96. Which of the following statements regarding first Assamese film Joymoti is/are false?
(i) The film was produced by Chitralekha Movietone.
(ii) The film was based on a drama by Padmanath Gohain Baruah.
(iii) The artists were drawn from respectable families.
(iv) The film was the first Indian film to delve into ‘realism’.
(A) (i) and (ii) only
(B) (ii) and (iv) only
(C) (ii) only
(D) (ii) and (iv) only
Answer: (D) (ii) and (iv) only
Explanation:
- (i) True: Produced by Chitralekha Movie tone.
- (ii) False: Based on Lakshminath Bezbaroa’s play Joymoti Konwari, not Padmanath Gohain Baruah.
- (iii) True: Actors were from elite families.
- (iv) False: Not the first Indian film with realism (earlier films like Alam Ara used realism elements).
97. Match the following Buranjis (List-I) with the period they deal with (List-II):
| List-I (Buranji) | List-II (Period) |
| a. Sat-Asam Buranji | 1. Kamaleswar Singha to Purandar Singha 1676–1838 |
| b. Kali Bharat Buranji | 2. 1676–1810 |
| c. Tungkhungia Buranji | 3. 1681–1810 |
| d. Wedasali Buranji | 4. Burmese invasion of Assam |
Correct Match: a → 1, b → 3, c → 2, d → 4
Answer: (A) a-b-c-d → 1 3 2 4
98. Match the following personalities/organizations with their associations during 1920s (List-I) with List-II:
| List-I | List-II |
| a. Rohini Kanta Hati Baruah | 1. Assam Branch of All India Spinners’ Association |
| b. Krishna Nath Sarmah | 2. APCC (General Secretary) |
| c. Tarun Ram Phukan | 3. Assam Branch of Swarajya Party |
| d. Ambikagiri Rai-choudhury | 4. Assam Jatiya Mahasabha |
Correct Match: a → 1, b → 2, c → 3, d → 4
Answer: (A) a-b-c-d → 1 2 3 4
99. Which of the following statements regarding Buddhism in Assam are true?
(i) Buddhism existed in Assam before the visit of Huen Tsang.
(ii) Dhritika became responsible for the spread of Buddhism in Assam.
(iii) Asvabhav preached Mahayana cult in Assam.
(iv) According to a tradition, the older shrine at Hajo was a great Chaitya.
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iv) only
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) only
(D) (i) and (iv) only
Answer: (C) (i), (iii) and (iv) only
Explanation:
- (i) True: Buddhism existed before Huen Tsang (7th century).
- (ii) False: No historical figure named Dhritika linked to Buddhism in Assam.
- (iii) True: Asvabhav preached Mahayana.
- (iv) True: Hajo’s Hayagriva Madhava temple was originally a Buddhist Chaitya.
100. Arrange the following works chronologically according to their year of publication:
(i) Grammatical Notices of the Assamese Language
(ii) A Grammar of the Assamese Language
(iii) A Dictionary in Assamese and English
(iv) Joymoti Konwari
Correct Order: (i) → (iii) → (ii) → (iv)
Answer: (A) (i) – (iii) – (ii) – (iv)
| Work | Author | Year |
| (i) Grammatical Notices | Nathan Brown | 1848 |
| (iii) A Dictionary in Assamese and English | Miles Bronson | 1867 |
| (ii) A Grammar of the Assamese Language | William Robinson | 1882 |
| (iv) Joymoti Konwari | Lakshminath Bezbaroa | 1890 (drama) |