Deck 4: Kerala History and Literature: Part D

Question 1

Marakkudakkullile Mahanakaram is the play of

A)V.T Bhattathiripad
B)EMS
C)Arya Pallam
D)M R Bhattathiripad

Answer 1

M R Bhattathiripad

Question 2

The Kallumala Samaram that took place in the year

A)1812
B)1915
C)1932
D)1809

Answer 2

1915

Question 3

--------is the present managing trustee and chief physician of Kottakkal Arya Vaidyasala

A)P K Varier
B)P S Varier
C)Dr. Muraleedharan
D)None of these

Answer 3

P K Varier

Question 4

The slogan "Travancore is for Travancoreans" is associated with

A)Temple Entry agitations
B)Ezhava Memorial
C)Malayalee Memorial
D)None of these

Question 5

The only Keralite mentioned in the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi

A)Sahodaran Ayyappan
B)C V Raman Pillai
C)Dr. Palpu
D)G P Pillai

Question 6

The novel Indulekha is written by

A)O ChanduMenon
B)Appu Nedungadi
C)Soori Namboodiri
D)Kumaran Asan

Question 7

Kochi Rajya Charithram is written by

A)Pachu Moothathu
B)Nagam Ayya
C)Elamkulam Kunhan Pillai
D)K P Padmanabha Menon

Question 8

The Madras Marumakkathayam Act was passed in the year

A)1933
B)1934
C)1935
D)1936

Question 9

Congreesum Keralavum is the work of

A)A K Pillai
B)K P Kesava Menon
C)K Madhavan Nair
D)P K K Menon

Question 10

After getting inspiration from ---------------- K P Kesava Menon cut off his kuduma(hair style-hair tying) and began to practice what he believe in his personal life also?

A)Gandhiji
B)Balagangadhara Thilak
C)Tagore
D)Gokhale

Question 11

------------was the first Executive president of Kerala Sahitya Academy and was honoured by the President of India with the 'Padma Vibhushan'.

A)A K Pillai
B)K P Kesava Menon
C)K Madhavan Nair
D)P K K Menon

Question 12

In 1917 at the age of 29, -------------was invited by Annie Besant to go to England along with her, Syed Hussain and BV Narasimhan to talk about Home Rule there.

A)K P Kesava Menon
B)Manjeri Rama Ayyar
C)Ramunni Menon
D)George Joseph

Question 13

-------------was the leader of the Rowlatt Sathyagraha in Madurai

A)Venkayya Naidu
B)P. Varadarajulu Naidu
C)George Joseph
D)C Rajagopalachari

Question 14

-------- is popularly known as 'Kerala Gandhi'.

A)K.Kelappan
B)T K Madhavan
C)George Joseph
D)K Madhavan Nair

Question 15

Editor of the nationalist daily Al-Ameen from 1929 to 1939 from Calicut

A)K P Kesava Menon
B)Ramunni Menon
C)Muhammed Abdu Rahman
D)K Madhavan Nair

Question 16

With integration of Travancore and Cochin ---------became speaker of Travancore-Cochin Assembly in July 1949.

A)Pattom ThanuPillai
B)T C Varghese
C)Mannathu Padmanabhan
D)C Kesavan

Question 17

In 1948 elections, -------------- became the leader of Prajamandal Legislature Party and was appointed Prime Minister of Cochin.

A)Ikkanta Varier
B)Neelakanta Aiyar
C)C Kesavan
D)None of these

Question 18

The first secretary of the Malabar District Congress Committee in 1910 was

A)Kunhirama Menon
B)K Madhavan Nair
C)Ramunni Menon
D)K P Kesava Menon

Question 19

A branch of the Home Rule League was formed in Calicut with -------as president

A)Kunhirama Menon
B)Mr. Manjeri Rama Iyyer
C)Ramunni Menon
D)K P Kesava Menon

Question 20

The first Malabar district political conference held in 1916 at Palakkad under the presidentship of

A)Kunhirama Menon
B)Mr. Manjeri Rama Iyyer
C)Ramunni Menon
D)Mrs. Annie Besant

Question 21

The second district political conference was held at --------in 1917

A)Palakkad
B)Calicut
C)Vadakara
D)Ottappalam

Question 22

The 1921 Rebellion started at ------------- village in the Ernad Taluk

A)Pookkottur
B)Manjeri
C)Perinthalmanna
D)Thirurangadi

Question 23

---------------declared himself as the king of Hindus, the Amir of the Muslims and the colonel of the Khilafat army

A)Konnara Thangal
B)Variankunnath Kunhahammed Haji
C)Ali Mussaliyar
D)Muhammed

Question 24

-------------was the tragic incident of the Malabar Rebellion.

A)The 'Wagon Tragedy'
B)Thirurangadi riot
C)Pookkottur rio
D)Establishment of British

Question 25

According to the Marxist school of Thought, the 1921 Rebellion was

A)Religious outbreak
B)an anti imperialist Struggle
C)An agrarian outbreak,
D)a local riot