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| 451. |
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 |
| Answer» B. bhaskera ravi | |
| 452. |
………… was the patron of Cherusseri, the author of Krishnagatha. |
| A. | sundaramurthi nayanar |
| B. | kulasekhara alwar |
| C. | cheraman perumal |
| D. | udayavarma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 453. |
……………… the Chinese merchant describes Calicut as a great emporium of trade frequented by traders from all over the world. |
| A. | ma huan |
| B. | adbur razzack |
| C. | nicolo conti |
| D. | athanasius nikitin |
| Answer» B. adbur razzack | |
| 454. |
Jewish copper plate mentions……………, the Jew as the leader ofAnchuvannam. |
| A. | joseph rabban |
| B. | mar sapir iso |
| C. | sulaiman |
| D. | ibn batuta |
| Answer» B. mar sapir iso | |
| 455. |
The Malayalam work Unnunili Sandesam contains the earliest referenceto ………………performance. |
| A. | koodiyattam |
| B. | kathakali |
| C. | padhakom |
| D. | theyyam |
| Answer» B. kathakali | |
| 456. |
The teachers of the Salais were called …………and the studentsChattirar. |
| A. | bhattas |
| B. | nanadesikal |
| C. | nalpathennayiravar |
| D. | patinenbhoomi |
| Answer» B. nanadesikal | |
| 457. |
Finally Sankara ascended the throne of Universal Learning at Kashmirand established the Jyothirpith madh at…………. |
| A. | badarinath |
| B. | puri |
| C. | dwaraka |
| D. | kanchi |
| Answer» B. puri | |
| 458. |
Sankaracharya was born as a Namputiri Brahmin at Kaipill Iellam inKalady on the banks of……………... |
| A. | periyar |
| B. | pamba |
| C. | nila |
| D. | ganga |
| Answer» B. pamba | |
| 459. |
The Perumal ruled the country with the help of four Brahmin ministerscalled………………. |
| A. | mathilnayakan |
| B. | koyil adhikarikal |
| C. | patanayakan |
| D. | tali adhikarikal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 460. |
The last Perumal viz.Cheraman partitioned his country and there afterproceeded to ……………….to embrace Islam. |
| A. | mecca |
| B. | medina |
| C. | valluvanad |
| D. | kizhmalainadu |
| Answer» B. medina | |
| 461. |
The disintegration of the second Chera kingdom had taken place duringthe ………………….. Century. |
| A. | 12th |
| B. | 13th |
| C. | 14th |
| D. | 16th |
| Answer» B. 13th | |
| 462. |
Rama Varma was forced to shift his headquarters from Mahodayapuramto ……………where he marched against Kulothunga Chola and defeated him and the latter was forced to retreat towards Kottar. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | eranad |
| C. | calicut |
| D. | venad |
| Answer» B. eranad | |
| 463. |
………………(1090 -1102), the last of the Perumals of Makotai started awar of liberation. |
| A. | aditya chola |
| B. | bhaskara ravi iii |
| C. | ravi varma |
| D. | ramavarma kulasekhara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 464. |
The conflict between Cheras and ……………..is referred as ‘NuttantuYudham’ or Hundred years War. |
| A. | cholas |
| B. | pandyas |
| C. | pallavas |
| D. | chalukyas |
| Answer» B. pandyas | |
| 465. |
A liberal patron of astronomy, Sthanuravi Varma’s court was adornedby………………. |
| A. | masudi |
| B. | sulaiman |
| C. | ramavarma |
| D. | sankara narayana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 466. |
……………..fought against the Pallavas as is evidenced from theTillaishtanam inscription. |
| A. | joseph rabban |
| B. | rama varma |
| C. | bhaskara ravi iii |
| D. | sthanuravi varma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 467. |
Sthanuravi figures in the Teresapalli copper plates of…………..AD, which were issued in the 5th regnal year of him. |
| A. | 849 |
| B. | 859 |
| C. | 862 |
| D. | 866 |
| Answer» B. 859 | |
| 468. |
Sthanuravi Varma, the ……………..of the Chera line was one of the mostoutstanding rulers of Kerala. |
| A. | third |
| B. | first |
| C. | second |
| D. | fourth |
| Answer» B. first | |
| 469. |
Rajasekhara Varman is often identified with the famous Saivaite saintCheraman Perumal Nayanar whose story is narrated in the Tamil work………………….. |
| A. | tirukkural |
| B. | krishnagatha |
| C. | periyapuranam |
| D. | shilappadikaram |
| Answer» D. shilappadikaram | |
| 470. |
The ……………as it is called is the first epigraphical record of theCheras. |
| A. | paliyam copperplate |
| B. | terisappally copperplate |
| C. | vazhappilly copper plate |
| D. | jewish copperplate |
| Answer» D. jewish copperplate | |
| 471. |
The Bhakti cult found its sublime literary expression in……………Mukundamala in Sanskrit and Perumal Tirumozhi in Tamil. |
| A. | kulasekhara alwar’s |
| B. | rama varma’s |
| C. | ramanatha aiyar’s |
| D. | rajasekhara verman’s |
| Answer» B. rama varma’s | |
| 472. |
…………….is regarded as the first ruler of the 2nd Chera kindom. |
| A. | kulasekhara alwar |
| B. | rama varma |
| C. | ramanatha aiyar |
| D. | rajasekhara verman |
| Answer» B. rama varma | |
| 473. |
The ……………..was populated by Paratavar or Valayar who made theirlivelihood from fishing, sea trade and pearl fishing. |
| A. | neytal |
| B. | palai |
| C. | kurinji |
| D. | marutham |
| Answer» B. palai | |
| 474. |
The ……………region was very fertile and produced a class of cultivatorscalled Uzhavar. |
| A. | marutham |
| B. | neytal |
| C. | palai |
| D. | kurinji |
| Answer» B. neytal | |
| 475. |
…………… was a special form of dance practiced by the women folk ofKurinji region. |
| A. | kuravaikuthu |
| B. | tirukkural |
| C. | shilappadikaram |
| D. | manimekhalai |
| Answer» B. tirukkural | |
| 476. |
The chief deity of ………….region was Murugan. |
| A. | mullai |
| B. | kurinji |
| C. | marutham |
| D. | neytal |
| Answer» C. marutham | |
| 477. |
The …………..was the mountainous and hilly region where hunting wasthe main occupation. |
| A. | mullai |
| B. | kurinji |
| C. | marutham |
| D. | palai |
| Answer» C. marutham | |
| 478. |
The victorious career of Nannan was however cut short in the battle ofVakai Perumturai, where he was defeated and killed by the chera king……………... |
| A. | narmudi cheral |
| B. | nannan |
| C. | vel kelukuttavan |
| D. | utiyan cheralathan |
| Answer» B. nannan | |
| 479. |
Narmudi cheral won victories over ……………of Ezhimala in the battle ofVakai Perumturai. |
| A. | vel kelukuttavan |
| B. | nannan |
| C. | paranar |
| D. | ptolomy |
| Answer» C. paranar | |
| 480. |
………………… may be regarded as the founder of the Chera dynasty andkingdom. |
| A. | nedumcheralathan |
| B. | utiyan cheralathan |
| C. | selkelukuttavan |
| D. | vel kelukuttavan |
| Answer» C. selkelukuttavan | |
| 481. |
……………. Wrote ‘Decline of Nair Dominance in Kerala’ |
| A. | robin jeffrey |
| B. | burton stein |
| C. | stella kramisch |
| D. | dr. k.k.n. kurup |
| Answer» B. burton stein | |
| 482. |
………………., who co-ordinated the works of Elamkulam and brought the firstpopular history of Kerala as early as 1967. |
| A. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| B. | a.sreedhara menon |
| C. | william logan |
| D. | sankunny menon |
| Answer» C. william logan | |
| 483. |
A collection of ………………Malayalam articles were translated intoEnglish under the name Studies in Kerala history. |
| A. | prof elamkulam p.n. kunju pillai’s |
| B. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| C. | william logan |
| D. | kesavan veluthat |
| Answer» B. prof. m.g.s. narayanan | |
| 484. |
……………most important works include Annathe Keralam,Keralacharithra Irulatanja Etukal, Chila Keralacharithra Prasnangal. |
| A. | prof elamkulam p.n. kunju pillai’s |
| B. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan’s |
| C. | william logan’s |
| D. | kesavan veluthat’s |
| Answer» B. prof. m.g.s. narayanan’s | |
| 485. |
The work of……………– ‘A History of Travancore’ published in 1878 isthe milestone in the growth of Kerala Historiography. |
| A. | sankunny menon |
| B. | k.p. padmanabha menon |
| C. | prof elamkulam p.n. kunju pillai |
| D. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| Answer» B. k.p. padmanabha menon | |
| 486. |
Among the early works on Kerala History, the foremost is ‘ThiruvitamkurCharithram’ written by …………..in 1867. |
| A. | pachu muthathu |
| B. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| C. | william logan |
| D. | c. achuta menon |
| Answer» B. prof. m.g.s. narayanan | |
| 487. |
‘Malabar Manual’ (1887) is the work of ……….. |
| A. | logan |
| B. | nagam aiyya |
| C. | c. achuta menon |
| D. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| Answer» B. nagam aiyya | |
| 488. |
……………History of Travancore (1878) is the earliest of the regularhistorical works in English. |
| A. | william logan’s |
| B. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan’s |
| C. | c. achuta menon |
| D. | shankunny menon’s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 489. |
……………….. Kochirajya charitram (1868) gives a continuous descriptionof the history of Cochin for the first time. |
| A. | k.p.padmanabha menon’s |
| B. | shankunny menon’s |
| C. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| D. | william logan |
| Answer» B. shankunny menon’s | |
| 490. |
Kerala Pazhama is the work of……………….. |
| A. | shankunny menon |
| B. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| C. | william logan |
| D. | hermen gundert |
| Answer» E. | |
| 491. |
Rajatarangini was written by ………….. |
| A. | shankunny menon |
| B. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| C. | william logan |
| D. | kalhana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 492. |
Mushaka Vamsa Kavya, a Sanskrit poetical work written by…………., the court poet of Srikanta, the Mushaka king of Ezhimala. |
| A. | atula |
| B. | prof. m.g.s. narayanan |
| C. | william logan |
| D. | shankunny menon |
| Answer» B. prof. m.g.s. narayanan | |
| 493. |
………….was the first foreign account of Marumakkathayam. |
| A. | friar jordanus |
| B. | sulaiman |
| C. | alberuni |
| D. | ibn batuta |
| Answer» B. sulaiman | |
| 494. |
John of Monte Corvino, the first …………Catholic missionary to Chinarecords the Commercial predominance of the Muslims of Kollam. |
| A. | roman |
| B. | british |
| C. | german |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» B. british | |
| 495. |
…………….. a Chinese Muslim merchant (15th C. A.D) gives in interestingdescription of the port and town of Calicut and its people. |
| A. | ibn rusta |
| B. | nicolo conti |
| C. | abdur razzack |
| D. | ma huan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 496. |
Hieuen Tsang the …………….pilgrim seems to have referred to Malabaras Molokuch, the land of hills. |
| A. | british |
| B. | french |
| C. | german |
| D. | chinese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 497. |
……………in his ‘Natural history’ refers to the ruler of Kerala asCalobotras while Periplus mentions him as Kerabotras. |
| A. | abdur razzack |
| B. | ptolemy |
| C. | nicolo conti |
| D. | pliny |
| Answer» E. | |
| 498. |
The Greek ambassador ……………(4th B.C.) refers to the Chera kingdomand also to the port of Tropina in his work indica. |
| A. | megasthanese |
| B. | wang ta yuan |
| C. | ma huan |
| D. | nicolo conti |
| Answer» B. wang ta yuan | |
| 499. |
The …………describes the conflict between the Zamorin and the CochinRaja and the intrigues of the Portuguese and the Dutch. |
| A. | chandrotsavom |
| B. | vatakkan pattukal |
| C. | anantapuram varnanam |
| D. | patappattu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 500. |
The Perumal-Thirumozhi of …………….gives information of the Cherakingdom, besides the spread of Vaishnavism. |
| A. | kapilar |
| B. | auvaiyar |
| C. | paranar |
| D. | kulasekhera allwar |
| Answer» E. | |