UPSC GENERAL STUDIES----ASSAM

Ø Assam is surrounded by six of the other Seven Sister States: ArunachalPradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya. Geographically Assam and these states are connected to the rest of India via a strip of land in West Bengal called the Siliguri Corridoror "Chicken's Neck".

Ø Assam has wildlife sanctuaries,the most prominent of which are two UNESCO World Heritage sites-theKaziranga National Park, on the bank of the Brahmaputra River, and the  Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, near the border with BhutaN 3.Nameri National Park (on the border of Arunachal andAssam).4.Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.5.Orang (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park. 6.Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary 7. Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary      8. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary. 

Ø The Kaziranga National Park A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses. The state has the largest population of the wild water buffalo in the world. Kaziranga was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006 and has the highest density of tigers in the world (one per five km²), with a population of 118,according to the latest census.

Ø About two-thirds of the Assamese are Hindu. Islam is the second-largest religion.

Ø Dimasa is one of the oldest languages spoken in North East India particularly in Assam. Bodo is an ancient language of Assam.Ankia Naat (Onkeeya Naat) is a traditional Vaishnav dance-drama (Bhaona)

Ø Majuli (largest river island of the world) in river bhramaputra

Ø Jorhat and Dibrugarh (major tea producing areas).

Ø Digboi ( one of the world’s oldest oil refinery).