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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) .
| 201. |
---was the President of the Joint Steering Committee of the different political parties and socio-religious groups formed to fight the Liberation Struggle against the first Communist Ministry under E.M.S. in 1959. |
| A. | Mannathu Padmanabhan |
| B. | R. Sankar |
| C. | Mathai Manjooran |
| D. | N. Sreekantan Nair |
| Answer» B. R. Sankar | |
| 202. |
The Anti-Communist League that played an important part in the Liberation Struggle was led by ---. |
| A. | Fr. Joseph Vadakkan |
| B. | Mathai Manjooran |
| C. | B. Vellington |
| D. | P.T. Chacko |
| Answer» A. Fr. Joseph Vadakkan | |
| 203. |
Which among the following dailies that supported the Liberation Struggle? |
| A. | Mathrubhumy |
| B. | Deshabhimani |
| C. | Kerala Kaumuti |
| D. | Deepika |
| Answer» D. Deepika | |
| 204. |
---was the U.S. Ambassador to India during 1956-61 who has reportedly confirmed the C.I.A. assistance to Liberation Struggle. |
| A. | G.K. Lietan |
| B. | Elssworth Bunker |
| C. | John Kenneth Galbraith |
| D. | John Sherman Cooper |
| Answer» B. Elssworth Bunker | |
| 205. |
Who headed the united front ministry that came to power after the elections of 1960 in Kerala? |
| A. | P.T. Chacko |
| B. | N. Sreekantan Nair |
| C. | Pattam A. Thanu Pillai |
| D. | R. Sankar |
| Answer» C. Pattam A. Thanu Pillai | |
| 206. |
Who acted as the speaker of the second legislative assembly of Kerala in 1960? |
| A. | Seeti Sahib |
| B. | Bafaqi Tangal |
| C. | C.H. Muhammed Koya |
| D. | Panakkad Muhammad Ali Shihab Tangal |
| Answer» A. Seeti Sahib | |
| 207. |
In which year the Communist Party of India underwent the first major split leaving greater impacts on Kerala politics? |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1965 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» B. 1964 | |
| 208. |
In--- year the Kerala Congress was formed by 15 Congress dissidents under K.M. George. |
| A. | 1969 |
| B. | 1960 |
| C. | 1964 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» C. 1964 | |
| 209. |
Who was the PSP leader resigned from the position of Chief Minister of Kerala consequent to the appointment as Governor of Punjab in September 1962? |
| A. | Pattam A. Thanu Pillai |
| B. | P.T. Chacko |
| C. | R. Sankar |
| D. | K.A. Damodara Menon |
| Answer» A. Pattam A. Thanu Pillai | |
| 210. |
Name the chief minister who successfully completed the full constitutional term of five years in power for the first time in Kerala. |
| A. | C. Achutha Menon |
| B. | K. Karunakaran |
| C. | E.K. Nayanar |
| D. | V.S. Achuthanandan |
| Answer» A. C. Achutha Menon | |
| 211. |
Name the sole Muslim League leader to occupy the position Chief Minister of Kerala. |
| A. | Panakkat Shihab Ali Tangal |
| B. | C.H. Muhammed Koya |
| C. | P.K. Kunjalikutty |
| D. | Bafaqi Tangal |
| Answer» B. C.H. Muhammed Koya | |
| 212. |
Who among the following Congress leaders to occupy the position of Chief Minister for the longest duration? |
| A. | Oomman Chandi |
| B. | K. Karunakaran |
| C. | A.K. Antony |
| D. | R. Sankar |
| Answer» B. K. Karunakaran | |
| 213. |
---was the party formed by the CPI(M) dissidents under M.V. Raghavan in 1987. |
| A. | CMP |
| B. | Kerala Congress |
| C. | DICK |
| D. | JSS |
| Answer» A. CMP | |
| 214. |
The Royal Proclamation granding permanent ownership rights to the tenants in Cochin was in ---. |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1943 |
| Answer» A. 1905 | |
| 215. |
After the occupation of Malabar by the English East India Company following the defeat of Tippu Sultan, with whom the Company vested with the ownership rights over land? |
| A. | Cultivating tenants |
| B. | The Janmis |
| C. | Money Lenders |
| D. | Agricultural Labourers |
| Answer» B. The Janmis | |
| 216. |
The Malabar Tenancy Act was in --- year. |
| A. | 1929 |
| B. | 1856 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1805 |
| Answer» A. 1929 | |
| 217. |
According to the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957, fixation of fair rent considering the yielding capacity of different categories of land was the responsibility of ---. |
| A. | The land Tribunal |
| B. | The Land Board |
| C. | The Land Revenue Commissioner |
| D. | The Land Revenue Ministry |
| Answer» A. The land Tribunal | |
| 218. |
What was the maximum area of land proposed as the ceiling limit for a family consisting of five members as per the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957? |
| A. | 7.5 acres |
| B. | 15 acres |
| C. | 12 acres |
| D. | 25 acres |
| Answer» B. 15 acres | |
| 219. |
What was the agency entrusted with the responsibility of land assignment and redistribution as per the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957? |
| A. | the Land Board |
| B. | The Land Tribunal |
| C. | The Local Self Governments |
| D. | The Political Parties |
| Answer» A. the Land Board | |
| 220. |
Who was to act as the head of the Land Board? |
| A. | The District Collector |
| B. | The Chief Justice of the High Court |
| C. | The Revenue Commissioner |
| D. | The Head of the Land Revenue Department |
| Answer» D. The Head of the Land Revenue Department | |
| 221. |
Landlordism in Kerala was abolished once and for all by ---. |
| A. | Kerala Agrarian Relations Act of 1960 |
| B. | Land Reforms Act of 1964 |
| C. | Agricultural Debt Relief Act |
| D. | Land Reforms Act of 1969 |
| Answer» D. Land Reforms Act of 1969 | |
| 222. |
Migration of peasants from Travancore to Malabar was started in ---. |
| A. | 1920s |
| B. | 1890s |
| C. | 1950s |
| D. | 1860s |
| Answer» A. 1920s | |
| 223. |
Which among the following is a center in Travancore from where peasants migrated to Malabar? |
| A. | Alapuzha |
| B. | Ernakulam |
| C. | Kollam |
| D. | Kanjirappaly |
| Answer» D. Kanjirappaly | |
| 224. |
--- in Malabar is a major center of migrant settlers from Travancore. |
| A. | Iritti |
| B. | Kothamankalam |
| C. | Muvvattupuzha |
| D. | Udumpuncholla |
| Answer» A. Iritti | |
| 225. |
Peasant migration from Travancore to Malabar resulted in a substantial increase in the number of ---- populace in Malabar. |
| A. | Christian |
| B. | Buddhist |
| C. | Muslim |
| D. | Hindu |
| Answer» A. Christian | |
| 226. |
--- was a political party representing the social interests of the peasant migrants to Malabar from Travancore. |
| A. | Karshaka Tozhilali Party |
| B. | Kerala Congress ( |
| C. | Communist Party |
| D. | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| Answer» A. Karshaka Tozhilali Party | |
| 227. |
Which is the favorite destination of the Malayali emigrants? |
| A. | The Gulf Countries |
| B. | United States of America |
| C. | Europe |
| D. | North Africa |
| Answer» A. The Gulf Countries | |
| 228. |
--- are the principal places of the origin of migrants from Kerala to the Gulf countries. |
| A. | Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram |
| B. | Alapuzha and Kottayam |
| C. | Ernakulam and Idukki |
| D. | Trissur and Malappuram |
| Answer» D. Trissur and Malappuram | |
| 229. |
---- was the most important international circumstance that precipitated large scale Gullf migration from Kerala during the 1970s. |
| A. | Cold War |
| B. | The Gulf Wars |
| C. | Exploration of Oil Reserves in the Gulf |
| D. | Economic Crisis of India |
| Answer» C. Exploration of Oil Reserves in the Gulf | |
| 230. |
--- may be treated as the most important socioeconomic impact of migration from Kerala to the Gulf countries. |
| A. | Development of the agricultural sector |
| B. | Rapid industrial expansion |
| C. | Boom in the construction of huge concrete buildings and conspicuous consumption |
| D. | Increase in the foreign direct investments |
| Answer» C. Boom in the construction of huge concrete buildings and conspicuous consumption | |
| 231. |
The Kerala University Act was passed in ---. |
| A. | 1957 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1967 |
| D. | 1969 |
| Answer» A. 1957 | |
| 232. |
--- serves as the Chancellors of the State Universities of Kerala. |
| A. | The Minister for Education |
| B. | The Chief Minister |
| C. | The Governor |
| D. | District Collectors |
| Answer» C. The Governor | |
| 233. |
In June 1989 --- was declared as the first fully literate municipal town in Kerala. |
| A. | Kottayam |
| B. | Kollam |
| C. | Ernakulam |
| D. | Kozhikode |
| Answer» A. Kottayam | |
| 234. |
--- forms the basic level institutions in the network of health care system sponsored by the government. |
| A. | The Medical Colleges |
| B. | Taluk Hospitals |
| C. | Primary Health Care Institutions |
| D. | General Hospitals |
| Answer» C. Primary Health Care Institutions | |
| 235. |
Who among the following scholars critically perceive the efficacy of the Kerala Model of Development? |
| A. | K.N. Raj |
| B. | E.M.S. Namboodiripad |
| C. | John Matai |
| D. | K.T. Rammohan |
| Answer» D. K.T. Rammohan | |
| 236. |
Who has used the concept of ‘Public Action’ to characterize the Kerala Development processes? |
| A. | T.M. Tomas Aisac |
| B. | K.P. Kannan |
| C. | T.T. Sreekumar |
| D. | Gene Dreze and Amartya Sen |
| Answer» D. Gene Dreze and Amartya Sen | |
| 237. |
The Government of Kerala that adopted a Science and Technology policy for the first time during the 5 th five year plan was led by ---. |
| A. | E.M.S. Namboodiripad |
| B. | C. Achuta Menon |
| C. | K. Karunakaran |
| D. | E.K. Nayanar |
| Answer» B. C. Achuta Menon | |
| 238. |
--- was an eminent economist associated with the establishment of the Center for Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram. |
| A. | Dr. K.N. Raj |
| B. | P.N. Haksar |
| C. | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| D. | Dr. M.A. Ooman |
| Answer» A. Dr. K.N. Raj | |
| 239. |
By the --- constitutional amendment in 1993, the Panchayati Raj institutions were received a constitutional status paving way for a new life to the local governance in the country. |
| A. | 73 rd amendment |
| B. | 64 th amendment |
| C. | 91 st amendment |
| D. | 42 nd amendment |
| Answer» A. 73 rd amendment | |
| 240. |
--- percent of seats were reserved for women in all the levels of local government according to the Panchayati Raj Nagarapalika Act. |
| A. | 3 percent |
| B. | 7 percent |
| C. | 5 percent |
| D. | All Seats |
| Answer» A. 3 percent | |
| 241. |
In --- year, the first general election to the reconstituted local self-governing institutions were held in Kerala. |
| A. | 1996 |
| B. | 1989 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» D. 1995 | |
| 242. |
The programme of decentralization of power implemented in Kerala since 1996 was known by ---. |
| A. | Janakeeya Asootranam |
| B. | Manaveeyam |
| C. | Sutarya Keralam |
| D. | Janasamparkkam |
| Answer» A. Janakeeya Asootranam | |
| 243. |
--- is the basic unit of administration in the three tire local self-government of Kerala. |
| A. | Grama Panchayat |
| B. | Municipal Corporation |
| C. | Block Panchayats |
| D. | Zilla Parishads |
| Answer» A. Grama Panchayat | |
| 244. |
The Silent Valley evergreen tropical forests are belonging to --- district. |
| A. | Palakkad |
| B. | Wayanad |
| C. | Idukki |
| D. | Kannur |
| Answer» A. Palakkad | |
| 245. |
The Silent Valley forests are famous for ---. |
| A. | Lion tailed macaque |
| B. | Elephants |
| C. | Tigers |
| D. | Deer |
| Answer» A. Lion tailed macaque | |
| 246. |
The K.S.E.B sponsored hydroelectric power project against which the Save Silent Valley campaign had started was across --- river. |
| A. | Periyar |
| B. | Bharatapuzha |
| C. | Bhavani |
| D. | Kuntipuzha |
| Answer» D. Kuntipuzha | |
| 247. |
Who headed the task force appointed by the National Committee on Environmental Planning and Coordination (NCEPC) to study the ecological impacts of the proposed dam across the Kuntipuzha in 1976? |
| A. | Madhav Gadgil |
| B. | Saleem Ali |
| C. | M.S. Swaminathan |
| D. | Zafar Futehally |
| Answer» D. Zafar Futehally | |
| 248. |
The study conducted by Kerala Forest Research Institute in Silent Valley that proposed the area be declared as a biosphere reserve was done by ---. |
| A. | M.G.K. Menon |
| B. | N.V. Krishna Warrier |
| C. | C.V. Radhakrishnan |
| D. | V.S. Vijayan |
| Answer» D. V.S. Vijayan | |
| 249. |
The poem ‘Maratthinu Studi’ which became the symbol of the Silent Valley movement was written by ---. |
| A. | O.N.V. |
| B. | Sukatakumari |
| C. | D. Vinayachandran |
| D. | Balachandran Chullikkad |
| Answer» B. Sukatakumari | |
| 250. |
The river system which was severely affected by the working of the Gwalior Rayons Factory was ---. |
| A. | The Chaliyar Basin |
| B. | The Mayyazhi River Basin |
| C. | The Bharatapuzha Basin |
| D. | The Pamba Basin |
| Answer» A. The Chaliyar Basin | |
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