Kerala - GK (Eng) 008

1051 : Njeralathu Ramappoduval was associated with?
Ans : Sopana Sangeetham

1052 : was the first woman judge of India?
Ans : Justice Anna Chandy -1937

1053 : Which is the first newspaper of Kerala?
Ans : Rajyasamacharam’ { June 1847 }

1054 : Which is the first District in India to have 100 percent literacy?
Ans : Ernakulam (1990)

1055 : Karamana river (67 km) originates from?
Ans : Vayuvanttiol (vazhuvanthol);

1056 : Nehru Trophy Boat Race was inaugurated by?
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru (1952)

1057 : Pazhassi’s second revolt was in?
Ans : 1800-1805.

1058 : Which is the first malayalam cinemascope film?
Ans : Thacholi Ambu (1978) directed by Navodaya Appachan

1059 : Who succeeded Marthandavarma to the throne of Travancore?
Ans : Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma (Dharmaraja)

1060 : Kerala State Film awards have been bestowed by?
Ans : Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998

1061 : Elephant race in Thrissur is organised on?
Ans : 17-Jan

1062 : Who was the First Keralite Athlete to participate in Olympics?
Ans : Suresh Babu

1063 : Which was the first Bank established in Kerala?
Ans : Nedungadi Bank

1064 : Who was the first Chief Justice of Travancore High Court?
Ans : Ramachandra Iyer

1065 : The Raja’s court of appeal was reconstituted as the Chief Court of Cochin in?
Ans : 1900

1066 : Which is the world’s first film with a single actor in the star cast?
Ans : The Guard (2001)

1067 : Who is the author of ” Sthrihridayam”?
Ans : Balamani Amma

1068 : Which Boat Race is known as the king among water festivals?
Ans : Nehru Trophy Boat Race

1069 : Which is the earliest epigraphical record of a Chera King to be discovered from Kerala?
Ans : The Vazhapalli inscription of Rajasekara Varman

1070 : Who is the author of ” Harinama Keerthanam “?
Ans : Ezhuthachan

1071 : Thirayattom is performed as part of festive celebrations in Kavus in?
Ans : Central Malabar

1072 : Hi·Tech Crime Enquiry Cell; a special unit of the Kerala Police; began its operations on?
Ans : 5th May 2006

1073 : What is the total number of permanent judges in the High Court of Kerala?
Ans : 26 [including the Chief Justice and 9 Additional Judges]

1074 : Who was the founder of the Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham in 1907?
Ans : Ayyankali

1075 : Who was the first Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly of Kerala?
Ans : Shankara Narayanan Thampi

1076 : The district with least number of panchyats and villages is?
Ans : Wayanad

1077 : The Huzur court was reconstructed as?
Ans : The Raja’s Court of Appeal

1078 : Who is the author of Naryaneeyam?
Ans : Melpathur Bhattathiri

1079 : Which was the first weekly in Malayalam?
Ans : Keralamitram

1080 : Vasco Da Gama reached Kerala for the third time in ?
Ans : 1524

1081 : Who is the author of ” Pakalukal”?
Ans : Dr.Ayyappa Panicker

1082 : It is believed that From 3000 BC onwards Kerala had trade relations by sea with?
Ans : The Indus Valley people.

1083 : The Attingal Outbreak was on?
Ans : 15 April 1721.

1084 : Which place is known as “Keralathinte Nellara” or “rice bowl of Kerala”?
Ans : Kuttanad

1085 : Kuttiyadi Dam is located in?
Ans : Malappuram

1086 : Mecca of Kerala is?
Ans : Ponnani (Malappuram)

1087 : The Nedumcotta or the ‘Travancore lines’ was built by?
Ans : Dharmaraja.

1088 : Which place is known as Rajendra Chola Pattanam?
Ans : Vizhinjam

1089 : What is known as ‘Wagon Tragedy’ ?
Ans : During Malabar Rebellion; 61 of 90 Mappilas carried by the British as prisoners in a closed railway goods wagon from Tirur to Coimbatore on November 10; 1921 died of suffocation.

1090 : In which year Gandhiji visited Ayyankali?
Ans : 1936

1091 : The Krishnapuram Palace is in?
Ans : Kayamkulam

1092 : Zilla courts were established in?
Ans : 1811

1093 : Which district is known as Migrants District?
Ans : Idukki

1094 : Who is the author of ” Mathilukal”?
Ans : Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

1095 : The Kerala Judicial Academy is now housed in?
Ans : Ram Mohan Palace

1096 : Who was the second Vice Chancellor of Travancore University?
Ans : Sir Harold Papworth; an English;

1097 : The Periyar wild life sanctuary was declared as a Tiger Reserve in?
Ans : 1978

1098 : Who establishment the Travancore University in 1937?
Ans : Sri Chithira Thirunal.

1099 : Sri Sankara University of Sanskrit; Kaladi; was founded in?
Ans : 1992

1100 : Who was the Chief Minister of Cochin at the time of new state of Travancore – Cochin formed?
Ans : Ikkanda Warrier.

1101 : Which is the smallest village in Kerala?
Ans : Kudayathoor of Thodupuzha taluk

1102 : To which race Ay dynasty belonged to ?
Ans : Yadava race.

1103 : Which state in India has the highest Human Development Index?
Ans : Kerala

1104 : Who was the first Olympian of Kerala?
Ans : C K Lakshman

1105 : Which is the eastern boundary of Kerala?
Ans : The Sahyadris

1106 : Who is the author of ” Yakshi”?
Ans : Malayattoor Ramakrishnan

1107 : Who was the first triibal minister in Kerala government?
Ans : P. K. Jayalakshmi

1108 : When Swadeshabhimani K Ramakrishna Pillai was exiled from Travancore in 1910 who was the Diwan of Travancore?
Ans : P Rajagopalachari

1109 : First Speed Post Centre in Kerala was started at Ernakulam in?
Ans : Nov-86

1110 : On defeat Paliyat Achan was deported to?
Ans : Madras.

1111 : Headquarters of Kerala Police is located in?
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram

1112 : Who is the author of ” Azuravithu “?
Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair

1113 : “Kerala Simham’ is a historical novel written Pazhassi Raja by ?
Ans : Sardar K.M. Panicker

1114 : Who is the author of ” Oru Deshthinte Katha”?
Ans : S K Pottekadu

1115 : Who is the author of ” Shishyanum Makanum”?
Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon

1116 : In which district Thenmala (forests and reservoir); is located?
Ans : Kollam

1117 : The Kayyur Riot against caste system and imperialism was on?
Ans : 28 march 1941 in Kasargode.

1118 : Who was the founder of Kerala Deepika; the first malayalam paper published from Malabar?
Ans : Chengulathu Kunhirama Menon

1119 : Which is the first the biography of Karl Marx in any Indian language?
Ans : Karl Marx (1912) written by Swadeshabhimani K Ramakrishna Pillai

1120 : Kerala Folklore Academy It is an autonomous Corporate body constituted on?
Ans : 28-Jun-95

1121 : Who was the editor of ‘Malayali’ published from Kollam?
Ans : Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla

1122 : Which is the biggest drive-in beach in Asia?
Ans : Muzhappilangad Beach

1123 : The district ‘with least population is?
Ans : Wayanad

1124 : Who developed Varkala as the nucleus of a flourishing town?
Ans : Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai

1125 : Which temple is often referred as the Kasi of the south?
Ans : Thirunelli Temple(Wayanad)

1126 : Mathrubhumi became a daily on?
Ans : 6-Apr-30

1127 : Which is the first poem of Kumaran Asan?
Ans : Veenapoovu

1128 : Who was the founder of Second Chera Empire?
Ans : Kulasekhara Vannan or Kulasekhara Alwar

1129 : Which writer is known a Bepoor Sulthan”?
Ans : Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

1130 : Who is the author of ” Karutha pakshiyude pattu”?
Ans : O.N.V Kurup

1131 : Who is the Winner of 1st Jnanapith award “?
Ans : G. Sankara Kurup (for Odakuzhal)

1132 : How many members participated in the Pattini Jatha’ led by A.K. Gopalan?
Ans : 32

1133 : In Travancore who changed the Karyakar position to Tahsildar ?
Ans : Col. Munro

1134 : The first Grama Panchayat which produced and distributed electricity on their own?
Ans : Mangulam

1135 : Vanchi; Karur; Thrikkariyur and Thiruvanchikkulam were the capitals of which dynasty ?
Ans : Cheras

1136 : What was the real name of Chatampi Swamikal?
Ans : Kunjan Pillai.

1137 : Who is the author of ” Devadasi”?
Ans : Sugathakumari

1138 : Which is the First rubberized road in Kerala?
Ans : Kottayam – Kumili Road

1139 : Where was the first Radio Station in Kerala?
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram

1140 : In which year the Construction of Anjengo fort started?
Ans : 1684

1141 : Which was the first school for girls in South India?
Ans : Holly Angles Convent started in 1880 in Thiruvananthapuram

1142 : Which is the biggest freshwater lake in Kerala?
Ans : Sasthamcotta Lake (Kollam)

1143 : Thusharagiri Falls is in?
Ans : Malappuram

1144 : Who was the first Minister of Education in Kerala?
Ans : Joseph Mundassery