Assam Art and Culture MCQ: 35+ Objective Questions for Competitive Exam [SET-2]

Assam Art and Culture MCQ: Here we have collected another 35+ Objective Questions based on Assam Art and Culture MCQ, which are very useful for state level competitive exam of Assam such as APSC, Assam Police, Assam TET, DHS Assam, PNRD Assam and others.

Questions & Answer 

1. Borot utsav is celebrated by
A. Karbis
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Tiwas


2. Bagurumba dance is performed by
A. Missings
B. Bodos
C. Tiwas
D. Karbis


3. Karam puja is the most important festival in which communities of Assam?
A. Tea Tribe
B. Tiwas
C. Bodos
D. Missings


4. Baikhu festival is celebrated by
A. Karbis
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Tiwas


5. Me Dam Me Phi festival is celebrated by
A. Tiwas
B. Garos
C. Ahoms
D. Deoris


6. Ali Ai Ligang festival is celebrated by
A. Missing
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Tiwas


7. Deodhani dance was originated in
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
D. Meghalaya


8. Deodhani is performed by
A. Garos
B. Bodos
C. Deuris
D. Karbis


9. Bohua dance is performed by
A. Sonowals
B. Bodos
C. Deuris
D. Karbis


10. Farkhanti festival is celebrated by
A. Missing
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Tiwas


11. Kherai puja is performed by
A. Missing
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Karbis


12. Dainie puja celebrated by
A. Barmans
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Tiwas


13. Swarak Puja celebrated by
A. Barmans
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Karbis


14. Wangala is the main festival of
A. Garos
B. Tiwas
C. Rabhas
D. Karbis


15. Rongker is the main festival of
A. Missing
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Karbis


16. Chomangkan festival is celebrated by
A. Karbis
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Tiwas


17. "Jonbeel Mela" is one of the main festival in which tribe?
A. Rabhas
B. Bodos
C. Tiwas
D. Karbis


18. Haidang are traditional folk songs of which tribe?
A. Tiwas
B. Bodos
C. Rabhas
D. Sonowals


19. Which is the first Assamese language magazine?
A. Arunudoi
B. Bahi
C. Jonaki
D. Amar Asom


20. What is the popular seasonal festival of the Bodo people?
A. Ali-ai ligang
B. Baisagu
C. Borot
D. farkanti


21. Who compiled and published the first Assamese dictionary in 1867?
A. Miles Bronson
B. Nathan Brown
C. Oliver Cutter
D. Jaduram Dekabaruah


22. Who was of the following the author of "Assam Buranji" ?
A. William Robinson
B. Atmaram Sarmah
C. Nathan Brown
D. Kashinath Tamuli Phukan


23. Which one is the first modern Assamese play?
A. Jibonor Batot
B. Ramnavami
C. Ramdhenu
D. None of these


24. Who was the first editor of the Assamese periodical, Jonaki?
A. Lakshminath Bezbaruah
B. Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
C. Anandachandra Agarwala
D. Chandrakumar Agarwala


25. Which one is considered as the first Assamese sonnet?
A. Bokunwari
B. Gyanmalini
C. Priyotomar Chithi
D. Sokulo


26. Which of the following poem is considered as the first romantic poem in Assamese?
A. Bonkunwari
B. Litikai
C. Bin Boragi
D. Pratima


27. Who was known as "Upanyas Samrat"?
A. Lkshminath Bezbaruah
B. Padmanath Gohain Baruah
C. Rajanikanta Bordoloi
D. Sourav Kumar Chaliha


28. Who is known as Bakulbanar Kavi?
A. Ananda Chandra Baruah
B. Raghunath Choudhary
C. Devakanta Barua
D. Navakanta Baruah


29. In which year was "Hemkosh" first published?
A. 1890
B. 1886
C. 1900
D. 1910


30. Who is the author of "Gyanmalini", an anthology of poems?
A. Mafizuddin Ahmed Hazarika
B. Raghunath Choudhary
C. Devakanta Barua
D. navakanth Baruah


31. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika won the National Award for Best Music Director for which of the following movie?
A. Rodali
B. Damini
C. Indramalati
D. Chameli Memsahab


32. Who was of the following the author of "A Grammar of Assamese Language?
A. William Robinson
B. Atmaram Sarmah
C. Hemchandra Baruah
D. Nathan Brown


33. Who written "Kathanibari Ghat" a collection of short stories?
A. Saurabh Kumar Chaliha
B. Hiren Bhattacharya
C. Mamoni Roisom Goswami
D. Mohim Bora


34. Who had a pen name "Rasna Baruah"?
A. Nilomani Phukan
B. Biren Barkotoki
C. Birinchi Kumar Baruah
D. Nirupoma Borgohain


35. Who translated Bible into Assamese?
A. Anandaram Baruah
B. Atmaram Sarmah
C. Hemchandra Baruah
D. Nathan Brown


36. Which of the following is considered to be the first Assamese short story collection?
A. Surobhi
B. Bhanumoti
C. Kaminikanta
D. Omar Tirtha

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Complete List of Bird Sanctuaries in India

Complete List of Bird Sanctuaries in India: The Bird sanctuaries in India is a segment of Geography, environment, and ecology, which is an important static General Knowledge (GK) topic for various competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, IAS Exam etc.

Trivia:

* Largest Bird Sanctuary in Asia: Kulik (Raiganj)

* Nawabganj is one of the luckiest sanctuaries that have such a huge range of wildlife creatures in Utharapradesh, India.

* The Vedanthangal is the oldest and smallest bird sanctuary in India, situated in Tamil Nadu. 

Here is the state-wise complete list of Bird Sanctuaries in India:

Name of the State	Name of the Bird Sanctuary
Andhra Pradesh	Atapaka Bird Sanctuary Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary
Assam	Bordoibam Beelmukh Birds Sanctuary Deepor Beel bird sanctuary Panidihing bird sanctuary
Bihar	Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary Nakti Dam Bird Sanctuary Bhimband Wildlife Sanctuary
Delhi	Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary
Goa	Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Gujarat	Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary Kutch Bustard Sanctuary Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Porbandar Bird Sanctuary Thol Lake
Haryana	Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Himachal Pradesh	Gamgul
Karnataka	Attiveri Bird Sanctuary Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary Bonal Bird Sanctuary Gudavi Bird Sanctuary Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary Magadi Bird Sanctuary Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
Kerala	Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary Pathiramanal Kerala Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
Maharashtra	Mayani Bird Sanctuary Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
Mizoram	Langtang Wildlife Sanctuary
Odisha	Chilika Lake
Punjab	Harike bird sanctuary
Rajasthan	Keoladeo National Park Khichan Bird Sanctuary Tal Chhapar Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu	Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary Suchindram Tharoor Birds Sanctuary Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Vellode Birds Sanctuary Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh	Bakhira Sanctuary Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Okhla SanctuarY Patna Bird Sanctuary Saman Sanctuary Samaspur Sanctuary Sandi Bird Sanctuary Thasrana Bird Sanctuary
West Bengal	Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary Raigani Wildlife Sanctuary

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List of Olympic Games Host Cities | Olympic Games History

Olympic Games History:

The Olympic Games are international sports, which were reintroduced in the 19th century. Baron Pierre de Coubertin has founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894.

The first Olympic Games hosted in Athens City of Greece. Since then the Olympic Games have been organized every 4 years in different cities of the world.

  List of Olympic Games Host Cities  

Year	City	Country
1896	Athens	Greece
1900	Paris	Franch
1904	St. Louis	United States
1908	London	England
1912	Stockholm	Sweden
1916	Berlin	Germany (Not Held)
1920	Antwerp	Belgium
1924	Paris	Franch
1928	Amsterdam	Netherlands
1932	Los Angles	United States
1936	Berlin	Germany
1940	Tokyo Helsinki	Japan Finland (Not Held)
1944	London	Great Britain (Not Held)
1948	London	England
1952	Helsinki	Finland
1956	Melbourne	Australia
1960	Rome	Italy
1964	Tokyo	Japan
1968	Mexico City	Mexico
1972	Munich	West Germany
1976	Montreal	Canada
1980	Moscow	Soviet Union
1984	Los Angeles	United States
1988	Seoul	South Korea
1992	Barcelona	Spain
1996	Atlanta	United States
2000	Sydnes	Australia
2004	Athens	Greece
2008	Beijing	China
2012	London	England
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Japan
2020	Tokyo	Japan
2024	Paris	France
2028	Los Angeles	United States

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Indian Economy MCQ: 25+ Objectives Questions [SET-1]

Indian Economy MCQ: The Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Indian Economy is a very important part of General Knowledge (GK). Here we have given some important objective type questions which are very useful for various competitive examinations like UPSC, Banking, APSC, TET, PNRD Assam, etc.

We have enlisted 30 Indian Economy MCQ. There are four options against each objective type questions. The red-colored one is the correct option or answer.

1. The first Bank managed by Indians was?

A. Oudh Bank

B. Punjab National Bank

C. Oriental Bank of Commerce

D. State Bank of India

2. When saving exceeds investment, the national income will

A. fall

B. fluctuate

C. remain constant

D. rise

3. During which Plan was NABARD established?

A. Fifth

B. Sixth

C. Third

D. Ninth

4. The 1st Regional Rural Bank came into existence in

A. 1973

B. 1974

C. 1975

D. 1976

5. When the Union Cabinet has selected the new rupee symbol?

A. July 10, 2010

B. July 15, 2010

C. July 10, 2011

D. July 15, 2011

6. In the short run period, a producer continues his production as long he covers

A. variable cost

B. fixed cost

C. average cost

D. marginal cost

7. The first Chairman of the Planning Commission was?

A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

D. JB Kriplani

8. In which year of the following the ‘Mid-day Meal’ scheme was started?

A. 1998

B. 1997

C. 1996

D. 1995

9. Which of the following includes bulk imports of the country?

A. Petroleum

B. Electrical Goods

C. Non-electrical Machinery

D. Precious Stones

10. Which of the following committee was constituted for reforms in tax structure?

A. Narasimhan Committee

B. Chelliaha Committee

C. Gadgil Committee

D. Kelker Committee

11. In which year of the following the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India was established?

A. 1955

B. 1956

C. 1957

D. 1958

12. The Goods and Services Tax (i.e GST) proposed to be introduced, covers taxes like

A. Trade/Sale Tax

B. service tax

C. service, excise

D. excise, service, VAT

13. Who of the given following known as the Father of economics?

A. Adam Smith

B. Max Muller

C. Joy Chatterjee

D. Amartya Sen

15. Which Indian got Nobel Prize for Economics?

A. Teressa

B. Amartya Sen

C. V.Raman

D. None of the above

16. Which is the base year for computation of National Income in India is-

A. 1990-1991

B. 1993-1994

C. 1999-2000

D. 2000-2001

17. What was the period of Plan Holiday?

A. 1966-69

B. 1951-56

C. 1956-61

D. 1961-66

18. Which Bank has the highest number of branches in the world is?

A. State Bank of India

B. RBS

C. London Bank

D. Canara Bank

19. The father of ’Operation Flood’ is

A. MS Swaminathan

B. Verghese Kurien

C. Uma Kapila

D. Amartya Sen

20. Which state of the following has become the first Indian state to ratify GST Constitution Amendment Bill?

A. Assam

B. Haryana

C. Rajasthan

D. Gujarat

21. Per Capita Income is obtained (derived) by dividing National Income by:

A. Total population of the country

B. Total working population

C. Area of the country

D. Volume of the Capital used

22. NABARD was established on recommendations of which committee-

A. Narasimhan Committee

B. Mehta Committee

C. Kelkar Committee

D. Shah Committee

23. The National Development council was constituted on:

A. August 16, 1950

B. April 1, 1951

C. August 6, 1952

D. August 16, 1952

24. The Finance Commission is appointed after every

A. 2 years

B. 3 years

C. 4 years

D. 5 years

25. Devaluation of currency leads to?

A. fall in domestic prices

B. increase in domestic prices

C. cant be predicted

D. None of the above

26. Which of the following taxes is collected by Panchayat?

A. Sales tax

B. Custom duty

C. Land revenue

D. Tax on local fairs

27. Which of the following is an indirect tax?

A. Corporation tax

B. Capital gains tax

C. Excise duty

D. Income tax

28. If Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is reduced (come down), supply of money and volume of credit

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remains constant

D. None of these

29. The most proper measure of a country’s economic growth is its:

A. Gross Domestic Product

B. Net Domestic Product

C. Net National Product

D. Per Capita Real Income

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Recipients of Bharat Ratna (1954-2019) : List of Bharat Ratna Award Winners

Recipients of Bharat Ratna (1954-2019) : 

'Bharat Ratna' is the national award o India. It is the highest award in India and is made exceptional work for the advancement of Art, Literature, and Science and in recognition of public service of the highest order. 

The decoration of Bharat Ratna is in the form of a Peepal leaf. It is of toned bronze.

Complete List of Bharat Ratna Award Winners

(From 1954-2019)

Year	Name of Recipients
1954	C. Rajagopalachari, Tamil Nadu
	Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu
	Dr. C.V. Raman, Tamil Nadu
1955	Dr. Bhagwan Das, Uttar Pradesh
	Dr. M. Visvesvaraya, Karnataka
	Jawaharlal Nehru, Uttar Pradesh
1957	Govind Vallabh Pant, Uttarkhand
1958	Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve, Maharastra
1961	Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, West Bengal
	Purushottam Das Tandon, Uttar Pradesh
1962	Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Bihar
1963	Dr. Zakir Hussain, Uttar Pradesh
	Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane, Maharastra
1966	Lal Bahadur Shastri, Uttar Pradesh (Posthumous)
1971	Indira Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh
1975	Varahagiri Venkatagiri, Odisha
1976	Kumaraswami Kamraj, Tamil Nadu
1980	Mother Teresa, West Bengal
1983	Acharya Vinobha Bhave, Maharastra
1987	Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistan
1988	Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, Tamil Nadu (Posthumous)
1990	Dr. Nelson Mandela, South Africa
	Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar, Madhya Pradesh (Posthumous)
1991	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Gujarat
	Rajiv Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh (Posthumous)
	Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, Gujarat (Posthumous)
1992	Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, West Bengal (Posthumous)
	Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai (J.R.D.) Tata, Maharastra
	Satyajit Ray, West Bengal
1997	Aruna Asaf Ali, West Bengal (Posthumous)
	Gulzari Lal Nanda, Punjab (Posthumous)
	Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (APJ) Abdul Kalam, Tamil Nadu
1998	Madhurai Shanmukhavadivu (M.S.) Subbalakshi, Tamil Nadu
	Chidambaram Subramania, Tamil Nadu
1999	Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, Bihar (Posthumous)
	Professor Amartya Sen, West Bengal
	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, Assam (Posthumous)
	Pandit Ravi Shankar, West Bengal
2001	Lata Mangeskar, Maharastra
	Bismillah Khan, Bihar
2009	Bhimsen Joshi, Karnataka
2014	C.N.R. Rao, Karnataka
	Sachin Tendulkar, Maharastra
2015	Madan Mohan Malaviya, Uttar Pradesh
	Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madhya Pradesh
2019	Pranab Mukherjee, West Bengal
	Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, Assam
	Nanaji Deshmukh , Maharastra

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List of Dams in India (State wise) for Competitive Exams SSC, Banking, APSC, TET & Others

List of Dams in India: A dam is a barrier that prevents the flow of water and results in the creation of a reservoir. The dams are built primarily to produce electricity using water. This type of electricity is known as hydroelectricity.

List of Dams in India is an important segment of static GK topic in terms of preparation for various competitive examinations like SSC, Banking, APSC, Assam TET, PNRD, Irrigation, Assam Police and even for UPSC.

Some Important Facts about Major Dams in India:

(a) Highest Dam in India: Tehri Dam ( Uttarakhand )
 
* Dimension:
Height: 260 meters
Length: 575 meters

* River: Bhagirathi River
* Location: Uttarakhand
* Year of completion: 2006 ( First phase )


(b) Longest Dam in India: Hirakud Dam ( Odisha )

* Dimensions:
Total Length: 25.79 kilometers ( 16.03 mi )
Main Dam Length: 4.8 km ( 3.0 mi )

* River: Mahanadi
* Location: Odisha
* Year of completion:1953


(c) Oldest Dam in India: Kallanai Dam ( Tamil Nadu )

* River: Kaveri
* Location: Tamil Nadu
* Year of completion: 100 BC –100 AD



Below given the list of significant dams in India:

Andhra Pradesh
Dam	River	Location
Kalyani Dam	Swarnamukhi River	Tirupati (Chittoor Dist)
Kandaleru Dam	Kandaleru River	Rapur Mandal (Nellore Dist)
Srisailam Dam	Krishna River	Kurnool
Somasila Dam	Penna River	Somasila (Nellore dist)
Veligallu Dam	Papagni River	Galiveedu (kadappa Dist)

Arunachal Pradesh
Dam	River	Location
Dibang Dam (Under Construction)	Dibang River	Lower Dibang Valley Dist
Ranganadi Dam	Ranganadi River	Yazali
Subansiri Dam	Subansiri River	Lower Subansiri Dist

Bihar
Dam	River	Location
Chandan Dam	Chandan River	Banka Dist
Durgawati Dam	Durgawati River	Bhabhua (Kaimur Dist)
Nagi Dam	Nagi River	Jamui Dist

Chhattisgarh
Dam	River	Location
Gangrel Dam	Mahanadi River	Dhamtari Dist
Kutaghat Dam	Kharang River	Bilaspur Dist
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam	Hasdeo River	Korba Dist
Dudhawa Dam	Mahanadi River	Dhamtari Dist

Gujarat
Dam	River	Location
Dantiwada Dam	Banas River	Banaskantha Dist
Kandana Dam	Mahi River	Panchmahal Dist
Kamleshwar Dam	Hiran River	Gir National Park (Junagadh Dist)
Sardar Sarovar Dam	Narmada River	Narmadha Valley
Ukai Dam	Tapti River	Surat Dist

Punjab
Dam	River	Location
Bakhra Nangal Dam	Sutlej River	Rupnagar
Damsal Dam	Damsal River	Hoshiarpur
Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam	Ravi River	Gurdaspur
Siswan Dam	Siswan Khad	Ropar

Himachal Pradesh
Dam	River	Location
Bhakra Nangal Dam	Sutlej River	Bilaspur
Chamera Dam	Ravi River	Dalhousie
Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam	Beas River	Kangra
Pandoh Dam	Beas River	Mandi

Jammu & Kashmir
Dam	River	Location
Baglihar Dam	Chenab River	Doda
Cholal Dam	Cholal Choe River	Hoshirapur
Shahpur Kandi Dam	Ravi River	Pathankot
Shalal Dam	Chenab River	Reasi
Uri Dam	Jhelum River	Baramula

Jharkhand
Dam	River	Location
Konar Dam	Konar River	Hazaribagh
Maithon Dam	Barakar River	Asansol
Panchet Dam	Damodar River	Dhanbad
Tenughat Dam	Damodar River	Bokaro

Karnataka
Dam	River	Location
Almatti Dam	Krishna River	Basavana Bagevadi
Bhadra Dam	Bhadra River	Lakkavalli (Chikkamangaluru Dist)
Hemavathi Dam	Hemavathi River	Hassan
Hidkal Dam	Ghataprabha River	Hukeri
Lakhya Dam	Lakhya River	Mudigere
Linganamakki Dam	Sharavathi River	Sagar
Malaprabha Dam	Malaprabha River	Parasgad
Supa Dam	Kalinadi (kali) River	Supa
Tunga Bhadra Dam	Thunga Bhadra River	koppal

Kerala
Dam	River	Location
Cheruthoni Dam	Cheruthoni River	Todupulai
Idamalayar Dam	Edamalayar/Periyar River	Ennakal
Idukki Arch Dam	Periyar River	Kuravan and Kurathi (Idukki Dist)
Kulamavu Dam	Kaliyar River	Idukki
Kakki Dam	Kakki River	Pathanamthitta
Malampuzha Dam	Malampuzha river	Palakkad
Mullaiperiyar Dam	Periyar River	Idukki
Parambikulam Dam	Parambikulam River	Palakkad
Neyyar Dam	Neyyar River	Thiruvananthapuram

Madhya Pradesh
Dam	River	Location
Bansagar Dam	Sone River	Shahdol
Bargi Dam	Narmada River	Jabalpur
Gandhi Sagar Dam	Chambal River	Mandsaur
Indira Sagar Dam	Narmada River	Mundi (Khandwa Dist)
Madikheda Dam	Sindh River	Shivpuri
Omkareshwar Dam	Narmada River	Mandhata (Khandwa Dist)
Tawa Dam	Tawa River	Hoshangabad

Maharastra
Dam	River	Location
Bhatsa Dam	Bhatsa & Chorna River	Shahpur
Isapur Dam	Penganga River	Hingoli
Jayakwadi(Paithan) Dam	Godavari River	Jayakwadi (Aurangabad)
Koyna Dam	Koyna River	Koyna Nagar (Satara Dist)
Totladoh Dam	Pench River	Nagpur
Ujjani (Bhima) Dam	Bhima River	Solapur
Warna Dam	Warna River	Sangli Dist

Odisha
Dam	River	Location
Hirakud Dam (Longest Dam in India)	Mahanadi River	Sambalpur
Indravati Dam	Indravati River	Nabarangpur
Kapur Dam	Kapur River	Bariguda
Mandira Dam	Sankha River	Sundergarh
Muran Dam	Muran River	Kalahandi
Podagada Dam	Podagada River	Nabarangpur
Rengali Dam	Brahmni River	Talcher
Upper Kolab Dam	Kolab River	Koraput

Rajasthan
Dam	River	Location
Bisalpur Dam	Banas River	Tonk
Jawahar Sagar Dam	Chambal River	Kota
Jawai Dam	Jawai River	Pali
Mahai Bajaj Sagar Dam	Mahi River	Banswara
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam	Chambal River	Rawatbhata

Tamil Nadu
Dam	River	Location
Aliyar Dam	Aliyar River	Pollachi (Coimbatore Dist)
Amaravathi Dam	Amaravathi River	Udumalpet (Tirupur Dist)
Bhavani Sagar Dam	Bhavani River	Erode Dist
Mettur Dam	Cauveri River	Mettur (Salem Dist)
Sholaiyar Dam	Sholaiyar River	Valparai (Coimbatore Dist)
Vaigai Dam	Vaigai River	Periyakulam (Theni Dist)

Telangana
Dam	River	Location
Manair Dam	Manair River	Karimnagar
Nizam sagar Dam	Manjira River	Kamareddy
Ramagundam Dam	Godavari River	Pedapalli
Singur Dam	Manjira River	Singareddy
Somasila	Pennar River	Somasila
Srisailam Dam	Krishna River	Kurnool
Sriram Sagar Dam	Godavari River	Nirmal town

Uttar Pradesh
Dam	River	Location
Dhanraul Dam	Ghaghara River	Roberts ganj
Matatila Dam	Betwa River	Lalitpur
Parichha Dam	Betwa River	Jhansi
Rajghat Dam	Betwa River	Lalitpur
Rihand Dam	Rihand River	Pipri (Sonbhadra Dist)
Ganges Barrage	Ganges River	Kanpur

West Bengal
Dam	River	Location
Durgapur Barrage	Damodar River	Durgapur
Farakka Barrage	Ganges River	Murshidabad
Kangasabati Dam	Kangasabati, Kumari	Bankura
Panchet Dam	Damodar River	Panchet

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Complete List of Indian Cities and their Nicknames

List of Indian Cities and their Nicknames: In India, many cities have nicknames, the nicknames of the cities are related to the unique characteristics of the cities such as historical importance, unique geographical position, natural beauty, abundance of some specific things, natural formations like lakes, type of industry, and quality production of particular agriculture products, etc.

We should know the nicknames of the cities of India as it is one of the key topics of general knowledge which are asked in various competitive examinations of Assam such as APSC, Assam TET, Assam Police, PNRD and various Grade IV recruitment.

here the List of Indian Cities and their Nicknames:

City	State	Nicknames
Agra	Uttar Pradesh	Taj Nagari
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Boston of India  Manchester of India
Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh	Abode of God  Sangam City  City of Prime Minister
Amritsar	Punjab	Golden City
Asansol	West Bengal	Land of Black Diamond
Bengaluru	Karnataka	Electronic City of India  Garden City of India  Silicon Valley of India  Pensioners Paradise  Space City  Science city of India  IT Capital of India
Bhagalpur	Bihar	The Silk City of India
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	City of Lakes
Indore	Madhya Pradesh	Mini Mumbai
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	Temple City of India
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	The City of Beautiful
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	Gateway of South India  Detroit of Asia  Auto Hub of India  Health Capital of India
Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	Textile City of India  Manchester of South India  The Pump City
Coorg	Karnataka	Scotland of India
Darjeeling	West Bengal	The Queen of the Hills
Dhanbad	Jharkhand	The Coal Capital of India
Shillong	Meghalaya	Scotland of East
Dibrugarh	Assam	Tea City of India
Durgapur	West Bengal	Ruhr of India
Gandhinagar	Gujarat	Green City
Guwahati	Assam	Gateway of North East India
Nilgiri	Tamil Nadu	Blue Mountains
Hyderabad	Telangana	City of Pearls  City of Nizams  World Capital of Biryani  HITECH City
Jaipur	Rajasthan	Pink City  Paris of India  City of Palaces
Jaisalmer	Rajasthan	Golden City of India
Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	Steel City of India  Pittsburgh of India
Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	Leather City of the World  Manchester of North India
Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir	Switzerland of India
Kochi	Kerala	Gateway of Kerala  Queen of the Arabian Sea
Kolkata	West Bengal	City of Joy  City of Palaces  Cultural Capital of India  Gateway of Eastern India  Heaven of the Aged
Kolhapur	Maharashtra	City of Wrestlers
Kollam	Kerala	Prince of Arabian Sea  Cashew Capital of the World  Gateway of Backwaters
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	Shiraz-e-Hind  Constantinople of the East  The Golden City of India  City of Nawabs
Madurai	Tamil Nadu	Athens of the East  City of Festivals  City of Four Junctions  Temple city  Sleepless City
Malda	West Bengal	Mango City
Mangalore	Karnataka	Rome of the East  Cradle of Indian Banking  Gateway of Karnataka
Mumbai	Maharashtra	City of Seven Islands  Financial Capital of India  Maya Nagari  City of Dreams  Gateway of India  Hollywood of India  Maximum City
Mundi	Madhya Pradesh	Power Hub City
Mussoorie	Uttarkhand	Queen of the Mountains
Mysore	Karnataka	Heritage City  Green City
Nagpur	Maharashtra	Orange City
Nainital	Uttarkhand	City of Lakes
New Delhi	Delhi	City of Rallies
Patiala	Punjab	Royal City
Panipat	Haryana	City of Weavers  City of Handloom
Pondicherry	Puducherry	Paris of the East
Prayag	Uttar Pradesh	Abode of the God
Pune	Maharashtra	Queen of Deccan
Purulia	West Bengal	Manbhum City
Rishikesh	Uttarkhand	City of Sages  Yoga City
Siliguri	West Bengal	Gateway to the Dooars  City of Hospitality
Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	City of lakes
Tezpur	Assam	City of Blood
Thane	Maharashtra	City of Lakes
Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	-Rock Fort City  -Energy equipment and fabrication capital of India  -Tucker Trichy
Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	City of Paddy fields  Oxford city of South India  Halwa city of India
Udaipur	Rajasthan	White City  City of Lakes  Venice of the East
Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	Spiritual capital of India  Religious capital of India  City of Lights  City of Temples  City of Learning  Oldest living city on Earth  Holy City
Jodhpur	Rajasthan	Blue City  Sun City
Nasik	Maharashtra	Wine capital of India  Grape city of India  California of India
Surat	Gujarat	Diamond City Of India  City Of Diamonds  Textile city Of India
Vadodara	Gujarat	Cultural City Of India  Sayaji Nagari  Banyan City  World Capital Of Garba
Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	City of Destiny
Kakinada	Andhra Pradesh	Pensioners Paradise  City of Kaja
Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	The Place of Victory
Bhimavaram	Andhra Pradesh	Second Bardoli of India  City of Prawns
Rajahmundry	Andhra Pradesh	Cultural City
Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	City of Chillies
Vaniyambadi	Tamil Nadu	Leather city of South India
Warangal	Telangana	City of Lakes  City of Temples  Second city of Nizam
Zunheboto	Nagaland	Land Of Warriors

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List of Antonyms Words in English: 500+ Antonyms for Competitive Exams

List of Antonyms Words in English: Antonyms are words that mean the opposites of another word. Antonyms are called opposites. So, it is a word that is opposite in meaning to a particular word in the same language. The "antonym" word is rooted in the Greek language. Anti is a Greek word which means opposite and onym means name i.e. opposite name.

Here we have given a list of Antonyms Words in English which may help in preparing English for various Competitive Exams.

Above - below

absent - present

abundant - scarce

accept - decline, refuse

accident - intent

accomplishment - failure

accurate - inaccurate

achieve - fail
acquit - convict
adamant - yielding

add - subtract

adjacent - distant

admire - detest

admit - deny, reject

adore - hate

advance - retreat

advantage - disadvantage

affirm - deny

afraid - confident

after - before

aid - hinder

against - for

agree - disagree

alert - asleep

alive - dead

all - none, nothing

allow - forbid

alone - together

amateur - professional

ally - enemy

always - never
ameliorate - worsen

amuse - bore

ancient - modern

answer - question

antonym - synonym

apart - together

apparent - obscure

appear - disappear, vanish
appease - agitate

approve - disapprove

argue - agree

arrive - depart

arrogant - humble

artificial - natural

ascend - descend
astute - absurd
atrophy - flourish

attack - defend

attractive - repulsive

attract - repel

awake - asleep

awkward - graceful

Back - front
backward - forward
bad - good
backward - forward
beautiful - ugly
before - after
begin - end
below - above
bent - straight
best - worst
better - worse, worst
big - little, small
birth - death
bitter - sweet
black - white
blame - praise
bless - curse
blunt - sharp
bold - timid, meek
borrow - lend
bottom - top
bound - unbound, free
boundless - limited
bravery - cowardice
break - repair
brief - long
bright - dim, dull
brighten - fade
broad - narrow
build - destroy
busy - idle
buy - sell


Calm - windy, troubled
can - cannot, can't
capable - incapable
captive - free
capture - release
careful - careless
cause - effect
cautious - careless
centre - edge
cheap - dear, expensive
cheerful - sad, discouraged, dreary
child - adult
chilly - warm
clean - dirty
clear - vague, cloudy, opaque
clever - stupid
clockwise - anti-clockwise
close - distant, open
cold - hot
combine - separate
come - go
comfort - discomfort
common - rare
complex - simple
compliment - insult
conceal - reveal
constant - variable
continue - interrupt
cool - warm
cope - original
correct - incorrect
courage - cowardice
crazy - sane
crooked - straight
cruel - kind
cry - laugh
cunning - simple


Dainty - clumsy
damage - improve
danger - safety
dark - light
dawn - sunset
day - night
decrease - increase
deep - shallow
definite - indefinite
demand - supply
despair - hope
destroy - create
difficult - easy
dim - bright
disappear - appear
discourage - encourage
disease - health
dismal - cheerful
divide - unite
doubt - trust
down - up
downwards - upwards
dreary - cheerful
dry - moist, wet
dull - bright, shiny
dusk - dawn


Early - late
East - West
easy - hard, difficult
economize - waste
effete - strong
embrace - reject
empty - full
encourage - discourage
end - begin, start
entrance - exit
epilogue - prologue
erroneous - accurate
escalate - subside
ethereal - earthly
evasive - straightforward
even - odd
evil - good
excited - calm
exonerate - accuse
expand - contract, shrink
export - import
exterior - interior
external - internal

Fade - brighten
fail - succeed
false - true
famous - unknown
fancy - plain
far - near
fast - slow
fat - thin
feeble - sturdy, strong, powerful
few - many
fiction - fact
find - lose
finish - start
firm - flabby
first - last
fix - break
float - sink
follow - lead
foolish - wise
fore - aft
forgive - blame
free - bound, captive, restricted
fold - unfold
forget - remember
found - lost
frank - secretive
fresh - stale
frequent - seldom
friend - enemy
for - against
fortunate - unfortunate
full - empty
funny - empty
future - present, past


Gather - distribute
generous - stingy, mean
gentle - rough, violent
get - give
giant - tiny, small, dwarf
give - receive, take
glad - sad, sorry
gloomy - cheerful
go - stop, come
good - bad, evil
grant - refuse
great - tiny, small, unimportant, minute
grow - shrink
guest - host
gusto - distaste
guilty – innocent

Handsome - ugly

happy - sad, miserable

hard - easy

hard - soft

harmful - harmless

harsh - mild

hasten - dawdle

hate - love

healthy - diseased, ill, sick, unhealthy

heat - cold

heaven - hell

heavy - light

help - hinder

here - there

hero - coward

high - low

hill - valley

hinder - help

honest - dishonest

hopeful - hopeless

horizontal - vertical

hot - cold

humble - proud

huge - tiny

Ignore - notice

ill - healthy, well

imitation - genuine

immense - minute, tiny, small

immigrate - emigrate

important - trivial

imprison - free

in - out

include - exclude

increase - decrease

inferior - superior

inhale - exhale

inner - outer

innocent - guilty

inside - outside

intelligent - stupid, unintelligent

interesting - boring, dull, uninteresting

interior - exterior

internal - external

intentional - accidental

Jaded - interesting

jeopardize - secure
jittery - bold

join - separate

junior - senior

just - unjust

justice - injustice
juxtaposition - separation

Keen - uninterested

kind - cruel, nasty

knowledge - ignorance

known - unknown

Lack - abundance, plenty

landlord - tenant

large - small

last - first

late -early

laugh - cry

lawful - unlawful, illegal

lazy - industrious

leader - follower

left - right

lend - borrow

lengthen - shorten

lenient - strict

left - right

less - more

light - dark, heavy

life - death

like - dislike, hate

likely - unlikely

limited - boundless

little - big

live - die

lofty - lowly

long - short

loose - tight

lose - find

loser - winner

loss - win

loud - quiet

love - hate

low - high

lower - raise

loyal - disloyal

Mad - happy, sane

major - minor

many - few

mature - immature

maximum - minimum

mean - generous

melt - freeze

mend - break

merry - sad

messy - neat

minor - major

minority - majority

miser - spendthrift

miss - catch

misunderstand - understand

more - less

much - little

Narrow - wide, broad

native - foreigner, stranger

natural - artificial

near - far, distant

neat - messy, untidy

negative - affirmative

never - always

new - old, ancient

nice - awful, nasty

night - day

no - yes

nobody - everybody

noisy - quiet

none - some

nothing - everything

notice - ignore

now - then

North - South

Obedient - disobedient

occasionally - frequently

odd - even

offer - refuse

often - seldom, sometimes

old - young

old - new

on - off

open - closed, shut

opposite- same, similar

optimist - pessimist

order - mess

out - in

outer - inner

outside - inside

outskirts - centre

over - under

Pass - fail

past - present

patient - impatient

peace - war

permanent - temporary

permit - forbid

please - displease

plentiful - scarce

plural - singular

poetry - prose

polite - rude, impolite

poor - rich, wealthy

poverty - wealth

possible - impossible

poverty - wealth, riches

powerful - weak, feeble

presence - absence

pretty - ugly

private - public

prudent - imprudent

pure - impure, contaminated

push - pull

Qualified - unqualified
quaver - steady

quick - slow

question - answer

quiet - loud, noisy

Raise - lower

rapid - slow

rare - common

rear - front

receive - send

reduce - increase

refuse - agree, accept

regular - irregular

real - fake

rest - work

rich - poor

right - left, wrong

right-side-up - upside-down

rough - smooth, soft, gentle

rude - courteous

Sad - happy

safe - unsafe, dangerous

same - opposite, different

satisfy - unsatisfied, dissatisfy

secure - insecure

seldom - often

scatter - collect

senior - junior

separate - join, connect, together

serious - trivial, funny

second-hand - new

security - insecurity

sense - nonsense

shallow - deep

sharp - blunt

shrink - grow

short - long

shut - open

sick - healthy, ill

simple - complex, hard, complicated

singular - plural

sink - float

slim - fat, thick, stout

slow - fast

smooth - rough

sober - drunk

soft - hard

solid - liquid

some - none

sorrow - joy

sour - sweet

sow - reap

straight - crooked

stand - lie

start - finish

stop - go

strict - lenient, indulgent

strong - weak

success - failure

sunny - cloudy

synonym - antonym

sweet - sour

Take - give

tall - short

tame - wild

them - us

there - here

thick - thin

throw - catch

tight - loose, slack

tiny - big, huge

together - apart

top - bottom

tough - easy, tender

transparent - opaque

true - false

truth - lie, untruth

Uncouth - awkward

under - over

unfold - fold

unity - division

unknown - known

unqualified - qualified

unsafe - safe

up - down

upside-down - right-side-up

upstairs - downstairs

us - them

useful - useless

Vacant - occupied

valuable - valueless

vanish - appear
vanity - modesty
vanquish - surrender

vast - tiny
verbose - concise
vex - soothe

victory - defeat

virtue - vice

visible - invisible

voluntary - compulsory
vomit - ingest

vowel - consonant

War - peace

wax - wane

weak - strong, powerful

wet - dry

white - black

wicked - conscientious

wide - narrow

win - lose

wisdom - folly, stupidity

within - outside
wonder - expectation

worse - better

worst - best

wrong - right

Yes - no

young - old
yin - yang

Zip - unzip
zeal - apathy

zenith - nadir

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Assam History MCQ on Ahom Kingdom: 30+ Objective Questions [SET-1]

Assam History MCQ on Ahom Kingdom: Here we have given some Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) which are most important for Assam State Level Competitive Examinations such as APSC, PNRD Assam, Assam TET, etc. All Objective Questions and Answers are related to the History of Assam on Ahom Kingdom.

1. Name who was the first Ahom King?
(a) Sukapha
(b) Suteupha
(c) Subinpha
(d) Sukhampha


2. Who was the British Officer who was beaten to death during the uprising in Assam?
(a) Lt. Singer
(b) Lt. Bruce
(c) Lt. Welsh
(d) Lt. Brown


3. What was the usual shape of Koch coins?
(a) Square
(b) Round
(c) Oval
(d) Hexagonal


4. Which Sutiya king built Sadiya?
(a) Ratnadhiraja
(b) Garudadhiraj
(c) Vijayadhiraj
(d) Vikramdhira


5. Rang-Ghar was built during the rule of Swargadeoa_______
(a) Rudra Singha
(b) Siva Singha
(c) Rajeshwar Singha
(d) Pramatta Singha


6. Ahom king's advisory board was formed with how many ministers?
(a) 2 Ministers
(b) 3 Ministers
(c) 4 Ministers
(d) 5 Ministers


7. How the name Guwahati has been derived?
(a) place was famous for betel-nut groves
(b. place was famous for coconut groves
(c) place was famous for sugar-cane fields
(d) place was famous for tea garden


8. The Posa system referred to
(a) confronting policy
(b) repauation policy
(c) policy of non-payment of taxes
(d) tribal appeasement policy


9. The history of Assam can be divided into_____ eras.
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6


10. When was the Ahom kingdom established by Sukaphaa?
(a) 1226
(b) 1227
(c) 1228
(d) 1229


11. In 1520 who defeated the Ahoms king?
(a) Dharmadhwajpal
(b) Gadadhar Singha
(c) Vijayadhwajpal
(d) Birpal


12. When did First Anglo-Burmese War take place?
(a) 1824
(b) 1832
(c) 1833
(d) 1842


13. Who was the last ruler of  Varman dynasty of  Kamarupa Kingdom?
(a) Pushya Varman
(b) Mahendra Varman
(c) Supratisthita Varman
(d)  Bhaskar Varman


14. In which century Pala dynasty was coming into existence?
(a) 4th century
(b) 7th century
(c) 9th century
(d) 12th century


15. In the 4th century which dynasty marked the beginning of Ancient Assam?
(a) Pala dynasty.
(b) Varman dynasty
(c) Mlechchha dynasty
(d) Danava dynasty


16. Who was the founder of the Sutiya kingdom at Swarnagiri (Assam)?
(a) Sukaphaa
(b) Chilarai
(c) Birpal
(d) Vishwa Singha


17. In which year the Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency?
(a)1828
(b)1874
(c)1859
(d)1837


18. When did 'The Assam Movement or Assam Agitation take place?
(a) 1920–1921
(b) 1921–1937
(c) 1937–1947
(d) 1979-1985


19. The Magadha empire was founded by whom in the 4th century BCE.
(a) Ashok
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Ajatashatru
(d) Prasenjit


20. In 1185 who established the Khen dynasty and the Kamata kingdom?
(a) Sandhya
(b) Sindhu Rai
(c) Prithu
(d) Dharma Narayan


21. Who was the second ruler of the Sutiya kingdom in the 13th century?
(a) Birpal
(b) Ratnadhwajpal
(c) Vijayadhwajpal
(d) Nityapal


22. Who established the Koch dynasty in the Kamata kingdom in the 16th century?
(a) Nara Narayan
(b) Vishwa Singha
(c) Chilarai
(d) Sukaphaa

23. In which year 'The Battle of Saraighat' was fought between the Mughal empire and Ahom Kingdom?

(a) 1660
(b) 1662
(c) 1666
(d) 1671


24. Who established the rule of the Tungkhungia clan of the Ahom kings?
(a)  Gobar Gohain
(b) Gadadhar Singha
(c) Vijayadhwajpal
(d) Birpal


25. Who removed the last Khen ruler of Kamata kingdom?
(a) Nusrat Shah succeeded him
(b) Alauddin Hussain Shah
(c) Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah
(d)  Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad


26. Protohistoric Assam has been reconstructed from folklore epics like_______
(a) Kalika Purana
(b) Yogini Tantra
(c) Mahabharata
(d) a,b,c


27. Who established the Mlechchha dynasty in Kamarupa Kingdom, Assam?
(a) Bhaskar Varman
(b) Salasthambha
(c) Supratisthita Varman
(d)  Sukaphaa

28. The ancient era of Assam began in the _____ with the mention of Kamarupa in Samudragupta's Allahabad pillar.

(a)  2nd-century
(b)  3rd-century
(c)  4th-century
(d)  5th-century

29.  In which year the colonial era of Assam began with the establishment of British control after the Treaty of Yandaboo?

(a) 1826

(b) 1827

(c) 1828

(d) 1829

30. When did Gomdhar Konwar, Dhanjay Borgohain and their followers rose in revolt against the British occupation of Assam?

(a) 1828
(b) 1837
(c) 1859
(d) 1874


31. When did Alauddin Hussain Shah of Gaur remove the last Khen ruler of Kamata kingdom?
(a) 1449
(b) 1490
(c) 1498
(d) 1515


32. Phulaguri Dhawa, the first peasant uprising against British rule was repressed in ____ year.
(a) 1861
(b) 1805
(c) 1817
(d) 1826


33. The Battle of Itakhuli was fought in 1682 between the Ahom Kingdom and _____ Empire.
(a) Mughal
(b) British
(c) Burmese
(d) Maratha

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