(HIS5B07) KERALA SOCIETY AND CULTURE: ANCIENT AND

MEDIEVAL – V semester

Core course of BA History

CUCBCSS 2014 Admn onwards

Question Bank

1. The Tamarasseri and Perambadi gaps promote contacts between Kerala

and………………….. a) Maharashtra b) Tamilnadu c) Karnataka d) Goa

2. A Survey of Kerala History is written by …………….. a) A. SreedharaMenon b)

MGS Narayanan c) KesavanVeluthattu d) None of the above.

3. Studies in Kerala history is written by………………….a) ElamkulamKunjanPillai b)

MGS Narayanan c) K N Ganesh d) None of the above.

4. Keralathinte Innalekalis abook written by………………..a) ElamkulamKunjanPillai

b) MGS Narayanan c) K N Ganesh d) None of the above.

5. Cultural Symbiosis in Kerala is a work by………………….. a) A. SreedharaMenon

b) MGS Narayanan c) KesavanVeluthattu d) None of the above.

6. The Western Ghats is on the …………….. side of Kerala a) West b) East c) North d)

South

7. The Perambadi gives access to Coorg while Tamarasseri provide access from

…………to Mysore. a) Cochin b) Coimbatore c) Wayanad d) Malappuram

8. The Bodinaykannur pass in the ………………area connects Madurai with the High

Ranges. a) Travancore b) Malabar c) Cochin d) Karnataka

9. Through the ………….pass was transacted most of the trade from central Kerala

(Todupuzha). a) Arambadi b) Aryankavu c) Kamban d) Palakkad

10. The ……………..pass gives easy access to Tirunelveli.The Tamils used this route for

most of their raids and trade to South Kerala. a) Aryankavu b) Kamban c) Aryankavu

d) Palakkad

11. The ……………pass (Aruvamozhi), though presently situated outside Kerala is

crucial.Early man with his microliths entered Kerala through this gap; this route had

been the highway of traffic between Kerala and its eastern neighbours. a) Arambadi b)

Aryankavu c) Kamban d) Palakkad

12. The Arambodi – Kottar region is rightly called the …………of Kerala. a)

Malampuzha b)Peechi c) cockpit d) Periyar

13.The Portuguese were the ……………in this endeavour followed by the Dutch.French

and the English, all followed a sea route to reach Kerala and landed on the Kerala

coast and built their settlements here. a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth

14. The Arabian Sea had been the field of activity for the Kunjalis, the Admirals of the

…………..fleet. a) Calicut b) Muziris c) Kannur d) Ezhimala

15.Kabini, Bhavani and Pampar are …………flowing rivers in the state. a) east b)north

c) South d)West

16. The Periyar flood of ………….. madeMuziris useless for trade and brought in to

existence the Vaipin Island. a) 1341 b) 1346 c) 1351 d) 1356

17. The Periyar flood of 1341 made …………..useless for trade and brought in to

existence the Vaipin Island. a) Muziris b) Tyndis c) Barace d) Nelcynda

18.The flood of …………… in the Periyar river forced Tippu Sultan to abandon his

further conquest of Thiruvitamkur. a) 1789 b) 1799 c) 1879 d) 1897

19. Several places of historical and cultural importance are located on the riverbanks.We

have Chittur, Palakkad, Thiruvillamala, Pattambi, Thirunavaya and Chamravattam are

on the banks of…………... a) Bharatapuzha b) Periyar c) Pampa d) Kunthipuzha

20.Ayiramalai, Malayattur, Kaladi, Aluva and Kodungallur are on the banks

of…………... a) Periyar b) Pampa c) Kunthipuzha d) Chaliyar

21.Aanmala, Sabarimala, Chengannur, Maramon, Edathwa are on the banks

of……………. a) Chandragiri b) Chaliyar c) Bharatapuzha d) Pamba

22. The hydro-electric projects like Pallivasal, Sengulam, Peringalkuthu and Sabarigiri

have quickened the .....................of Kerala. a) Industrialization b) ivory c) teak d) coir

23.The Nila river, popularly known as…………………. a) Pamba b) Chaliyar c)

Chandragiri d) Bharatapuzha

24. On both banks of the river……………., there are famous temples like Tirunavaya,

Sukapuram, Panniyur, Tripangode, Tiruvillamala, and Kalpathi. a) Pamba b) Chaliyar

c) Korapuzha d) Nila

25. Innumerable literary souls lived on the banks of ………….-Ezhuttachan who lived in

Chittur and Tirur. a) Nila b) Chaliyar c) Chandragiripuzha d) Pamba

26. ………………….lived in Lakkidi. a) KunchanNambiar b) Urub c) Cherukadu d)

BalamaniAmma

27.Puntanam and Melputhur lived in ………………. a)Kutallur b) Lakkidi c) Kumbla d)

Vembanad

28. …………………..was born in Kumaranallur a) Akhithem

b)OlappamannaNambutheri c)Kutty Krishna Marar d) Kaikulangara Rama Warrier

29. The ………………..Lake is the largest lake in Kerala extending from the south up to

Kochi. a) Vembanad b) Sasthamkotta c) Ashtamudi d) Bakel

30. On ………………..Lake Banks are situated Vaikkam, a famous Hindu pilgrim

centre. a) Ashtamudi b) Sasthamkotta c) Vembanad d) Bakel

31. The …………….Lake is the one and the only one fresh water lake in Kerala. a)

Sasthamkotta b) Vembanad c) Ashtamudi d) Bakel

32.The ……………grant gives information about the building of the temple.It is

important as it mentions for the first time KanthalurSalai. a) Parthivapuram b)

Ambalapuzha c) Thirunavaya d) Thiruvanchikulam

33. The Teresappally Copper plate of AyyanAtikalTiruvatikal, the …………ruler is the

first dated inscription (849 AD) of Kerala epigraphy. a) Venad b) Thrissur c)

Ambalapuzha d) Thirunavaya

34.The Teresappally Copper plate describes the gift of a plot of land to Teresappally and

also trading rights over ………..Nagaram by the Venad governor. a) Kollam b)

Thrissur c) Trivandrum d) Guruvayur

35. The Teresappally Copper plate grant was received by………………. a) Mar Sapir Iso

b) Don Gonsalves c) Joseph Rubban d) Ravi Kerala Varma

36. The Mampalli plate of ………………(974 AD) of Venad is the first available record

dated in the Kollam era. a) VallabhaKotha b) Don Gonsalves c) Joseph Rubban d)

Ravi Kerala Varma

37.The important inscriptions relating to the Venad rulers are Cholapuram and

Suchindram inscriptions of………………….. a) Ravi Kerala Varma b) Don

Gonsalves c) Joseph Rubban d) Kotha Kerala Varma

38. The important inscriptions relating to the Venad rulers are Kilimanur records

of………………. a) Ravi Kerala Varma b) Don Gonsalves c) Joseph Rubban d)

AdityaVarma

39. The PerumpadappuSwarupami.e …………..royal family had a few inscriptions of

historical value. a) Cochin b)Porkalam c)Eyyal d)Calicut

40. The Syrian Copper plate (ViraraghavaPattayam) of ……………. issued by

Viraraghava, a ruler of Perumpadappu royal house is the most important one. a) 1225

b) 1218 c) 1224 d) 1235

41. The Syrian Copper plate confers on the Christians of …………..a number of

privileges and rights. a) Kodungallur b) Cochin c) Porkalam d) Eyyal

42.The Christian merchant …………….was conferred the tittle ‘LokaPerumchetti’ (The

great trader) and also the over lordship of Manigramam in the Syrian Copper plate.

a) Don Gonsalves b) IraviKortanan c) Ravi VarmaKulasekhara d)

Bhaskararavivarma

43. ………….records the agreement between the Cochin Raja and the Dutch East India

Company.It was dated in the Puthuvaipu era. a) The Paliyam Copper Plates b)the

Thiruvilla copper plates c) The Syrian Copper plate d) The Jewish copper plate

44. The Jewish copper plate record of Bhaskararavivarma (1000 AD) from the white Jew

synagogue at ………….and the Chennamangalam record in Hebrew dated 1265 AD

are the most important in this category. a) Guruvayur b) Mattancherry c) Kozhikode

d) Thiruvalla

45. …………..Rock Edict II (GIRNAR) is the earliest epigraphical record found from

outside Kerala.It mentions the ruler of Kerala as Keralaputta. a) RajendraChola’s b)

Asoka’s c)Ravi VarmaKulasekhara’s d) Bhaskararavivarma’s

46. The Aranattumalai inscription from Karur in …………..Brahmi character mentions

three Chera kings and provides valuable clue to Chera genealogy. a) Tamil

b)Malayalam c) Sanscrit d)Hindi

47.The Chalukya inscriptions of the 6th and 7th Century refer to the subjugation of

…………..by the Chalukyas. a) Kerala b)Tamilnadu c)Karnataka d)Andhra

48. The Thiruvilangadu plates of ………….refer to the Chola raids on Vizhinjam. a)

RajendraChola b) Ravi VarmaKulasekhara c) H.D. Sankalia d) MarthandaVarma

49. …………are monuments built of granite rocks erected over the burials. a) Megaliths

b) Palaeolithic c) Pathittupattu d) Akananuru

50.The uses of ………….have corresponded with the use of iron and the Black and Red

ware pottery (BRW).Hence megaliths belonged to the Iron Age culture. a) megaliths

b)Pathittupattu c) Akananuru d) Purananuru

51. …………….has expressed the view that the megalithic builders of Kerala represent a

fairly and well established social organisation. a) Babington b) H.D. Sankalia

c)Sewell d)Y.A.Sharma

52.The Malayalam work UnnuniliSandesam contains the earliest reference to

………………performance. a) Koodiyattam b)Kathakali c) Padhakom d) Theyyam

53.Jewish copper plate mentions……………, the Jew as the leader of Anchuvannam. a)

Joseph Rabban b) Mar Sapir Iso c) Sulaiman d)IbnBatuta

54.The epoch making discovery of South West monsoon by……………., the Egyptian

pilot in 45 AD facilitated the direct see voyage from the Persian gulf to Kerala. a) Mar

Sapir Iso b) Kautilya c) Don Gonsalves d) Hippalus

55. The epoch making discovery of South West monsoon by Hippalus, the

……………..pilot in 45 AD facilitated the direct see voyage from the Persian gulf to

Kerala. a) Greek b)Spanish c)French d)American

56. …………..retreated from his conquest of Travancore due to the Periyar flood in

1789. a) Tippu Sultan b) Bhaskara Ravi Varma c)Zamorin d)Kolathiris

57. It was the demand for spices, especially …………..that brought the Europeans to

Kerala, leading to the Da Gama Epoch of Asiatic History. a) pepper b)Flora c)Fauna

d)Coir

58. …………….refers to River Churni from where pearls are found. a) Kalhana b)Don

Gonsalves c)Athulya d) Kautilya

59. Most of the …………….settlements in Kerala are found on the banks of rivers like

Churni, Nila, Korapuzha and Pampa. a) Ezhava b) Brahmin c)Nair d)Christains

60. ……………….and Keralamahatmyamare the two legendary works regarding the

early history of Kerala. a) Keralolpathi b) Granthavaris c) MushakavamsaKavya d)

VadakkanPattukal

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

…………….Kings. a) Kodungallur b) Kozhikode c) Ezhimala d) Kochi

62. The accounts of Joseph Kathanar, a priest from ……………..gives a contemporary

description of the existing legends on the origin of Kerala and the growth of

Christianity. a) Kozhikode b) Kodungallur c) Kollam d) Kochi

63.…………….., 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

64.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

65.……………… the Chinese merchant describes Calicut as a great emporium of trade

frequented by traders from all over the world. a) Ma Huan b) AdburRazzack c)Nicolo

Conti d)Athanasius Nikitin

66.…………… was extended from River Nethravathi in the North to Korapuzha in the

South and from Kudak hills in the east to Arabian Sea in the west. a) Kolathunad b)

Guruvayur b) Kozhikode d) Pantalayini

67.………… was the patron of Cherusseri, the author of Krishnagatha. a)

SundaramurthiNayanar b) KulasekharaAlwar c) CheramanPerumal d) Udayavarma

68.The ruling house of …………is known by the name NediyirippuSwarupam after the

original house of the Eratis at Nediyirippu in Eralnad. a) Samutiri b) Bhaskera Ravi c)

Viraraghava d)Kolathiri

69.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

70.DharmothPanikkar who was the instructor in arms to the ……………and the officer

in charge of the Kalari. a) Zamorin b) Bhaskera Ravi c) Viraraghava d)Kolathiri

71.The navy of the Zamorin was manned by the Moplahs and the Kunjalis were the

admirals of the ………………fleet. a) Kochi b) Calicut c)Kuttanad d)Palakkad

72.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’

73.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

74.Mamankam was held once in 12 years at Tirunavaya on the banks

of…………………. a) Bharatapuzha b)Periar c)Pamba d)Bhavani

75.The ………………royal house is known as PerumpadappuSwarupam as they had

their original headquarters at Chithrakutam in the Perumpadappu village in Vanneri.

a) Guruvayur b) Cochin c) Kozhikode d)Kodungallur

76.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

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

AD). a) Sri Vallabhakotha b) AyyanAtikalTiruvatikal c) Viraraghava d)Rama Varma

78.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

79.……………….., 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

80.Vasco-da-gama was buried at the St. Francis church, fort………... a) Cochin b)Matayi

c) Kodungallur d) Calicut

81. Of the eight synagogues in Kerala, the white Jews synagogue of ………..has the rare

distinction of possessing the Jewish copper plates. a) Parur b)Mala c) Mattanchery

d)Chennamangalam.

82.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

83. ………………built the Palakkad fort in 1766. a) Dharmaraja b) MarthandaVarma c)

Haidar Ali d) ShakthanThampuran

84. The …………….built the Tellicherry fort. a) French b) Portuguese c) British d)

Dutch

85. Numismatics is the study of……………. a) coins b)Epigraphy c)Archaeology d)

Nattinai

86.The Sankaranarayaneeyam (869 AD) help us to determine the chronology

of……………... a) KunchanNampiyar b)Auvaiyar c) Paranar d) Sthanuravi

87. The Perumal-Thirumozhi of …………….gives information of the Chera kingdom,

besides the spread of Vaishnavism. a) Kapilar b) Auvaiyar c) Paranar d)

KulasekheraAllwar

88. The …………describes the conflict between the Zamorin and the Cochin Raja and

the intrigues of the Portuguese and the Dutch. a) Chandrotsavom b) VatakkanPattukal

c) Anantapuramvarnanam d) Patappattu

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

Kolathunad. a) Punthanam b)PunamNamputiri c) Cherusseri d)Melputhur.

90.……………… 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

91.……………. composed learned works such as Narayaneeyam and

PrakriyaSarvaswam. a) KannassaPanikkar b) ChennosNamputiri c) Melputhur d)

TunjathEzhuthachan.

92.CherusseriNamputiri is famous as the author of…………. a) Krishnagatha b)

MahaBharatam c)Ramayana d) Bhagavatam

93.HORTUS MALABARICUS was compiled under the patronage of the Dutch

governor………………. a) Van Rheede b) Ralph Fetch c) Visschier d) Nieuhoff

94.In 1644, the English obtained permission from the king of Venad to build a factory

at……………. a) Kolachal b)Kozhikode c)Venad d) Vizhinjam

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

a) English b)French c)Portuguese d)Dutch

96.The …………….entered Kerala with the purpose of trade.They arrived near

Thalassery in 1725 and occupied Mahe. a) British b)Portuguese c)Dutch d) French

97. In 1725, the French captured …………from Kadathanad. a) Mahe b)Guruvayur c)

Kozhikode d) Venad

98.The French possession of Mahe was a potential danger to the English

at………………. a) Mahe b)Guruvayur c) Kozhikode d) Thalassery

99.However, the English rose to the occasion, ousted the Ali Raja from …………………

and obtained that island. a) Dharmadam b) Calicut c) Kochi d) Kollam

100. The Mysorean interlude was a period of stress and strain for the

……………….in Malabar. a) English b)Portuguese c)Dutch d)French

101. 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

102. 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

103. The treaty of Seringapatam (1792) secured to the …………….the whole of

Malabar except Wyanad and Coorg. a) British b)Portuguese c)Dutch d)French

104. ………………. 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

105. 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 KEY

1.c 2.a 3.a 4.c 5.b.6.b 7.c 8.a 9.c 10.a 11.a 12.c 13.a 14.a 15.a 16.a 17.a 18.a 19.a 20.a 21.d 22.a 23.d 24.d 25.a26.a 27.a 28.a 29.a 30.c 31.a 32.a 33.a34.a 35.a 36.a 37.d 38.d 39.a 40.a 41.a 42.b 43.a 44.b 45.b 46.a 47.a 48.a 49.a 50.a 51.b 52.a 53.a 54.d55.d 56.a 57.a 58.a 59.d 60.b 61.a 62.c 63.b 64.b 65.a 66.a 67.d 68.c 69.a 70.c 71.b 72.d 73.a 74.a 75.a 76.d 77.a 78.a 79.a 80.a 81.c 82.c 83.c 84.c 85.a 86.d 87.d 88.a 89.c 90.a 91.c 92.a 93.a 94.d 95.a 96.d 97.a 98.d 99.a 100.a 101.a 102.a 103.a 104.d 105.a

Prepared by:

Sri. SUNILKUMAR.G ,

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

N.S.S. COLLEG E, MANJERI

Scrutinised by:

Sri. Ashraf koyilothan Kandiyil

Head of the Department, Dept of History,

G ovt College, Mokeri