Prehistory Period (Before 4th Centuries CE)

1. The History of Assam can be divided into_____ eras.
A. 3 eras
B. 4 eras
C. 5 eras
D. 6 eras
Answer: B. 4 eras.

2. In Ancient times, Assam was known by the name of
A. Kaliabor
B. Guwahati
C. Pragjyotisha
D. Charaideo
Answer: C. Pragjyotisha

3. Which one of the following epics is considered as the highest source of the
Prehistory period of Assam?
A. Mahabharata
B. Harshacharita
C. Kalika Puran
D. Arthasastra
Answer: C. Kalika Puran

4. Who was the earliest king of Pragjyotishpur?
A. Bhasakar Varman
B. Mahiranga Danava
C. Narakasura
D. Banasura
Answer: B. Mahiranga Danava

5. Mahiranga was Sanskritized from
A. Nilachal
B. Chitrachal
C. Patkai
D. Mairong
Answer: D. Mairong

6. What was the ancient name of Assam mentioned in Ramayana and
Mahabharata?
A. Kamarupa
B. Indraprastha
C. Pragjyotishpura
D. Assam
Answer: C. Pragjyotishpura

7. According to Ramayana, Amurtyaraja was the founder of the kingdom of?
A. Pragjyotisha
B. Kamarupa
C. Harupeswar
D. Cooch Behar
Answer: A. Pragjyotisha

8. Narakasura founded which dynasty?
A. Pala dynasty
B. Varman dynasty
C. Salasthamba dynasty
D. Bhauma dynasty
Answer: D. Bhauma dynasty

9. Ghatakasura was killed by?
A. Narakasura
B. Bana Raja
C. Mahiranga Danava
D. Bhasakar Varman
Answer: A. Narakasura

10. According to Pre-History sources, the mother of Narakasura was
A. Dharitri
B. Hidimba
C. Usha
D. Ulupi
Answer: A. Dharitri

11. Ghatakasura was a ruler of the
A. Aryans
B. Kirats
C. Dravidians
D. Mongolians
Answer: B. Kirats

12. Who was killed by the first Naraka King Narakasura and established the
Bhauma dynasty?
A. Pushyavarman
B. Ghatakasura
C. Bhaskarvarman
D. Gopala
Answer: B. Ghatakasura

13. Name the two medieval texts that were compiled in the region of Assam:
A. Ved and Puran
B. Kalika Purana and Yogini Tantra[5]
C. Kaunji Khel and Yogini Tantra
D. Namanjali and Kirtan
Answer: B. Kalika Purana and Yogini Tantra

14. The tantric text “Yogini Tantra” is dedicated to the worship of two
goddesses. One is kali and the other one is?
A. Mahamaya
B. Kamakhya
C. Tara Devi
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Kamakhya

15. According to which of the following ‗Purana‘, the temple of Kamakhya was in the center of Kamarupa?
A. Vishnu Purana
B. Kalika Purana
C. Shiva Purana
D. Yogini Tantra
Answer: B. Kalika Purana

16. According to the Kalika Purana, Naraka the mythological ancestor of the
Varman dynasty was the son of:
A. Varaha form of Vishnu and Bhumi
B. Kartick form of Shiv and Parborti
C. Srikrishna
D. None of the above
Answer: A. Varaha form of Vishnu and Bhumi

17. Ranapith, Kampith, Swanapith, and Saumarpith were the four divisions of the ancient Kamrupa. Which of the following historical composition mentions about these four divisions?
A. Yogini Tantra
B. Kalika Purana
C. Vishnu Purana
D. Mahabharat
Answer: A. Yogini Tantra

18. Hinduism was established in Pragjyotishpura by the king
A. Narakasur
B. Sri Krishna
C. Bhagadatta
D. Banasur
Answer: A. Narakasur

19. Naraksur was killed by
A. Shiva
B. Sri Krishna
C. Bhagadatta
D. Banasur
Answer: B. Sri Krishna

20. Who killed Mura, the general of Narakasura?
A. Shiva
B. Sri Krishna
C. Bhagadatta
D. Banasur
Answer: B. Sri Krishna

21. According to the epic Mahabharata, who ruled the Pragjyotishpura kingdom during the Kurukshetra war?
A. Bhaskarvarman
B. Bhutivarman
C. Narakasur
D. Bhagadatta
Answer: D. Bhagadutta

22. Which Kamrupa King took part in the Battle of Kurukshetra (the Mahabharata War)
A. Naraka
B. Bhagadatta
C. Bhaskarvarman
D. Vajradatta
Answer: B. Bhagadatta

23. In the Battle of Kurukshetra, Bhagadatta fought on the side of
A. Kauravas
B. Pandavas
C. Arjun
D. None of the above
Answer: A. Kauravas

24. What was the name of the elephant of Bhagadatta?
A. Supratika
B. Chetak
C. Langie
D. Ramu
Answer: A. Supratika

25. What is the name of the Parva of Mahabharata which mentions the valor of Bhagadatta?
A. Adi Parva (The Book of the Beginning)
B. Bhishma Parva (The Book of Bhishma)
C. Drona Parva (The Book of Drona)
D. Karna Parva (The Book of Karna)
Answer: C. Drona Parva (The Book of Drona)

26. Bhanumathi, The daughter of Bhagadatta was married to
A. Arjuna
B. Karna
C. Duryodhana
D. Dushasan
Answer: C. Duryodhana

27. The Dighali Pukhuri in Guwahati is associated with
A. Harjaravarman
B. Narakasura
C. Bhagadatta
D. Bhaskarvarman
Answer: C. Bhagadatta

28. In Kurukshetra war, Bhagadatta was slaied by
A. Nakul
B. Sri Krishna
C. Arjuna
D. Bheema
Answer: C. Arjuna

29. In ancient times who was the king of Vidarbha?
A. Bhishmaka
B. Narakasur
C. Bhagadatta
D. Marichi
Answer: A. Bhishmaka

30. Rukmini was the princess of
A. Kundil Nagar
B. Kamrup
C. Tezpur
D. Sadiya
Answer: A. Kundil Nagar, Sadiya

31. Rukmini was the daughter of
A. Marichi
B. Narakasur
C. Bhagadatta
D. Bhishmaka
Answer: D. Bhishmaka

32. Who built Kundil Nagar on the bank of Kundil River?
A. Banasur
B. Bhishmaka
C. Narakasur
D. Bhagadatta
Answer: B. Bhishmaka

33. In ancient times, Kundil Nagar was also known as
A. Bhismaknagar
B. Sonitpur
C. Pragjyotishpur
D. Hidimbapur
Answer: A. Bhismaknagar

34. Asura Kingdom (Sonitpura Kingdom) was established by
A. Bhishmaka
B. Narakasur
C. Bhagadatta
D. Marichi
Answer: D. Marichi

35. Who was the contemporary of Narakasur in the middle Assam?
A. Pushya Varman
B. Salastambha
C. Bhagadatta
D. Banasur
Answer: D. Banasur

36. Sonitpur was the capital of which king?
A. Narakasura
B. Bana Raja
C. Mahiranga Danava
D. Bhaskarvarman
Answer: B. Bana Raja

37. The father of Bana Raja was:
A. Bali
B. Prahlad
C. Hiranyak
D. Bhishmaka
Answer: A. Bali

38. Tezpur was ruled by which of the following king when Shri Krishna came for the rescue of his grandson Anirudha?
A. Bhismaka
B. Brajadutta
C. Ban Raja
D. Narakasura
Answer: C. Ban Raja

39. According to the legends, Banasura, the powerful Asura king of Sonitpur had
A. 100 arms
B. 1000 arms
C. 10000 arms
D. 10 arms
Answer: B. 1000 arms

40. Who was the daughter of Bana Raja?
A. Usha
B. Radha
C. Rukmini
D. Srimaya
Answer: A. Usha

41. Who married Usha, the daughter of Asura King Bana?
A. Krishna
B. Bhagadatta
C. Aniruddha
D. Rukamabir
Answer: C. Aniruddha

42. Who abducted Aniruddha from Dwarka through supernatural powers and brought him to Usha?
A. Usha
B. Radha
C. Rukmini
D. Chitralekha
Answer: D. Chitralekha

43. Aniruddha was the grandson of:
A. Shiva
B. Vishnu
C. Krishna
D. Brahma
Answer: C. Krishna

44. Usha, the daughter of Asura king Bana and prince Aniruddha had a secret marriage called
A. Charivari[10]
B. Melding
C. Chaklang
D. Gandharva
Answer: D. Gandharva

45. Banasura the king of Sonitpur was a great devotee of:
A. Shiva
B. Vishnu
C. Krishna
D. Brahma
Answer: A. Shiva/Hara

46. Mahabhairab and Rudrapad temple of Tezpur was built in the reign of
A. Pushya Varman
B. Salastambha
C. Bhagadatta
D. Banasura
Answer: D. Banasura

47. The Nagsankar Temple is believed to be built by
A. Bhaskarvarman
B. Pushya Varman
C. Karuravarman
D. Narasankar
Answer: D. Narasankar of Nagakha in the 4th century

48.The ancient city ‘Bengmara’ is presently known as
A. Diphu
B. Sodiya
C. Tinsukia
D. Dibrugarh
Answer: C. Tinsukia

49.Which of the following is the most powerful and celebrated king of the
ancient Pragjyotisha?
A. Hatakasura
B. Sambarasura
C. Ratnasura
D. Narakasura
Answer: D. Narakasura

50.Which of the following is in the correct chronological order of the Danava dynasty?
A. Mahiranga – Ghatakasura – Ratnasura – Sambarasura
B. Mahiranga – Ratnasura – Ghatakasura – Sambarasura
C. Ghatakasura – Ratnasura – Sambarasura – Mahiranga
D. Mahiranga – Sambarasura – Ratnasura – Ghatakasura
Answer: D. Mahiranga – Sambarasura – Ratnasura – Ghatakasura

51. Which people were the earliest inhabitants of Assam?
A. Khasis
B. Jayantias
C. Bodos
D. Ahoms
Answer: A. Khasis

52.Which of the following was the chief weapon of war in ancient Assam?
A. Asik
B. Parsu
C. Jada and Khatvanga
D. All of these
Answer: B. Parsu

53.The character Chand Sadagar is found in the tale of
A. Aymati
B. Usha
C. Behula
D. Sabitri
Answer: C. Behula

54.Which of the following place was famous for astrology?
A. Pragjyotishpura
B. Kamarupa
C. Charaidew
D. Saumara
Answer: A. Pragjyotishpura

55.Assam was formerly known by the name of
A. Vanga
B. Kamarupa
C. Anga
D. Vaishali
Answer: B. Kamarupa

56.Which city is called “The City of Eastern Astrology”?
A. Pragjyotishpur
B. Harupeswar
C. Sri Duriya
D. Tezpur
Answer: A. Pragjyotishpur

57.One of the following books is the most important literary source for the study of early history of Assam. Which is the book? (APSC Prelims 2001)
A. The Mahabharata
B. The Harshacharita
C. The Kalika Purana
D. The Arthashastra
Answer: C. The Kalika Purana

58.The earliest king of Assam was- (APSC Prelims 2001)
A. Mahiranga Danava
B. Narakasura
C. Bhaskaravarman
D. Naranarayana
Answer: A. Mahiranga Danava

59.The earliest historical dynasty of Assam was that of the
(APSC Prelims 2011)
A. Palas
B. Varmans
C. Narakas
D. Salastambhas
Answer: B. Varmans

60.The Buranjis are (APSC Prelims 2013)
A. Autobiographical writings of the Ahom rulers
B. Diaries written by the monarchs
C. Chronicles
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Chronicles