ASSAM QUIZ 12
When was Assam Co-operative Jute Mills established?
Answer
The Assam Cooperative Jute Mills was established in 1970. It is located at Silghat in Nagaon district of Assam. The Assam Co-operative Jute Mills started functioning from 1971. Currently, it is the only Co-operative sector Jute Mill in India.
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Name of the first Sugar Mill in Assam?
Answer
The
Assam Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited was the first sugar mill in Assam state
of India. It was established in 1958 at Barua Bamungaon near Dergaon of
Golaghat district, Assam. The Assam Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd is no longer
functioning (liquidated).
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When was the 2nd Plywood factory in Assam established?
Answer
The
second plywood factory in Assam was established in 1925 at Margherita in Upper
Assam. It was established by a British company named the Assam Railways &
Trading Company. The factory was located in the Upper Dihing Reserve Forest
area.
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Which was the first Plywood Factory in Assam?
Answer
The
first Plywood factory in Assam was called the Assam Saw Mill & Timber
Company. It was established in 1920 by a British firm named M/S Bird & Co.
The Assam Saw Mill & Timber Co was established at Kobo in Sadiya of
Tinsukia district, Assam. The plywood factory was later shifted to Namsai in
Arunachal Pradesh.
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When was the Numaligarh Refinery established?
Answer
The
Numaligarh refinery in Assam was established in the year 1993. The Numaligarh
Refinery Limited (NRL) is a joint venture of Assam Govt owned Numaligarh
Refinery Limited with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. The crude oil refinery
was a part of Assam Accord of 1985. It was incorporated in 1993. The commercial
production of the NRL started from year 2000.
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When was the Guwahati Refinery established?
Answer
The
Noonmati Refinery or Guwahati Refinery was established in the year 1962. It is
located at Noonmati in Guwahati. The refinery was established and commissioned
by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The Guwahati Refinery was the first
public sector refinery in India. It was also the first refinery of the Indian
Oil Corporation.
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When was the Digboi Refinery established?
Answer
The
Digboi Refinery was established in 1901. It was the first crude oil refinery in
Indian continent. The Digboi Refinery was setup and commissioned by a newly
formed company called the Assam Oil Company. Later in 1981, the petroleum
refinery was taken over by the Indian Oil Company.
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Which schedule of Indian Constitution deals with Assam Tribal areas?
Answer
Sixth Schedule. The 6th schedule of Constitution of India contains provisions for the
administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. Under
this schedule, administration structures are changed in Scheduled Areas and
Tribal Areas. It also enables formation of autonomous States comprising certain
tribal areas in Assam (Article 244A) and provides option of special grants from
Union (Article 275).
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Who built the Rang Ghar?
Answer
Rang Ghar
was built by Ahom King Pramatta Singha. Rang Ghar is one of
the oldest amphitheaters in Asia. It is a two-storied brick building,
constructed in around year 1745. Rang Ghar was used as a royal pavilion during
games like bull fight, elephant fight, wrestling, etc. It is situated in Rupahi
Pothar, near present day Sivasagar town.
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Who built the Umananda temple?
Answer
The
Umananda temple in Guwahati was built by Ahom King Swargadeo Gadadhar
Singha. The Umananda temple or Uma nanda Dewaloi is a Shiva Temple on
the peacock island in Brahmaputra river, near Guwahati, Assam. The temple was built in around 1694 AD.
The present Umananda temple is not the one built by Gadadhar Singha. The
original temple was destroyed in 1897 by a massive 8.1 scale earthquake. The
rebuilt temple still have several rock-cut images of Hindu deities.
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