Modern Kerala Problems and Perspectives Solved MCQs

1.

Who wrote Tuhafat-ul-Mujahiddin?

A. minhaj-us siraj
B. sheik zainuddin
C. ibn batuta
D. imtiaz khan
Answer» B. sheik zainuddin
2.

Athula was the court poet of

A. srikantha
B. sreerama
C. manavikrama
D. ravivarma
Answer» A. srikantha
3.

Name the work of Atula?

A. ramacharitha
B. mushakavamsa kavya
C. keralolpathi
D. sidhantha siromani
Answer» B. mushakavamsa kavya
4.

Rajatarangini written by Kalhana deals with the history of

A. kerala
B. ezhimala kingdom
C. kashmir
D. tamilakam
Answer» C. kashmir
5.

Which king is mentioned in the Narayan-Kannur inscription of A.D. 929

A. srikantha
B. vikramarama
C. jayamani
D. ramagatha
Answer» B. vikramarama
6.

Mushakavamsa Kavya is written in

A. sanskrit
B. tamil
C. malayalam
D. none of the above
Answer» A. sanskrit
7.

Which of the following was/were the indigenous coins of Kerala

A. dinaram
B. pazhankasu
C. kashu
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
8.

Which of the following statements regarding the Tharisapalli copper plates is/are correct? a. It documents Venad ruler Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal's donation of a region and its

A. ministration to tharisapalli church in kollam.
B. venad adikal was a ruler under the kulasekhara king sthanu ravi perumal
C. donation was made in the fifth year (ad 849) of sthanu ravi’s reign.
D. all above
Answer» D. all above
9.

Who was Mar Saphir Eso

A. a merchant from arabia.
B. ancient traveller
C. a jew who established tharisapalli church in kollam
D. ruler of portugal
Answer» C. a jew who established tharisapalli church in kollam
10.

Anjuvannam was

A. a ritual
B. a trade guild
C. a tax
D. a royal title
Answer» B. a trade guild
11.

Which of the statements is/are true regarding Iravikutty Pillai Pattu?

A. belongs to southern ballads.
B. its hero is iravikutty pillai.
C. iravikutty pillai was the minister to the king of travancore.
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
12.

Which Aranyaka refers to the Chera Army?

A. aitareya
B. brihat
C. katha
D. taitiriya
Answer» A. aitareya
13.

Which ancient text mentions Kerala’s links to the Kurukshetra war?

A. keralolpathi
B. mushikavamsa kavya
C. ramayana
D. mahabharata
Answer» D. mahabharata
14.

River Churni is?

A. periyar
B. bharathapuzha
C. kabani
D. pampa
Answer» A. periyar
15.

Who wrote Arthasathra?

A. banabhatta
B. chanakya
C. kalhana
D. athula
Answer» B. chanakya
16.

Akananuru deals with

A. administration
B. warcraft
C. love and romance
D. trade
Answer» C. love and romance
17.

Purananuru deals with

A. medicine
B. war and diplomacy
C. love and romance
D. agriculture
Answer» B. war and diplomacy
18.

Who wrote Silappathikaram?

A. tolkapiyar
B. ilango adikal
C. nanthanar
D. nammalavar
Answer» B. ilango adikal
19.

The text Tolkapiyam deals with?

A. medicine
B. trade guilds
C. tamil grammar
D. wars
Answer» C. tamil grammar
20.

Who wrote Tolkapiyam?

A. nanthanar
B. ilango adilkal
C. tolkapiyar
D. thiruvalluvar
Answer» C. tolkapiyar
21.

The author of Perumal-Thirumozhi is

A. ilango adikal
B. kulasekhara alwar
C. sathanar
D. nanthanar
Answer» B. kulasekhara alwar
22.

Numismatics is the study of

A. inscriptions
B. pottery
C. coins
D. fossil
Answer» C. coins
23.

Epigraphy is the study of

A. fossil
B. pottery
C. coins
D. inscriptions
Answer» D. inscriptions
24.

The lost documents of Tarisappalli copper plates were republished by?

A. ilamkulam kunjan pillai
B. lord macaulay
C. dr. herman gundert
D. charles swanston
Answer» C. dr. herman gundert
25.

The Thrikkodithanam stone inscriptions belong to

A. 11th century a.d
B. 10th century a.d
C. 13th century a.d
D. 9th century a.d
Answer» B. 10th century a.d
26.

Author of Krishnagatha is

A. cheeraman
B. cheusseri
C. poonthanam
D. ezhuthachan
Answer» B. cheusseri
27.

The Syrian Copper plate (Viraraghava Pattayam) issued by

A. ayyan atikal
B. vikramadithya varaguna
C. bhaskararavi
D. viraraghava, of perumpadappu
Answer» D. viraraghava, of perumpadappu
28.

A Survey of Kerala History is written by

A. a. sreedhara menon
B. kesavanveluthattu
C. krishna reddy
D. mgs narayanan
Answer» A. a. sreedhara menon
29.

Who were Uralars?

A. rulers
B. land owners and temple trustees
C. settled tenant cultivator
D. bonded service classes
Answer» B. land owners and temple trustees
30.

Kudiyars were

A. bonded service classes
B. settled tenant cultivator
C. land owners and temple trustees
D. rulers
Answer» B. settled tenant cultivator
31.

Tenets and Intermediary holders were called

A. uralars
B. adiyar
C. karalar
D. kudiyar
Answer» C. karalar
32.

The obligations of the tenants were determined by

A. mariyadai
B. janmi
C. uralar
D. king
Answer» A. mariyadai
33.

Which Venad ruler is associated with the Mampalli copper plate (974 A.D)?

A. govardhana marthanda
B. rama varma kulasekhara
C. ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
D. sri vallabhakotha
Answer» D. sri vallabhakotha
34.

Name the perumal who shifted his headquarters from Koudangallur to Kollam.

A. rama varma kulasekhara
B. ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
C. govardhana marthanda
D. sri vallabhakotha
Answer» D. sri vallabhakotha
35.

Who was the first ruler of Venad who ascended the throne according to the matrilineal system of succession?

A. vira udaya mathanda varma
B. ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
C. govardhana marthanda
D. sri vallabhakotha
Answer» A. vira udaya mathanda varma
36.

Name the group who taught Malayalam letters as basic knowledge in indigenous schools?

A. panikkar
B. uralar
C. natteuzhthachan
D. aasan
Answer» C. natteuzhthachan
37.

The Malayalam work Unnunili Sandesam contains the earliest reference to. a) b) c) d)

A. koodiyattam
B. kathakali
C. padhakom
D. theyyam
Answer» A. koodiyattam
38.

Who wrote Indica?

A. strabo
B. badauni
C. megasthenes
D. pliny
Answer» C. megasthenes
39.

Who was the author of Kokila Sandesam?

A. athula
B. uddhanda sastrikal
C. chennos nampudiri
D. poonthanam
Answer» B. uddhanda sastrikal
40.

Author of Vasumitra-Manavikrama?

A. kakkasseri
B. chennos nampudiri
C. uddhanda sastrikal
D. poonthanam
Answer» A. kakkasseri
41.

Smarthavicharam existed among the?

A. nairs
B. ezhavas
C. nampoodiris
D. none of the above
Answer» C. nampoodiris
42.

Medini Vennilavu is a character of

A. unniyacchi charitham
B. unnichiruthevi charitham
C. chandrotsavam
D. unniyadi charitham
Answer» C. chandrotsavam
43.

Who annexed Goa to Portuguese in 1510??

A. alfonso de albuquerque
B. francisco de almeida
C. pedro alvariz cabral
D. vasco da gama
Answer» A. alfonso de albuquerque
44.

Second Portuguese mission to India was headed by

A. alfonso de albuquerque
B. vasco da gama
C. pedro alvariz cabral
D. francisco de almeida
Answer» C. pedro alvariz cabral
45.

Which European power introduced cartaz?

A. french
B. dutch
C. portuguese
D. english
Answer» C. portuguese
46.

Mamankam was held once in 12 years at Tirunavaya on the banks of the river

A. bharatapuzha
B. periar
C. pamba
D. bhavani
Answer» A. bharatapuzha
47.

Cherusseri wrote Krishnagatha under the patronage of

A. ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
B. udayavarman of kolathunad.
C. govardhana marthanda
D. sri vallabhakotha
Answer» B. udayavarman of kolathunad.
48.

Karyakkars were

A. local rulers
B. army men
C. teachers
D. tax collectors
Answer» D. tax collectors
49.

Dharmoth Panikkar in the court of the Zamorin was

A. the local ruler
B. the officer in charge of the kalari.
C. chief priest
D. court astrologer
Answer» B. the officer in charge of the kalari.
50.

The original headquarters of Cochin royal family was at?

A. ezhimala
B. palakkad
C. chithrakutam in vanneri.
D. kodungallur
Answer» C. chithrakutam in vanneri.
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