General Knowledge plays a significant role in all competitive examinations, including the decorated civil services exams like UPSC/APSCs, etc. General knowledge not only widens our perspective of the world but also helps us analyze in real-time and understand various issues. The topic of General knowledge of Assam is a very vast and important topic for APSC and other State exams.
Assam is called a miniature India in perspective of diversity. For a better understanding of this diverse land, we are presenting in this post the ‘First in Assam’ topic. Hope this post helps the aspirants in clearing their doubts on ‘First in Assam’ related questions.
1. First Author of Short Story in Assamese Literature – Lakshminath Bezbaruah.
2. First Prose-Verse – Jatindranath Duwara.
3. First Historical Novel in Assamese literature – Bhanumati (1890).
4. First Modern Play Ram in Assamese literature – Navami (1857).
5. First Assamese Movie – Joymoti.
6. First Assamese Colour Movie – Bhaity (1972).
7. First Chief Minister and Bharat Ratna Award(1999) – Gopinath Bordoloi.
8. First Women Chief Minister of Assam – Saiyeda Anowara.
9. First Governor from Assam – Bishnuram Medhi (1957, Madras).
10. First Film Director – Pramathesh Barua (Devdas, 1934).
11. First Film Maker – Jyotiprasad Agarwala (1935).
12. First Cinema Hall in Assam – Jonaki (Tezpur).
13. First Film Studio in Assam – Jyoti Chitraban(1968, 17th January).
14. Best Film Critic Award at National Film Awards – Utpal Borpujari (2003).
15. The Nargis Dutta Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration – AaiKot Nai (2008).
16. First Assamese Grammar – Grammar Of Assamese Language (1839).
17. First Graduate (Man) – Ananadaram Baruah.
18. First Graduate (Woman) – Sukhalata Dowarah, Sudhalata Dowarah
19. First ICS – Anandaram Baruah.
20. First IAS,Woman – Parul Das.
21. First Monthly Magazine – Arunodoi(1846).
22. First University – Gauhati University (1948).
23. First Medical College – Assam Medical College(1947).
24. First Engineering College – Assam Engineering College(1955).
25. First High Court – Guwahati High Court (1948).
26. First Lok Adalaat – Hajo.
27. First Medical School – Berry White Medical School (1902).
28. First Mental Hospital – Tezpur.
29. First Private University – Don Bosco University (2009).
30. First Printing Press – Mission Press (Sibsagar).
31. First Radio Station – Guwahati and Shillong.
32. First Woman Doctor – Rajaniprabha Saikia.
33. First Woman ACS – Suchibrata Rai Choudhury.
34. First Novel- Bhanumoti (1890).
35. First ChiefJustice of Guwahati High Court – Haliram Deka.
36. First Woman Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court – Meera Sharma.
37. First Bridge over the Brahmaputra – Saraighat Bridge, 1962.
38. First College of Assam – Cotton College (1901).
39. First P.hd – Maidul Islam Bora.
40. First Gold Medal In Asian Games – Bhogeswar Barua, 1966.
41. First Climb Mount Everest – Tarun Saikia.
42. First Children Magazin – Lora Bondhu, 1888.
43. First Woman Magazine – Ghor Jeuti, 1927.
44. First Daily English Newspaper – The Assam Tribune (1946).
45. First Daily First Newspaper – DainikBatori,1935-36.
46. First History of Assamese Literature – Asomiya Sahityar Buranji.
47. First Assamese Printed Book – Dharma Pustak (1813).
48. First Asom Ratna (woman) – Mamoni Raisom Goswami (2011).
49. First Asom Ratna (Singing) – Zubeen Garg (2017).
50. First Asom Ratna (Acting) – Adil Hussain (2018).
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51. FirstDada Saheb Phalke Award – Bhupen Hazarika (1992).
52. First Jananpith Award (W) – Mamoni Raisom Goswami.
53. First Sahitya Academy Award – Jatindranath Duwarah (1956, Banphool).
54. First Padma Bhushan – Krishnakanta Handique, 1967.
55. First Padma Bhushan (W) – Pushpalata Das, 1999.
56. First Padmashree – Krishnakanta Handique, 1955.
57. First Padmashree (W) – Nalinibala Devi, 1957.
58. Vice Chancellor – KrishnakantaHandique, 1948 Gauhati University.
59. Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly – Basanta Kr Das.
60. First Woman Minister – Mavis Daan.
61. First Secretary of Asom Sahitya Sabha – Sarat Chandra Goswami.
62. First State Level Book fair – 1978, Nagaon.
63. First National Level Book fair – 1984, Guwahati.
64. Braille Library – Braille Library and Information Center, Ghy.
65. Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy – Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
66. First Tagore Literature Award – Debabrata Das, 2010.
67. First Sports Person to take part in Olympics – Dr.Tailmeran Aao (Captain of Indian Football Team,46).
68. First Padma Vibhushan Award (Posthumously) – Dr.Bhupen Hazarika, 2012.
69. First Chinese Tourist to Tour Assam – Hieun Tsang.
70. Director, RBI – Ganesh Phukan.
71. Director, National Museum – Rabin Dev Choudhury.
72. Co-Operative Society – Shillong Co-Operative Bank.
73. Director, AIIMS – Dr.Ramesh Chandra Deka.
74. P.hd In Law – Jagadish Medhi.
75. Railway (goods)Dibrugarh – Dinjan, 1882.
76. First Stadium in Assam – Nehru Stadium, Guwahati.
77. First Prose-Verse – Jatindranath Duwara.
78. First Historical Novel in Assamese literature – Bhanumati (1890).
79. First Modern Play Ramin Assamese literature – Navami (1857).
80. First Children Novelin Assamese literature – Pataalpuri.
81. First Autobiography in Assamese literature – Mur Jiwan Soworan(LakshminathBezbaruah).
82. First Prose Writerin Assamese literature – Bhattadeva.
83. First Prose Composition in Assamese literature – Bhattadeva’s Katha Gita.
84. First Printed Bookin Assamese literature – Dharma-Pustak (1813).
85. Assam Printed Historyin Assamese literature – Assam Buranji Puthi(Kashinath TamuliPhokan and Radhanath Barbarua).
86. Sonnet Book – Malach (1918, Hiteswar Barbarua).