Ancient & Medieval Kerala; Rulers of Travancore – KLEE General Knowledge Test 1
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In the Sangam age, Kerala was ruled by the Cheras, the Ays (south) and the
- A. Cholas
- B. Pallavas
- C. Ezhimala rulers (north)
- D. Pandyas
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Cheras, Ays and Ezhimala.
The great port for Roman trade in the Sangam age was
- A. Kannur
- B. Muziris
- C. Kollam
- D. Kozhikode
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The great port for Roman trade in the Sangam age was Muziris (Muziris (identified with Pattanam)).
Muziris is identified with
- A. Vizhinjam
- B. Kappad
- C. Ponnani
- D. Pattanam, near Kodungallur
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Muziris is identified with Pattanam, near Kodungallur.
The Sangam work that describes the Chera kings is
- A. Pathittuppathu
- B. Silappatikaram
- C. Tolkappiyam
- D. Manimekalai
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Sangam work that describes the Chera kings is Pathittuppathu.
The capital of the Second Chera (Kulasekhara) empire was
- A. Kozhikode
- B. Thiruvananthapuram
- C. Mahodayapuram (Kodungallur)
- D. Kollam
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The capital of the Second Chera (Kulasekhara) empire was Mahodayapuram (Kodungallur).
The Kollam Era (Kollavarsham) began in
- A. 52 CE
- B. 825 CE
- C. 1102 CE
- D. 1498 CE
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Kollam Era (Kollavarsham) began in 825 CE.
The Second Chera empire is also called the
- A. Venad period
- B. Zamorin period
- C. Sangam age
- D. Perumal period
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Second Chera empire is also called the Perumal period.
The naval chiefs of the Zamorin who fought the Portuguese were the
- A. Kunjali Marakkars
- B. Kolathiris
- C. Chavers
- D. Nairs of Venad
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The naval chiefs of the Zamorin who fought the Portuguese were the Kunjali Marakkars.
The suicide squads who fought at the Mamankam were the
- A. Marakkars
- B. Kurichiyas
- C. Nayars of Kochi
- D. Chavers
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The suicide squads who fought at the Mamankam were the Chavers.
The rulers of Kolathunadu (Kannur region) were the
- A. Ays
- B. Kolathiris
- C. Perumpadappu Swaroopam
- D. Zamorins
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The rulers of Kolathunadu (Kannur region) were the Kolathiris.
The royal house of Kochi was the
- A. Arakkal house
- B. Venad house
- C. Perumpadappu Swaroopam
- D. Kolathiri house
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The royal house of Kochi was the Perumpadappu Swaroopam.
The southern kingdom that grew into Travancore was
- A. Venad
- B. Kolathunadu
- C. Valluvanad
- D. Odanad
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The southern kingdom that grew into Travancore was Venad.
The "Maker of Modern Travancore" was
- A. Swathi Thirunal
- B. Dharma Raja
- C. Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma
- D. Sree Chithira Thirunal
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Marthanda Varma (1729–1758).
The Battle of Colachel (1741) was won by Marthanda Varma against the
- A. English
- B. Dutch
- C. French
- D. Portuguese
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Dutch East India Company [KLEE 2026].
The Dutch commander captured at Colachel who later modernised the Travancore army was
- A. Eustachius De Lannoy
- B. Van Rheede
- C. Vasco da Gama
- D. Francis Day
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Dutch commander captured at Colachel who later modernised the Travancore army was Eustachius De Lannoy.
Thrippadidanam (1750) dedicated Travancore to
- A. the British Crown
- B. Lord Shiva
- C. the Zamorin
- D. Sree Padmanabha
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Thrippadidanam (1750) dedicated Travancore to Sree Padmanabha.
The ruler who shifted the capital from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram was
- A. Karthika Thirunal (Dharma Raja)
- B. Marthanda Varma
- C. Ayilyam Thirunal
- D. Swathi Thirunal
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Dharma Raja (1795).
Raja Kesavadas was the Dewan of
- A. Marthanda Varma
- B. Swathi Thirunal
- C. Dharma Raja
- D. Sree Moolam Thirunal
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma.
The Kundara Proclamation (1809) was issued during the reign of
- A. Dharma Raja
- B. Avittom Thirunal Balarama Varma
- C. Swathi Thirunal
- D. Uthram Thirunal
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
By Velu Thampi Dalawa.
The musician-king who conducted the first census of Travancore (1836) was
- A. Ayilyam Thirunal
- B. Uthram Thirunal
- C. Visakham Thirunal
- D. Swathi Thirunal
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The musician-king who conducted the first census of Travancore (1836) was Swathi Thirunal.
The Trivandrum Observatory (1837) was set up by
- A. Marthanda Varma
- B. Sree Moolam Thirunal
- C. Swathi Thirunal
- D. Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Trivandrum Observatory (1837) was set up by Swathi Thirunal.
The Channar revolt ended in 1859 during the reign of
- A. Swathi Thirunal
- B. Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma
- C. Ayilyam Thirunal
- D. Visakham Thirunal
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Channar revolt ended in 1859 during the reign of Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma.
The Pandara Pattam Proclamation (1865), the "Magna Carta of Travancore ryots", was issued by
- A. Sree Moolam Thirunal
- B. Uthram Thirunal
- C. Visakham Thirunal
- D. Ayilyam Thirunal
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Pandara Pattam Proclamation (1865), the "Magna Carta of Travancore ryots", was issued by Ayilyam Thirunal.
The Travancore Legislative Council (1888), the first legislature in an Indian princely state, was set up under
- A. Sree Moolam Thirunal
- B. Swathi Thirunal
- C. Sree Chithira Thirunal
- D. Ayilyam Thirunal
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Travancore Legislative Council (1888), the first legislature in an Indian princely state, was set up under Sree Moolam Thirunal.
The regent who abolished animal sacrifice in temples was
- A. Sethu Parvathi Bayi
- B. Gowri Parvathi Bayi
- C. Sethu Lakshmi Bayi
- D. Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The regent who abolished animal sacrifice in temples was Sethu Lakshmi Bayi.
The University of Travancore was founded in 1937 by
- A. Sree Moolam Thirunal
- B. Sree Chithira Thirunal
- C. Sethu Lakshmi Bayi
- D. Swathi Thirunal
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The University of Travancore was founded in 1937 by Sree Chithira Thirunal.
The last ruler of Travancore was
- A. Uthradam Thirunal
- B. Ayilyam Thirunal
- C. Sree Moolam Thirunal
- D. Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The last ruler of Travancore was Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.
The Temple Entry Proclamation was issued on
- A. 12 November 1936
- B. 30 March 1924
- C. 1 November 1931
- D. 1 July 1949
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Temple Entry Proclamation was issued on 12 November 1936.
Gowri Lakshmi Bayi's reforms included
- A. vaccination and abolition of slavery-related taxes
- B. temple entry
- C. tapioca cultivation
- D. the first census
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Vaccination and tax reforms.