
15. Who is known as the Forest Man of Assam?
Answer:- Jadav “Molai” Payeng
16. Who is known as Walter Scott of Assam?
Answer:- Rajanikanta Bordoloi
17. Who is called the Lion Man of Assam?
Answer:- Radha Govinda Baruah is known as the “Lion Man” of Assam or Singhapurush
18. Who was the first and only lady to become the chief minister of Assam?
Answer:- Syeda Anwara Taimur
19. Which city is also known as the cultural capital of Assam?
Answer:- Jorhat
20. Who is the President of Bodo Sahitya Sabha in 2024?
Answer:- Dr. Surath Narzary
21. Who was popularly known as the “Nightingale of Assam”?
Answer:- Dipali Borthakur
22. Which one is the first Assamese novel?
Answer:- The first Assamese novel was Bhanuma, published in 1890 by Padmanath Gohain Baruah.
23. Who was the first woman president of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
Answer: Nalini Bala Devi
24. What is the first name of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
Answer:- ‘Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha’
25. Who got the Bal Puraskar Award in Assam in 2024?
Answer:- Saiyam Mazumdar