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When did the British set up first railway line in Kerala?

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  1. 1853

  2. 1856

  3. 1859

  4. 1861

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The first Railway line in Kerala was in Tirur from Beypore on 12th March 1861. It was 30.5 km long. Tirur is a town in Malappuram district in Kerala. Though no trains originate from this station, almost every train stops on it.

When Government of Travancore made landmark proclamation of granting the tenants ownership of the lands they cultivated?

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  1. 1855

  2. 1865

  3. 1875

  4. 1885

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Correct Option: B

The Malabar Tenants' Act of 1929 was based on the report of the ______________.

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  1. Mayo Commission

  2. Logan Commission

  3. Macaulay Commission

  4. Hartog Commission

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Correct Option: B

Beedi companies in kerala started in ______.

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  1. Kozhikode

  2. Kannur

  3. Alappuzha

  4. Faroke

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Correct Option: B

When the Tenancy Act (Kudiyaima Niyaman) was enacted in Kochi?

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  1. 1914

  2. 1915

  3. 1918

  4. 1920

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Correct Option: A

Under whose guidance, teak plantation was started in Nilambur during British rule in Kerala?

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  1. Lord Mayo

  2. Lord Cuzan

  3. Lord Conolly

  4. Lord Dalhousie

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

H.V Conolly, the then Collector of British, laid the foundation of the Nilambur Teak Plantation in Malappuram in the 1840s.

When the Janmi-Kudian Act was passed that granted the land ownership to the tenants in Travancore?

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  1. 1892

  2. 1894

  3. 1896

  4. 1898

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Correct Option: C

Who started coir factory in Alappuzha in 1859?

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  1. James Smith

  2. James Scott

  3. James Hilton

  4. James Darragh

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The first Coir factory “Darragh Smail & Co.” for the manufacture of Coir floor furnishings was established by Mr. James Darragh together with Henry Smail at Alleppey during the year 1859. He was an adventurous Irish born American national. He started the coir manufacturing industry for producing coir mats, matting and other floor coverings on a factory basis. 

_________was the first prominent Indian to establish the iron and steel industry in Jamshedpur.

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  1. Jamshetji Tata

  2. Ratan Tata

  3. Dhirubhai Ambani 

  4. None of  the above 

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Correct Option: A

Who was the founder of Tata Steel?

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  1. Dorabji Tata

  2. Ratan Tata

  3. Jamsetji Tata

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C