Kerala Renaissance Leaders-QA-1

1. In which year K. Ramakrishnapilla became the editor of Swadeshabhimani ?
    1906 
2. A.G. Velayudhan is related with which of the following agitation ?
   
    Paliyam Sathyagraha
3. Who among the following social reformer was known as ‘Kali’ in his childhood ?
    Ayyankali 
4. Which one of the following is not written by Kunhikuttan Thampuran ?
   (A) Subhadraharanam (B) Jarasandhavadham
   (C) Sri Sankaragurucharitham (D) Amarukasathakam

The Amaru Satakam is a collection of 100 verses in Sanskrit by one Amaruka. His identity and date are not available.

5. Of whose reign Vaikunda Swami was arrested and put to Singarathoppu Jail ?

Swathi Thirunal

6. Akkamma Cherian elected to Travancore State Assembly in :
 1947

7. The person who was elected as the chairman of Arabic Board of Travancore Government ?
 Vakkom Moulavi

8. ‘Vidyaposhini’ was organized under the leadership of :

 K. Ayyappan

9. Govindhan Kutty Menon later known in history as :
 Brahmananda Sivayogi

10.Which one of the following social reformer is known as Vakkom Hero related with Vaikkom Sathyagraha   ?
E.V. Ramaswamy Naikar

11. The CMS press, Kottayam, was established in 1821 by :
Benjamin Bailey

12. ‘Make Namboodhiri a human being’ was the slogan of :

 Yogakshema Sabha

13. The movement that led to the formation of the first Public Service Commission in the state of Travancore was :

 Nivarthana Agitation

14. Which Patriot was the brain behind Malayali Memorial Petition submitted to Maharaja of Travancore ?
 G.P. Pillai 

14. Which is the paper edited by C. Krishnan to campaign vigorously against untouchability ?
 Mitavadi

15.‘Ritumati’, the drama portrayed the cloistered life led by Namboothiri women, written by :

 M.P. Bhattathiripad  , in 1942

16. The freedom fighter belong to famous Palakkad Anakkara Vadaketh family :

 A.V. Kuttimalu Amma ,  Ammu Swaminathan’s daughters Captain Lakshmi and Mrinalini Sarabhai

17. Who is the social reformer voiced against caste system and untouchability through the ‘Jathikummi’ ?
 Pandit K.P. Karuppan

18. The Kerala leader attended Coconada (Kakinada) congress session in 1923 and enlisted congress support in his fight for social justice :  T.K. Madhavan

19The social reformer Mannathu Padmanabhan delivered the ‘Muthukulam Speech’ in the year of  ……. 1947

20. Who was considered as the first Marty of Kerala Renaissance ?

Arattupuzha Velayudhan 

22. Kerala Nepolean   —- Poykayil Yohannan

23. Which of the following was the leader who not participated of Nivarthana Agitation ?
(A) C. Kesavan (B) N.V Joseph
(C) P.K Kunju (D) G.K Pillai
24. The first session of the Praja mandal be held at _____in January 1942.
(A) Irirnjalakuda (B) Cochin
(C) Vaikom (D) Kottayam

25 First Modern factory for the manufacture of coir was opened at Alleppey during the period of

(A) Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma (B) Ayilyam Thirunal
(C) Sri Mulam Thirunal (D) Sri Chithira Tirunal

The first manufacturing factory for the coir mats was established by Mr. James Darragh (an Irish born American) together with Henry Smail at Alleppey during the year 1859.

26.Who says the Revolutionary message ‘No Caste, No Religion, No God for Man’ ?
(A) Sahodaran Ayyappan (B) Chattampi Swamikal
(C) Ayyan Kali (D) V.T. Bhattathirippad
27. First Chief Minister of Kerala from a Backward Community was
(A) R. Shanker (B) C.H. Muhammed Koya
(C) K. Karunakaran (D) Pinarayi Vijayan

28. Which of the following the Iron lady of Kerala ?
(A) Annie Mascarene (B) A. V Kuttimalu Amma
(C) Akkamma Cheriyan (D) Lalitha Prabhu

29 Which year Malayali Memorial submitted ?
(A) 1891 (B) 1896
(C) 1897 (D) 1900
30 Who was famous for woman activities of Kerala Mahila Desa Sevika Sangh ?
(A) Lalitha Prabhu (B) Arya Pallam
(C) A.V. Kuttimalu Amma (D) Anna Chandi

31 Savithrikutty Adava Vidava Vivaham is a
(A) poem (B) novel
(C) drama (D) critic

Savithri Athava Vidhavavivaham is a play by Lalithambika Antherjanam. The protagonist Savithri becomes prey to child marriage and this play narrates her life.

32 Name the social reformer of Kerala prohibited the custom ‘Ettu-Mattu’ ….. Vagbadanandan