Renaissance in Kerala – General Knowledge Questions & Answers

 

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Why this topic matters: Renaissance in Kerala is one of the most important sections in Kerala PSC General Knowledge. Questions about Sree Narayana Guru, Ayyankali, Chattampi Swamikal, Mannathu Padmanabhan, SNDP, NSS, Vaikom Satyagraha, and Temple Entry Proclamation are frequently repeated in PSC exams.

Kerala Renaissance timeline (quick revision table)

Year	Event
1856	Birth of Sree Narayana Guru
1863	Birth of Ayyankali
1888	Aruvippuram Consecration
1903	SNDP Yogam founded
1907	Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham founded
1914	Nair Service Society founded
1917	Sahodara Sangham founded
1924	Vaikom Satyagraha began
1936	Temple Entry Proclamation

Renaissance in Kerala GK questions and answers

1. Who is known as the Father of Renaissance in Kerala?

Answer: Sree Narayana Guru

2. Who gave the slogan “One Caste, One Religion, One God for Man”?

Answer: Sree Narayana Guru

3. In which year was SNDP Yogam established?

Answer: 1903

4. Who founded SNDP Yogam?

Answer: Sree Narayana Guru, Dr. Palpu, and Kumaran Asan

5. What was the significance of Aruvippuram Consecration?

Answer: It challenged caste-based restrictions on temple worship.

6. Who founded Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham?

Answer: Ayyankali

7. In which year was Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham founded?

Answer: 1907

8. Who was known as the “Lincoln of Kerala”?

Answer: Ayyankali

9. Who was Chattampi Swamikal?

Answer: A social reformer and philosopher

10. Which work of Chattampi Swamikal opposed caste discrimination?

Answer: Vedadhikara Nirupanam

11. Who founded the Nair Service Society (NSS)?

Answer: Mannathu Padmanabhan

12. In which year was NSS established?

Answer: 1914

13. Who founded Sahodara Sangham?

Answer: Sahodaran Ayyappan

14. What was the slogan of Sahodaran Ayyappan?

Answer: “No Caste, No Religion, No God”

15. Which movement demanded road access around temples?

Answer: Vaikom Satyagraha

16. In which year did Vaikom Satyagraha begin?

Answer: 1924

17. Who was associated with the Vaikom Satyagraha?

Answer: T.K. Madhavan

18. Which proclamation opened temples to all castes in Travancore?

Answer: Temple Entry Proclamation (1936)

19. Who was the Maharaja of Travancore during the Temple Entry Proclamation?

Answer: Sree Chithira Thirunal

20. Who was Kumaran Asan?

Answer: A poet and social reformer associated with SNDP Yogam

Exam tip: For Kerala PSC, focus on leaders, organizations, slogans, journals, important years, and reform movements. These areas contain the highest number of repeated questions.