Modern assam history csv Flashcards
David Scott was appointed the agent to the Governor General for the northeastern region in the year
1823
In 1824, British ElC signed treaties with two North Eastern states These are
Jayantia and Kachari.
Treaty of Badarpur was signed in the year
1824
Who was recognised as the ruler of Manipur in the treaty of Yandaboo
Gambhir Singh.
Beesa Gum was a leader of
Singphos.
Lower Assam was annexed ni the year
1828
British took away Darrang from
Koch king Bijay Narayan
The first commissioner of Assam was
David Scott (1828-31).
Who was the first junior commissioner of Upper Assam
Col. Richards
Who was made the head of revenue department in upper Assam by David Scott
Janardan Barbarua.
Who succeeded David Scott as the commissioner of Assam
TC Robertson (1831-34)
Treaty of Gauhati was signed ni the year
1833
Who was the Commissioner of Assam when upper Assam was annexed
Francis Jenkins (1834-61)
When was Assam separated from Bengal Presidency
1874
Assam was announced a Chief commissioner’s province in the year
1874
Sylhet was annexed to Assam ni the year
1874
Goalpara was annexed by the British ni the year
1765
Goalpara was annexed to Assam ni the year
1874
Who was the first Chief commissioner of Assam
R H Keatings
The first revolt in Assam against the British was led by
Gomdhar Konwar (1828)
During the second revolt by Dhanjay Borgohain, who was projected as Ahom ruler
Rupchandra Konwar.
Piyali Phukan was hanged ni the year
1830
Piyali Phukan was the son of
Badan Borphukan
The Khasi leader who did revolt against the British was
Teeruth Singh.
Which two British officers were killed ni the Khasi revolt
Burlton and Bedingsfield
Who was the governor general of Bengal when Upper Assam was handed over to Purandar Singha
Lord William Bentick.
David Scott died in the year
1831
David Scott Trail / Track is in
Mawphlang (Meghalaya)
Treaty of Guwahati was signed in the year
1833
Which south bank tributary of Brahmaputra marked the border between Upper Assam and lower Assam in the treaty of Gauhati, 1833
Dhansiri.
Which Ahom ruler made educational qualification compulsory for the Kheldars
Purandar Singha
Tea was discovered ni Assam in the year
1823
Upper Assam was annexed in the year
1838
Upper Assam was annexed on the basis of which report
Jenkin’s Report
Who is the last Ahom ruler
Purandar Singha.
Who is the last independent Ahom ruler
Chandrakanta Singha
The British officer killed during the Khamti revolt was
Adam White.
Ronua Gohain (Chowpha Planglu) was a leader of
Khamti Revolt.
Muttock kingdom was annexed ni the year
1839
Cachar was annexed in the year
1832
Which north-eastern state was annexed under the principle of doctrine of lapse
Cachar.
Jayantia was annexed in the year
1835
Tularam Senapati was the ruler of
North Kachar
North Cachar was annexed in the year
1854
In Assam, the Revolt of 1857 was led by
Maniram Dewan
Who was known as Kalita Raja
Maniram Dewan.
Who was made the Barbhandar Barua of Purandar Singha
Maniram Dewan
Who introduced the Bruce brothers to Singphos
Maniram Dewan
Who was William Griffith
He was the EIC botanist who confirmed that the tea plant was possibly one of the commonest plants of a large portion of Upper Assam.
Assam Tea Company was formed ni the year
1839
Where was the headquarters of Assam Tea Company
Nazira
First Assamese Tea planter to grow tea commercially in Assam was
Maniram Dewan.
Who was projected Ahom ruler during the revolt of 1857
Kandapeswar Singha.
Who was the judge that declared Maniram Dewan guilty
Charles Holroyd
Which Indian sepoy gave witness against Maniram Dewan ni the trial
Haranath Daroga.
Maniram Dewan was hanged
26 February 1858.
Who was hanged along with Maniram Dewan
Piyoli Barua.
Phulaguri uprising took place ni the year
1861
The main reason for the phulaguri uprising was
Ban on poppy cultivation.
Who was the leader of the Phulaguri uprising
Jati Kalita.
Which British officer was killed in the Phulaguri Uprising
Lt Singer.
Which uprising was called ‘Kaniyar Bidroh’ by the British Administrators
Phulaguri Dhawa
Patharughat uprising took place on
28 January, 1894
Which uprising is known as Jalianwalabagh of Assam
Patharughat uprising.
Which uprising in Assam is known as Doli ran
Patharughat uprising
Doli Puran was written by
Narottam Das.
Krishak Swahid Diwas in Assam is celebrated on
28 January.
The first Assamese medium school in Assam was
English Seminary (1835).
The First college established in pre-independence Assam is
Murari Chand College (1892)
Cotton College was established in the year
1901
Orunodoi was first published ni the year
1846
Orunodoi was published from
Sivsagar Mission Press.
Which of the following newspaper was published by a Satradhikar Duttadev Goswami
Asam Bilasini (1871)
Jonaki was published in the year
1889
Who was the first editor of Jonaki
Chandra Kumar Agarwala.
Bengali was made the official language in Assam in the year
1836 (to 1873)
First printed Assamese Book was
Dharmapustak
First Assamese printed book was authored by
Atmaram Sarma
First Assamese dictionary was published by
Miles Bronson
The first Assamese dictionary that could not be published was compiled by
Jaduram Barua
Which Assamese scholar used the pen name A’ Native’
Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
The first session of Assam Chatra Sammilan was held ni the year
1916
Who was the president of the first session of Assam Chattra Sammilan
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Who presided the fourth session of Assam Chattra Sammilan in Tezpur
Acharya P.C Roy
Gyan Pradyayini Sabha was formed by
Anandaram Barua and Gunabhiram Barua.
Axomiya Bhaxar Unnati Xadhini Sabha was formed in the year
1888
Jorhat Sarvajanik Sabha was formed by
Jagannath Barua in 1844.
Who was the founder president of Jorhat Sarvajanik Sabha
Naranarayan Singha.
Teapur Ryot Sabha was formed by
Haribilas Agarwala in 1844.
Assam Association was founded in
1903
Assam Association was founded by
Manik Chandra Barua
Who were the first president, Vice-President and General secretary of Assam Association
Raja Prabhat Chandra Barua, Jagannath Barua, Manik Chandra Barua.
Headquarters of Assam Association was at
Guwahati and Goalpara.
First session of Assam Association was held in
Dibrugarh, 1905.
Who were the first three general secretaries of Assam Association
Manik Chandra Barua, Ghanashyam Barua and Tarun Ram Phukan.
Second session of Assam Association was held at
Dhubri.
Third session of Assam Association was held at
Jorhat.
Who was the first chief commissioner of Assam
R H Keatings
Who was the first lieutenant governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam
J B Fuller.
Who founded a revolutionary organisation named ‘Seva Sangha’ ni Assam
Ambikagiri Raychoudhury.
The patriotic drama ‘Bandini Bharat’ was written by
Ambikagiri Raychoudhury.
Which freedom fighter of Assam was put under police vigilance till 1915 for writing a patriotic drama
Ambikagiri Raychoudhury.
Arunachal Ashram was set up by
Gurudas Choudhury or Dayananda Swami
Assam got its first legislative council in
April 1, 1912 (Shillong)
There were four gates made in Assam Association’s Tezpur session in 1920. These gates were named after
Tilak, Gandhi, Soukat Ali and Swaraj.
Where did Gandhi mentioned that Assamese women weave fairy tales in cloth
Young India
Assam Provincial Congress was formed in the year
1921
APCC was formed ni a meeting held on June 5, 1921, at the private residence of N C Bordoloi. This meeting was presided over by
Krishnakanta Bhattacharya
Who was the first president of Assam Provincial Congress Committee
Kuladhar Chaliha.
After Kuladhar Chaliha, who became the president of APCC
Tarun Ram Phukan.
Chargola Tragedy took place during
Non Cooperation Movement.
Who was the president of the Assam brach of Swarajist party
Tarun Ram Phukan.
Who was elected to the central legislature from Swarajist party of Assam
Tarun Ram Phukan.
Guwahati session of INC was held in the year
1926
Who was the president of Pandu session of INC
Srinivas Ayengar.
Who was the president of the welcoming committee of the 41st session of INC
Tarun Ram Phukan.
Which British leader of opposition attended the guwahati session of INC
Pathick Lowrence.
Annual conference of Hindu Mahasabha was held in Guwahati in the year
1926
Annual conference of Hindu Mahasabha was held in Guwahati was presided over by
Madan Mohan Malviya.
Asamiya Sangrakhini Sabha was founded by
Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury.
Chetna and “Deka Assam” were published by
Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury.
Which Assamese leader proposed the idea of dual citizenship
Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury.
Assam Jatiya Sabha Mahasabha was formed by
Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury.
Who was the president of APCC during the Civil Disobedience Movement
Bishnuram Medhi
Which leader from Assam participated in the Dandi March
Liladhar Barua.
Cunningham Circular was issued during the movement
Civil Disobedience Movement.
The First National School of North East was
Kamrup Academy.
Which leader from Assam attended the first Round Table conference
CHandradhar Barua.
Who was the president of Assam Congress Socialist Party
Assam Congress Socialist Party.
The first Prime Minister (Chief Minister) of Assam was
Sir Muhammad Sadullah.
Which tribal leader was a part of Gopinath Bordoloi ministry ni 1930s
Rupnath Brahma.
Who was the governor of Assam when governor’s rule was introduced for the first time in Assam
Robert Reid.
First parallel government ni Charigaon (Jorhat) during QIM was set up by
Lakheswar Barua
Kanaklata and Mukunda Kakati were shot dead at
Gohpur station.
The British made aerodrome at Barnagar, Sarbhog was set ablaze under the leadership of
Brajanath Sarma in 1942.
Kushal Konwar was hanged for
Derailment in Sarupathar.
Kushal Konwar was hanged on
15th June, 1943.
Which freedom fighter from Assam died ni Jorhat Jail due to lack of treatment during QIM
Kamala Miri.
Pachabir Diwas for death of five members of Shanti Sena was observed on
16th September, 1942.
Which 70 years old woman freedom fighter lost her life because of police firing during Qit India Movement
Bhogeswari Phukanani.
Which sattradhikar participated ni the QIM
Pitambar Deva Goswami (Gormur Sattra).
Which tribal leader enlisted himself as a corporal in Subhash Chandra Bose’s INA
Angami Zapu Phizo.
Line system was introduced in
1920
Who said that “Assam for Assamese is the battle cry of al the true sons of Assam”
Ambikagiri Roychoudhry.
Cabinet mission proposed Assam to be grouped with
Bengal.
How much vote was secured ni favour of Sylhet joining Pakistan
56.60%
Who was the Chairman of North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded &Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee
Gopinath Bordoloi.
Which leader from Assam was a member of the drafting committee in the constituent Assembly
Muhammad Sadullah.
Who was the representative of the tribes of Assam in the constituent Assembly
J. J. M. Nichols Roy Women participants
Who is the first woman martyr of Indian National Moment in Assam
Malati Maam (Mongri).
Who is known as Sarojini of Assam
Bhanumati Talukdar
Which Assamese woman freedom fighter was excommunicated by her community for participating in the national movement
Pramila Medak.
Assam Pradeshik Mahila Samiti was formed in the year
1926 by Chandraprabha Saikiani.
Rani title to Gaidinliu was given by
Jawaharlal Nehru.
Women wing of APCC was formed in the year
1940
Which women freedom fighter from Assam once covered 142 kilometer on foot with a child on her lap to deliver a secret message
Sudhalata Dutta.
