Question 1

..............., a name which means &#34;coastal town&#34;, has ancient origins. It is said to have been first occupied around 1000 BCE and continued to be active till the 10th century CE. 4 m thick soil of this village conceals the ancient maritime history of the world.&#10;A)pattanam&#10;B)kodungallur&#10;C)thrissur&#10;D)edakkal

Accepted Answer

pattanam&#10;

Question 2

The recent archaeological excavations undertaken by .................at Pattanam suggests that the legendary seaport Muziri Pattanam, better known as Muziris, could have been located at this small village.

A)kchr
B)tas
C)cds
D)ichr

kchr

Accepted Answer

kchr&#10;

Question 3

Mucciri Pattanam was situated where ................ was cleft into two.&#10;A)periyar river&#10;B)chaliyar&#10;C)chandragiri puzha&#10;D)pamba

Accepted Answer

periyar river&#10;

Question 4

In 2004,.................., a geo-archaeologist, put forward the hypothesis that the legendary seaport of Muziris, which was a bustling trading centre during the early historic period between the first century BC and the fifth century CE, could have been located at Pattanam.

A)joseph rubban
B)dr.m.g.s.narayanan
C)dr. k.p. shajan
D)dr.sundaram pillai

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The answer of In 2004,.................., a geo-archaeologist, put forward the...

Question 5

Former Director of the Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Department ................is of opinion that it is not yet time to identify Pattanam as Muziris.&#10;A)r. nagaswamy&#10;B)dr.sundaram pillai&#10;C)gopinath rao&#10;D)k.v.subrahmanya ayyar

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The answer of Former Director of the Tamil Nadu State...

Question 6

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.is the study of inscriptions.&#10;A)epigraphy&#10;B)archaeology&#10;C)numismatics&#10;D)historiography

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.is the study of inscriptions.&#10;A)epigraphy&#10;B)archaeology&#10;C)numismatics&#10;D)historiography...

Question 7

Terisappally copperplate-Ayyan Atikal-Venad &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..AD&#10;A)849&#10;B)856&#10;C)876&#10;D)879

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The answer of Terisappally copperplate-Ayyan Atikal-Venad &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..AD&#10;A)849&#10;B)856&#10;C)876&#10;D)879...

Question 8

Paliyam copperplate-Vikramadithya Varaguna-Ay &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.AD&#10;A)885&#10;B)889&#10;C)896&#10;D)898

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The answer of Paliyam copperplate-Vikramadithya Varaguna-Ay &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.AD&#10;A)885&#10;B)889&#10;C)896&#10;D)898...

Question 9

Parthivapuram inscription-Karunandadakkan-Ay &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.AD&#10;A)866&#10;B)869&#10;C)879&#10;D)889

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The answer of Parthivapuram inscription-Karunandadakkan-Ay &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.AD&#10;A)866&#10;B)869&#10;C)879&#10;D)889...

Question 10

Mampilly copperplate Vallabhakotha-chera &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;AD&#10;A)973&#10;B)974&#10;C)984&#10;D)986

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The answer of Mampilly copperplate Vallabhakotha-chera &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;AD&#10;A)973&#10;B)974&#10;C)984&#10;D)986...

Question 11

Jewish copperplate Bhaskararavi-2nd chera &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;AD&#10;A)1000&#10;B)885&#10;C)849&#10;D)978

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The answer of Jewish copperplate Bhaskararavi-2nd chera &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;AD&#10;A)1000&#10;B)885&#10;C)849&#10;D)978...

Question 12

Syrian copper plate-Viraraghava-cochin &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.AD&#10;A)1225&#10;B)1235&#10;C)1238&#10;D)1240

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The answer of Syrian copper plate-Viraraghava-cochin &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.AD&#10;A)1225&#10;B)1235&#10;C)1238&#10;D)1240...

Question 13

The vazhapalli inscription of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;(820-44) is the earliest pigraphical record of a Chera king to be discovered from Kerala.&#10;A)rajasekhara&#10;B)don gonsalves&#10;C)joseph rubban&#10;D)vira ravi varma

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The answer of The vazhapalli inscription of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;(820-44) is the...

Question 14

The Chokur inscription of&#10;A)koda ravi (917 - 947)&#10;B)don gonsalves&#10;C)vira ravi varma&#10;D)bhaskara ravi varma

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The answer of The Chokur inscription of&#10;A)koda ravi (917 -...

Question 15

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.inscription refers to the Kadamkottu Kacham.&#10;A)avittethur&#10;B)terisappally copperplate&#10;C)jewish copperplate&#10;D)syrian copper plate

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The answer of The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.inscription refers to the Kadamkottu Kacham.&#10;A)avittethur&#10;B)terisappally...

Question 16

The Jewish copper plate of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.(1000AD) was issued to Joseph Rubban, the leader of the Jews.&#10;A)bhaskara ravi varma&#10;B)don gonsalves&#10;C)joseph rubban&#10;D)vira ravi varma

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The answer of The Jewish copper plate of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.(1000AD) was...

Question 17

The Jewish copper plate records the grant of 72 proprietory rights to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;the leader of Jews.&#10;A)joseph rubban&#10;B)don gonsalves&#10;C)vira ravi varma&#10;D)bhaskara ravi varma

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The answer of The Jewish copper plate records the grant...

Question 18

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;church inscription of Rajasa Shekara records the grant of certain trading rights and privileges to ten Christian merchants-Chathan Vatukan and Iravichathan of Manigramam.&#10;A)mampilly copperplate&#10;B)huzur&#10;C)vazhapalli&#10;D)thazhakkad

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The answer of The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;church inscription of Rajasa Shekara records...

Question 19

The Ramaswarath Koil inscription (1102 AD) mentions the shifting of the capital from Mahodayapuram to Kollam by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Kulasekhara.&#10;A)rama varma&#10;B)don gonsalves&#10;C)joseph rubban&#10;D)vira ravi varma

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The answer of The Ramaswarath Koil inscription (1102 AD) mentions...

Question 20

The Paliyam Copper plate of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..(885-925) records the grant of an extensive landed property to the Buddhist of Srimulavasa Vihara by the ruler.&#10;A)vira ravi varma&#10;B)don gonsalves&#10;C)joseph rubban&#10;D)vikramaditya varasuna

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The answer of The Paliyam Copper plate of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..(885-925) records...

Question 21

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;grant gives information about the building of the temple.It is important as it mentions for the first time Kanthalur Salai.&#10;A)parthivapuram&#10;B)ambalapuzha&#10;C)thirunavaya&#10;D)thiruvanchikulam

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The answer of The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;grant gives information about the building...

Question 22

The Teresappally Copper plate of Ayyan Atikal Tiruvatikal, the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;ruler is the first dated inscription (849 AD) of Kerala epigraphy.&#10;A)venad&#10;B)thrissur&#10;C)ambalapuzha&#10;D)thirunavaya

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The answer of The Teresappally Copper plate of Ayyan Atikal...

Question 23

The Teresappally Copper plate describes the gift of a plot of land to Teresappally and also trading rights over &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Nagaram by the Venad governor.&#10;A)kollam&#10;B)thrissur&#10;C)trivandrum&#10;D)guruvayur

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The answer of The Teresappally Copper plate describes the gift...

Question 24

The Teresappally Copper plate grant was received by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)mar sapir iso&#10;B)don gonsalves&#10;C)joseph rubban&#10;D)ravi kerala varma

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The answer of The Teresappally Copper plate grant was received...

Question 25

The Mampalli plate of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;(974 AD) of Venad is the first available record dated in the Kollam era.&#10;A)vallabha kotha&#10;B)don gonsalves&#10;C)joseph rubban&#10;D)ravi kerala varma

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The answer of The Mampalli plate of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;(974 AD) of...

Deck 3: Ancient Maritime History of the World: Uncovering the Secrets of Pattanam and Kerala Epigraphy