B. Extra HSLC Pattern MCQs Questions with Answers

Q.1 The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed in —
(a) 1825
(b) 1826
(c) 1857
(d) 1858
Answer: (b) 1826

Q.2 The period from 1826 to 1858 in Assam is known as —
(a) Crown Rule
(b) Provincial Rule
(c) Company Raj
(d) Dyarchy
Answer: (c) Company Raj

Q.3 Assamese language was re-established in schools and offices in —
(a) 1836
(b) 1857
(c) 1872
(d) 1873
Answer: (d) 1873

Q.4 Gyan Pradayini Sabha was initiated in 1857 by —
(a) Anandaram Dhekiyal Phukan and Gunaviram Barua
(b) Hemchandra Goswami and Lakshminath Bezbarua
(c) Padmanath Gohain Barua
(d) Jagannath Barua and Manik Chandra Barua
Answer: (a) Anandaram Dhekiyal Phukan and Gunaviram Barua

Q.5 The first Assamese Literary Society was established in Calcutta in —
(a) 1869
(b) 1872
(c) 1873
(d) 1888
Answer: (b) 1872

Q.6 The Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha was formed in —
(a) 1872
(b) 1873
(c) 1885
(d) 1888
Answer: (d) 1888

Q.7 Which journal ushered in a new era in Assamese literature?
(a) Orunodoi
(b) Milan
(c) Jonaki
(d) Assam Bandhu
Answer: (c) Jonaki

Q.8 The first editor of Jonaki was —
(a) Lakshminath Bezbarua
(b) Hemchandra Goswami
(c) Chandrakumar Agarwala
(d) Kanaklal Barua
Answer: (c) Chandrakumar Agarwala

Q.9 Which were the objectives of Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha?
(i) Standardising Assamese grammar
(ii) Translating Sanskrit works
(iii) Direct participation in politics
(iv) Compilation of social history of Assam

(a) (i), (ii), (iv)
(b) (i), (iii), (iv)
(c) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (a) (i), (ii), (iv)

Q.10 Assam Chatra Sanmilan was first held at Guwahati in —
(a) 1914
(b) 1915
(c) 1916
(d) 1917
Answer: (c) 1916

Q.11 The founder secretary of Assam Chatra Sanmilan was —
(a) Chandrakumar Agarwala
(b) Chandranath Sarma
(c) Hemchandra Barua
(d) Omeo Kumar Das
Answer: (b) Chandranath Sarma

Q.12 The mouthpiece of Assam Chatra Sanmilan was —
(a) Jonaki
(b) Orunodoi
(c) Milan
(d) Assam Sahitya Sabha
Answer: (c) Milan

Q.13 Tezpur Ryot Sabha was formed to resolve the problems of —
(a) Tea labourers
(b) Students
(c) Peasants
(d) Artisans
Answer: (c) Peasants

Q.14 Which demand was raised by the Ryot Sabha?
(a) Separate electorate
(b) Reduction of land tax
(c) Introduction of English education
(d) Expansion of railways
Answer: (b) Reduction of land tax

Q.15 All Assam Ryot Sabha was formed in —
(a) 1929
(b) 1930
(c) 1933
(d) 1935
Answer: (c) 1933

Q.16 Ahom Sabha was formed in 1893 by —
(a) Anandaram Dhekiyal Phukan
(b) Padmanath Gohain Barua
(c) Jagannath Barua
(d) Ambikagiri Raychoudhury
Answer: (b) Padmanath Gohain Barua

Q.17 Ahom Sabha was renamed as Ahom Association in —
(a) 1905
(b) 1908
(c) 1910
(d) 1916
Answer: (c) 1910

Q.18 Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha was founded in 1884 by —
(a) Manik Chandra Barua
(b) Jagannath Barua
(c) Raja Naranarayan Simha
(d) Padmanath Gohain Barua
Answer: (b) Jagannath Barua

Q.19 One major issue opposed by Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha was —
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Partition of Bengal
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Simon Commission
Answer: (b) Partition of Bengal

Q.20 Assam Association was formed in —
(a) 1895
(b) 1901
(c) 1903
(d) 1905
Answer: (c) 1903

Q.21 Assam Association merged with APCC in —
(a) 1919
(b) 1920
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
Answer: (c) 1921

Q.22 The first officially elected President of Assam Provincial Congress Committee was —
(a) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
(b) Bishnuram Medhi
(c) Gopinath Bordoloi
(d) Tarun Ram Phukan
Answer: (b) Bishnuram Medhi

Q.23 The Swadeshi Movement spread in Assam mainly after —
(a) 1901
(b) 1903
(c) 1905
(d) 1911
Answer: (c) 1905

Q.24 ‘Bandini Bharat’ was written by —
(a) Jyotiprasad Agarwala
(b) Ambikagiri Raychoudhury
(c) Lakshminath Bezbarua
(d) Kanaklal Barua
Answer: (b) Ambikagiri Raychoudhury

Q.25 Assertion (A): Jonaki did not directly involve itself in politics.
Reason (R): Articles published in Jonaki reflected nationalistic ideas.
(a) Both A and R are true and R explains A
(b) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A
(c) A is true, R is false
(d) A is false, R is true
Answer: (b) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A

Q.26 Non-Cooperation Movement in Assam reached its climax after the visit of —
(a) Nehru
(b) Subhash Bose
(c) Gandhi
(d) Patel
Answer: (c) Gandhi

Q.27 Tilak Memorial School was established in —
(a) 1920
(b) 1921
(c) 1922
(d) 1923
Answer: (b) 1921

Q.28 The Civil Disobedience Movement started in —
(a) 1928
(b) 1929
(c) 1930
(d) 1931
Answer: (c) 1930

Q.29 Cunningham Circular was issued in —
(a) April 1930
(b) May 1930
(c) July 1930
(d) August 1930
Answer: (b) May 1930

Q.30 Quit India Resolution was passed on —
(a) 5 August 1942
(b) 7 August 1942
(c) 8 August 1942
(d) 9 August 1942
Answer: (c) 8 August 1942

Q.31 ‘Do or Die’ slogan was given during —
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: (c) Quit India Movement

Q.32 Kushal Konwar was hanged for —
(a) Bombing a police station
(b) Train derailment
(c) Armed rebellion
(d) Murder of an officer
Answer: (b) Train derailment

Q.33 Kanaklata Barua was martyred at —
(a) Gohpur
(b) Tezpur
(c) Jorhat
(d) Barpeta
Answer: (a) Gohpur

Q.34 The first medical college of North-East India was established at —
(a) Guwahati
(b) Jorhat
(c) Silchar
(d) Dibrugarh
Answer: (d) Dibrugarh

Q.35 Assam Medical College was formally renamed in —
(a) 1946
(b) 1947
(c) 1948
(d) 1950
Answer: (b) 1947

Q.36 Gauhati University was established on —
(a) 15 August 1947
(b) 26 January 1948
(c) 1 July 1948
(d) 2 October 1948
Answer: (b) 26 January 1948

Q.37 Assam Agricultural University was established in —
(a) 1959
(b) 1965
(c) 1967
(d) 1969
Answer: (d) 1969

Q.38 Assam Agricultural University is located at —
(a) Jorhat
(b) Nagaon
(c) Khanapara
(d) Silchar
Answer: (c) Khanapara

Q.39 Match the following:
(i) Jonaki — (a) Literary journal
(ii) Milan — (b) Student organisation mouthpiece
(iii) Ryot Sabha — (c) Peasant organisation
(iv) Ahom Sabha — (d) Ahom community organisation

(a) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
(b) (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
(c) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
(d) (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
Answer: (a) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)

Q.40 Arrange in chronological order:
(i) Formation of Assam Association
(ii) Formation of Ahom Sabha
(iii) Formation of Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha
(iv) Formation of Assam Chatra Sanmilan

(a) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(b) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(d) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
Answer: (a) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

Q.41 The journal ‘Jonaki’ was the mouthpiece of —
(a) Assam Association
(b) Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha
(c) Assam Chatra Sanmilan
(d) Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha
Answer: (b) Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha

Q.42 Which of the following leaders regularly wrote on economic backwardness of Assam in Jonaki?
(a) Padmanath Gohain Barua
(b) Kanaklal Barua
(c) Jagannath Barua
(d) Bishnuram Medhi
Answer: (b) Kanaklal Barua

Q.43 The first session of All Assam Ryot Sabha was held at —
(a) Dergaon
(b) Tilikiyam near Jorhat
(c) Tezpur
(d) Rangia
Answer: (b) Tilikiyam near Jorhat

Q.44 The president of the first session of All Assam Ryot Sabha was —
(a) Tarun Ram Phukan
(b) Bishnuram Medhi
(c) Nabinchandra Bordoloi
(d) Kuladhar Chaliha
Answer: (c) Nabinchandra Bordoloi

Q.45 Which organisation opposed the introduction of Bengali language in Assam in 1836?
(a) Assam Association
(b) Gyan Pradayini Sabha
(c) Ahom Sabha
(d) Ryot Sabha
Answer: (b) Gyan Pradayini Sabha

Q.46 Assertion (A): Assamese language became a marker of Assamese nationalism.
Reason (R): Assamese language was re-established in schools and offices in 1873.

(a) Both A and R are true and R explains A
(b) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A
(c) A is true, R is false
(d) A is false, R is true
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R explains A

Q.47 Which of the following places witnessed strong Ryot Sabha activities during Civil Disobedience Movement? (Multiple correct)
(i) Naduar
(ii) Chayduar
(iii) Dibrugarh
(iv) Sibsagar

(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
Answer: (a) (i) and (ii)

Q.48 The first national school in Assam was established at —
(a) Jorhat
(b) Nalbari
(c) Gauhati
(d) Tezpur
Answer: (c) Gauhati

Q.49 The first national school established in Assam was named —
(a) Gandhi Memorial School
(b) Tilak Memorial School
(c) Bordoloi Memorial School
(d) Swaraj Vidyalaya
Answer: (b) Tilak Memorial School

Q.50 Arrange the following events in correct chronological order:
(i) Formation of Ahom Sabha
(ii) Formation of Assam Association
(iii) Formation of Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha
(iv) Formation of Assam Provincial Congress Committee

(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(b) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(c) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(d) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
Answer: (b) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

C. Previous Year  Questions with Answers

Q7. Name two socio-political organisations formed in Assam during the independence movement.
(HSLC ’13)

Answer: Two important socio-political organisations formed in Assam during the independence movement were:

1. Assam Association
2. Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha

Q8. Why was the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 failed in Assam? Give three reasons.
(HSLC ’16)

Answer: The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 failed in Assam due to the following reasons:

1. There was lack of mass participation of common people and peasants.
2. The rebels had no strong leadership or organisation.
3. Assam remained isolated from the main centres of revolt in North India.

Q9. Write the names of the President and the General Secretary of Assam Association who were formally elected in the first session of the Association.
(HSLC ’19)

Answer:

• President: Raja Prabhat Chandra Barua
• General Secretary: Manik Chandra Barua

Q10. Who formed Ahom Sabha? What was its most important activity?
(HSLC ’20)

Answer: The Ahom Sabha was formed by Padmanath Gohain Barua in 1893.
Its most important activity was to protect and revive the cultural identity of the Ahoms and to demand special privileges and political safeguards for the Ahom community.

Easy Type Questions (4/5 Marks)

Q1. Write briefly how the Quit India Movement took place in Assam.
(HSLC ’12)

Answer: The Quit India Movement began in Assam after the All India Congress Committee passed the resolution on 8 August 1942.

1. Major Congress leaders were arrested, and organisations were banned.
2. People organised hartals, demonstrations and processions.
3. Later, the movement turned violent with attacks on railway lines and government buildings.
4. Brutal police firing took place at places like Gohpur, Patacharkuchi and Dhekiyajuli.
   The movement showed mass participation of the people of Assam.

Q2. When was the first meeting of Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha held? What was its main objective?
(HSLC ’12)

Answer: The first meeting of Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha was held in 1884.
Its main objective was to represent the grievances of the people before the British government and to work for the welfare of the people of Assam.

Q3. Discuss how the Non-Cooperation Movement started in Assam.
(HSLC ’13)

Answer: The Non-Cooperation Movement started in Assam in 1920 under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi.

1. Assam Association decided to join the movement in December 1920.
2. Assam Provincial Congress Committee was formed in 1921.
3. Gandhi’s visit to Assam in 1921 inspired people.
4. Students boycotted schools and colleges, lawyers gave up practice, and people burnt foreign goods.

Q4. Write how the people of Assam took part in the Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi.
(HSLC ’12)

Answer: The people of Assam actively participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

1. Leaders expressed solidarity with the Salt Satyagraha at Guwahati.
2. Students boycotted educational institutions.
3. Peasants demanded reduction of land revenue.
4. Picketing of opium and liquor shops was carried out.

Q4. Discuss in brief how the people of Assam took part in the Quit India Movement of 1942.
(HSLC ’13, ’15, ’23)

Answer: The people of Assam participated actively in the Quit India Movement.

1. Congress leaders were arrested, but people continued protests.
2. Government offices, railway tracks and bridges were attacked.
3. Parallel governments were formed in rural areas like Bajali.
4. Martyrs like Kanaklata Barua sacrificed their lives.

Q5. How was Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha formed in Assam during India’s freedom struggle? Mention its important activities.
(HSLC ’16)

Answer: Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha was formed in 1884 by Jagannath Barua.
Its important activities included:

1. Opposing exploitative land revenue policies.
2. Supporting peasants during revenue protests.
3. Opposing the partition of Bengal.
4. Demanding protection of Assamese interests.

Q6. Write briefly on how the programmes of the Non-Cooperation Movement were fulfilled in Assam.
(HSLC ’16)

Answer: In Assam, the programmes of the Non-Cooperation Movement were fulfilled through:

1. Boycott of government institutions.
2. Burning of foreign goods.
3. Promotion of khadi and swadeshi goods.
4. Anti-opium campaigns reducing opium consumption.

Q7. Write on the contribution of Assam Association towards social reforms in British ruled Assam.
(HSLC ’17)

Answer:
Assam Association played a vital role in social reforms by:

1. Demanding democratisation of local bodies.
2. Opposing enhancement of taxes and opium consumption.
3. Supporting education and establishment of a university in Assam.
4. Representing people’s grievances through constitutional means.

Q8. How were the Ryot Sabhas formed in different parts of Assam against the British?
(HSLC ’17, ’19)

Answer:
Ryot Sabhas were formed to protect peasants from British exploitation.

1. They opposed high land revenue and grazing tax.
2. Ryot Sabhas were formed in Tezpur, Nagaon, Sibsagar and Darrang.
3. During Civil Disobedience Movement, they demanded 50% reduction in land tax.

Q9. Give an account of the Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha.
(HSLC ’18)

Answer:
Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha was an important political organisation in Assam.

1. It was formed in 1884 at Jorhat.
2. It raised voice against unjust land revenue laws.
3. It represented public grievances to the British government.
4. It played a key role in early political awakening in Assam.

Q10. Give an account of the activities and influence of the Quit India Movement in Assam.
(HSLC ’18)

Answer:
The Quit India Movement had a strong influence in Assam.

1. People organised mass protests despite arrests.
2. Underground activities spread across districts.
3. Parallel governments were formed in rural areas.
4. The movement strengthened nationalist spirit among the people.

Q11. Give a brief description about the educational institutions established in Assam under the leadership of Bordoloi Ministry.
(HSLC ’18)

Answer:
Under Bordoloi Ministry, important educational institutions were established such as:

1. Gauhati University (1948)
2. Assam Agricultural University
3. Expansion of medical and technical education
   These institutions helped in post-independence development of Assam.

Q12. How did the Non-Cooperation Movement spread in Assam?
(HSLC ’20)

Answer:
The movement spread through:

1. Gandhi’s visit to Assam.
2. Formation of APCC.
3. Participation of students, lawyers and peasants.
4. Boycott of foreign goods and government institutions.

Q13. Discuss the role and activities of Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha.
(HSLC 2024)

Answer:
The Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha played a crucial role in cultural nationalism.

1. It worked for development of Assamese language and literature.
2. Standardised grammar and promoted translations.
3. Published the journal Jonaki, which inspired national consciousness.

Q14. Give an account on the role of Assam in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
(HSLC 2024)

Answer: Assam actively participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

1. Leaders supported Salt Satyagraha.
2. Students boycotted institutions.
3. Peasants and workers joined protests.
4. The movement strengthened mass resistance against British rule.

Q15. “Chandrakumar Agarwala, the editor of Jonaki, made it clear that politics of the rulers was beyond its purview.”
(HSLC 2025)

(a) Who are being referred to as ‘rulers’ in the statement?

Answer:  (a) The ‘rulers’ referred to the British colonial rulers.

(b) Which association published Jonaki ?

Answer: Jonaki was published by the Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha.

(c) If politics was out of the purview of Jonaki, then how did it contribute to the growth of nationalist consciousness? Provide at least three examples.

Answer: Though politics was avoided, Jonaki contributed to nationalist consciousness by:

1. Highlighting decline of indigenous economy.
2. Promoting love for motherland through poems and essays.
3. Reviving Assamese culture and identity.