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This section includes 180 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in History (M.A. History) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
According to the State Reorganization Act that was passed in-------, Malabar added to the Thiruvitamkur-Kochi state and thus a new state called came into existence on 1st November 1956. |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1954 |
| C. | 1955 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee-KPCC-was split into two in--------with separate organization called Malabar Pradesh Congress Committee and Thiru-Kochi Pradesh Congress Committee on the issue of the formation of Kerala State. |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1954 |
| C. | 1955 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» B. 1954 | |
| 3. |
The Aikya Kerala conference was held at ------------in November 1949. |
| A. | Thrissur |
| B. | Palakka |
| C. | Trivandrum |
| D. | Ernamkulam |
| Answer» C. Trivandrum | |
| 4. |
First General elections in Thiru-Kochi was held in 1951 and --------------- fromCongress party was elected as the Chief Minister, ruling until 1954. |
| A. | A J John Anaraparambil |
| B. | Pattom A ThanuPillai |
| C. | EMS |
| D. | K Narayana Pillai |
| Answer» B. Pattom A ThanuPillai | |
| 5. |
Kesava Menon went to Malaya in ------------ and practiced as an advocate atSingapur. |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1927 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
--------------- established the Pallivasal Hydro electric power project on thePeriyar River and initiated the Pechipara Hydro-electric scheme and the Periyar Wildlife Sanctury Project. |
| A. | Veluthamby |
| B. | Macaulay |
| C. | C P Ramaswamy Ayyar |
| D. | P.Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» D. P.Rajagopalachari | |
| 7. |
The Travancore King became ------------of the new Thiru-Kochi State . |
| A. | uprajpramukh |
| B. | Chief Minister |
| C. | Rajpramukh |
| D. | Maharaja |
| Answer» D. Maharaja | |
| 8. |
A sub-committee of the Kerala Provincial Congress formed for the formation ofKerala State met at ---------------late in 1946 under the presidentship of K.P.Kesava Menon and decided to convene an Aikya Kerala Conference at an early date. |
| A. | Thrissur |
| B. | Cheruthututhi |
| C. | Guruvayur |
| D. | Ernamkulam |
| Answer» C. Guruvayur | |
| 9. |
The All Kerala Kudiyan Conference in-----------also adopted separateresolutions demanding ‘Aikya Keralam’. |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1924 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» B. 1920 | |
| 10. |
One of the earliest resolutions on the subject of United Kerala was passed atthe State Peoples’ Conference held at ---------in April 1928 |
| A. | Vaikko |
| B. | Trivandru |
| C. | Alappuzh |
| D. | Ernamkulam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
First General Election was held inThiru-Kochi in |
| A. | 195 |
| B. | 194 |
| C. | 195 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» B. 194 | |
| 12. |
United State of Travancore and Cochin and was created on 1 July 1949 by themerger of two former Princely States, the kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin with --------------- as the capital. |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | Vaikkom |
| C. | Trivandrumd |
| D. | Alappuzha |
| Answer» D. Alappuzha | |
| 13. |
Leader of Quit India Movement in Kerala was |
| A. | K Kelappa |
| B. | K B Meno |
| C. | T K Madhava |
| D. | Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib |
| Answer» C. T K Madhava | |
| 14. |
A secret Journal called Swatantra Bharatam was published during thisperiod------------ |
| A. | Vaikkom Sathyagraha |
| B. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | Second World War |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Keezhariyur Bomb Case was associated with |
| A. | Vaikkom Sathyagraha |
| B. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | Second World War |
| D. | Quit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Temple entry was given in Cochin in |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1937 |
| Answer» C. 1938 | |
| 17. |
----------was nominated as captain of the Sathyagraha volunteers of GuruvayrSathyagraha. |
| A. | T K Madhavan |
| B. | Mannath Padmanabhan |
| C. | AK Gopalan |
| D. | A.K.Gopalan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
--------------session of KPCC in May 1931 decided to launch antiuntouchability drive as one of the programmes of the Congress |
| A. | Ottappalam |
| B. | Palakkad |
| C. | Manjeri |
| D. | Vadakara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The first struggle in Kerala against untouchability was |
| A. | Guruvayur Sathuagraha |
| B. | Kalpathy Kalapam |
| C. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | Vaikom Satyagraha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
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 |
| Answer» D. a local riot | |
| 21. |
-------------was the tragic incident of the Malabar Rebellion. |
| A. | The ‘Wagon Tragedy’ |
| B. | Thirurangadi riot |
| C. | Pookkottur rio |
| D. | Establishment of British |
| Answer» B. Thirurangadi riot | |
| 22. |
---------------declared himself as the king of Hindus, the Amir of the Muslimsand the colonel of the Khilafat army |
| A. | Konnara Thangal |
| B. | Variankunnath Kunhahammed Haji |
| C. | Ali Mussaliyar |
| D. | Muhammed |
| Answer» C. Ali Mussaliyar | |
| 23. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The 1921 Rebellion started at ------------- village in the Ernad Taluk |
| A. | Pookkottur |
| B. | Manjeri |
| C. | Perinthalmanna |
| D. | Thirurangadi |
| Answer» B. Manjeri | |
| 25. |
The second district political conference was held at --------in 1917 |
| A. | Palakkad |
| B. | Calicut |
| C. | Vadakara |
| D. | Ottappalam |
| Answer» C. Vadakara | |
| 26. |
A branch of the Home Rule League was formed in Calicut with -------aspresident |
| A. | Kunhirama Menon |
| B. | Mr. Manjeri Rama Iyyer |
| C. | Ramunni Menon |
| D. | K P Kesava Menon |
| Answer» C. Ramunni Menon | |
| 27. |
In 1948 elections, -------------- became the leader of Prajamandal LegislatureParty and was appointed Prime Minister of Cochin. |
| A. | Ikkanta Varier |
| B. | Neelakanta Aiyar |
| C. | C Kesavan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Neelakanta Aiyar | |
| 28. |
With integration of Travancore and Cochin ---------became speaker ofTravancore-Cochin Assembly in July 1949. |
| A. | Pattom ThanuPillai |
| B. | T C Varghese |
| C. | Mannathu Padmanabhan |
| D. | C Kesavan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
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 |
| Answer» D. K Madhavan Nair | |
| 30. |
-------- is popularly known as 'Kerala Gandhi'. |
| A. | K.Kelappan |
| B. | T K Madhavan |
| C. | George Joseph |
| D. | K Madhavan Nair |
| Answer» B. T K Madhavan | |
| 31. |
-------------was the leader of the Rowlatt Sathyagraha in Madurai |
| A. | Venkayya Naidu |
| B. | P. Varadarajulu Naidu |
| C. | George Joseph |
| D. | C Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» D. C Rajagopalachari | |
| 32. |
In 1917 at the age of 29, -------------was invited by Annie Besant to go to Englandalong 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
------------was the first Executive president of Kerala Sahitya Academy and washonoured 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 |
| Answer» C. K Madhavan Nair | |
| 34. |
After getting inspiration from ---------------- K P Kesava Menon cut off hiskuduma(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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Congreesum Keralavum is the work of |
| A. | A K Pillai |
| B. | K P Kesava Menon |
| C. | K Madhavan Nair |
| D. | P K K Menon |
| Answer» B. K P Kesava Menon | |
| 36. |
The Madras Marumakkathayam Act was passed in the year |
| A. | 1933 |
| B. | 1934 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1936 |
| Answer» B. 1934 | |
| 37. |
Kochi Rajya Charithram is written by |
| A. | Pachu Moothathu |
| B. | Nagam Ayya |
| C. | Elamkulam Kunhan Pillai |
| D. | K P Padmanabha Menon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The novel Indulekha is written by |
| A. | O ChanduMenon |
| B. | Appu Nedungadi |
| C. | Soori Namboodiri |
| D. | Kumaran Asan |
| Answer» B. Appu Nedungadi | |
| 39. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The slogan “Travancore is for Travancoreans” is associated with |
| A. | Temple Entry agitations |
| B. | Ezhava Memorial |
| C. | Malayalee Memorial |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 41. |
--------is the present managing trustee and chief physician of Kottakkal AryaVaidyasala |
| A. | P K Varier |
| B. | P S Varier |
| C. | Dr. Muraleedharan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. P S Varier | |
| 42. |
The Kallumala Samaram that took place in the year |
| A. | 1812 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1809 d.1809 |
| Answer» C. 1932 | |
| 43. |
Marakkudakkullile Mahanakaram is the play of |
| A. | V.T Bhattathiripad |
| B. | EMS |
| C. | Arya Pallam |
| D. | M R Bhattathiripad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
In the year ------------a Namboothiri women’s organization was formed withthe name Antarjana Samajam under the leadership of Arya Pallam and Parvathi Neminimangalam. |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1923 |
| C. | 1934 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» B. 1923 | |
| 45. |
The Christian priest who came forward to find and bring together theHarijan students under the same roof of the school. |
| A. | Arnos Pathiri |
| B. | Chavara Achan |
| C. | Poykayil Yohanna |
| D. | d. None of these |
| Answer» C. Poykayil Yohanna | |
| 46. |
Vidyarthi Magazine was started by |
| A. | Swadesabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai |
| B. | Chattambi Swamikal |
| C. | EMS |
| D. | V T Bhattathiripad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Who was the founder, printer and publisher of Swadesabhimani newspaper? |
| A. | Swadesabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai |
| B. | K P Kesava Menon |
| C. | Vakkom Abdul Khadr Moulavi |
| D. | Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib |
| Answer» D. Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib | |
| 48. |
Sanaulla Makti Thangal’s concise autobiography is |
| A. | Makthi Manaklasham |
| B. | Nabi Nanayam d. None of |
| C. | Katora Kutaram |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Nabi Nanayam d. None of | |
| 49. |
Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha(PRDS) was founded in 1909 by |
| A. | Chavara Achan |
| B. | Chattambi Swamikal |
| C. | Poykayil Appachan |
| D. | Ayyankali |
| Answer» C. Poykayil Appachan | |
| 50. |
The significant pamphlet ‘Katora Kutaram’(ferocious axe) was issued in 1884in Malabar by |
| A. | Sayyid Alavi Thangal Pookoya Thangal |
| B. | Veliyankode Umar Quazi |
| C. | Sayid Fazal |
| D. | Sanaulla Makti Thangal |
| Answer» E. | |