Kerala - GK (Eng) 005

601 : After the Thrippatidanam; Travancore Rajas came to be known as?
Ans : Padmanabhadasas.

602 : Which is the first Police Museum in India?
Ans : The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum; Kollam

603 : Which was the first College in Kerala?
Ans : CM.S. College Kottayam (1840)

604 : Agricultural University with its headquarters at Mannuthi in Thrissur was founded in?
Ans : 1971

605 : Who is the author of ” Shristiyum Shristavum “?
Ans : Prof. S. Guptan

606 : Which place is known as ‘Southern Gaya’?
Ans : Thirunelveli in Wynad

607 : Kundara Ceramic Factory was started during the period of?
Ans : Sri Chitra Thirunal.

608 : Chavittu Nadakam is a highly colorful Latin Christian classical art form originated in?
Ans : Cochin

609 : Who started the first English school in Cochin state?
Ans : Rev Dasan in 1818 in Mattancherry

610 : Who is the author of ” Amavasi “?
Ans : Balachandran Chullikkadu

611 : Which was the first professional football club in Kerala?
Ans : F C Cochin

612 : What is the total number of Additional District Courts in Kerala?
Ans : 29

613 : Who abolished all restrictions with regard to the covering of their upper parts by a Channar women in South Travancore in 1859?
Ans : Utram Tirunal Marthanda Varma

614 : Who was the first Raja of Travancore to receive the title ‘Maharaja’ from the British crown?
Ans : Ayilyam Thirunal

615 : Who was the last of Kulasekaharas of Mahodayapuram?
Ans : Ramavarma Kulasekhara

616 : Who was the first editor of Malayalam Manorama?
Ans : Kandathil Varghese Mappilai

617 : Who sent Vasco Da Gama to Kerala?
Ans : Dom Manuel; Portuguese king

618 : Who is known as “Pioneer Englishman”?
Ans : Master Ralph Fitch

619 : The construction of Old Secretariat complex was carried out by?
Ans : Bartor; the Chief Engineer of Travancore

620 : Who is the author of ” Kurushetram”?
Ans : Dr.Ayyappa Panicker

621 : KITTS (Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies) is in?
Ans : Trivandrom

622 : Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was formed in ?
Ans : 1925

623 : Bolgatti Palace built by the Dutch in 1744 is in?
Ans : Kochi

624 : Thiruvananthapuram Central stadium was earlier known?
Ans : ‘Puthan Kacherry Ground’

625 : The Eravikulam was declared as a NationalPark in?
Ans : 1978

626 : Which place receives the highest rainfalls in India?
Ans : Lakkidi (Wayanad)

627 : What was the aim of the Guruvayur Satyagraha ?
Ans : To enable all sections of Hindus to enter temples.

628 : Which is the first sports school in Kerala?
Ans : G V Raja sports school

629 : At the time of declaration of Indian independence Pondicherry was a colony of?
Ans : France

630 : Who is the founder of Malayalam novel cult?
Ans : O Chandu Menon

631 : Who was the First Malayali Swimmer to participate in Olympic Games?
Ans : Sebastian Xavier

632 : Who was the editor of ‘Paschimodayam’?
Ans : Dr. Frederic Muller

633 : Who is the author of ” Tharishunilam”?
Ans : Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya)

634 : Vivekachudamani; Updeshasahasri; Atmabodha; Mohamudgara; Sivanandalahari and Saundarya lahari are the poems composed by?
Ans : Sankaracharya

635 : Who were the Chief Ministers of Dharmaraja?
Ans : Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai and Raja kesava Das

636 : Kerala Historical Museum is situated at ?
Ans : Edappalli.

637 : Who gave the mesage “One caste; One Religion; One God for Man” at a conference held at the advaitasrama?
Ans : Sree Narayana Guru

638 : Which was the literary magazine co-sponsored by Kunhikuttan Thampuran and Appan Thampuran?
Ans : Rasika Ranjini

639 : Which place is known as Kashmir of South India?
Ans : Munnar

640 : ‘Boothathankettu’ is in?
Ans : Ernakulam district

641 : The last Chera Emperor was ?
Ans : Cheraman Perumalj

642 : Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham was later renamed as?
Ans : Pulaya Mahasabha

643 : Which was the first Indian state to accept tourism; as an industry?
Ans : Kerala

644 : Which is the first novel in Malayalam?
Ans : Kundalatha by Appu Nedungadi

645 : Which was the first film studio in Kerala?
Ans : The Travancore National pictures established by JC Daniel in 1926 in Nagarcoil

646 : The district with most number of post offices in Kerala is?
Ans : Thrissur

647 : Tradition ascribes the immediate origin of Kathakali to the Ramanattom developed by?
Ans : Kottarakara Thampuran

648 : Channar Lahala was in ?
Ans : 1859

649 : In which district Palaruvi Falls is found?
Ans : Kollam

650 : Who was the first MaIayalee President of Singapore?
Ans : Devan Nair

651 : In which year Travancore University was renamed as Kerala University?
Ans : 1957

652 : Ayyankali was nominated to the Srimulam Prajasabha in?
Ans : 1910

653 : Which is Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s first film?
Ans : Swayamvaram (1972)

654 : Who was the first Olympian from Kerala ?
Ans : Suresh Babu

655 : In which year Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla was deported from Kerala for criticising the government?
Ans : 1910

656 : Who established the first English School in Kerala?
Ans : WT Ringle Taube; Prussian protestant Missionary; in 1806 in Thiruvananthapuram.

657 : Which is Asia’s largest naval academy?
Ans : Ezhimala Indian Naval Academy (Kannur)

658 : Kollam Era is also known as ?
Ans : Malayalam ‘Era.

659 : Kunjalis were four in number. Who was the first Kunjali?
Ans : Kutti Ali

660 : Which is the official publication of Kerala Bhasha Institute?
Ans : Vijnana Kairali

661 : P T Usha Sports School has been set up at?
Ans : Koylandi in Kozhikode

662 : Who is the Pro-Chancellor of Agricultural University in Kerala?
Ans : Agriculture Minister

663 : Who is the author of ” Ayalkar”?
Ans : P. Kesava Dev

664 : The fort St. Angelo in Cannanore was built by?
Ans : The Portuguese.

665 : Who is known as the Grand Father of Magic in Kerala?
Ans : Prof Vazhakunnam Neelakandan Nambhoothiri

666 : Which ruler of Travancore started the first post office in 1852 in Alappuzha?
Ans : Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma

667 : Malayalam telegraph was started in?
Ans : 1994

668 : Velakali is a martial art form of?
Ans : Ambalappuzha

669 : Who wrote the famous historical novel ‘Marthandavarma’?
Ans : CV Raman Pillai

670 : Who is popularly known as the Jhansi of Travancore?
Ans : Accama Cherian

671 : The first printing press in Kerala (C.M.S Press) was established at?
Ans : Kottayam (in:1821; by: Rev Benjamin Baily)

672 : The first Lok Adalat was held in 1986 at?
Ans : Chennai

673 : Who was the leader of “Vimochana Samaram”?
Ans : Mannathu Padmanabhan

674 : Who was the first Muslim woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India?
Ans : Justice M. Fathima Beevi

675 : Government undertook the responsibility of education for the first time in Travancore by?
Ans : Rani Gauri Parvati Bhai in 1817

676 : The year in whichTelegraph system started in Travancore is?
Ans : 1863

677 : Kathakali was developed by?
Ans : Manaveda; the Zamorin of Calciut; on the model of the folk dance known as ‘ Ashtrapadiyattam

678 : How many persons sighed in The Malayali Memorial ?
Ans : 10;028

679 : Who were the first Malayali couples to receive Arjuna Award?
Ans : Wilson Cheriyan and Shyni Wilson

680 : Who shifted Hussur Kachery from Quilon to Trivandrum?
Ans : Swathi Thirunal

681 : Indian Rare Earth is located at?
Ans : Chavara

682 : Which place is known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala ?
Ans : Thrissur.

683 : The film that has been screened at more international film festivals than any other Who was the director of the malayalam film – Mathilukal?
Ans : (Adoor Gopalakrishnan;1989)

684 : What is the literacy of Kerala as per the 2011 census?
Ans : 93. 91%

685 : The new state of Travancore – Cochin came into existence on?
Ans : 1July 1949.

686 : Which Kunjali adopted the titles “King of the Moors’ and ‘Lord of the Indian Seas’?
Ans : Muhammed Kunjali; the fourth and last Kunjali.

687 : Velu Thampi was appointed as Mulakumadiseela Karyakar (Commercial minister) in 1799 by?
Ans : Balaramavarma

688 : The scheme of Travancore Devaswam Board to plant trees on barren temple premises is called?
Ans : Devaranyam scheme

689 : Marthanda Varma was born in the year 1705 and came to the throne of Travancore in?
Ans : 1729

690 : Headquarters of Kerala Agricultural University is at?
Ans : Mannuthi

691 : Which is Kerala’s most important coastal tourism destination?
Ans : Kovalam

692 : It is believed that Parasurama divided Kerala into 64 villages and donated them to?
Ans : Brahmins.

693 : Which was the first Malayalam Movie ?
Ans : Vlgatakumaran

694 : Well known tourist centre Thekkadi is in?
Ans : Idukki district

695 : To which country Herman Gundert belongs to?
Ans : Germany.

696 : Who constructed the ‘Nedumkotta’ or ‘Travancore lines’ in central Kerala in central Kerala to prevent the Mysore invasion?
Ans : Dharmaraja

697 : First Kerala woman to receive Arjuna Award was?
Ans : K C Aelamma

698 : Nila is the old name of which river?
Ans : Bharathappuzha

699 : Who is the author of ” Magdalana Mariam”?
Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon

700 : Which was the first college in Kerala?
Ans : The C M S College opened in Kottayam under the Church Mission Society in 1816

701 : The year in which Kerala State Film awards were started is?
Ans : 1969

702 : Who was the first Malayalee woman Chief Justice of Kerala High Court?
Ans : K.K. Usha

703 : Which is the largest village in Kerala?
Ans : Kannan Devan Hills of Devikulam taluk

704 : India’s first live action animation hybrid film is?
Ans : Faaby (1993)

705 : Who was the first Chief Minister of Kerala from a backward community?
Ans : R. Sankar.

706 : Who was the first Chief Minister of ‘Thiru-Kochi State?
Ans : T.K. Narayana Pillai

707 : Who is the author of the work Odayilninnu in 1942?
Ans : Kesavadev

708 : The year in which the first census of Travancore was conducted by Swathi Thirunal is?
Ans : 1836

709 : Who is the author of “Vedadikara Nirupanam’?
Ans : Chatampi Swamikal

710 : IFFK stands for?
Ans : International Film Festival of Kerala

711 : Who is the author of ” Mayilpeeli”?
Ans : O.N.V Kurup

712 : Ayyankali He died at the Age of 77on?
Ans : 18 June 1941.

713 : Who is regarded as the Father of Modem Kerala Police?
Ans : OM Bensly

714 : Publication of Chandrika was started in1932 from?
Ans : Thalassery

715 : Who was the producer and direction of the first silent movie Vigathakumaran?
Ans : JC Daniel

716 : Where was London Mission Society (LMS) established in 1816?
Ans : Nagercoil

717 : In which year the High Court of Travancore was established?
Ans : 1887

718 : Central Plantation crops research institute is in?
Ans : Kasargod

719 : Who is the author of ” Aana pooda”?
Ans : Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

720 : Who was the last Chief Justice of Travaneore High Court?
Ans : Puthupally Krishna Pillai

721 : Who is the author of ” Tharavadu and Oru Muri Tenga “?
Ans : P. Kesava Dev

722 : Herman Gundert lived and worked at?
Ans : Illikkunnu in Thalassery.

723 : The Proclamation of lndependent Travancore was made by?
Ans : Sir. C.P.Ramaswami Ayyer.

724 : Who is the author of ” Viswavikya thamaya Mooku”?
Ans : Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

725 : Which film won the Presidents silver medal for the first time?
Ans : Neelakuyil

726 : Who was the first DGP of Kerala?
Ans : Ananthsankar Iyer

727 : Who was the first Kerala Governor?
Ans : B Ramakrishna Rao

728 : Who was popularly known as Radio Ammavan?
Ans : P K Veera Raghavan Nair

729 : Which is the first Malayalam film to win the National Film Award for Best feature film?
Ans : Chemmeen {based on a story by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai}

730 : Which Chief Minister holds the record for holding the office for the longest continuous term?
Ans : C. Achutha Menon.

731 : First Open Prison was established at Nettukaltheri Trivandrum in the year?
Ans : 1962

732 : In which year Velu Thampi became the Dalawa of Travancore?
Ans : 1800AD

733 : Which is the biggest fort in Kerala?
Ans : Bekal Fort

734 : Who introduced English Education in Trivandrum?
Ans : Swathi Thirunal.

735 : Which day was earlier observed as Temple Entry Day in Malabar?
Ans : 25-Sep

736 : Which place is known as the city of statues?
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram.

737 : Vaikkom Sathyagraha ended on ?
Ans : 23 November 1925.

738 : Who appointed Veluthampi as his commerce minister and then the Dalawa of Travancore?
Ans : Balarama Varma

739 : Sankaracharya founded four mutts in four comers of India;They are?
Ans : Badrinath in the North (Jyotir Mutt) Purl in the east (Govardhan) Dwaraka in the West (Sarada Mutt) and Sringeri in the south.

740 : Kalur International Stadium is now known as?
Ans : Nehru Stadium

741 : Who is the author of ‘Ente uppuppaakkoraana Undayirunnu’?
Ans : Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer

742 : ThullaI was originated from?
Ans : Ambalapuzha.

743 : Which was the only Muslim ruling dynasty in Kerala?
Ans : Arakkal Dynasty.

744 : Which is the first film to be nominated for the Academy Award for best Foreign Language Film?
Ans : Guru directed by Rajiv Anchal

745 : Who was known as ‘Garbhasreeman’?
Ans : SwathiT hirunal

746 : Who is the oldest person to become the Chief Minister of Kerala?
Ans : V.S.Achuthanandan (83).

747 : The smallest district of Kerala is?
Ans : Alappuzha

748 : Who is the author of ‘Baalyakaala Sakhi’?
Ans : Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer

749 : Vaishnavite Saints were called?
Ans : Alwars.

750 : Who completed the construction of the Gopuram of Sreepadmanabha swami Temple?
Ans : Raja Kesava Das.