Malayalam Language & Literature Quiz

Q1.The first newspaper in Malayalam was:

A. Malayala Manorama B. Deepika C. Rajyasamacharam D. Kerala Kaumudi

Q2.Who is known as the 'Father of Malayalam literature'?

A. Cherusseri Namboothiri B. Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan C. Poonthanam D. Melpathur

Q3.The first major Malayalam novel is:

A. Chemmeen B. Indulekha C. Marthanda Varma D. Kundalatha

Q4.The first Jnanpith Award winner from Malayalam is:

A. Thakazhi B. S.K. Pottekkatt C. G. Sankara Kurup D. O.N.V. Kurup

Q5.'Chemmeen' was written by:

A. Basheer B. O.V. Vijayan C. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai D. M.T. Vasudevan Nair

Q6.The first travelogue in Malayalam is:

A. Indulekha B. Varthamanappusthakam C. Malabar Manual D. Krishnagatha

Q7.Malayalam was declared a Classical Language of India in:

A. 2004 B. 2008 C. 2013 D. 2015

Q8.'Khasakkinte Ithihasam' was written by:

A. Basheer B. O.V. Vijayan C. M.T. Vasudevan Nair D. S.K. Pottekkatt

Q9.The Swadeshabhimani newspaper was founded by:

A. K. Ramakrishna Pillai B. Vakkom Moulavi C. Hermann Gundert D. C.V. Kunhiraman

Q10.'Veena Poovu' was written by:

A. Changampuzha B. Kumaranasan C. Vallathol D. Ulloor

Q11.Keralapanineeyam, the definitive Malayalam grammar, was written by:

A. Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan B. A.R. Raja Raja Varma C. Hermann Gundert D. Kumaranasan

Q12.Narayaneeyam was composed at:

A. Sabarimala B. Guruvayur C. Padmanabhaswamy Temple D. Vaikom

Q13.The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala's highest literary honour, was first awarded to:

A. G. Sankara Kurup B. S.K. Pottekkatt C. Thakazhi D. M.T. Vasudevan Nair

Q14.The earliest extant literary work in Malayalam is:

A. Krishnagatha B. Ramacharitam C. Adhyatma Ramayanam D. Lilatilakam

Q15.Malayala Manorama newspaper was founded in:

A. 1847 B. 1887 C. 1888 D. 1923