Assam Current Affairs Questions and Answers

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Which Assam hospital performed the Northeast's first liver transplant at a government hospital in October 2026?
1. Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
2. AIIMS Guwahati
3. Silchar Medical College
4. Jorhat Medical College
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Answer: A. Gauhati Medical College and Hospital — GMCH in Guwahati carried out the Northeast's first liver transplant at a government hospital.
Assam will fill 5,734 vacancies in how many departments, with tests beginning on 1 February 2027?
1. Four
2. Six
3. Eight
4. Ten
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Answer: B. Six — Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the 5,734 posts are spread over six departments.
On World Gibbon Day 2026, Assam's Chief Minister highlighted the natural heritage value of which gibbon species?
1. Lar gibbon
2. Siamang
3. Hoolock gibbon
4. Agile gibbon
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Answer: C. Hoolock gibbon — The Hoolock gibbon is the gibbon species found in Assam, and the CM spoke about canopy bridges for its protection.
Which singer was named by the Assam government as the first recipient of the Bhupen Hazarika National Award?
1. Asha Bhosle
2. Usha Mangeshkar
3. Shreya Ghoshal
4. Alka Yagnik
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Answer: B. Usha Mangeshkar — Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state will present the first Bhupen Hazarika National Award to Usha Mangeshkar.
Which tiger reserve of Assam received CA|TS Approved status in September 2026, completing the status for all four of its reserves?
1. Kaziranga
2. Manas
3. Orang
4. Nameri
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Answer: D. Nameri — With Nameri approved, Kaziranga, Manas, Orang and Nameri all hold Conservation Assured Tiger Standards approval.
A cargo vessel from Dibrugarh to Bangladesh will use which inland water transport terminal?
1. Pandu
2. Jogighopa
3. Bogibeel
4. Silghat
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Answer: C. Bogibeel — The Bogibeel terminal will send methanol from APCL, Namrup, over about 783 km to the Bangladesh border.
According to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, which rank does Assam hold in India for access to essential medicines?
1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fifth
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Answer: B. Second — Assam ranks second, after Bihar, in the Health Ministry's DVDMS-based ranking announced on 6 October 2026.
Which unit of the Indian Army won gold at Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2026 in Wales?
1. Assam Regiment
2. Gorkha Rifles
3. Rajputana Rifles
4. Maratha Light Infantry
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Answer: A. Assam Regiment — The Assam Regiment won gold in the British Army's Cambrian Patrol, which began in 1959.
Who has been chosen for the Assam Baibhav award, the highest of the state's 2025 civilian honours?
1. Purnima Devi Barman
2. Simu Das
3. Holicharan Narzary
4. Harsha Bhattacharjee
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Answer: D. Harsha Bhattacharjee — Harsha Bhattacharjee is the Assam Baibhav awardee; Purnima Devi Barman gets Assam Saurav.
To what amount did the Assam Cabinet raise the Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev Award prize in October 2026?
1. Rs 5 lakh
2. Rs 10 lakh
3. Rs 15 lakh
4. Rs 25 lakh
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Answer: C. Rs 15 lakh — The cash prize was raised to Rs 15 lakh at the Cabinet meeting on 23 October 2026.

Assam produces about 84% of India's which silk, as noted at the Rowriah, Jorhat silkworm seed centre event?
1. Mulberry silk
2. Muga silk
3. Tasar silk
4. Eri silk
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Answer: B. Muga silk — Assam makes about 84% of India's Muga silk and 74% of its Eri silk.
The plant Ardisia colorata was rediscovered in India after about 204 years at Abhaypuri in which Assam district?
1. Bongaigaon
2. Tinsukia
3. Goalpara
4. Sonitpur
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Answer: A. Bongaigaon — Gauhati University botanists found it at Abhaypuri, Bongaigaon, with only 12 plants recorded.
Northeast India's first Visa Application Centre, opened in October 2026, is in which city?
1. Imphal
2. Shillong
3. Agartala
4. Guwahati
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Answer: D. Guwahati — The VFS Global-run centre in Guwahati handles visas for 14 countries.
Which two autonomous councils of Assam are to hold elections in November 2026 after the Cabinet approved their election rules?
1. Bodoland and Dima Hasao
2. Karbi Anglong and Tiwa
3. Mising and Sonowal Kachari
4. Rabha Hasong and Deori
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Answer: C. Mising and Sonowal Kachari — The Cabinet cleared rules for the Mising Autonomous Council and the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council.
A shipyard was agreed in October 2026 at which place near Guwahati, run by Assam Shipyard Pvt Ltd?
1. Pandu
2. Dharapur
3. Amingaon
4. Sonapur
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Answer: B. Dharapur — The Assam Inland Waterways Company and Bharat A to Z planned the Dharapur shipyard with Rs 75 crore initially.
In how many balls did Shubman Gill reach 200 against West Indies, the fastest ODI double century?
1. 126
2. 117
3. 131
4. 108
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Answer: B. 117 — Gill reached 200 in 117 balls at Guwahati, beating Ishan Kishan's 126-ball record.
Which team won its eighth Santosh Trophy in 2025-26?
1. Kerala
2. Services
3. West Bengal
4. Punjab
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Answer: B. Services — Services beat Kerala 1-0 in extra time in the final in Assam.

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_____ received CA|TS Approved status in September 2026, so all four of Assam's tiger reserves (Kaziranga, Manas, Orang and Nameri) now hold the global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards tag.
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Answer: Nameri Tiger Reserve
_____ hit an unbeaten 223 off 133 balls, the fastest ODI double century (200 in 117 balls), as India chased down 406 to beat West Indies by 8 wickets in the 2nd ODI at Guwahati.
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Answer: Shubman Gill
For the first time since Independence, a cargo vessel is to sail from _____ to Dhaka via the new Bogibeel Inland Water Transport Terminal, carrying methanol from APCL, Namrup, over about 783 km to the Bangladesh border.
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Answer: Dibrugarh
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said _____ in India for access to essential medicines, after Bihar, based on the Health Ministry's DVDMS portal; the state uses a central procurement agency, AMSCL.
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Answer: Assam ranks second
The _____ of the Indian Army won a gold medal at Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2026 in Wales, UK, a British Army patrol competition begun in 1959 with over 100 teams.
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Answer: Assam Regiment
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state will present the first _____ to singer Usha Mangeshkar.
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Answer: Bhupen Hazarika National Award
Assam finalised its 2025 state civilian awards: _____, the highest of the three, goes to Harsha Bhattacharjee; the awards will be presented at a ceremony in December.
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Answer: Assam Baibhav
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (_____) performed the Northeast's first liver transplant at a government hospital, a first for Assam's public health system.
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Answer: GMCH
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Assam will fill _____ in six departments, and the recruitment tests will begin on 1 February 2027.
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Answer: 5,734 vacancies
On _____, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Hoolock gibbon holds a special place in the state's natural heritage and highlighted the canopy bridge initiative for the animals.
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Answer: World Gibbon Day
_____ won the Santosh Trophy 2025-26 by beating Kerala 1-0 in extra time in the final at Dhakuakhana Stadium, Assam. It was Services' eighth title.
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Answer: Services
_____ was launched by Home Minister Amit Shah at Nathanpur, Assam, on 20 February 2026. It covers 954 border villages in 15 states and 2 Union Territories, with ₹6,839 crore till 2028-29.
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Answer: Vibrant Villages Programme-II
An Assam player, _____, became India's 94th Grandmaster after getting his last norm in Stockholm and crossing the 2500 FIDE rating. He is the first Grandmaster from North-East India.
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Answer: Mayank Chakraborty
The animated film _____, directed by Assam Police IGP Dr Parthasarathi Mahanta, won Best Director at the 2026 New York Short Animation Festival (NYSAF).
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Answer: "Chyimi"
India's first _____ are being built on National Waterway-2 at Bogibeel, Pandu, Silghat and Vishwanath Ghat in Assam. Each is about 20 metres tall and solar-powered.
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Answer: riverine lighthouses
_____ became the Chief Minister of Assam again after the NDA's third straight win.
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Answer: Himanta Biswa Sarma
In _____, the BJP-led NDA won a three-fourths majority and formed the government for a third straight term. Turnout of 85.96% is the highest ever recorded in the state.
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Answer: Assam
Five captive-bred _____ bred by the Bombay Natural History Society were released at Kaziranga National Park, the first such release in the world. Gyps vulture numbers in India have fallen by about 99% in 20 years.
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Answer: slender-billed vultures
The Cabinet approved the _____ national circular bioenergy scheme with an outlay of Rs 23,731 crore to raise compressed biogas production tenfold. It also cleared the Rs 8,970 crore Guwahati-Tezpur corridor on NH-15 in Assam.
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Answer: GOBARdhan
New sheep breeds recognised: _____ (Assam) and Kow Debar (Uttarakhand).
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Answer: Asomi
_____ launched online homestay registration on the SewaSetu portal at the state World Tourism Day event in Umrangso, Dima Hasao; Tourism Minister Ajanta Neog launched it and a Dima Hasao Tourism website was also started.
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Answer: Assam
Assam's wildlife tourism season began with _____ reopening on 2 October, Kaziranga on 3 October and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary scheduled for 13 October.
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Answer: Manas National Park
A Telangana youth delegation visited _____ under Yuva Sangam Phase VII, a part of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, and met Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on 5 October.
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Answer: Guwahati
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that _____ will get a public library in each of its 60 municipal wards, to support students, researchers and readers.
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Answer: Guwahati
A three-day national conclave on welfare, skilling and digital support for _____ was held at the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati, from 5 to 7 October 2026.
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Answer: tea garden communities
The birth centenary of _____, the "Bard of the Brahmaputra" born in Sadiya in 1926, was celebrated at the Nehru Centre, London, by the Assam Department of Cultural Affairs on 9 October.
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Answer: Bhupen Hazarika
A new grainage building and cold storage was opened at the Central Silk Board's silkworm seed centre at _____. Assam produces about 84% of India's Muga silk and 74% of its Eri silk.
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Answer: Rowriah, Jorhat
Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute described a new fossil plant, _____, from the Makum Coalfield in Tinsukia; the leaf is about 24 million years old, from the Late Oligocene.
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Answer: Tetrameristophyllum makumensis
A three-week _____ for 24 journalists concluded at Tezpur, Assam; the valedictory function was chaired by Lt Gen Neeraj Shukla, GOC of Gajraj Corps.
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Answer: Defence Correspondents Course
The Assam Inland Waterways Company signed a deal for a _____ near Guwahati, run by a new company, Assam Shipyard Pvt Ltd, with Rs 75 crore initially and a plan to build 40 barges in five years.
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Answer: shipyard at Dharapur
Researchers described a new damselfly species, _____, from Karbi Anglong; it was earlier mistaken for the Sapphire Torrent Dart (*Dysphaea walli*), based on five male specimens.
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Answer: Dysphaea assamensis
The Assam Forest Department launched the _____ at Nameri Tiger Reserve (Sonitpur) for students of Class 8 and above, with birdwatching, forest walks and rafting on the Jia-Bharali river.
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Answer: Nameri Wild Classroom
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma released the October instalment of the _____ and Nijut Babu student stipend schemes, Rs 58.59 crore for about 5.42 lakh students, to be extended to four more universities.
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Answer: Nijut Moina
Northeast India's first Visa Application Centre_____VFS Global, was inaugurated in Guwahati by the Assam Chief Minister; it handles visas for 14 countries including the UK, France, Italy and Japan.
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Answer: , run by
Three _____ teachers, Hemen Sarma, Sanjay Basumatary and Sanjib Baruah, were named in the 2026 Stanford-Elsevier list of the world's top 2% scientists, which is built from Scopus citation data.
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Answer: Bodoland University
Design educator _____ died in Mumbai aged 88; in 1997 he helped found the Department of Design at IIT Guwahati and promoted bamboo and cane as design materials.
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Answer: Prof. Sudhakar Nadkarni
PepsiCo India opened an _____ at Chengnoi village, Nalbari, under its RevolutioNari women's programme; Eri silk, from the *Philosamia ricini* worm, is called the "world's only vegan silk".
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Answer: Eri silk development hub
Gauhati University botanists rediscovered the shrub _____ at Abhaypuri, Bongaigaon, its first confirmed record in India in about 204 years; only 12 plants were found.
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Answer: Ardisia colorata
Two new blind subterranean fish, _____ and Rakthamichthys anchi, were found in wells in Goalpara district, Assam, showing the value of groundwater ecosystems.
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Answer: Gitchak nakana
Assam plans to use _____ to detect forest encroachment early, and has ordered such monitoring for the state's forests.
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Answer: satellite and AI surveillance

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