Kerala Renaissance Leader QA-6

1 . “Muslim Janavum Vidhyabyasavum” a notable work of :
 Makthi Thangal 

Makthi Thangal :- Ponnani – Publication Nabi Nayanam.He is considered as the pioneer of Kerala muslim renaissance and the ‘Islahi movements of Kerala’. He was the first Malabar Muslim to write a book in native language of Malayalam named Kadora Kodaram in year 1884. In 1885 he wrote another book named Parpokari and it was noted as initiative for the reformation work.Muslim Janavum Vidyabyasavum (Muslims and education) was one of his notable work promoting the educational reformation of society .

2. Who made primary education compulsory in Travancore ?
        
(C) Rani Guri Parvathi Bai     

3. Which woman leader became popular with Karivellur Struggle ?
 K. Devayani

4. An exiled Mappila leader from Malabar by British collector H.V. Conoly :
 Sayyid Fazal Thangal

He was the only son of Mamburam Thangal . The mappila retaliated for Fazal Thangal’s exile by killing Conolly. Manjeri revolt 1842 ,The Kollathoor revolt broke out on 22 August 1851 ,a revolt at Mattannur was the last rebellion before the exile to Arabia of Sayyid Fadl, and the first at northern Malabar.

5. The Nampoothiri woman who is nominated to the Cochin Legislative assembly to render  advice on the Nampoothiri bill :

Arya Pallem

6. Who among the following poets is known as RASHTRAKAVI ?

      M. Govinda Pai        

*Manjeshwar Govinda Pai, also known as Rastrakavi Govinda Pai, was a Kannada poet. He was awarded the first Rashtrakavi title by the Madras Government.

7. Purogamana Sahitya Samiti (Progressive Writers Association) was founded in the year :
 1937 

8. Which of the following townships has a college named after Velu Thampi Dalawa ?
 Dhanuvechapuram

9.  Sarvodaya leader M.P. Manmadhan is associated with :
Prohibition Movement

10. Kerala Provincial Congress Committee came into existence in :
(A) 1919   (B) 1928    (C) 1924    (D) 1921

11 . “Hunger March” of 1936 from Kannur to Chennai was led by :
(A) K. Kelappan    (B) P. Krishna Pillai
(C) N.C. Shekhar   (D) A.K. Gopalan .

-Yachana Yathra was led by V.T. Bhattathirippadu in 1931 from Trichur to Chandragiri river which lasted for seven days. Aim of this begging march was to enable the poor children to get educated.

Hunger March led by AKG in 1936 July raising the demands of peasants imparted a new vigour to this sector .There were 32 persons in the March.

12.  Ezhava memorial was in :
(A) 1891 -Malayali memorial      (B) 1924 – Vaikom Sathyagraham
(C) 1896        (D) 1932  Nivarthana Agitation

Dr . Palpu ,  Ritty Lukose describes him as the “political father” of the Ezhavas,  who attempted to use data from the 1891 census to highlight inequalities in Travancore society and he again made demands in 1895, when he petitioned the Diwan of Travancore. In 1896, he organised a petition that attracted the signatures of 13,176 Ezhavas. This letter was presented to the Maharajah of Travancore and demanded their right to admission in schools run by the colonial government and access to employment in public service . Upon receiving negative response , they submitted  second “Ezhava Memorial” to  Lord  Curzon,  the Viceroy  of India, during his visit to Trivandrum in 1900. This memorial also faced failure.

Malayali Memorial –  A memorandum signed  by  10,028  persons from all castes was submitted to the Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal on January 1, 1891 requested  to secure jobs for the educated Keralaites in the Travancore civil service. “Travancore for Travancoreans ” slogan is related with Malayali memorial.  G.Parameswaran  Pillai  (Barrister G.P.Pillai),  R.Ranga  Rao  , Dr. Palpu and  N.Raman Pillai were  the master brains of this movement.

13. Hunter commission under W.W. Hunter was appointed in :
(A) 1857       (B) 1864
(C) 1882       (D) 1888

Hunter Commission: Hunter Education Commission was founded in 1882 by Lord Ripon (1880-1884 AD) during the British rule. The government appointed the commission under the chairmanship of William Wilson Hunter to review the progress made in the field of education by Charles Wood’sDespatch of 1854 .

14. First printing press in Kerala was started at :
(A) Alappuzha   (B) Thiruvananthapuram
(C) Kozhikodu    (D) Kottayam

C.M.S Press, the first printing press in Kerala was established in 1821 by Rev. Benjamin Baily, a British missionary, at Chalukunnu in Kottayam district.The first Malayalam Book printed in Kerala, ‘Cherupaitangalku Upakarardham Englishil ninnu Paribhashapedutiya Kadhakal’,by Benjamin Baily was printed at CMS press in Kottayam in 1824 .Press published complete Malayalam translation of the Bible in 1842 and a Malayalam- English Dictionary in 1846 .Njananikshepam ,the first printed News paper published in Kerala, has been printed and published from 1848 from this press.

15. The social reformer who conducted Pantibhojanam for the first time in India :
(A) Ayyankali     (B) Dr. Palpu
(C) Pandit Karuppan     (D) Thycaud Ayya 

16. The first President of SNDP was :
(A) Kumaranasan       (B) C.V. Kunjiraman
(C) Sree Narayana Guru    (D) C. Kesavan

SNDP was founded in 1903 may 15  with the guidance and blessings of Sree Narayana Guru.

17. Who appointed a Director of Public instruction to co-ordinate educational activities in Travancore?
(A) Sri Mulam Tirunal   (B) Gauri Lakshmi Bai
(C) Utram Tirunal      (D) Gauri Parvatibai

The beginning of modern education in Travancore was generally
traced to this issue of the royal rescript in 1817 by Queen Gouri Parvathi Bayi
under the advice of the Resident Colonel Munro.  A few English medium schools were established in 1834. The government itself started an English medium school; the Raja’s Free school at Trivandrum.Travancore government entered significantly into the field of education during the administration of Dewan T. Madhava Rao (1 862-1 874) .Government started its first school for girls at Karamana in Trivandrum in 1859.Vernacular schools separately for girls were organised in 1867. . In
1904, government declared that free universal primary education would be the
direct responsibility of the state.  Restrictions on admissions of pupils on the basis of caste were removed in 191 1 . Primary education was declared free and compulsory in the state in 1955. Kerala Education Rules of 1959 is the outcome of the Kerala education
bill of 1957 .

Rev. Ringletaube, the first Protestant missionary to evangelise in Travancore, started a school in the village of Mylady in 1806 . Sree Narayana Guru  founded a school at Aruvippuram and another at Varkala in which the medium of instruction was English.  The first school of the depressed community was started by Aiyan Kali in 1905 in his own village at Vengannoor in Trivandrum. Owing to the efforts of Aiyan Kali and Kumaran Asan and their organisations in the Assembly and outside, the government threw open all its schools to all castes in 191 2.The first Muslim school was
started in 191 1 in Crangannore under the initiative of Seethi Muhammed Sahib .

18. Who hailed Akkamma Cheriyan as the Jansi Rani of Travancore ?

Mahathma Gandhi .

19. Name the freedom fighter who went to the jail with her two month old baby due to the participation in civil disobedience movement ? Kuttimalu Amma .

20.C.V Kunjiraman was the founder of  -Kerala Kaumudi.

21.Thali incident – Kamala Prabhu.

22.Name the first editor of Swadeshabimani – C.P Govinda Pillai.

23.Subharayar is the real name of ……. Thycaudu Ayya.

24. Freedom to walk in public roads for dalits  Ayyankali conducted  a famous agitation in 1893 is —-Villuvandi agitation .

25. The socialreformer who related to “Mookuthisamaram” and ‘Achipudava’samaram ? Velayudha Panikkar