Contemporary Kerala Set 9

Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History)

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This set of Contemporary Kerala Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Contemporary Kerala Set 9

Q1 | ---was the President of the Joint Steering Committee of the different political parties andsocio-religious groups formed to fight the Liberation Struggle against the first Communist Ministry under E.M.S. in 1959.
  • Mannathu Padmanabhan
  • R. Sankar
  • Mathai Manjooran
  • N. Sreekantan Nair
Answer: R. Sankar
Q2 | The Anti-Communist League that played an important part in the Liberation Struggle was ledby ---.
  • Fr. Joseph Vadakkan
  • Mathai Manjooran
  • B. Vellington
  • P.T. Chacko
Answer: Fr. Joseph Vadakkan
Q3 | Which among the following dailies that supported the Liberation Struggle?
  • Mathrubhumy
  • Deshabhimani
  • Kerala Kaumuti
  • Deepika
Answer: Deepika
Q4 | ---was the U.S. Ambassador to India during 1956-61 who has reportedly confirmed the C.I.A.assistance to Liberation Struggle.
  • G.K. Lietan
  • Elssworth Bunker
  • John Kenneth Galbraith
  • John Sherman Cooper
Answer: Elssworth Bunker
Q5 | Who headed the united front ministry that came to power after the elections of 1960 inKerala?
  • P.T. Chacko
  • N. Sreekantan Nair
  • Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
  • R. Sankar
Answer: Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
Q6 | Who acted as the speaker of the second legislative assembly of Kerala in 1960?
  • Seeti Sahib
  • Bafaqi Tangal
  • C.H. Muhammed Koya
  • Panakkad Muhammad Ali Shihab Tangal
Answer: Seeti Sahib
Q7 | In which year the Communist Party of India underwent the first major split leaving greater impacts on Kerala politics?
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1970
Answer: 1964
Q8 | In--- year the Kerala Congress was formed by 15 Congress dissidents under K.M. George.
  • 1969
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1967
Answer: 1964
Q9 | Who was the PSP leader resigned from the position of Chief Minister of Kerala consequent tothe appointment as Governor of Punjab in September 1962?
  • Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
  • P.T. Chacko
  • R. Sankar
  • K.A. Damodara Menon
Answer: Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
Q10 | Name the chief minister who successfully completed the full constitutional term of five yearsin power for the first time in Kerala.
  • C. Achutha Menon
  • K. Karunakaran
  • E.K. Nayanar
  • V.S. Achuthanandan
Answer: C. Achutha Menon
Q11 | Name the sole Muslim League leader to occupy the position Chief Ministerof Kerala.
  • Panakkat Shihab Ali Tangal
  • C.H. Muhammed Koya
  • P.K. Kunjalikutty
  • Bafaqi Tangal
Answer: C.H. Muhammed Koya
Q12 | Who among the following Congress leaders to occupy the position of Chief Minister for the longest duration?
  • Oomman Chandi
  • K. Karunakaran
  • A.K. Antony
  • R. Sankar
Answer: K. Karunakaran
Q13 | ---was the party formed by the CPI(M) dissidents under M.V. Raghavan in 1987.
  • CMP
  • Kerala Congress
  • DICK
  • JSS
Answer: CMP
Q14 | The Royal Proclamation granding permanent ownership rights to the tenants in Cochin was in---.
  • 1905
  • 1914
  • 1936
  • 1943
Answer: 1905
Q15 | After the occupation of Malabar by the English East India Company following the defeat ofTippu Sultan, with whom the Company vested with the ownership rights over land?
  • Cultivating tenants
  • The Janmis
  • Money Lenders
  • Agricultural Labourers
Answer: The Janmis
Q16 | The Malabar Tenancy Act was in --- year.
  • 1929
  • 1856
  • 1942
  • 1805
Answer: 1929
Q17 | According to the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957, fixation of fair rent consideringthe yielding capacity of different categories of land was the responsibility of ---.
  • The land Tribunal
  • The Land Board
  • The Land Revenue Commissioner
  • The Land Revenue Ministry
Answer: The land Tribunal
Q18 | What was the maximum area of land proposed as the ceiling limit for a familyconsisting of five members as per the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957?
  • 7.5 acres
  • 15 acres
  • 12 acres
  • 25 acres
Answer: 15 acres
Q19 | What was the agency entrusted with the responsibility of land assignment andredistribution as per the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957?
  • the Land Board
  • The Land Tribunal
  • The Local Self Governments
  • The Political Parties
Answer: the Land Board
Q20 | Who was to act as the head of the Land Board?
  • The District Collector
  • The Chief Justice of the High Court
  • The Revenue Commissioner
  • The Head of the Land Revenue Department
Answer: The Head of the Land Revenue Department
Q21 | Landlordism in Kerala was abolished once and for all by ---.
  • Kerala Agrarian Relations Act of 1960
  • Land Reforms Act of 1964
  • Agricultural Debt Relief Act
  • Land Reforms Act of 1969
Answer: Land Reforms Act of 1969
Q22 | Migration of peasants from Travancore to Malabar was started in ---.
  • 1920s
  • 1890s
  • 1950s
  • 1860s
Answer: 1920s
Q23 | Which among the following is a center in Travancore from where peasants migrated to Malabar?
  • Alapuzha
  • Ernakulam
  • Kollam
  • Kanjirappaly
Answer: Kanjirappaly
Q24 | --- in Malabar is a major center of migrant settlers from Travancore.
  • Iritti
  • Kothamankalam
  • Muvvattupuzha
  • Udumpuncholla
Answer: Iritti
Q25 | Peasant migration from Travancore to Malabar resulted in a substantial increase in the number of ---- populace in Malabar.
  • Christian
  • Buddhist
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
Answer: Christian
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