
Kerala is a state located in the southwest corner of India. Which has an area
of 38,863 sq km and a population of about 33,406,061. The state borders with
the sea on one side and also with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The capital of
Kerala is Thiruvananthapuram. Whose Kovalam beach is famous all over the
world. Here is a collection of important questions and answers to the history
of Kerala. Which will prove to be particularly useful for the upcoming exams
2020.
1. Early inhabitants of Kerala belonged to the last phase of ……..
(A) Middle Stone Age (B) Early Stone Age
(C) Iron Age (D) Copper Age
Ans : (A)
2. When did Vaikom Satyagrana took place in Kerala?
(A) 1923 (B) 1924
(C) 1925 (D) 1926
Ans : (B)
3. The first recorded history of Kerala seems inside the inscriptions of
…….
(A) Bindusara (B) Ashoka
(C) Pulkesin (D) Raj Raja I
Ans : (B)
4. Who among the following is the only person from Kerala to become
President of Indian National Congress?
(A) C. Sankaran Nair (B) G.P. Pillai
(C) K. Madhavan Nair (D) Gopala Menon
Ans : (A)
5. Which among the following is correct?
(A) Ays – North Kerala (B) Cheras – Central Kerala
(C) Ezhimalas – South Kerala (D) All of these
Ans : (B)
Also Read: Kerala History Timeline PDF
6. During which year princely states of Travancore and Cochin merged?
(A) 1951 (B) 1950
(C) 1949 (D) 1960
Ans : (C)
7. Kannur and Wayanad districts were ruled by ……..
(A) Ezhimalas (B) Ays
(C) Cheras (D) None of these
Ans : (A)
8. Which was the main centre of Salt Satyagraha in Kerala?
(A) Malabar (B) Cochin
(C) Travancore (D) None of these
Ans : (A)
9. Kannanar was a poet laureate of ……..
(A) Utiyam Cheralatam (B) Nedum Cheralatam
(C) Kuttuvam (D) None of these
Ans : (B)
10. When the State of Kerala came into existence?
(A) 1 November, 1956 (B) 1 November, 1955
(C) 11 November, 1956 (D) 1 December, 1956
Ans : (A)
11. Which among the following was a famous harbour town of Cheras?
(A) Vanchi (B) Tyndis
(C) Muziris (D) Both B and C
Ans : (D)
12. When did Malabar Mutiny took place in Kerala?
(A) 1921 (B) 1922
(C) 1931 (D) 1932
Ans : (A)
13. Who founded the 'Kallam Era' of Kerala?
(A) Rejasekhara Varman (B) Sthanu Ravi Varman
(C) Aditya-I (D) Kulasekhara Alvar
Ans : (A)
14. In which year the First All Kerala Political Conference was held?
(A) 1920 (B) 1921
(C) 1922 (D) 1923
Ans : (B)
15. Vasco-da-Gama arrived Calicut in ……
(A) 1502 (B) 1498
(C) 1458 (D) 1707
Ans : (B)
16. Who was the editor of 'Madras Standard' during unindependent India in
Kerala?
(A) G.P. Pillai (B) C. Sankaran Nair
(C) K. Madhvan Nair (D) Gopala Menon
Ans : (A)
17. In which year Mahatma Gandhi visited Vaikom?
(A) 1928 (B) 1932
(C) 1924 (D) 1918
Ans : (C)
18. Name the leader from Kerala who became the General Secretary of Indian
National Congress twice.
(A) C. Sankaran Nair (B) K Madhavan Nair
(C) Veluthampy Dalava (D) G.P. Pillai
Ans : (D)
19. Attingal Rebellion was broke out in ……..
(A) 1721 (B) 1728
(C) 1815 (D) 1803
Ans : (A)
20. Moppilas Revolt took place in which state during British period?
(A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (A)
Kerala History GK Facts
● Writings in the Edakkal Caves belonged to the Dravida Brahmi
script.
● Utiyam Cheralatham of the first Chera Empire had the title
'Yanavarampan'.
● Kollam Era is also known as Malayalam Era.
● Kulasekhara Alwar wrote Perumal Tirumozhi in Tamil and Mukundamala in
Sanskrit.
● The famous "hundred years war" between the Cholas and Cheras began
during the reign Bhaskara, Ravi Vannan I.
● Sankaracharya was a Namboothiri Brahmin bom at Kaladi on the banks of
river Periyar.
● Bhakti movement became prominent under the Kulasekharas.
● Assyrians and Babylonians were the first to have trade relations with
ancient Kerala.
● Italian (Venetian) traveler Marcopolo reached Kerala in 1292 (13th
Century).
● Muziris, Tyndis, Barace and Nelcynade were the famous seaports in
ancient Kerala.
● African Traveller (Morocco), Ibn Batuta reached Kerala during
1342-1347.
● Nicholo Conti reached Kerala in 1440.
● Christianity was introduced in Kerala in the first century AD (52 AD)
by St. Thomas.
● Vasco da Gama reached at Kappad near Calicut on 20 May 1498. He was
sent to India by Portuguese king Dom Manuel.
● Vasco da Gama was received at Calicut by the Zamorin.
● The Chavittunatakam, the Christian counterpart of the Hindu Kathakali
was also introduced by the Portuguese.
● First European fort built in India was the Fort Manual at Cochin by
Albuquerque.
● Dutch Admiral Steven Van Der Hagen was the first Dutch Admiral to reach
Kerala (Calicut).
● An important innovation introduced by Marthanda Varma was the framing
of the annual budget called “Pativukanakku”.
● Marthanda Varma is known as the maker of modem Travancore.
● The First English factory in Kerala was set up at Vizhinjam.
● Attingal Revolt was the first organised revolt against the English in
Kerala.
● The reign of Swathi Thirunal (1829-1847) was a Golden Age in the
history of Travancore
● The first census of the state was conducted in 1836 by Swathi
Thirunal.
● Ayilyam Thirunal was also the first Raja of Travancore to receive the
title 'Maharaja' from the British crown.
● Sri Mulam Tirunal formulated a Legislative Council in 1888. This was
the first Legislative Council in an Indian State.
● The Malabar Rebellion was in 1921.
● The agitation known as Nivarthana (Abstention) Movement was started as
a protest against the constitutional reforms of 1932.
● The state of Kerala formally came into existence on November 1,
1956.
● The first general elections to the Kerala state Legislature were held
in February and March 1957.
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