 - 1. Which organization identified the Assam plains and Eastern Himalaya as an Endemic Bird Area?
A) International Council for Bird Preservation, UK
B) Birdlife International
C) World Wide Fund for Nature
D) United Nations Environment Programme
- 2. What is the total area of the Endemic Bird Area (EBA) mentioned in the text?
A) 300,000 square kilometres
B) 220,000 square kilometres
C) 150,000 square kilometres
D) 100,000 square kilometres
- 3. How many vulnerable bird species are found in the EBA?
A) 19
B) 11
C) 22
D) 14
- 4. How many restricted-range bird species did Stattersfield et al. identify in the region?
A) 19
B) 3
C) 22
D) 14
- 5. How many restricted-range bird species are confined exclusively to the EBA region?
A) 19
B) 22
C) 11
D) 14
- 6. How many restricted-range bird species in the region are considered threatened according to Birdlife International?
A) 11
B) 22
C) 19
D) 14
- 7. Which of these is explicitly listed as a non-human primate found in Northeast India?
A) Hoolock gibbon
B) Mugger crocodile
C) Gangetic dolphin
D) Bengal fox
- 8. Which species is identified in the text as the most important and endangered in the region?
A) Hoolock gibbon
B) Royal Bengal tiger
C) One-horned rhinoceros
D) Gangetic dolphin
- 9. In which river is the endangered Gangetic dolphin found?
A) Meghna
B) Brahmaputra
C) Yamuna
D) Ganges
- 10. Which of these is a priority ecoregion identified by WWF in Northeast India?
A) Himalayan grassland
B) Northeast riverine wetlands
C) Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests
D) Assam tropical rainforest
- 11. Which of the following mountain ranges is linked to the EBA mentioned?
A) Aravalli range
B) Himalayan range
C) Vindhya range
D) Western Ghats
- 12. What is one climate characteristic of the EBA region compared to other Himalayan ranges?
A) Warmer mean temperatures
B) More days with frost
C) Lower rainfall
D) Colder mean temperatures
- 13. Which state is NOT mentioned as part of the EBA in the text?
A) Nagaland
B) Sikkim
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Mizoram
- 14. How many critically endangered bird species are found in the EBA?
A) Exactly five
B) Exactly two
C) More than ten
D) More than two
- 15. Which cat species is mentioned as inhabiting the forests of Northeast India?
A) Jaguar
B) Cheetah
C) Lion
D) Marbled cat
- 16. What is the mean summer temperature in the Brahmaputra and Barak river plains?
A) Around 28 °C
B) Around 15 °C
C) Around 35 °C
D) Around 20 °C
- 17. Which city in Tripura experiences the highest summer temperatures?
A) Agartala
B) Shillong
C) Imphal
D) Kohima
- 18. Why are summer temperatures in Northeast India more uniform than winter temperatures?
A) Proximity to the ocean
B) High cloud cover and humidity
C) High altitude winds
D) Low rainfall levels
- 19. What is the primary cause of the lowest temperatures in the Himalayan ranges?
A) Lack of cloud cover
B) High altitude
C) Proximity to the sea
D) Low humidity
- 20. What phenomenon causes colder winter minimums in the Manipur plains?
A) Volcanic activity
B) Extreme rainfall
C) Direct ocean currents
D) Temperature inversions
- 21. When do the highest temperatures occur in eastern areas of the region?
A) June and July
B) April
C) January and February
D) December
- 22. What is the typical mean winter daytime temperature in areas below 2,000 metres in Arunachal Pradesh?
A) 15 °C
B) 25 °C
C) 0 °C
D) 5 °C
- 23. In the Cachar Plain, why is the temperature range smaller than in the Brahmaputra plain?
A) Proximity to the Himalayas
B) Higher cloud cover and monsoons
C) Lack of hills
D) Lower elevation
- 24. What is the mean maximum summer temperature range in Agartala during April?
A) 40 to 42 °C
B) 25 to 27 °C
C) 33 to 35 °C
D) 28 to 30 °C
- 25. What is the characteristic climate of hilly areas in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram?
A) Mild winters and tropical summers
B) Hot winters and hot summers
C) Cold winters and cool summers
D) Cold winters and hot summers
- 26. Why does the Manipur plain experience colder nights than its elevation suggests?
A) Constant snow coverage
B) Being surrounded by hills on all sides
C) High levels of desert sand
D) Lack of cloud cover
- 27. What are the typical winter night temperatures in Imphal?
A) 10 °C
B) 15 °C
C) 3 °C
D) 21 °C
- 28. Which country did Japan invade before pushing towards India during World War II?
A) Vietnam
B) Thailand
C) Burma
D) China
- 29. Who was appointed to lead the South East Asia Command in November 1943?
A) General Douglas MacArthur
B) Winston Churchill
C) Field Marshal William Slim
D) Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten
- 30. In what month and year did the Japanese launch their offensive against Imphal and Kohima?
A) January 1942
B) March 1944
C) December 1945
D) November 1943
- 31. Who led the Allied forces during the battles of Imphal and Kohima?
A) Field Marshal William Slim
B) Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten
C) General Dwight Eisenhower
D) Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
- 32. What defensive tactic did the Allies use against the Japanese during the battle of Kohima?
A) Aerial bombardment only
B) Trench warfare
C) Naval blockades
D) Defensive boxes
- 33. How does China refer to the state of Arunachal Pradesh?
A) Northern Burma
B) North-East Frontier Agency
C) East Bhutan
D) South Tibet
- 34. When did China declare a unilateral ceasefire during the 1962 war?
A) 15 August 1962
B) 21 November 1962
C) 1 January 1963
D) 21 December 1962
- 35. Who coined the term 'Land of the Seven Sisters'?
A) William Slim
B) Jyoti Prasad Saikia
C) Louis Mountbatten
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
- 36. In what year were the new states inaugurated, leading to the coining of the 'Seven Sisters' term?
A) 1947
B) 1954
C) 1972
D) 1962
- 37. Which state was later included in the North Eastern Region but is not considered one of the 'Seven Sisters'?
A) Mizoram
B) Nagaland
C) Tripura
D) Sikkim
- 38. What was the administrative name of the region captured by China in 1962?
A) The Burma Front
B) North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA)
C) South Tibet
D) Seven Sister States
- 39. Where was the radio talk show held where the term 'Seven Sisters' was first coined?
A) Assam
B) Meghalaya
C) Manipur
D) Tripura
- 40. What led to the decline of the Ahom dynasty?
A) British invasion
B) Moamoria disturbances
C) Internal civil war
D) Economic bankruptcy
- 41. Which war resulted in the entire Northeast region coming under British control?
A) Ahom-Burmese War
B) First Anglo-Burmese War
C) Second Anglo-Burmese War
D) World War I
- 42. During which period was North East India part of the Bengal Province?
A) 1839–1873
B) 1826–1847
C) 1800–1839
D) 1947–1972
- 43. Which territory was included in Colonial Assam when it became its own province?
A) Tripura
B) Sylhet
C) Manipur
D) Mizoram
- 44. What was the status of Manipur and Tripura in 1956?
A) Union Territories
B) Part of Bengal
C) Independent kingdoms
D) Fully-fledged states
- 45. When did Nagaland attain statehood?
A) 1963
B) 2002
C) 1987
D) 1972
- 46. What served as the capital of the Assam province during British Rule?
A) Guwahati
B) Dispur
C) Imphal
D) Shillong
- 47. Where was the capital of Assam shifted to after the formation of Meghalaya?
A) Silchar
B) Dibrugarh
C) Shillong
D) Dispur
- 48. Dispur is a part of which city?
A) Shillong
B) Kohima
C) Guwahati
D) Sylhet
- 49. How many states comprise Northeast India?
A) Eight
B) Nine
C) Six
D) Seven
- 50. What is the collective name often used for seven of the northeastern states?
A) Seven Kingdoms
B) Seven Sisters
C) Seven Wonders
D) Seven Brothers
- 51. What is the name of the corridor that connects Northeast India to other parts of India?
A) Siliguri Corridor
B) Sikkim Corridor
C) Nagaland Corridor
D) Assam Corridor
- 52. Where was India's first oil well dug in 1865?
A) Shillong
B) Imphal
C) Kohima
D) Digboi
- 53. In which year was the North Eastern Council constituted?
A) 1981
B) 1971
C) 1951
D) 1961
- 54. Which explorer's writings from 100 BCE suggest an early trade route via Northeast India?
A) Zhang Qian
B) Xuanzang
C) Ptolemy
D) Marco Polo
- 55. What product were the Sêsatai people known for producing?
A) Malabathron
B) Silk
C) Cotton
D) Tea
- 56. What name did Ptolemy's Geographia use for the region?
A) Sêsatai
B) Assam
C) Kirrhadia
D) Kamarupa
- 57. Which Chinese Buddhist monk visited Kamarupa in the 7th century CE?
A) Zhang Qian
B) Xuanzang
C) I-Tsing
D) Fa-Hien
- 58. Which group of missionaries influenced conversions to Christianity in Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Nagaland?
A) Welsh
B) Dutch
C) Portuguese
D) French
- 59. What percentage of India's total population resides in Northeast India?
A) Almost 2 per cent
B) Almost 8 per cent
C) Almost 10 per cent
D) Almost 4 per cent
- 60. Which linguistic group were the earliest settlers of the region believed to be?
A) Austroasiatic
B) Tibeto-Burman
C) Indo-Aryan
D) Kra-Dai
- 61. To which region did the kingdom of Kamarupa correspond?
A) Only Manipur and Nagaland
B) Only Assam
C) Only the Siliguri Corridor
D) Most of present-day Northeast India
- 62. What mineral discovery is the region famous for due to the 1865 event in Digboi?
A) Oil
B) Coal
C) Iron
D) Gold
- 63. Which country is located to the east of Northeast India?
A) Myanmar
B) China
C) Bangladesh
D) Bhutan
- 64. What is the estimated share of India's petroleum and natural gas reserves in Northeast India?
A) One-third
B) One-tenth
C) One-fifth
D) One-half
- 65. How much of the Northeast region is hilly terrain?
A) One-half
B) Three-quarters
C) Two-thirds
D) One-third
- 66. Which place in the Meghalaya plateau is noted as one of the rainiest in the world?
A) Imphal
B) Shillong
C) Cherrapunji
D) Guwahati
- 67. According to the Köppen classification, which type of climate covers the tropical regions in parts of Manipur and Tripura?
A) Snow microthermal (D)
B) Tropical monsoon (Am)
C) Warm temperate (Cfb)
D) Humid subtropical (Cfa)
- 68. What happens to temperatures in the hilly areas of Northeast India as altitude increases?
A) They decrease
B) They increase
C) They remain stable
D) They become more humid
- 69. Which of the following is NOT one of the broad Köppen climate types found in the region?
A) Tropical climate (A)
B) Snow microthermal (D)
C) Arid climate (B)
D) Warm temperate mesothermal (C)
- 70. What is the climate classification of the Brahmaputra valley?
A) Tropical monsoon (Am)
B) Humid subtropical (Cfa/Cwa)
C) Montane (Cfc)
D) Humid continental (D)
- 71. What determines the climate of the extreme northern parts of Arunachal Pradesh?
A) Tropical monsoon climate
B) Semi-arid climate
C) Humid continental climate
D) Warm temperate climate
- 72. What percentage of the annual rainfall in Northeast India is brought by the southwest monsoon?
A) 50%
B) 90%
C) 75%
D) 95%
- 73. The Eastern Himalaya hotspot includes Northeast India and which other country?
A) Bhutan
B) Vietnam
C) Pakistan
D) Thailand
- 74. Northeast India is considered the centre of origin for which type of food?
A) Wheat
B) Maize
C) Rice
D) Citrus fruits
- 75. How many major forest types is the region's 51 forest types broadly classified into?
A) Four
B) Twelve
C) Nine
D) Six
- 76. According to the Indian Red Data Book, how many of the country's 1500 endangered floral species are found in Northeast India?
A) 800
B) 100
C) 1000
D) 500
- 77. What is the recommended minimum percentage of forest cover for hill states in India to prevent erosion?
A) 30%
B) 60%
C) 50%
D) 40%
- 78. Which hotspot is the second largest in the world?
A) Western Ghats
B) Mediterranean Basin
C) Indo-Burma hotspot
D) Eastern Himalayas
- 79. What is the total population of Northeast India?
A) 46 million
B) 40 million
C) 38 million
D) 52 million
- 80. What is the population density of Assam per square kilometer?
A) 350
B) 397
C) 382
D) 410
- 81. Which state recorded the highest population growth of 27.8 percent in the 2011 census?
A) Tripura
B) Nagaland
C) Meghalaya
D) Assam
- 82. Which state recorded the lowest population growth in the entire country at negative 0.5 percent?
A) Nagaland
B) Mizoram
C) Manipur
D) Sikkim
- 83. Which language family is represented by Khasi, Jaintia and War in Meghalaya?
A) Austro-Asiatic
B) Tai–Kadai
C) Sino-Tibetan
D) Indo-Aryan
- 84. Which language replaced Nefamese in recent times?
A) Bengali
B) English
C) Hindi
D) Assamese
- 85. What is the official language of Manipur?
A) Bengali
B) Assamese
C) Meitei
D) Hindi
- 86. Which language is the dominant language of the tribal people of Tripura?
A) Assamese
B) Kokborok
C) Bengali
D) Manipuri
- 87. Which language was the official language of Colonial Assam from 1836 to 1873?
A) Assamese
B) English
C) Bengali
D) Hindi
- 88. What is the dominant language in Sikkim?
A) Nepali
B) Hindi
C) Tibetan
D) Bhutanese
- 89. What consonant feature sets Northeast Indian languages apart from many other Indian languages?
A) Dental consonants
B) Velar consonants
C) Retroflex consonants
D) Alveolar consonants
- 90. Which religion is the majority in Assam, Tripura, Manipur, and Sikkim?
A) Buddhism
B) Christianity
C) Hinduism
D) Islam
- 91. What is the name of the indigenous religion followed by a significant community in Arunachal Pradesh?
A) Meitei faith
B) Khasi tradition
C) Bodoism
D) Donyi-Polo
- 92. In which state is approximately 93% of the North East Muslim population concentrated?
A) Meghalaya
B) Tripura
C) Assam
D) Manipur
- 93. Approximately what percentage of India's Christian population is concentrated in the North Eastern region?
A) 10%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 5%
- 94. Approximately how many ethnic groups are found in Northeast India?
A) Over 500
B) Under 50
C) Over 200
D) Exactly 100
- 95. Which is the largest tribal ethnic group in Northeast India?
A) Mizo
B) Bodo
C) Khasi
D) Naga
- 96. Which ethnicity is the largest in the Brahmaputra Valley region of Assam?
A) Khasi people
B) Naga people
C) Assamese people
D) Bodo people
- 97. What is the largest ethnicity in Arunachal Pradesh?
A) Naga people
B) Mizo people
C) Bodo people
D) Tani people
- 98. Which group is the largest ethnicity in the Bodoland region of Assam?
A) Khasi people
B) Assamese people
C) Bengali people
D) Bodo people
- 99. Which group is the largest ethnicity in Mizoram?
A) Tripuri people
B) Mizo people
C) Khasi people
D) Naga people
- 100. What is the largest ethnicity in Meghalaya?
A) Assamese people
B) Khasi people
C) Mizo people
D) Naga people
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