Kerala PSC - Renaissance of Kerala Question and Answers - 01

1. Who is the author of the book ‘Brahmarshi Sree Narayana Guru’ which is selected by the National Academy of Letters to translate into 23 languages including English?
[a] T.Bhaskaran
[b] Kumaranasan
[c] Dr.Palpu
[d] Natarajaguru


2. Under whose compulsion C. Kesavan joined Law College Thiruvananthapuram to study law?
[a] Kumaranasan
[b] Dr.Palpu
[c] Sree Narayana Guru
[d] C.V.Kunhiraman


3. From whom Chattampi Swami learned Marma Vidhya?
[a] Atmananda Swamikal
[b] Agamananda Swamikal
[c] Thycaud Ayya
[d] Ayya Vaikundar


4. C.Kesavan married Vasanthi, a school teacher, who was the daughter of the social activist:
[a] Dr.Palpu
[b] Kumaranasan
[c] C.V.Kunhiraman
[d] V.K.Velayudhan


5. The seat of Kerala State Library Council:
[a] Thrissur
[b] Thiruvananthapuram
[c] Kochi
[d] Kozhikode


6. Who was ridiculously called ‘Kafur’ by the conservative sect of Muslims as they opposed his reformist activities?
[a] Abdur Rehman
[b] Vakkom Maulavi
[c] Kunhahammad Haji
[d] Thangal Kunj Musalyar


7. The motto of Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad:
[a] Knowledge is power
[b] Sasthram Samoohika Viplavathinu
[c] Vayichu Valaruka
[d] Sakshara Keralam Sundara Keralam


8. The mouthpiece of Kerala Grantha Sala Sangham:
[a] Granthalokam
[b] Sahityalokam
[c] Vigyana Kairali
[d] Keli


9. Name the prime minister who visited Kerala during the Liberation Struggle:
[a] Indira Gandhi
[b] Lal Bahadur Shastri
[c] Jawaharlal Nehru
[d] Morarjee Desai


10. The first member of Pulaya community to be nominated to Travancore Legislative Assembly:
[a] T.T.Kesavan Sasthri
[b] P.C.Chanchen
[c] Pandit Karuppan
[d] Ayyankali


11. In which year Dr.P.Palpu was born?
[a] 1863
[b] 1856
[c] 1873
[d] 1878


12. The founder of Thathva Prakashika Ashram at Kozhikode:
[a] Alathur Sivayogi
[b] Vagbhatananda
[c] Sahodaran Ayyappan
[d] None of these


13. Who was given the name ‘Mudichoodum Perumal’ by his parents?
[a] Ayya Vaikundar
[b] Kumaranasan
[c] Dr.Palpu
[d] Pandit Karuppan


14. Vakkom Abdul Khadir Moulavi was born in 1873 in _____ district.
[a] Kollam
[b] Kottayam
[c] Thiruvananthapuram
[d] Ernakulam


15. Jaathikkummi is a famous work of:
[a] Dr.Palpu
[b] Kumaranasan
[c] Pandit Karuppan
[d] Sree Narayana Guru


16. Who studied at the ‘Patasala’ of Pettayil Raman Pillai Asan and became the monitor of the class?
[a] Sree Narayana Guru
[b] Ayyankali
[c] Chattampi Swamikal
[d] Ayya Vaikundar


17. “Not for argument but to know and inform others” these words were the theme of the conference held at____ under the leadership of Sree Narayana Guru in 1924:
[a] Aruvippuram
[b] Chempazhanthi
[c] Vaikom
[d] Aluva


18. Jnanodayam Sabha’ was founded under the patronage of Pandit Karuppan at:
[a] Alappuzha
[b] Kodungallur
[c] Edakochi
[d] Thevara


19. ‘Prachina Malayalam’ was authored by:
[a] Sree Narayana Guru
[b] Agamananda
[c] Vagbhatananda
[d] Chattampi Swamikal


20. Cochin Pulaya Maha Sabha was founded by:
[a] Ayyankali
[b] T.T.Kesavan Sasthri
[c] Pandit Karuppan
[d] None of these


21. Moksha Pradeepa Khandanam was written by:
[a] Brahmananda Sivayogi
[b] Chattampi Swamikal
[c]Sree Narayana Guru
[d] Agamananda


22. The only foreign country visited by Sree Narayana Guru:
[a] Nepal
[b] Bhutan
[c] Burma
[d] Sri Lanka


23. After becoming the disciple of Sree Narayana Guru to which place Kumaru (Kumaranasan) was sent for higher studies in Sanskrit?
[a] Bangalore
[b] Chennai
[c] Delhi
[d] Mumbai


24. Who authored ‘Anandasutram’?
[a] Sree Narayana Guru
[b] Brahmananada Sivayogi
[c] Chattampi Swamikal
[d] Vaikunta Swamikal


25. The only poet in Malayalam who became ‘mahakavi’ without writing a ‘mahakavyam’:
[a] Ulloor
[b] Vallathol
[c] Kumaranasan
[d] None of these