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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) , Master of Arts in History (MA History) .
| 1. |
The book Perspectives on Kerala History was edited by----- |
| A. | k n ganesh |
| B. | k n pannikar |
| C. | p j cheriyan |
| D. | m g s narayanan |
| Answer» C. p j cheriyan | |
| 2. |
Keralathinte Innalakal was written by ----- |
| A. | k p padmanabha menon |
| B. | m g s narayanan |
| C. | rajan gurukal |
| D. | k n ganesh |
| Answer» D. k n ganesh | |
| 3. |
Who is the Author of the book Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar |
| A. | k n ganesh |
| B. | m gangadaran |
| C. | stephen f dale |
| D. | k n panikkar |
| Answer» D. k n panikkar | |
| 4. |
Whose survey report was later published as A Journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore Canara and Malabar |
| A. | ward & conner |
| B. | herman gundert |
| C. | francis buchanan |
| D. | william logan |
| Answer» C. francis buchanan | |
| 5. |
On the basis of whose letters K P Padmanabha Menon wrote History of Kerala |
| A. | duarte barbosa |
| B. | francis buchanan |
| C. | canter vischer |
| D. | ibn bathutha |
| Answer» C. canter vischer | |
| 6. |
Native life in Travancore is a work by----- |
| A. | herman gundert |
| B. | v nagam aiyya |
| C. | samuel mater |
| D. | col. munro |
| Answer» C. samuel mater | |
| 7. |
The German missionary who wrote the book Keralapazhama |
| A. | samuel mater |
| B. | herman gundert |
| C. | clement atlee |
| D. | francis buchanan |
| Answer» B. herman gundert | |
| 8. |
Who is the author of ‘A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times’ published in 1878. |
| A. | p. shangunny menon |
| B. | k p padmanaba menon |
| C. | t k velupillai |
| D. | t a gopainatha rao |
| Answer» A. p. shangunny menon | |
| 9. |
‘Tiruvitamkur Charitram’ (History of Travancore) in Malayalam was written by |
| A. | c achutha menon |
| B. | p shangunny menon |
| C. | vaikath pachu moothath |
| D. | k p padmanabha menon |
| Answer» C. vaikath pachu moothath | |
| 10. |
Who prepared Travancore state Manual |
| A. | p. shangunny menon |
| B. | v nagam aiyya |
| C. | t k velupillai |
| D. | t a gopainatha rao |
| Answer» B. v nagam aiyya | |
| 11. |
th and 10th Centuries) written in Malayalam |
| A. | keshavan veluthat |
| B. | m g s narayanan |
| C. | rajan gurukal |
| D. | elamkulam p n kunjanpillai |
| Answer» B. m g s narayanan | |
| 12. |
The early sovereigns of Tavancore was written by------- |
| A. | p. shangunny menon |
| B. | sundaram pillai |
| C. | t k velupillai |
| D. | t a gopainatha rao |
| Answer» B. sundaram pillai | |
| 13. |
Cochin Forests and the British Techno Ecological Imperialism in India was written by-------- |
| A. | sebastian joseph |
| B. | m g s narayanan |
| C. | rajan gurukal |
| D. | elamkulam p n kunjanpillai |
| Answer» A. sebastian joseph | |
| 14. |
Who is the author of the work Brahmin settlements in Kerala: Historical Studies. |
| A. | keshavan veluthat |
| B. | rajan gurukal |
| C. | m g s narayanan |
| D. | conrad wood |
| Answer» A. keshavan veluthat | |
| 15. |
Mappila Muslims of Kerala: A study in Islamic trends was written by_____ |
| A. | roland miller |
| B. | dileep m menon |
| C. | robbin jeffrey |
| D. | stephen f dale |
| Answer» A. roland miller | |
| 16. |
The work cultural symbiosis in Kerala which analyses the cultural aspects of Pre modern Kerala society was written by___ |
| A. | keshavan veluthat |
| B. | m g s narayanan |
| C. | rajan gurukal |
| D. | k n ganesh |
| Answer» B. m g s narayanan | |
| 17. |
____ is the author of The decline of Nair dominance in Kerala: society and politics in Travancore 1847-1908 |
| A. | roland miller |
| B. | dileep m menon |
| C. | robbin jeffrey |
| D. | abilash malayil |
| Answer» C. robbin jeffrey | |
| 18. |
Caste Nationalism and Communism in South India: Malabar 1900-1948 was written by----- |
| A. | roland miller |
| B. | dileep m menon |
| C. | robbin jeffrey |
| D. | abilash malayil |
| Answer» B. dileep m menon | |
| 19. |
Who wrote the article Aahwanavum Takeetum in Connection with Malabar Rebellion of 1921? |
| A. | k n panikkar |
| B. | k kelappan |
| C. | em s namboodiripad |
| D. | k p kesava menon |
| Answer» A. k n panikkar | |
| 20. |
Travancore signed treaty with English East India company in 1805, who was the then British resident of Travancore who interfered in the internal affairs of Travancore |
| A. | munro |
| B. | col. macaulay |
| C. | rippon |
| D. | tomas warden |
| Answer» A. munro | |
| 21. |
The Travancore ruler who built Nedumkotta to check Mysorian Invasion was |
| A. | marthanda varma |
| B. | darmaraja |
| C. | velu tampi |
| D. | swathi tirunal |
| Answer» B. darmaraja | |
| 22. |
Who were appointed for provincial settlements with local rulers and to suggest future administrative system of Malabar after the treaty of Srirangapatnam in 1792 |
| A. | francis buchanan & william logan |
| B. | joint commissioners |
| C. | ward and conner |
| D. | william logan & h v connolly |
| Answer» B. joint commissioners | |
| 23. |
Malabar came into the possession of English East India company After the treaty of Srirangapatnam in 1792, Malabar was the part of which Presidency from 1792 to 1800 |
| A. | madras presidency |
| B. | bombay presidency |
| C. | bengal presidency |
| D. | delhi presidency |
| Answer» B. bombay presidency | |
| 24. |
Munnar one of the main hill station in Travancore state was famous for which plantation crop |
| A. | coffee |
| B. | tea |
| C. | chinchona |
| D. | cardamom |
| Answer» B. tea | |
| 25. |
Malabar was ceded to English East India Company by the treaty of Srirangapatanam, When was the treaty of Srirangapatanam Signed |
| A. | 1795 |
| B. | 1792 |
| C. | 1795 |
| D. | 1799 |
| Answer» B. 1792 | |
| 26. |
Who was the author of the novel Indulekha, published in 1889 |
| A. | appu nedungadi |
| B. | o chandu menon |
| C. | c v ramanpilla |
| D. | m t vasudevan nair |
| Answer» B. o chandu menon | |
| 27. |
Which British official of English India company along with Kanaramenon was able to suppress the Pazhasssi Revolt in 1805 |
| A. | wellesley |
| B. | a r knapp |
| C. | t h babar |
| D. | r h hitchcock |
| Answer» C. t h babar | |
| 28. |
Which tribal leader of Pazhassi Raja was captured and later beheaded at Panamaram fort |
| A. | edachena kungan |
| B. | talakal chandu |
| C. | yogimoola machan |
| D. | paloor emman |
| Answer» B. talakal chandu | |
| 29. |
Who wrote the novel Saraswativijayam, which discusses about caste conversion in colonial Kerala? |
| A. | o chandu menon |
| B. | potheri kunjambu |
| C. | c v ramanpilla |
| D. | vallathol |
| Answer» B. potheri kunjambu | |
| 30. |
Who was behind the famous Anjarakandy plantations? |
| A. | robert clive |
| B. | murdock brown |
| C. | francis buchanan |
| D. | william logan |
| Answer» B. murdock brown | |
| 31. |
who started the newspaper Swadeshabhimani on 19th January 1905 |
| A. | vakkom abdul kader moulavi |
| B. | swadeshabhimani ramakrishna pilla |
| C. | t k madhavan |
| D. | k madhavan nair |
| Answer» A. vakkom abdul kader moulavi | |
| 32. |
Which native ruler of Malabar invited Haider Ali to invade Malabar? |
| A. | zamorin of calicut |
| B. | chirakkal raja |
| C. | ali raja of kannur |
| D. | kurumbranad raja |
| Answer» C. ali raja of kannur | |
| 33. |
One of the earliest Ethnographic work entitled Castes and Tribes of South India was written by- ---- |
| A. | francis buchanan |
| B. | edgar thurston |
| C. | william logan |
| D. | herman gundert. |
| Answer» B. edgar thurston | |
| 34. |
The Christian priest who came forward to find and bring together the Harijan students under the same roof of the school. |
| A. | arnos pathiri |
| B. | chavara achan |
| C. | poykayil yohannand. |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. chavara achan | |
| 35. |
On which day The Famous Kundara proclamation of Diwan Velu Thampi Dalwa happened? |
| A. | 11th january 1809 |
| B. | 11th february 1809 |
| C. | 11th january 1819 |
| D. | 11th january 1899 |
| Answer» A. 11th january 1809 | |
| 36. |
Which plantation was first introduced in Wayanad in the first half of nineteenth century? |
| A. | tea |
| B. | coffee |
| C. | chinchona |
| D. | eucalyptus |
| Answer» B. coffee | |
| 37. |
Who was the leader who along with Edachena kungan captured the panamaram fort on 11th October 1802 |
| A. | kaiteri ambu |
| B. | paloor emman |
| C. | talakal chandu |
| D. | pazhayaveetil chandu |
| Answer» C. talakal chandu | |
| 38. |
In which place Velu Tampi Dalawa the diwan of Travancore committed suicide |
| A. | kundara |
| B. | kollam |
| C. | mannadi |
| D. | thiruvananthapuram |
| Answer» C. mannadi | |
| 39. |
The revolt of Padinjare Kovilakam was one of the earliest resistances against the English East India Company. The raja’s of padinjare belonged to which ruling family of Malabar |
| A. | kolathiri |
| B. | samuthiri |
| C. | kottayam |
| D. | palakkad raja |
| Answer» B. samuthiri | |
| 40. |
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja belonged to which royal dynasty of Malabar |
| A. | kolathiri |
| B. | samuthiri |
| C. | kottayam |
| D. | palakkad raja |
| Answer» C. kottayam | |
| 41. |
The Main reason for Pazhassi revolt was the mistaken revenue policy of the Joint Commissioners, To which ruler they had given the right to collect the revenue of Kottayam |
| A. | kolathiri |
| B. | samuthiri |
| C. | kottayam |
| D. | kurumbranad |
| Answer» D. kurumbranad | |
| 42. |
Who was punished with transportation for life in Connection with Pazhassi Rebellion to the prince of wales island |
| A. | edachenna kungan |
| B. | yogimoola machan |
| C. | kaitheri ambu |
| D. | paloor emman |
| Answer» D. paloor emman | |
| 43. |
Which Missionary organisation founded lot of industries especially tile factories in different parts of Malabar in the second half of nineteenth Century. |
| A. | basel evanchalical missions |
| B. | london missionary society |
| C. | church mission society |
| D. | church of south india. |
| Answer» A. basel evanchalical missions | |
| 44. |
Basel Evangelical Mission one of the missionary organisations focused its activities in ____ |
| A. | travancore |
| B. | kanyakumari |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | malabar |
| Answer» D. malabar | |
| 45. |
Who was elected as the first secretary of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) founded in the year 1903. |
| A. | sree narayana guru |
| B. | dr palpu |
| C. | tk madhavan |
| D. | kumaranasan |
| Answer» A. sree narayana guru | |
| 46. |
The last Malabar District Political Conference held at |
| A. | palakkd political conference |
| B. | vadakara political conference |
| C. | manjeri political conference |
| D. | ottappalam political conference |
| Answer» C. manjeri political conference | |
| 47. |
The first president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was |
| A. | k p kesava menon |
| B. | manjeri rama ayyar |
| C. | k madhavan nair |
| D. | ramunni menon |
| Answer» C. k madhavan nair | |
| 48. |
Which famous social reformer of Kerala wrote the work Pracheena Malayalam |
| A. | sree narayana guru |
| B. | chattambi swamikal |
| C. | ayyankali |
| D. | sahodaran ayyappan |
| Answer» B. chattambi swamikal | |
| 49. |
in which year Ayyankali founded the Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangam? |
| A. | 1903 |
| B. | 1907 |
| C. | 1911 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» B. 1907 | |
| 50. |
Which social reformer of Kerala was involved in Kallumala and Irumpuval agitation |
| A. | sree narayana guru |
| B. | ayyankali |
| C. | poikayil appachan |
| D. | pandit karupan |
| Answer» B. ayyankali | |
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