Tripura

41.	When was the Tribal Research Institute established in Tripura?
a.	1970
b.	1975
c.	1977
d.	1980 Option “A” is correct. Tribal Research and Cultural Institute was established under Tribal Welfare Department in the year 1970 as per decision of Government of India for launching studies on the socio-economic aspect of the Different Tribes of Tripura besides evaluation of all development schemes taken up for the benefits of the tribes.

42.	Who built Tripureswari temple?
a.	Maharaja Dhanya Manikya
b.	Maharaja Ratna Manikya
c.	Maharaja Govind Manikya
d.	Maharaja Bir Bikram Option “A” is correct. Tripureswari temple was constructed in 1501 AD by the then Maharaja Dhanya Manikya. It is a Hindu temple of the Goddess Tripura Sundari, better known locally as Devi Tripureshwari.

43.	Which of the following buildings of Tripura are identified as vulnerable to earthquake?
a.	MBB College
b.	Neermahal
c.	Ujjayanta Palace
d.	All of the above Option “D” is correct. Besides initiating measures for fighting possible disasters likely to be caused by earthquakes, Tripura government has already identified 2,000 vulnerable buildings. These include Ujjayanta Palace, abode of former princely rulers of the state in the heart of Agartala town, Raj Bhavan, Neermahal, a lake palace built by Tripura’s last king Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya in 1933, MBB College and a large number of school buildings.

44.	The school for the deaf and dumb in Tripura is situated at-
a.	Narsingarh
b.	Abhoynagar
c.	Kakraban
d.	None of these Option “B” is correct.

45.	Distance of Kolkata from Agartala by road is-
a.	1683 km
b.	1665 km
c.	1653 km
d.	None of these Option “C” is correct.

46.	Queen Tripura Sundari was the wife of King?
a.	Maharaja Dhanya Manikya
b.	Kirtidhar
c.	Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya
d.	None of the above Option “B” is correct.

47.	The presence of high hill ranges with alternate valleys in Tripura is much similar to the “ridge-Vale topography” of-
a.	The Manipur hills
b.	The Alps of Europe
c.	The Appalachian region of USA
d.	The Eastern Ghats of India Option “C” is correct.

48.	Bizhu festival is celebrated by-
a.	The Tripuris
b.	The Jamtias
c.	The Chakmas
d.	None of the above Option “C” is correct. Bizhu is celebrated by the Chakma community in Tripura, marking the dawn of a New Year for them. Celebrated over three days, Bizhu falls on the last day of the Bengali calendar.

49.	Tripura Era stated from-
a.	530 AD
b.	590 AD
c.	620 AD
d.	670 AD Option “B” is correct.

50.	The first capital of Tripura was situated at-
a.	Amarpur
b.	Rangamati
c.	Dharmanagar
d.	None of these Option “B” is correct. Udaipur is the oldest capital of Tripura. A total of 59 Kings of Tripura ruled from Rangamati or Udaipur. In the year 1883 AD for administrative facility, Maharaja Birchandra Manikya, created Udaipur Division with Southern parts of the State.

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