Deck 2: Keralas Authors, Rulers, and Traditions

Question 1

Author of Krishnagatha is

A)cheeraman
B)cheusseri
C)poonthanam
D)ezhuthachan

Answer 1

cheusseri

Question 2

The Syrian Copper plate (Viraraghava Pattayam) issued by

A)ayyan atikal
B)vikramadithya varaguna
C)bhaskararavi
D)viraraghava, of perumpadappu

Answer 2

viraraghava, of perumpadappu

Question 3

A Survey of Kerala History is written by

A)a. sreedhara menon
B)kesavanveluthattu
C)krishna reddy
D)mgs narayanan

Answer 3

a. sreedhara menon

Question 4

Who were Uralars?

A)rulers
B)land owners and temple trustees
C)settled tenant cultivator
D)bonded service classes

Question 5

Kudiyars were

A)bonded service classes
B)settled tenant cultivator
C)land owners and temple trustees
D)rulers

Question 6

Tenets and Intermediary holders were called

A)uralars
B)adiyar
C)karalar
D)kudiyar

Question 7

The obligations of the tenants were determined by

A)mariyadai
B)janmi
C)uralar
D)king

Question 8

Which Venad ruler is associated with the Mampalli copper plate (974 A.D)?

A)govardhana marthanda
B)rama varma kulasekhara
C)ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
D)sri vallabhakotha

Question 9

Name the perumal who shifted his headquarters from Koudangallur to Kollam.

A)rama varma kulasekhara
B)ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
C)govardhana marthanda
D)sri vallabhakotha

Question 10

Who was the first ruler of Venad who ascended the throne according to the matrilineal system of succession?

A)vira udaya mathanda varma
B)ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
C)govardhana marthanda
D)sri vallabhakotha

Question 11

Name the group who taught Malayalam letters as basic knowledge in indigenous schools?

A)panikkar
B)uralar
C)natteuzhthachan
D)aasan

Question 12

The Malayalam work Unnunili Sandesam contains the earliest reference to. a) b) c) d)

A)koodiyattam
B)kathakali
C)padhakom
D)theyyam

Question 13

Who wrote Indica?

A)strabo
B)badauni
C)megasthenes
D)pliny

Question 14

Who was the author of Kokila Sandesam?

A)athula
B)uddhanda sastrikal
C)chennos nampudiri
D)poonthanam

Question 15

Author of Vasumitra-Manavikrama?

A)kakkasseri
B)chennos nampudiri
C)uddhanda sastrikal
D)poonthanam

Question 16

Smarthavicharam existed among the?

A)nairs
B)ezhavas
C)nampoodiris
D)none of the above

Question 17

Medini Vennilavu is a character of

A)unniyacchi charitham
B)unnichiruthevi charitham
C)chandrotsavam
D)unniyadi charitham

Question 18

Who annexed Goa to Portuguese in 1510??

A)alfonso de albuquerque
B)francisco de almeida
C)pedro alvariz cabral
D)vasco da gama

Question 19

Second Portuguese mission to India was headed by

A)alfonso de albuquerque
B)vasco da gama
C)pedro alvariz cabral
D)francisco de almeida

Question 20

Which European power introduced cartaz?

A)french
B)dutch
C)portuguese
D)english

Question 21

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

A)bharatapuzha
B)periar
C)pamba
D)bhavani

Question 22

Cherusseri wrote Krishnagatha under the patronage of

A)ayyan atikal tiruvatikal
B)udayavarman of kolathunad.
C)govardhana marthanda
D)sri vallabhakotha

Question 23

Karyakkars were

A)local rulers
B)army men
C)teachers
D)tax collectors

Question 24

Dharmoth Panikkar in the court of the Zamorin was

A)the local ruler
B)the officer in charge of the kalari.
C)chief priest
D)court astrologer

Question 25

The original headquarters of Cochin royal family was at?

A)ezhimala
B)palakkad
C)chithrakutam in vanneri.
D)kodungallur