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This section includes 876 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 401. |
Raja Kesavadas was the first minister of …………….who assumed thetitle Diwan. |
| A. | thiruvitamkur |
| B. | kozhikode |
| C. | thiruvalla |
| D. | cochi |
| Answer» B. kozhikode | |
| 402. |
………………dedicated the newly conquered kingdom of Thiruvithamkurto his tutelary deity Sree Padmanabha on the 3rd of January 1750 which came to be known as Thrippadidanam. |
| A. | ayyappan marthanda pillai |
| B. | pattom thanu pillai |
| C. | marthanda varma |
| D. | sakthan tampuran |
| Answer» D. sakthan tampuran | |
| 403. |
The Malabar Rebellion of ………………. |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» C. 1931 | |
| 404. |
By the treaty of Mavelikkara (1753), the …………..renounced all theirengagements with the Kerala princes. |
| A. | british |
| B. | french |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» D. portuguese | |
| 405. |
Marthanda Varma was a great ruler of………………. |
| A. | thiruvithamkur |
| B. | calicut |
| C. | kochi |
| D. | malabar |
| Answer» B. calicut | |
| 406. |
Marthanda Varma refused to recognise his successor and annexed thekingdom in spite of the opposition of the Dutch who were defeated in the battle of …………………(1741). |
| A. | ambalapuzha |
| B. | kayamkulam |
| C. | kulachal |
| D. | thekkumkur |
| Answer» D. thekkumkur | |
| 407. |
The Government created a new police force (Malabar Special Police) in …………….. to crush the riots. |
| A. | 1835 |
| B. | 1845 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» C. 1931 | |
| 408. |
Printing was introduced in Kerala by the …………..in 1577. |
| A. | portuguese |
| B. | dutch |
| C. | french |
| D. | british |
| Answer» B. dutch | |
| 409. |
In 1937 the ……………University was established. |
| A. | malabar |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | cochi |
| D. | thiruvalla |
| Answer» C. cochi | |
| 410. |
The Bassel Mission established schools at Kallayi (1848) and Thalassery(1856) to impart ……………education. |
| A. | english |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | french |
| Answer» B. portuguese | |
| 411. |
The Kurichiyas under their leader …………..had played a leading role inthe Pazhassi revolt. |
| A. | t.h. baber |
| B. | thalakkal chandu |
| C. | albuquerque |
| D. | vasco da gama |
| Answer» C. albuquerque | |
| 412. |
In Cochin the first school was established at ……………in 1818 byMr.Dawson, an English Missionary. |
| A. | mattancherry |
| B. | guruvayur |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | thiruvalla |
| Answer» B. guruvayur | |
| 413. |
The Kurichiya uprising of ……………… is one of the distinctiveresistance movements against the British in Malabar. |
| A. | 1812 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» B. 1929 | |
| 414. |
On 30th November, ………………the British troops surrounded thePazhassi Raja and his men on the banks of Mavilaythodu (Kangarapuzha). |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» B. 1929 | |
| 415. |
………………became the first collector of the Dist. of Malabar (1stOctober, 1800) in the newly formed district administrative and social reforms were undertaken, though not as spectacular as those of the Princely states. |
| A. | t.h. baber |
| B. | pazhassi raja |
| C. | mr.macleod |
| D. | albuquerque |
| Answer» D. albuquerque | |
| 416. |
By the treaty of Sriranga Pattanam (1792) the whole of ………….exceptWayanad and Coorg were ceded to the British. |
| A. | malabar |
| B. | kadathanad |
| C. | iruvazhinad |
| D. | travancore |
| Answer» B. kadathanad | |
| 417. |
………………. 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. | |
| 418. |
The treaty of Seringapatam (1792) secured to the …………….the whole ofMalabar except Wyanad and Coorg. |
| A. | british |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | french |
| Answer» B. portuguese | |
| 419. |
The fall of Seringapattam (1790) and the consequent withdrawal ofMysorean forces from Kerala opened the doors of ………….entry in to Malabar. |
| A. | birtish |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | french |
| Answer» B. portuguese | |
| 420. |
In 1764, ………………secured the neutrality of the English in the event ofa Mysore-Kerala conflict. |
| A. | haider ali |
| B. | kolathiri |
| C. | ali raja |
| D. | kottayam raja |
| Answer» B. kolathiri | |
| 421. |
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 | |
| 422. |
However, the English rose to the occasion, ousted the Ali Raja from …………………and obtained that island. |
| A. | dharmadam |
| B. | calicut |
| C. | kochi |
| D. | kollam |
| Answer» B. calicut | |
| 423. |
In 1725, the French captured …………from Kadathanad. |
| A. | mahe |
| B. | guruvayur |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | venad |
| Answer» B. guruvayur | |
| 424. |
The …………….entered Kerala with the purpose of trade.They arrivednear Thalassery in 1725 and occupied Mahe. |
| A. | british |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | french |
| Answer» E. | |
| 425. |
With the permission of the Kolathiri…………… set up a factory atThalassery (1694). |
| A. | english |
| B. | french |
| C. | portuguese |
| D. | dutch |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 426. |
HORTUS MALABARICUS was compiled under the patronage of theDutch governor………………. |
| A. | van rheede |
| B. | ralph fetch |
| C. | visschier |
| D. | nieuhoff |
| Answer» B. ralph fetch | |
| 427. |
Van Hagen the Dutch Admiral had concluded a treaty with the Zamorin(November, 1604) to expel the …………….from India. |
| A. | portuguese |
| B. | dutch |
| C. | english |
| D. | french |
| Answer» B. dutch | |
| 428. |
The greatest achievement of the ……………..in the cultural field was thecompilation of HORTUS MALABARICUS, a monumental botanical work on the medicinal plants of Kerala. |
| A. | dutch |
| B. | english |
| C. | french |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» B. english | |
| 429. |
The …………….were the first Protestant nation of Europe to establishtrade contacts with Kerala. |
| A. | dutch |
| B. | english |
| C. | french |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» B. english | |
| 430. |
The Kunhali Marakkars were the Admirals of the ………….fleet. |
| A. | marthanda varma |
| B. | kolalthiri |
| C. | aliraja |
| D. | zamorins |
| Answer» E. | |
| 431. |
The synod of Diamper, 1599 was the most important event in thehistory of Christianity in Kerala during the ………….period. |
| A. | portuguese |
| B. | dutch |
| C. | english |
| D. | french |
| Answer» B. dutch | |
| 432. |
Vascoda Gama was sent by Dom Mannual, the ……………..king on July 8, 1496 at the head of an expedition. He reached Calicut on May 20, 1498 and was well received by the Zamorin and his subjects with traditional hospitality. |
| A. | portuguese |
| B. | dutch |
| C. | english |
| D. | french |
| Answer» B. dutch | |
| 433. |
The arrival of Vascoda Gama at …………….near Calicut in May 1498inaugurated the Da Gama Epoch in the history of Asia. |
| A. | kanchi |
| B. | kolathunad |
| C. | kappad |
| D. | poonamalle |
| Answer» D. poonamalle | |
| 434. |
……………. inaugurated the ‘Kilippattu form of literary expression inMalayalam. |
| A. | melputhur |
| B. | cherusseri |
| C. | ezhuttacchan |
| D. | kumaranasan |
| Answer» D. kumaranasan | |
| 435. |
Cherusseri Namputiri is famous as the author of…………. |
| A. | krishnagatha |
| B. | maha bharatam |
| C. | ramayana |
| D. | bhagavatam |
| Answer» B. maha bharatam | |
| 436. |
Tunchatt Ramanujan Ezhuttacchan was born in a Nair familyat………………………... |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | thrikkandiyur |
| C. | allapuzha |
| D. | malappuram |
| Answer» C. allapuzha | |
| 437. |
……………..liberated Malayalam from the clutches of Tamil and Sanskritand made it popular.He is rightly regarded as the Father of modern Malayalam language. |
| A. | ezhuttacchan |
| B. | cherusseri |
| C. | melputhur |
| D. | vallathol |
| Answer» B. cherusseri | |
| 438. |
……………. composed learned works such as Narayaneeyam and PrakriyaSarvaswam. |
| A. | kannassa panikkar |
| B. | chennos namputiri |
| C. | melputhur |
| D. | tunjath ezhuthachan. |
| Answer» D. tunjath ezhuthachan. | |
| 439. |
……………… belonged to the school of Bhakti and composed such worksas Jnanappana,Sri Krishna Karnamrutam and Santana Gopalam. |
| A. | puntanam |
| B. | melputhur |
| C. | cherusseri |
| D. | punam namputiri |
| Answer» B. melputhur | |
| 440. |
Krishnagatha of ……………was written under the patronage of UdayaVarman of Kolathunad. |
| A. | punthanam |
| B. | punam namputiri |
| C. | cherusseri |
| D. | melputhur. |
| Answer» D. melputhur. | |
| 441. |
……………….., the last of the Perumals of Mahodayapuram was the firstruler of the Venad royal house. |
| A. | rama varma kulasekhara |
| B. | vira kerala varma |
| C. | kotharavi |
| D. | vira ravi varma |
| Answer» B. vira kerala varma | |
| 442. |
The Thrikkodithanam temple inscription and the Jewish copper plate(1000 AD) mention Govardhana Marthanda as the third ruler of………………... |
| A. | venad |
| B. | kilimanur |
| C. | manalikkara |
| D. | vellayani |
| Answer» B. kilimanur | |
| 443. |
……………….., the Venad ruler is associated with the Mampalli copperplate (974 AD). |
| A. | sri vallabhakotha |
| B. | ayyan atikal tiruvatikal |
| C. | viraraghava |
| D. | rama varma |
| Answer» B. ayyan atikal tiruvatikal | |
| 444. |
When the Zamorin invaded Valluvanad in the 13th Century,thePerumpadappu family abandoned the Vanneri Palace and migrated to ………………from where in 1405 AD they shifted to Kochi. |
| A. | guruvayur |
| B. | kodungallur |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | thiruvalla |
| Answer» C. kozhikode | |
| 445. |
Mamankam was held once in 12 years at Tirunavaya on the banksof…………………. |
| A. | bharatapuzha |
| B. | periar |
| C. | pamba |
| D. | bhavani |
| Answer» B. periar | |
| 446. |
Calicut under the Zamorins attained fame as the venue of thefamous……………, a seven day assembly held annually at Tali Temple, Calicut. |
| A. | revathi pattathanam |
| B. | mamankam |
| C. | siva vilasam |
| D. | sukasandesam |
| Answer» B. mamankam | |
| 447. |
The ……………. court was adorned by the famous Eighteen and a Half(Patinettara Kavikal) poets. |
| A. | vikramaditya varaguna’s |
| B. | bhaskera ravi’s |
| C. | viraraghava’s |
| D. | zamorins’ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 448. |
The navy of the Zamorin was manned by the Moplahs and the Kunjaliswere the admirals of the ………………fleet. |
| A. | kochi |
| B. | calicut |
| C. | kuttanad |
| D. | palakkad |
| Answer» C. kuttanad | |
| 449. |
Dharmoth Panikkar who was the instructor in arms to the ……………andthe officer in charge of the Kalari. |
| A. | zamorin |
| B. | bhaskera ravi |
| C. | viraraghava |
| D. | kolathiri |
| Answer» B. bhaskera ravi | |
| 450. |
After a bitter and prolonged campaign, the Zamorin captured …………….and assumed the unique position of Rakshapura (protector) ofMamankom. |
| A. | tirunavaya |
| B. | nilambur |
| C. | manjeri |
| D. | kottakkal |
| Answer» B. nilambur | |