Kerala history 2

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  1. Who is the author of Manimekalai
    Ans:Saathanar
  2. Saathanar was a ——poet
    Ans:Buddhist
  3. The story of Manimekalai is a sequel to which epic
    Ans:Silapathikaram
  4. Who was the author of Perumal Thirumozhi
    Ans:Kulasekhara Azhvar
  5. Nayanars were —saints
    Ans:Shaiva
  6. Azhwars were —saints
    Ans:Vaishnava
  7. Who was the founder of second Chera dynasty
    Ans:Kulasekhara Azhvar
  8. Name the author of Periyapuranam
    Ans:Chekkizhar
  9. Which was the oldest dynasty of south Kerala
    Ans:Ay Kingdom
  10. Which was the capital of the Ay Kingdom
    Ans:Aykudi
  11. What is the present day name of Aykudi
    Ans:Shenkottai
  12. Which port was the administrative capital of the Ay Kingdom
    Ans:Vizhinjam
  13. Which Ay king issued Paliyam copper plate
    Ans:Vikramaditya Varaguna
  14. Who was known as the Asoka of Kerala
    Ans:Vikramaditya Varaguna
  15. Antiran,Titiyan,and Atiyan were the prominent rulers of Kingdom of
    Ans:Ay Kingdom
  16. Which Ay King was the contemporary of of poets Kapilar and Parnar
    Ans:Titiyan
  17. Which Ay King was considered as the founder of Kandalur Salai
    Ans:Karunandakkan
  18. Which was the period of Vikramaditya Varagunas rule
    Ans:885-925
  19. In which year was Paliyam Copper plate issued
    Ans:925 AD
  20. Which is considered as the first historical work of Keralite
    Ans:Thukhfatul Mujahiddin of Shaik Sainuddin
  21. Which work of Kalidasan mentions Kerala often
    Ans:Raghuvamsa
  22. Which Chera King was the author of Sanskrit dramas such as Thapathisamvaranam and Subhadradhananjayam
    Ans:Kulasekhara
  23. Melpathur Narayana Batathiri was the counter poet of which ruler
    Ans:Ambalappuzha Devanarayana
  24. Gosrinagaravarnnana authored by Melpathur is about which place
    Ans:Kochi
  25. Who was the counter poet of Marthanda Varma
    Ans:Krishna Sharma
  26. Which Kings court was decorated by Ramapurath Warrier
    Ans:Marthanda Varma
  27. Which Arab traveler is said to have visited Calicut six times
    Ans:Ibn Batuta
  28. Who was the of Mirabuliya Descripta
    Ans:Friyar Jordannes
  29. Who was the first foreigner to mention about the matriarchy system in Kerala
    Ans:Friyar Jordannes
  30. Who was the first English traveler to arrive at Kochi
    Ans:Master Ralph Fitch
  31. Which English traveler is widely known as Englands pioneer to India
    Ans:Master Ralph Fitch
  32. In which year was Synod of Diamper
    Ans:1599
  33. Which event united ancient Christian Church in India with the Roman Catholic Church
    Ans:Synod of Diamper
  34. Who convened the Synod of Diamper
    Ans:Aleixo de Menezes
  35. Which foreigners were behind the synod of Diamper
    Ans:The Portuguese
  36. Which caves in Kerala are famous for the pictorial writings believed to be from the Neolithic period
    Ans:Edakkal
  37. Which place in India is often called as an ethonological museum
    Ans:Kerala
  38. What is Karumadikuttan
    Ans:Sitting Buddha statue dated back to 11th century (Alappuzha)
  39. Where in Kerala you can see a Synagogue
    Ans:Mattancherry
  40. What is the name of the Mattanchery Synagogue
    Ans:Paradesi Synagogue
  41. Wher is the oldest synagogue in the entire common wealth Nationas situated
    Ans:Mattancherry
  42. In which year was Mattanchery Synagogue built
    Ans:1568
  43. Which place was once known as the pepper capital of the world
    Ans:Calicut
  44. Which Venitian traveler visited Kerala at the end of the 13thcentury
    Ans:Marco polo
  45. Which place of Kerala was visited by Marco polo in 1293
    Ans:Kollam
  46. In which districts is Padmanabhapuram palace situated
    Ans:Kanyakumari
  47. Who built the Dutch palace at Mattanchery in 1555
    Ans:The Portuguese
  48. The largest mural in Kerala
    Ans:Gajendramoksham(Krishnapuram)
  49. Name the Travancore ruler who constructed the Padnabhapuram palace around 1601 AD
    Ans:Iravipillai Iravivarma
  50. The earliest capital of Travancore
    Ans:Padmanabhapuram

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