Q 01/05

Tea gardens in parts of Assam keep 'bagan time', a local clock set how far from Indian Standard Time?

A) One hour behind

B) Thirty minutes ahead

C) One hour ahead

D) Two hours ahead

Answer · why

C) One hour ahead

One hour ahead of IST is 'Chaibagan' or 'Bagan' time, kept by tea gardens in parts of Assam where dawn comes long before it reaches western India. A 2...

Q 02/05

Whose 1904 visit to Kaziranga led to its creation as a reserve forest the following year?

A) The Viceroy's wife

B) A Scottish tea planter

C) A Bengali zoologist

D) An Ahom noble

Answer · why

A) The Viceroy's wife

The Viceroy's wife, Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston, toured the area in 1904; on 1 June 1905 the Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest was creat...

Q 03/05

Rongali Bihu, the Assamese New Year when village cattle are washed in rivers, falls in which month?

A) January

B) April

C) October

D) December

Answer · why

B) April

April brings Rongali or Bohag Bihu, the most important of Assam's three Bihus and the one that coincides with the Assamese New Year; Kongali Bihu foll...

Q 04/05

Majuli is Guinness's largest river island, but Britannica picks Bananal Island in which country?

A) Canada

B) Argentina

C) Russia

D) Brazil

Answer · why

D) Brazil

Brazil's Bananal Island is the Encyclopædia Britannica's choice, while Guinness World Records credits Majuli, which erosion had shrunk to roughly 880 ...

Q 05/05

Which golden wild silk of Assam, spun by larvae fed on som and sualu leaves, holds a GI tag?

A) Muga

B) Eri

C) Pat

D) Tussar

Answer · why

A) Muga

Muga silk is prized for its natural yellowish-golden shimmer and extreme durability, and is one of three indigenous wild silks of Assam, woven into sa...