Political quiz questions of Assam from 1947 to the present:

Q1: Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam after India's independence in 1947?

Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi

Q2: In which year did Assam witness its first general elections after independence?

Answer: 1952

Q3: Which political party was in power in Assam after the first general elections?

Answer: Indian National Congress

Q4: In which year did the first language-based agitation start in Assam?

Answer: 1960

Q5: What was the primary demand of the Assam language-based agitation?

Answer: To make Assamese the official language of the state

Q6: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam during the 1960 language-based agitation?

Answer: Bishnuram Medhi

Q7: In which year did Assam witness the "Bengali Language Movement"?

Answer: 1961

Q8:  What was the main demand of the Bengali Language Movement in Assam?

Answer: To retain Bengali as an associate official language in certain districts of Assam

Q9: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam during the Bengali Language Movement?

Answer: Bishnuram Medhi

Q10: In which year did the state of Assam experience the "Assam Movement" (Assam Agitation)?

Answer: 1979

Q11: Which political organization led the Assam Movement?

Answer: All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AAGSP)

Q12 : What was the main demand of the Assam Movement?

Answer: Detection and deportation of illegal immigrants from Assam

Q13 : Who was the Chief Minister of Assam during the Assam Movement?

Answer: Anwara Taimur (initial phase) and later, Hiteswar Saikia

Q14 : In which year was the Assam Accord signed to end the Assam Movement?

Answer: 1985

Q15 : Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Assam Accord was signed?

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi (1985)

Q16: Which provision of the Assam Accord provides for the detection and deportation of illegal immigrants?

Answer: Clause 5

Q17: In which year did the "Bodoland Movement" start in Assam?

Answer: 1987

Q18: What was the primary demand of the Bodoland Movement?

Answer: Creation of a separate state called Bodoland for the Bodo community

Q19: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam during the Bodoland Movement?

Answer: Hiteswar Saikia

Q20: In which year was the "Bodo Accord" signed, leading to the formation of the Bodoland Autonomous Council?

Answer: 1993

Q21: Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Bodo Accord was signed?

Answer: P. V. Narasimha Rao

Q22: The Bodo community is primarily concentrated in which region of Assam?

Answer: Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR)

Q23: Who is the head of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC)?

Answer: Hagrama Mohilary

Q24: Which extremist group demands a separate state for the Bodo community?

Answer: National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)

Q25 : What was the main demand of the Adivasi Movement in Assam?

Answer: Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for Adivasi communities in Assam

Q26: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam during the Adivasi Movement?

Answer: Hiteswar Saikia

Q27: In which year was the "Assam State Assembly Election" held for the first time after the formation of Bodoland Territorial Council?

Answer: 2006

Q28: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam during the 2011 state assembly elections?

Answer: Tarun Gogoi

Q29: In which year did the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) come to power in Assam for the first time?

Answer: 2016

Q30: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam when the BJP came to power in 2016?

Answer: Sarbananda Sonowal

Q31: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam during the 2021 state assembly elections?

Answer: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Q32: The "National Register of Citizens" (NRC) was updated in Assam to identify Indian citizens and detect illegal immigrants. In which year was the NRC final draft published?

Answer: 2018

Q33: In which year was the Assam Accord Amendment (citizenship) Bill passed in the Indian Parliament?

Answer: 2019

Q34: Who is known as the "Iron Lady of Assam" ?

Answer: Meet Sanjukta Parashar (First IPS)

Q35: Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Assam?

Answer: Syeda Anwara Taimur

Q36: Who is known as the "Iron Man of Assam" for her contribution to the state's politics?

Answer: Tarun Gogoi

Q37: Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?

Answer: Gopinath Bordoloi

Q38: In which year was Assam officially recognized as a state in India?

Answer: 1950

Q39: Who was the Prime Minister of India when Assam became a state?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q40: In which year was the Autonomous State of Karbi Anglong established in Assam?

Answer: 1951 (17 Nobember)

Q41: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam when the Autonomous State of Karbi Anglong was established?

Answer: Bishnu Ram Medhi

Q42: In which year was the Assam Movement (Assam Agitation) started?

Answer: 1979

Q43: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam during the Assam Movement?

Answer: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

Q44: Which provision of the Assam Accord provides for the constitutional safeguard of the indigenous people of Assam?

Answer: Clause 6

Q45: Who was the founder of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)?

Answer: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

Q46: In which year did the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) come to power in Assam for the first time?

Answer: 1985

Qu47: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam when the state witnessed the Adivasi agitation?

Answer: Tarun Gogoi

Q48: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam when the Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC) was established?

Answer: Hiteswar Saikia

Q49: Who is the head of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC)?

Answer: Hagrama Mohilary

Q50: In which year did the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) come into existence?

Answer: 1979

Q51: Who was the founder of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)?

Answer: Arabinda Rajkhowa

Q52: The Assam Accord Amendment Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship to religious minorities from which neighboring countries?

Answer: Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

Q53: Who was the first BJP Chief Minister of Assam?

Answer: Sarbananda Sonowal

Q54: What is the purpose of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam?

Answer: To identify Indian citizens and detect illegal immigrants

Q55. When was Assam Legislative Assembly formed ?

Answer : 1937 (April 7)

Q56: Which former Chief Minister of Assam was awarded the "Padma Bhushan" for his contribution to public affairs?

Answer: Tarun Gogoi

Q57: In which year did Assam host the 33rd National Games of India?

Answer: 2007

Q58: Who was the Chief Minister of Assam when the state hosted the National Games in 2007?

Answer: Tarun Gogoi

Q59: Who was the first woman Governor of Assam?

Answer: Padmaja Naidu

Q60: In which year was the Guwahati High Court established in Assam?

Answer: 1948