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A) Hyder Ali
B) Marthanda Verma
C) British
D) Tipu Sultan
Answer: A
2. The land was owned by temples Known as ………………
A) Dewaswam
B) Brahmaswam
C) Cherikkal
D) Kanam
Answer: A
3. Who is the father of Malayalam Language?
A) Kumaranasan
B) Ezhuthachan
C) Vallathol
D) G. Sankara Kurup
Answer: B
4. Vaikkom Satyagraha was in the year
A) 1920 - 21
B) 1930 – 31
C) 1919 - 20
D) 1924 - 25
Answer: D
5. The only Malayalee to be mentioned in the autobiography of Gandhiji is ?
A) Barrister GP Pillai
B) Sardar KM Panikkar
C) Sree Narayana Guru
D) K. Karunakaran
Answer: A
6. Hyder Ali was the ruler of …………..
A) Hyderabad
B) Mysore
C) Cochi
D) Bengal
Answer: B
7. Which is the first Bank in Kerala
A) Muthoot Bank
B) State Bank of Travancore
C) Catholic Syrian Bank
D) Nedungadi Bank
Answer: D
8. Mahe was a colony of …………..
A) English
B) French
C) Dutch
D) Germany
Answer: B
9. The largest irrigation project in Kerala is
A) Kallada
B) Malampuzha
C) Pallivasal
D) Neyyar
Answer: A
10. According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapatanam, ……….. was ceded to the British.
A) Malabar
B) Cochi
C) Travancore
D) Mysore
Answer: A
11. First Malayalam Dictionary was compiled by
A) Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai
B) Mahakavi Vallathol Narayana Menon
C) Hermann Gundert
D) General Knowledge Quiz Blog
Answer: C
12. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the …………. and Valluvanad taluks. Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar.
A) Ernad
B) Cochi
C) Travancore
D) Kannur
Answer: A
13. The violent Mappilas stormed the bunglow of the District Magistrate ………. and murdered him in 1855.
A) H.V. Connolly
B) William Logan
C) Lord Ripond
D) Gladstone
Answer: A
14. The first Jewish Synagogue in Kerala was set up in .
A) Kodungalloor
B) Mattanchery
C) Kochi
D) Manjeri
Answer: A
15. MSP means ………………
A) Malabar Special Police
B) Mysore special police
C) Madras special police
D) Mappila Special Police
Answer: A
16. Tipu was defeated in the …………… Anglo-Maratha war by the British.
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
Answer: C
17. The First Europeans to come to Kerala was
A) The Portuguese
B) Dutch
C) French
D) British
Answer: A
18. First Mamankam festival or Mamangam festival of Kerala was held in
A) AD 78
B) AD 780
C) AD 789
D) AD 829
Answer: D
19. The culmination of the series of the uprisings was the Mappila revolt of ………….
A) 1721
B) 1821
C) 1895
D) 1921
Answer: D
20.Who was the first Congress Chief Minister of Kerala?
A) Pattom Thanupillai
B) R. Sankar
C) K. Karunakaran
D) EMS
Answer: B
21. The only chief minister of Kerala who was born in 19th century?
A) Pattom Thanu Pillai
B) EMS
C) C. Achuthamenon
D) C.H Muhammad Koya
Answer: A
22. The area known as Sairandrivanam in Mahabharat:
A) Ranipuram
B) Kollengode
C) Sulthan Bathery
D) Silent Valley
21. The only chief minister of Kerala who was born in 19th century?
A) Pattom Thanu Pillai
B) EMS
C) C. Achuthamenon
D) C.H Muhammad Koya
Answer: A
22. The area known as Sairandrivanam in Mahabharat:
A) Ranipuram
B) Kollengode
C) Sulthan Bathery
D) Silent Valley
Answer: D
23. Name the agitation that prompted the Gov. of Travancore to appoint a public service commissioner?
A) Abstention Movement
B) Liberation Struggle
C) Civil Disobedience
D) Non-cooperation
A) Abstention Movement
B) Liberation Struggle
C) Civil Disobedience
D) Non-cooperation
Answer: A
24. The Malayali who became the foreign minister in the government of free India based in Kabul:
A) Chempakaraman pillai
B) K.P Kesavamenon
C) K. Kelappan
D) None of these
A) Chempakaraman pillai
B) K.P Kesavamenon
C) K. Kelappan
D) None of these
Answer: A
25. The first chief justice of Kerala high court:
25. The first chief justice of Kerala high court:
A) K.T Koshi
B) K.K Usha
C) Fathima Beevi
D) None of these
B) K.K Usha
C) Fathima Beevi
D) None of these
Answer: A
26. Sahodaran Ayyappan memorial is at:
A) Aluva
B) Cherai
C) Edappally
D) Thrissur
A) Aluva
B) Cherai
C) Edappally
D) Thrissur
Answer: B
27. Who became the president of India after holding the post of governor in Kerala?
A) Zakkir Hussain
B) V.V Giri
C) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
D) K.R Narayanan
A) Zakkir Hussain
B) V.V Giri
C) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
D) K.R Narayanan
Answer: B
28. The founder of the newspaper 'Kerala Patrika':
A) Chenkulath Kunjirama Menon
B) Ramakrishna Pillai
C) K.P Kesavamenon
D) K.Sukumaran
A) Chenkulath Kunjirama Menon
B) Ramakrishna Pillai
C) K.P Kesavamenon
D) K.Sukumaran
Answer: A
29. The capital of ilayadathu swaroopam
A) Kottarakara
B) Neeleswaram
C) Kadathanad
D) Kollangode
A) Kottarakara
B) Neeleswaram
C) Kadathanad
D) Kollangode
Answer: A
30. Who assisted the Dutch in the compilation of Hortus Malabaricus?
A) Herman Gundert
B) Thoma Kathanar
C) Itty Achuthan
D) None of these
A) Herman Gundert
B) Thoma Kathanar
C) Itty Achuthan
D) None of these
Answer: C
31. Who constructed the Bolghatty palace ?
A) The Portuguese
B) The British
C) The Dutch
D) The French
A) The Portuguese
B) The British
C) The Dutch
D) The French
Answer: C
32. The largest archaeological museum in Kerala is functioning at:
A) Hill palace Tripunithura
B) Krishnapuram
C) Napier Museum
D) Arakkal Kettu
A) Hill palace Tripunithura
B) Krishnapuram
C) Napier Museum
D) Arakkal Kettu
Answer: A
33. The chairperson of the first women's commission in Kerala:
A) D. Sreedevi
B) Meenakshi Thampan
C) Sugathakumari
D) None of these
A) D. Sreedevi
B) Meenakshi Thampan
C) Sugathakumari
D) None of these
Answer: C
34. A dance from evolved in Kerala under the patronage of christian church:
A) Ottan Thullal
B) Chavittunatakam
C) Kathakali
D) Yakshagana
A) Ottan Thullal
B) Chavittunatakam
C) Kathakali
D) Yakshagana
Answer: B
35. The famous 'Ezharapponnana' of Ettumanoor temple is made up of:
A) Wood
B) Silver
C) Rock
D) Gold
A) Wood
B) Silver
C) Rock
D) Gold
Answer: A
36. The famous Edakkal caves are in the district of:
A) Kannur
B) Kasargod
C) Wayanad
D) Kozikode
A) Kannur
B) Kasargod
C) Wayanad
D) Kozikode
Answer: C
37. Vasco da Gama reached Kerala for the second time in :
A) 1492
B) 1498
C) 1502
D) 1524
A) 1492
B) 1498
C) 1502
D) 1524
Answer: C
38. The place in Kerala where rice is cultivated below sea level:
A) Varkala
B) Vatavada
C) Kuttanad
D) Kundara
A) Varkala
B) Vatavada
C) Kuttanad
D) Kundara
Answer: C
39. The only district in Kerala which produces garlic:
A) Kollam
B) Idukky
C) Ernakulam
D) Alappuzha
A) Kollam
B) Idukky
C) Ernakulam
D) Alappuzha
Answer: B
40. The place related to Athachamayam festival of Gov.of Kerala
A) Thrippunithura
B) Thirunavaya
C) Thirunelly
D) Aluva
A) Thrippunithura
B) Thirunavaya
C) Thirunelly
D) Aluva
Answer: A
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