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MCQ for 4th Semester

SOCIOLOGY OF KERALAM

1. is situated in the extreme ……………..west corner of the Indian Sub-

Continent.

a) South

b) East

c) North

d) West

2. The ………………constitute the High land region.

a) Western Ghats

b) Arabian Sea

c) Tulu Nadu

d) Mysore

3. The Low land stretches along the coastal plain in the ………….

a) West

b) South

c) North

d) East

4. Mid land – in between the High land and the Low land is rich in

…………………. products.

a) Agricultural

b) Mountains c) Industrial

d) Sea Coast

5. The …………….Mountains which form part of the Western Ghats is the main

mountain range in Kerala.

a) Vatamala

b) Vavvimala

c) Sahya

d) Puralimala

6. ………………….provides the ‘body’ to the state of Kerala.

a) Western Ghats

b) KalladiKotan

c) Nelliampathy

d) Pothundi

7. ……………….protected the state from political invasions that hit South till the

18th century.

a) Western Ghats

b) KalladiKotan

c) Nelliampathy

d) Pothundi

8. Sahya range may be called as the Great Sentinel of the…………..

a) East

b) South c) North

d) West

9. ……………was the source of most of the rivers of Kerala.

a) Western Ghats

b) Peerumedu

c) Sabarimala

d) Ponmudi

10…………………… provided mountain passes for traffic between Kerala and neighbouring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

a) Ponmudi

b) Peerumedu

c) Sabarimala

d) Western Ghats

11. The ……………….in the Western Ghats represents the highest point in India-south of the Himalayas.

a) Peerumedu

b) Anamudi peak

c) Sabarimala

d) Ponmudi

12.The Agastyakutam, the ……………… most peak in the Western Ghats figures in the popular legend of Agastya.

a) Southern

b) Northern c) Eastern

d) Western

13 From Ezhimala in the ………………..to Mahendragiri in the South, we have innumerable hills.

a) West

a) East

c) South

d) north

14. ……………….and Keralamahatmyam are the two legendary works regarding the early .

a) Keralolpathi

b) Granthavaris

c) Mushakavamsa Kavya

d) Vadakkan Pattukal

15. Athula’s Mushakavamsa Kavya gives a semi-legandary semi factual account of the

…………….Kings.

a)

b) Kozhikode

c) Ezhimala

d)

16. The Greek ambassador ……………(4th B.C.) refers to the Chera kingdom and also to the port of Tropina in his work indica. a) Megasthanese

b) Wang Ta Yuan

c) Ma Huan

d) Nicolo Conti

17. Hieuen Tsang the …………….pilgrim seems to have referred to Malabar as

Molokuch, the land of hills.

a)British

b)French

c)German

d) Chinese

18. ‘Malabar Manual’ (1887) is the work of ………..

a) Logan

b) Nagam Aiyya

c) C. Achuta Menon

d) Prof. M.G.S. Narayanan

19. ……………. Wrote ‘Decline of Dominance in Kerala’

a) Robin Jeffrey

b) Burton Stein

c)Stella Kramisch

d) Dr. K.K.N. Kurup

20………………… may be regarded as the founder of the and kingdom. a) Nedumcheralathan

b) Utiyan Cheralathan

c) Selkelukuttavan

d) Vel Kelukuttavan

21. …………….is regarded as the first ruler of the 2nd Chera kindom.

a) Kulasekhara Alwar

b) Varma

c) Ramanatha Aiyar

d) Rajasekhara Verman

22. The 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

23. ……………….is credited with the authorship of three dramas in -Tapati Sam

Varanam, Subhadra Dhananjayam and Vischinnabhishekam and also a prose work by name

Ascharya Manjeri.

a) Kulasekhara Alwar

b) Rama Varma

c) Rajasekhara Verman

d) Sthanu Ravi

24. The last Perumal viz.Cheraman partitioned his country and there after proceeded to

……………….to embrace Islam.

a) Mecca

b) Medina

c)Valluvanad

d)Kizhmalainadu

25.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

26. The treaty of Seringapatam (1792) secured to the …………….the whole of Malabar except Wyanad and Coorg.

a) British

b)Portuguese

c)Dutch

d)French

27………………. 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

28.By the treaty of Sriranga Pattanam (1792) the whole of ………….except Wayanad and Coorg were ceded to the British.

a) Malabar

b) Kadathanad

c)Iruvazhinad

d)

29. The Bassel Mission established schools at Kallayi (1848) and Thalassery (1856) to impart ……………education.

a) English

b)Portuguese

c)Dutch

d)French

30. In 1937 the ……………University was established.

a) Malabar

b) Travancore

c) Cochi

d)Thiruvalla

31. Printing was introduced in Kerala by the …………..in 1577.

a) Portuguese b)Dutch

c)French

d)British

32………………; the Protestant missionary started two newspapers – Rajya

Samacharam and Paschimodayam in 1847.

a) Herman Gundert

b)Mr.T.L. Strange

c) Gauri Parvathi Bai

c) Swathi Thirunal

33. ……………….was born in the village of near Trivandrum and showed keen interests in Sanskrit and .

a) Sri

b)

c)

d)

34. …………had a highly eclectic outlook in religions matters as is shown in the saying

‘one , one Religion and one ’.

a) Sri

b) Vagbhatananda

c) Chattampi Swamikal

d) Ayyankali

35. ……………was the founder of the SNDP yogam (1903). a) Sri Narayana Guru

b)Dr.Palpu

c)

d) Chattampi Swamikal

36. As a literary luminary, …………penned Darsanamala in Sanskrit, Jatimimamsa in

Sanskrit and Malayalam and Siva Sathakom in Malayalam.

a) Narayana Guru

b) Vagbhatananda

c) Chattampi Swamikal

d) Ayyankali

37. …………..founded the Atma Vidya Sangham, a major force of social change in

Kerala.

a) Vagbhatananda

b) Chattampi Swamikal

c) Ayyankali

d) Sri. Narayana Guru

38. Kunjikkannan Gurukkal, as vagbhatananda was known in early life, was born at

Patyam village of district in an family in……………..

a) 1885

b)1929

c)1931

d)1938 39. As a great orator of the time, he was conferred the title Vagbhatananda by

……………of Alathur.

a) Ayyankali

b)

c) Chattampi Swamikal

d) Sivananda Yogi

40. ………………was a humanist and a liberal and started a journal Abhinava Keralam in 1921.

a) Chattampi Swamikal

b) Vagbhatananda

c) Sri. Narayana Guru

d) Ayyankali

41. …………………journal Atma Vidya Kahalam’ stood with the nationalist cause.

a) Vagbhatananda’s

b) Chattampi Swamikal

c) Ayyankali

d) Sri. Narayana Guru

42. ……………..was the founder of the .

a) Mannath Padmanabhan

b) Chattampi Swamikal

c) Ayyankali

d) Thanu Pillai

43. A great scholar and man of letters, ………..came to be called Vidyadhiraja. a) Chattampi Swamikal

b) Ayyankali

c) Pattom Thanu Pillai

d) Sri. Narayana Guru

44. In his work ‘Prachina Malayalam’, …………….has challenged some of the traditional theories of Kerala History.

a) Chattampi Swamikal

b) Sri. Narayana Guru

c) Vagbhatananda

d) Ayyankali

45. A Pulaya by birth, ………….gave leadership to the movement for social advancement of the oppressed classes in general and the Pulayas in particular.

a) Chattampi Swamikal

b) Sri. Narayana Guru

c) Ayyankali

d) Vagbhatananda

46. Drawing inspiration from Narayana Guru, …………founded the Sadhu Jana

Paripalana Sangham in 1906.

a) Sri. Narayana Guru

b) Pattom Thanu Pillai

c) Ayyankali

d) Chattampi Swamikal 47. …………….was nominated as a representative of lower in the Sree Mulam

Sabha in 1911.

a) Ayyan

b) Sri. Narayana Guru

c) Chattampi Swamikal

d) Vagbhatananda

48. …………….was the leader of the ‘Kallu Mala Agitation’.

a) Ayyan Kali

b) Sri. Narayana Guru

c) Chattampi Swamikal

d) Vagbhatananda

49. As a great orator of the time, he was conferred the title Vagbhatananda by

……………of Alathur.

a) Ayyankali

b) Ram Mohan Roy

c) Chattampi Swamikal

d) Sivananda Yogi

50 ………………was a humanist and a liberal and started a journal Abhinava Keralam in

1921.

a) Chattampi Swamikal

b) Vagbhatananda

c) Sri. Narayana Guru d) Ayyankali

51. …………………journal Atma Vidya Kahalam’ stood with the nationalist cause.

a) Vagbhatananda’s

b) Chattampi Swamikal

c) Ayyankali

d) Sri. Narayana Guru

52 ……………..was the founder of the Nair service society.

a) Mannath Padmanabhan

b) Chattampi Swamikal

c) Ayyankali

d) Pattom Thanu Pillai

53. A great scholar and man of letters, ………..came to be called

Vidyadhiraja.

a) Chattampi Swamikal

b) Ayyankali

c) Pattom Thanu Pillai

d) Sri. Narayana Guru

54. In his work ‘Prachina Malayalam’, …………….has challenged some of the traditional theories of Kerala History.

a) Chattampi Swamikal

b) Sri. Narayana Guru

c) Vagbhatananda d) Ayyankali

55. A Pulaya by birth, ………….gave leadership to the movement for social advancement of the oppressed classes in general and the Pulayas in particular.

a) Chattampi Swamikal

b) Sri. Narayana Guru

c) Ayyankali

d) Vagbhatananda

56. Drawing inspiration from Narayana Guru, …………founded the Sadhu

Jana Paripalana Sangham in 1906.

a) Sri. Narayana Guru

b) Pattom Thanu Pillai

c) Ayyankali

d) Chattampi Swamikal

57. …….was nominated as a representative of lower castes in the Sree Mulam Sabha in

1911.

a) Ayyan Kali

b) Sri. Narayana Guru

c) Chattampi Swamikal

d) Vagbhatananda

58. …………….was the leader of the ‘Kallu Mala Agitation’.

a) Ayyan Kali

b) Sri. Narayana Guru

c) Chattampi Swamikal d) Vagbhatananda

59. The new state of Kerala, the long cherished dream of the came in to being on November 1st, ……….with a Governor at its head.

a) 1916

b) 1926

c) 1936

d) 1956

60. When Kerala was formed, the State was under President's rule. The new State went to the polls for the first time in March………….

a) 1917

b) 1926

c) 1936

d) 1957

61. ……………formed an 11 member ministry on April 5, 1957 with the support of some independents.

a) E.M.S.Namboodiripad

b) K.Karunakaran

c) K. Kelappan

62. The Land Reforms Ordinance was a law in the state of Kerala, India by ...... minister in the first EMS government.

a) K. R. Gowri Amma

b) C.H.Muhammad Koya

c) V.S.Achuthanandan d) EMS

63. The...... government was the first communist state government popularly elected to power in India, in the southern state of Kerala.

a) EMS

b) C.H.Muhammad Koya

c) P.K.Vasudevan Nair

d) V.S.Achuthanandan

64. Different types of feudal relations existed in Travancore-Cochin and ...... at the time of the formation of the kerala state.

a) Malabar

b)

c) Mahe

d) Kannur

65. The Kerala government which came to power in ...... introduced the Land

Reforms Bill in the Legislative Assembly.

a) 1937

b) 1947

c) 1956

d) 1957

66. The Agrarian Relations Bill introduced in ...... was passed with minor amendments. a) 1938

b) 1948

c) 1956

d) 1958

67. According to the 1991 census, ...... of Kerala is the first district to achieve full literacy rate in the whole of India.

a) Kottayam

b) Kasargode

c) Kannur

d) Kozhikode

68. Kerala (90.86%) was declared a, 'Fully Literate State', on April 18th ......

a) 1887

b) 1891

c) 1956

d) 1991

69. Who is also known as "Kerala Vyasan"

a) Kunhikuttan Thampuran

b)Kumaranasan c) Vallathol Narayan Menon d) G Sankar Kurup

70. The Battle of was fought in the year ______a) 1718 b) 1721 c) 1735 d) 1741

71. The Battle of Colachel was fought between Kingdom of Travancore and ______a) Dutch b) British c) French d) Portuguese

72. In which year Kerala was formed as Indian State a) 1947 b) 1952 c) 1956 d) 1960

73. Which one is the first known dynasty that ruled Kerala a) Chera Dynasty b) Pandya Dynasty c) Chola Dynasty d) None of the above

74. Who founded "Prathyaksha Raksha Sabha" a) b) TK Madhavan c) Poikayil Kumara Devan d) Vagbhatan

75. Malabar goes to the hands of the British after the treaty of

(A) Sreerangapatanam treaty

(B) Treaty of salbai

(C) Treaty of Madras

(D) Treaty of Mangalore

76. The Kerala Land Reforms Act, aimed at the abolishen of landlordism, was first passed in….

(A) 1957

(B) 1963

(C) 1972

(D) 1978

77. The temple entry proclamation of 1936 was associated with which of the following

Travancore rulers

(A) Swathi Thirunal

(B) Srimoolam Thirunal (C) Sri Chithira Thirunal

(D) Ayilyam Thirunal

78. Who was the founder of Atmavidya sangam

(A) Kumara Guru

(B) Ayyankali

(C) Chattampi Swamikal

(D) Vagbhatananda

79. Vaikom was started in the year

(A) 1924

(B) 1929

(C) 1932

(D) 1935

80. Misrabhojanam was the idea popularised by

(A) Mannathu Padmanabhan

(B) Swami Vivekanandan

(C)

(D) Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi

81. Who founded "Advita Ashram" at Aluva in 1913

(A) Chattampi Swami

(B)

(C) Thycaud Ayya

(D) Sri Narayana Guru 82. Who is also known as the father of Malayalam language

(A) Poonthanam

(B) Ramapurathu Warrier

(C) Ezhuthachan

(D) Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri

83. Who is also known as Panini of Kerala

(A) Kerala Varma

(B) A. R. Raja Raja Varma

(C) K. C. Kesava Pillai

(D) Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar

84. When did Vaikom Satyagrana took place in Kerala?

(A) 1923 (B) 1924 (C) 1925 (D) 1926

85. Kovilakathum Vathukkal is associated with------administration

(a) Kochi

(b) Travancore

(c)

(d) None of the above

86. is considered to be started by----

(a) Swathi Tirunal

(b) Shaktan Tampuran (c)

(d) Kunjikuttan Tampuran

87. With whom did Veluthampi entered into secret alliance for defeating the British?

(a) Dutch

(b) Zamorins

(c) Paliyath Achan

(d) Pazhassi Raja

88. Dutch Governor associated with the book ‘Hortus Malabaricus’

(a) D’ Lannoy

(b)Canter Vischer

(c)Rabbi Benjamin

(d) Van Rheede

90.The work ‘Hortus Malabaricus’ is regarded to be the contribution of -----

(a) Portuguese

(b) Dutch

(c) English

(d) Arabs

91. First Travelogue in Malayalam

(a) Paschimodayam

(b) Samshepavedartham

(c) Vedarthakam

(d) Varthamana Pustakam

91. Who wrote the work ‘ Varthamana Pustakam ? (a) Thoma Katanar

(b) Herman Gundert

(c) Benjamin Bailey

(d)Kariyattil Ouseph

92.The first Malayalam dictionary was compiled by…………

(a) Thunchath Ezhuthachan,

(b) Herman Gundert,

(c) Kuriakose Alias Chavara

(d) Colonel. Macaulay.

93. Who started the C M S press in 1821?

(a)Thoma Katanar

(b) Herman Gundert

(c) Benjamin Bailey

(d)Kariyattil Ouseph

94. Which is the first Newspaper in Malayalam?

(a) Swadeshabhimani

(b) Pracheena Malayalam

(c) Rajyasamacharam

(d) Deepika

95. The newspaper Rajyasamacharam was published by----

a) Thoma Katanar

(b) Herman Gundert

(c) Benjamin Bailey (d)Kariyattil Ouseph

96. The first college to be established in Kerala

(a) C M S College

(b) Maharajas College

(c) Brennan College

(d) Guruvayoorappan College

97. Who conducted “Panthi Bhojanam” for the first time in India?

(a) Thycaud Ayya,

(b) Sree Naryana Guru,

(c) Chattampi Swamikal,

(d) Ayyankali

98. Who introduced Thycaud Ayya to Sree Narayana guru?

(a) Ayya Vaikundan,

(b). Sri Narayana Guru,

(c) Chattampi Swamikal,

(d) Ayyankali.

99.The earlier name of Vaikunda Swamikal was ------

(a) Narayanan,

(b) Muthukutty

(c) Ayyappan,

(d) Velukutty.

100. Who founded the Vidya Poshini Sabha?

(a) Ayya Vaikundan, (b). Sri Narayana Guru,

(c) Sahodaran Ayyappan,

(d) Ayyankali.

101. Who among the following social reformers was honored by Prince of Wales in 1922?

(a) Vallathol,

(b) Chattampiswamikal,

(c) Kumaranasan,

(d) Ayyankali

102. Who founded the Akhila Thiruvithamcore Navika Thozhilali Sanghamam”?

(a)Dr. Palppu,

(b) Dr.Velukutty Arayan,

(c) E M S Nampoothirippadu,

(d) Mannathu Padhmanaban.

103. Where was the Advaita Ashramam founded by Sree Narayana Guru in 1913?

(a) Kottayam,

(b) Thrissur

(c) Aluva,

(d) Malappuram.

104. SNDP (Sree Narayana Darma Paripalana Sangham) was started in the year?.

(a) 1906, May 15, (b)1905, May15,

(c)1904, May 15,

(d)1903, May 15

105. The leader of renaissance who worked as head loader during the construction of Government Secretariat building at

(a) Chattampi Swamikal.

(b) Dr. Palppu,

(c) Ayyankali,

(d) KP Vallon.

106. Who started “Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha”?

(a) Chattampi Swamikal,

(b) Dr. Palppu,

(c) Poykayil Yohannan

(d) KP Vallon.

107. Who organized Misrabhojana in 1917 at Kozhikode?

(a) K P Vallon,

(b) C Krishnan,

(c) Poykayil Yohannan

(d) Sahodaran Ayyappan

108. Who was popularly known as Lincoln of Kerala?

(a) Ayyankali, (b) C Krishnan,

(c) Pandit K.P. Karuppan.

(d) Sahodaran Ayyappan.

109. Which social reformer of Kerala was honoured with the title of “Bharata Kesari” by the President of India?

(a) C. Kesavan,

(b)Ayyankali,

(c) Mannathu Padmanabhan,

(d) KP Vallon.

110. K P Vallon nominated to Cochin Legislative Council by Maharaja of Kochi in…….

(a)1921,

(b) 1931,

(c) 1932,

(d) 1933.

111. Who founded the “Muslim Maha Janasabha”?

(a)K Kelappan,

(b) M P Manmathan,

(c) VT Bhatathiripadu,

(d) Abdul Khader Moulavi.

112. Who founded Atma Vidya Sangham?

(a)Mannathu Padmanabhan, (b) Vagbhatananda,

(c) Mannathu Padmanabhan,

(d) KP Vallon.

113. Name the leader of renaissance whose real name was “Kunjikannan”?

(a) Vagbhatananda,

(b) Mannathu Padmanabhan,

(c) Mannathu Padmanabhan,

(d) KP Vallon.

114. Sri Narayana Guru consecrated Siva idol in 1888 at------

(a) Vaikkom,

(b) Thirunakkara,

(c) ,

(d) None of the above.

115. Who founded the “Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham in 1907?

(a)Mannathu Padmanabhan,

(b)Ayyankali,

(c) Ayyappan

(d) KP Vallon

116. Which social reformer gave the slogan “No caste, No religion, No God for man “?

(a) K P Vallon,

(b) C Krishnan, (c) Poykayil Yohannan

(d) Sahodaran Ayyappan.

117. Who led Kallumala (Stone Ornament) Agitation in 1915?

(a) Ayyankali,

(b) C Krishnan,

(c) Pandit K.P. Karuppan.

(d) Sahodaran Ayyappan.

118. Name the publication launched by Maulavi in 1906

(a) Al- Ameen

(b) Al Islam

(c) Aligarh

(d) Paschimodayam

119. Melsilakalapam was started by------

(a) Nadars

(b)

(c) Tamil

(d) Muslims

120. Who among the following is considered to be the harbinger of Antarjanasamajam?

(a)Parvathy Nemenimangalam

(b) Kanjoor Kali Antarjanam, (c) Parvathy Manazhi

(d) DevakiNarikkattari.

121.Name the organization started by women for their upliftment?

(a) Streepaksham

(b)Streeyogakshmam

(c)Mahilasamajam

(d) AntarjanaSamajam

122. The founder of the newspaper’ Swadeshabhimani’?

(a) Ramakrishnapillai

(b) G P Pillai

(c) K. Kelappan

(d) Vakkom Maulavi

123. Who was the Chief Editor of “Al- Ameen”?

(a) Muhammed Abdul Rahiman

(b) Vaikkom Moulavi,

(c) Maulana Shoukat Ali,

(d) None of the above.

124. The Madras Marumakkatayam act which gave death blow to matrilineal system was passed in---

(a) 1903

(b) 1921 (c) 1928

(d) 1933

125. was started in the year

(a) 1924

(b) 1928

(c) 1931

(d) 1936

126. Temple entry proclamation was issued by Travancore ruler on ……..

(a) November 12, 1934,

(b) November 12, 1936,

(c) November 12, 1924,

(d) November 12,1935.

127. Which Travancore ruler issued the Temple Entry Proclamation?

(a) Swathi Tirunal

(b) Moolam Tirunal Rama Varma

(c) Rani Sethulakshmibhai

(d) Chithira Tirunal Varma

128. The leader of Yachana Yatra in 1931 was…………

(a)K Kelappan,

(b) M P Manmathan,

(c) VT Bhatathiripadu, (d) Ayyankali.

129. In which year was the Nivarthana Agitation?

(a)1922,

(b) 1923,

(c) 1932,

(d) 1933.

130. Name the movement started in Travancore against the administrative reforms introduced in 1932

(a) Electricity Agitation

(b) Pattini Jatha

(c) Anti Repression Movement

(d) Nivartana Agitation

131. Who was the first educational minister of Kerala Legislative Assembly?

(a) Achuta Menon

(b) Joseph Mundassery

(c) Susheela Gopalan

(d) T V Thomas

132. Who presented the first budget in Kerala State Legislative Assembly?

(a) Achuta Menon

(b) Joseph Mundassery (c) Susheela Gopalan

(d) T V Thomas

133. First Governor of Modern Kerala

(a) B Ramakrishna Rao

(b) V V Giri

(c) C H Muhaammed Koya

(d) SankaraNarayanan Thampi

134. First Speaker of Modern Kerala

(a) B Ramakrishna Rao

(b) V V Giri

(c) C H Muhaammed Koya

(d) SankaraNarayanan Thampi

135. Who was the first opposition leader of Kerala state Legislative Assembly?

(a) Pattom Thanu Pillai

(b) T K Ramakrishnan

(c) P T Chacko

(d) R. Sankar 136. The struggle that led to the downfall of first Communist Ministry in Kerala

(a) Kayyur Revolt

(b) Vimochana Samaram

(c) Kuttiadi Struggle

(d) Kayyur Riot

137. When was Kerala Land Reform Act which put an end to feudal system passed?

(a) 1957

(b) 1960

(c) 1969

(d)1975

138. Kerala University Act was passed in------

(a) 1947

(b) 1957

(c) 1974

(d) 1982

139. First town in Kerala to be declared fully literate

(a) Palakkad (b) Kozhikode

(c) Alapuzha

(d) Kottayam

140. The programme of Decentralisation of power that was implemented in Kerala in

1996

(a) Janakiyaasootranam

(b) Akshaya

(c) Kudumbasree

(d) KANFED

141. Plachimada Struggle was conducted against------

(a) Coco Cola Company

(b) Pepsico

(c) Hindustan Lever

(d) Endosulfan

142. The leader behind the Plachimada struggle

(a) C K Janu

(b) Vandana

(c) Sugathakumari (d) Mayilamma

143. Where is Plachimada located?

(a) Idukki

(b) Wayanad

(c) Palakkad

(d) Kottayam

144. Name the struggle conducted by SJVSV against the alienation of agricultural land

(a) Kuttiadi

(b) Plachimada

(c) Chengara

(d) None of the above

145. Save Silent Valley, a social movement to protect silent valley was started in---

(a) 1965

(b) 1973

(c) 1984

(d) 1996

146. Silent Valley National Park is situated in---- (a) Idukki

(b) Wayanad

(c) Malappuram

(d) Palakkad

147. Who was the head of the committee appointed by central government in 2010 to study the Western Ghats ecology

(a) Kastoorirangan

(b) Gadgil

(c) Sadashiva Rao

(d) B K Thapar

148. Name the head of the committee appointed by central government to reconsider

Gadgil Commission Report

(a) Sadashiva Rao

(b) Swaminathan

(c) Kastoorirangan

(d) B K Thapar

149. Kudumbasree was launched in the year---

(a) 1982 (b) 1988

(c) 1992

(d) 1998

150. Who took initiative in the formation of KANFED?

(a) Ramachandra Guha

(b) P N Panikkar

(c) K. Radhakrishnan

(d) M G S Narayanan

Answer Key

1. a 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. c 6. a

7. a 8. a 9. a 10. d 11. b 12. a 13. d

14. a

15. c

16. a

17. d

18. a

19. a

20. b

21. a

22. a

23. a

24. a

25. a

26. a

27. a 28. a

29. d

30. a

31. a

32. b

33. a

34. a

35. a

36. a

37. a

38. a

39. d

40. b

41. a

42. a

43. a

44. a

45. c

46. c

47. a

48. a

49. d

50. b 51. a

52. a

53. a

54. a

55. c

56. c

57. a

58. a

59. d

60. d

61. a

62. a

63. a

64. a

65. d

66. d

67. a

68. d

69. a

70. d

71. a

72. c

73. a 74. c

75. d

76. b

77. c

78. d

79. a

80. c

81. d

82. c

83. b

84. b

85. a

86. b

87. c

88. d

89. b

90. d

91. a

92. b

93. c

94. c

95. b

96. a 97. a

98. c

99. b

100. c

101. c

102. b

103. c

104. d

105. a

106. c

107. d

108. c

109. c

110. b

111. d

112. b

113. a

114. c

115. b

116. d

117. a

118. b

119. a 120. a

121. d

122. d

123. a

124. d

125. c

126. b

127. d

128. c

129. c

130. d

131. b

132. a

133. a

134. d

135. c

136. b

137. c

138. c

139. d

140. a

141. a

142. d 143. c

144. c

145. b

146. d

147. b

148. c

149. d

150. b