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1World History
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