Assam Year Book 2021 for Competitive Examinations

 

Assam Year Book 2021, the first yearbook by Er. Sakir Alam composed especially for competitive examinations that provide more information about Assam and its neighbour states Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, making it the mirror of the State. The yearbook covers History, Geography, Economy, Polity, Society, Culture of Assam and other relevant information with a huge collection of data. Brief descriptions about its neighbour states have also been added in a systematic way keeping in mind the necessity of examinations. Special attention was paid to make the book - a must-read. The New Assam Year Book 2021 by Er. Sakir Alam also contains current affairs of Assam from January 2019 to August 2020 to cover possible questions incoming exams supposed to be conducted by various departments of the state of Assam. In this edition, few new chapters like ethnicity, Assam land laws etc. which are very relevant for ACS/APS have been added along with 150 possible questions with explanatory notes.

ISBN- 9788194663522

Pages- 735, Binding- Perfect

The State                                                                              1

State Symbols                                                                      6

Society and Culture                                                              11

Society                                                                            11

Culture                                                                             13

Festivals & Celebrations                                                     18

Fairs in Assam                                                                  26

Music                                                                               27

Musical Instruments                                                           29

Sports                                                                                  32

Traditions                                                                             37

Assamese Cuisines                                                           37

Dresses                                                                           39

Traditional Ornaments                                                        41

Arts and Crafts                                                                  42

Assamese theatre                                                             45

Cinema                                                                             47

Architecture & Sculpture                                                       52

Historical Monuments & Important Places                             72

Transport & Communication                                                 94

Roadways                                                                        94

Railways                                                                           97

Air Transport                                                                     99

Inland Water Transport                                                       101

Local Transport in Assam                                                   101

Postal Communication                                                       102

Telecommunication                                                           102

Radio                                                                               102

Television                                                                         104

Education                                                                             106

Career Opportunities in Assam                                             113

Language and Literature                                                       123

Language                                                                         123

The Language Movement                                                   123

Literature                                                                          125

The ethnicity of Assam                                                          132

Newspapers & Magazines                                                     180

Books & Authors                                                                  186

Who’s Who                                                                           195

Awards & Honours                                                                238

Assam in Records                                                                 258

Geography                                                                           278

Land                                                                                278

People & Population                                                          280

National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries                                   286

Physical Geography                                                          294

Biodiversity                                                                       295

Forest Types                                                                296

Flora & Fauna                                                               299

Rivers                                                                              304

Soil Types                                                                        308

Mineral Resources                                                             310

Coal                                                                            310

Petroleum Oil                                                               312

Limestone                                                                    313

Sillimanite, Clay/Sand, Iron Ore, Copper, Gypsum            314

Flood                                                                               317

Rhinoceros Conservation                                                   318

State of Forest Report 2019 – Highlights & Summary             320

State of Forest Report 2017 – Summary & Highlights             322

State of Forest Report 2015 – Summary & Highlights             327

Districts with Sub - Divisions                                                330

History                                                                                 385

Prehistoric Period                                                              386

The traditional Kings                                                          389

Paik System of Ahom Administration                                    390

Battle of Saraighat                                                             395

Dimasa - Kachari and Ahom Clash                                      398

Moamaria Rebellion                                                           399

Treaty of Majuli                                                                 402

Treaty of Ghilajharighat                                                      402

Treaty of Asurar Ali                                                            403

Treaty of Yandaboo                                                           404

Chronology of Events of Ancient

Medieval & Modern Period                                                  406

Modern History of Assam (Brief)                                          409

British Annexation of Assam                                               410

Phulaguri Uprising of 1861                                                  413

Patharughatar Rann of 1894                                               416

Cunningham Circular of 1930                                              416

Assam Movement (Assam Agitation)                                    418

Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley (1961)              420

Buranjis – Chronicle of Assam History                                  421

Assam Accord                                                                      423

Assam Land Laws                                                                 427

Economy                                                                              446

Overview of the Economy in Assam                                     447

Assam Budget 2020-21 – Highlights and Analysis                 450

North East Industrial and Investment Promotion

Policy (NEIIPP), 2007                                                        458

North East Industrial Development Scheme

(NEIDS), 2017                                                                   462

Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for North - East                             463

Human Development Report                                               465

Tourism: Potential and Challenges                                      470

6^th Economic Census 2013 – Summary                                474

Industrial and Investment Policy of Assam, 2014                   481

Miscellaneous                                                                   483

Polity of Assam                                                                    484

Government of Assam                                                       488

Assam Government’s 18 Flagship Programmes                    489

Panchayati Raj System in Assam (Self Governance)              494

Municipal System in Assam (Self Governance)                      502

Administration of Tribal Area under 6^th Schedule

of Constitution                                                                   505

Autonomous Councils in Assam                                          507

NRC & Citizenship Issues                                                   507

Assam Public Service Commission (APSC)                          511

Chief Minister (since 1937)                                                 512

Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly                              514

Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly                    517

Governors, Chief Commissioners and Administrators of Assam before 1947         518

Governors of Assam                                                          520

The North-Eastern States                                                      521

Overview                                                                          521

Formation of NE States                                                      522

NE Region at a glance                                                       523

Mountains and Hills NE Region                                           531

Arunachal Pradesh                                                            534

Manipur                                                                            543

Meghalaya                                                                        551

Mizoram                                                                           559

Nagaland                                                                          568

Sikkim                                                                              576

Tripura                                                                              584

Some Freedom Fighters from North-East Region                   592

Current Affairs                                                                      593

Questions & Answers                                                            657

Miscellaneous                                                                      682

Appendices                                                                          690

A.   Abbreviations                                                                    690

B.   What & Where                                                                   693

C.  Some Geographical Epithets                                              696

D.  National Highways Passes Through Assam                          696

E.   Road Distance from Guwahati to Important Places                698

F.   First in Assam/ First Assamese                                           700

G.  First in Assam Language & Literature                                   702

H.  PIN/ Zip codes of Important Places of Assam                        705

PIN codes of Guwahati                                                      709

I.    Some key Statistics of India                                                710

J.   The Government of Assam                                                 712

Members of the Lok Sabha from Assam                               714

Members of the Rajya Sabha from Assam                            714

K.   Vehicle Registration Codes                                                 715

L.   Departments: Govt. of Assam                                             714

M.  Directorates: Govt. of Assam                                              718

N.  Websites of Assam                                                            718

O.  Assamese Idioms (Phakara - Jojana)                                   729

P.   Glossary                                                                          733