1. Where did the Ahoms originally come from before settling in Assam?
   A) China
   B) Myanmar (Burma)
   C) Tibet
   D) Nepal
   
2. Which river valley did the Ahoms settle in?
   A) Ganga Valley
   B) Yamuna Valley
   C) Brahmaputra Valley
   D) Indus Valley
   
3. Who were the Bhuiyans that the Ahoms suppressed to establish their rule?
   A) Mughal governors
   B) Local landlords and chiefs
   C) Buddhist monks
   D) Rajput rulers
   
4. Which of the following was a significant military advantage of the Ahoms?
   A) Use of horses in battle
   B) Advanced naval warfare
   C) Use of firearms and gunpowder by the 1530s
   D) Large elephant army
   
5. Which Mughal general led an attack on the Ahom kingdom in 1662?
   A) Raja Man Singh
   B) Mir Jumla
   C) Bairam Khan
   D) Todar Mal
   
6. What was the system of forced labor in the Ahom kingdom called?
   A) Zabt
   B) Paik
   C) Iqta
   D) Jagir
   
7. What was the main occupation of the Ahom people during peacetime?
   A) Industrial work
   B) Building dams and irrigation systems
   C) Silk production
   D) Carpentry and metalwork
   
8. Which king made Hinduism the predominant religion in the Ahom kingdom?
   A) Rudra Singha
   B) Sib Singh
   C) Pratap Singha
   D) Gadadhar Singha
   
9. What were the Ahom historical chronicles called?
   A) Buranjis
   B) Vedas
   C) Manusmriti
   D) Ain-i-Akbari
   
10. How did the Ahoms organize their administration?
    A) They followed a caste-based system
    B) They divided society into clans called khels
    C) They ruled through Mughal-appointed governors
    D) They had a feudal system similar to Rajputs
    

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Answers and Explanations

1. B) Myanmar (Burma)
   The Ahoms migrated from present-day Myanmar to the Brahmaputra valley in the 13th century.
   
2. C) Brahmaputra Valley
   The Ahoms settled in the Brahmaputra Valley and gradually expanded their control over the region.
   
3. B) Local landlords and chiefs
   The Ahoms suppressed the Bhuiyans, who were influential landlords, to establish their kingdom.
   
4. C) Use of firearms and gunpowder by the 1530s
   The Ahoms were among the first in the region to use firearms and manufacture gunpowder.
   
5. B) Mir Jumla
   Mir Jumla, a Mughal general, attacked the Ahom kingdom in 1662, but the Mughals failed to maintain control.
   
6. B) Paik
   The Ahoms used a forced labor system called paik, where villagers were required to provide labor for state projects.
   
7. B) Building dams and irrigation systems
   During peacetime, the Ahoms worked on large-scale public projects like dams and irrigation systems.
   
8. B) Sib Singh
   During the reign of Sib Singh (1714–1744), Hinduism became the dominant religion in the Ahom kingdom.
   
9. A) Buranjis
   The Ahoms recorded their history in chronicles called buranjis, which were written in the Ahom and later in the Assamese language.
   

B) They divided society into clans called khels
The Ahom administration was organized into clans known as khels, each responsible for governing specific villages.