1. Assam in North East India

1.  Answer the following questions : 

a. In which year north eastern council was formed? 

Ans:In the year 1971.

b. When the state of Sikkim  was put in North Eastern Region? 

Ans:In the year 2002.

c. In which climatic zone Assam is located? 

Ans:Assam is located in the wet sub-tropical climatic zone. 

d. What is the density of population per Sq km in Assam as per 2011 census? 

Ans:397 people per Sq km. 

e. What is the percentage figure of the Brahmaputra basin area that falls in Assam to the total area of the basin in India? 

Ans:36.33 percent. 

f. How many types of soil are there in Assam? 

Ans: There are four types of soil in Assam. 

2. Answer the following questions:

a. How many states are there in North East India and what are they? 

Ans: There are eight(8) states in North East India. They are- Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura. 

b. What are the prime aims and objectives of North eastern council? 

Ans: The prime aims and objectives of the North Eastern council are balancing the development of North Eastern Region, maintaining better inter state co-ordination, maintaining security and public order in the region etc. It also takes measures for the economic development of the whole North Eastern Region. 

c. When and between whom the Yandaboo Treaty was signed? 

Ans: The historic Yandaboo Treaty was signed between the British and the Burmese in the year 1826.

d. Which two states of North East India remained as the union territories from 1949 to 1972? 

Ans: The two states, namely ;Manipur and Tripura of North East India remained as the union territories from 1949 to 1972. 

e. Which foreign countries surround the North East India? 

Ans: The foreign countries surrounding the North East India are: Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh. 

f. Why the Brahmaputra river is called as the trans - Himalayan river? 

Ans: Trans-Himalayan rivers are those that originate beyond the Great Himalayas. The source area of the river Brahmaputra is in the North of the Great  Himalayas, which is why it is called as the trans - Himalayan river.