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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. |
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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