Facts about kerala 2

1.  Which was the first social agitation in Kerala?

Ans: Channar Lahala

2.  'Transform Namboodiris to human' was the slogan of which organization?

Ans: Yogakshema Sabha

3.  Who was the president of the Guruvayur Satyagraha committee?

Ans: Mannathu Padmanabhan

4.  Following which agitation, the first Kerala ministry was dismissed on July 31, 1959?

Ans: Liberation Struggle (Vimochana Samaram)

5.  Which was the first political journal of Malabar?

Ans: Kerala Patrika

6.  Who led the first coalition ministry in Kerala in 1960?

Ans: Pattom A. Thanu Pillai

7.  In connection with which agitation Keezhariyur bomb case was registered?

Ans: Quit India movement

8.  Whose autobiography is ‘jeevithappaatha'?

Ans: Cherukadu Govinda Pisharadi

9.  Who is the creator of the cartoon serial 'Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum'?

Ans: G. Aravindan

10.  Which is the first directorial venture of Adoor Gopalakrishnan?

Ans: Swayamvaram

11.  Name the novel by O.V. Vijayan based on internal emergency in 1975?

Ans: Dharmapuranam

12.  Who was the only candidate elected unopposed to the Kerala Legislative Assembly?

Ans: M.Umesh Rao

13.  Who was the first Congress chief minister of Kerala?

Ans: R. Sankar

14.  Name the first Malayali who contested in the presidential election?

Ans: V.R.Krishna Iyer

15.  Who was the only Kerala speaker used casting vote?

Ans: A.C.Jose

16.  Who authored the novel ' Daivathinte Vikruthikal'?

Ans: M.Mukundan

17.  In which year the Kerala government instituted State Film Awards?

Ans: 1969

18.  Who wrote the plays Kanchana Sita , Lanka Lakshmi and Saketham based on Ramayana?

Ans: C.N.Sreekandan Nair

19.  Which political leader was known as Kerala Kissinger?

Ans: Baby John

20.  Who wrote the plays Srishti Sthiti Samharam?

Ans: K.T.Muhammed

21.  Who authored the novel "Pithamahan"?

Ans: VKN

22.  What was the novel written by Kannada novelist Niranjana based on the Kayyur revolt of 1941?

Ans: Chirasmarana

23.  Which is the first travelogue in Malayalam?

Ans: Varthamana Pushthakom

24.  Who was the compiler of 'Puranic Encyclopedia'?

Ans: Vettom Mani

25.  In what name River Periyar is mentioned in 'Arthashastra' by Chanakya? Ans: Choorni

26.  Name the Malayali who served as the principal secretary to two prime ministers, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi?

Ans: Dr.P.C.Alexander

27.  Which river is called the English Channel in India?

Ans: Mayyazhippuzha

28.  What was the ancient name of Silent Valley?

Ans: Sairandri vanam

29.  Which prime minister laid the foundation stone of Cochin Shipyard ?

Ans: Indira Gandhi

30. Which is the university headquartered at Thirur in Malappuram district?

Ans: Malayalam University

31.  Dasan is the central character of which novel?

Ans: Mayyazhippuzhayuda Theerangalil

32.  Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker Smarakam is situated at:

Ans: Elavumthitta (Pathanamthitta)

33.  In which name Manikothu Ramunni Nair became famous?

Ans: Sanjayan

34.  Which place is known as the cultural capital of Kasargod?

Ans: Nileshwaram

35.  Name the President who had also served as the Kerala Governor?

Ans: V.V. Giri

36.  What was the name given by Indian army to its rescue operation in . Kerala's flood in 2018?

Ans: Operation Sahyog

37.  At where, Bharathapuzha drains out to the sea?

Ans: Ponnani

38.  Which is India's the first dowry-free village?

Ans: Nilambur

39.  Which district is known as the land of Gods?

Ans: Kasargod

40.  Which district won the overall championship at the State School Youth Festival held in Alappauzha, 2018?

Ans: Palakkad

41.  Where the Kannur International airport is located?

Ans: Moorkhanparmbu

42.  Name the Kerala captain who led the team to victory in the Santhosh Trophy Tournament 2018 ?

Ans: Rahul Raj

43.  The first DNA bar coding centre in India:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram