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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 51. |
The 9th Kerala Assembly was sworn in to power on 24th June 1991, with Shri.................. as the Chief Minister. |
| A. | k.karunakaran |
| B. | p.p.thankachan |
| C. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| D. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| Answer» A. k.karunakaran | |
| 52. |
On 22nd March, 1995, Shri.K.Karunakaran took up a berth in the union cabinet, making way for Shri................ to take up the Chief Ministership. |
| A. | a.k.antony |
| B. | p.p.thankachan |
| C. | therambil ramakrishnan |
| D. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| Answer» A. a.k.antony | |
| 53. |
The 10th Kerala Assembly was sworn in to power on the 20th of May 1996 with Shri................. as Chief Minister. |
| A. | e.k.nayanar |
| B. | m.vijaya kumar |
| C. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| D. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| Answer» A. e.k.nayanar | |
| 54. |
The Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics was founded by ................of Sangamagrama in Kerala. |
| A. | madhava |
| B. | parameshvara |
| C. | neelakanta somayaji |
| D. | jyeshtadeva |
| Answer» A. madhava | |
| 55. |
Shri.A.K.Antony rendered the resignation of his cabinet on august 29,........ |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 2004 |
| C. | 2007 |
| D. | 2008 |
| Answer» B. 2004 | |
| 56. |
INC faced a split in 2005,a new party ,DIC[K] was formed under the leadership of veteran congress leader .............on may Ist 2005. |
| A. | k.karunakaran |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| Answer» A. k.karunakaran | |
| 57. |
The 19 member LDF ministry was sworn into power on 18th may 2006 with Shri................... as the chief minister. |
| A. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| B. | k.radhakrishnan |
| C. | jose baby |
| D. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| Answer» A. v.s.achuthanandan | |
| 58. |
................who as an eminent teacher, literary critic, educationalist and Education Minister in Kerala. |
| A. | joseph mundassery |
| B. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| C. | k.radhakrishnan |
| D. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| Answer» A. joseph mundassery | |
| 59. |
As minister ………………..introduced the famous education bill in the Kerala Assembly on 13th July, 1957, which spurred an agitation in the State. |
| A. | joseph mundassery |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| Answer» A. joseph mundassery | |
| 60. |
The education bill was passed by the Kerala Assembly on 28th November, …………….after completing the formalities of going through the Select Committee and completing the three readings. |
| A. | 1937 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» D. 1957 | |
| 61. |
The bill presented by ………….was not much different from the bills previously presented by the PSP and Panampilly Govinda Menon Governments and that of C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer. |
| A. | joseph mundassery |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| Answer» A. joseph mundassery | |
| 62. |
The merit of the education bill introduced by …………..and the Communist government was that it liberated the teachers from their servitude and made them capable of social and political organizational work like other sections of people. |
| A. | joseph mundassery |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| Answer» A. joseph mundassery | |
| 63. |
Due to the ancient land relations and taxation and regulation under the ................., at the time of independence, India inherited a semi-feudal agrarian system, with ownership of land concentrated in the hands of a few individual landlords. |
| A. | british raj |
| B. | french raj |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | portuguese raj |
| Answer» A. british raj | |
| 64. |
The Land Reforms Ordinance was a law in the state of Kerala, India by ................. minister in the first EMS government. |
| A. | k. r. gowri amma |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| D. | ems |
| Answer» A. k. r. gowri amma | |
| 65. |
The.............. government was the first communist state government popularly elected to power in India, in the southern state of Kerala. |
| A. | ems |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| Answer» A. ems | |
| 66. |
Different types of feudal relations existed in Travancore-Cochin and ................at the time of the formation of the kerala state. |
| A. | malabar |
| B. | kolathunadu |
| C. | mahe |
| D. | kannur |
| Answer» A. malabar | |
| 67. |
The Kerala government which came to power in .............. introduced the Land Reforms Bill in the Legislative Assembly. |
| A. | 1937 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» D. 1957 | |
| 68. |
The Agrarian Relations Bill introduced in ........... was passed with minor amendments. |
| A. | 1938 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» D. 1958 | |
| 69. |
The Liberation Struggle (1958–59) (Vimochana Samaram in Malayalam) is an anti-Communist socio-political agitation, started in.................., against the first elected state-government in Kerala, India, which was led by E. M. S. Namboodiripad of the Communist Party of India as the chief minister. |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» D. 1958 | |
| 70. |
The Liberation Struggle (1958–59) (Vimochana Samaram in Malayalam) is an anti-Communist socio-political agitation, started in 1958, against the first elected state-government in Kerala, India, which was led by .................. of the Communist Party of India as the chief minister. |
| A. | e. m. s. namboodiripad |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| Answer» A. e. m. s. namboodiripad | |
| 71. |
On 1 November................, the state of Kerala was formed by the States Reorganisation Act merging the Malabar district, Travancore-Cochin and the taluk of Kasargod, South Kanara. |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» D. 1956 | |
| 72. |
In 1957, elections for the new Kerala Legislative Assembly were held, and a reformist, Communist-led government came to power, under ......................... |
| A. | e. m. s. namboodiripad |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | v.s.achuthanandan |
| D. | joseph mundassery |
| Answer» A. e. m. s. namboodiripad | |
| 73. |
The immediate cause of the outbreak of the Liberation Struggle was the introduction of the Education Bill by the minister of education ..................... |
| A. | joseph mundassery |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | ems |
| Answer» A. joseph mundassery | |
| 74. |
The immediate effect of the Vimochana Samaram was the dismissal of the Communist government under ..............on 31 July 1959 |
| A. | e. m. s. |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | k.karunakaran |
| Answer» A. e. m. s. | |
| 75. |
In December……………, NSS joined up with the Catholic Church to form an anti-communist front. |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» D. 1958 | |
| 76. |
The immediate effect of the Vimochana Samaram was the dismissal of the Communist government under E. M. S. on 31 July ............... |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1949 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1959 |
| Answer» D. 1959 | |
| 77. |
Soon after the dismissal, a state election was declared and the United Front, led by Indian National Congress, won with a clear majority, a ministry under .................. took office. |
| A. | pattom a. thanu pillai |
| B. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | ems |
| Answer» A. pattom a. thanu pillai | |
| 78. |
For administrative purposes the Kerala State is divided into ………… revenue districts: |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 13 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» C. 14 | |
| 79. |
The 14 districts are further divided into …………. Revenue divisions, 63 Taluks and 1453 Revenue Villages. |
| A. | 16 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | 23 |
| Answer» C. 21 | |
| 80. |
There are …………..District Panchayats, 152 Block Panchayats, 978 Grama Panchayats, 60 Municipalities, 5 Corporations and 1 Township in Kerala. |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 13 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» C. 14 | |
| 81. |
A district is governed by a District Collector, who is an officer from ………….of Kerala cadre and is appointed by the State Government of Kerala. |
| A. | ias |
| B. | ips |
| C. | ifs |
| D. | iss |
| Answer» A. ias | |
| 82. |
The state of …………is located in the south western part of India. |
| A. | kerala |
| B. | karnataka |
| C. | tamilnadu |
| D. | andhra pradesh |
| Answer» A. kerala | |
| 83. |
Kerala is bordered by …………to the north, Tamil Nadu to the south and the east and the Lakshadweep Sea towards the west. |
| A. | karnataka |
| B. | kerala |
| C. | tamilnadu |
| D. | andhra pradesh |
| Answer» A. karnataka | |
| 84. |
……………… is the capital of Kerala. |
| A. | thiruvananthapuram |
| B. | attingal |
| C. | kollam |
| D. | malappuram |
| Answer» A. thiruvananthapuram | |
| 85. |
The Indian state of Kerala borders with the states of ………….. on the south and east, Karnataka on the north and the Arabian Seacoastline on the west. |
| A. | tamil nadu |
| B. | lakshadweep |
| C. | andhra pradesh |
| D. | mangalore |
| Answer» A. tamil nadu | |
| 86. |
The ……………., bordering the eastern boundary of the State, form an almost continuous mountain wall, except near Palakkad where there is a natural mountain pass known as the Palakkad Gap. |
| A. | western ghats |
| B. | periyar river |
| C. | vlapattanam |
| D. | nila |
| Answer» A. western ghats | |
| 87. |
When the independent India amalgamated small states together Travancore and Cochin states were integrated to form Travancore-Cochin state on 1 July…………….. However, Malabar remained under the Madras province. |
| A. | 1937 |
| B. | 1939 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» D. 1949 | |
| 88. |
The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November …………… elevated Kerala to statehood. |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» D. 1956 | |
| 89. |
A significant figure in the 19th century was ............... who started a system called "A school along with every church" to make education available for both poor and rich which still continues in the present. |
| A. | rev.fr. kuriakose elias chavara |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | ems |
| D. | c.h.muhammad koya |
| Answer» A. rev.fr. kuriakose elias chavara | |
| 90. |
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS), famous as Sanskrit University, is situated in Kalady, in the Northern side of ....................District. |
| A. | ernakulam |
| B. | malappuram |
| C. | kottayam |
| D. | kollam |
| Answer» A. ernakulam | |
| 91. |
................ is the only district in kerala that holds three universities (University of Calicut, Aligarh Muslim University campus and Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan Malayalam University. |
| A. | malappuram |
| B. | ernakulam |
| C. | kottayam |
| D. | kollam |
| Answer» A. malappuram | |
| 92. |
According to the 1991 census, ............... of Kerala is the first district to achieve full literacy rate in the whole of India. |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | kasargode |
| C. | kannur |
| D. | kozhikode |
| Answer» A. kottayam | |
| 93. |
Kannur Medical College at .................is a private Medical College. |
| A. | anjarakandy |
| B. | kannur |
| C. | pariyaram |
| D. | mattannur |
| Answer» A. anjarakandy | |
| 94. |
A private sector Ayurveda Medical College is situated at ...............in Kannur District. |
| A. | parassinikkadavu |
| B. | anjarakandy |
| C. | mattannur |
| D. | chelora |
| Answer» A. parassinikkadavu | |
| 95. |
Kerala (90.86%) was declared a, 'Fully Literate State', on April 18th,......... |
| A. | 1887 |
| B. | 1891 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» D. 1991 | |
| 96. |
District-wise data showed that '..............' district ranks first both in male and female literacy rates and it is the first town in India to have achieved 100% literacy (a remarkable feat achieved as early as in 1989). |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | palakkad |
| C. | kollam |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» A. kottayam | |
| 97. |
The lowest literacy rate was found in .......................district in both sexes. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | ernakulam |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | kasargode |
| Answer» A. palakkad | |
| 98. |
A convention of gazeted officers was held at Ernakulum on 12-07- ................. which gave birth to The Kerala Gazetted Officers Union. |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1984 |
| C. | 1985 |
| D. | 1987 |
| Answer» C. 1985 | |
| 99. |
Smt.................., the Iron Lady and worlds renowned states woman fell prey to the bullets of her gunman turned terrorist. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | sarojini naidu |
| C. | rani lakshmi bai |
| D. | sethu lakshmibai |
| Answer» A. indira gandhi | |
| 100. |
A convention of gazeted officers was held at ................on 12-07-1985 which gave birth to The Kerala Gazetted Officers Union. |
| A. | ernakulum |
| B. | palakkad |
| C. | malappuram |
| D. | trissur |
| Answer» A. ernakulum | |
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