Contents

1.Assam                  11-87
Introduction               11
Assam at a Glance    11
Main Bridges            13
Districts, District H.Q. and Co-District   14
Districts and total population   15
Industry                  16
Agriculture             18
Irrigation                26
Tribes of Assam    28
Education System  29
Religion                  34
Transport & Communication             36
Theatre & Cinema      42
Festivals              46
Food                    54
Musical Instrument      56
Dances               57
Songs                64
Painting             68
Sports                69
Assam Police    75
Words and Abbreviations Related to Police and Different Ranks    77
Multiple Choice Questions      80
2.Assamese Language & Literature     88-117
About Assamese Literature          88
History of Assamese Literature     90
Charyapada         95
Writing system    96
Regional dialects   97
Non-regional dialects    97
Dark Age              98
Language Movement   101
Sahitya Sabha     102
List of President, conference year and place    102
List of Presidents of Bodo Sahitya Sabha     105
List of Secretary of Bodo Sahitya Sabha     105
Assamese Writers name and his Pen name   105
Sobriquets      108
Newspapers and Magazines in Assam     109
Multiple Choice Questions      111
Assam History    118-264
Introduction     118
Pre-history      119
Protohistoric Assam    123
A brief Survey of the Sources.   123
Urban civilization in Assam    135
Origin of the Name of Assam   136
Traditional Rulers      137
The Period from Fourth to Twelfth Centuries CE    139
Religion in Ancient Assam    145
Ancient dynasty and rulers name    146
Varman dynasty    147
Salasthamba dynasty    148
Pala dynasty    149
Timeline of Ancient Assam (350-1206)   150
Khen dynasty   151
Kamata kingdom    152
Kachari Kingdom    153
Chutiya kingdom    154
Ahom Rule in Assam     155
Ekasarana Dharma of Srimanta Sankardev     166
Ahom-Mughal conflicts   169
Battle of Saraighat of 1671      174
Moamoria Rebellion        178
Koch dynasty   181
Baro-Bhuyan   186
Burmese invasion of Assam    188
Treaty of Yandaboo     189
Timeline of Medieval Assam (1206-1826)    192
British Rule and Its Consolidation     195
Bengal Presidency     195
Chief Commissioner's Province    196
Eastern Bengal and Assam under Lt. Governor     196
Assam Legislative Council           197
Freedom Movement, Political Awakening and Integration     210
Post-colonial history:
Assam after India's independence from British rule     214
Assam Movement or Assam Agitation      219
Role of Freedom fighters from Assam in the independence movement    223
List of Chief Commissioners, Lieutenant-Governors and Governors          241
Timeline of Modern Assam     243
Multiple Choice Questions      251
4. Architecture & Scuplpture          265-271
5. Important places & Historical Monuments        272-309
6. Art & Culture of Assam               310-344
Language    310
Marriage      312
Traditional Dress of Assam     314
Folk Music     321
Art, Paintings and Handicrafts     325
Traditional Jewellery     330
Customs of Assam       331
Traditional Dance         331
Cuisine                         339
Major Occupation in Assam    342
Jaapi                           343
Tamul Paan                 343
Xorai                            344
7.Assam Geography      345-374
Geography and Demographics   345
Districts of Assam                       350
Rivers and their Tributaries         351
Assam State Zoo       355
Assam Forest            357
Hill stations and Other Hilly Areas of Assam     359
Lakes of Assam       360
Physical Features   363
Geographical Features.    363
Climate Conditions      364
Natural Resources      365
8.Multiple Choice Questions    370
Assam Polity           375-408
Administrative Units Of Assam      375
State Government      376
National Legislature   377
Assam Legislative Assembly    378
Assam Government's 18 Flagship programme   379
About NRC    382
About APSC   383
BTR (Bodoland Territorial Region) 383
Autonomous Councils in Assam   385
Gauhati High Court       389
North-Eastern Areas (reorganisation)   390    
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019    393
Panchayat Raj System     395
The Assam Movement or Assam Agitation    398
The Assam Accord    400
Multiple Choice Questions   406
9.Assam Economy     409-418
10. National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries     419-429
National Parks     419
Wildlife Sanctuaries & Proposed Wildlife Sanctuaries     424
11.Biodiversity         430-435
Medical Plant Diversity               430
Bamboos Diversity of Assam    430
Cane Diversity of Assam      431
Endemic Flora                    431
Orchids of Assam             431
Plant Diversity of Assam    432
Faunal Diversity         434
Wetlands and Aquatic Plant Diversity      435
12. AWARDS         436-451
Assam Baibhav Award    436
Assam Gaurav Award.         436
Assam Saurav Award        436
Assam Valley literary Award   437
Sahitya Akademi Award (Assamese Language)   437
Sahitya Akademi Award (Bodo Language)    439
Srimanta Sankardeva Award     441
Gopinath Bardoloi Award     441
Ajan Peer Award                 441
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award   441
Su-ka-Pha Award      441
Bir Chilarai Award     442
K. K. Handique Memorial Award    442
Madhabdev Award     442
Kalicharan Brahma Award   442
Bishnu Rabha Award           442
Silpi Award     443
Natasurya Phani Sarma Award    444
Chandra Prabha Saikiani Award   444
Amal Prabha Das Award    444
Sahityacharjya Atul Ch. Hazarika Award    444
Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Award    444
Birendra Bhattacharya Award    445
Ganesh Gogoi Award     445
Mamoni Roisom Goswami Award    445
Sati Sadhani Award     445
Baskandi Sheikh Ahmed Ali Award    445
Syed Abdul Malik Award   445
Sonit Konwar Gajen Barua Award      445
Asom Ratna     445
Saraswati Sanman from Assam       445
Thagore Literature Award from Assam      445
Bharatiya Jnanpith Award From Assam      446
Sangeet-Natak Academy Award from Assam   446
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar     446
Bharat Ratna Award from Assam   447
Padma Bibhusan Sanman     447
Padma Sanman    447
Padmashree    447
Arjun Award   448
Asom Prakashan Literary Award    448
Munin Barkotoky Award      448
Sahitya Akademi Translation Award   450
Sahitya Akademi Youth Writer Award     451
Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi    451
13. Science & Technology         452-502
Biotechnology     452
Space Technology    453
Coumputer & Electronics     455
Basic Physics      458
Basic Chemistry     463
Information & Communication Technology    469
Eminent Scientists     472
Health & Diseases     476
Basic Biology       482
Multiple Choice Questions    494
14. Disaster Management         503-504
15. First In Assam/First Assamese      505-508
16. First In Assamese Language/Literature      509-511
17. What And Where      512-518
18. Famous Personalities of Assam     519-561
19. Some Geographical Epithets/National Highway      562-564
20. North East        565-578
Some Facts and Figures of North-East     565
Arunachal Pradesh    567
Marupur     568
Meghalaya    570
Mizoram       572
Nagaland    574
Sikkim       575
Tripura      577
21. Assam Land Laws       579-583
22. About some BNS 2023 Sections      584-589
23. Career Opportunities      590-624
24. Miscellaneous       625-643
State symbols of Assam    625
Departments, Government of Assam     628
Chairmen & Vice-chairmen for various public sector units     634
Chief Secretaries of Assam     635
List of Assam Houses     637
Assam in Record      638
25. Currents Affairs    644-680
Latest Current Affairs       644
Assam Government Schemes    652
Economic Survey 2024-25     658
Union Budget 2025-26     664
Assam Budget 2025-26    671
Government of Assam       679