trb.tripura.gov.in STPGT History Previous Question Paper 2017 : Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers

Organisation : Teachers’ Recruitment Board, Tripura
Exam : STPGT – Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers
Document Type : Previous Year Question Paper
Subject : History
Code No : AF17—XVIII
Year : 2017
Website : https://trb.tripura.gov.in/

TRB Tripura STPGT History Previous Question Paper

Question Paper of TRB Tripura Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers History Question Paper 2017 is now available in the official website of Teachers’ Recruitment Board, Tripura.

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Instructions for Candidates

1. Use Black Ballpoint Pen only for writing particulars of this Question Booklet and marking responses on the OMR Answer Sheet.
2. This test is of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration and consists of 75 MCQ-type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

3. There is no negative marking for any wrong answer.
4. Rough work should be done only in the space provided in the Question Booklet.

5. The answers are to be marked on the OMR Answer Sheet only. Mark your responses carefully since there is no chance of alteration/correction.
6. Use of eraser or whitener is strictly prohibited.

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Model Questions

Directions : Answer the following questions by selecting the correct option.
1. Which one is not an archaeological source?
(A) Coin
(B) Epigraphy
(C) Puranas
(D) Pillar

2. Who deciphered the script on Asokan pillars?
(A) M. Elphinstone
(B) J. S. Mill
(C) J. Prinsep
(D) R. D. Banerjee

3. Which of the following inscriptions is associated with king Kharavela?
(A) Hathigumpha
(B) Nanaghat
(C) Aihole
(D) Junagarh

4. Who is mentioned in the Mehrauli Inscription?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(C) Samudragupta
(D) None of them

5. Which one of the following is not a Purana?
(A) Brahma
(B) Vishnu
(C) Kalki
(D) Agni

6. Where was the ‘granary’ found?
(A) Ropar
(B) Harappa
(C) Mohenjodaro
(D) None of the above

7. Who is the author of Ramcharita?
(A) Tulsidasa
(B) Sandhyakar Nandi
(C) Bharavi
(D) Panini

8. In which part of India is the Port of Tamralipta situated?
(A) Southern
(B) Western
(C) Northern
(D) Eastern

9. Which of the following does not match?
(A) Magadh—Rajgriha
(B) Surasena—Mathura
(C) Anga—Sravasti
(D) Malla—Kushinara

10. The founder of the Mauryan dynasty was
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ashoka
(C) Dhanananda
(D) None of them

11. ‘Sabha’ and ‘Samity’ were found during the
(A) Rig-Vedic Age
(B) Later Vedic Age
(C) Indus Valley Civilization
(D) None of the above

12. ‘Matsyanyaya’ prevailed in Bengal prior to the accession of
(A) Surapala
(B) Dharmapala
(C) Gopala
(D) Devapala

13. Who among the following did not belong to the Vedic period?
(A) Lopamudra
(B) Gargi
(C) Apala
(D) Khana

14. ‘Ur’ and ‘Kurumba’ were the features of which administration?
(A) Chola
(B) Chalukya
(C) Pallava
(D) None of the above

15. Which Gupta Emperor thwarted Huna invasion?
(A) Chandragupta II
(B) Skandagupta
(C) Kumaragupta
(D) None of them

16. Where was the capital of the Satavahanas situated?
(A) Nasik
(B) Aurangabad
(C) Paithan
(D) None of the above

17. Find the odd one out.
(A) Hastinapur
(B) Nalanda
(C) Taxila
(D) Vikramshila

18. Who constructed the lion-headed pillar of Sarnath?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Bindusara
(C) Bimbisara
(D) None of them

19. Which of the following is not correct about Gandhara School of Art?
(A) It flourished during the reign of Harshavardhana
(B) Peshawar was the famous centre for it
(C) It was an amalgamation of Indo- Greek-Persian art styles
(D) The idol of Buddha was created in this time

20. Who adopted the title of ‘Sakari’?
(A) Skandagupta
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta—II
(D) None of them

21. Which of the following dramas was written by Harshavardhana?
(A) Ratnabali
(B) Priyadarshika
(C) Nagananda
(D) All of the above

22. Bimbisara and Sariputta were the disciples of
(A) Buddha
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) None of them

23. Who built the famous Kailasa temple at Ellora?
(A) Pallavas
(B) Rashtrakutas
(C) Cholas
(D) Chalukyas

24. Pulakesin II was the greatest king of which dynasty?
(A) Chola
(B) Pallava
(C) Chalukya
(D) None of the above

25. Whose policy was ‘Grahana– Moksha-Anugraha’?
(A) Chandragupta—I
(B) Chandragupta—II
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Samudragupta

26. Which Chola king is credited with the expansion of the empire outsideIndia?
(A) Rajaraja Chola
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Rajadhiraj Chola
(D) Rajendra Chola II

27. Who among the following was not a monarch of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
(A) Dhruba
(B) Tailap
(C) Dantidurga
(D) Govind III

28. The author of Swapna Basavadatta was
(A) Kalidas
(B) Bharavi
(C) Vhasa
(D) None of them

29. Who introduced ‘Dharma Yatra’?
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Hiuen Tsang
(C) Ashoka
(D) None of them

30. Who among the following was not associated with the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Rakhal Das Bandyopadhyay
(B) Dayaram Sahani
(C) Jonn Marshall
(D) D. D. Kosambi

31. Which of the following statements is correct about Iltutmish?
(A) He was the founder of the Slave Dynasty
(B) He was defeated by Chingiz Khan
(C) He introduced the coins—Tanka and Jital
(D) He built the Alai Darwaza

32. Ibn Batuta visited the court of
(A) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(D) Iltutmish

33. The first Battle of Tarain was fought between
(A) Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammad Ghori
(B) Prithviraj Chauhan and Jaichand
(C) Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand
(D) None of them

34. ‘Doha’ was composed by
(A) Namdev
(B) Nanak
(C) Kabir
(D) None of them

35. Which of the following battles was not fought by Sher Shah?
(A) Battle of Bilgram
(B) Battle of Gharghara
(C) Battle of Chausar
(D) Battle of Surajgarh

36. ‘Iqta’ was first introduced in India by
(A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(B) Balban
(C) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(D) Iltutmish

37. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between Rana Pratap and
(A) Akbar
(B) Humayun
(C) Sher Shah
(D) None of them

38. Which independent kingdom was created after the disintegration of the Bahmani kingdom?
(A) Bijapur
(B) Berar
(C) Bidar
(D) All of the above

39. Name the author of Padmavati.
(A) Malik Mohammad Jayasi
(B) Rani Padmini
(C) Gulbadan Begam
(D) None of them

40. Which of the following was not built by Shah Jahan?
(A) Diwan-i-Khas
(B) Buland Darwaza
(C) Moti Masjid
(D) Jama Masjid

41. Who introduced the ‘Zabti’ system in the revenue administration of the Mughals?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb

42. Akbar’s ‘Navaratna’ did not include
(A) Birbal
(B) Badauni
(C) Man Singh
(D) Tansen

43. Who among the following was not a Sufi saint?
(A) Main-ud-din Chisti
(B) Zia-ud-din Barani
(C) Nizamuddin Auliya
(D) Salim Chisti

44. Name the ruler of Gondwana who was defeated by Akbar in 1564.
(A) Chand Sultana
(B) Razia Sultana
(C) Rani Durgawati
(D) None of them

45. Who were known as the ‘Sayeed brothers’?
(A) Hussain Ali and Abdullah
(B) Hussain Mohammad and Abdullah Khan
(C) Liaqat Khan and Mohammad Abdullah
(D) Hussain Ali and Liaqat Khan

46. Who among the following was not a Rajput opponent of Akbar?
(A) Rana Udai Singh
(B) Rana Pratap
(C) Rana Amar Singh
(D) Rana Sangram Singh

47. Identify the wrong statement about Chaitanyadev.
(A) He was born in Bengal
(B) He denounced casteism
(C) He introduced ‘Kirtan’ as a way of worship
(D) He enriched Sufism

48. Who among the following painters was patronised by Jahangir?
(A) Farukh Beg
(B) Jagannath
(C) Asaf Khan
(D) None of them

49. Which Sultan of Delhi is famous for his ‘price control policy’?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(D) None of them

50. Which statement is incorrect about Sher Shah?
(A) He fought against Humayun
(B) He issued Patta to the Ryots
(C) He reigned for ten years
(D) He died in 1545