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The total Population of Assam in 2011 Census has been 31,169,272. Of them Scheduled Tribes (STs), constitutes 12.4 per cent of the total population of the state. There are total twenty three (23) notified STs in the state. Population: Size & Distribution Among STs, Boro represents nearly half of the total ST population of … Read more
The Indian State of Assam: Origins and Causes of Conflict Background The Indian state of Assam is located in the country’s Northeast and Shares international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh. According to provisional Indian census figures for 2011, Assam has a Population of over 31 million with an area of 78,438 square kilometers (48,739 … Read more
The Assam economy and development depend on the production of the state. The economy is prevalently agrarian in nature. The government makes continuous efforts to develop the already existing agrarian economy and to improve the other sectors of the economy in the state of Assam. Almost 63 percent of the Society of Assam earns its living from … Read more
Assam’s economy since long is been mainly based on agriculture. 75 percent of the Population is directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture which accommodates 53 percent of the total workforce of the state. The contribution of the agriculture sector to the state economy … Read more
Latitude: 24-28 degree North Longitude: 90-96 degree East Area: 78,523sq km/ 30,318sq miles Assam serves as a major gateway to the northeastern corner of India. It Shares borders with the countries of Bhutan and Bangladesh and is surrounded by the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya, which together with Assam, are called … Read more
Present Status: Fish occupies an important place in the lives of the people of the State and fish farming has been one of the common activities in the rural areas. Thus, the Fishery Sector is considered as an important economic activity in the socio-economic context in the state of Assam. Assam is endowed … Read more
The State of Assam comprised of two valleys namely the Brahmaputra and Barak Valley. The flood prone area of the state is 31,500.00 Sq Km as assessed by the Rastriya Barh Ayog which is about 39.58 % of the total land area of Assam. This is about 9.40% of total flood prone area of … Read more
Animal Husbandry is potentially one of the most important sectors of rapid socioeconomic development of the State. Fast Growth in this sector is essential not only to achieve higher productivity levels in Livestock production but also for increase in rural house hold income.The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department of the State has been implementing … Read more
1- The Rigvedic deity not found in Avesta is: (a) Indra (b) Varuna (c) Agni (d) Mitra 2- The concept of ‘Brahma’ started with: (a) Brahmanas (b) Aranyakas (c) Upanishads (d) Vedas Who wrote ‘Natya Shashtra’? (a) Bhavbhuti (b) Matang (c) Bharat Muni (d) Bharavi Most of Smritis have been written in verse. Which … Read more
Volcano is a place on the earth’s surface (or any other planet) where molten rock and gases are erupted. or hill or mountain built up by the eruption of molten rock.Volcanic eruptions are caused by magma (a mixture of liquid rock, crystals, and dissolved gas) expelled onto the Earth’s surface. Basaltic magmas tend … Read more