ASSAM GK

1. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
    a) Mahuri - Tripura
    b) Khowai- Meghalaya
    c) Arunachal Pradesh - Dibang
    d) Assam - Pagladiya 

2. What was the last Capital of Ahom Kingdom?
     a) Jorhat
     b) Tezpur

3. These are amongst most beautiful creatures on earth. Around 1500 species are reported from India of which nearly half are reported from Assam and N.E. India.This reference is about
    a) butterflies 
    b) birds

4. Described as "Biological Gateway” of North East.
      Ans: Assam

5. “Cradle of flowering plants lies in between Assam and Fiji”, said by whom?
    Ans: Eminent Plant Taxonomist and Plant Geographer Armen L. Takhtajan

6. Broadly speaking the forest in Assam can be described into following types/ subtypes.

     a) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests.

     b) Tropical Semi Evergreen Forests.

     c) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests.
     d) All of the above

7. Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests are found in the districts of Golaghat, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and in a narrow stretch in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts along foothills. True/False
    Ans: True

8. The tallest tree of Assam, whose associated species are Borpat, Jutuli ,Sam, Dewa sam, Nahar , Teeta chap, Bhelu, Mekai etc.
      Ans: Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)

9. Only prosimian found in Assam and the N.E. region
     Ans: Slow Lorries( Lajuki Bandar)

10. With 950 bird species the State is home to 53.5% of the bird species found in the Indian Subcontinent. Name the state.

      Ans: Assam