School of Distance Education UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT School of Distance Education HIS2C02 – History of Modern Kerala: Problems and Perspectives MA History II Semester (2019 Admn.) Multiple Choice Question Bank 1 The book Perspectives on Kerala History was edited by----- a. K N Ganesh b. K N Pannikar c. P J Cheriyan d. M G S Narayanan 2. Keralathinte Innalakal was written by ----- a. K P Padmanabha Menon b. M G S Narayanan c. Rajan Gurukal d. K N Ganesh 3. Who is the Author of the book Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar a. K N Ganesh b. M Gangadaran c. Stephen F Dale d. K N Panikkar 4. Whose survey report was later published as A Journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore Canara and Malabar a. Ward & Conner b. Herman Gundert c. Francis Buchanan d. William Logan 5. On the basis of whose letters K P Padmanabha Menon wrote History of Kerala a. Duarte Barbosa b. Francis Buchanan c. Canter Vischer d. Ibn Bathutha 6. Native life in Travancore is a work by----- a. Herman Gundert b. V Nagam Aiyya c. Samuel Mater d. Col. Munro 7. The German missionary who wrote the book Keralapazhama a. Samuel Mater b. Herman Gundert c. Clement Atlee d. Francis Buchanan 8. Many district manuals were produced during the colonial period, Who was the author of one of the such outstanding work Malabar Manual (1887) a. Francis Buchanan b. Ward and Conner c. H V Conolly d William Logan 9. The Cochin state manual was prepared by a. P. Shangunny Menon b. C Achutha Menon History of Modern Kerala: Problems and Perspectives Page 1 School of Distance Education c. T K Velupillai d. T A Gopainatha Rao 10. Who is the author of ‘A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times’ published in 1878. a. P. Shangunny Menon b. K P Padmanaba Menon c. T K Velupillai d. T A Gopainatha Rao 11. ‘Tiruvitamkur Charitram’ (History of Travancore) in Malayalam was written by a. C Achutha Menon b. P Shangunny Menon c. Vaikath Pachu Moothath d. K P Padmanabha Menon 12.Who prepared Travancore state Manual a. P. Shangunny Menon b. V Nagam Aiyya c. T K Velupillai d. T A Gopainatha Rao 13. Who is the author of Chera Samrajyam Onpathum Pathum Nuttandukalil’ (Chera Empire in the 9th and 10th Centuries) written in Malayalam a. Keshavan Veluthat b. M G S Narayanan c. Rajan Gurukal d. Elamkulam P N Kunjanpillai 14. The early sovereigns of Tavancore was written by------- a. P. Shangunny Menon b. Sundaram Pillai c. T K Velupillai d. T A Gopainatha Rao 15. Who is the author of Malabar and the Portuguese a. V P Menon b K N Panikkar c. K M Panikkar d. M G S Narayanan 16. Cochin Forests and the British Techno Ecological Imperialism in India was written by-------- a. Sebastian Joseph b. M G S Narayanan c. Rajan Gurukal d. Elamkulam P N Kunjanpillai 17. Who is the author of the work Brahmin settlements in Kerala: Historical Studies. a. Keshavan Veluthat b. Rajan Gurukal c. M G S Narayanan d. Conrad Wood 18. Mappila Muslims of Kerala: A study in Islamic trends was written by_____ a. Roland Miller b. Dileep M Menon c. Robbin Jeffrey d. Stephen F Dale 19. The work cultural symbiosis in Kerala which analyses the cultural aspects of Pre modern Kerala society was written by___ a. Keshavan Veluthat b. M G S Narayanan c. Rajan Gurukal d. K N Ganesh 20. ____ is the author of The decline of Nair dominance in Kerala: society and politics in Travancore 1847-1908 a. Roland Miller b. Dileep M Menon c. Robbin Jeffrey d. Abilash Malayil 21. Caste Nationalism and Communism in South India: Malabar 1900-1948 was written by----- a. Roland Miller b. Dileep M Menon c. Robbin Jeffrey d. Abilash Malayil History of Modern Kerala: Problems and Perspectives Page 2 School of Distance Education 22. Who is the author of the work En-gendering individuals: the language of Re-forming in Early twentieth century keralam a. J Devika b. G Arunima c T K Anandi d. Praveena Kodoth 23 There comes Papa: Colonialism and The TRANSFORMATION OF Matriliny in Kerala was written by----- a. J Devika b. G Arunima c T K Anandi d. Praveena Kodoth 24. ------- is the author of Modernity of Slavery : Struggles against caste inequality in Colonial Kerala a. K S Madhavan b. P Sanal Mohan c. K N Ganesh d Robin Jeffry 25. Who wrote the article Aahwanavum Takeetum in Connection with Malabar Rebellion of 1921? a. K N Panikkar b. K Kelappan c. EM S Namboodiripad d. K p kesava Menon 26. Travancore signed treaty with English East India company in 1805, who was the then British resident of Travancore who interfered in the internal affairs of Travancore a. Munro b. Col. Macaulay c. Rippon d. Tomas Warden 27. The Travancore ruler who built Nedumkotta to check Mysorian Invasion was a. Marthanda Varma b. Darmaraja c. Velu Tampi d. Swathi Tirunal 28. Who were appointed for provincial settlements with local rulers and to suggest future administrative system of Malabar after the treaty of Srirangapatnam in 1792 a. Francis Buchanan & William Logan b. Joint commissioners c. Ward and Conner d. William Logan & H V Connolly 29. Malabar came into the possession of English East India company After the treaty of Srirangapatnam in 1792, Malabar was the part of which Presidency from 1792 to 1800 a. Madras Presidency b. Bombay presidency c. Bengal Presidency d. Delhi presidency 30. Munnar one of the main hill station in Travancore state was famous for which plantation crop a. Coffee b. Tea c. Chinchona d. Cardamom 31. Malabar was ceded to English East India Company by the treaty of Srirangapatanam, When was the treaty of Srirangapatanam Signed a. 1795 b. 1792 c. 1795 d. 1799 32. Who was the author of the novel Indulekha, published in 1889 a. Appu Nedungadi b. O Chandu Menon c. C V Ramanpilla d. M T Vasudevan Nair 33. Which British official of English India company along with Kanaramenon was able to suppress the Pazhasssi Revolt in 1805 a. Wellesley b. A R Knapp c. T H Babar d. R H Hitchcock 34. Which tribal leader of Pazhassi Raja was captured and later beheaded at Panamaram fort a. Edachena kungan b. Talakal Chandu c. Yogimoola Machan d. Paloor Emman 35. Who wrote the novel Saraswativijayam, which discusses about caste conversion in colonial Kerala? a. O Chandu Menon b. Potheri Kunjambu c. C V Ramanpilla d. Vallathol History of Modern Kerala: Problems and Perspectives Page 3 School of Distance Education 36. Who was behind the famous Anjarakandy plantations? a. Robert Clive b. Murdock brown c. Francis Buchanan d. William Logan 37 who started the newspaper Swadeshabhimani on 19th January 1905 a. Vakkom Abdul Kader Moulavi b. Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pilla c. T K Madhavan d. K Madhavan Nair 38. Which native ruler of Malabar invited Haider Ali to invade Malabar? a. Zamorin of Calicut b. Chirakkal Raja c. Ali Raja of Kannur d. Kurumbranad Raja 39. One of the earliest Ethnographic work entitled Castes and Tribes of South India was written by- ---- a. Francis Buchanan b. Edgar Thurston c. William Logan d. Herman Gundert. 40. The Christian priest who came forward to find and bring together the Harijan students under the same roof of the school. a.Arnos Pathiri b. Chavara Achan c. Poykayil Yohannand. d. None of these 41. On which day The Famous Kundara proclamation of Diwan Velu Thampi Dalwa happened? a. 11th January 1809 b. 11th February 1809 c. 11th January 1819 d. 11th January 1899 42 Which plantation was first introduced in Wayanad in the first half of nineteenth century? a. Tea b. Coffee c. Chinchona d. Eucalyptus 43. Who was the leader who along with Edachena kungan captured the panamaram fort on 11th October 1802 a. Kaiteri Ambu b. Paloor Emman c. Talakal Chandu d. Pazhayaveetil Chandu 44. In which place Velu Tampi Dalawa the diwan of Travancore committed suicide a. Kundara b. Kollam c. Mannadi d. Thiruvananthapuram 45. The revolt of Padinjare Kovilakam was one of the earliest resistances against the English East India Company. The raja’s of padinjare belonged to which ruling family of Malabar a. Kolathiri b. Samuthiri c. Kottayam d. Palakkad Raja 46. Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja belonged to which royal dynasty of Malabar a. Kolathiri b. Samuthiri c. Kottayam d. Palakkad Raja 47. The Main reason for Pazhassi revolt was the mistaken revenue policy of the Joint Commissioners, To which ruler they had given the right to collect the revenue of Kottayam a. Kolathiri b. Samuthiri c. Kottayam d. Kurumbranad 48. Who was punished with transportation for life in Connection with Pazhassi Rebellion to the prince of wales island a. Edachenna Kungan b. Yogimoola Machan c. Kaitheri Ambu d. Paloor Emman 49. The Malabar district collector who started Teak plantations at Nilambur in 1840’s History of Modern Kerala: Problems and Perspectives Page 4 School of Distance Education a. William Logan b. Tomas Warden c. H V Connolly d. E F Thomas 50. Which Missionary organisation founded lot of industries especially tile factories in different parts of Malabar in the second half of nineteenth Century. a. Basel Evanchalical Missions b. London Missionary Society c. Church Mission Society d. Church of South India. 51 Basel Evangelical Mission one of the missionary organisations focused its activities in ____ a. Travancore b. Kanyakumari c. Cochin d. Malabar 52. -----------was the Founder-Editor of the 'Al Ameen'(1924-1939). a. E Moidu Moulavi b Vakkom Abdul Kadar Moulavi c.