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Economy of Assam MCQ Questions Set 2 – Assam Economy Quiz

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Q1. The first oil well dug at Digboi field in Assam in September 1889  and completed in November 1890 by which company?

  1. Assam Railways and Trading Company
  2. Assam Oil Company
  3. East India Company
  4. Assam Tea Company
a. Assam Railways and Trading Company

  • This was the first commercial discovery of crude oil in India the country. 
  • In 1901, Asia’s first oil refinery was set as Digboi.
  • Digboi has the distinction of being the world’s oldest continuously producing oilfield.

 

Q2. Assam’s rank among the Indian states, in terms of Crude Oil Production is

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Fourth

c. Third

  • Rajasthan is largest producer of  crude oil production with approx 23.3% of India’s production
  • Gujarat comes second.

 

Q3. Which sector employs maximum share of total workforce in Assam?

  1. Agriculture sector
  2. Service sector
  3. Industrial sector
  4. Mining

a. Agriculture sector

Agriculture accounts for around two-third of Assam’s total workforce.

 

Q4. What is Assam’s GDP in 2022?

  1. ₹4.81 lakh crore
  2. ₹2.81 lakh crore
  3. ₹5.81 lakh crore
  4. ₹3.81 lakh crore

a. ₹4.81 lakh crore

 

Q5. What is Assam’s rank among the Indian states, in terms of GDP per capita rank?

  1. 28th
  2. 21st
  3. 18th
  4. 30th

a. 28th

TOP States in GDP per capita

1

Goa

2

Sikkim

3

Delhi

4

Chandigarh

5

Haryana 

 

Q6. Recently in 2022, Pineapple from which place of Assam has been exported to Dubai?

  1. Margherita
  2. Lakhipur
  3. Sadiya 
  4. Sonari

b. Lakhipur

 

Q7. What is Assam’s share in India’s total tea production?

  1. One-third
  2. Three-fourth
  3. More than half
  4. Almost 90%

c. More than half

  • Annual average production of tea in Assam is about 630- 700 million kg.
  • India ranks in global tea production? 2nd.  [1st China]

 

Q8. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Assam Tea?

  1. Tea in Assam is grown in lowlands, unlike Darjeelings and Nilgiris, which are grown in the highlands
  2. Assam tea is generally harvested twice
  3. Assam’s tropical climate contributes to the unique malty taste of Assam tea
  4. All of the above

d. All of the above

 

Q9. Assam is known for producing both Orthodox as well as CTC variety of tea. CTC stand for?

  1. Curl, Tear & Crush
  2. Crush, Tear & Crush
  3. Crush, Tear & Crunch
  4. Crush, Tear & Curl

d. Crush, Tear & Curl

CTC Tea – At the start of the 20th century when tea drinking caught on in the UK,  British tea companies started experiments in Assam and the CTC method invented and used to the increase volume of tea. CTC is the acronym for Crush, Tear & Curl. It describes the factory process used to make the tea which is similar to that of orthodox tea manufacture but instead of the leaves being rolled as a final stage, they are passed through a series of cylindrical rollers with hundreds of small sharp “teeth” that Crush, Tear, and Curl the leaf into tiny little balls.

 

Q10. Makum Coalfield is located in which district of Assam?

  1. Karbi Anglong
  2. Lakhimpur
  3. Tinsukia
  4. Golaghat

c. Tinsukia

  • Makum coal mines are network of four opencast and underground mines operated by North Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a capacity of 1 million ton-per-annum (MTPA)
  • The mines include: Tirap, Tikak, Ledo, and Tipong

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Economy of Assam Quiz MCQ Set 1 – Assam Economy Quiz

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Q1. The per capita GSDP of Assam in 2021-22 (at current prices) is estimated to be

  1. Rs 1,22,654
  2. Rs 92,654
  3. Rs 1,12,654
  4. Rs 2,12,65

a. Rs 1,22,654

  • Per capita GSDP of Assam in 2021-22 (at current prices) is estimated to be Rs 1,22,654; 12.8% higher than the corresponding figure in 2020-21.
  • In 2021-22, per capita GDP of overall India is estimated to be Rs 1,72,761 (at current prices). 

Q2. Which major PSU Navaratna company has its operational headquarters in Assam?

  1. Oil India Limited
  2. NHPC
  3. NEPCO
  4. Power grid

a. Oil India Limited

  • Oil India Ltd. has its headquarter at Duliajan.

Q3. The Oil refineries located in Assam are

  1. Noonmati refinery, Namuligarh Refinery, Bongaigaon Refinery, Digboi Refinery
  2. Noonmati refinery, Namuligarh Refinery, Srikona Refinery, Digboi Refinery
  3. Namuligarh Refinery, Bongaigaon Refinery, Digboi Refinery
  4. Noonmati refinery, Namuligarh Refinery, Bongaigaon Refinery, Digboi Refinery, Nagaon Refinery

a. Noonmati refinery, Namuligarh Refinery, Bongaigaon Refinery, Digboi Refinery

Q4. Who presented the first Assam Budget in 1948, in the independent India?

  1. R K Shanmugham Chetty
  2. Gopinath Bordoloi
  3. Muhammad Saadulla
  4. Bishnu Ram Medhi

d. Bishnu Ram Medhi

Q5. Which of the following product from Assam has recently got Geographical Indication (GI) in September 2021?

  1. Judima
  2. Manohari gold tea
  3. Joha Rice
  4. Boka saul or ‘mud rice’

a. Judima 

  • Judima wine brewed by the Dimasa community in Assam, has been awarded the geographical indication (GI) tag. This wine made from rice and a certain herb is the first beverage from the north-east to earn this label.

Q6. When was the North Eastern Council (NEC) constituted as the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region, under the NEC Act 1971?

  1. 1971
  2. 1972
  3. 1975
  4. 1988

a. 1971

  • North Eastern Council (NEC) is a statutory advisory body constituted under the North Eastern Council Act 1971 and came into being on 7 November 1972 at Shillong. functions under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) of Govt of India.
  • Eight States of Northeast India are members of the council, with their respective Chief Ministers and Governors representing them.
  • Sikkim was added to the council in the year 2002.

Q7. Which of the following was the first state in India to present a e-budget and was also live-streamed on social media?

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Kerala
  3. Assam
  4. Delhi

c. Assam

  • Assam presents its first digital budget in 2018 which was also live streamed on social media. 
  • Andhra Pradesh to present its budget in the digital format in 2016. However, Assam is the first to live stream digital budget session on social media.

Q8. As per the Assam Human Development Report (HRD) 2014, Assam’s Human Development Index (HDI) is at

  1. 0.607
  2. 0.557
  3. 0.507
  4. 0.525

b. 0.557

Q9. Which place is famously known as Manchestar of Assam?

  1. Karimganj
  2. Majuli
  3. Sualkuchi
  4. Jorhat

c. Sualkuchi

  • This is the textile center of Assam and has large number of cottage industry engaged in handloom
  • Muga silk and Pat silk along with Eri silk and Endi cloth from this region is famous for its quality. 
  • Its registered trademark is SUALKUCHI’STM.

Q10. The Eri, Muga and Pat different types of a which specialty of Assam?

  1. Assam Tea
  2. Assam Silk
  3. Assam Rhinos
  4. Assamese Folk Theatre

b. Assam Silk

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