Modern Kerala Problems And Perspectives Set 1

Master of Arts in History (MA History)

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This set of Modern Kerala Problems and Perspectives Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern Kerala Problems And Perspectives Set 1

Q1 | Who wrote Tuhafat-ul-Mujahiddin?
  • minhaj-us siraj
  • sheik zainuddin
  • ibn batuta
  • imtiaz khan
Answer: sheik zainuddin
Q2 | Athula was the court poet of
  • srikantha
  • sreerama
  • manavikrama
  • ravivarma
Answer: srikantha
Q3 | Name the work of Atula?
  • ramacharitha
  • mushakavamsa kavya
  • keralolpathi
  • sidhantha siromani
Answer: mushakavamsa kavya
Q4 | Rajatarangini written by Kalhana deals with the history of
  • kerala
  • ezhimala kingdom
  • kashmir
  • tamilakam
Answer: kashmir
Q5 | Which king is mentioned in the Narayan-Kannur inscription of A.D. 929
  • srikantha
  • vikramarama
  • jayamani
  • ramagatha
Answer: vikramarama
Q6 | Mushakavamsa Kavya is written in
  • sanskrit
  • tamil
  • malayalam
  • none of the above
Answer: sanskrit
Q7 | Which of the following was/were the indigenous coins of Kerala
  • dinaram
  • pazhankasu
  • kashu
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q8 | Which of the following statements regarding the Tharisapalli copper plates is/are correct?a. It documents Venad ruler Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal's donation of a region and its
  • ministration to tharisapalli church in kollam.
  • venad adikal was a ruler under the kulasekhara king sthanu ravi perumal
  • donation was made in the fifth year (ad 849) of sthanu ravi’s reign.
  • all above
Answer: all above
Q9 | Who was Mar Saphir Eso
  • a merchant from arabia.
  • ancient traveller
  • a jew who established tharisapalli church in kollam
  • ruler of portugal
Answer: a jew who established tharisapalli church in kollam
Q10 | Anjuvannam was
  • a ritual
  • a trade guild
  • a tax
  • a royal title
Answer: a trade guild
Q11 | Which of the statements is/are true regarding Iravikutty Pillai Pattu?
  • belongs to southern ballads.
  • its hero is iravikutty pillai.
  • iravikutty pillai was the minister to the king of travancore.
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q12 | Which Aranyaka refers to the Chera Army?
  • aitareya
  • brihat
  • katha
  • taitiriya
Answer: aitareya
Q13 | Which ancient text mentions Kerala’s links to the Kurukshetra war?
  • keralolpathi
  • mushikavamsa kavya
  • ramayana
  • mahabharata
Answer: mahabharata
Q14 | River Churni is?
  • periyar
  • bharathapuzha
  • kabani
  • pampa
Answer: periyar
Q15 | Who wrote Arthasathra?
  • banabhatta
  • chanakya
  • kalhana
  • athula
Answer: chanakya
Q16 | Akananuru deals with
  • administration
  • warcraft
  • love and romance
  • trade
Answer: love and romance
Q17 | Purananuru deals with
  • medicine
  • war and diplomacy
  • love and romance
  • agriculture
Answer: war and diplomacy
Q18 | Who wrote Silappathikaram?
  • tolkapiyar
  • ilango adikal
  • nanthanar
  • nammalavar
Answer: ilango adikal
Q19 | The text Tolkapiyam deals with?
  • medicine
  • trade guilds
  • tamil grammar
  • wars
Answer: tamil grammar
Q20 | Who wrote Tolkapiyam?
  • nanthanar
  • ilango adilkal
  • tolkapiyar
  • thiruvalluvar
Answer: tolkapiyar
Q21 | The author of Perumal-Thirumozhi is
  • ilango adikal
  • kulasekhara alwar
  • sathanar
  • nanthanar
Answer: kulasekhara alwar
Q22 | Numismatics is the study of
  • inscriptions
  • pottery
  • coins
  • fossil
Answer: coins
Q23 | Epigraphy is the study of
  • fossil
  • pottery
  • coins
  • inscriptions
Answer: inscriptions
Q24 | The lost documents of Tarisappalli copper plates were republished by?
  • ilamkulam kunjan pillai
  • lord macaulay
  • dr. herman gundert
  • charles swanston
Answer: dr. herman gundert
Q25 | The Thrikkodithanam stone inscriptions belong to
  • 11th century a.d
  • 10th century a.d
  • 13th century a.d
  • 9th century a.d
Answer: 10th century a.d
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