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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT KERALA

1. The number of west flowing rivers of Kerala?
Ans : 41

2. "Who is the author of ""Kannuneerthulli"" ?"
Ans : Nalappattu Narayana Menon

3. Edakkal Caves are in
Ans: Wayanad District

4. The place in Kerala where Naval Academy is being built is
Ans : Ezhimala

5. Bakal Fort is in which District ?
Ans : Kasargode

6. First computerised Panchayath in Kerala
Ans : Vellanad

7. Information Kerala Mission started in
Ans : 1999

8. Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) is in
Ans :Trissur

9. Smallest Grama Panchayath in Kerala is
Ans : Valapattanam

10. Who was the first education minister of Kerala State ?
Ans : Joseph Mundassery

11. Whose autobiography is called ''Ormayude Arakal ''?
Ans : Cherukad

12. The State Institute of Rural Development [SIRD] is located in
Ans : Kottarakkara

13. Smallest Taluk in Kerala
Ans : Kochi

14. The region of Kerala where evergreen forests are seen
Ans : Silent Valley

15. Which ids the biggest Taluk in Kerala State ?
Ans : Eranad

16. The name of the river that flows through the Silent Valley in Kerala ?
Ans : Kunthippuzha

17. The maximum number of Wards in a Grama Panchyath
Ans : 20

18. The winner of the first Ezhuthachan Puraskar ?
Ans : Dr.Sooranad Kunjan Pillai

19. Samadhi of Sri. Narayana Guru is at
Ans : Sivagiri

20. The Parauram Express runs between
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram & Mangalore

21. Who started the State Transport Service in Travancore ?
Ans : C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer

22. The district inwhich Central Root Research Institute is situated
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram

23. The Director of the film '' Agnisakshi ''
Ans : Shyamaprasad

24. Name the Jnanpith award winner in 1995
Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair

25. Where is Puralimala situated
Ans : Thalasserry

26. Importance of 1 makaram 984 in the history of Kerala is
Ans : Kundara Proclamation

27. "The book ""Swarga Vathil Thurakkunna Samayam"" is written by"
Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair

28. Head Quarter of Kerala Forest Research Institute
Ans : Peechi

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. "Chandanakkuda Maholsavam" is held every year in"
Ans : Bimappalli

32. Wellington Island is in which district
Ans : Ernakulam

33. Joseph Mundassery was the Education Minister of Kerala in the ministry headed by
Ans : E.M.S

34. "The book ""Sooryakanthi "" is written by"
Ans : G.Sankarakurup

35. "Who wrote the malayalam novel "Agnisakshi"
Ans : Lalithambika Antharjanam

36. "Who is the director of the film "Chemmeen "
Ans : Ramu Kariyattu

37. The Teak Museum of Kerala is located in
Ans : Nilampoor

38. Which novel of Sara Joseph got Vayalar Award ?
Ans : Alahayude Penmakkal

39. The first short story in Malayalam
Ans : Vasana vikrithi

40. Sandal forest in Kerala
Ans : Marayoor

41. The first wild life sanctury in Kerala ?
Ans : Thekkady

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. "Who wrote ""Viswadarshanam"""
Ans : G.Shankara Kurup

46. Forest Industries Travancore is situated in
Ans : Aluva

47. Which is the firstMalayalam Novel ?
Ans : Kundhalatha by Appu Nedungadi

48. Who was the founder of Nair Service Society (N.S.S) ?
Ans : Mannath Padmanabhan

49. Who is known as "Kerala Valmiki" ?
Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon

50. The First President of "Kerala Sahithya Academy"
Ans : Sardar K.M.Panicker

51 KUMARAKAM BIRD SANCTUARY
Ans: KOTTAYAM

52 "PUNNAMADA KAYAL" IS FAMOUS FOR
Ans: NEHRU TROPHY BOAT RACE

53 THE PLACE "MANNADI" IS ASSOCIATED WITH
Ans: VELUTHAMBI DALAVA

54 IN WHICH DISTRICT "SHABARIMALA" IS SITUATED
Ans: PATHANAMTHITTA

55 PUNALUR PAPER MILLS
Ans: KOLLAM

56 "AGASTHYA VANAM" BIOLOGICAL PARK
Ans: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

57 KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Ans: PEECHI

58 KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Ans: MANNUTHI

59 LAST " MAMANGAM"
Ans: 1755

60 FIRST PRESIDENTIAL RULE IN KERALA
Ans: 1956