( 22 Sep, 2015) Kerala History - FAQ in PSC Exams - I Published By : upscgk.com 01. Birth place of Ezhuthachan is at : Thunchanparambu in Tirur (Malappuram District) 02. Dutch East India Company was established in : A.D. 1592 03. Father of Malayalm Language : Ezhuthachan 04. Fifth & Last visit of Gandhiji was in : January 13, 1937 05. First Book in Malayalam is : Samkshepa Vedartham 06. First Malayalam Dictionery was compiled by : Dr.Herman Gundart from Germany 07. First Mamankom was held in : A.D. 829 08. First Pazhassi Revolution was held in : A.D. 1793 09. How many times Gandhiji visited Kerala : Five Times 10. Huang Tsang a Chinese Traveler visited Kerala in : A.D. 630 11. Italiam Traveller Marco Polo visited Kerala in : A.D. 1292 12. Jews migrated to Kerala in :A.D. 68 13. Kollam Era began in : A.D. 825, August 15th 14. Kollam Era is also Known as : Malayalam Era 15. Kundara Proclamation was made by Veluthampi in the year : A.D. 1809 16. Land Revenue was introduced in Kochi in the Year : A.D. 1761 17. Last Mamankom was held in : A.D. 1755 18. Mahodayapuram was the Capital of : Kulasekharas 19. Malabar district became a province of Madras Presidency in : A.D. 1800 20. Malayalam Reaserch Centre at : Tirur 21. Mamankom held during the reign of Samoothiri of Kozhikode at : Thirunavaya in Malappuram Districts 22. Name of the battele which shattered the hope of the Dutch to establish their political power in India : Battle of Kulachal 23. Name of the Chinese Traveler who visited Kerala in A.D. 1409 : Mahuvan 24. Name of the Ship in which Vascoda Gama came : Saint Gabriel 25. 'Narayaneeyam' is written by :Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri 26. Nicolo Kondy European Traveler visted Kerala in : A.D. 1440 27. Philosophy of Advaita is developed by : Sankaracharya 28. Samkshepa Vedartham is written by : Clement Piyanus Pathiri in A.D. 1772 29. St. Thomas came to Kerala in : A.D.52 30. St. Thomas established the first Christian church at : Kodungalloor 31. The book The Career and Legend of Vascoda Gama is written by : Sanjay Subrahmanyam 32. The Capital City of Venad Kingdom was : Kollam 33. The emperor of Kulasekhara Kingdom was know as : Perumal 34. The Farook town was set up by Tippu in : A.D. 1788 35. The First Europeans to come to Kerala (India) was : The Portuguese 36. The first Jewish Synagogue in Kerala was set up at : Kodungalloor in 1350 37. The only Muslim Kingdom in Kerala was the : Arakkal Kingdom 38. The prehistoric people of Kerala belonged to : The Negroto race 39. Vascoda Gama landed at Kappad in : 20th May, 1498 40. Vascoda Gama second visit to Kappad (Kozhikkode) was in : A.D. 1502 41. Veluthampi Dalava who committed suicide at : Mannadi 42. When did Gandhiji visit Kerala for the first time : August 18, 1920 43. Who established the Chala Bazar in Thiruvanathapuram : Raja Kesavadas 44. Who was know as Kerala Simham (Lion of Kerala) : Pazhassi Raja 45. Who was the first Britisher to come to Kerala : Captain Keeling 46. Who was the first Portuguese viceroy in Kerala : De Almeida, A.D. 1505 47. Who was the head of the military force of Samoothiri of Kozhikode : Kunjali Marakkar