Kerala Renaissance PSC Questions

1. 'Sanmarga Pradeepa Sabha' at Kumbalam was patronised by:

Ans: Pandit Karuppan

2. Monthly published by Vakkom Maulavi:

Ans: Al Islam

3. Sree Narayana Guru visited the Satyagrahis at Vaikkom in:

Ans: 1924

4. Which book written by Chattampi Swamikal quashes the legend that Kerala was donated to Brahmins by Parasurama?

Ans: Prachina Malayalam

5. Who had been appointed as an accountant in Government Secretariat by Diwan T.Madhava Rao?

Ans: Chattampi Swami

6. Who ousted god from the centre and placed mind in its place?

Ans: Brahmananda Sivayogi

7. Who was the first Vice President of SNDP Yogam:

Ans: Dr.Palpu

8. Another name of 'Melmundu Kalapam'?

Ans: Channar Agitation

9. The founder of Araya Vamsa Paripalana Yogam:

Ans: Dr.Velukutty Arayan

10. The sculptor of the statue of Ayyankali at Vellayambalam in Thiruvananathpuram:

Ans: Ezra David

11. Who established Ezhava Samajam?

Ans: T.K Madhavan

12. Who established the journal 'Mayan' in the year 1917?

Ans: Dr.VelukuttyArayan

13. Who formed `Dharmabhata Sangham' in order to strengthen the activities of SNDP Yogam?

Ans: T.K.Madhavan

14. Who started Sivayogivilasam' magazine in 1914?

Ans: Vagbhatananda

15. Who started Araya Service Society?

Ans: Dr.VelukuttyArayan

16. Who wrote a book to criticise Mokshapradeepam written by Brahmananda Sivayogi?

Ans: Chattampi Swamikal

17. Who wrote the play 'Marakkudakkullile Maha Narakam' which aimed at the reformation of Namboothiri community?

Ans: M.R.B 

18. Who initiated Vagbhatananda into Raja Yoga?

Ans: Thycaud Ayya

19. The presiding deity of the Thycaud Ayya Swami Temple in:

Ans: Shiva

20. Thycaud Ayya passed away in:

Ans: 1909

21. Kuriakose Elias Chavara was beatified in:

Ans: 1986

22. The birth place of Mannathu Padmanabhan:

Ans: Perunna

23. The colour of dress used by Sree Narayana Guru in his last days:

Ans: White

24. The first to establish a printing press in Kerala without foreign support: Ans: Kuriakose Elias Chavara

25. The founder of National Democratic Congress:

Ans: Mannath Padmanabhan

26. The place selected by Narayana Guru when he decided to give up his wandering life and settle down:

Ans: Varkala

27. Vagbhatananda established 'Atmavidhya Sangham' in:

Ans: 1915

28. The first Malayali poet whose picture was printed on an Indian stamp:
Ans: Kumaranasan

29. K.Ayyappan started the journal 'Sahodaran' from":

Ans: Mattancheery

30. The founder of 'Travancore Ezhava Sabha':

Ans: Dr.Palpu

31. The founder of Keraleeya Nair Samajam:

Ans: C.Krishna Pillai

32. The founder of Travancore Cheramar Mahajana Sabha:  

Ans: Pampady John Joseph

33. The only Keralite whose birth day and death anniversary are declared holiday by the Government of Kerala:

Ans: Sree Narayana Guru

34. The place where Ayyankali started a 'Kudippallikkoodam' for the depressed classes in 1905?

Ans: Venganoor

35. Who became the first president of the 'Travancore Devaswam Board in 1949?

Ans: Mannathu Padmanabhan

36. The importance of 27th October 1946 in the history of Travancore:

Ans: The Vayalar uprising

37. The slogan Vayichu Valaruka' is related to:

Ans: Granthasala Sangham

38.`Daiva Dasakam' was authored by:

Ans: Sree Narayana Guru

39. The importance of 19th April 1991 in Kerala history.

Ans: Kerala became the first total literate state in India

40. The place which was selected by Nanu Asan (Narayana Guru) as his abode for meditation and spiritual activities:

Ans: Aruvippuram

41. The year of Perinad Revolt led by Ayyankali:

Ans: 1915

42. Who introduced Thycaud Ayya to Sree Narayana Guru?

Ans: Chattampi Swamikal

43. Who was instrumental in the establishment of "Muslim Aikya Sangham", a united Muslim forum for all the Muslims of the Travancore, Cochin and Malabar regions?

Ans: Vakkom Maulavi

44. "Ore jathy, ern matham ,oru Daivom" ("Intha ulakathile orae oru jathy than, Orae oru matham than, orae ore kadavul than" ) is the Malayalam translation of Thycaud Ayya's teaching Who popularised it?

Ans: Sree Narayana Guru

45. Name the leader of renaissance who became a minister in Travancore Cochin:

Ans: Sahodaran Ayyappan

46. In which year Chattampi Swamikal was born:

Ans: 1853

47. The drama written by Pandit Karuppan in connection with the 'Shashti poorthy' celebrations of Maharaja of Cochin?

Ans: Baalakalesam

48. The father of Islamic renaissance in Kerala:

Ans: Vakkom Abdul Khadar Moulavi

49. The founder of Vidhya Poshini Sabha:

Ans: Sahodaran Ayyappan

50. The last anniversary of the SNDP Yogam in 1927  which Narayana Guru attended was held at:

Ans: Palluruthy