- In which district is Valliyurkavu?
Wayanad
- The pass that connects Kerala and Kodagu:
Perambady
- The pass that connects Kozhikode and Wayanad:
Thamarassery
- The place is known as ‘the Cherrapunji of Kerala’:
Lakkidi
- The northernmost backwater in Kerala:
Uppala
- In which district Tulu language is spoken?
Kasargod
- The district where ‘Yakshagana’ is popular?
Kasargod
- Kasargod district was formed after the bifurcation of:
Kannur
- The largest and best-preserved fort in Kerala:
Bakel
- Which river is also known as ‘Tejaswini’?
Kariangode
- The place is known as ‘Naura’ in the ancient period:
Kannur
- Which area was once known as Karappuram?
Cherthala
- Which area was once known as Chempakassery?
Ambalappuzha
- Which sanctuary was formerly known as Nellikkampatty?
Thekkady
- The place in Kerala where St.Thomas landed in AD52:
Malyankara
- The city corporation in Kerala without coastline:
Thrissur
- Which temple is known as ‘Dakshina Dwaraka’?
Guruvayur
- Silent Valley is in the district of:
Palakkad
- Which river was known as ‘Baris’ in ancient times:
Pamba
- The old name of Sultan Bathery was:
Ganapativattom
- Which river is also known by the name Nila or Perar?
Bharatappuzha
- Which area was known as ‘Goshree’ in ancient days?
Kochi
- In the ancient period Kottakkal in Malappuram district was known as:
Venkatakota
- Which was known as ‘Taxila of South India’?
Parthivapuram Sala
- Jainimedu, where Kumaranasan wrote ‘Veenapoovu’ is in the district of:
Palakkad
- The area where black soil is found in Kerala:
Chittur
- Who built Bakel Fort?
Sivappa Naik of Bidanur
- Where is Anandasramam?
Kanhangad
- Which place in Kasargod district was known as ‘Madathumala’ in ancient times?
Ranipuram
- Which was known as ‘Desinganad’ in earlier days?
Kollam
- Which was known as ‘Odanad’ in earlier days?
Kayamkulam
- The area is known as Sairandrivanam in Mahabharat:
Silent Valley
- The place is known as ‘little Mecca’:
Ponnani
- The Palaruvi waterfalls is in the district of:
Kollam
- The region known as ‘Porainadu’ in Sangam age:
Palakkad
- Where is Govinda Pai Memorial?
Mancheswaram
- Northernmost municipality in Kerala:
Kasargod
- Muziris is the old name of:
Kodungallur
- Mahodayapuram is the old name of:
Kodungallur
- The name of the district existed when the Kerala state was formed and it does not exist at present:
Malabar
- ‘Madabhoomi’ is the old name of:
Kochi
- Old name of Angadippuram:
Valluvanagaram
- Old name of Kottackal:
Venkatakota
- In which district is Maipady palace?
Kasargod
- The Thattekkad sanctuary is named after:
Salim Ali
- In which district the tourist spot Perumthenaruvi is situated?
Pathanamthitta
- In which district is Kumarakom bird sanctuary?
Kottayam
- In which district is Ramakkalmedu, the famous tourist centre?
Idukki
- Veli tourist village is in the district of:
Thiruvananthapuram
- Asramam tourist village is situated near the lake:
Ashatamudi
- Which is the birthplace of Kathakali?
Kottarakkara
- Which temple is known as ‘the Palani of Kerala’?
Harippad
- Thanneermukkam barrage is across :
Vembanad lake
- Karumadikkuttan, a statue obtained from Alappuzha district is believed to be related to:
Buddhism
- The boat race which held on the second Saturday of August every year:
Nehru Trophy
- Thycal, where remains of an ancient ship obtained is in the district of:
Alappuzha
- The place in Kerala where rice is cultivated below sea level:
Kuttanad
- The district in Kerala with the least forest area:
Alappuzha
- Which is known as ‘bird village in Kerala’?
Nooranad
- Who called Alappuzha ‘Venice of the East?
Lord Curzon
- Padayani is the folk art form of the district of:
Pathanamthitta
- The only railway station in Pathanamthitta district:
Thiruvalla
- The only district in South Kerala without coastline:
Pathanamthitta
- Powerhouse of Idukki hydel project is situated at:
Moolamattom
- The village in Idukki district that was ceded to Ernakulam district, which
shifted the Idukki district to the second rank in the area:
Kuttampuzha
- The area in Kerala that receives the least rainfall:
Chinnar
- The island formed after the dredging activities of the Cochin port:
Wellington
- The place related to Athachamayam:
Thrikkakkara
- Which boat race is known as ‘Pooram in Water’?
Aranmula boat race
- Which was the capital of the kingdom of Chempakassery?
Ambalappuzha
- Birth place of Saktibhadra, the author of ‘Ascharyachoodamani’:
Kodumon
- The birthplace of Chattampi Swamikal:
Kannammoola
- The birthplace of P.Kunjiraman Nair, the famous poet of Kerala:
Kanhangad
- Uzhavur, the birthplace of KR Narayanan is in the district of:
Kottayam
- The place where Kumaranasan was born:
Kayikkara
- In which district the famous Malayalam poet Ulloor S.Parameswarayyar was born: Kottayam
- The birth place of Thacholi Othenan:
Vadakara
- The birthplace of Rama Panicker, one of the Kannassa poets:
Niranam
- Killikurissimangalam, the birth place of Kunchan Nambiar is in the district of:
Palakkad
- Kizhattur, a place near Perinthalmanna is the birthplace of:
Poonthanam
- The native place of Kunhali Marikkar:
Iringal
- Kondoty, where Moyinkutty Vaidyar Memorial is situated is in the district of:
Malappuram
- P Kunjiraman Nair memorial is at:
Kollengode
- Muloor S Padamanabha Panikker memorial is at:
Ilavumthitta
- The southernmost freshwater lagoon in Kerala is:
Vellayani
- Merryland, the second film studio in Kerala is situated at……. in Thiruvananthapuram district.
Nemom
- The capital of the Aay dynasty was……. in Thiruvananthapuram district.
Vizhinjam
- Where is Ulloor Memorial?
Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram
- In which district is Thunchan Memorial?
Malappuram
- Kunchan Nambiar Memorial is situated at:
Ambalappuzha
- Wagon Tragedy Memorial Hall is situated at:
Tirur
- Changampuzha memorial is situated at:
Edappally
- The place in Thiruvananthapuram district where the remains of ‘Ammachi Plavu’ in Travancore history is preserved:
Neyyatinkara
- The Chala market founded by Raja Kesavadas is in:
Thiruvananthapuram
- Where is Putharikandam ground situated?
Thiruvananthapuram
- M.C.Road connects Thiruvananthapuram and ……..:
Angamali
- The king who shifted the capital of Travancore from Padmanabhapuram
toThiruvanananthapuram?
Dharma Raja
- In 1869, a new secretariat building was constructed in Thiruvananthapuram
during the reign of Ayilyam Tirunal under the supervision of Dewan ……
T.Madhava Rao
- In 1888, the legislative council in Travancore started functioning at:
Thiruvananthapuram
- The famous statue in front of the Govt. Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram from
which the name ‘Statue Junction’ is evolved, is that of:
Madhava Rao
- The southernmost taluk in Kerala:
Neyyatinkara
- In which district is the Peppara wildlife sanctuary?
Thiruvananthapuram
- Where is Lakshmi Bhai College of Physical Education?
Karyavattom
- Chandanakavu where the Melpathur memorial is situated is in the district of:
Malappuram
- Thonnakkal in Thiruvananthapuram district is famous for the memorial of:
Kumaranasan
- Sahodaran Ayyappan memorial is at:
Idappally
- Kunjan Memorial in Palghat district:
Lakkadi
- The memorial of Chembai Vaidhyanatha Bhagavathar is situated at –
Kotayi in Palakkad
- What is known as ‘Dakshina Nalanda’?
Kanthallur Sala
- The area is known as the ‘granary of Travancore’, which is now in Kanyakumari district:
Nanjinad
- The highest peak in Thiruvananthapuram district:
Agasthyamala
- The place in Thiruvananthapuram from where Graphite ore is obtained?
Vellanad
- Thiruvananthapuram is the largest producer of ………..:
Tapioca
- The National Highway passing through Thiruvananthapuram city:
NH 544 (old name NH 47)
- Hill station in Thiruvananthapuram district:
Ponmudi
- The main central road begins at:
Kesavadasapuram
- Where is Papanasam beach?
Varkala
- During the period of Swati Tirunal, the Hajur Kacheri (Secretariat) of Travancore was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram from:
Kollam
- Ceramic Factory is situated at:
Kundara
- The Kollam – Kottappuram strech of West Coast Canal is
known as:
National Waterway-3
- The place in Kerala where China Clay is abundant-
Kundara
- Which bird sanctuary is in the Thiruvananthapuram district?
Arippa
- The birthplace of Kumaranasan
Kayikkara
- The birthplace of Ayyankali-
Venganur
- Vallikkavu, where the Ashram of Amritanandamayi is situated is in the district of:
Kollam
- Which of the following place in Kerala is famous for the cashew industry?
Kollam
- The place where Duryodhana Temple is situated in Kollam district:
Malanada
- The district with the least coastline:
Kollam
- Ceramic Factory is situated at:
Kundara
- The seat of Ilayidathu swaroopam in Travancore history was:
Kottarakkara
- Where is Chinnakkada ground situated?
Kollam
- In which district the Shendurney wildlife sanctuary is situated?
Kollam
- The birthplace of Chattampi Swamikal-
Kannammula
- Murajapam in Padmanabha Swami Temple is held every …
6 years
- The radio station in Travancore started functioning in:
1943
- The seat of Ilayidathu swaroopam in Travancore history was:
Kottarakkara
- The Alapuzha district was formed in 1957 mainly by the bifurcation of:
Kollam
- Neendakara Azhi connects …… and Arabian sea:
Ashtamudi lake
- MN Govindan Nair started One Lakh Housing Scheme at:
Chithara
- The taluk with the least number of villages:
Kunnathur
- The last formed city corporations in Kerala are Thrissur and……:
Kollam
- Neendakara Azhi connects …… and Arabian sea:
Ashtamudi lake
- The substance used to make Aranmula mirror:
Metal
- The ‘Chilanthi temple’ in Pathanamthitta district:
Kodumon
- Mannadi, the place where Velu Thampy Dalawa committed suicide is
in the district of:
Pathanamthitta
- The season of Sabarimala:
NovemberJanuary
- In which month Maramon Convention is conducted on the banks of Pamba?
February
- An area in Kerala which is situated below sea level:
Kuttanad
- Nehru Trophy Boat race is in:
Punnamada
- Andhakaranazhi connects …… and Arabian sea:
Vembanad lake
1851.The first Malayali to become the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha:
(a) K.R .Naryanan (b) M.M. Thomas
(c) MM Jacob (d) M Sayeed
Answer: (c)
- The first to get Urwasi Award from Malayalam:
(a) Urvasi (b) Sobhana
(c) Monisha (d) Sarada
Answer: (d)
- The first athlete from Kerala to get Arjuna Award:
(a) P.T. Usha (b) T.C. Yohannan
(c) KC Elamma (d) Shiny Abraham
Answer: (b)
- Who is known as the first popular poet in Kerala?
(a) Kunchan Nambiar (b) Kumaran Asan
(c) Vallathol (d) Ezhuthachan
Answer: (a)
- Who became the officiating Dewan of Travancore when Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer
resigned?
(a) Pattam Thanu Pillai(b) K.T. Koshi
(c) P.G.N. Unnithan (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
- The founder of Cochin State Congress:
(a) Kuroor Namboothiri (b) T.K. Nair
(c) V.R. Krishanezhuthachan(d) Panampilly
Answer: (b)
- Who led Pattini Jadha or Starvation March?
(a) EMS (b) K Kelappan
(c) P. Krishana Pillai (d) A.K. Gopalan
Answer: (d)
- Who is known as the father of Sports in Kerala?
(a) Godavarma Raja (b) T.E. Vasudevan
(c) J.C. Daniel (d) Kunhikkannan
Answer: (a)
- The first editor of Mathrubhoomi:
(a) K. Kelappan (b) K Madhavan Nair
(c) K.P. Kesavamenon (d) C.H. Kunjappa
Answer: (c)
- The first Malayali to participate in Olympics:
(a) Sureshbabu (b) CK Lakshmanan
(c) P.T. Usha (d) Shiny Wilson
Answer: (b)
- The first to get Dronacharya Award:
(a) O.M. Nambiar (b) TC Yohannan
(c) Boby George (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
- The minister of Zamorin:
(a) Dharmoth Panicker (b) Paliyathachan
(c) Mangatachan (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
- Who led the Savarna Jadha from Vaikkom to Thiruvananthapuram during the Vaikkom Sathyagraha?
(a) ME Naidu (b) K. Kelappan
(c) T.K. Madhavan (d) Mannath Padmanabhan
Answer: (d)
- The founder secretary of S.N.D.P. Yogam:
(a) Sri Narayana Guru (b) Kumaran Asan
(c) Dr. Palpu (d) VK Velayudhan
Answer: (b)
- The last Dewan of Kochi:
(a) RK Shanmugham Chetty (b) C.P .Ramaswamy
Iyer (c) C.P. Karunakara Menon (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
- Who invited Hyder Ali to invade Kerala?
(a) Palakkad Komi Achan (b) Sakthan Thampuran
(c) Velu Thampy (d) Arakkal Beevi
Answer: (a)
- Who authored Varthamana Pusthakam, the first travelogue in Malayalam:
(a) SK Pottakkad (b) Herman Gundert
(c) Thoma Kathanar (d) Benjamin Bailee
Answer: (c)
- Who founded the Rural Institute in Thavanoor?
(a) KP Kesavamenon (b) K. Kelappan
(c) Ikkanda Varier (d) AK Gopalan
Answer: (b)
- The founder of Kerala Kaumudi :
(a) Ramakrishna Pillai (b) T.K. Madhavan
(c) Kumaranasan (d)CV Kunhiraman
Answer: (d)
- Who wrote Keechaka Vadham?
(a) Swathy Thirunal (b) Unnai Varrier
(c) Irayimman Thampy (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
- Who identified the peculiarities of Thattekkad sanctuary for the first time?
(a) Salim Ali (b) K.K. Neelakandan
(c) Sugathakumari (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
- The first Malayali to take membership in
Indian National Congress:
(a) C.S.Nair (b) G.P. Pillai
(c) K Kelappan (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
- The founder of Kerala Congress:
(a) P.T. Chacko (b) R. Balakrishna Pillai
(c) K.M. Mani (d) K.M. George
Answer: (d)
- Who became the ruler of Travancore when Sri Moolam Thirunal passed away?
(a) Sethu Parvati Bhai (b) Sethulekshmi Bhai
(c) Chithira Thirunal (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
- Kunjali Marakkar was the naval chief of:
(a) King of Travancore (b) King of Cochin
(c) Kolathiri (d) Zamorin
Answer: (d)
- The famous marine drive in Kerala is at:
Ernakulam
- The national park which is famous lion-tailed macaque:
Silent Valley
- In which hills the famous Edakkal caves are situated?
Ambukuthimala
- The place in Kerala famous for ‘Neelakurinji’:
Munnar
- Where is ‘Joothakkulam’ in Kerala?
Madayi
- In which place Jadayupara is situated?
Chadayamangalam
- In which district Pookkode lake is situated?
Wayanad
- Bakel fort is situated in the district of:
Kasargod
- Thankassery lighthouse is in the district of:
Kollam
- In which district is Athirappally- Vazhachal waterfalls:
Thrissur
- Swati Thirunal constructed ‘Kuthira Malika’ at:
Thiruvananthapuram
- Who renovated the Krishnapuram palace?
Marthandavarma
- In which district is Sankhumukham beach?
Thiruvananthapuram
- In which place is Papanasam beach?
Varkala
- In which district is Wagamon?
Idukki
- In which district is Pathiramanal island?
Alappuzha
- Where is Pazhassi Kudeeram situated?
Mananthavady
- The place where a garden was built in memory of the national leaders:
Peruvannamuzhi
- In which district is Kappil beach?
Thiruvananthapuram
- In which district is Payyambalam beach?
Kannur
- In which district is Pakshipathalam?
Wayanad
- Edakkal Caves are in the district of:
Wayanad
- In which district is Kuruva island?
Wayanad
- Pookkode lake is in the district of:
Wayanad
- In which district is Agasthyarkootam?
Thiruvananthapuram
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