Hello students! Assam is a state in the northeast part of India. It is famous for the big Brahmaputra River that flows through it. Assam has many green tea gardens, hills, and forests. It also gets a lot of rain, which helps plants and crops grow well. There are many animals and birds in Assam’s wildlife parks.
If you want to do well in exams like APSC, Assam Police, Assam Rifles, ADRE, or APDCL, you should know about Assam’s geography. Many questions in these exams ask about rivers, hills, climate, and important places in Assam. So, learning these topics will help you score good marks.
To help you, we have made easy multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on Assam geography. These questions come from past exams and important points you must know. You can also download a PDF file of these questions to study anytime, even without internet. Practice these questions daily, and you will be ready to answer Assam geography questions in your exam confidently.
Multiple Choice Questions
Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Assam Geography for General Knowledge preparation for APSC, ADRE, Assam Police Recruitment, Assam Rifles Recruitment, APDCL, and other competitive exams in Assam.
1. Assam is located between which latitude?
Correct Answer: C [24.3°N and 28°N]
2. What is the longitudinal extension of Assam?
Correct Answer: D [89.5°E and 96.1°E]
3. What is the population size of Assam according to the 2011 Census?
Correct Answer: A [31 million]
4. Which country is located in the north of Assam?
Correct Answer: B [Bhutan]
5. With which state Assam does not share its boundary?
Correct Answer: C [Sikkim]
6. How many districts are there in the Barak Valley?
Correct Answer: A [Three]
7. Which is the largest district in Assam?
Correct Answer: C [Karbi Anglong]
8. Which district is located in between the plateau region in Assam?
Correct Answer: B [Hojai]
9. Area wise Assam stands in which number among the northeastern states?
Correct Answer: B [Second]
10. How many districts are there in the Brahmaputra Valley?
Correct Answer: C [30]
11. Physiography of Assam can be divided into how many types?
Correct Answer: B [Three]
12. What is the total area of the Brahmaputra Valley?
Correct Answer: D [58,315 sq km]
13. What is the total area of the Barak Valley?
Correct Answer: C [6962 sq km]
14. What is the range of east-west extension of the Brahmaputra valley?
Correct Answer: B [720 km]
15. Which is the last north bank tributary of Brahmaputra within Assam?
Correct Answer: A [Sonkosh]
16. Which tributary of Brahmaputra is the largest?
Correct Answer: D [Subansiri]
17. The Karbi Anglong Plateau is the extended part of which plateau in India?
Correct Answer: A [Chotanagpur, Meghalaya]
18. What divides Karbi Anglong into two divisions?
Correct Answer: D [Kapili River]
19. Which drainage pattern is formed by the Central Karbi Anglong Plateau?
Correct Answer: C [Radial Pattern]
20. Which of the following drainage pattern River Brahmaputra forms during winter?
Correct Answer: A [Braided]
21. Which river separates the Karbi Anglong Plateau with the Naga Hills?
Correct Answer: C [Dhansiri]
22. Which is the largest south bank tributary of Brahmaputra?
Correct Answer: C [Kapili]
23. Hamren Plateau is a continuous part of—
Correct Answer: D [Jaintia Hills]
24. What divides the Brahmaputra basin with the Barak Basin?
Correct Answer: D [North Cachar Hills]
25. Which is the highest peak of the Barail Range?
Correct Answer: B [Theipibung]
26. Assam falls in which climatic region?
Correct Answer: A [Monsoon climate]
27. Which part of Assam receives very less rainfall?
Correct Answer: A [Lumding]
28. The pre-monsoon condition in Assam is known by—
Correct Answer: D [Bordoichila]
29. What condition prevails during winter in Assam?
Correct Answer: B [Cold and Dry]
30. Which relief feature protects Assam from cold polar winds in winter?
Correct Answer: C [Himalayas]
31. What is the other name of bordoichila or pre-monsoon?
Correct Answer: A [Tea Shower]
32. Which monsoon rain is received in Assam?
Correct Answer: D [All of these]
33. Which natural hazard hits Assam the most?
Correct Answer: B [Flood]
34. The bank erosion in Majuli started from which year earthquake?
Correct Answer: A [1950]
35. In which year the disastrous flash flood for the first time occurred in Goalpara district?
Correct Answer: C [2004]
36. The Chand Dubi lake was formed in which year due to earthquake?
Correct Answer: A [12 June, 1897]
37. Which is the oldest coal field in Assam?
Correct Answer: A [Makum]
38. Which department is engaged in mineral exploration in the state of Assam?
Correct Answer: B [Directorate of Geology and Mining]
39. In which year oil was first drilled in Assam?
Correct Answer: D [1867]
40. First oil was drilled near which of the following river?
Correct Answer: C [Jhanji]
41. How many oil refineries are there in Assam?
Correct Answer: A [Four]
42. Which is the largest oil refinery in Assam?
Correct Answer: B [Digboi Refinery]
43. In which year the Assam Oil Company was formed?
Correct Answer: C [1892]
44. The Oil India Limited was formed in which year?
Correct Answer: A [1958]
45. Which part of Assam has maximum limestone deposits?
Correct Answer: B [Karbi Anglong Plateau]
46. In which of the following hills in Goalpara, quartz is found?
Correct Answer: C [Pancharatna Hill]
47. Pink Granite has been discovered in which hill of Goalpara district?
Correct Answer: C [Ajagar Hills]
48. Kaolin is used to manufacture—
Correct Answer: D [Crockery]
49. Which raw material is used for iron and steel industry?
Correct Answer: A [Iron ore]
50. The World Heritage Sites are recognized by which organization?
Correct Answer: C [UNESCO]
51. How many World Heritage Sites are there in India?
Correct Answer: B [42]
52. How many World Heritage Sites are there in Assam?
Correct Answer: A [Two]
53. UNESCO World Heritage Convention was held in which year?
Correct Answer: B [1972]
54. In which year the World Heritage Sites were declared in Assam?
Correct Answer: C [1985]
55. In which year, The Project Tiger in Manas National Park was started?
Correct Answer: A [1973]
56. What forms the southern boundary of the Kaziranga National Park?
Correct Answer: A [Karbi Anglong Plateau]
57. Which is the first national park in Assam?
Correct Answer: D [Kaziranga]
58. Which national park in Assam is the largest?
Correct Answer: B [Manas]
59. Manas National Park is located in the foothill of which region?
Correct Answer: C [Bhutan]
60. Which river flows through the northern part of the Kaziranga National Park?
Correct Answer: D [Brahmaputra]
61. Which of the following features is peculiar to the Brahmaputra as compared with the Ganga?
Correct Answer: D [Braided channel]
62. Which of the following is the largest petroleum producing state?
Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra]
63. Which of the following places of Nagaland is connected by rail?
Correct Answer: D [Dimapur]
64. Which of the following has the maximum number of national parks?
Correct Answer: D [Meghalaya]
65. Which of the following city is not situated on the bank of the Brahmaputra?
Correct Answer: D [Nalbari]
66. In which of the following places, annual rainfall is very low?
Correct Answer: B [Lumding]
67. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Brahmaputra?
Correct Answer: C [Digaru]
68. What is the highest peak of the Tura range in Meghalaya?
Correct Answer: A [Nokrek]
69. The part of Brahmaputra that falls in Bangladesh after crossing Assam is known as–
Correct Answer: C [Jamuna]
70. Which is the largest north bank tributary of Brahmaputra?
Correct Answer: C [Subansiri]
71. Which one of the following is known as the Amazon of the East?
Correct Answer: C [Dehing-Patkai]
72. Which districts in Assam have major limestone reserves?
Correct Answer: C [Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong]
73. Which tree is predominant in the forests of Assam?
Correct Answer: A [Teak]
74. Which northeastern state is known as the Jewel of India?
Correct Answer: C [Manipur]
75. Which of the following river originates from the Naga Hills?
Correct Answer: C [Bhogdoi]
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