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Kerala HistoryTHE GEOGRAPHICAL

BACKGROUND. Which is the highest point in the

Western Ghats? Anamudi Peak

Which is the widest gap in theWestern Ghats? Palakkad

Which territory is also known asthe rice bowl of Kerala? Palakkad

How many passes in the West-ern Ghats?

16 Which is the birth place of

Sankaracharya?

Kalady Which is the largest Christian

religious convention in Asia?

Maramon Convention Which one of the following not

include the east flowing river inKerala?

Manimala Where did the centuries old

Edakal Cave located?

Wayanad Which river has been used for

the Kallada irrigation scheme inKollam district?

Kallada

In which district Sabarigiriproject situated ?

Pathanamthitta Which was the old name of river

Periyar? Choorni

Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctu-ary situated at?

Palakkad Which is the biggest irrigation

project in Kerala?

Kallada

Which seashore in Kerala is fa-mous for deposit of mineralsoil?

Chavara Of the following, which is the

most famous fishing centre inKerala?

Neendakara Which is the biggest fresh wa-

ter lake in Kerala?

Sasthamcotta lake Which was the first Hydro-elec-

tric project of Kerala?

Pallivasal How many rivers are there in

Kerala?

44 Which of the following districts

do not have sea coasts?

Pathanamthitta, Kottayam,Palakkad, Wayanad andIdukki

Which of the following groupsis a group of East flowing riv-ers in Kerala?

Kabani, Bhavani & Pambar Which is the longest river in

Kerala?

Periyar

Mother Kerala sleepswith her head on the lapof the Sahyadri clad inGreen and her feetpillowed on the crystalocean sand, Kumari at oneend and the Lord ofGokarna on the other.Who said these words?

Mahakavi Vallathol

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Which river flows through theSilent Valley?

Kunthipuzha From where, Kerala receives

most of the rainfall?

North West Monsoon Which place in Kerala is known

as Chirapunji of Kerala?

Lakkidi Which district in Kerala gets

lowest rain?

Palakkad Which is the biggest Power Sta-

tion in Kerala?

Idukki Where is the wind power station

in Kerala located?

Kanjikode Kayamkulam power station is a

Thermal power station Which one of the following uses

as fuel in Kayamkulam powerstation?

Naptha The capacity of Kayamkulam

power project is?

350 MW Where is the Brahmapuram

power station located?

Ernakulam The Sabarigiri project is located

in the river-

Pamba Which was the first diesel

power plant in Kerala?

Brahmapuram Where was the famous

Mamamkom held?

Thirunavai Which is known as the black

gold?

Pepper

Which one of the followingriver mentioned in KautilyasArthasasthra?

Periyar The earliest literary work which

shows acquainatance with theland of Kerala was

Aitareya Aranyaka

A PEEP INTO THESOURCES

Who composed Mushakavamsa?

Atula Who wrote Tuhafat-ul-

Mujahiddin?

Shaik Zainuddin Who wrote History of

Travancore?

P. Shangoony Menon

Who was the first native histo-rian who grasped the impor-tance of the social aspects ofKerala history?

K.P. Padmanabha Menon Who wrote the book Malabar

Manual?

Logan S u bh a d r a d h a n a n j a y a ( a

drama) was written by?

Kulasekhara Alwar Who wrote Kokilasandesa?

Uddanda Sastrikal The book which refers to the

abolition of tolls in Cochin in the16th century

Kamasandesa written byMatrudatta

The book which refers to thecode of civil & criminal lawsduring the 16th century

Vyavaharamala The book, that deals with

Marthanda Varmas (1729-1758)dedication of his kingdom to SriPadmanabha

Balamarthandavijaya (writ-ten by Devaraja)

Author of Pradyamnab-hyudayam

Ravivarma Kulasekhara A collection of 400 love poems

of 13 to 31 lines each

Agananuru A collection of 400 poems deal-

ing with external matters likewar, government, etc, eachpoem running in to 4 to 40 lines

Purananuru An anthology of 100 poems di-

vided into 10 equal sectionseach of which was composed bya particular poet in a praise of aChera King

Pattitupattu

Which is the biggest archdam of India?

Idukki

Author of Raghuvamsa

Kalidasa

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Who wrote Silappadikaram?

Ilango Adikal Who was the founder of the Sec-

ond Chera Empire?

Kulasekhera Alwar The book which throws light on

the early history of thePerumpadappu Swarupam andits relations with the kingdomof Odanad

Unniachicharitam Who wrote Kuchelavritham

Vanchippattu?

Ramapurath Warrier Who wrote the Periplus of the

Erythraean Sea?

Pliny Who describes Quilon as one

of the finest cities in Malabarwith magnificent markets andwealthy merchants?

Ibn Batuta Nicolo Conti belongs to which

country

Italy The place where the Syrian

Catholic Churchs historicSynod of Diamper (1599) washeld?

Udayamperur Where is the Padmanab-

hapuram palace situated?

Kanyakumari district Who built the Dutch Palace at

Mattancherri?

Portuguese The Palakkad fort was built dur-

ing the reign of

Haider Ali Who built the fort St. Angelo in

Cannanore?

Portuguese Where is the Cheraman

Parambu situated?

Cranganore

About 1200 AD the Cholas is-sued a gold coin known as

Anaiachu Which gold coin is said to be the

oldest indigenous coin currentin Kerala?

Rasi At which year, the Travancore

coin ceased to be a legal tender?

April 1950 When did the British Indian

coins had been issued as the solecurrency at Cochin?

1900 Which inscription throws light

on the earliest reference to theDevadasis in Kerala?

Chokkur inscription Bhaskara Ravi Varman Is capi-

tal is at

Mahodayapuram The book written by Naryana in

praise of Kesava Rama Varma

Rajaratnavaliyam The book which throws light on

the achievements of the Venadrulers

Unnuneelisandesam Which copper plate testifies to

the enlightened policy of reli-gious toleration followed by therulers of ancient Kerala?

Terisapalli Copper plate

The patron of Cherusseri, theauthor of the famousKrishnagatha was

Udaya Varman Kolathiri The poem composed by

Sadasiva Dikshitar in praise ofDharma Raja

Ramavarmayasobhushana The book written by Dharma

Raja which gives a beautifuldescription of Trivandrum

Balaramabharata

PRE - HISTORY At which places burial jars is

supposed to be the largest so fardiscovered in Kerala?

Trichur The pre-historic people of

Kerala belonged to the

Proto-Australoids andNegrito race

At which taluk is Kallarpattomcolony situated?

Udumbanchola At which place is menhir locally

known as Patakallu orPulachikallu?

Anappara Who propounded the theory

that the megalithic builderswere a people of Mediterra-nean stock who came to theWest Coast by sea? Christoph Von Furer

Haimendorf

Which temple inKerala is a majorspecimen of theDravidian style andalso indigenousstyle?

Padmanabhatemple atTrivandrum

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Writings in the Edakkal cavesbelonged to the

Dravida Brahmi Script The megalithic site of

Cheramanangad consisting ofseveral Topikallus andKudakallu is locally known as

Kudakalluparambu Kodanad from where some rel-

ics of megalithic culture werediscovered is in which Taluk

Kunnathunad Taluk Name some tribes in Kerala that

belong to Negrito race ?

Kadar, the Kanikkar, theMalapandarams, the Mutu-vans, the Ullatans, theUralis the Paniyas etc.

Name some tribes in Kerala thatbelong to proto Australoids ?

Irulans, Kurichiyas, Karim-palans, Mala Arayans, MalaVetans etc.

EARLY FOREIGNCONTACTS

The Chinese traveller who vis-ited Kerala in 1409

Ma Huan The Arabian traveller who vis-

ited Kerala in 851 AD

Sulaiman Which place in ancient period

was the leading emporium oftrade in oriental spices?

Alexandria

Which spices was not men-tioned by Dioscorides, theGreek Physician in Kerala?

Coffee When did Constantinople be-

came the capital of the RomanEmpire?

330 AD During 9th century AD which

place was an important centreof Chinese trade?

Quilon Which traveller of the 13th cen-

tury gives an interesting ac-count of the pepper ships trad-ing with China?

Marcopolo The place conquered by

Rajendra Chola and named itRajendrachola Pattanam?

Vizhinjam The Greek Ambassador who

visited Kerala during the 4thCentury BC

Megasthenese Which traveller mention Quilon

as the chief port of the Chinesein the 14th century?

Ibn Batuta When did Vaso da Gama

landed in Kerala?

1498 The Russian traveller who vis-

ited Kerala between 1468 and1474

Athansius Nikitin The Jewish traveller who came

from Spain to Kerala during12th Century

Rabi Benjamin The trade organisations that

enegaged themselves in foreigntrade from the 9th to the 13thCenturies

Anchuvannam andManigramam

Famous Rock -cutcaves in theAmbukuthi hills inthe Wayanad dis-trict is known as

Edakkal Caves

Which place has been identified withmodern Cranganore?

Muziris Which place is known as the gate of

ancient India?

Muziris The most important port of ancient In-

dia?

Muziris Which is the foremost port of foreign

trade in Kerala coast?

Muziris

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The principal centre of tradesituated to the South of Muziris

Barace (present Purakkad ofAllappuzha district)

KERALA IN THESANGAM AGE

Which area was known as theland of lakes?

Kuttanad Under whose period, the king-

dom of Ezhimala reached thezenith of its glory and power?

Nannan Who was the court poet of

Nannan?

Paranar Who assumed the title as Pe-

rumchettutiyan Cheralathan?

Utiyan Cheralathan Which Chera ruler was known

as Vanavaramban or the Be-loved of the Gods?

Utiyan Cheralathan Which Chera ruler was often de-

scribed as the Chera ruler of theBig Feed?

Utiyan Cheralathan Which ruler was also called

Imayavaramban andKudakko?

Nedum Cheralathan Who wrote Tirukkural?

Thiruvalluvar The systems that did not exist

in Kerala during the Sangam pe-riod?

Child marriage Which was the staple food in the

Sangam age?

Rice Which was the common pas-

time of the people in theSangam age?

Dancing

Who was the most favouritedeity in the Sangam age?

Goddess Kottavai Which period is known as the

Dark period in the history ofKerala?

Post-Sangam period The Sangams were

Societies of learned men The Sangam flourished in

The Pandya Kingdom How many Sangams are there?

Three Tolkapiyum is a work on

Grammer The capital of the Cheras

Vanchimuttur The war goddess of the Cheras

Kottavai The first Chera ruler of the

Sangam age was

Utiyan cheralathan The famous socio- political in-

stitution of the Sangham Kerala

Manram

The Royal symbol of Cheras

Tiger The dynasty which existed in

the Ezhimala

Mushaka Vamsa The Chera ruler who came to be

known as the Chera with theKalangay festoon and the fibrecrown

Narmudi Cheral Which Chera ruler assumed the

title Kadalpira Kottiya ?

Vel Kelu Kuttuvan The war dancer of Cheras

Kuruvaikuthu,Tunangaikuthu and Amala

The Chief occupation of thepeople of Sangam Age

Agriculture

THE CONFLUENCEOF RELIGIONS

Jainism & Buddhism came toKerala in the

3rd century BC Which Mauryan ruler abdicated

his throne and accepted Jainismat Sravanabelagola in Mysore?

Chandragupta Maurya Who wrote Silappadikaram?

Ilango Adikal Which book speaks about the

tenets of Buddhism?

Manimekhalai Who wrote Ashtangahri-

daya?

Vagbhata In which language Buddhist

preached their messages?

Pali Who wrote Amarakosa?

Amarasimha

The most famous poetessof the Sangham period

Avvayar

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Who wrote Mathavilasapra-hasana?

Mahendravarman I Which year the Jews came to

Cranganore?

68 AD Who wrote Avantisundara

Kathasara?

Dandin I know not that there is any-

one of either nation (Chinese orIndian) that has embraced Mu-hammadanism or speaks Ara-bic. Who said these words?

Sulaiman The earliest of the Aryan reli-

gions to reach Kerala was

Jainism Karumadikuttan near Ambal-

apuzha is

Buddhist image Sri Mulavasam was at one time

the most famous centre of

Buddhist Pilgrimage Apostle St. Thomas visited

Kerala in

52 AD The seven churches founded by

St. Thomas in Kerala

Maliankara, Palayur, Kot-takkavu, Kokkamangalam,Quilon, Niranam andNilakkal

Jews came to Kerala in

AD 688 at Kodungallur St. Thomas Christians were

called

Syrian Christians The white jews Synagogue at

Mattancherri was buit in

1567

Islam was introduced intoKerala by

Malik Ibn Dinar

THE AY KINGDOM Ay dynasty belonged to which

race

Yadava Early capital of Ays

Potiyil Mountain orAyakkudi

Capital of Ays during the laterperiod

Vizhinjam The tutelary diety of Ays

Sri Padmanabha The military centres of the Ay

kings

Vizhinjam and Kandalur The educational institutions of

Ays were called

Salai The premier Salais of the Ay

kingdom

Kandalur Salai andPar thiva sekh arapu ramSalai

Who wrote Paliyam CopperPlates (925 AD)?

Vikramaditya Varaguna Who is also called Lord of the

Podiyil (Malaya) mountain?

Antiran The Nalanda of the south

Kandalur Salai The construction of the Hindu

temple of Parthivasekhara-puram was the work of

Karunandadakkan

THE KOLLAM ERA Kollam Era was started by

Rajashekhara VarmanKulasekhara

Who wrote Mampalli plate

Sri Vallabhan Kotha ofVenadu

In South Kerala Kollam Eracommences on

Chingam I In North Kerala Kollam Era

commences on

Kanni I When did the Kollam era

began?

825 A.D. Which is the earliest available

epigraphical record in theKollam era ?

Mampalli Plate Who wrote Sankaranaraya-

niyam ?

Sankaranarayana

With which fes-tival is the originof the Kollam eraassociated?

Onam

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KULASEKHARAS OFMAHODAYAPURAM

Which was the capital of theKulasekharas (800 to 1102 AD)?

Mahodayapuram Who was the founder of the Sec-

ond Chera Empire orKulasekhara Empire

Kulasekhara Varman Whose court was adorned by

the Yamaka poet VasudevaBhattatiri ?

Rama Varma Who wrote Yudhishtira

Vijaya?

Vasudeva Bhattatiri Which war is referred as the

Hundred Year War in earlyKerala history?

Chera - Chola war The Arab merchant Sulaiman

visited Kerala during the reignof

Sthanu Ravi Varman Kuthu and Kudiyattam origi-

nated during the period of

Kulasekharas The Chola - Chera war on the

Hundred Year War began dur-ing th reign of

Bhaskara Ravi Varman I Sankaracharya belonged to the

age of the

Kulasekharas of Maho-dayapuram

Who was the last King of theKulasekharas of Maho-dayapuram?

Rama Varma Kulasekhara Which place was called Ten

Vanchi (Vanchi of the South)?

Quilon

Who was the author of theTuhafat-ul-Mujahidin?

Shaik Zainuddin Which period is known as the

Golden Age in Kerala history?

9th and 10th centuries Which was the southernmost

province of the Kulasekharaempire?

Venad Venad rose to political promi-

nence in the

12th Century AD Who wrote the Perumal

Tirumozhi in Tamil and theMukundamala in Sanskrit?

Kulasekhara Alwar Who was the first Venad ruler?

Ayyan Atikal Tiruvatikal Who built the temple of Sri

Padmanabha at Trivandrum?

Kotha Kerala Varma Who wrote Pradyumnab-

hyudayam?

Ravi Varma Kulasekhara Who describes him as the Mas-

ter of 64 arts and the Bhoja ofthe South?

Ravi Varma Which was the capital of the

Venad kingdom?

Quilon Who wrote Udayavarma

Charita?

Ravi Varman The Venad ruler who conquered

Kottar and the neighbouringportion of Nanjanad from thePandyas and incorporated intoVenad

Kotha Varma Venad attained a high degree of

economic prosperity and social

progress during the reign of

Ravi Varma Kulasekhara Atula, the author of

Mushakavarmsa was the courtpoet of

Srikanta, the Mushaka king In the 14th Century the old

Mushaka country had come tobe known as

Kolathunad The kingdom of Cochin was

known as

Perumpadappu Swarupum The most important ports of

Kulasekharas

Kandalur, Quilon, Vizhin-jam and Cranganore

The most important merchantguilds of the Kulasekharas

Manigramam, Anchuvan-nam, Nanadesikal and Val-anjar

Periyapuranam was written by

Sekkilar The author of Natyasastra

Bharatha Tolan was a great poet during

the age of

Kulasekharas Kramadipika is the work of

Tolan Sanakaranarayaniyam is a work

on

Astronomy Sankaranarayana adorned the

court of

Sthanu Ravi Varman The sanskrit drama Pradyum-

nabhyudayam was written by

Ravivarma kulasekhara Leelathilakam is a work on

Grammar

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CALICUT UNDER THEEARLY ZAMORINS

Accountants of the Zamorinswere known as

Menokkis The Chief Ministers of Zamorins

were called

Sarvadhikaryatar The Senior most of the Chief

Ministers of Zamorins was

Mangat Achan The seven day literary assembly

held every year under theZamorins patronage in the TaliTemple of Calicut

Revati Pattathanam Which kingdom came to be

known as NediyiriuppuSwarupam?

Calicut During the period of the

Zamorins of Calicut disputesregarding property were settledby adhoc committees called?

Panchayats Who was the most celebrated

king of the early Zamorins ofCalicut?

Manavikrama Whose court adorned by 18 cel-

ebrated royal poets calledPatinettarakavikal?

Manavikrama Who wrote the Sanskrit works

Kokilasandesa and Mallika-maruta?

Uddanda Sastrikal Who describes Calicut as one

of the great ports of the districtsof Malabar where Merchantsfrom all parts of the globe arefound?

Ibn Batuta

Abdur Razzak visited the king-dom of Zamorin of Calicut in

1443 Who annexed Elayadathu

Swarupam to Travancore in1742?

Marthanda Varma Which was the original seat of

the Venad rulers?

Quilon

THE PORTUGUESEPERIOD

The first European navigatorwho reached India by sea route

Vasco Da Gama Vasco da Gama was sent to In-

dia by Portuguese king

Dom Manuel Vasco-da Gama reached Kerala

in a ship called

St. Gabriel Who received Vasco Da Gama

when he arrived at Calicut inMay 1498?

Zamorin of Calicut

Vasco-da Gamas second visit toIndia was in

1502 The agricultural products intro-

duced in India by the Portu-guese

Cashewnuts, Tobacco,Custardappie, Guava,Pineaple and Pappaya

The Oath of the Coonan Crossagainst the appointment ofLatin Bishop was in

1653 First European fort built in

India

Fort Manual at Cochin byAlbuquerque

Who gave the Portuguese theright to erect a factory atCalicut?

Zamorin of Calicut When did Francisco d Albu-

querque arrive at Cochin?

September 1503 By which vessel did the Portu-

guese naval squadron Franciscod Albuquerque arrive atCochin?

Duarte Pachecco

The traditional navalcommanders of thezamorins were

Kunjali Marakkar

The second expeditions ofthe Portuguese to Keralawas led by

Pedro Alvarez Cabral

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Who was the first viceroy of thePortuguese possessions in theEast?

Francisco d Almeida Which fort was named Fort

Angelo?

Cannanore When did Francisco d Almeida

leave India?

1509 Who can be regarded as the

greatest of the Portuguesestatesman who came to theEast?

Alfonso d Albuquerque Who attacked Pantalayani

Kollam in 1525?

Kutti Ali Which fort was called like a

pistol held at the Zamorinsthroat?

Chaliyam fort Who built a fortress (Marakkar

Kotta) at Kottakkal (Putupattan-am)?

Kunjali III Who assumed the titles King

of the Moors and Lord of theIndian Seas?

Kunjali IV Which was the Christian coun-

terpart of the Hindu Kathakali?

Chavittunatakam Which year the diocese of

Cochin was founded ?

1557 Which year the Synod of

Diamper (Udayamperur) con-vened ?

June 1599 Who presided over the Synod of

Diamper (1599)?

Alexis De Menezes (Arch-bishop of Goa)

Who wrote the famous Naray-aniyam?

Melpattur Whose place in Malayalam lit-

erature is comparable to that ofSurdas in Hindi?

Puntanam Vasco Da Gama died at fort

Cochin in?

December 24, 1524 Who wrote Gita Govinda?

Jayadeva

THE RISE AND FALLOF THE DUTCH

When did the Dutch East IndiaCompany formed?

1592 In 1650 the Dutch Government

build a warehouse in

Kayamkulam The treaty which granted the ex-

clusive monopoly of peppertrade to the Dutch?

Treaty of Travancore The Dutch forces sieged the

Mattanchery Palace under theleadership of

Van Goens When did the Dutch establish a

factory at Masulipatanam?

1605 Who defeated the Dutch in the

famous battle of Colachel?

Marthanda Varma Which treaty marked the com-

plete humiliation of the Dutchand their eclipse as a politicalpower in Kerala?

Treaty of Mavelikara Who took Chinsura from the

Dutch in 1759?

Robert Clive Under whose personal supervi-

sion was Hortus Malabaricuscompiled?

Van Rheede Who trained Marthanda

Varmas army?

Admiral D Lannoy Where did the Dutch open a

hospital for leprosy patients?

Pallipuram Hortus Malabaricus was an

ancient plant encyclopedia writ-ten by

the Dutch The first Dutch Admiral to reach

Kerala

Admiral Steven Van DerHagen

The Dutch captured the Portu-guese fortress of Quilon on

December 29, 1658 (2nd time- 1661)

The Dutch captured Cochin in

1663

Who assumed the title asthe Father of MalayalamLanguage?

Tunchat Ezhuthachan Who wrote Adhyatma

Ramayanam?

Ezhuthachan

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MARTHANDA VARMAAND DHARMA RAJA

Early names of Travancore

Trippapur Swaroopam orThrivitamcode

The policy followed byMarthanda Varma

blood and Iron The Chief Minister of

Travancore was known as

Dalawa Who was the Diwan of

Marthanda Varma

Ramayyan Dalawa Marthanda Varma ascended the

throne in

1729 He had a heart to resolve, a

head to contrive and a hand toexecute. These words wereabout

Ramayyan Dalawa The battle of Kulachel was be-

tween

The Dutch and MarthandaVarma

The battle of Kulachal was in theyear

10th August 1741 Tripatidanam is

dedicating the expandedstate of Travancore to SriPadmanabha

Tripatidanam took place on

January 3, 1750 Successor of Marthanda Varma

Karthika Tirunal RamaVarma also known asDharmaraja

Who were the Chief Minsters ofDharmaraja ?

Ayyappan Marthanda Pillaiand Rajakesava Das

Travancore came to be knownas Dharmarajyam during thereign of

Dharma raja Who developed Varkala as the

nucleus of flourishing town

Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai The first Chief Minister of

Travancore who assumed thetitle Diwan

Raja Kesava Das The name Raja Kesava Das

was given to him by

Governor General LordMornington

Original name of Raja KesavaDas

Kesava Pillai Alleppey was developed into a

town and port by

Raja Kesava Das

Raja Kesava Das was respect-fully referred to as

Valia Diwanji The modern Chalai bazaar of

Trivandrum city was con-structed by

Raja Kesava Das Who shifted the capital of Tran-

vancore from Padmanab-hapuram to Trivandrum

Dharma Raja Dharma Raja was respectfully

called

Kizhavan Raja

THE ENGLISH Who was the first Englishman

who came to Kerala?

Ralph Fitch Who assumed the title as the

Pioneer Englishman?

Ralph Fitch Which year the Attingal revolt

broke out?

1721 Which revolt was the first

organised revolt against Britishauthority in Kerala?

Anjengo revolt British merchants exported pep-

per to England for the first timefrom Cochin in

1636 First English factory in Kerala

was setup at

Vizhinjam The first British Resident of

Travancore

Col Macaulay Whose period is known as the

Golden Era of Travancore?

Swathi Tirunal

Maker of modern Kerala

Marthanda Varma The framing of annual

budget called Pativu-kanakku was intro-duced by

Marthanda Varma The Bhadradeepam

and Murajapam in theP a d m a n a bh a s w a m iTemple was started by

Marthanda Varma

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English education started inTravancore at the time of ?

Swathi Thirunal Who was the chieftain of the

erstwhile Malabar who foughtagainst the British?

Pazhassi Raja Pazhassi Raja organised the

guerilla warfare from theWynadu hills with the help of

Kurichyar and Kurumbas Pazhassi was killed on the bank

of

Mavilathode The only Muslim kingdom in

Kerala was

Arakkal kingdom The word Yavana Priya relates

to

Pepper Who built Farooz town?

Tipu Sultan Malabar district became a prov-

ince of Madras Presidency in

1812 Who abolished slave trade in

Travancore in 1812?

Rani Lakshmibai Herman Gundert belongs to

which country?

Germany In 1817 who made primary edu-

cation compulsory inTravancore?

Rani Gouri Bai Under whose leadership was

the Palghat fort captured by theBritish?

Col. Stuart The Seringapatam treaty was

signed in

1792

Where did the English establishtheir first trading centre?

Surat Where is the St. George fort situ-

ated?

Chennai Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja be-

longed to which royal family ?

Kottayam Who assumed the title as

Kerala Simham (Lion ofKerala)?

Pazhassi Raja

The last of the early revolts thatbroke out in Malabar against theBritish supremacy was

Kurichya Revolt

Administration inTravancore The new Dalwa after Velu

Thampi

Ummini Thampi The weavers township of

Balaramapuram was created by

Ummini Thampi The first English Diwan of

Travancore

Resident Col. Munro The Secretariat System was in-

troduced in Travancore by

Col. Munro The designation of the Karyakar

was changed to Tahsildar as inBritish India by

Col. Munro Slavery was abolished in

Travancore by

Rani Gouri Lakshmi Bai in1812

The direct management ofDevaswoms by Governmentwas introduced by

Col. Munro Primary education was made

compulsory in Travancore by

Rani Gauri Parvathi Bai in1817

Swathi Tirunal was known as

Garbha Sriman Sucheendram Kaimukku was

abolished by

Swathi Tirunal English Education in Trivan-

drum was introdued by

Swathi Tirunal

Where was Velu Thampiborn?

Talakkulam Who introduced travelling

courts in Travancore

Velu Thampi Hussar Kachery at Kollam

was organised by

Velu Thampi The famous Kundara proc-

lamation was issued in

January 1809 Velu Thampi committed

suicide at

Mannadi

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Swathi Tirunal shifted theHussur Kachery from Quilon to

Trivandrum The first charity hospital at

Trivandrum was introduced by

Swathi Tirunal The first census of the state was

conducted in

1836 by Swathi Tirunal The first Post - office in

Travancore was opened in

1857 at Alleppey by UtramTirunal Marthanda Varma

The first modern factory for themanufacture of coir was openedat

Alleppey in 1859 The first Raja of Travancore to

receive the title Maharaja fromthe British crown

Ayilyam Tirunal (1860-80) Thiruvananthapuram General

Hospital was started in

1864 during the reign ofAyilyam Thirunal

The Sirkar Anchal (Postal Ser-vice) was thrown open to thepublic in

1861 (during the reign ofAyilyamTirunal)

A full fledged Arts College wasestablished at Trivandrum in

1866 The first systematic census of

Travancore was taken on

May 18, 1875 by AyilyamTirunal

The Pandarapattam proclama-tion was made in

1865 The Janmi- Kudiyan proclama-

tion was made in

1867

Ayurveda College was startedduring the period of

Sri Mulam Tirunal (1885-1924)

The Sri Mulam Popular Assem-bly (Praja Sabha) was formed in

1904 by Sri Mulam Tirunal The last Diwan of Travancore

Sir C.P. Ramaswami Ayyar The functions of the Police and

the Magistracy were separatedduring the reign of

Visakham Tirunal Setu Lakshmi Bai acted as Re-

gent from

1924 to 1931 The English East India Com-

pany established a Spice plan-tation in

1797

Who was the first MalayaleePresident of the Indian NationalCongress?

C. Sankaran Nair Who started Mathrubhumi in

1923?

K.P. Kesava Menon Who was the editor of the pub-

lication Al Amin?

Muhammad AbdurRahiman

The Government passed theMalabar Tenancy Act in

1930 Keralas first Railway line was

built between?

Beypore-Tirur

SOCIO-POLITICAL& RELIGIOUSMOVEMENTS

Which social reformer is knownas Pulayaraja?

Ayyankali The birth place of Shankara-

charya was at

Kalady When did Vaikam Satyagraha

broke out?

1924 Who assumed the title as the

father of political movement inModern Travancore?

G. Parameswaran Pillai Malayali Memorial was sub-

mitted on

January 1, 1891 The Malayali Memorial was

signed by

10,028 person The brain behind the Malayali

Memorial was

Barister G.P. Pillai

The last ruling Raja ofTravancore

Sri Chitra TirunalBalarama Varma

The Temple Entry Procla-mation was made in

1936 Who issued the famous

Temple Entry Proclama-tion?

Chithira ThirunalBalarama Varma

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The Ezhava Memorial was sub-mitted on

September 3, 1896 The Editor of the Swadesabhi-

mani

K. Ramakrishna Pillai The owner of the Swadeshabhi-

mani

Vakkam Abdul KhadirMaulavi

Who was the first to write thebiography of Karl Marx inMalayalam ?

Swadeshabhimani K.Ramakrishna Pillai

Rama Krishna Pillai died inpolitical exile at

Cannanore in April 1916 Who was the leader of the

Ezhava Memorial?

Dr. Palpu Which movement started as a

protest against the Constitu-tional reforms of 1932?

Nivarthana movement The Travancore State Congress

was formed in

1938 Who was the first President of

the Travancore State Congress?

Pattom A. Thanu Pillai Punnapra-Vayalar upheaval

broke out in

1946 The Punnapra Vayalar

upheaval was against the

proposal for an irremovableexecutive on the AmericanModel.

Who proposed the AmericanModel ?

Sir C.P. Ramaswami Ayyar The first popular ministry of

Travancore was installed in of-fice on

March 24, 1948

The last Chief Minister ofTravancore Cochin State

Panampalli GovindaMenon

The state of Kerala came intoexistence on

November 1, 1956 The first general election to the

Kerala State Legislature wereheld in

1957 (February and March) The agitation known as

Vimochana Samaram or Libera-tion Struggle began on

June 12, 1959 Chattampi Swamikal was born

at

Kannanmoola inTrivandrum

At which place ChattampiSwamikal attained Samadhi?

Panmana

Who founded the NSS

Mannath Padmanabhan Who was the leader of the

Vimochana Samaram

the NSS leaderMannath Padmanabhan

The Nair Service Society(NSS) was founded on

October 31, 1914

IMPORTANT YEARS

Attingal Rebellion ..................... 1721Kulachal Battle ........................... 1741Kundara Proclamation ............. 1809Kurichyar Rebllion .................... 1812Channar Lahala .......................... 1859Malayali Memorial .................... 1891Ezhava Memorial ...................... 1896Mapla Rebllion, Wagon Tragedy ................... 1921Vaikkom Satyagraha ................ 1924Civil disobedience Movement .......................... 1930Guruvayoor Satyagraha ........... 1931Nivarthana Agitation ............... 1932Temple Entry Proclamation .... 1936State Congress Movement ....... 1938Kayyur Rebellion ....................... 1941

First popular ministry ofTranvancore was headed by

Pattom A. Thanu Pillai The agitation organised against

the privatisation of electric sup-ply in Cochin town

Electricity Agitation Electricity Agitation broke out in

1936 Cochin State Praja Mandal was

formed in

1941 Nivarthana Movement is other-

wise known as

Abstention Movement The first Chief Minister of

Cochin

E Ikkanda Warrier The integration of Travancore

and Cochin took place on

July 1, 1949 The first popular ministry in

Travancore - Cochin washeaded by

T.K. Narayana Pillai

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Whose famous saying is OneCaste, one Religion, one God forman? Sree Narayana Guru

Sree Narayana Guru attainedSamadhi at Varkala in 1928

Who was the founder of theSidhasramam at Alathur? Brahmananda Sivayogi

Who was the founder of theorganisation called SamatvaSamajam? Vaikunta Swami

When did S.N.D.P. Yogamcome in to existence? May 15, 1903

The first annual session ofSNDP Yogam was held in

1904 at Aruvipuram Who started the newspaper

called Sujananandini?

Kesavan Asan Kerala Kaumudi was started by

C.V. Kunhiraman fromMayyanad in 1911

Real name of ChattampiSwamikal

Kunjan Pillai Founder of the Vidhya Poshini

Sabha

Sahodaran Ayyappan

Pattini Jatha was led by AK Gopalan in July 1936

from Kannur to Chennai Yachana Yathra was led by

VT Bhattathrippadu in 1931from Trichur to Chandragiri

The Kayyur Riot against castesystem and imperialism was on 28 March 1941 in Kasargode

Vaikkam Sathyagraha lasted for 20 months

Gandhiji called Ayyankali Pulaya Raja

Chattampi Swami Memorial issituated at Panmana

Gandhiji visited Sree NarayanaGuru in 1925 at Sivagiri

The organisation formed by theNamboothiris for social reform Yogakshema Movement

Yogakshema Movement wasstarted in 1908

Guruvayur Satyagraha wasstarted on November 1, 1931

Who formed the SahodaraSangham? K. Ayyappan

Who was the leader of theGuruvayur Satyagraha? K. Kelappan

Who founded the Sadhu JanaParipalana Yogam? Ayyankali

Who popularised Arabic-Malayalam by publishing anArabic- Malayalam monthlycalled Al-Islam? Vakkam Abdul Khadir

Maulavi When was the Nanjanad Vellala

Act passed ? 1926

Which was hailed as the MagnaCarta of the Travancore ryots?

Pandara Pattom Proclama-tion

First Women Magistrate - OmanakkunjammaFirst Air Service - Thiruvanathapuram-

MumbaiFirst Electrified Town - ThiruvananthapuramThe First women who got National Award for best Actress - SaradhaThe First Person who got Vayalar Award - Lalithambika AntharjanamThe First European navigator who reached in Kerala - Vasco-da-GamaThe First Kerala cricket player who played in Indian cricket team - Tinu YohannanThe First private T.V channel - AsianetFirst Cinema Studio - Udhaya Studio

(Allapuzha)First Teak plantation - NilamburFirst Ltd Company - Punalur Paper MillFirst Actor in a leading role - K.K. Aroor (Cinima-Balan)First Women Governor - Jyothi VenkitachellamFirst women high court judje - jestice anna chandyFirst Mosque - Cheraman Juma Masjid,

KodugalloorFirst Electronic Park - Technopark (Trivandrum)First Jail - Kozikode(1837)First Malayalam filim got Presidents goldmedal - ChemmeenFirst person who got Saraswathy Samman - BalamaniyammaFirst Political Drama - PattabhakkiFirst malayalee chief justice of Supreame Court - Justice K.G.Balakrishnan

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FIRST IN KERALAFirst Governer - B.Ramakrishna RaoFirst King of Travancore - Marthanda VarmaFirst English school - MattencherryFirst Collage - C.M.S. College Kottayam

(1816)First Printing Press - C.M.S.Press KottayamFirst Bank - Nedungadi BankFirst Malayalam Movie - VigathakumaranFirst sound movie - BalanFirst News Paper - Rajya SamacharamFirst Church of Jews - MattancherryFirst Printed Malayalam Book - Samkshepa VedarthamFirst Novel in Malayalam - KundalathaFirst Chief Minister - E.M.S. NampoothiripaduFirst Women Minister - K.R. GauriyammaFirst Medical College - ThiruvanathapuramFirst Post Office - AlappuzhaFirst Bird Sanctuary - ThattekkadFirst Olympian - Suresh BabuFirst Booker winner from Kerala - Arundhathi RoyFirst Jnapith winner from Kerala - G. SankarakurupFirst Wild life Sactuary - PeriyarFirst Malayalee who got Bharat Award - P.J. AntonyFirst Radio Station - ThiruvanathapuramFirst Library - ThiruvanathapuramFirst Malayalee Indian President - K.R. NarayananFirst National Park - EravikulamFirst Women IPS Officer - SreelekhaFirst Hydroelectric Project - PallivasalFirst Speaker - R. Sankara Narayanan

ThampiFirst Kerala Chief Justice - K.T.KoshiFirst Malayalee Women who got Arjuna Award - K.C. ElammaFirst Malayalee Governor - V.P. MenonFirst Malayalee Member of UPSC - Dr. K.G. AdiyodiFirst Malayalee who got Dhronacharya Award - O.M. NambiarFirst Women Vice Chancellor - Jancy JamesFirst President of Indian National Congress - C. Sankaran NairFirst President of Kerala Sahitya Academy - Sardar K.M. PanickerFirst Women IAS officer - Anna MalhotraFirst Women MP - Annie Mascrine

ADMINISTRATION OF KERALA The Chief Minister who became

the Chief Minister for the maxi-mum number of times K. Karunakaran (4 times)

The Chief Minister who ruledfor the longest term E.K. Nayanar

The first Chief Minister whocompleted the term of five years C. Achuthamenon

The oldest person to become theChief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan

First Chief Minister of Keralawho lost power through article 356 EMS Namboothiripad

Only person to head theMinisteries of Travancore,Thiru-Kochi and Kerala Pattam A. Thanu Pillai

First to become Chief Ministerafter holding the post ofSpeaker C. H. Muhammed Koya

First Raja Sabha Member to be-come Kerala Chief Minister C. Achuthamenon

First Central Cabinet Ministerfrom Kerala Dr. John Mathai (1947 -50)

First woman Central Ministerfrom Kerala Lakshmi N. Menon

Present Kerala Secretariat build-ing was built in 1869

Who is popularly known as theJhansi of Travancore Accama Cherian

Kerala Pradesh Congress Com-mittee was formed in 1925 with K. Madhavan as

its Secretary The first trade union in Kerala

The Travancore LabourAssociation (1922)

Kerala History Museum is lo-cated at Edappalli, Ernakulam