General Knowledge for PSC Exams

‘Facts about Kerala’ are an important part of KPSC Exams. Questions on Geographical Facts- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites, writers – etc will be asked. To get an idea about the questions, following portion will be helpful. To evaluate your knowledge and memory power you can try at ‘Mock Exams’ division at: www.careermagazine.in

1.The place where the first mobile court in Kerala was established:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

2.The first news paper of Kerala was published from:

Ans: Thalassery

3.The first post office in Kerala was established at:

Ans: Alappuzha

4.The headquarters of the Malabar Special Police(MSP):

Ans: Malappuram

5.The place where the first Homoeo Medical College in Kerala was established:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

6.The venue of the first all Kerala political conference was:

Ans: Ottappalam

7.Where is Veterinary Biologicals is situated?

Ans: Palode

8.The place where the first Museum in Kerala was established:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

9.Asramam tourist village is in the district of:

Ans: Kollam

10. K R Narayan was the …..President of India

Ans: Tenth

11.The headquarters of the Kannur University is at:

Ans: Mangatuparambu

12.Where is Agronomic Research Station?

Ans: Chalakkudi

13.The headquarters of Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham:

Ans: Kottayam

14.The Kerala Language Institute is at:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

15.The place in Wayanad district where Heritage Museum is situated?

Ans: Amabalavayal

16.The place where stock exchange was established in 1978:

Ans: Kochi

17.Thirurangadi, the centre of Malabar rebellion is in the district of:

Ans: Malappuram

18.Where is Kerala Feeds situated?

Ans: Kallettumkara

19.The first court in Kerala for narcotics trial was established at:

Ans: Vadakara

20.The first English school in Malabar was established at:

Ans: Thalassery

21.The first Export Processing Zone in Kerala:

Ans: Kochi

22.The first gramapanchayat in Kerala which produce and distribute as its own?

Ans: Mankulam

23.The first hanging bridge in Kerala:

Ans: Punalur

24.The first Jewish synagogue in India was built at:

Ans: Kodungallur

25.The first labour bank in Kerala is Akathethara in ……. district.

Ans:  Palakkad

26.The first no-tobacco district in Kerala:

Ans: Kottayam

27.The first peacock sanctuary in Kerala:

Ans: Chulannoor

28.The first private medical college in Kerala, TD Medical College was established in the district

of:

Ans: Alappuzha

29.The first reserve forest in Travancore:

Ans: Konni

30.The first rubber estate in Kerala:

Ans: Nilambur

31.The first tourism village in Kerala:

Ans: Kumbalangi

32.The first wax museum in Kerala was setu up at:

Ans: Thekkady

33.The place in Kerala where Jews settled for the first time:

Ans: Kodungallur

34.The place where the first rubber based industrial establishement in Kerala was started:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

35.The place where the first televison centre in Kerala was established:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

36.GV Rajas Sports School, the first sports school in Kerala was established at:

Thiruvananthapuram

37.Pallivasal, the first hydro electric project is in the district of:

Ans: Idukky

38.The first wind power project in Kerala:

Ans: Kanjikode

39.The place where Bible was published in Malayalam for the first time:

Ans: Kottayam

40.The place where the first concrete bridge in Kerala was established:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

890.In which district is Viyyur Jail?

Ans: Thrissur

41.The venue of the first all Kerala political conference held in 1921:

Ans: Ottappalam

42.The venue of the first Malabar district conference held in 1916:

Ans: Palakkad

43.Who presided over the first Malabar district conference held at Palakkad in 1916?

Ans: Annie Besant

44.Agastyakutam, the first biological park is in the district of:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

45.India’s first 100% computer literate village is Chamravattom in …. district:

Ans: Malappuram

46.INS Dronacharya is situated at:

Ans: Kochi

47.The first Ayurvedic mental hospital in India:

Ans: Kottackal

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

Ans: Thiruvanananthapuram

49.The first college in Kerala was established at:

Ans: Kottayam

50.The first lion safari park in Kerala was established at:

Ans: Neyyar dam

51‘Land of sandal forest’ in Kerala:

Ans: Marayur

52. In which district is Chinnar sanctuary?

Ans: Idukky

53. The hill ditricts in Kerala:

Ans: Idukky, Wayanad

54. Where is Ulloor Memorial?

Ans: Jagathy (Tvpm)

55. In which district is Thunchan Memorial?

Ans: Malappuram

56. Kunchan Nambiar Memorial is situated at:

Ans: Ambalappuzha

57. The snake temple with woman priest:

Ans: Mannarassala

58. Boat race related to Amabalappuzha temple:

Ans: Chambakkulam

59. Boat race related to Harippad temple:

Ans: Payippat

60. temple is famous for the worship of Snakes–

Ans: Mannarassala

61. Which temple is known as ‘the Palani of Kerala’?

Ans: Harippad

62. Which is known as ‘bird village in Kerala’?

Ans: Nooranad

63. Who called Alappuzha ‘Venice of the East’ for the first time?

Ans: Lord Curzon

64. An ancient Buddhist centre in Alapuzha distirict?

Ans: Srimulavasam

65. The place where Parthasarathy Temple is situated?

Ans: Aranmula

66. The temple known as ‘Dakshina Mookambi’:

Ans: Panchikkad

67. Wagon Tragedy Memorial Hall is situated at:

Ans: Tirur

68. Changampuzha memorial is situated at:

Ans: Edappally

69. Kondoty, where Moyinkutty Vaidyar Memorial is situated is in the district of:

Ans:  Malappuram

70. P Kunjiraman Nair memorial is at:

Ans: Kollengode

71. Muloor S Padamanabha Panikker memorial is at:

Ans: Ilavumthitta

72. Murajapam in Padmanabha Swami Temple is held every …

Ans: 6 years

73. The radio station in Travancore started functioning in:

Ans: 1943

74. The place in Thiruvananthapuram district from where Graphite ore is obtained:

Ans: Vellanad

75. The district that is the largest producer of Tapioca?

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

76. In which district is Ponmudi hill station?

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

77. The MC Road and NH 47 meet at:

Ans: Kesavadasapuram

78. Where is Papanasam beach?

Ans: Varkala

79. During the period of Swati Tirunal, the Hajur Kacheri (Secretariat) of Travancore was shifted

to Thiruvananthapuram from:

Ans: Kollam

80. Ceramic Factory in Kerala is situated at:

Ans: Kundara

81. M.C.Road connects Thiruvananthapuram and ……..

Ans: Angamali

82. The king who shifted the capital of Travancore from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvanananthapuram?

Ans: Dharma Raja

83. In 1869, a new secretariat building was constructed in Thiruvananthapuram during the reign

of Ayilyam Tirunal under the supervision of Dewan……

Ans: T.Madhava Rao

84. In 1888, the legislative council in Travancore started functioning at:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

85. The Kollam – Kottappuram strech of West Coast Canal is known as:

Ans: National Waterway-3

86. The place in Kerala where China clay is abundant:

Ans: Kundara

87. The seat of Ilayidathu swaroopam in Travancore history was:

Ans: Kottarakkara

88. Vallikkavu, where the Ashram of Amritanandamayi is situated is in the district of:

Ans: Kollam

89. Which of the following place in Kerala is famousfor cashew industry?

Ans: Kollam

90. The famous statue in front of the Govt. Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram from which the name ‘Statue

Junction’ is evolved, is that of:

Ans: Madhava Rao

91. The southernmost taluk in Kerala:

Ans: Neyyatinkara

92. Where is Lakshmi Bhai College of Physical Education?

Ans: Karyavattom

93. In which district is Neyyar Wild Life Sanctuary?

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

94. The highest peak in Thiruvananthapuram district:

Ans: Agasthyamala

95. In which distict the Shendurney wild life sanctuary is situated?

Ans: Kollam

96. The Alapuzha district was formed in 1957 mainly by the bifurcation of:

Ans: Kollam

97. Neendakara Azhi connects …… and Arabian sea:

Ans: Ashtamudi lake

98. MN Govindan Nair started One Lakh Housing Scheme at:

Ans: Chithara

99. The place where Duryodhana Temple is situated in Kollam district:

Ans: Malanada

100. The district with least coastline:

Ans: Kollam