FACTS ABOUT KERALA PART 5

1. The first panchayat in Kerala to start decentralised planning ?

Ans:-Kalliasseri

2. India's first 100% computer literate village:

Ans:-Chamravattom

3. The first polio-free district in India:

Ans:-Pathanamthitta

4. The first eco-tourism project in India was established at:

Ans:-Thenmala

5. James Darragh established the first coir factory in Kerala in 1859 at:

Ans:-Alappuzha

6. The first textile mill in Kerala was established in 1881 at:

Ans:-Kollam

7. The first diesel power project in Kerala:

Ans:-Brahmapuram

8. The first DNA barcoding centre in India is at:

Ans:-Thiruvananthapuram

9. The place where the first Cyber police station in Kerala was established:

Ans:-Thiruvananthapuram

10. The first limited company in Kerala:

Ans:-Punalur Paper Mill

11. The first peacock sanctuary in Kerala:

Ans:-Chulanur

12.The first city in Kerala where public transport system was introduced in 1938:

Ans:-Thiruvananthapuram

13. The place in Kerala where stock exchange was established in 1978:

Ans:-Kochi

14. The first artificial island in Kerala:

Ans:-Wellington

15. The first tiger reserve in Kerala:

Ans:-Periyar

16. In which district is Maniyar, the first private power project in Kerala?

Ans:-Pathanamthitta

17. The place where the first zoo in Kerala was established:

Ans:-Thiruvananthapuram

18. G.V. Raja Sports School, the first sports school in Kerala was established at ?

Ans:-Thiruvananthapuram

19. Who headed the first ministry Kerala in 1957?

Ans:-EMS Namboothiripad

20. Who was the first Food minister of Kerala State?

Ans:-K.C. George

21. The President's rule was imposed for the second time in Kerala in:

Ans:-1964

22. Who was the first Public Service Commissioner appointed in Travancore?

Ans:-C.D. Nokes

23. Name the agitation that prompted the Govt. of Travancore to appoint a Public Service Commissioner?

Ans:- Abstention Movement

24. Hajur Kacheri of Travancore was shifted from Kollam to Thiruvananthapuram during the reign of:

Ans:-Swati Tirunal

25. Who introduced secretarial system in Travancore?

Ans:-Colonel Monroe

26. The Dewan who modernised the judicial system in Travancore:

Ans:-Colonel Monroe

27. Who was appointed by Marthanda Varma to regularise the tax system in Travancore?

Ans:-Mallan Sankaran

28. The Dewan of Travancore who established four courts in various divisions of the state:

Ans:-Ummini Thampi

29. The European power that built Kottappuram fort in 1524:

Ans:-Portuguese

30. Mamankam was held on the banks of the river:

Ans:-Bharathapuzha

31. Idamalayar Dam is in the river:

Ans:-Periyar

32. In which river is Aruvikkara Dam?

Ans:-karamana River

33.In which river is Peruvannamuzhi Dam:.

Ans:-Kuttiady

34. In which district is Mayippadi Palace?

Ans:-Kasargod

35. In which district is Chirakkal Kovilakam?

Ans:-Kannur

36. Asramam tourist village is in the district of:

Ans:-Kollam

37. In which district is Viyyur Jail?

Ans:-Thrissur

38. The official residence of Dewan of Travancore which later became the seat of Akashvani in Kerala:

Ans:- Bhakti Vilasom

39. Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute is situated at:

Ans:- Palode (Thiruvananthapuram district)  

40.The head office of Kerala Public Service Commission is at:

Ans:-Thiruvananthapuram

41. Where is Ginger Research Centre?

Ans:-Ambalavayal

42. Where is Coffee Research Centre?

Ans:-Chundale

43. 'Smrithidarppanam is the autobiography of?

Ans:-M.P. Manmadhan

44. 'Ethirpp' is the autobiography of:

Ans:- P. Kesavadev