ASSAM FACTS

GENERAL FACTS OF ASSAM

1. The gateway to the north eastern states of India
2. ‘Kamarupa’ is the old name of Assam
3. The state known as Land of Blue Hills
4. The Indian state which shares international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh
5. Numaligarh oil refinery is situated in Assam
6. Most populated state among the north eastern India is Assam
7. The state having a high maternal mortality rate
8. State in India legally banned smokeless tobacco (Gutka,pan Masala etc)
9. The first cooperative University was established in Assam
10. Jorhat is the cultural capital of Assam
11. The Tea state of India
12. The leading producer of Tea in India
13. The ‘T shaped’ Indian state
14. Assamsattriya and Husari are the classical dance of Assam
15. The state which is mentioned in the writings of Al-Beruni, the Arabian writer is Assam
16. The state in which the ancient caps named ‘Jappi’ were in use – Assam
17. The Indian state where the terrorist group ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) was active
18. The state where the Muga Silk is produced is Assam
19. First state in India to observe child protection day on March 4 is Assam
20. The train which covers the longest distance in India Vivek Express
21. Vivek Express route: Kanyakumari to Dibrugarh
22. Distance covered by Vivek Express : 4286 Km
23. Vivek Express was started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
24. Vivek Express was announced in the2011-12 Budget
25. 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated in2013
26. Guwahati is formerly known as Pragjyotish pura
27. Gateway of North East State  Guwahati
28. Largest city of North East State Guwahati
29. The city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra  – Guwahati
30. The city where the Umananda Temple is situate –  Guwahati
31. The place known as the Light of the East – Guwahati
32. First Indian city having an official animal – Guwahati
33. Official animal of Guwahati  – Dolphin
34. The city where the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport is situated in Guwahati
35. The state which declared that it would move one hour ahead Of the Indian Standard Time – Assam
36. Nameri National Park is situated in Assam
37. The ancient region which was ruled by Ahom dynasty – Assam
38. First state to approve GST bill (Amendment bill 122) – Assam
39. First state in India to start Rhinoceros Horn Verification Committee – Assam
40. First paramilitary force of India –  Assam Rifles ( 1835)
41. Old name of Assam Rifles –  Cachar Levi
42. Headquarters of Assam Rifles – Shillong (Meghalaya)
43. The gateway of Assam – Siliguri corridor (West Bengal)
44. Asubashi festival is held in the temple of Kamakhya Temple
45. Famous wild life sanctuary Doigrung is situated in  Assam
46. The Kalakshetra known by the name of Sankara Deva –  Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra
47. The holiest place of Hindu, Muslim and Budha in Assam – Hajo
48. First Chief Minister of Assam  – Gopinath Bardoli
49. First woman Chief Minister of North East States –  Syeda Anwara Taimur
50. First Muslim Chief Minister in India – Syeda Anwara Talmur
51. The singer of Brahmaputra –  Bhupen Hazarika
52. The founder of Assam Gana Parishad (AGP) –  Prafulta Kumar Mahanta
53. Pen name of Indira Goswami (writer) – Mamoni Baideo
54. Father of modern Sattriya dance –  Sankara Devan
55. Kaziranga is famous for  One-horned Rhino
56. Manas isfamous for  Royal Bengal Tiger
57. Dibru Saikhovais famous for  Bright coloured wild horse (Feral)(Dibru Saikhova is the smallest biosphere reserve in India)
58. The district of Assam which was added to Bangladesh through referendum after Indian independence – Sylhet
59. The oldest refinery in Asia Digboi Oil refinery in Assam
60. Central Institute of Plastic Engineering Technology is situated in Amingaon
61. The thermal power projects in Assam : Namrup and Chandrapur
62. The biggest river Island in Asia is Majuli
63. Majuli is in Brahmaputra
64. The National Park which is famous for one horned rhinoceros : Kaziranga
65. The river bank in which the Kaziranga National Park is situated : Brahmaputra
66. The wild life sanctuary which is known as Mini Kaziranga : Orang National Park
67. 49th Tiger Reserve in India  : Orang National Park
68. Assam province came into being on 24th February 1826 on the basis of the : Treaty of Yandabo
69. First Science Village of India : Jamugurihat
70. Cultural capital of Assam : Jorhat
71. Knowledge city of India  : Jorhat
72. The longest bridge in North East India : Bogibeel (Across Brahmaputra)
73. First island district in India  : Majuli
74. Smallest Biosphere Reserve in India : Dibru-Saikhowa
75. The river in which the Umananda island is situated : Brahmaputra
76. The other name of Umananda island : Peacock island
77. Bodoland is the proposed state in India located in : Assam
78. The commission appointed to study the demand for the Bodoland  : G.K. Pillai Committee 
79. Bodo and Assamese are the principal language in : Assam