
- Name the Anglo Indian Member who served longest period in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Stephen Padua
2. Who was the longest serving Chiesf Minister of Travancore-Kochin
AJ John
3. Who was written and prepared the Temple entry Proclamation of 1936
Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer
4. Name the first rocket launched from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching station
Nike Apache
5. Name the first person who born through a cesarean section in Kerala, who died in May 2018 at the age of 98
Michael Shavarimuthu
6. Which bank introduced the first Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Kerala on 1993 at Trivandrum
British Bank of Middle East
7. Which was the first institute in Kerala established to produce viral and bacterial vaccines against cattle and poultry disease
Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals , Palode
8. Where is India’s first soil museum started
Parottukonam
9. Name the Children’s Magazine bring out by the Kerala State Institute of Children’s Literature
Thaliru
10. The Agasthya Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre located at
Neyyar
First Ministry of Kerala
5th April 1957 | 31st July 1959 |
E.M.S Namboodiripad | Chief Minister |
C. Achutha Menon | Finance |
T.V Thomas | Transport, Labour and Employment |
K.C George | Food and Forests |
K.P Gopalan | Industries |
T.A Majeed | Public Works |
P.K Chathan | Local Self Government |
Joseph Mundassery | Education and Co-operation |
K.R Gouri | Revenue and Excise |
V.R Krishna Iyer | Law and Electricity |
A.R Menon | Health |
11. Which Travancore King shifted the capital from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram
Dharma Raja
12. Name the man made canal that runs through the west coast of Thiruvananthapuram district named after the Queen of Travancore
Parvathy Puthanar
13. Who called Kumaranasan as ‘Viplavathinte Sukranakshatram’ (Venus of Revolution)
Joseph Mundassery
14. Kabani, Bhavani and Pambar are the east flowing rivers in Kerala. these three rivers are the tributaries of which major river
Kaveri
15. Krishna Gatha written by Cherusseri was the Court Poet of which King
Udayavarman Kolathiri
16. The cruel method of dipping one’s hand in boiling ghee to prove their innocence was practiced in Suchindrum. Which Travancore Ruler banned this practice
Swathi thirunal
17. On which day the first EMS Ministry was dismissed under Article 356 of Indian Constitution
31st July 1959
18. Name the woman who led the Rajadhani March in 1938 from Thampanoor to Kowdiar palace
Accamma Cherian
19. Orthal Vismayam is the autobiography of which prominent singer of Kathakali
Kalamandalam Hyderali
20. Chakki Chankaran considered to be the first satirical drama in Malayalam was written by
Munshi Rama Kurup
21. Name the British Engineer who designed the Punalur Suspension Bridge
Albert Henry
22. Which social reformer also known as ‘Madan Mohan Malaviya of Kerala’
Mannathu Padmanabhan
23. Which reformer founded the Samathwasamajam in 1836, one of the first social reform movement in Kerala
Vaikunda Swamikal
24. Name the social reformer who was called abusively as ‘Pandi Parayan’ by high caste people
thycaud Ayya
25. Kolavi beach is famous for the endangered Olive Ridely turtles is located in which district
Kozhikode
26. Name the journal published by the Kerala Folklore Academy
Poli
27. Which social reformer who born as Karat Govinda Menon also called as ‘Purusha Simham’
Brahmananda Sivayogi
28. Name the woman Kalaripayattu exponent who had been awarded the Padmashri in 2017
Meenakshi Amma
29. Where is the oldest cinamon plantation in the world locates
Ancharakandy
30. Which has been identified as the state butterfly of Kerala
Budha Mayori (Papilio Budha)
31. Name the river that mentioned in the Booker Prize winning novel ‘God of Small Things’ by Arundhati Roy
Meenachil River
32. Name the only malayali who received the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2005
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
33. Name the condolence poem written by Pandit Karuppan, on the death of Chattampi Swamikal
Samadhi Sapthaham
34. Which Governor General gave the title ‘Raja’ to Raja Kesavadas
Lord Mornington
35. The postal stamp with the picture of Mahatma Gandhi was issued in India for the first time on
15th August 1948
36. Which freedom fighter wrote a series of articles against the Indian Nationl Congress under the title ‘New Lamps for Old’
Aurobindo Ghosh
37. Mawlynnong the cleanest village in Asia is located in which state
Meghalaya
38. Pydimarri Venkata Subbha Rao was a Telung author who is best remembered as the composser of
National Pledge of India
39. Who was the first Indian to became the Secretary General of Amnesty International
Salil Shetty
40. Which is the last month in the Indian National Calendar
Phalguna
41. Breakfast Island, Honeymoon Island, and Birds Island are located in which lake
Chika lake
42. Which National park in Odisha is the world’s largest nesting ground of the endangered Olive Ridely turtle
Bhitarkanika National Park
43. Which National park formerly known as Borivali National park is situated near to Mumbai city
Sanjay Gandhi National Park
44. Who wrote the book ‘Dreaming Big My Journey to Connect India’
Sam Pitroda
45. Which News Paper established in 1970 and published from Mysuru is the only daily News Paper published in Sanskrit
Sudharma
46. Which former president of Indian National Congress started the Allahabad based News Paper ‘The Leader’
Madan Mohan Malaviya
47. Which indian National Congress president resigned from Viceroy’s executive council as a protest against jallianwalabagh massacre
C. Shankaran Nair
48. Which state in India named its tourism complexes by birds name
Haryana
49. Which Viceroy of British India introduced uniform salt law throughout the country in 1878
Lord Lytton
50. Which UNESCO World heritage site is inhabited by the world’s largest population of one horned rhinoceroses
Kaziranga National Park