The Assam Environment and Forest department has issued a preliminary information for granting wildlife sanctuary status to Behali reserve forest located in Biswanath district. “The Governor of Assam hereby appoints the Deputy Commissioner of Biswanath District to act as a Collector under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, to inquire into and determine the existence, nature...Read More

The Mising are an indigenous community inhebiting in part of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. They are also known as ‘Miris’ and still recognised as ‘Miri’ in the constitution of India. Misings are recognised as a schedule tribe by Government of India under the name ‘Miri’. They speaks Mising language. The Tribe of Assam having largest...Read More

The Singhason is the highest peak in the district of Karbi Anglong in Assam. It is about is at about 1360 metres above the sea level. Where is the Singhason Peak located? (a)    Dima Hasao (b)    Karbi Anglong (c)     West Karbi Anglong (d)    Kamrup Ans: (b) Karbi Anglong  Read More

The Thumjang is the highest peak located in the district of Dima Hasao of Assam.  The height of the peak is 1,866 meters from the sea level. It is in the Borail range. Which is the highest peak in Assam?  (a)    Thumjang (b)    Hempeupet (c)     Singhason (d)    Dambusho Ans: (a) Thumjang  Read More

The Kopili is the largest south bank tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam. It originates in the Meghalaya plateau and flows to the Brahmaputra through Dima Hasao, West Karbi Anglong, Hojai, Nagaon and Morigaon district of Assam. The length of the Kopili river is 290 Km. and it has a catchment area of 16,420 Km2....Read More

There are four Tiger Projects in Assam. Those are- Manas Tiger Project, Nameri Tiger Project, Kaziranga Tiger Project and Orang Tiger Project. Nameri National Park is located in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in the Sonitpur District of Assam, India. Nameri shares its northern boundary with the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh. It was declared...Read More

Gai is a tributary on the north bank of the Brahmaputra. The river, which originated in the Himalayas, flows through Dhemaji district of Assam. The Gai, A tributary to the Brahmaputra is situated in between- (a)    The Dibang and the Simen (b)    The Simen  and the Subansiri (c)     The Subansiri and the Bharali (d)    The Bharali and the Bornadi...Read More

The Dibru Saikhowa National Park is located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district of Assam. This is one of eighteen Biosphere Reserve in India. The park covers an area of 765 km2 (295 sq mi). The park is one of the few places in the world which is home to feral horses. They are descendants of 79 horses who ran off from stables set...Read More

Dooars are the alluvial lowland situated in the eastern and northeaster India. It is in the south of outer foothill of Himalaya and north of Brahmaputra river basin. Dooars area in Assam lie in the district Kokrajhar, Chirang and part of Baksa. Dooars means ‘doors’ in Assamese language. This area is divided into two division...Read More

Assam is one of eight North-Eastern states of India. The state shares its boundary with Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west. Assam comprises of two river valley i.e. Brahmaputra valley from east towards west and Barak valley in the southern most part and hills areas of Karbi...Read More