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(HIS5B07) SOCIETY AND CULTURE: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL – V semester Core course of BA History CUCBCSS 2017 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 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) 8. The Bodinaykannur pass in the ………………area connects Madurai with the High Ranges. a) 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) 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) b)Peechi c) cockpit d) 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) c) d) 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) 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, , Thirunavaya and Chamravattam are on the banks of…………... a) Bharatapuzha b) Periyar c) Pampa d) Kunthipuzha 20.Ayiramalai, Malayattur, Kaladi, and are on the banks of…………... a) Periyar b) Pampa c) Kunthipuzha d) 21.Aanmala, Sabarimala, , 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) d) Nila 25. Innumerable literary souls lived on the banks of ………….-Ezhuttachan who lived in Chittur and . 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) d) 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 . a) Vembanad b) 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) 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) b) Thrissur c) Trivandrum d) 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 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) d) 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 in …………..Brahmi character mentions three Chera kings and provides valuable clue to Chera genealogy. a) Tamil b) 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) b) c) Padhakom d) 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) d)Kolathiris 57. It was the demand for , 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) b) Brahmin c) d)Christains 60. ……………….and Keralamahatmyamare the two legendary works regarding the early . 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. 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) c) d) 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) 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) ’ 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 in 1766. a) Dharmaraja b) MarthandaVarma c) Haidar Ali d) ShakthanThampuran 84. The …………….built the . 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 ,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 (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) 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 (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