1. The book Perspectives on Kerala History was edited by-----
Correct : C. p j cheriyan
2. Keralathinte Innalakal was written by -----
Correct : D. k n ganesh
3. Who is the Author of the book Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar
Correct : D. k n panikkar
4. Whose survey report was later published as A Journey from Madras through the countries of
Mysore Canara and Malabar
Correct : C. francis buchanan
5. On the basis of whose letters K P Padmanabha Menon wrote History of Kerala
Correct : C. canter vischer
6. Native life in Travancore is a work by-----
Correct : C. samuel mater
7. The German missionary who wrote the book Keralapazhama
Correct : B. herman gundert
8. Who is the author of ‘A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times’ published in 1878.
Correct : A. p. shangunny menon
9. ‘Tiruvitamkur Charitram’ (History of Travancore) in Malayalam was written by
Correct : C. vaikath pachu moothath
10. Who prepared Travancore state Manual
Correct : B. v nagam aiyya
11. th and 10th Centuries) written in Malayalam
Correct : B. m g s narayanan
12. The early sovereigns of Tavancore was written by-------
Correct : B. sundaram pillai
13. Cochin Forests and the British Techno Ecological Imperialism in India was written by--------
Correct : A. sebastian joseph
14. Who is the author of the work Brahmin settlements in Kerala: Historical Studies.
Correct : A. keshavan veluthat
15. Mappila Muslims of Kerala: A study in Islamic trends was written by_____
Correct : A. roland miller
16. The work cultural symbiosis in Kerala which analyses the cultural aspects of Pre modern Kerala
society was written by___
Correct : B. m g s narayanan
17. ____ is the author of The decline of Nair dominance in Kerala: society and politics in Travancore
1847-1908
Correct : C. robbin jeffrey
18. Caste Nationalism and Communism in South India: Malabar 1900-1948 was written by-----
Correct : B. dileep m menon
19. Who wrote the article Aahwanavum Takeetum in Connection with Malabar Rebellion of 1921?
Correct : 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
Correct : A. munro
21. The Travancore ruler who built Nedumkotta to check Mysorian Invasion was
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : B. bombay presidency
24. Munnar one of the main hill station in Travancore state was famous for which plantation crop
Correct : B. tea
25. Malabar was ceded to English East India Company by the treaty of Srirangapatanam, When was
the treaty of Srirangapatanam Signed
Correct : B. 1792
26. Who was the author of the novel Indulekha, published in 1889
Correct : B. o chandu menon
27. Which British official of English India company along with Kanaramenon was able to
suppress the Pazhasssi Revolt in 1805
Correct : C. t h babar
28. Which tribal leader of Pazhassi Raja was captured and later beheaded at Panamaram fort
Correct : B. talakal chandu
29. Who wrote the novel Saraswativijayam, which discusses about caste conversion in colonial
Kerala?
Correct : B. potheri kunjambu
30. Who was behind the famous Anjarakandy plantations?
Correct : B. murdock brown
31. who started the newspaper Swadeshabhimani on 19th January 1905
Correct : A. vakkom abdul kader moulavi
32. Which native ruler of Malabar invited Haider Ali to invade Malabar?
Correct : C. ali raja of kannur
33. One of the earliest Ethnographic work entitled Castes and Tribes of South India was written by-
----
Correct : 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.
Correct : B. chavara achan
35. On which day The Famous Kundara proclamation of Diwan Velu Thampi Dalwa happened?
Correct : A. 11th january 1809
36. Which plantation was first introduced in Wayanad in the first half of nineteenth century?
Correct : B. coffee
37. Who was the leader who along with Edachena kungan captured the panamaram fort on 11th
October 1802
Correct : C. talakal chandu
38. In which place Velu Tampi Dalawa the diwan of Travancore committed suicide
Correct : 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
Correct : B. samuthiri
40. Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja belonged to which royal dynasty of Malabar
Correct : 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
Correct : D. kurumbranad
42. Who was punished with transportation for life in Connection with Pazhassi Rebellion to the
prince of wales island
Correct : 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.
Correct : A. basel evanchalical missions
44. Basel Evangelical Mission one of the missionary organisations focused its activities in ____
Correct : D. malabar
45. Who was elected as the first secretary of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) founded in
the year 1903.
Correct : A. sree narayana guru
46. The last Malabar District Political Conference held at
Correct : C. manjeri political conference
47. The first president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was
Correct : C. k madhavan nair
48. Which famous social reformer of Kerala wrote the work Pracheena Malayalam
Correct : B. chattambi swamikal
49. in which year Ayyankali founded the Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangam?
Correct : B. 1907
50. Which social reformer of Kerala was involved in Kallumala and Irumpuval agitation
Correct : B. ayyankali
51. Who was the initiator of Ezhava memorial of 1896 which was submitted to the Travancore king.
Correct : B. dr palpu
52. Who observed fast unto death in connection with Guruvayur Satyagraha
Correct : A. k kelappan
53. Who among the following was the volunteer captain of Guruvayur Satyagraha
Correct : B. a k gopalan
54. The famous Savarnajatha under the leadership of Mannath Padmanabhan was associated with
which of the following Satyagraha?
Correct : C. vaikom satyagraha
55. Mahatma Gandhi’s second visit to Kerala took place in the year 1925, in connection with which
event he visited Kerala.
Correct : C. vaikom satyagraha
56. By integration of Travancore and Cochin who-became speaker of Travancore-Cochin Assembly
in July 1949.
Correct : D. c kesavan
57. Calicut University was the second University in Kerala founded in 1968 in which district,
Calicut University is located?
Correct : B. malappuram
58. The first secretary of the Malabar District Congress Committee in 1910 was
Correct : A. kunhirama menon
59. The work Bandanathilninnu is a memoir deals with the prison life of Congress workers in
connection with Vaikom Satyagraha. Who had written the work Bandanathilninnu?
Correct : C. k p keshava menon
60. Which movement was started under the initiative of T K Madhavan?
Correct : C. vaikom satyagraha
61. The second Malabar district political conference was held at --------in 1917
Correct : B. kozhikode
62. The Malabar Rebellion of 1921-22 started at ------------- village in the Ernad Taluk
Correct : D. thirurangadi
63. Who declared himself as the king of Hindus, the Amir of the Muslims and the colonel of the
Khilafat army
Correct : A. variankunnath kunhahammed haji
64. Who founded at the Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha?
Correct : A. poykayil yohanan
65. In which year Kerala was declared a fully literate state
Correct : D. 1991
66. Under which article of Indian constitution the central government dissolved the E M S ministry
on 31st July 1959 and introduced president rule in Kerala State
Correct : B. article 356
67. Who among the following was not arrested in connection with Vaikom Sathyagraha
Correct : D. a k gopalan
68. --------------session of KPCC in May 1931 decided to launch anti-untouchability drive as one of
the programmes of the Congress
Correct : D. vadakara
69. ----------was nominated as captain of the Sathyagraha volunteers of Guruvayr Sathyagraha.
Correct : D. a.k.gopalan
70. Which session of Indian National Congress decided to form Pradesh Congress committees on
linguistic basics
Correct : A. 1920 nagpur session
71. Who was the only Malayali President of Indian National Congress (1887, Amaravati Session)
Correct : B. c sankaran nair
72. Who was the main leader of Keezhariyur Bomb Case which was associated with Quit India
Movement in Malabar
Correct : B. dr. k b menon
73. Who led the Vimochana Samaram that led to the dismissal of the first EMS ministry in 1959
Correct : A. mannath padmanabhan
74. The famous Aruvipuram consecration of Sree Narayanaguru took place in the year?
Correct : B. 1888
75. United State of Travancore and Cochin was created on 1 July 1949 by the merger of two former
Princely States, the kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin with --------------- as the capital.
Correct : C. trivandrum
76. After the merger of Thiru-Kochi, High Court was established at
Correct : D. ernakulam
77. First General Election was held in Thiru-Kochi in
Correct : A. 1952
78. Which was the main venue of Salt Satyagraha in Kerala
Correct : B. payyanur
79. The All Kerala Kudiyan Conference in-----------also adopted separate resolutions demanding
‘Aikya Keralam’.
Correct : A. 1928
80. Who presided the Payyanur political conference held in May 1928, which also supported Aikya
Kerala movement
Correct : C. jawaharlal nehru
81. Who was the head of Wagon tragedy enquiry commission appointed by the government of
Madras in which Manjeri Rama Iyyer was a non official member
Correct : C. a r knapp
82. Punnapra Vayalar Uprising took place in the year
Correct : A. 1946
83. The Travancore King became Rajapramukh of the new Thiru-Kochi State.
Correct : C. sri chithira tirunal balarama varam
84. Who became the Rajapramukh of the Tiruvitamkur-Kochi(Tirukochi) states in 1949
Correct : B. the king of tiruvitamkur
85. Who handled the portfolio of education in the first ministry of Kerala under EM S
Namboodiripad
Correct : D. joseph mundassery
86. Which of the following was not associated with Malabar Rebellion of 1921 22
Correct : D. murder of connolly
87. Who was the only non Mappila arrested under Moplah Outrages Act of 1859 and later punished
with lifetime imprisonment in connection with Malabar Rebellion of 1921?
Correct : C. m p narayana menon
88. Captain Keeling reached Calicut in the year
Correct : A. 1615
89. The British attained a sandy plot of land at Attingal from
Correct : C. Rani of Attingal
90. The most serious and widest revolt against the British in South India was
Correct : D. Pazhassi Revolt
91. The author of the novel Kerala Simham is
Correct : A. K. M Panikkar
92. The leader of Kurichia revolt was
Correct : C. Raman Naby
93. The year in which Veluthamby had done his famous Kundara Proclamation
Correct : D. 1809
94. The Dewan of Travacor e who made Pathiramanal of Vembanattukayal as suitable for
human life.
Correct : D. Veluthamby Dalawa
95. The fundamental caused for the agrarian problems in the 19th century in Malabar was
Correct : A. Economic reforms introduced by the British in Malabar
96. According to------------- the first revolt of the Mappilas of Malabar took place at
Pantallur in 1836.
Correct : A. T L Strange
97. The District Collector of Malabar at the time of the 19 th century Mappila outbreaks
Correct : D. H V Connolly
98. The District Collector of Malabar who had murdered by three Mappilas in the presence
of his wife on 12th September 1855 was
Correct : B. H V Connolly
99. After removing -----------from the Diwanship that with the request of Rani and with the
approval of the Government of Madras, Col. Munroe took over the charge of Diwan of Travancore.
Correct : A. Ummini Thampi
100. A court of Appeal was established at--------- by Col. Munroe