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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) .
| 151. |
On March 20, ........the Travancore Constituent Assembly came into being, the first of its kind formed on the basis of adult franchise in the country. |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» C. 1948 | |
| 152. |
Following the national policy of integration, the States of Travancore and Cochin were merged into Travancore-Cochin state under the Raja of Travancore as the Raj Pramukh on 1st July............ |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» C. 1949 | |
| 153. |
India became a Sovereign Democratic Republic on January 26,.................. |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1952 |
| Answer» C. 1950 | |
| 154. |
Reorganisation of states on linguistic lines took place on the recomm- endations of the States Reorganisation Commission.Thus a United Kerala came true on November 1,........... |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» C. 1949 | |
| 155. |
The first elections to the Kerala Assembly were held from February 28 to March 11,........... |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1957 |
| D. | 1959 |
| Answer» C. 1957 | |
| 156. |
The first popular ministry of Kerala headed by Shri.............., leader of the Communist Party, was sworn in on 5th April 1957. |
| A. | e.m.s. namboodiripad |
| B. | pattam a thanu pillai |
| C. | shri. r. sankar |
| D. | shri. seethi shib |
| Answer» A. e.m.s. namboodiripad | |
| 157. |
An agitation known as liberation struggle was launched by the Congressled opposition and the president issued on 31st July ............. a proclamation under article 356 of the Constitution dissolving the Assembly and introducing President s rule in the Kerala State. |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1949 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1959 |
| Answer» D. 1959 | |
| 158. |
The second Namboodiripad ministry was formed on 6th March 1967. |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1967 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» C. 1967 | |
| 159. |
Shri .....................formed his second ministry on October 4, 1970. |
| A. | c. achutha menon |
| B. | p.k. vasudevan nair |
| C. | c.h. mohammed koya |
| D. | e.k. nayanar |
| Answer» A. c. achutha menon | |
| 160. |
The nation had suffered a great Tragedy in the death of Shri. Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of the country at the assassins hands on 21st May.................... |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1981 |
| C. | 1991 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» C. 1991 | |
| 161. |
Kerala was declared a, 'Fully Literate State', on April 18th,........................ |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1981 |
| C. | 1991 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» C. 1991 | |
| 162. |
February 1990- ..............District is the first Fully Literate district in India. |
| A. | ernakulam |
| B. | thrissur |
| C. | malappuram |
| D. | kozhikode |
| Answer» A. ernakulam | |
| 163. |
................, April 18 - Kerala declared a Fully Literate State |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1981 |
| C. | 1991 |
| D. | 1997 |
| Answer» C. 1991 | |
| 164. |
People's Plan Campaign, held in ............ in Kerala State, was a remarkable experiment in decentralisation of powers to local governments with focus on local planning. |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1966 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» C. 1996 | |
| 165. |
.............. Daivathinte Vikrithikal draws out in detail the socio-economic impacts of Gulf migration on the enclave of Mahe. |
| A. | m. mukundan's |
| B. | josiah wedgewood |
| C. | james livingston's, |
| D. | thorstein veblen |
| Answer» A. m. mukundan's | |
| 166. |
The older term and concept of "conspicuous consumption" originated at the turn of the 20th century in the writings of sociologist and economist,......................... |
| A. | thorstein veblen |
| B. | pope emeritus benedict xvi |
| C. | oswald spengler |
| D. | georges duhamel |
| Answer» A. thorstein veblen | |
| 167. |
Save Silent Valley was a social movement aimed at the protection of Silent valley, an evergreen tropical forest in the ............district of Kerala, India. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | trissur |
| C. | kottayam |
| D. | malappuram |
| Answer» A. palakkad | |
| 168. |
The valley was declared as Silent Valley National Park in............ |
| A. | 1955 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1985 |
| D. | 1987 |
| Answer» C. 1985 | |
| 169. |
The ...........is a major river that flows 15 km southwest from Silent Valley. |
| A. | kuntipuzha |
| B. | pponnani |
| C. | barathapuzha |
| D. | periyar |
| Answer» A. kuntipuzha | |
| 170. |
In 1928 the location at Sairandhri on the K............ River was identified as an ideal site for electricity generation. |
| A. | kunthipuzha |
| B. | pponnani |
| C. | barathapuzha |
| D. | periyar |
| Answer» A. kunthipuzha | |
| 171. |
.................., founder of the Madras Snake Park and the Madras Crocodile Bank, was probably the first person to draw public attention to the small and remote area. |
| A. | romulus whitaker |
| B. | radhakrishnan.p |
| C. | richard w. frank |
| D. | balan. c. |
| Answer» A. romulus whitaker | |
| 172. |
In .................. theKerala Forest Research Institute carried out an Ecological Impact study of the Silent Valley area and proposed that the area be declared a Biosphere Reserve. |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1967 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1977 |
| Answer» D. 1977 | |
| 173. |
In ................ Smt. Indira Gandhi, the Honorable Prime Minister of India, approved the project, with the condition that the State Government enact Legislation ensuring the necessary safeguards. |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1968 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» D. 1978 | |
| 174. |
The poet activist .................. played an important role in the silent valley protest and her poem "Marathinu Stuthi" (Ode to a Tree) became a symbol for the protest from the intellectual community and was the opening song/prayer of most of the "save the Silent Valley" campaign meetings. |
| A. | sugathakumari |
| B. | onv kurup |
| C. | ullur |
| D. | kadammanitta ramakrishnan |
| Answer» A. sugathakumari | |
| 175. |
................, eminent ornithologist of the Bombay Natural History Society, visited the Silent Valley and appealed for cancellation of the Hydroelectric Project. |
| A. | dr. salim ali |
| B. | m. g. k. menon |
| C. | dr. m.s. swaminathan |
| D. | rvg menon |
| Answer» A. dr. salim ali | |
| 176. |
On October 31, .............Indira Gandhi was assassinated . |
| A. | 1972 |
| B. | 1974 |
| C. | 1979 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» D. 1984 | |
| 177. |
on September 7, ...............the Silent Valley National Park was formally inaugurated. |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1975 |
| C. | 1978 |
| D. | 1985 |
| Answer» D. 1985 | |
| 178. |
Plachimada of ...............district in Kerala State where the Coca Cola plant is situated, is an important agricultural region for the state and is popularly known as the ‘rice bowl of Kerala’. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | kannur |
| C. | trissur |
| D. | malappuram |
| Answer» A. palakkad | |
| 179. |
Plachimada village of Perumatty panchayat in Chittoor taluk is a small hamlet in ................district. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | wayanad |
| C. | malappuram |
| D. | kasargode |
| Answer» A. palakkad | |
| 180. |
Mayilamma was an Indian social activist whose claim to fame was the campaign against Coca-Cola company in Plachimada in ..........., Kerala. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | wayanad |
| C. | malappuram |
| D. | kasargode |
| Answer» A. palakkad | |
| 181. |
..................., a member of the Eravalar tribe, was the founder of the Coca- Cola Virudha Samara Samiti (Anti Coca-Cola Struggle Committee) in Plachimada which has spearheaded the campaign against Coca-Cola. |
| A. | mayilamma |
| C. | k. janu c)k.ajitha |
| D. | k. r. gowri amma |
| Answer» A. mayilamma | |
| 182. |
The State of Kerala was formed on 1st November……………, as a part of the state’s reorganizationexercise integrating Malabar with the princely states of Cochin and Travancore. |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1954 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» D. 1956 | |
| 183. |
Muthanga Incident refers to a situation in which police fired on the Adivasis in the Muthanga village of .................district , Kerala. |
| A. | wayanad |
| B. | palakkad |
| C. | malappuram |
| D. | kasargode |
| Answer» A. wayanad | |
| 184. |
..................is the leader of the Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha, a social movement that has been pushing for land to be redistributed to landless adivasis in Kerala state. |
| A. | c. k. janu |
| B. | k. r. gowri amma |
| C. | k. ajitha |
| D. | mayilamma |
| Answer» A. c. k. janu | |
| 185. |
Kasargod: Samohavum Charithravum was edited by ....................... |
| A. | c.balan |
| B. | e.k.nayanar |
| C. | vishnu baratheeyan |
| D. | thomas isaac |
| Answer» A. c.balan | |
| 186. |
..................is the Author of ‘Kerala Samuhapadhanangal’ |
| A. | ganesh. k.n. |
| B. | m.o.oomman |
| C. | a. sreedharan menon |
| D. | k.k.n.kurup |
| Answer» A. ganesh. k.n. | |
| 187. |
................is the Author of ‘The Extremist Movement in Kerala’ |
| A. | k.k.kusuman |
| B. | b.sobhanan |
| C. | k.k.n.kurup |
| D. | mgs |
| Answer» A. k.k.kusuman | |
| 188. |
Land to the Tiller was written by ......... |
| A. | ronald herring |
| B. | c. balan |
| C. | k.n.ganesh |
| D. | m.o.oomman |
| Answer» A. ronald herring | |
| 189. |
‘Malabarile Janakeeya Samarathinte Penvazhikal’ was written by ............. |
| A. | t.k.anamdi |
| B. | p.radhakrishnan |
| C. | richard w. frank |
| D. | c. balan |
| Answer» A. t.k.anamdi | |
| 190. |
---- was the Revenue Minister who introduced the Agrarian Relations Bill piloted by the first Communist ministry that came to power in 1957 after the formation of the united Kerala. |
| A. | Suseela Gopalan |
| B. | Rosamma Punnose |
| C. | K. R. Gowriamma |
| D. | Ani Mascarene |
| Answer» C. K. R. Gowriamma | |
| 191. |
What was the total number of seats in the first Kerala Legislature formed after the first general election held in February-March 1957? |
| A. | 140 |
| B. | 114 |
| C. | 126 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» C. 126 | |
| 192. |
Who penned the book ‘Kerallam Malayalikalute Matrubhumy’? |
| A. | A. K. Gopalan |
| B. | E. M. S. Namboodiripad |
| C. | K. Kelappan |
| D. | K. P. Kesava Menon |
| Answer» B. E. M. S. Namboodiripad | |
| 193. |
Who served as the education minister in the first E.M.S. ministry of 1957? |
| A. | Joseph Mundassery |
| B. | P.K. Chathan Master |
| C. | Dr. A.R. Menon |
| D. | C.Achutha Menon |
| Answer» A. Joseph Mundassery | |
| 194. |
--- served as the first speaker of first Kerala Legislative Assemply 1957. |
| A. | Seethi Sahib |
| B. | R. Sankar |
| C. | Pattam Thanu Pillai |
| D. | R. Sankara Narayannan Tambi |
| Answer» D. R. Sankara Narayannan Tambi | |
| 195. |
Who was the leader of opposition in the first legislative assembly of Kerala in 1957? |
| A. | P.T. Chacko |
| B. | Kumbalatthu Sanku Pillai |
| C. | Panambilli Govinda Menon |
| D. | Pattam A. Thanu Pillai |
| Answer» A. P.T. Chacko | |
| 196. |
--- acted as the first governor of the state of Kerala? |
| A. | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
| B. | Ajith Prasad Jain |
| C. | V. V. Giri |
| D. | B. Rachaiah |
| Answer» A. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | |
| 197. |
--- was the first Inspector General of Police in the newly formed state of Kerala during 1956 in whose honour the Police Stadium of Thiruvananthapuram is dedicated. |
| A. | T.K.Bhaskara Marar |
| B. | K. Sreenivasa Rao |
| C. | N. Chandrasekharan Nair |
| D. | M. Gopalan |
| Answer» C. N. Chandrasekharan Nair | |
| 198. |
--- served as the first deputy speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957. |
| A. | Ayisha Bai |
| B. | Leela Damodara Menon |
| C. | K.R. Gowri Amma |
| D. | Rosamma Punnose |
| Answer» A. Ayisha Bai | |
| 199. |
Who among the following was a member of the first Legislative Assembly of Kerala elected independently. |
| A. | V.R.Krishna Iyar |
| B. | K. Bhargavan |
| C. | R. Sugathan |
| D. | K.C. George |
| Answer» A. V.R.Krishna Iyar | |
| 200. |
The popular agitation that led to the dismissal of the first E.M.S. ministry in 1959 is known as ---. |
| A. | Vimochana Samaram |
| B. | Uttharavada Prakshobham |
| C. | Nivartthana Prakshobham |
| D. | Miccha Bhoomy Samaram |
| Answer» A. Vimochana Samaram | |
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