Arthashastra
a) Bharathapuzha b) Pamba
c) Periyar
d) Chaliyar
Ans : c. Periyar
o The
river in Kerala which occupies the maximum volume of water -Periyar
o The
river which has the most number of tributaries in Kerala - Periyar
o The
major tributaries of Periyar - Mullayaar, Muthirapuzha, Cheruthoniyaar,
Idamalayaar, Perumthurayaar, Kattappanayaar etc..
o The
river which was mentioned as Poorna by Shankaracharya - Periyar
o The
river which was known as Baris in ancient times Pamba
o The
river known as Dakshina bageerathi - Pamba
o River
which is known as peraar in ancient times - Bharathapuzha
o The
river which is known as Nile of Kerala - Bharathapuzha
o The
river which is known as Nila - Bharathapuzha
o Shokanaashini
puzha - Bharathapuzha
o Who
gave the name shokanaashini puzha to Bharathapuzha Thunjath Ramanujan
ezhuthachan
o The
river is known as yellow river of Kerala - Kuttiyadi puzha
o The
river which is known as Moorad puzha - Kuttiyadi puzha
o The
river which is known as payaswini - Chandragiri puzha
o The
river which is known as kallaayi puzha and
Beypure puzha - Chaliyar
o The
river of Kerala on which maximum number of dams are constructed - Periyar
o First
concrete dam mattupetty is built on - Periyar
o The
Christian pilgrim Centre situated on the banks of Periyar - Malayattoor
o Kalady,
the birthplace of Shri Shankaracharya and the Advaitha ashramam in Aluva are
situated on the banks of river Periyar
o The
harbour which was destroyed during the flood of Periyar in AD 1341- Kodungallur
o Longest
river in Kerala - Periyar (244 km)
o The
second longest river in Kerala - Bharathapuzha (209 km)
o The
fishing port located at the mouth of Bharathapuzha - Ponnani port
o Mini
Pamba plan is related to Bharathapuzha
2. The
biggest irrigation project in Kerala is Kallada project belongs to which
district
a) Kollam
b) Alappuzha
c) Idukki
d) Ernakulam
Ans : a. Kollam
a) Kollam
b) Alappuzha
c) Idukki
d) Ernakulam
Ans : a. Kollam
o Total
number of dams in Kerala for irrigation purpose - 18
o The
oldest irrigation project in Kerala - Peeche irrigation project
o First
large Scale irrigation system in Kerala - Malampuzha irrigation project
o The
second largest irrigation project in Kerala - Tenmala
o Thenmala
Parappar dam is built across - Kallada river
o The
largest reservoir in Kerala - Malampuzha Dam (Palakkad)
o Kallada
hydroelectric power station was commissioned on - 5th January 1994
o The
largest Earth dam in India - Banasurasagar (second largest in Asia)
o Neyyar
irrigation project in Thiruvananthapuram is one of the major irrigation
projects taken up in India under the first five year plan
3. Pazhassi
Raja Art Gallery is in
a) Wayanad
b) Kozhikode
c) Kannur
d) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: b. Kozhikkode
a) Wayanad
b) Kozhikode
c) Kannur
d) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: b. Kozhikkode
o Pazhassi
Tomb - Mananthavady (Wayanad)
o Pazhassi
Museum - Kozhikode
o Pazhassi
Dam - Kannur
o Person
popularly known as Kerala Simham or Lion of Kerala - Pazhassi Raja
o Pazhassi
Raja college - Pulpally (Wayanad)
o Pazhassi
Raja NSS college - Mattannur (Kannur)
o Pazhassi
Raja School - Thiruvillamala (Thrissur)
o Pazhassi
Raja Universal Public School - Balussery (Kozhikode)
Museums in Kerala
o Napier
Museum - Thiruvananthapuram
o Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel police Museum - Kollam
o First
Tsunami museum in India - Azheekkal
o First
cartoon museum in India - Kayamkulam
o First
tea Museum in Kerala - Munnar
o First
soil museum in India - Parottukonam
o First
mangrove Museum in Kerala - Koyilandy
o First
Cooperative Museum in Asia - Kozhikode
o First
jail Museum in Kerala - Kannur Central Jail
o Hill
Palace Museum - Ernakulam
o Indian
Naval Marine Museum - Kochi
o Archaeological
and Arts Museum - Thrissur
o Teak
Museum - Nilambur
o Kunjali
marakkar Memorial Museum - Iringal (Kozhikode)
o Krishna
Menon Art Gallery and Museum - Kozhikode
o Arakkal
Museum - Kannur
4. Who
built the Dutch Palace at mattancherry in 1555
a) The Dutch
b) The French
c) The Portuguese
d) The English
Ans: c. The Portuguese
a) The Dutch
b) The French
c) The Portuguese
d) The English
Ans: c. The Portuguese
o First
fort built by Europeans in India - Pallipuram Fort (1503 Portuguese)
o The
Fort known as Ayi Kotta , Manuel Fort, and Azhi kotta - Pallipuram Fort
Major forts
o Manual
Fort - Kochi (Portuguese)
o Saint
Angelo Fort - Kannur (Portuguese)
o Kottapuram
Fort - Thrissur (Portuguese)
o Chaliyam
Fort - Vettatthunaad (Portuguese)
o Bekal
Fort - Kasargod (Shivappa Nayakar)
o Chandragiri
Fort - Kasaragod (Shivappa Nayakar)
o Hosdurg
Fort - Kasargod (Somasekhara Nayakar)
o Palakkad
Fort - Palakkad (Hyder Ali)
o Vattakottai
- Kanyakumari (Marthanda Varma)
o Nedumkotta
- Thrissur (Karthika thirunal Rama Varma)
o Anjuthengu
Fort - Anchuthengu (British)
5. Which
rulers of Kerala controlled the Lakshadweep
a) Zamorins of Kozhikode
b) Kochin rulers
c) Arakkal Kingdom
d) Thiruvithamkoor rulers
Ans: c. Arakkal Kingdom
a) Zamorins of Kozhikode
b) Kochin rulers
c) Arakkal Kingdom
d) Thiruvithamkoor rulers
Ans: c. Arakkal Kingdom
o The
only muslim dynasty that ruled Kerala - Arakkal dynasty
o The
capital of Arakkal dynasty - Kannur
o King
of Arakkal dynasty was known as - Ali Raja
o The
queen of Arakkal dynasty was known as - Arakkal beevi
o The
Kingdom known as Nediyirupp Swaroopam - Kozhikode
o The
rulers of Kozhikode were known as - zamorins
o The
Assembly Of Scholars of zamorins - Revathi pattathanam
o Cochin
royal family was known as- Perumpadappu
swaroopam
o The
title accepted by Kochi Kings - Kovilaadhikaarikal
o Only
one woman ruler of Cochin - Rani gangadhara Lakshmi
o Travancore
Kingdom was known as - Tiruppur Swaroopam
o The
Prime Minister of Zamorins was known as - Mangattachan
o The
Prime Minister of Cochin was known as - Paliyath Achan
6. Which
is the mountain range that is starting from the Tapti river in the north to
Kanyakumari in south
a. Deccan
Plateau
b. Eastern
Ghat
c. Western
Ghat
d. Aravalli
mountain ranges
Ans: Western Ghat
o The
relief feature that lies on the east of Kerala - Western Ghat
o The
total length of Western Ghat -1600 km
o The
total number of states through which the Western Ghat runs – 6 (Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala)
o The
committees which studied about the environmental impact of Western Ghats -
Madhav Gadgil committee and K Kasturirangan committee
o The
second Indian who got Tyler price International award in the field of
environment - Dr Madhav Gadgil (2015) (First Indian - Dr MS Swaminathan)
o Kasturirangan
committee reviewed the Gadgil Committee report and disagreed with the
Recommendation of Gadgil committee
o The
expert committee appointed by the Kerala government to review the Kasturirangan
report - Unman V Omman
o Western
Ghat was declared as UNESCO’s World Heritage site -1st July 2012
o The
number of points in Western Ghat that included in the World Heritage site - 39 (out
of this 20 are in Kerala)
7. Which
among the following is a salt lake in Rajasthan
a. Sambhar
Lake
b. Redhill
Lake
c. Kalyan
Lake
d. Chilka
lake
Ans: Sambhar Lake
o Largest
inland Salt Lake - Sambhar Lake
o The
sacred lake in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan - Pushkar lake
o The
largest lake in India - Chilika Lake (Odisha)
o The
largest salt lake in India - Chilka lake
o Chilka
lake is the mouth of river - Mahanadi
o The
Marsh land at the northern edge of chilka which is declared as an the International
bird area - Magalajodi
o The
largest freshwater lake in India - Wular Lake (Jammu Kashmir)
o The
lake which is known as mahapadma Saras - Wular
o Largest
freshwater lake in South India - Kolleru
o The
largest freshwater lake of North East India and - loktak lake
o Second
largest freshwater lake in India - Kolleru Lake Andhra Pradesh
o Highest
lake in India - cholamo lake
o The
lake which is known as Jewel in the Crown of Kashmir - Dal Lake
o Venadu
island is on - Pulicat Lake
8. Bhilai
Steel Plant was established with the collaboration of
a. Japan
b. Russia
c. America
d. Germany
Ans: Russia
o The
Steel plant constructed with the support of Germany - Rourkela Steel Plant (Odisha)
o The
Steel plants constructed with the Russian support - Bhilai and Bokaro
o The
Steel Plant constructed with the support of Britain - (Durgapur Steel Plant West Bengal)
o First
public sector steel plant in India - Rourkela
o The
three Steel Plant Durgapur Bhilai Rourkela were built during - Second five year plan
o The
first iron and steel industry of India started at - Porto Novo (1830)
o The
first large scale Iron and Steel company was started in - kulti (West Bengal 1870)
o The
largest steel plant in private sector - Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)
o The
Steel Plant is situated on the banks of the river Suvarna Rekha - TISCO
o First
iron and steel plant in South India - Vishweshvaraiah Iron and Steel Plant (Bhadravati,
Karnataka)
o The
authority controls on Steel plants under public sector in India - Steel
Authority of India
o The
largest steel plant in India - Bokaro
o Most
profitable Steel price in India – Bhilai
Iron and Steel plants in India
o TISCO
- Jharkhand
o IISCO
- West Bengal
o Viswesvaraya
- Karnataka
o Vijayanagar
- Karnataka
o Tata
Steel Plant – kalinga Nagar (Orissa)
o Salem
steel plant - Tamilnadu
o Visakhapatnam
Steel Plant - Andhra Pradesh
o Dolvi
Steel Plant - Maharashtra
9. The
longest national highway in India is
a. NH
5
b. NH
6
c. NH
8
d. NH
7
Ans: NH7
Ans: NH7
o New
name of NH 7 is - NH 44 (Srinagar - Kanyakumari)
o The
shortest NH in India - NH 966 b (kundannoor - willingdon)
o Grand
Trunk Road, the first national highway in India connects Kolkata to Amritsar
built by - Sher Shah
o North
South Corridor and east west corridor are the two super highways in India
o Golden
Quadrilateral is a project link the 4 metro cities in India with six lane
highways
o The
largest road network in the world - USA
o The
second largest road network in the world in - India
o The
state having largest road network in India - Maharashtra
o The
state through which most number of national highways pass - Uttar Pradesh
o State
that has least number of national highways in India - Sikkim
o The
union territory of India which have least National Highway System - Chandigarh (24 km)
o The
union territory that has longest national highway network - Andaman and Nicobar
Island (300 km)
o Mumbai
Delhi Kolkata and Chennai are the four major metro cities in the list of Golden
Quadrilateral
o The
Golden Quadrilateral was inaugurated by - AB Vajpayee (6th January 1999)
o National
Highway Authority of India was established in 1995
o The
largest Highway project in India is national highway development project
10. Which
of the following rivers does not form any Delta at its mouth
a. Tapti
b. Kaveri
c. Mahanadi
d. Godavari
Ans: Tapti
o The
second largest West flowing Peninsular river - Tapti (first Narmada)
o India’s
second largest river that flows through rift Valley - Tapti
o River
known as the Twin of the river Narmada and the handmade of the Narmada - Tapti
o The
river that flows between the Godavari and the Narmada river - Tapti river
o Kakrapara
and Ukai hydroelectric projects are situated in the river - Tapti
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