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Top 100 Freedom Movement & Politics of Assam GK Questions and Answers
1. Q: Who is known as the “Architect of Modern Assam”?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
2. Q: When was the Indian National Congress founded?
A: 1885.
3. Q: When did Assam join the Indian National Congress?
A: 1886 (Calcutta Session).
4. Q: Who was the first Assamese to attend a Congress session?
A: Manik Chandra Baruah.
5. Q: When was the Assam Association formed?
A: 1903.
6. Q: Who founded the Assam Association?
A: Manik Chandra Baruah.
7. Q: What was the main objective of the Assam Association?
A: To represent Assam’s issues before the British government.
8. Q: When did the Assam Provincial Congress Committee form?
A: 1921.
9. Q: Who was the first President of the Assam Provincial Congress Committee?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
10. Q: Who is known as the first Chief Minister of Assam?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
11. Q: In which year did the Non-Cooperation Movement start in Assam?
A: 1921.
12. Q: Who led the Non-Cooperation Movement in Assam?
A: Tarun Ram Phookan and Nabin Chandra Bardoloi.
13. Q: Who was the first Assamese to become President of the Indian National Congress?
A: Tarun Ram Phookan (1927, Madras Session).
14. Q: Who is known as “Deshbhakta”?
A: Tarun Ram Phookan.
15. Q: Which Assamese leader was popularly known as “Lokapriya”?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
16. Q: When was the Civil Disobedience Movement launched in Assam?
A: 1930.
17. Q: Who led the Civil Disobedience Movement in Assam?
A: Chandranath Sarma and Pushpalata Das.
18. Q: When did the Quit India Movement begin in Assam?
A: August 1942.
19. Q: Who was the leader of the Quit India Movement in Assam?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
20. Q: Who was the first Assamese woman martyr of the Quit India Movement?
A: Kanaklata Barua.
21. Q: Where did Kanaklata Barua sacrifice her life?
A: Gohpur.
22. Q: When did Kanaklata Barua die?
A: September 20, 1942.
23. Q: Who was Bhogeswari Phukanani?
A: A 60-year-old freedom fighter who died during the Quit India Movement.
24. Q: When did the Simon Commission visit Assam?
A: 1928.
25. Q: Who led the protest against the Simon Commission in Assam?
A: Tarun Ram Phookan.
26. Q: Who founded the All India Tea Labour Association?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
27. Q: When was the All India Tea Labour Association formed?
A: 1939.
28. Q: Which movement united students and peasants in Assam?
A: The Independence Movement (1930s–1940s).
29. Q: Who was the first woman freedom fighter from Tezpur?
A: Pushpalata Das.
30. Q: Who was the political mentor of Gopinath Bordoloi?
A: Tarun Ram Phookan.
31. Q: When was the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee established?
A: 1921.
32. Q: Which British official served as the first Chief Commissioner of Assam?
A: Richard Harte Keatinge.
33. Q: Who was the first Governor of independent Assam?
A: Sir Akbar Hydari.
34. Q: When was the Assam Legislative Assembly formed?
A: 1937.
35. Q: Who was the first Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly?
A: Basanta Kumar Das.
36. Q: Who was the first Prime Minister of Assam during British rule?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi (1946).
37. Q: When did Gopinath Bordoloi become Chief Minister of Assam?
A: 1946.
38. Q: Who founded the Assam Political Conference?
A: Tarun Ram Phookan.
39. Q: Who is known as the “Iron Lady of Assam Politics”?
A: Syeda Anwara Taimur.
40. Q: Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Assam?
A: Syeda Anwara Taimur (1980).
41. Q: When was the Assam Movement launched?
A: 1979.
42. Q: What was the main demand of the Assam Movement?
A: To identify and deport illegal immigrants.
43. Q: Which student body initiated the Assam Movement?
A: All Assam Students’ Union (AASU).
44. Q: Who was the leader of the Assam Movement?
A: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.
45. Q: When was the Assam Accord signed?
A: August 15, 1985.
46. Q: Who signed the Assam Accord on behalf of the government?
A: Rajiv Gandhi.
47. Q: Which year saw the formation of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)?
A: 1985.
48. Q: Who became the first AGP Chief Minister of Assam?
A: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.
49. Q: When was the Indian National Congress re-established in Assam after partition?
A: 1947.
50. Q: When did Assam become a full-fledged state of India?
A: 26 January 1950.
51. Q: Who was the founder of the Assam Pradesh Congress?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
52. Q: When did the British annex Assam?
A: 1826, after the Treaty of Yandaboo.
53. Q: Who founded the “Congress Seva Dal” in Assam?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
54. Q: Which Assamese leader played a key role in opposing Partition?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
55. Q: Who was the first Assamese President of the Indian National Congress?
A: Tarun Ram Phookan.
56. Q: Who was known as the “Father of Assamese Nationalism”?
A: Tarun Ram Phookan.
57. Q: When did the Indian Independence Movement reach Assam?
A: Around 1920s during the Non-Cooperation Movement.
58. Q: Which Assamese freedom fighter was executed in 1858?
A: Maniram Dewan.
59. Q: Who was Piyali Baruah?
A: An associate of Maniram Dewan, executed for participating in the 1857 revolt.
60. Q: When did the Assam Students’ Federation (precursor of AASU) form?
A: 1936.
61. Q: Who was the founder of the Assam Students’ Federation?
A: Omeo Kumar Das.
62. Q: Who was known as “Lok Nayak of Assam”?
A: Omeo Kumar Das.
63. Q: Who established the Congress Socialist Party in Assam?
A: Pushpalata Das.
64. Q: When was the Assam Sahitya Sabha founded?
A: 1917 — supported national identity during the freedom struggle.
65. Q: When was the tea workers’ agitation in Assam launched?
A: 1939–1940.
66. Q: Who formed the All Assam Peasants’ Union?
A: Bishnu Prasad Rabha.
67. Q: Who is known as “Kalaguru”?
A: Bishnu Prasad Rabha.
68. Q: Who founded the Communist Party of Assam?
A: Bishnu Prasad Rabha.
69. Q: Who was known as “Silpi Samrat”?
A: Jyoti Prasad Agarwala.
70. Q: What was Jyoti Prasad Agarwala’s contribution to the freedom struggle?
A: Promoted nationalism through art and literature.
71. Q: When was the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session held in Assam?
A: 1928 (Pandu, Guwahati).
72. Q: Who presided over the 1928 Congress session in Assam?
A: Motilal Nehru.
73. Q: What was the main aim of the Assam Accord (1985)?
A: Resolve the issue of illegal immigration.
74. Q: Who led the formation of AGP after the Assam Accord?
A: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.
75. Q: Who is known as the first Dalit leader of Assam politics?
A: Bhimbor Deuri.
76. Q: When was the Tribal League formed in Assam?
A: 1933.
77. Q: Who was the founder of the Tribal League?
A: Bhimbor Deuri.
78. Q: When was the Gauhati University established?
A: 1948.
79. Q: Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University?
A: Krishna Kanta Handique.
80. Q: Which Assamese leader fought for tribal rights in the Constituent Assembly?
A: Rupnath Brahma.
81. Q: When was the first Assam Cabinet formed?
A: 1946.
82. Q: Who was the first Home Minister of Assam?
A: Bishnuram Medhi.
83. Q: Who succeeded Gopinath Bordoloi as Chief Minister?
A: Bishnuram Medhi.
84. Q: When was the Assam Legislative Council first formed?
A: 1912.
85. Q: When was the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’s first meeting held?
A: 1921 in Tezpur.
86. Q: Who was the first Assamese woman elected to the Legislative Assembly?
A: Rajkumari Bibharani Devi.
87. Q: When did the British introduce the CrPC in Assam?
A: 1898.
88. Q: Who founded the Assam Labour Union?
A: Bishnu Prasad Rabha.
89. Q: When was the Assam Muslim League formed?
A: 1940.
90. Q: Who was the founder of the Assam Muslim League?
A: Maulvi Abdul Matlib Mazumdar.
91. Q: Who was the only Assamese member in the Constituent Assembly?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
92. Q: When did Gopinath Bordoloi receive the Bharat Ratna (posthumously)?
A: 1999.
93. Q: Who was the Governor of Assam during Independence?
A: Sir Akbar Hydari.
94. Q: When did Assam get its first elected government?
A: 1946.
95. Q: Who led the peasant movement in Nagaon during 1930?
A: Bishnu Prasad Rabha.
96. Q: Who is called the “Mahatma Gandhi of Assam”?
A: Nabinchandra Bardoloi.
97. Q: When was the Constituent Assembly formed?
A: 1946.
98. Q: Which Assamese leader represented Assam in the Constituent Assembly?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
99. Q: When did the British leave Assam?
A: August 15, 1947.
100. Q: Who hoisted the national flag in Guwahati on August 15, 1947?
A: Gopinath Bordoloi.
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