Important Points on Assam PDF

# Important Points on Assam ## **General Points** 1. Assam is known as the land of red rivers and blue hills. 2. The word 'Assam' is derived from the Sanskrit word Asoma meaning peerless or unequalled. 3. The state Assam, being T-shaped, is connected with the rest of the Indian Union by a narrow c...

# Important Points on Assam ## **General Points** 1. Assam is known as the land of red rivers and blue hills. 2. The word 'Assam' is derived from the Sanskrit word Asoma meaning peerless or unequalled. 3. The state Assam, being T-shaped, is connected with the rest of the Indian Union by a narrow corridor called the Chicken's Neck or Bottle Neck in West Bengal. ## **Geography, Wildlife & History** 4. The Borail range is the highest hill range in Assam, and Laike is the highest peak of Assam. 5. The Great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros is presently being reintroduced in Manas through the Indian Rhino Vision-2020 programme. 6. The last king of Bhauma Dynasty was Suparua. 7. According to Jogini Tantra, a Sudra named Debeswar was ruling in Kamrupa at the commencement of the Saka era. 8. Pushya verman took on the title of Maharajadhiraj. 9. Mahendra verman was the first king of Kamrupa who waged a successful war against the Gupta army and also the first Varman king who performed the Ashwamedha Yagya. 10. Durlabh Narayan was the founder of the Kamata Kingdom; Indra Narayan was the last ruler of the Kamata Kingdom. 11. The Bhuyans were petty chiefs. The Ahom king Pratap Singha crushed the rebellion of the Baro Bhuyans. ## **Important People & Places** 12. Suhungmung created the class Barpatra Gohain. 13. Gargaon Pukhuri, a pond, was dug and a road named Naga Ali was constructed under Suklengmung supervision. 14. Krishnaram Bhattacharya was a head priest of Kamakhya temple, which is situated atop Nilachal hill. ## **Assam Facts** 15. According to the 2011 census, the sex ratio of Assam is 1000 to 958, and the literacy rate is 72.19%, with Kamrup Metro as the highest, with 88.71%, and Dhubri as the lowest, with 58.30%. 16. The Hayagriba Madhava Temple of Hajo is a place of worship for both Hindus and Buddhists. 17. Kanaklata Baruah and Mukunda Kakati were killed by police firing while attempting to hoist the national flag at Gohpur Police Station on 20th September, 1942. 18. The Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge is the longest railway bridge in the country, situated in Dibrugarh. It connects Dibrugarh and Dhemaji district through NH-15. 19. The Assam Gas Cracker Project, also known as Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited, is situated at Lepetkata, 18th April 2006. 20. Jorhat is the first district of Assam to open up its own internet website. 21. The stone gate of Da-Parbotia at Sonitpur finds the essence of early Gupta era architecture in this gate. 22. Assamese is the official language of the state under the provisions of the Official Language Act, 1960. The year 1979 was observed as the Official Language Year. 23. The Kirtan is the summary of the Gita, Bhagwat, and Puranas; Dasham deals with the birth of Sri Krishna. 24. The Bible (Dharmapustak) printed at Srirampur was the first printed book in Assamese. ## **Assam Culture & History** 25. In 1867, Miles Bronson compiled the first dictionary in Assamese. 26. Orunodoi was first published in the month of January, 1846, and its first editor was Nathan Brown (the first Assamese Newspaper). 27. Ramnowami is the first modern Assamese play written by Gunabhiram Barua. 28. Lakshminath Bezbarua is the father of the Assamese short story. 29. Kaminikanta, written by AK Garni in 1877, is regarded as the first genuine Assamese novel. 30. Dainik Batori is the first Assamese daily in 1935. 31. The chief character in Bhaona is called Sutradhar. 32. The screenplay of Joymoti was adopted from Lakshminath Bezbaroa's play, Joymoti Kunwori. Joymoti was released in Calcutta on 10th March at the Rawnak Theatre and in Guwahati at Kumar Bhaskar Natya Mandir on the 20th of March, 1935. The editing of Joymoti was done in Dhaka. Aaideow Handique was the female lead in the film). 33. The first Assamese song was broadcasted on 7th July, 1943, in Kolkata radio station. The songs were: Jip Jip Baraxun Pore and uti Ja Rupali Naon. 34. The Guwahati station of AIR became functional on 1st July, 1948. 35. The first private channel of North-East India was NE TV, launched in 2004. 36. There is one movie channel named Indradhenu in Assam. 37. Agnigarh is the fortress built by Banasur to keep his daughter Usha. 38. Ajan Peer Dargah was built during Gadhadhar Singha. 39. Badarpur is known as Gateway to the Barak valley of Assam. 40. Asia's largest dry fish market is situated at Jagiroad in Morigaon. ## **Assam History & Culture** 41. Gandhi Mandap is situated on the top of the Sarania Hill, Guwahati. 42. Hayagriba Madhav Temple is equivalent of Jagannath Puri, situated on Monikut Hill in Hajo, constructed by Raghu Deva Narayan in 1583. 43. The present emblem of Asom Sahitya Sabha was accepted on 28th October, 1960. The emblem was drawn by Jugal Das. 44. Assam Valley Literary Award is the highest literary award of Assamese literature. Instituted by the Williamson Magor Education Trust. The award comprises of 4 lakh cash and a scarf made of Muga Silk. 45. Srimanta Sankardeva Award is given only to individuals of 50 years of age and above and 3 lakh rupees. 46. Bodo's primal god is Bathow or Sibrai. 47. Dimasa's male clans are called Sakong and female clans are Julu. 48. Fakials are followers of Buddhism. Their main festivals are Pani Binu and Buddha Purnima. 49. The most popular form of songs among Mising are Oinitam. 50. Kingfisher is the sacred bird of the Rabhas. 51. Haidang are the traditional folk songs of the Sonowal Kacharies. 52. Ambika Raichoudhury was famous as Asom Kesari. He got the Sahitya Akademi Award for his anthology Bedanor ulka in 1966. 53. Ananda Chandra Barua is known as Bakul Banar kavi. 54. Badan Chandra Barphukan was responsible for bringing the first Mag (Burmese) army into Assam. 55. Bhupen Hazarika is the first Assamese to get the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1992. 56. Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed is the first Assamese to become the President of India in 1974. ## **Assam Facts & Trivia** 57. The Bapusan Pegu's family consisting of 51 members in Bahfala village, Jorhat is the only largest joint family of Assam. 58. Swahid Diwas is celebrated on 10th December. 59. Joonbeel Mela is the only fair in India where Barter System is still used in Morigaon. 60. Ambubachi Mela is celebrated in Kamakhya Temple in Anaar month. 61. The first film directed by Bhupen Hazarika is Ena Bator Sur, and he was elected as president of Assam Sahitya Sabha in 1993. 62. Madan Kamdev Temple in Kamrup was built during Pala's reign. 63. The Brahmaputra valley has 27 districts. Brahmaputra is the 9th largest and 15th longest river in the world. 64. The capital of Eastern Bengal and Assam was Dacca. The Treaty of Cadarpur was signed between David Scott and Gobinda Chandra on March 1824. 65. 40 Ahom kings ruled for the period of 600 years. 66. North Cachar Revolt, 1881 in Assam was led by Sambhudhan Phonglo. 67. Lachima Revolt took place on 21st January 1894. 68. Pramathesh Barua was an Indian actor from Gauripur, Dhubri. 69. Milan is a paper released by Asom Chatra Sammelan. 70. Grammatical Notes on Assamese Language book was written by Nathan Brown. 71. Murder related IPC Section: Section 302, and it is a non-bailable. 72. The Boat Race is associated with the Onam festival of Kerala. 73. Covaxin is made by Bharat Biotech. 74. Covishield is made by Serum Institute of India. 75. Chandraprabha Saikiani established the Mahila Samiti in 1926. 76. Bodosha was the Moran king during Sukaphaa. 77. Sarthebari is famous for Bell Metal Industry. 78. Bordoloi Trophy is a football tournament established in 1952. 1952 winner: Railway Sports Club, Pandu; 2023: Oil India. 79. British annexed Cachar in 1832. 80. According to the 2011 census, the rural population in Assam is 85.90%. 81. Mizoram is known as the peace garden of North- East. 82. Another name for Bordoichilla or pre-monsoon is Mango Shower. 83. The largest North Bank tributary of Brahmaputra is ONTE. 84. The largest South Bank tributary of Brahmaputra is Kopili. 85. Dhansini separates the Karbi Anglong Plateau from Naga Hills 86. The last North Bank tributary of Brahmaputra is Sankosh. 87. Assam has 4 oil refineries. 88. Terracotta Industry is in Dhubri district. 89. The site of rain forest in Assam is in Joypur, Dibrugarh. 90. Oak Tasar, a wild silkworm, is found in Dima Hasao. 91. British first came to Assam on the invitation of Gaurinath Singha. 92. There are a total of 6 bridges over Brahmaputra river. Saraighat Bridge is the first bridge to be built over Brahmaputra river. 93. The first National Games was held in Assam in 2007. 94. The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre was established in the year 1970. 95. The Guwahati University was established on 26 January 1948. ## **Vedic Age** * Early Vedic Age is also known as Saptasindhu, meaning the Land of Seven Rivers. * Later Vedic Age is known as Satpratha Brahmans. * Revenue - Bali to collect taxes.