Facts, Quiz and MCQ on Governors of Assam

In the following some of the important facts, quiz and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on the Governors of Assam are provided for ready reference.

 

Facts on Governors of Assam

Name of the Governor	Term
Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari	15 August 1947 – 28 December 1948
Shri Ronald Francis Lodge (Acting)	30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949
Sri Prakasa	16 February 1949 – 27 May 1950
Shri Jairamdas Daulatram	27 May 1950 – 15 May 1956
Shri Saiyid Fazal Ali	15 May 1956 – 22 August 1959
Shri Chandreswar Prasad Sinha	23 August 1959 – 14 October 1959
General (Retired) Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh	14 October 1959 – 12 November 1960
Shri Vishnu Sahay	12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961
General (Retired) Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh	13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962
Shri Vishnu Sahay	7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968
Shri Braj Kumar Nehru	17 April 1968 – 19 September 1973
Justice P. K. Goswami (acting for Nehru)	8 December 1970 – 4 January 1971
Shri Lallan Prasad Singh	19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981
Shri Prakash Mehrotra	10 August 1981 – 28 March 1984
Justice Tribeni Sahai Misra	28 March 1984 – 15 April 1984
Shri Bhishma Narain Singh	15 April 1984 – 10 May 1989
Shri Harideo Joshi	10 May 1989 – 21 July 1989
Justice Anisetti Raghuvir	21 July 1989 – 2 May 1990
Justice Devi Das Thakur	2 May 1990 – 17 March 1991
Shri Loknath Mishra	17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
Lt. General (Retired) Srinivas Kumar Sinha	1 September 1997 – 21 April 2003
Shri Arvind Dave	21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003
Lt. General (Retired) Ajai Singh	5 June 2003 – 4 July 2008
Shri Shiv Charan Mathur	4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009
Shri K Sankaranarayanan	26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009
Shri Syed Sibtey Razi	27 July 2009 – 10 November 2009
Shri Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	11 November 2009 – 11 December 2014
Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya	December 2014 – 17 August 2016
Shri Banwarilal Purohit	22 August 2016 – 10 October 2017
Prof. Jagdish Mukhi	10 October 2017 – Incumbent

 

Quiz and MCQ on Governors of Assam

1. Who was the first Governor of Assam?

(A) Jairamdas Daulatram

(B) Loknath Mishra

(C) Bhishma Narain Singh

(D) Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari

Answer: (D)

 

2. Arrange the following Governor of Assam in the chronological year of their appointment

a. Banwarilal Purohit

b. Syed Sibtey Razi

c. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

d. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

Codes:

(A) a, b, c, d

(B) b, c, d, a

(C) c, d, b, a

(D) d, a, b, c

Answer: (B)

 

3. At present who is the Governor of Assam?

(A) Banwarilal Purohit

(B) Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

(C) Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

(D) Shri Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Answer: (B)