Kerala - GK (Eng) 006

751 : Which Diwan established law court in Kochi?
Ans : Col. Munro in 1812 AD

752 : In which we can find Banasurankotta in ?
Ans : Wynadu

753 : The Sri Mulam Popular Assembly (Praja Sabha) was formed by Sri MulamThirunal in ?
Ans : 1904

754 : Who introduced travelling courts in Travancore?
Ans : Velu Tampi Dalawa

755 : The famous Koodalmanikyam Temple at Irinjalakkuda; dedicated to Bharata was a famous?
Ans : Jain temple.

756 : Who is the founder of the Vidhya Poshini Sabha?
Ans : Sahodaran Ayyappan

757 : What is the name given to the Kerala literacy programme?
Ans : Akshara Keralam

758 : Where was the first Jewish Church established in Kerala?
Ans : Kodungalloor

759 : Which district is known as land of gods?
Ans : Kasaragod

760 : Which ruler is known as the maker of modern Travancore?
Ans : Marthandavarma.

761 : The first English School was opened at TVM in 1834 by?
Ans : Swathi Thirunal

762 : Which is the oldest newspaper that is still being published in Kerala?
Ans : The Deepika

763 : The ruler of this Arakkal Dynasty was known as?
Ans : Ali Raja

764 : Who is the author of ” Krishnakavithakal”?
Ans : Sugathakumari

765 : UnionTerritory of Lakshadweep is under the jurisdiction of which High Court?
Ans : Kerala High Court

766 : The year in which RavindranadaTagore visited Sree Narayana Guru was?
Ans : 1922

767 : First Chief Minister of Kerala who lost power through article 356 of Indian Constitution is?
Ans : E.M.S. Namboothiripad.

768 : Which is the predecessor of the Kerala Judicial Academy established in 2005?
Ans : Directorate of Training started in 1986

769 : Parambikkulam Wild Life Sanctuary is in?
Ans : Palakkad district

770 : Which is the world’s first teak museum?
Ans : Nilambur Teak Museum

771 : Who was deported in 1910 for published a series of articles in “Swadesha bhimani” criticising the Diwan P. Rajagopalachari and the king Sri Mulam Thirunal?
Ans : K. Ramakrishna Pillai

772 : Who was the first to become Chief Minister after holding the position of Deputy Chief Minister?
Ans : R. Sankar

773 : In the famous Colachel battle who was the Dutch captain defeated and captured by Marthandavarma?
Ans : D’Lannoy

774 : India’s first Eco tourism Project was inaugurated in?
Ans : Thenmala in Kollam district

775 : Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla died on?
Ans : 28 March 1916 at Kannur.

776 : The largest district in Kerala is?
Ans : Palakkad

777 : Which is the birthplace of the great Mappila poet Moyinkutty Vaidyar?
Ans : Kondotty

778 : The State of Travancore -Cochin came into existence on?
Ans : July 1;1949

779 : When did Vasco Da Gama reached at Kappad near Calicut?
Ans : 20th May 1498.

780 : ‘Education Through Fun’ is its motto of?
Ans : DPEP

781 : Who is known as the Malayalam Romantic poet”?
Ans : Kumaranasan (1873-1924)

782 : Kerla’s first Wind Farm is situated in?
Ans : Kanjikode

783 : Where is the Indo-Swiz Project situated?
Ans : Mattuppetti.

784 : The Dutch palace or Mattancherry palace was built by?
Ans : The Portuguese (presented to the Raja of Cochin; Veera Kerala Varma in 1555)

785 : resulted in the Which treaty with English resulted in the loss of the political freedom of Travancore?
Ans : The treaty of 1805 by Velu Thampi Dalawa

786 : Who wrote “Nirvriti Panchakam”?
Ans : Sree Narayana Guru

787 : Who was the editor of the “Swadesha bhimani”?
Ans : K. Ramakrishna PiIlai

788 : Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Travancore University from 1937 to 1947?
Ans : Sir C P Ramaswami Ayyar

789 : Which is the first cement factory in Kerala?
Ans : Natakom Travancore Cements (Kottayam)

790 : Kalabhavan Digital Studio is a digital post processing studio owned by?
Ans : KSFDC

791 : Which King of Travancore started the Ayurveda College at Trivandrum?
Ans : Sri Mulam Thirunal

792 : The first formal treaty between the English East India Company and the king of Travancore was in ?
Ans : 1723

793 : Which is the first Malayalam newspaper that started its internet edition?
Ans : Deepika in 1997

794 : Who is the author of “Socrates’?
Ans : Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla

795 : Where is the most popular tourist destination The Auroville Beach?
Ans : Pondicherry

796 : Which was the first political novel?
Ans : Parappuram by Kurukkal

797 : Which was the first News paper?
Ans : Rajyasamacharam

798 : Which place is known as the Vatican of Nair community?
Ans : Perunna near Changanasseri

799 : Who was the fourth and last Kunjali?
Ans : Muhammed Kunjali.

800 : Kerala got Santhosh Trophy for the first time in?
Ans : 1973 and subsequently in the years 1992; 1993 and 2001

801 : Who is known as the Poet of the Bhakthi movement”?
Ans : Poonthanam (15th century)

802 : Indian National Congress started its activities in Travancore during the reign of ?
Ans : Sri Mulam Thirunal.

803 : Which place is known as ‘South Indian Dwaraka’?
Ans : Guruvayur

804 : Yakshaganam is the popular folk art of?
Ans : Kasaragod

805 : The district in Kerala with no forest is?
Ans : Alappuzha

806 : First District jail was established at Kozhikkode in the year?
Ans : 1861

807 : Who is the only Chief Minister of Kerala who later became the Governor of an Indian State?
Ans : Pattam AThanu Pillai.

808 : Which was the capital city of Arakkal family; the only Muslim Sultanate of Kerala?
Ans : Kannur

809 : Which is the is the second film to be nominated for the Academy Award for best Foreign Language Film?
Ans : Adaminte Makan Abu

810 : Kerala Lalita Kala Academy ; an autonomous body was established in 1962 at?
Ans : Thrissur

811 : Who organised the guerilla warfare against the British from the Wynadu hills particularly from the Puralimala?
Ans : Pazhassi Raja

812 : Which is the association of film actors who work in Malayalam cinema?
Ans : Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA)

813 : Who is the author of ‘Mohandas Gandhi’?
Ans : Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla

814 : What is the total number of family courts in the state?
Ans : 16

815 : Which is an autonomous bodies established to promote malayalam language and literature?
Ans : Sahitya Academy;situated in Thrissur

816 : Where is the headquarters of Calicut University?
Ans : Thenjippalam in Malappuram district.

817 : Who is the author of ” Ganapati”?
Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon

818 : Who was the first Kerala State film award winner for best actor?
Ans : Sathyan

819 : Which writer received Jnanapith Award in 1984”?
Ans : Thakazhi Siva Sankara Pillai

820 : After the death of Velu Tampi Dalawa his relatives were deported to ?
Ans : Maldives

821 : Who was the first Inspector General of Police of Kerala?
Ans : N Chandrasekharan Nair

822 : In which battle Narmudicheral defeated Ay Ruler Nannan?
Ans : Vagai Peruthurai

823 : Which film is India’s first neorealistic film?
Ans : Newspaper Boy (1958)

824 : Vasthu Vidya Gurukulam is situated at?
Ans : Aranmula; started in 1993

825 : The district with least number of post offices in Kerala is?
Ans : Wayanad

826 : Which place is known as ‘Little Mecca’?
Ans : Ponnani

827 : Which Diwan of Travancore started Postal Savings Scheme 1947?
Ans : Diwan Raghva Iyer

828 : The revolts against the British in Malabar were organised by?
Ans : KeraIa Varma Pazhassi Raja of Kottayam Royal Family.

829 : Who introduced The Secretariat System in Travancore ?
Ans : Col. Munro

830 : Who was the Diwan of Sri ChitraThirunal?
Ans : Sir C.P. Ramaswami Ayyer

831 : How many General Elections were conducted in Kerala?
Ans : 15

832 : The Channar Revolt led to the Royal Proclamation of July 26;1859 by ?
Ans : Uthradam Thirunal Maharaja.

833 : The police department is headed by?
Ans : SPC-State Police Chief

834 : Who is the author of ” Pathumayude Aadu”?
Ans : Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

835 : The British conquered St Angelo Fort in?
Ans : 1790

836 : Which is the Sangham work that mentions about the spread of Buddhism in Kerala?
Ans : Manimekhalai

837 : The Dutch sold the Pallipuram fort to the State of Travancore in?
Ans : 1789

838 : Padayani is the traditional art of?
Ans : Pathanamthitta

839 : : Which is the first college Magazine in the state?
Ans : Vidyasamgraham {a publication of CMS College started in 1864 }

840 : Athirappalli and Vazhachal waterfalls are in?
Ans : Thrissur district

841 : On which date Pedro Alvarez Cabral reached Cochin?
Ans : 24 December; 1500.

842 : A Huzur Court was established as the final court of appeal in?
Ans : 1814

843 : Where is the most popular tourist destination Serenity Beach?
Ans : Pondicherry

844 : “Paschimodayam’ publication was started by?
Ans : Herman Gundert in October 1847

845 : Chandragiri Fort is located at?
Ans : Kasargod

846 : The film that received more international award than any other film in the history of Malayalam cinema is?
Ans : Piravi (1987 – Shaji N Karun)

847 : Who were the leaders of Guruvayur Sathyagraha ?
Ans : K. Kelappan and A.K. Gopalan

848 : Bolghatty palace built by?
Ans : The Dutch in 1744

849 : A sculpture Mother and Child by Kanayi Kunhiraman is found at?
Ans : Payyambalam Beach

850 : Which was the first football tournament in Kerala?
Ans : Sri Mulam Cup Tournament

851 : Ashokan inscriptions mention about the early Cheras with the name ?
Ans : Cheralamputra.

852 : Where was the first Hydro Electric Project setup in Kerala ?
Ans : PaIIivassal

853 : ‘Wagon Tragedy’ occurred on?
Ans : 11-10-21

854 : Who is the author of ” Indulekha “?
Ans : Oyarathu Chandu Menon

855 : Who is the author of ” Sarada “?
Ans : Oyarathu Chandu Menon

856 : Which newspaper can be hailed as the first systematic newspaper the Malayalam language?
Ans : Keralamitram from Kochi

857 : Who was the first Chief Minister of Cochin?
Ans : Ikkanda Warrier.

858 : Who became the Rajapramukh of the New State of Travancore -Cochin?
Ans : The Maharaja of Travancore

859 : Payyambalam Beach is located in?
Ans : Kannur

860 : Who is known as ‘Golden Girl’?
Ans : P T Usha

861 : The first women’s prison was established in 1996 at?
Ans : Neyyattinkara; Trivandrum

862 : Which is the oldest Arabic College in Kerala?
Ans : Darul-Ulum Madrasa; Vazhakkad

863 : Who was the first to write the biography of Karl Marx in Malayalam?
Ans : Swadeshabhimani K. Ramakrishna Pillai

864 : Kumarakom tourist village is in?
Ans : Kottayam district

865 : Which Taluk has the longest sea coast in KeraIa?
Ans : Cherthala Taluk.

866 : Perumbadappu Swoorupam is the old name of?
Ans : Kochi

867 : Kerala is believed to have originated by the withdrawal of sea; when Parasurama threw his axe from ?
Ans : Gokarnam to Kanyakumary

868 : Who is regarded as the greatest of the Portuguese statesmen who came to-the East?
Ans : Albuquerque

869 : Who is known as the Father of Malayalam Language and Literature”?
Ans : Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan (16th Century)

870 : Who is known as the ‘Valiakappithan’ of Marthanda Varma’s army?
Ans : D’Lannoy

871 : Vasco Da Gama’s second visit to Kerala was in?
Ans : 1502

872 : S.N.D.P Yogam was founded in ?
Ans : 1903

873 : The International Film Festival of Kerala; started in 1996; is held annually in?
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram

874 : Who is the author of ” Our Theruvinte Katha”?
Ans : S K Pottekadu

875 : Which police station has achieved the distinction of becoming the first police station in Kerala to get ISO 9001 : 2008 certification?
Ans : Kozhikkode town police station

876 : The newspaper Santishtavadi was published in 1867 from?
Ans : Kottayam

877 : In which year the Kunjali IV; Muhammed Kunjali was captured by the Zamorin and executed by the Portuguese?
Ans : 1600 AD

878 : Travancore Timber Products is located at?
Ans : Kottayam

879 : The famous Sivagiri pilgrim festival conducted on December 30;31andJanuary1 was started by?
Ans : Sree Narayana Guru

880 : Who is the author of ‘AtmopadeshSatakam”?
Ans : Sree Narayana Guru

881 : Who was the first woman in India to reach a high court judgeship?
Ans : Anna Chandy

882 : Kannur University was founded in?
Ans : 1996

883 : Kerala became the venue for Santhosh Trophy Tournament for the first time in?
Ans : 1955

884 : Who is the author of ” Naricheerukal”?
Ans : Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya)

885 : Who is the author of ” Karana Booshanam”?
Ans : Uloor S Parameshwara Iyer

886 : Madras Rubber factory (MRF) was established at?
Ans : Kottayam

887 : Lakshmi Bai National College of Physical Education is Situated at?
Ans : Karyavattom; Thiruvananthapuram

888 : Who was the author of the Malayalam novel “Indulekha”?
Ans : O Chandu Menon

889 : Pazhassi Raja was shot dead by?
Ans : Thomas Harvey Baber; Sub collector of Tellichery

890 : Silent Valley National Park was set up in 1984 at?
Ans : Mannarkad in Palakkad district

891 : Who was the chief diety of people during the Sangham Age?
Ans : Kottavai (a form of Durga (war goddess)

892 : Who is the only Chief Minister from Muslim Community?
Ans : C.H. Muhammed Koya

893 : Who is known as Kerala Panini?
Ans : AR Raja Raja Varma

894 : Which district is known as the headquarters of pilgrimage tourism?
Ans : Pathanamthitta

895 : ‘Shakuntala’ is a famous painting of?
Ans : Raja Ravi Varma

896 : Devadasi System in the temples of South Travancore was abolished during the regency of?
Ans : Setu Lekshmi Bai.

897 : The year in which Kerala State Chalachitra Academy was founded is?
Ans : Aug-98

898 : Who is the author of ” Mothiram”?
Ans : Karoor Neelakanda Pillai

899 : Who is known as a sportsman among kings and king among Sportsmen?
Ans : Col. Godavarma Raja

900 : The year in which Gandhiji visited Sree Narayana Guru at Sivagiri was?
Ans : 1925