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Assam General Knowledge 2026 – 200+ Latest GK Questions and Answers

This Assam General Knowledge resource covers important topics frequently asked in APSC, ADRE, Assam Police, Assam TET, Grade III & Grade IV exams, state government recruitment tests, and various departmental examinations.

The questions are carefully organized to help aspirants understand the political structure, history, geography, culture, economy, environment, sports achievements, awards, and administrative framework of Assam.

GEOGRAPHY & BORDERS

  1. Name the states that Assam shares its border with?
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, West Bengal

  2. What is the total area of Assam?
    Answer: 78,438 km²

  3. What rank does Assam hold by its area comparing other states in India?
    Answer: 16 (2.38% of the National Share)

  4. Which country can you compare with Assam with its land area?
    Answer: Scotland

  5. Which state is north of Assam?
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

  6. Which states are south of Assam?
    Answer: Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram

  7. Which state is west of Assam?
    Answer: West Bengal

  8. Which states are east of Assam?
    Answer: Nagaland and Manipur

  9. Which countries does Assam share its border with?
    Answer: Bhutan and Bangladesh

  10. What is the density of Assam?
    Answer: 397/km²

  11. What is the border length between Assam and Meghalaya?
    Answer: 885 km

  12. What is the border length between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh?
    Answer: 804 km

  13. What is the border length between Assam and Nagaland?
    Answer: 512 km

  14. What is the border length between Assam and Manipur?
    Answer: 204 km

  15. What is the border length between Assam and Mizoram?
    Answer: 164 km

  16. What is the border length between Assam and West Bengal?
    Answer: 127 km

  17. What is the border length between Assam and Tripura?
    Answer: 46 km

  18. What is the border length between Assam and Bangladesh?
    Answer: 268 km

  19. What is the border length between Assam and Bhutan?
    Answer: 266 km

  20. How long is the Bhutan–India border?
    Answer: 699 km (267 km in Assam)

POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT

  1. What is the capital of Assam?
    Answer: Dispur

  2. Where is the Assam Legislative Assembly located?
    Answer: Dispur

  3. How many constituencies does Assam have in its Legislative Assembly?
    Answer: 126

  4. How many Assembly seats are reserved for ST?
    Answer: 16

  5. How many Assembly seats are reserved for SC?
    Answer: 8

  6. Who is the Chief Minister of Assam?
    Answer: Himanta Biswa Sarma

  7. When did Himanta Biswa Sarma swear in as Chief Minister?
    Answer: 10 May 2021

  8. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?
    Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi

  9. Who is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Assam?
    Answer: Tarun Gogoi

  10. Who is the shortest-serving Chief Minister of Assam?
    Answer: Bhumidhar Barman

  11. Who was the first Lady Chief Minister of Assam?
    Answer: Syeda Anwara Taimur

  12. Who is the present Governor of Assam (2025)?
    Answer: Lakshman Prasad Acharya

  13. Who was the first Governor of Independent Assam?
    Answer: Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari

  14. Which Prime Minister signed the Assam Accord?
    Answer: Rajiv Gandhi

  15. When was the Assam Accord signed?
    Answer: 15 August 1985

  16. Who is the Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly?
    Answer: Biswajit Daimary

  17. Who is the Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly?
    Answer: Numal Momin

  18. Who is the Chief Secretary of Assam?
    Answer: Jishnu Barua

  19. Who is the DGP of Assam Police?
    Answer: Gyanendra Pratap Singh

  20. Who is the Mayor of Guwahati Municipal Corporation?
    Answer: Mrigen Sarania

NATIONAL PARKS & ENVIRONMENT

  1. How many National Parks are there in Assam?
    Answer: 7

  2. Name the National Parks of Assam.
    Answer: Kaziranga, Manas, Nameri, Orang, Dibru-Saikhowa, Raimona, Dehing Patkai

  3. Which UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Assam?
    Answer: Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Moidams of Charaideo

  4. Where is Kaziranga National Park located?
    Answer: Assam

  5. Which sanctuary has the highest density of rhinos in the world?
    Answer: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

  6. Which animal has the largest population in the world in Assam?
    Answer: Wild Water Buffalo

  7. How many species of birds are found in Assam?
    Answer: Around 820 species

CULTURE & HERITAGE

  1. What is the official language of Assam?
    Answer: Assamese

  2. What is the State Song of Assam?
    Answer: O Mur Apunar Desh

  3. What is the famous festival of Assam?
    Answer: Bihu

  4. What is the first day of Rongali Bihu called?
    Answer: Goru Bihu

  5. What was ancient Assam known as?
    Answer: Pragjyotisha and Kamrupa

  6. What is the State Motto of Assam?
    Answer: Joi Aai Ôxom

  7. Name the folk dance of Assam.
    Answer: Bihu

  8. Name popular dances of Assam.
    Answer: Sattriya, Bagurumba, Bihu Dance, Bhaona

  9. Name popular cuisines of Assam.
    Answer: Assam Tea, Khar, Tenga, Pitha, Pura, Tambul

EDUCATION & INSTITUTIONS

  1. The only IIT in Northeast India?
    Answer: IIT Guwahati (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)

  2. When was IIT Guwahati established?
    Answer: 1994

  3. When is the foundation day of IIT Guwahati?
    Answer: 1st September

  4. When was Gauhati University founded?
    Answer: 26 January 1948

  5. Which is the first University of Assam?
    Answer: Guwahati University

  6. When was Assam University established?
    Answer: 1994

  7. Name the first Open University of Assam.
    Answer: Krishna Kanta Handique Open University

  8. Name the first Secondary School of Assam.
    Answer: Guwahati Seminari

  9. When was Assam Agriculture University established?
    Answer: 1969

  10. Where is Assam Women’s University located?
    Answer: Jorhat

  11. Which NIT is present in Assam?
    Answer: National Institute of Technology Silchar

  12. First Medical College in Northeastern India?
    Answer: Assam Medical College & Hospital (Dibrugarh)

  13. When was Assam Public Service Commission founded?
    Answer: 1 April 1937

  14. When was Assam Gas Cracker Project approved by CCEA?
    Answer: 18 April 2006

HISTORY

  1. When did Assam get its statehood?
    Answer: 26 January 1950

  2. What was the capital of Assam during the British Raj?
    Answer: Shillong

  3. When was Assam territory first separated from Bengal?
    Answer: 1874

  4. When did the capital shift from Shillong to Dispur?
    Answer: 1973

  5. Who was the first King of Assam?
    Answer: Sukaphaa

  6. Who was the first Ahom king in medieval Assam?
    Answer: Sukaphaa

  7. Who was the last king of the Ahom Kingdom?
    Answer: Purandar Singha

  8. What was the first capital of the Ahom Kingdom?
    Answer: Charaideo

  9. When was Assam Rifles established?
    Answer: 1835

  10. Where is the Headquarters of Assam Rifles?
    Answer: Shillong

  11. What is the motto of Assam Rifles?
    Answer: Sentinels of the North East

  12. When was Assam Police established?
    Answer: 1835

  13. Which district was given to Pakistan in 1947 separated from Assam?
    Answer: Sylhet

  14. When was Mizoram separated from Assam?
    Answer: 1972

  15. When was Nagaland separated from Assam?
    Answer: 1963

  16. During whose reign was Rang Ghar constructed?
    Answer: Swargadeo Rudra Singha

  17. When is Asom Divas celebrated?
    Answer: 2nd December

  18. Which Prime Minister signed the Assam Accord?
    Answer: Rajiv Gandhi

  19. When was the Assam Accord signed?
    Answer: 15 August 1985

LITERATURE & CINEMA

  1. Name the first Assamese newspaper.
    Answer: Dainik Batori

  2. Name the first Assamese grammar book.
    Answer: Arunodoi

  3. Name the first Assamese novel.
    Answer: Bhanumati (1890)

  4. What is the first Assamese romantic poem?
    Answer: Bon Kunwori

  5. Who translated the Mahabharata into Assamese first?
    Answer: Rama Saraswati

  6. Who was the first president of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
    Answer: Padmanath Gohain Baruah

  7. When was Assam Sahitya Sabha established?
    Answer: December 1917

  8. When was the first Assamese film released?
    Answer: 10 March 1935

  9. Name the first Assamese film.
    Answer: Joymoti

  10. What is the name of the second Assamese movie?
    Answer: Indramalati (1939)

  11. First Assamese color film?
    Answer: Bhaity

  12. Who was the first actress in Assamese cinema?
    Answer: Aideu Handique

  13. Popular singers in Assam?
    Answer: Zubeen Garg, Bhupen Hazarika, Papon, Deeplina Deka, Vreegu Kashyap

INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORT

  1. Which is the largest city of Assam?
    Answer: Guwahati

  2. Which city is called the Gateway to Northeast?
    Answer: Guwahati

  3. The largest city in Northeast India?
    Answer: Guwahati

  4. How many airports are in Assam?
    Answer: 6

  5. Which is the only International Airport in Assam?
    Answer: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

  6. List the airports in Assam.
    Answer: Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lilabari, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International, Silchar, Tezpur, Rupsi

  7. Which is the longest bridge in India?
    Answer: Dhola Sadiya Bridge (9.15 km)

  8. Which is the longest river bridge in India?
    Answer: Bhupen Hazarika Setu (9.15 km)

  9. How many bridges are there over the Brahmaputra River?
    Answer: 6

  10. Which city does Naranarayan Setu connect?
    Answer: Jogighopa

  11. Which is the Oil City of Assam?
    Answer: Digboi

  12. Which is the oldest oil refinery in India?
    Answer: Digboi

  13. First oil well in Asia?
    Answer: Digboi

  14. Highest dam in Assam?
    Answer: Subansiri Dam (130 m)

  15. Asia’s oldest amphitheater?
    Answer: Rang Ghar

AWARDS & HONOURS

  1. Who is the first person from Assam to receive the Bharat Ratna Award?
    Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi

  2. Who received the Bharat Ratna Award in 2019 from Assam?
    Answer: Bhupen Hazarika

  3. Who was the first person from Assam to receive the Padma Vibhushan Award?
    Answer: Bimala Prasad Chaliha (1971)

  4. Who was the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award from Assam?
    Answer: Sitaram Seksaria (1962)

  5. Who was the first recipient of the Padma Shri Award from Assam?
    Answer: Amalprava Das & Mathura Das (1954)

  6. How many recipients received the Padma Shri Award 2022 from Assam?
    Answer: 2

  7. Who were the recipients of the Padma Shri Award 2022?
    Answer: Shakuntala Choudhary & Dhaneswar Engti

  8. Which award of Assam was given to Ratan Tata?
    Answer: Assam Baibhav

  9. When was Srimanta Sankardeva Award introduced?
    Answer: 1986

  10. Name the award of Assam introduced in 2017.
    Answer: Sonit Konwar Gajen Barua Award

  11. Who received the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 from Assam?
    Answer: Rajila Roy

    SPORTS

  1. Who is the first athlete from Assam to get a medal in the Olympics?
    Answer: Lovlina Borgohain

  2. Which sport did Lovlina Borgohain play in the Olympics?
    Answer: Boxing

  3. Which boxing event did Lovlina Borgohain compete in at the Olympics?
    Answer: Women’s welterweight

  4. Which medal did Lovlina Borgohain win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
    Answer: Bronze Medal

  5. In which weight category did Lovlina Borgohain win Bronze at the 2020 Olympics?
    Answer: 64–69 kg

  6. What amount was given by the Government of Assam to Lovlina Borgohain for winning Bronze?
    Answer: ₹50 lakh

  7. Lovlina Borgohain became the ___ person from Assam to receive the Arjuna Award.
    Answer: 6th

  8. Who is the first Assamese to receive the Arjuna Award?
    Answer: Bhogeswar Baruah

  9. In honor of Bhogeswar Baruah’s birthday (3rd September), which day is celebrated?
    Answer: Abhiruchi Sports Day

  10. Who was the first Olympian from Assam to participate in the Olympic Games?
    Answer: Dipankar Bhattacharjee

  11. Who was the first Assamese to climb Mount Everest?
    Answer: Tarun Saikia

  12. When were the National Games of India held in Assam?
    Answer: 2007

  13. Name the first stadium in Assam.
    Answer: Jorhat Stadium

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS & COUNCILS

  1. How many districts does Assam have?
    Answer: 31 (as of 31 Dec 2022)

  2. How many sub-divisions does Assam have?
    Answer: 78

  3. Which is the smallest district in Assam by area?
    Answer: South Salmara-Mankachar (568 km²)

  4. Which is the largest district in Assam?
    Answer: Karbi Anglong (7,366 km²)

  5. Which is the second largest district of Assam?
    Answer: Dima Hasao (4,890 km²)

  6. Which is the largest division of Assam?
    Answer: Lower Assam Division

  7. Where is the headquarters of North Assam Division?
    Answer: Tezpur

  8. Which district was carved out from Barpeta District?
    Answer: Bajali District

  9. Which Governor announced the 34th district of Assam?
    Answer: Jagdish Mukhi

  10. How many new districts were formed on 15 August 2015?
    Answer: 5

  11. Which Chief Minister announced Majuli as a river island district?
    Answer: Sarbananda Sonowal

  12. How many Autonomous Administrative Divisions are in Assam?
    Answer: 3

  13. Name the Autonomous Administrative Divisions of Assam.
    Answer: Bodoland Territorial Region, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council

  14. How many statutory autonomous councils are in Assam?
    Answer: 12

  15. When was Bodoland Territorial Region established?
    Answer: 9 February 2003

  16. How many districts come under the Bodoland Territorial Region?
    Answer: 4

  17. Who is the CEO of Bodoland Territorial Region?
    Answer: Pramod Boro

  18. What is the total area of Bodoland Territorial Region?
    Answer: 9,612 km²

  19. How many constituencies are under Dima Hasao Autonomous Council?
    Answer: 28

  20. What is the other name of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council?
    Answer: North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council

  21. Where is the headquarters of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council?
    Answer: Haflong

  22. When was Karbi Anglong District Council formed?
    Answer: 17 November 1951

  23. When was Karbi Anglong District Council changed to Autonomous Council?
    Answer: 23 June 1952

  24. When was Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council constituted?
    Answer: 1995

  25. When was the first election held for Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council?
    Answer: 2013

  26. When was Moran Autonomous Council formed?
    Answer: 2020

  27. When was Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council formed?
    Answer: 2020

  28. When was Kamatapur Autonomous Council formed?
    Answer: 2020

  29. How many development councils were created by the Government of Assam?
    Answer: 33

MISCELLANEOUS

  1. Most populated state in Northeast India?
    Answer: Assam

  2. Which Indian state is the largest tea producer?
    Answer: Assam

  3. When was the first tea company in Assam established?
    Answer: 1839

  4. Name the first tea company in India.
    Answer: Assam Tea Company

  5. Who discovered tea in Assam?
    Answer: Robert Bruce

  6. Which is the first tea garden in Assam?
    Answer: Chabua

  7. What is Assam famous for?
    Answer: Assam Tea and Assam Silk

  8. How many types of tea are there in Assam?
    Answer: Two kinds

  9. Which is the largest village in Assam?
    Answer: Sualkuchi

  10. Which town is known as Manchester of Assam?
    Answer: Sualkuchi

  11. What is the oldest name of Tezpur?
    Answer: Sonitpur

  12. Which city is known as the City of Blood?
    Answer: Tezpur

  13. Where is Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary located?
    Answer: Jorhat

  14. Biosphere reserves of Assam?
    Answer: Manas and Dibru-Saikhowa

  15. When was Kaziranga declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
    Answer: 1985

  16. Where is Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary located?
    Answer: Sivasagar District

  17. Which district is Manas National Park located in?
    Answer: Chirang & Baksa

  18. Which district is Tezpur located in?
    Answer: Sonitpur

  19. When was Jorhat carved out of Sivasagar district?
    Answer: 1983

  20. Who is the first IAS officer of Assam?
    Answer: Jamchonga Nampui

  21. Who is the first Assamese Woman Graduate?
    Answer: Sudhalata Dowarah

  22. Who is the first Barrister of Assam?
    Answer: Anundoram Borooah

  23. Who made the first etymological dictionary of Assamese?
    Answer: Hemchandra Barua

  24. Who is known as the “Father of Assamese people”?
    Answer: Baikunthanatha Bhagavata Bhattacharya

  25. Who is the first Chief Election Commissioner from Assam?
    Answer: Harishankar Brahma

  26. Which political party does Akhil Gogoi belong to?
    Answer: Gana Mukti Sangram Asom

  27. How many seats did BJP win in the 2021 Assam Assembly Election?
    Answer: 60 seats

  28. What was the result of the 2021 Assam Assembly Election (Total seats)?
    Answer: BJP 60, INC 29, AIUDF 16, AGP 9, UPPL 6, BPF 4, CPI(M) 1, Independent 1

  29. Who contested as an independent candidate in 2021?
    Answer: Akhil Gogoi

  30. Who is the present Lokayukta of Assam (2025)?
    Answer: Justice C.R. Sarma

  31. Who is the first Lokayukta of Assam?
    Answer: Justice T.C. Das

  32. Who is the newly elected Union Cabinet Minister from Assam?
    Answer: Sarbananda Sonowal

  33. Which portfolios were given to Sarbananda Sonowal?
    Answer: Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ministry of AYUSH

  34. Who is the Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare of Assam?
    Answer: Bimal Bora

  35. Who is the Health Minister of Assam?
    Answer: Keshab Mahanta

  36. Which zoo is located in Guwahati?
    Answer: Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden

  37. Where is Barak Valley Plain located?
    Answer: Southern Assam

  38. What is the birthplace of the Brahmaputra River?
    Answer: Himalayas

  39. What is the Brahmaputra called in China?
    Answer: Yarlung Tsangpo

  40. What is the Brahmaputra called in Arunachal Pradesh?
    Answer: Dihang/Siang

  41. Which river is called the Sorrow of Assam?
    Answer: Brahmaputra

  42. Which Indian rivers flow into Bangladesh?
    Answer: Ganga, Meghna, Brahmaputra

  43. Which Indian river is known as the Red River?
    Answer: Brahmaputra

  44. Which is the largest river island in India?
    Answer: Majuli

  45. Which is India’s first river island district?
    Answer: Majuli

  46. Which animal has the largest population in the world in Assam?
    Answer: Wild Water Buffalo

  47. How many species of birds are found in Assam?
    Answer: Around 820

  48. What are the major languages spoken in Assam?
    Answer: Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Bodo, Sadri, Mishing, Nepali, Karbi, etc.

  49. When and where did Zubeen Garg breathe his last breath?
    Answer: 19 September 2025, Singapore

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