- The first-speed post centre in Kerala was:
Kochi
203.The first tiger reserve in Kerala:
Periyar
204.The first town in Kerala to attain 100% literacy:
Kottayam
205.INS Garuda is situated at:
Kochi
206.The first radio station in Kerala:
Thiruvananthapuram
207.The first FM radio station in Kerala:
Kochi
- The place is known as ‘Second Bardoli’:
Payyannur
- Which town is known as ‘Circus town in Kerala’:
Thalassery
210.The fort in Kerala built by Sivappa Naik of Bidanur:
Bakel
211.The pass that connects Kerala and Kodagu:
Perambady
- The place is known as ‘the Cherrapunji of Kerala’:
Lakkidi
- Which European power built the Thalassery fort?
British
214.The first railway line in Travancore:
Shenkota-Punalur
- The first rubberised road in Kerala connectsKottayam and……
Kumali
- The first technopark in Kerala was establishedat:
Thiruvananthapuram
- In which district is Athirappally- Vazhachal waterfalls:
Thrissur
- In which district is Kuruva island?
Wayanad
- In which district is Sankhumukham beach?
Thiruvananthapuram
- In which district is Thattekkad bird sanctuary?
Ernakulam
- In which lake is Pathiramanal island?
Vembanad
- In which place is Papanasam beach?
Varkala
- Payyoli beach is in the district of:
Kozhikode
- Pookkode lake is in the district of:
Wayanad
225.Satvikam, Angikam, Vachikam and Aharyam are four types of:
Acting
- Subhadradhananjayam and Thapathisamvaranam were written by:
Kulasekharavarma
227.Summer station of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore, situated in Idukki district:
Peerumedu
228.Swati Thirunal constructed ‘Kuthira Malika’ at:
Thiruvananthapuram
- Thankassery lighthouse is in the district of:
Kollam
- In which district Pookkode lake is situated?
Wayanad
- In which hills the famous Edakkal caves are situated?
Ambukuthimal
- In which place Jadayupara is situated?
Chadayamangalam
- The area is known as Sairandrivanam inMahabharat:
Silent Valley
- The famous marine drive in Kerala is at:
Ernakulam
235.The national park which is famous lion-tailed macaque:
Silent Valley
- Who is regarded as the father of Yakshagana?
Parthy Subban
- Who wrote the song’ Omanathinkal Kidavo’?
Irayimman Thampy
- In which century did Thacholi Othernan live?
16th
- “Thekkan style’ in Kathakali was expounded by:
Kaplingattu Namboothiri
240.A film directed by Priyadarshan that depicts a story in the background of the freedom struggle of India:
Kalapani
- Gajendramoksham can be seen at the palace of:
Krishnapuram
- In which district is ‘Arjuna Nritham’ is a famous dance form?
Kottayam
- Oppana is a dance form performed by the women of …… community:
Muslim
- Padayani is a dance form popular in the district of:
Pathanamthitta
- The famous ‘Ezharapponnana’ of Ettumanoor temple is made up of:
Wood
- The film is based on the theme of ‘Count of Monte Christo’ by Alexander Dumas:
Padayottam
- The film is based on the theme of ‘Othello’ of Shakespeare:
Kaliyattam
- The film ‘Yugapurushan’ depicts the life of:
Sri Narayana Guru
249.The first Dolby stereo film in Malayalam:
Kalapani
250.The first film directed by M T Vasudevan Nair:
Nirmalyam
251.The first Malayalam film to get Golden Camera award in Cannes film festival:
Maranasimhasanam
252.The first state in India to start the cultivation of Rubber:
Kerala
253.The headquarters of Kerala Agricultural University:
Mannuthy
254.The largest strike organised by the Communist Party in Kerala:
Punnapra-Vayalar
255.The Malayalam film in which Latha Mangeshkar was a playback singer:
Nellu
256.The Malayalam film in which no woman was acted:
Mathilukal
257.The poet who revived Kathakali:
Vallathol
- Where is ‘Joothakkunnu’ in Kerala?
Chavakkad
- Which art form is exclusively performed by themembers of Chakyarkooth?
Koodiyattam
- Which palace is in Tamil Nadu but it is owned bythe Government of Kerala?
Padmanabhapuram
- Who renovated the Krishnapuram palace?
Marthandavarma
262.The primitive form of Kathakali:
Ramanattam
263.The literary part of Kathakali:
Attakkatha
264.A dance form evolved in Kerala under the patronage of the Christian Church:
Chavittunatakam
- Ammannur Madhava Chakyar is related to:
Koodiyattom
- Chavittunatakam was evolved as an alternativeto:
Kathakali
- In which district is Chakkulath Kavu?
Alappuzha
- In which district is Fantasy Park?
Palakkad
- In which district is Pathiramanal island?
Alappuzha
- In which district is Wagamon?
Idukki
- Mudiyettu is an art form related to ……. temples:
Bhadrakali
- St.Angelos fort in Kannur was built by the:
Portuguese
273.The birthplace of Chavittunatakam:
Mattancherry
- The Dutch Palace of Kochi was built by the:
Portuguese
275.The fort built by Somasekhara Naik of the Ikkeri dynasty:
Hosdurg
276.The fort in Thiruvananthapuram district that was built by the British in the 17th century:
Anchengo
277.The most refined dance form of Kerala:
Kathakali
- The present form of Kathakali was designed by:
Kottayam Thampuran
- Which art form is performed by the members ofMalayan and Mannan communities?
Theyyam
- Which traditional art form is related to Pulluvar?
Sarpam Thullal
- Which work is also known as ‘Ashtapadi’?
Gitagovinda
- Which is known as the ‘gateway of Wayanad’?
Lakkidi
- Which is known as ‘land of latex’ (land of Rubber)?
Kottayam
- Which place is known as ‘Poor man’s Ooty’?
Nelliampathy
- Which river is also known by the name ‘Beppurppuzha’?
Chaliyar
- Which river was called “the English channel in India’ as it separated the British and French-occupied territories?
Mayyazhi river
- Who authored ‘Prananathenenikku nalkiyaparamananda rasathe’?
Irayimman Thampy
- Who designed the current form of dressing inMohiniyattam?
Swati Thirunal
- Charalkkunnu is a hill station in …… district.
Pathanamthitta
- In which district is Kappil beach?
Kasargod
- In which district is Pakshipathalam?
Wayanad
292.The exponent of Kathakali:
Kottarakkara Thampuran
293.The first person in Kerala to write Sanskrit Drama:
Saktibhadran
- The mudras of ‘Kathakali’ are adopted from:
Koodiyattam
- The place is known as ‘little Mecca’:
Ponnani
- In which district is Payyambalam beach?
Kannur
- Which crop is known as ‘the gold of the wasteland’?
Cashew
- The first film in Malayalam was made based on aliterary work:Marthandavarma
299.The first Malayalam film that was nominated for Oscar:
Guru
- The first Malayalam film to get President’s silvermedal:
Neelakkuyil
301.The first film society in Kerala:
Chitralekha
- The first film to get the award of Govt. of Keralafor best film:
Kumarasambhavam
- Which district has the least area under paddycultivation?
Idukki
- Which district in Kerala has the largest area under paddy cultivation?
Palakkad
- Which vesha is usually used for female charactersin Kathakali?
Minukku
306.The first sponsored film in Malayalam:
Makalkku
- Who established ‘Atmavidhyasangham’?
Vagbhatananda
- Who started ‘Deshabhimani’ from Kollam in 1915, which was published till 1930?
TK Madhavan
- Who was known as Kerala Marx?
K Damodaran
- Who was the first president of the Nair Service Society formed in 1914 as ‘Nair Bhrithyajana Sangham’?
K Kelappan
311.The Keralite who wrote a book on ‘Karl Marx’ in 1912?
K Ramakrishna Pillai
312.The king of Travancore who encouraged Tapioca cultivation:
Visakham Thirunal
313.The largest mural painting in Kerala:
Gajendramoksham
- The mural painting ‘Aghoramoorthy’ can be seenat the temple of:
Ettumanoor
- The slogan ‘American Model Arabikkadalil’ is related to:
Punnapra-Vayalar
316.The year of a split in Communist Party:
1964
317.The first youngest Malayalam actress to get a national award for best actress:
Monisha
- What is called the ‘king of spices’?
Pepper
- What is known as the ‘queen of spices’?
Cardomom
- What is known as the ‘grains of paradise?
Cardomom
- Who led the Communist Party of India(Marxist) in Kerala after the split?
EMS
322.The first rubber park in Kerala:
Airapuram
- Which is the cash crop cultivated in the largest area in Kerala?
Rubber
- Gandhiji visited Kerala for the first time in:
1920
- Gandhiji visited Kerala for the last time in:
1937
- In which year ‘Abstention movement’ was started in Travancore?
1932
- Karivellur strike was in:
1946
- The film ‘Neythukaran’ depicts the life of:
EMS
329.The first digital film in Malayalam:
Moonnamathoral
- In connection with which event, Gandhiji visited Kerala for the second time, in 1925?
Vaikom Satyagraha
- On which date EMS ministry was dismissed?
31st July 1959
- On which date did the first ministry come into power?
5th April 1957
- In which district is the Attappady tribal settlement?
Palakkad
- In which district is Parassinikadavu snake park?
Kannur
- India’s first gymnastic training centre was established in:
Thalassery
336.The smallest river in Kerala:
Mancheswaram
337.The southernmost river in India:
Neyyar
338.‘The Vrindavan of Kerala’:
Malampuzha Garden
- The year in which Sree Narayana Guru gave the message ‘One caste, one religion, one god for man’ at a conference held at ‘Adwaithasramam’, Aluva:
1924
340.The year of Wagon Tragedy:
1921
341.‘TheNetherlands of Kerala’:
Kuttanad
- What is known as ‘Kerala Kumbhamela’?
Makaravilakk
- What is known as ‘Kerala Kumbhamela’?
Makaravilakku of Sabarimala
344.The first south Indian film to get president’s gold medal:
Chemmeen
345.The first step in the performance of Kathakali:
Kelikottu
346.The most beautiful ‘Vesha’ in Kathakali:
Pacha
347.The famous poet in Malayalam who died in a boat accident in Pallana river in 1924:
Kumaranasan
348.The first Bachat district in Kerala:
Ernakulam
349.The headquarters of Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation:
Kochi
350.The place where the first Sanskrit College in Kerala was established:
Thiruvananthapuram
351.The place where the first escalator in Kerala was established:
Thiruvananthapuram
352.The place where the first seafood park in Kerala was established:
Aroor
- This is the first boat race in Kerala which marks the beginning of the season of boat race in Kerala:
Chambakkulam
354.The first thermal plant in Kerala with Nafta as the fuel:
Kayamkulam
355.The first coir village in Kerala:
Vayalar
- The first paper mill in Kerala was established at:
Punalur
357.The first rubber park in Kerala:
Airapuram
358.The first women’s police station in Kerala:
Kozhikode
359.The first cities in Kerala that were connected with STD facilities:
Thiruvananthapuram- Kottayam
360.The first completely electrified grama panchayat in Kerala:
Kannadi
361.The first computerised Taluk office in India:
Ottappalam
362.The first constituency in which electronic voting machine was used:
Paravur
- The first church built by the Europeans in Indiais………. at Kochi.
St.Francis Church
364.The first fort built by Europeans in India:
Pallippuram
365.The first teak museum in India:
Nilambur
366.The industrial capital of Kerala:
Kochi
367.The northernmost river in India:
Mancheswaram river
368.The number of mudras in Kathakali:
24
369.The number of types of musical instruments used in Panchavadyam:
6
370.The role immortalised by Mammooty in the film ‘Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha’:
Chanthu
371.Thiruvathirakkali is also known as:
Kaikottikkali
- Who discovered the Edakkal caves?
Fasset
372.‘Mundakan’ is a term related to:
Paddy
- Punnapra-Vayalar agitation was in:
1946
374.The Dewan of Travancore who suppressed Punnapra-Vayalar agitation:
CP Ramaswamy Iyer
375.The exponent of Ottan Thullal:
Kunchan Nambiar
- The film is based on the theme of the Kayyur strike:
Meenamasathile Sooryan
- The film is based on the theme of the Malabar Revolt:
1921
- Kayyur strike was in:
1941
- Name the newspaper launched in 1942 at Kozhikode as the mouthpiece of the Communist Party in Kerala:
Desabhimani
380.Narayana Guru established ‘Adwaithasramam’ at Aluva in:
1914
- Swadeshabhimani K Ramakrishna Pillai was banished from Travancore for the alleged charge of sedition, in the year:
1910
- Swadeshabhimani K Ramakrishna Pillai was passed away in:
1916
- The first Malabar political conference was held under the aegis of Congress and Home Rule League in:
1916
- The prohibition on the Communist party was withdrawn in:
1942
- The publication of ‘Desabhimani’, the mouthpiece of Communist was started in 1942 from:
Kozhikode
386.The year in which Kerala Kaumudi was started publication under the leadership of CV Kunhuraman with Mooloor S Padmanabha Panicker as editor:
1911
387.The year of the Morazha incident in which KPR Gopalan was sentenced for capital punishment:
1940
- Under whose leadership Kochi Rajya Prajamandalam was formed in 1941?
VR Krishanezhuthachan
- Veenapoovu, by Kumaranasan which marked the beginning of romanticism in Malayalam, was published in ‘Mithavadhi’ in:
1907
390.The district which is the largest producer of Coffee in Kerala:
Wayanad
- Which was known as ‘Taxila of South India’?
Parthivapuram Sala
- Who became the first president of the TravancoreCommunist Party?
KC George
- Who was known as Kerala Krushchev?
MN Govindan Nair
- Who was the first minister in charge of Forest?
KC George
- Who was the first minister in charge of local self-government?
PK Chathan Master
396.The district which is the largest producer of Rubber in Kerala:
Kottayam
397.The district which is the largest producer of Tea in Kerala:
Idukki
398.The film by Shaji N.Karun based on the theme of the controversial Rajan Case:
Piravi
399.The film ‘Guru’ depicts the life of:
Karunakara Guru
- Who headed the first ministry in Kerala?
EMS Namboothirippad