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220+ Formation of Kerala, Society and Culture Solved MCQs

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.

The ruling house of …………is known by the name Nediyirippu Swarupam after the original house of the Eratis at Nediyirippu in Eralnad.

A. samutiri
B. bhaskera ravi
C. viraraghava
D. kolathiri
Answer» A. samutiri
152.

After a bitter and prolonged campaign, the Zamorin captured …………….and assumed the unique position of Rakshapura (protector) of Mamankom.

A. tirunavaya
B. nilambur
C. manjeri
D. kottakkal
Answer» A. tirunavaya
153.

Dharmoth Panikkar who was the instructor in arms to the ……………and the officer in charge of the Kalari.

A. zamorin
B. bhaskera ravi
C. viraraghava
D. kolathiri
Answer» A. zamorin
154.

The navy of the Zamorin was manned by the Moplahs and the Kunjalis were the admirals of the ………………fleet.

A. kochi
B. calicut
C. kuttanad
D. palakkad
Answer» B. calicut
155.

The ……………. court was adorned by the famous Eighteen and a Half (Patinettara Kavikal) poets.

A. vikramaditya varaguna’s
B. bhaskera ravi’s
C. viraraghava’s
D. zamorins’
Answer» D. zamorins’
156.

Calicut under the Zamorins attained fame as the venue of the famous……………, a seven day assembly held annually at Tali Temple, Calicut.

A. revathi pattathanam
B. mamankam
C. siva vilasam
D. sukasandesam
Answer» A. revathi pattathanam
157.

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

A. bharatapuzha
B. periar
C. pamba
D. bhavani
Answer» A. bharatapuzha
158.

When the Zamorin invaded Valluvanad in the 13th Century,the Perumpadappu family abandoned the Vanneri Palace and migrated to ………………from where in 1405 AD they shifted to Kochi.

A. guruvayur
B. kodungallur
C. kozhikode
D. thiruvalla
Answer» B. kodungallur
159.

……………….., the Venad ruler is associated with the Mampalli copper plate (974 AD).

A. sri vallabhakotha
B. ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
C. viraraghava
D. rama varma
Answer» A. sri vallabhakotha
160.

The Thrikkodithanam temple inscription and the Jewish copper plate (1000 AD) mention Govardhana Marthanda as the third ruler of………………...

A. venad
B. kilimanur
C. manalikkara
D. vellayani
Answer» A. venad
161.

……………….., the last of the Perumals of Mahodayapuram was the first ruler of the Venad royal house.

A. rama varma kulasekhara
B. vira kerala varma
C. kotharavi
D. vira ravi varma
Answer» A. rama varma kulasekhara
162.

Krishnagatha of ……………was written under the patronage of Udaya Varman of Kolathunad.

A. punthanam
B. punam namputiri
C. cherusseri
D. melputhur.
Answer» C. cherusseri
163.

……………… belonged to the school of Bhakti and composed such works as Jnanappana,Sri Krishna Karnamrutam and Santana Gopalam.

A. puntanam
B. melputhur
C. cherusseri
D. punam namputiri
Answer» A. puntanam
164.

……………. composed learned works such as Narayaneeyam and Prakriya Sarvaswam.

A. kannassa panikkar
B. chennos namputiri
C. melputhur
D. tunjath ezhuthachan.
Answer» C. melputhur
165.

Cherusseri Namputiri is famous as the author of………….

A. krishnagatha
B. maha bharatam
C. ramayana
D. bhagavatam
Answer» A. krishnagatha
166.

……………..liberated Malayalam from the clutches of Tamil and Sanskrit and made it popular.He is rightly regarded as the Father of modern Malayalam language.

A. ezhuttacchan
B. cherusseri
C. melputhur
D. vallathol
Answer» A. ezhuttacchan
167.

Tunchatt Ramanujan Ezhuttacchan was born in a Nair family at………………………...

A. kottayam
B. thrikkandiyur
C. allapuzha
D. malappuram
Answer» B. thrikkandiyur
168.

……………. inaugurated the ‘Kilippattu form of literary expression in Malayalam.

A. melputhur
B. cherusseri
C. ezhuttacchan
D. kumaranasan
Answer» C. ezhuttacchan
169.

The arrival of Vascoda Gama at …………….near Calicut in May 1498 inaugurated the Da Gama Epoch in the history of Asia.

A. kanchi
B. kolathunad
C. kappad
D. poonamalle
Answer» C. kappad
170.

Vascoda Gama was sent by Dom Mannual, the ……………..king on July 8, 1496 at the head of an expedition. He reached Calicut on May 20, 1498 and was well received by the Zamorin and his subjects with traditional hospitality.

A. portuguese
B. dutch
C. english
D. french
Answer» A. portuguese
171.

The synod of Diamper, 1599 was the most important event in the history of Christianity in Kerala during the ………….period.

A. portuguese
B. dutch
C. english
D. french
Answer» A. portuguese
172.

The Kunhali Marakkars were the Admirals of the ………….fleet.

A. marthanda varma
B. kolalthiri
C. aliraja
D. zamorins
Answer» D. zamorins
173.

The …………….were the first Protestant nation of Europe to establish trade contacts with Kerala.

A. dutch
B. english
C. french
D. portuguese
Answer» A. dutch
174.

Van Hagen the Dutch Admiral had concluded a treaty with the Zamorin (November, 1604) to expel the …………….from India.

A. portuguese
B. dutch
C. english
D. french
Answer» A. portuguese
175.

The greatest achievement of the ……………..in the cultural field was the compilation of HORTUS MALABARICUS, a monumental botanical work on the medicinal plants of Kerala.

A. dutch
B. english
C. french
D. portuguese
Answer» A. dutch
176.

HORTUS MALABARICUS was compiled under the patronage of the Dutch governor……………….

A. van rheede
B. ralph fetch
C. visschier
D. nieuhoff
Answer» A. van rheede
177.

With the permission of the Kolathiri…………… set up a factory at Thalassery (1694).

A. english
B. french
C. portuguese
D. dutch
Answer» A. english
178.

The …………….entered Kerala with the purpose of trade.They arrived near Thalassery in 1725 and occupied Mahe.

A. british
B. portuguese
C. dutch
D. french
Answer» D. french
179.

In 1725, the French captured …………from Kadathanad.

A. mahe
B. guruvayur
C. kozhikode
D. venad
Answer» A. mahe
180.

However, the English rose to the occasion, ousted the Ali Raja from …………………and obtained that island.

A. dharmadam
B. calicut
C. kochi
D. kollam
Answer» A. dharmadam
181.

The Mysorean interlude was a period of stress and strain for the ……………….in Malabar.

A. english
B. portuguese
C. dutch
D. french
Answer» A. english
182.

In 1764, ………………secured the neutrality of the English in the event of a Mysore-Kerala conflict.

A. haider ali
B. kolathiri
C. ali raja
D. kottayam raja
Answer» A. haider ali
183.

The fall of Seringapattam (1790) and the consequent withdrawal of Mysorean forces from Kerala opened the doors of ………….entry in to Malabar.

A. birtish
B. portuguese
C. dutch
D. french
Answer» A. birtish
184.

The treaty of Seringapatam (1792) secured to the …………….the whole of Malabar except Wyanad and Coorg.

A. british
B. portuguese
C. dutch
D. french
Answer» A. british
185.

………………. was formed in to a separate district with the collector as its head, under Madras Presidency (1st October, 1801).

A. cochi
B. kadathanad
C. iruvazhinad
D. malabar
Answer» D. malabar
186.

By the treaty of Sriranga Pattanam (1792) the whole of ………….except Wayanad and Coorg were ceded to the British.

A. malabar
B. kadathanad
C. iruvazhinad
D. travancore
Answer» A. malabar
187.

………………became the first collector of the Dist. of Malabar (1st October, 1800) in the newly formed district administrative and social reforms were undertaken, though not as spectacular as those of the Princely states.

A. t.h. baber
B. pazhassi raja
C. mr.macleod
D. albuquerque
Answer» C. mr.macleod
188.

On 30th November, ………………the British troops surrounded the Pazhassi Raja and his men on the banks of Mavilaythodu (Kangarapuzha).

A. 1805
B. 1929
C. 1931
D. 1938
Answer» A. 1805
189.

The Kurichiya uprising of ……………… is one of the distinctive resistance movements against the British in Malabar.

A. 1812
B. 1929
C. 1931
D. 1938
Answer» A. 1812
190.

The Kurichiyas under their leader …………..had played a leading role in the Pazhassi revolt.

A. t.h. baber
B. thalakkal chandu
C. albuquerque
D. vasco da gama
Answer» B. thalakkal chandu
191.

In Cochin the first school was established at ……………in 1818 by Mr.Dawson, an English Missionary.

A. mattancherry
B. guruvayur
C. kozhikode
D. thiruvalla
Answer» A. mattancherry
192.

The Bassel Mission established schools at Kallayi (1848) and Thalassery (1856) to impart ……………education.

A. english
B. portuguese
C. dutch
D. french
Answer» A. english
193.

In 1937 the ……………University was established.

A. malabar
B. travancore
C. cochi
D. thiruvalla
Answer» B. travancore
194.

Printing was introduced in Kerala by the …………..in 1577.

A. portuguese
B. dutch
C. french
D. british
Answer» A. portuguese
195.

The Government created a new police force (Malabar Special Police) in …………….. to crush the riots.

A. 1835
B. 1845
C. 1931
D. 1938
Answer» B. 1845
196.

The Malabar Rebellion of ……………….

A. 1911
B. 1921
C. 1931
D. 1938
Answer» B. 1921
197.

Marthanda Varma was a great ruler of……………….

A. thiruvithamkur
B. calicut
C. kochi
D. malabar
Answer» A. thiruvithamkur
198.

Marthanda Varma refused to recognise his successor and annexed the kingdom in spite of the opposition of the Dutch who were defeated in the battle of …………………(1741).

A. ambalapuzha
B. kayamkulam
C. kulachal
D. thekkumkur
Answer» C. kulachal
199.

By the treaty of Mavelikkara (1753), the …………..renounced all their engagements with the Kerala princes.

A. british
B. french
C. dutch
D. portuguese
Answer» C. dutch
200.

………………dedicated the newly conquered kingdom of Thiruvithamkur to his tutelary deity Sree Padmanabha on the 3rd of January 1750 which came to be known as Thrippadidanam.

A. ayyappan marthanda pillai
B. pattom thanu pillai
C. marthanda varma
D. sakthan tampuran
Answer» C. marthanda varma

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