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Miscellaneous Questions / Kerala Facts / Kerala Facts

 

1.  "Who is the author of ""Kannuneerthulli"" ?"

 

Ans : Nalappattu Narayana Menon

 

2. Forest Industries Travancore is situated in

 

Ans : Aluva

 

3.  The number of west flowing rivers of Kerala?

 

Ans : 41

 

4. Samadhi of Sri. Narayana Guru is at

 

Ans : Sivagiri

 

5.  The place in Kerala where Naval Academy is being built is

 

Ans : Ezhimala

 

6.  Edakkal Caves are in

 

Ans: Vayanad District

 

7.  Bakal Fort is in which District ?

 

Ans : Kasargode

 

8. The maximum number of Wards in a Grama Panchyath

 

Ans : 20

 

9. First computerised Panchayath in Kerala

 

Ans : Vellanad

 

10. Which ids the biggest Taluk in Kerala State ?

 

Ans : Eranad

 

11. Information Kerala Mission started in

 

Ans : 1999

 

12. Smallest Taluk in Kerala

 

Ans : Kochi

 

13. Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) is in

 

Ans :Trissur

 

14. Who was the first education minister of Kerala State ?

 

Ans : Joseph Mundassery

 

15. Importance of 1 makaram 984 in the history of Kerala is

 

Ans : Kundara Proclamation

 

16. Smallest Grama Panchayath in Kerala is

 

Ans : Valapattanam

 

17. "Who is the director of the film "Chemmeen "

 

Ans : Ramu Kariyattu

 

18. The first wild life sanctury in Kerala ?

 

Ans : Thekkady

 

19. Whose autobiography is called ''Ormayude Arakal ''?

 

Ans : Cherukad

 

 20. The State Institute of Rural Development [SIRD] is located in

 

Ans : Kottarakkara

 

 21. The region of Kerala where evergreen forests are seen

 

Ans : Silent Valley

 

22. The Director of the film '' Agnisakshi ''

 

Ans : Shyamaprasad

 

23.The winner of the first Ezhuthachan Puraskar ?

 

Ans : Dr.Sooranad Kunjan Pillai

 

24. The Parauram Express runs between

 

Ans : Thiruvananthapuram & Mangalore

 

25. "The book ""Swarga Vathil Thurakkunna Samayam"" is written by"

 

Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair

 

26. The name of the river that flows through the Silent Valley in Kerala ?

 

Ans : Kunthippuzha

 

27. The district inwhich Central Root Research Institute is situated

 

Ans : Thiruvananthapuram

 

28. Name the Jnanpith award winner in 1995

 

Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair

 

29. The speaker having longest tenure in the Kerala Assembly

Ans : M.Vijayakumar

 

30. First Kerala State Kathakali Award has been given to

 

Ans : Kalamandalam Raman Kutty Nair

 

31. Where is Puralimala situated

 

Ans : Thalasserry

 

32. Joseph Mundassery was the Education Minister of Kerala in the ministry headed by

 

Ans : E.M.S

 

33. Wellington Island is in which district

 

Ans : Ernakulam

 

34..Who is known as "Kerala Valmiki" ?

 

Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon

 

35. The Teak Museum of Kerala is located in

 

Ans : Nilampoor

 

36. The first short story in Malayalam

 

Ans : Vasana vikrithi

 

37. "Who wrote the malayalam novel "Agnisakshi"

 

Ans : Lalithambika Antharjanam

 

38. Sandal forest in Kerala

 

Ans : Marayoor

 

39..Who was the founder of Nair Service Society (N.S.S) ?

 

Ans : Mannath Padmanabhan

 

40 "The book ""Sooryakanthi "" is written by"

 

Ans : G.Sankarakurup

 

41.The First President of "Kerala Sahithya Academy"

 

Ans : Sardar K.M.Panicker

 

42. "Horthus Malabaricus" a seventeenth century book published in 12 volumes by the Dutch describes "

 

Ans : Medicinal Plants of Kerala

 

43. The Monsoon which brings rains in Kerala during the period October-November is called

 

Ans : North East Monsoon

 

44. Who started the State Transport service in Travanore ?

 

Ans : C.P.RamaSwamy Iyer

 

45. Head Quarter of Kerala Forest Research Institute

 

Ans : Peechi

 

46. "Who wrote ""Viswadarshanam"""

 

Ans : G.Shankara Kurup

 

47. Which novel of Sara Joseph got Vayalar Award ?

 

Ans : Alahayude Penmakkal

 

48. "Chandanakkuda Maholsavam" is held every year in"

 

Ans : Bimappalli

 

49. Who started the State Transport Service in Travancore ?

 

Ans : C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer

 

50..Which is the firstMalayalam Novel ?

 

Ans : Kundhalatha by Appu Nedungadi