“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Kerala at a Glance -1

1. The museum at East Hill in Kozhikode is named after:

Pazhassi Raja

  1. The headquarters of Malabar district during the British regime:

Kozhikode

  1. The headquarters of  areas of Malabar when it was under the control of  Tipu Sultan:

Farook

  1. The districts in Kerala without railway lines are Idukki and:

Wayanad

  1. The districts that lead to the production of spices are Idukki and……

Wayanad

  1. The headquarters of Marketed:

 Kochi

  1. Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) is in:

Kasargod

  1. Hindustan Insecticide factory is at:

Aluva

  1. Hindustan Latex factory is situated at:

Peroorkada

  1. Kerala Highway Research Institute is situated at:

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. Pepper Research Centre is situated at:

Panniyur

  1. The headquarters of Coir Board:

Alappuzha

  1. The headquarters of Kerala Civil Supplies Corporation:

Ernakulam

  1. The headquarters of the Kerala Books and Publication Society:

Thrikkakkara

  1. The Kerala Historical Museum is situated at:

Edappally

  1. The Regional Rubber Research Institute in Kerala is situated at:

Kottayam

  1. The three-tier Panchayat Raj system was brought into practice in Kerala in the year:

1995

  1. Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS)is at:

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. Indian Telephone Industries is situated at:

Kanjikode

  1. Kerala Minerals and Metals is situated at:

Chavara

  1. PT Usha Coaching Centre is at:

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. The headquarters of CBI in Kerala:

Kochi

  1. The headquarters of Kerala Live Stock DevelopmentCorporation:
    Thiruvananthapuram
  1. The headquarters of Kerala State Financial Enterprises (KSFE):
    Thrissur
  1. In which district is Sugandhagiri Project?

Wayanad

  1. The headquarters of Wayanad district:

Kalpetta

  1. In which district is Valliyurkavu?

Wayanad

  1. The port established by Raja Kesavadas, Dewan of Travancore:
    Alappuzha
  1. In which district is Thanneermukkom Barrage?

Alappuzha

  1. In which district is Punnapra-Vayalar Memorial?

Alappuzha

31. Thanneermukkam barrage is across :

 Vembanad lake

32.NH-17 begins in Kerala at:

Edappally

  1. Oil Refinery in Kerala is situated at:

Ambalamugal

  1. Which European power built Bolghatty Palace?

Dutch

  1. Which temple is known as ‘the Palani ofKerala’?

Harippad

  1. Which is known as ‘bird village in Kerala’?

Nooranad

  1. Who called Alappuzha ‘Venice of the East for thefirst time?

Lord Curzon

  1. An ancient Buddhist centre in Alapuzha district?

Srimulavasam

  1. The place where Parthasarathy Temple is situated?

 Aranmula

  1. The temple is known as ‘Dakshina Mookambi’:

Panchikkad41. The district that is the largest producer of Tapioca? 

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. In which district is Ponmudi hill station?

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. The MC Road and NH 47 meet at:

Kesavadasapuram

  1. Where is Papanasam beach?

 Varkala

  1. During the period of Swati Tirunal, the HajurKacheri (Secretariat) of Travancore was shiftedto Thiruvananthapuram from:

Kollam


  1. Kerala Folklore Academy is at:

Kannur

  1. In which district is Aralam sanctuary?

 Kannur

  1. Andhakaranazhi connects …… and Arabian sea:

Vembanad lake

  1. Ceramic Factory in Kerala is situated at:

 Kundara

  1. M.C.Road connects Thiruvananthapuram and……..

Angamali

  1. The king who shifted the capital of Travancore fromPadmanabhapuram toThiruvananthapuram?

Dharma Raja

  1. In 1869, a new secretariat building was constructed in Thiruvananthapuram during the reign of Ayilyam Tirunal under the supervision of Dewan……

T.Madhava Rao

  1. In 1888, the legislative council in Travancore started functioning at:
    Thiruvananthapuram
  1. The Kollam – Kottappuram stretch of West Coast Canal is known as:

National Waterway-3

  1. The place in Kerala where China clay is abundant:

Kundara

  1. The seat of Ilayidathu Swaroopam in Travancorehistory was:

Kottarakkara

  1. Vallikkavu, where the Ashram of Amritanandamayiis situated is in the district of:

Kollam

  1. Which of the following place in Kerala is famous for the cashew industry?

Kollam

  1. The famous statue in front of the Govt. Secretariat,Thiruvananthapuram from which the name ‘StatueJunction’ is evolved, is that of:

Madhava Rao

  1. ‘Land of sandal forest’ in Kerala:

Marayur

  1. In which district is Chinnar sanctuary?

Idukki

  1. In which district is Thunchan Memorial?

Malappuram

  1. Kunchan Nambiar Memorial is situated at:

Ambalappuzha

  1. The temple with woman priest:

Mannarassala

  1. Boat race related to Amabalappuzha temple:

Chambakkulam

  1. Boat race related to Harippad temple:

Payippat

  1. Temple is famous for the worship of Snakes

Mannarassala

  1. The southernmost taluk in Kerala:

Neyyatinkara

  1. Where is Lakshmi Bhai College of Physical Education?

 Karyavattom

  1. In which district is Neyyar Wild Life Sanctuary?

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. The highest peak in Thiruvananthapuram district:

Agasthyamala

  1. In which district the Shendurney wildlife sanctuary is situated?

Kollam

  1. The Alapuzha district was formed in 1957 mainlyby the bifurcation of:

Kollam

  1. Neendakara Azhi connects …… and Arabian sea:

Ashtamudi lake

  1. MN Govindan Nair started One Lakh HousingScheme at:

Chithara

  1. The hill districts in Kerala:

Idukki, Wayanad

  1. Where is Ulloor Memorial?

 Jagathy (Tvpm)

  1. The place where Duryodhana Temple is situatedin Kollam district:

Malanada

  1. The district with the least coastline:

Kollam

  1. The seat of Ilayidathu Swaroopam in Travancorehistory was:

Kottarakkara

  1. Which was the capital of the kingdom of Chempakassery?
    Ambalappuzha
  1. The place where ‘Chilanthi temple’ is situated inPathanamthitta district:Kodumon
  1. The island formed after the dredging activities ofthe Cochin port:
    Wellington
  1. The place related to Athachamayam:

Thrikkakkara

  1. In which district Nedumbassery airport is situated?

Ernakulam

  1. In which district is the Brahmapuram diesel project?

Ernakulam

  1. The headquarters of the Dutch territories inKerala during the colonial regime was:

Kochi

  1. In which district is the Kodanad elephant training centre?

Ernakulam

  1. The only major port in Kerala:

Kochi

  1. The port in Kerala which was developed by Robert Bristo into a major port:

Kochi

  1. In which district is Bhutathankettu?

 Ernakulam

  1. The only district in South Kerala without coastline:

Pathanamthitta

  1. Which boat race is known as ‘Pooram in Water’?

Aranmula boat race

  1. In which district is Mangalavanam sanctuary situated?

Ernakulam

  1. Nehru Trophy Boat race is in:

Punnamada

  1. The church where Vasco da Gama was buried atKochi.

St.Francis Church

  1. The place in Kerala where St.Thomas landed inAD52:

 Malyankara

  1. The International Stadium at Kaloor in Ernakulamdistrict is named after:

 Jawaharlal Nehru

  1. Aluva in Ernakulam is famous for ……. celebration.

Sivarathri

  1. The place is known as the ‘Gateway to high range’:

Kothamangalam

  1. The corporation in Kerala without coastline:

Thrissur

  1. Which temple is known as ‘Dakshina Dwaraka’?

Guruvayur

  1. Silent Valley is in the district of:

Palakkad

  1. In which district is J.P. Smritivana is situated?

Palakkad

  1. Jainimedu, where Kumaranasan wrote ‘Veenapoovu’ is in the district of:

Palakkad

106.The area where black soil is found in Kerala:

Chittur

107.Ezhuthachan passed away at:

Chittur

108.The district abundant in cotton soil:

 Palakkad

  1. Which is known as ‘the green lungs of Kochi’?

Mangalavanam

  1. In which district is Mooriyad lake?

Thrissur

  1. In which district Peechi dam is situated?

 Thrissur

  1. The place where an observatory was establishedin ancient Kerala:

Mahodayapuram

  1. Karippur, where the Kozhikode airport is situated is in the district of:

Malappuram

114.Venue of Mamankom was:

Thirunavaya

  1. The headquarters of the naval force of Zamorin at the time of the arrival of Vasco da Gama was:

Ponnani

  1. Where is Thekkinkad ground, which is the venue of the famous Pooram festival?

Thrissur

117.The capital of Kulasekharas was:

Mahodayapuram

  1. In which district is Chimminy Sanctuary?

Thrissur

  1. In which district is Punnayurkkulam?

Thrissur

  1. Mannadi, the place where Velu Thampy Dalawacommitted suicide is in the district of:

Pathanamthitta

  1. The season of Sabarimala pilgrimage:

November-January

  1. In which month Maramon Convention is conducted on the banks of Pamba?

February

  1. What is known as ‘Dakshina Nalanda’?

Kanthallur Sala

  1. The area is known as the ‘granary of Travancore’,which is now in Kanyakumari district:

Nanjinad

  1. Birth place of Saktibhadra, the author of‘Ascharyachoodamani’:

Kodumo

  1. The birthplace of Chattampi Swamikal:

Kannammoola

  1. Padayani is the folk art form of the district of:

Pathanamthitta

  1. The only railway station in Pathanamthitta district:

Thiruvalla

  1. The boat race which held on the second Saturday of August every year:

Nehru Trophy

  1. Thycal, where remains of an ancient  ship obtained are in the district of:

Alappuzha

  1. The area in Kerala that receives the least rainfall:

Chinnar

  1. The Triprayar temple in Thrissur district is dedicated to:

Srirama

  1. The seat of Azhvanchery Tambrakkal is …… near Thirunavaya:

Athavanad

  1. In which district is Kadampuzha temple?

Malappuram

  1. Thusharagiri is a tourist centre in the district of:

Kozhikode

136.NH 212 connects Moolahalla and:

Kozhikode

  1. Thonnakkal in Thiruvananthapuram district is famous for the memorial of:

Kumaranasan

  1. Sahodaran Ayyappan memorial is at:

Idappally

  1. Sweet Meet Street (SM Street) or Mitayitheruvu which is plot of “Oru Theruvinte Katha’ by SK Pottakkad is in the district of:

Kozhikode

140.The headquarters of Pharmaceutical Corporation-Oushadi:

Thrissur

141.The headquarters of Plantation Corporation:

Kottayam

  1. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is situated at:

Thumba

143.Where is Guru Gopinath Nadana Gramam?

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. Where is Malabar Cancer Centre situated?

Thalassery

  1. Who got the first best film actor award instituted by Govt of Kerala in 1969?Sathyan

146.The headquarters of the Kerala Telecom Circle:

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. Central Tuber Crops Research Institute is situated at:

Srikaryam (Thiruvananthapuram)

  1. Equatorial Rocket Launching Station is situated at:

 Thumba

149.FACT factory is situated at:

Udyogamandal

  1. Kerala Police Academy is situated at:

Ramavarmapuram

  1. The Chitranjali Studio of Kerala State Film Development Corporation is at:

Thiruvallam

152.The headquarters of Kerafed:

Thiruvananthapuram

  1. The headquarters of the Kannur University is at:

Mangatuparambu

  1. Where is Agronomic Research Station?

Chalakkudi

155.The headquarters of Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham:

Kottayam

156.The second city Corporation in Kerala:

Kozhikode

157.Mananchira Ground is at:

Kozhikode

  1. Kappad, where Vasco da Gama landed on 20thMay 1498 is in the district of:

Kozhikode

159.The place in Kerala where rice is cultivated below sea level:

Kuttanad

  1. Who led the formation of the Kerala Congress in 1964?

KM George

  1. The headquarters of Palakkad Railway Division is at:

 Olavakkod

162.The district in Kerala with the least reserve forest:

Alappuzha

  1. Which beach is the background of the novel‘Chemmeen”?

Purakkad

164.The headquarters of Idukki district:

Painav

  1. The powerhouse of Idukki hydel project is situatedat:

Moolamattom

166.The village in Idukki district that was ceded to Ernakulam district, which shifted the Idukki district to the second rank in the area:

Kuttampuzha

167.The island formed after the flood of 1341:

Vypin

168.INS Venduruthy is situated at:

Kochi

  1. In which district is Malayatoor, a holy place forChristians?

 Ernakulam

  1. The Smart City Project is implemented at:

Kochi

  1. Which temple is related to ‘Makam Thozhal’?

Chottanikkara

  1. French-occupied area in Kerala was:

 Mahe

  1. In which district is Puralimala?

Kannur

  1. In which district is the Parassinikadav Muthappantemple?

 Kannur

175.The district of the Union Territory of Puducherry that shares a border with Kerala:

Mahe

  1. Which place was the centre of activities of HermanGundert?
    Thalassery
  1. In which district is Mappila bay harbour?

Kannur

178.The seat of Arakkal kingdom, the only Muslim dynasty in Kerala: 
Kannur

  1. Which district in Kerala has the least number ofTaluks?

 Wayanad

180.The northernmost backwater in Kerala:

Uppala

  1. Which area was called ‘Martha’ by the foreigners?

Karunagappally

  1. The Palaruvi waterfalls is in the district of:

Kollam

  1. In which district the tourist spot Perumthenaruviis situated?

Pathanamthitta

  1. In which district is Ramakkalmedu, the famoustourist centre?

Idukki

  1. Veli tourist village is in the district of:

Thiruvananthapuram

186.The place famous for ‘Muniyaras’:

 Marayur

187.The place in Idukki district, famous for sandal forests:

Marayur

188.The place in Kerala famous for ‘Neelakurinji’:

Munnar

  1. The place is known as ‘Naura’ in the ancient period:

Kannur

190.The place where a garden was built in memory of the national leaders: 

Peruvannamuzhi

  1. Where is ‘Joothakkulam’ in Kerala?

 Madayi

  1. Where is Pazhassi Kudeeram situated?

Mananthavady

  1. Which area was once known as Chempakassery?

Ambalappuzha

  1. Which area was once known as Karappuram?

Cherthala

  1. Which sanctuary was formerly known asNellikkampatty?

Thekkady

196.Which river was known as ‘Baris’ in ancient times:

Pamba

197.The region known as ‘Porainadu’ in Sangam age:

Palakkad

  1. Edakkal Caves are in the district of:

 Wayanad

  1. In which century did Kathakali was originated?

17

  1. In which district is Agasthyarkootam?

Thiruvananthapuram

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