Kerala PSC - Renaissance of Kerala Question and Answers

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