FACTS ABOUT KERALA PART-8

▪ Who was the first director of the Kerala Language Institute founded in 1968?

Ans: N.V. Krishna Varrier

▪ Who got the first Basheer Puraskaram?

Ans: Kovilan

▪ In which district is Kumarakom Bird sanctuary?

Ans: Kottayam

▪ The first hanging bridge in Kerala:

Ans: Punalur

▪ The first Export Processing Zone in Kerala:

Ans: Kochi

▪ In which district is Thottappally spillway:

Ans: Alappuzha

▪ The film based on the theme of Malabar Revolt:

Ans: 1921

▪ The headquarters of the Malabar Special Police (MSP):

Ans: Malappuram

▪ Where is Veterinary Biologicals is situated?

Ans: Palode

▪ In which district Thakazhy museum is situated:

Ans: Alappuzha

▪ Who wrote 'Angala Samrajyam'?

Ans: A.R. Rajaraja Varma

▪ The first private power station in Kerala:

Ans: Maniyar

• The first state in India to frame a comprehensive water policy:

Ans: Kerala

▪ The southernmost city corporation in Kerala:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

▪ Which river is also known by the name Nila or Perar?

Ans: Bharathappuzha  

▪ In ancient period Kottakkal in Malappurarn district was known as:

Ans: Venkitta Kotta

▪ Padayani is a dance form popular in the district of:

Ans: Pathanamthitta

• Who was the acting Governor of Kerala when the state was formed on 1st November, 1956?

Ans: P.S. Rao

• 'Kaviyude Kalpadukal’ is the autobiography of:

Ans: Kunhiraman Nair

▪ In which district is Ramakkalmedu, the famous tourist centre?

Ans: ldukki

▪ Who was in charge of Home department in the end of the first EMS ministry?

Ans: C. Achutha Menon

▪ Who discovered the Edakkal caves?

Ans: Fred Fawcett

▪ In which year Kerala Public Service Commission was formed?

Ans: 1956

▪ In which district is 'Arjuna Nritham' is a famous dance form?

Ans: Kottayam

▪ The exponent of Kathakali:

Ans: Kottarakkara Tbampuran

• Which district in Kerala has the largest number of cashew factories?

Ans: Kollam

▪ The largest cardamom auction centre in Kerala:

Ans: Vandanmedu

• The district where the largest number of regional languages are spoken:

Ans: Kasaragod

• Which sanctuary was formerly known as Nellikkampatty?

Ans: Thekkady

• The city corporation in Kerala without coastline:

Ans: Thrissur

• Silent Valley is in the district of:

Ans: Palakkad

▪ The old name of Sultan Bathery was:

Ans: Ganapativattom

▪ Which was known as 'Taxilla of South India'?

Ans: Parthivapuram Sala  

▪ The area where black soil is found in Kerala:

Ans: Chittur

• Who built Bakel Fort?

Ans: Sivappa Naik of Bidanur

• Which district has the largest number of block panchayats?

Ans: Thrissur

• In which district Pookkode lake is situated?

Ans: Wayanad

▪ Bakel fort is situated in the district of:

Ans: Kasargod

▪ Thankasseri light house is in the district of:

Ans: Kollam

▪ The oldest existing fort built by Europeans in India:

Ans: Pallippuram

• The district with the largest number of Jains:

Ans: Wayanad

▪ Which place in Kasargod district was known as 'Madathumala’ in ancient times?

 Ans: Ranipuram

• The Thattekkad Bird sanctuary is named after:

Ans: Salim All

▪ Veenapoovu by Kumaranasan which marked the beginning of romanticism in Malayalam was published in ‘Mithavadhi’ in:

Ans: 1907

▪ In which district the tourist spot Perumthenaruvi is situated?

Ans: Pathanamthitta

• Veli tourist village is in the district of:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

▪ Gavi is a tourist place in the district of:

Ans: Pathanamthitta

▪ The national park which is famous for Nilgiri Thai:

Ans: Iravikulam

▪ In which district is Fantacy Park?

Ans: Palakkad

▪ The district which is the largest producer of Cardamom in Kerala:

Ans: Idukki

▪ The district abundant in cotton soil:

Ans: Palakkad

▪ Karippur, where the Kozhikode air port is situated is in the district of:

Ans: Malappuram

▪ Venue of Mamankom was:

Ans: Thirunavaya

▪ The place in Kerala famous for orange farms:

Ans: Nelliyampathy

▪ The place in ldukki district, famous for sandal forests:

Ans: Marayur

• The place in Kerala famous for ‘Muniyaras’:

Ans: Marayur

• The district which is the largest producer of spices in Kerala:

Ans: Idukki  

▪ In which district is Charalkkunnu Hill Station?

Ans: Pathanamthitta

▪ The headquarters of Malabar district during the British regime:

Ans: Kozhikode

▪ Who was the first minister in charge of Forest?

Ans: K.C. George

▪ Vakkom Maulavi started "Swadeshabhimani’ in:

Ans: 1905

• The district in which the highest peak in Kerala is situated:

Ans: Idukki

▪ Who introduced Education Bill in Kerala legislative assembly during the tenure of the first E.M.S. Ministry:

Ans: Joseph Mundassery

• The first court in Kerala for abkari trial was established at:

Ans: Kottarakkara

▪ Which district is the largest producer of Coffee in Kerala?

Ans: Wayanad

▪ Which place was known as 'Odanad’ in earlier days?

Ans: Kayamkulam

▪ The hottest district in Kerala:

Ans: Palakkad

▪ The first coir village in Kerala:

Ans: Vayalar

▪ The scheme which is aimed at improving facilities in government run hospitals with a view to extend treatment at a reasonable cost:

Ans: Aardram

▪ In which year Nava Kerala Mission was launched?

Ans: 2016

▪ Samunnathi is the other name of:

Ans: Kerala State Welfare Corporation for Forward Communities

▪ In which district is Iravikularn national park?

Ans: Idukki

▪ Panmana Ashramam is related to:

Ans: Chattampi Swamikal