1. Who wrote Vrithantha Pathra Pravarthanam (1912), the first book on journalism in the Malayalam language?

(a) Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai

(b) Ayya Vaikundar

(c) E. V. Ramasami

(d) Mannathu Padmanabhan

Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is the right answer.
Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai (1878–1916) was the editor of the newspaper Swadeshabhimani (The Patriot) and hence known by the name. The criticisms against the Diwan of Travancore, P. Rajagopalachari, the Government and the Maharajah of Travancore that appeared in his newspaper irritated the authorities and eventually resulted in the confiscation of the newspaper and press and he was arrested and exiled from Travancore in 1910. He wrote Vrithantha Pathra Pravarthanam (1912), the first book on journalism in the Malayalam language. He also wrote the biography of Karl Marx (1912) in Malayalam, which was the first Marx biography in any Indian language. Ramakrisha also started a woman's magazine called Sharadha, a student's magazine Vidhyarthi and another magazine named Keralan.

2. A religious exercise " Thuvayal Thavasu" is related with?

(a) Pandit Karuppan

(b) Ayya Vaikundar

(c) E. V. Ramasami

(d) Mannathu Padmanabhan

Ayya Vaikundar is the right answer.
Vikundar(1810-1851) inspired a group of his devotees to undertake a religious exercise called Thuvayal Thavasu. Participants of this exercise seem to have sold out their properties in a manner of renunciation, at half of their value. And, with a bare minimum of means of livelihood, they had gone to a place near the eastern seashore, know presently as Vakaippathi, situated at about four kilometers to the north of Cape Comorin. They camped there together and performed the following actions in a manner of a ritual: They took a bath and washed their clothes in the seawater thrice everyday and cooked vegetarian meal with raw rice and green-grams, and ate it only once a day.

3. Who was born in upper caste and stood and got humiliated for the uplift of lower castes

(a) Ayya Vaikundan

(b) Ayyankali

(c) Sri Narayana Guru

(d) Ayya Swamikal

Ayya Swamikal is the right answer.
Ayya Vaikundan (1809-1851) worked for the uplift of Nadar community in South Travancore , Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker for the uplift of Ezhavas in Travancore and Ayyankali for the uplift of Dalits like Pulayas. Sri Narayana Guru stood mainly for the uplift of Ezhavas. But Siva Raja Yogi Ayya Swamikal(1814-1909), born in upper caste Saiva Vellala Caste stood and got humiliated for the uplift of lower castes like Ezhava, Pulaya and Paraya

4. Who introduced Panthibhajanam, eating together of both upper and lower castes sitting in a single row?

(a) Pandit Karuppan

(b) Chattampi Swamikal

(c) Padmanabhan Palpu

(d) Thycaud Ayya Swamikal

Ayya Swamikal is the right answer
Thycaud Ayya Swamikal(1814-1909) introduced “Panthibhajanam”(eating together of both upper and lower castes sitting in a single row) for “Thaippoya Sadyas” in his residence in Mettukkada , Thycaud. Following this, he was nicknamed as “Pandipparayan” and “Mleschan” . Ayya used to say” intha ulakthile ore oru jathy than, ore oru matham than ,ore oru kadavul than” ( Sri Narayana Guru later translated Ayya’s words as “Oru jathy, Oru matham, Oru daivam”). Ayya was the Great Guru of Ayya Vaikundanathan, Chattampi Samikal , Sri Narayana Guru, Ayyankali , Kollathamma, Swayam Prekasini Yogini Amma.

5. Who organised Samathwa Samajam?

(a) Pandit Karuppan

(b) Chattampi Swamikal

(c) Ayya Vaikundan

(d) Ayya Swamikal

Pandit Karuppan is the right answer.
Pandit Karuppan organised the people of his own community into regional groups called sabhas. The main agenda of the sabhas was to persuade people to fight ignorance and superstitions. He put strong pressure on his fellow countrymen to become better educated and accept a healthier lifestyle.

6. Who organised strike for “Achipudava”?

(a) Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker

(b) Vallathol Narayana Menon

(c) Cherusseri Namboothiri

(d) Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer

Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker is the right answer.
Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker (1825-1874) organised strike for “Achipudava” and succeeded. Another victory was the permission granted to lower class women to wear gold ornaments following “Mookkuthy Chantha” incidence of Pandalam. Panicker founded school and library in Arattupuzha.

7. Who was a member of the Home Rule League under Annie Besant which proceeded to London to present a memorandum to the Secretary of State in 1917?

(a) Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker

(b) K. P. Kesava Menon

(c) Cherusseri Namboothiri

(d) Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer

K. P. Kesava Menon is the right answer.
Menon was the founder of Mathrubhumi.

8. Who led Yachana Yathra in 1931?

(a) Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker

(b) K. P. Kesava Menon

(c) V T Bhattathirippad

(d) Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer

V T Bhattathirippad is the right answer.
Yachana Yathra was led by V.T. Bhattathirippadu in 1931 from Trichur to Chandragiri river which lasted for seven days. Aim of this begging march was to enable the poor children to get educated.

9. Who founded the Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham, which later became Pulaya Mahasabha?

(a) Narayana Guru

(b) Ayyankali

(c) Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi

(d) Vakkom Moulavi

Ayyankali is the right answer.
Ayyankali was born in 1863 at Venganore in Trivandrum district. In 1905 he founded the Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham, which later became Pulaya Mahasabha. He was nominated to the Sreemoolam Prajasabha in 1910 and remained in office for 25 years. He died at the Age of 77 on 18 June 1941. Gandhiji visited Ayyankali in 1934 and called him ‘Pulaya Raja’

10. Kunjan Pillai was the real name of

(a) Narayana Guru

(b) Chattampi Swamikal

(c) Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi

(d) Kumaranashan

Chattampi Swamikal is the right answer.
He was a Nair reformist. He was born in Kannammoola in Thiruvananthapuram district. His real name was Kunjan Pillai. Pracheena Malayalam, ‘‘Vedaddikara Nirupanam’ ‘‘Advaita Chinta Paddhathi’’ ‘Vedanta Saram’’ etc are his famous works. He was against untouchability, subcaste barriers and against the observances of practices as Talikettu Kalyanam, Tirandukuli etc. He attained Samadhi at Panmana in Kollam district. Chattampi Swami Memorial is situated at Panmana.

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