Kerala - GK (Eng) 004

451 : Who was the contemporary of Velu Thampi Dalawa who revolted against the British in Cochin?
Ans : Paliyat Achan; Diwan of Cochin Raja

452 : After the death of Dharmaraja; Who came to the throne of Travancore?
Ans : Balarama Varma

453 : Cochin University of Science and Technology was founded in?
Ans : 1971

454 : The tomb of the king Pazhassi Raja is in?
Ans : Mananthavady

455 : Who is the author of ” Kuppukai”?
Ans : Balamani Amma

456 : Who is the author of ” Randidangazhi”?
Ans : Thakazhi Siva Sankara Pillai

457 : Arjunanritham is a popular dance form in?
Ans : Alappuzha and Kottayam Districts

458 : Who is the author of ” Aachanum Makalum”?
Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon

459 : Pazhassi Raja Memorial fame Manathawadi was earlier known as ?
Ans : Ananthancode.

460 : Natural sandalwood forests of Kerala is located at?
Ans : Marayur.

461 : Who is the author of ” Dwandhayudham “?
Ans : Malayattoor Ramakrishnan

462 : Who appointed Col. Monro as the Diwan of Travancore in 1811?
Ans : Rani Gauri Lekshmi Bai.

463 : To which script Writings in the Edakkal Caves belonged to ?
Ans : The Dravida Brahmi script

464 : Who is the author of ” Umakeralam”?
Ans : Uloor S Parameshwara Iyer

465 : Punnapra Vayalar Rebellion was in ?
Ans : 1946

466 : Kayyur Rebellion was in ?
Ans : 1941

467 : The Chalai Bazar in Trivandrum was built by?
Ans : Raja Kesava Das

468 : Who was the last Diwan of Travancore?
Ans : Sir. C.P. Ramaswami Ayyer.

469 : Earliest available inscription dated in the Kollam Era; the Mampalli Plate (149) is ascribed to?
Ans : Sri Vallabalan Kotha of Venadu.

470 : Where is the special court for the trial of Essential Commodities Act cases located?
Ans : Thrissur

471 : ‘Pakshipathalam’ a destination for migratory birds is in?
Ans : Wynad district

472 : In which year Thrissur Radio station was started?
Ans : 1954

473 : Pallipuram Fort was built by?
Ans : The Portuguese in 1503

474 : When established Kerala Kalamandalam was situated in?
Ans : Cheruthuruthi

475 : On which date Velu Tampi made the Kundara Proclamation?
Ans : On 11 January 1809 (I st Makaram 984)

476 : The Travancore University was started on 1; November 1937 by?
Ans : Sri Chithirathirunal Maharaja

477 : The weaver’s township of Balaramapuram was created by?
Ans : Ummini Thampi.

478 : Who is the author of ” Kappirikalude Nattil”?
Ans : S K Pottekadu

479 : Who called Ayyankali as ‘PulayaRaja’?
Ans : Gandhiji

480 : The Palakkad fort was built by ?
Ans : Haider Ali.

481 : Who is the author of ‘Vrithantha Pathra Pravarthanam’ the first book on journalism in Malayalam?
Ans : Swadeshabhimani K Ramakrishna Pillai

482 : During the reign of Dharmaraja Travancore came to be known as?
Ans : ‘Dharmarajyam’.

483 : The sculpture of Jalakanyaka – Mermaid by Kanayi Kunhiraman is located at?
Ans : Shanghumugham Beach; Thiruvanathapuram

484 : Who is the author of ” Swapnabhoomi”?
Ans : Sugathakumari

485 : In which district The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve is located?
Ans : Kollam

486 : ‘Savarnajatha’ was organized by Mannath Padmanabhan to support?
Ans : Vaikkam Sathyagraha

487 : Who is the author of ” Ramanan”?
Ans : Changampuzha Krishna Pilla

488 : In which year Marco Polo; the great Venician traveller; visited Kollam?
Ans : 1275

489 : Who were the traditional naval commanders of Calicut Zamorin?
Ans : Kunjali Marakkars

490 : Yachana Yathra was led by ?
Ans : V.T. Bhattathirippadu in 1931 from Trichur to Chandragiri river which lasted for seven days

491 : What is the total number of Wakf Tribunals in the State?
Ans : 3

492 : In which year the publication of Deepika was started from Kottayam under the name Nasrani Deepika?
Ans : 1887

493 : Who laid the foundation stone of Old Secretariat complex on 7 December 1865?
Ans : Ayilyam Thirunal

494 : Kerala Plantation Corporation is located at?
Ans : Kottayam

495 : Old Secretariat complex started functioning on?
Ans : 23 August 1869

496 : Who proposed the idea of uniting Cochin and Travancore?
Ans : Sri Kerala Varma; The Cochin Maharaja

497 : Who was the first Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly?
Ans : R. Sankara Narayana Thampi

498 : Vilasini is the pen name of?
Ans : M K Menon

499 : Thirunavaya– Famous for Mamangam is in?
Ans : Malappuram District

500 : Who is the author of ‘Randidangazhi’?
Ans : Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai;

501 : Uroob is the pen name of?
Ans : P C Kuttikrishnan

502 : Who is the author of ” Odakkuzhal “?
Ans : G. Sankara Kurup

503 : Who is the author of ” Khasakkinte lthihasam”?
Ans : O.V Vijayan

504 : The Pallivasal hydroelectric project is constructed across the river?
Ans : Mudirampuzha river;

505 : Which King of Travancore made the famous ‘The Temple Entry Proclamation’ in 1936?
Ans : Sri Chitira Thirunal Balarama Varma

506 : Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy is located in?
Ans : Thrissur

507 : Who described Alappuzha as the “Venice of the East”?
Ans : Lord Curzon

508 : First Chief Minister of Kerala who was born in the 19th century was ?
Ans : Pattom A Thanu Pillai.

509 : The White Jews Synagogue at Mattancherri was built in?
Ans : 1567

510 : Who is the author of ” Kavya Narthaki “?
Ans : Changampuzha Krishna Pilla

511 : In which year the Malayalam Manorama was converted to a daily?
Ans : 1928

512 : Who is considered as the Architect of Modern Education in Travancore?
Ans : Sri Chithira Thirunal

513 : Who succeeded Velithanbi as the new Dalawa of Travancore?
Ans : Ummini Thampi

514 : Who is the author of ” Kranthadarshikal”?
Ans : Prof. S. Guptan

515 : Kerala History Museum is located at ?
Ans : Edappalli (Emakulam).

516 : Where is the only cantonment in Kerala located?
Ans : Kannur

517 : Who was the first to receive D-Lit from Kerala University?
Ans : Sir C P Ramaswami Ayyar

518 : Which revolt is considered as the last of the early revolts broke out in Malabar against the British supremacy?
Ans : Kurichya Revolt

519 : Who is the author of ” Moodu- padathiI”?
Ans : Lalitham bika Antharjenam

520 : By the time Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan; the Mysore rulers; attacked Travancore who was the ruling king of Travancore?
Ans : Dharma Raja

521 : Where did Sree Narayana Guru met Chattampi Swamikal for the first time?
Ans : At Aniyur temple near Chempazhanthy.

522 : Who is the author of “Viswarupam “?
Ans : Lalitham bika Antharjenam

523 : Which place is known as the ‘Vrindavan of Kerala’?
Ans : Malampuzha gardens

524 : Sankaracharya was a Namboothiri Brahmin born at ?
Ans : Kaladi on the banks of river Periyar.

525 : Who is the author of ” B.A.Mayavi”?
Ans : E.Y.Krishana Pillai

526 : What was the major occupation of the: people in the Sangham Period ?
Ans : Agriculture

527 : The birthplace of Sree Narayana Guru was?
Ans : Chernpazhanthy in Trivandrum district on 20 August 1855 (Vayalvarathu Veedu)

528 : Malayalam Radio Broadcasting was started for first time in 1939 from?
Ans : Chennai

529 : Priyadarshini Planetarium; inaugurated in 1994; is located in?
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram

530 : Name the river that flows through Silent Valley?
Ans : Kuntipuzha

531 : Pazhassi tourism centre’ is located in?
Ans : Mananthavady in Wynad

532 : World Tourism Day is observed on?
Ans : 27-Sep

533 : What was the name of the ship in which Vasco-da-Gama reached Kerala?
Ans : St.Gabriel.

534 : Who is the author of ” Erne Uppuppaku oru aana undayirunnu “?
Ans : Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

535 : Nicolo Conte reached Kerala is ?
Ans : 1440AD.

536 : Which is the first power station of Kerala?
Ans : The Pallivasal hydroelectric project (commissioned in 1939)

537 : Who wrote the famous historical novel ‘Dharmaraja’?
Ans : CV Raman Pillai

538 : Who wrote Jatimeemamsa’?
Ans : Sree Narayana Guru

539 : Who is the author of ” Oruthulli Velicham”?
Ans : O.N.V Kurup

540 : Kerala post and telegraph department came into existence in?
Ans : 1st July 1961

541 : Highest statue in Kerala is?
Ans : Statue of Sri Chithira Thirunal in the Kerala University office compound.

542 : Who was the head of the first democratically elected communist government in the world?
Ans : EMS Namboothiripad

543 : Which is India’s first animation park?
Ans : Kinfra Animation Park; Thiruvanathapuram

544 : Which Chief Minister of Kerala ruled for the shortest term?
Ans : C.H. Mahamed Koya

545 : The Malayali Memorial was a movement against?
Ans : The appointment of Tamil Brahmins in Government Service.

546 : Memorial of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla is situated at?
Ans : Payyampalam in Kannur.

547 : Kuruva Dweep on the Kabini River is in?
Ans : Wayanad

548 : ‘Savarnajatha’ (March of upper castes) from Vaikkom to Thiruvananthapuram was lead by?
Ans : Mannath Padmanabhan

549 : Which state is known as “Gods own Country”?
Ans : Kerala

550 : By which treaty Kayarnkulam became a vassal of Travancore?
Ans : Treaty of Mannar (1742)

551 : Who is the author of ” Sopanam”?
Ans : Balamani Amma

552 : Gandhiji’s Second visit of Kerala was in relation to?
Ans : Vaikkom Sathyagraha.

553 : Who was the tutelary diety of Ays?
Ans : Sri Padmanabha

554 : Who is the author of ” Ujjaini Agnishalabhangal”?
Ans : O.N.V Kurup

555 : The headquarters The Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Ltd is in?
Ans : Kollam

556 : India’s first 3-D film was?
Ans : My Dear Kuttichathan (1984)

557 : Trippapur Swaroopam or Thrivitamcode was the early name of ?
Ans : Travancore

558 : Where is the headquarters of KTDC located in?
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram

559 : Which newspaper is known as the voice of the Muslim League?
Ans : Chandrika

560 : With which sport G V Raja Trophy is associated?
Ans : Football

561 : Who was the director of the Malayalam filim Neelakuyil?
Ans : P Bhaskaran and Ramu Kariat

562 : Who wrote the screen play and songs for ‘Balan’; the first talkie in malayalam?
Ans : Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai

563 : Who presided over the Aikya Kerala Conference held at Trichur in Apri I 1947?
Ans : K Kelappan.

564 : Who is known as the Architect of Thrissur Town?
Ans : SakthanThampuran

565 : Who is the author of ” Sahitya Manjari (I I parts) “?
Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon

566 : Which is a scheme of AMMA for giving monthly stipend to actors who are at their elder ages or are suffering from serious diseases?
Ans : Kaineettam

567 : Who is the author of ” Amma”?
Ans : Balamani Amma

568 : Who is the author of ” Nalukettu “?
Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair

569 : Which is Kerala’s first literary magazine?
Ans : Vidya Vilasini (in 1881)

570 : Where was the first major film studio Udaya was established?
Ans : Alappuzha in 1948

571 : Who is the author of ” Kavithadwani”?
Ans : Dr. M. Leelavathi

572 : Who was appointed as the first British Resident in Travancore ?
Ans : Col. Macaulay.

573 : Who is the author of ” Chameen “?
Ans : Thakazhi Siva Sankara Pillai

574 : In which lake Nehru Trophy Boat race is conducted?
Ans : Punnamada lake

575 : ‘Muthanga’ is the famous hill station in?
Ans : Wyanad district

576 : The first and only Cooperative Society of writers; authors and publishers (SPCS); for publishing books and periodicals was set up at Kottayam in?
Ans : 1945

577 : Which King of Travancore made ‘The Pandarapattam Proclamation of 1865’ for agrarian reforms?
Ans : Ayilyam Thirunal.

578 : Who is the author of ” Bhakthi Deepika and Chithramala”?
Ans : Uloor S Parameshwara Iyer

579 : The London Mission Society (LMS) at Nagercoil was established in 1816 under the patronage of?
Ans : Gauri Parvati Bai.

580 : Who was the director of Chemmeen (1965)?
Ans : Ramu Kariat

581 : The first systematic census of Travancore was taken on May 18; 1875 by?
Ans : AyilyamThirunal.

582 : What is the total number of fast track courts functioning in Kerala?
Ans : 38

583 : Italian (Venetian) traveller Marcopolo reached Kerala in ?
Ans : 1292 AD(13th Century).

584 : What was the total strength of the first Communist ministry?
Ans : 127 (including one nominated member)

585 : Which is the cultural centre in Bahrain started by The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka academy?
Ans : Keeraleeya Samajam October 1; 2010

586 : Where did Chatampi Swamikal attained Samadhi?
Ans : At Panmana in Kollam district.

587 : Trivandrum Museum building and the main building of Trivandrum University College were constructed during the reign of ?
Ans : AyilyamThirunal.

588 : Kolahalamedu is the old name of ?
Ans : Peerumedu

589 : Perumal Tirumozhi inTamil?
Ans : Kulasekhara Alwar

590 : Which is the birth place of Sree Narayana Guru?
Ans : Chempazhanthi

591 : Who is the author of ” Vazhakula”?
Ans : Changampuzha Krishna Pilla

592 : Which institution in Kerala deals with activities related to Judicial education; Training and Research?
Ans : Kerala Judicial Academy

593 : Pondicherry was merged with the Indian Union on?
Ans : 1st November 1954

594 : The Cranganore port (Muziris) declined as’ a result of the floods in the Periyar river in?
Ans : 1341

595 : It is believed that Hippalus; a Greek navigator; came to Muziris (Kodungallur) by sea?
Ans : in 45 AD.

596 : Who was the youngest Chief Minister of Kerala?
Ans : A.K.Antony (37)

597 : Who is the author of ” VeenaPoovu”?
Ans : Kumaranasan

598 : The famous writer ‘Mali’ Madhavan Nair was a champion of which sport?
Ans : Tennis

599 : Which Cherala ruler adopted the title Imaya Varampan?
Ans : Nedum Cheralathan

600 : Thrissur Pooram was commenced by?
Ans : Sakthan Thampuran