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251.

…………. was in power from 609 AD to 642 AD of Early ChalukyaDynasty.

A. simha vishnu
B. vijayalaya
C. rajaraja chola i
D. pulakesin ii
Answer» E.
252.

The Chalukyas ruled their kingdom from the ………….capital city wereknown as the Eastern Chalukyas.

A. badami
B. vengi
C. thanjavur
D. kalyani
Answer» C. thanjavur
253.

The Chalukyas who ruled from ………… capital city were referred asLater Western Chalukyas.

A. kanchi
B. badami
C. thanjavur
D. kalyani
Answer» E.
254.

The Chalukya Dynasties were in power of Indian medieval historyfrom the reign of 600 to 1200 AD in the state of…………...

A. thanjavur
B. deccan
C. badami
D. kalyani
Answer» C. badami
255.

The Pandyas expelled the Hoysala Dynasty who were partners of theCholas from Tamil country and subsequently causing the end of the Cholas themselves in…………….

A. 1169 ad
B. 1179
C. 1269
D. 1279
Answer» E.
256.

After the ……………… (after 300 BC) Cholas was beaten by thePandyas and Pallavas and they captured the Tamil country.

A. sangam age
B. vedic
C. harappan
D. gupta
Answer» B. vedic
257.

Under …………..and Rajendra Chola I, the empire became powerful inthe field of army, finance and culture in South Asia and South-east Asia.

A. rajaraja chola i
B. vijayalaya
C. pulakesin i
D. mahendraverman i
Answer» B. vijayalaya
258.

After ………….. century, Cholas became strongest dynasty of thesouthern India.

A. 9th
B. 10th
C. 11th
D. 12th
Answer» B. 10th
259.

Around 850 AD, ………….rose in power and he rescued the CholaDynasty from Pandyas and Pallavas and captured the capital city Thanjavur.

A. vijayalaya
B. rajaraja chola i
C. pulakesin i
D. none of the above
Answer» B. rajaraja chola i
260.

The history of Indian medieval period was started after the end ofancient age in 550 AD and it continued till 18th century when the ………………Empire had broken.

A. sultanate
B. mughal
C. turkish
D. bahmini
Answer» D. bahmini
261.

The …………..model was largely constructed on the basis of Puranicand Epigraphic data pertaining mostly to North India.

A. feudal
B. sangam
C. capitalistic
D. socialistic
Answer» B. sangam
262.

The nature of state in the early …………..period is marked by thepresence of a large number of regional and local powers, in the absence of a paramount power in the country.

A. medieval
B. sangam
C. ancient
D. modern
Answer» B. sangam
263.

The Early Medieval period refer to the phase of Indian history thatstretches from the fall of the Gupta Empire to the beginning of the ……………….period in the 13th century.

A. sultanate
B. mughal
C. harsha
D. maurya
Answer» B. mughal
264.

The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period,spanning from 6th century i.e after the fall of the ………….. Empire to the 18th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination.

A. gupta
B. maurya
C. harsha
D. vijayanagar
Answer» B. maurya
265.

The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period,spanning from …………… century i.e after the fall of the Gupta Empire to the 18th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination.

A. 5th
B. 6th
C. 8th
D. 9th
Answer» C. 8th
266.

By the treaty of SrirangaPattanam (1792) the whole of ………….except Wayanad and Coorg were ceded to the British.

A. malabar
B. kadathanad
C. iruvazhinad
D. travancore
Answer» B. kadathanad
267.

………………. was formed in to a separate district with the collector as its head, under Madras Presidency (1st October, 1801).

A. cochi
B. kadathanad
C. iruvazhinad
D. malabar
Answer» E.
268.

The fall of Seringapattam (1790) and the consequent withdrawal of Mysorean forces from Kerala opened the doors of ………….entry in to Malabar.

A. birtish
B. portuguese
C. dutch
D. french
Answer» B. portuguese
269.

In 1764, ………………secured the neutrality of the English in the event of a Mysore-Kerala conflict.

A. haider ali
B. kolathiri
C. ali raja
D. kottayam raja
Answer» B. kolathiri
270.

The Mysorean interlude was a period of stress and strain for the……………….in Malabar.

A. english
B. portuguese
C. dutch
D. french
Answer» B. portuguese
271.

The French possession of Mahe was a potential danger to the Englishat……………….

A. mahe
B. guruvayur
C. kozhikode
D. thalassery
Answer» E.
272.

The …………….entered Kerala with the purpose of trade.They arrived nearThalassery in 1725 and occupied Mahe.

A. british
B. portuguese
C. dutch
D. french
Answer» E.
273.

With the permission of the Kolathiri…………… set up a factory at Thalassery (1694).

A. english
B. french
C. portuguese
D. dutch
Answer» B. french
274.

In 1644, the English obtained permission from the king of Venad to build a factoryat…………….

A. kolachal
B. kozhikode
C. venad
D. vizhinjam
Answer» E.
275.

……………. composed learned works such as Narayaneeyam andPrakriyaSarvaswam.

A. kannassapanikkar
B. chennosnamputiri
C. melputhur
D. tunjathezhuthachan.
Answer» D. tunjathezhuthachan.
276.

HORTUS MALABARICUS was compiled under the patronage of the Dutch governor……………….

A. van rheede
B. ralph fetch
C. visschier
D. nieuhoff
Answer» B. ralph fetch
277.

CherusseriNamputiri is famous as the author of………….

A. krishnagatha
B. mahabharatam
C. ramayana
D. bhagavatam
Answer» B. mahabharatam
278.

……………… belonged to the school of Bhakti and composed such works as Jnanappana,Sri Krishna Karnamrutam and Santana Gopalam.

A. puntanam
B. melputhur
C. cherusseri
D. punamnamputiri
Answer» B. melputhur
279.

The Perumal-Thirumozhi of …………….gives information of the Chera kingdom,besides the spread of Vaishnavism.

A. kapilar
B. auvaiyar
C. paranar
D. kulasekheraallwar
Answer» E.
280.

Krishnagatha of ……………was written under the patronage of UdayaVarman ofKolathunad.

A. punthanam
B. punamnamputiri
C. cherusseri
D. melputhur.
Answer» D. melputhur.
281.

Of the eight synagogues in Kerala, the white Jews synagogue of ………..has the raredistinction of possessing the Jewish copper plates.

A. parur
B. mala
C. mattanchery
D. chennamangalam.
Answer» D. chennamangalam.
282.

The …………describes the conflict between the Zamorin and the Cochin Raja andthe intrigues of the Portuguese and the Dutch.

A. chandrotsavom
B. vatakkanpattukal
C. anantapuramvarnanam
D. patappattu
Answer» B. vatakkanpattukal
283.

The Sankaranarayaneeyam (869 AD) help us to determine the chronologyof……………...

A. kunchannampiyar
B. auvaiyar
C. paranar
D. sthanuravi
Answer» E.
284.

The …………..built the Pallippuram fort (Aykotta) in 1503, St.Angelo in Kannur,Fort manual at Kochi and Kottappuram at Kodungallur.

A. french
B. british
C. portuguese
D. dutch
Answer» D. dutch
285.

……………….., the last of the Perumals of Mahodayapuram was the first ruler of the Venad royal house.

A. rama varmakulasekhara
B. vira kerala varma
C. kotharavi
D. vira ravi varma
Answer» B. vira kerala varma
286.

The Thrikkodithanam temple inscription and the Jewish copper plate (1000 AD) mention GovardhanaMarthanda as the third ruler of………………...

A. venad
B. kilimanur
C. manalikkara
D. vellayani
Answer» B. kilimanur
287.

……………….., the Venad ruler is associated with the Mampalli copper plate (974AD).

A. sri vallabhakotha
B. ayyanatikaltiruvatikal
C. viraraghava
D. rama varma
Answer» B. ayyanatikaltiruvatikal
288.

The ………………royal house is known as PerumpadappuSwarupam as they hadtheir original headquarters at Chithrakutam in the Perumpadappu village in Vanneri.

A. guruvayur
B. cochin
C. kozhikode
D. kodungallur
Answer» B. cochin
289.

Calicut under the Zamorins attained fame as the venue of the famous……………, a seven day assembly held annually at Tali Temple, Calicut.

A. revathipattathanam
B. mamankam
C. siva vilasam
D. sukasandesam
Answer» B. mamankam
290.

The ……………. court was adorned by the famous Eighteen and a Half(PatinettaraKavikal) poets.

A. vikramadityavaraguna’s
B. bhaskera ravi’s
C. viraraghava’s
D. zamorins’
Answer» E.
291.

The navy of the Zamorin was manned by the Moplahs and the Kunjalis were theadmirals of the ………………fleet.

A. kochi
B. calicut
C. kuttanad
D. palakkad
Answer» C. kuttanad
292.

DharmothPanikkar who was the instructor in arms to the ……………and the officerin charge of the Kalari.

A. zamorin
B. bhaskera ravi
C. viraraghava
D. kolathiri
Answer» D. kolathiri
293.

After a bitter and prolonged campaign, the Zamorin captured …………….and assumed the unique position of Rakshapura (protector) of Mamankom.

A. tirunavaya
B. nilambur
C. manjeri
D. kottakkal
Answer» B. nilambur
294.

The ruling house of …………is known by the name NediyirippuSwarupam after theoriginal house of the Eratis at Nediyirippu in Eralnad.

A. samutiri
B. bhaskera ravi
C. viraraghava
D. kolathiri
Answer» D. kolathiri
295.

……………… the Chinese merchant describes Calicut as a great emporium of tradefrequented by traders from all over the world.

A. ma huan
B. adburrazzack
C. nicolo conti
D. athanasius nikitin
Answer» B. adburrazzack
296.

…………….., Bishop of Kollam (17th C) has written a book ‘Historia de Malavar’giving information on the origin and growth of Kerala people, their customs and traditions.

A. dr.m.g.s.narayanan
B. don gonsalves
C. joseph rubban
D. dr.sundarampillai
Answer» C. joseph rubban
297.

Pattanam is a landlocked rural hamlet located in the Periyar Delta in ........................district in the southern Indian state ofKerala.

A. eranakulam
B. kochi
C. thrissur
D. edakkal
Answer» C. thrissur
298.

The accounts of Joseph Kathanar, a priest from ……………..gives a contemporarydescription of the existing legends on the origin of Kerala and the growth of Christianity.

A. kozhikode
B. kodungallur
C. kollam
D. kochi
Answer» D. kochi
299.

……………….and Keralamahatmyamare the two legendary works regarding the early history of Kerala.

A. keralolpathi
B. granthavaris
C. mushakavamsakavya
D. vadakkanpattukal
Answer» C. mushakavamsakavya
300.

Athula’sMushakavamsaKavya gives a semi-legandary semi factual account of the…………….Kings.

A. kodungallur
B. kozhikode
C. ezhimala
D. kochi
Answer» B. kozhikode