All about Kerala 1
1. Which temple is known as ‘Dakshina Dwaraka’? Guruvayur
2. In which district is Chinnar sanctuary? Idukky
3. The temple known as ‘Dakshina Mookambi’: Panchikkad
4. An ancient Buddhist centre in Alapuzha distirict? Srimulavasam
5. The place where Parthasarathy Temple is situated? Aranmula
6. The birth palce of Shankaracharya ? Kalady
7. The capital of erstwhile Venad was ? Kollam
8. The king of Kozhikkodu popularly known as ? Samuthiri
9. “Mamankom” was celebrated at ? Thirunavaya
10. The founder of modern Travancore ? Marthanda Varma
11. Who was the proponent of “Thullal” ? Kunchan Nabiar
12. The southernmost district of Kerala ? Thiruvananthapuram
13. The place known as “Cultural Capital of Kerala” ? Trissur
14. Industrial capital of kerala ? Ernakulam
15. Hindustan Latex is at ? Thiruvananthapuram
16. The cardamon Board is at ? Kochi
17. The first FM radio station in Kerala: Kochi
18. The first railway line in Travancore: Shenkota- Punalur
19.The first rubberized road in Kerala connects: Kottayam – Kumali
20.The first technopark in Kerala was established at: Thiruvananthapuram
21.The headquarters of Southern Naval Command: Kochi
22.The place where the first international air port in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
23.Where is Travancore Plywood Industries? Punalur
24.Headquarters of Nair Service Society is at: Perunna
25.The headquarters of Thiruvananthapuram railway division: Thiruvananthapuram
26. The hill districts in Kerala? Idukky, Wayanad
27.Pamba drains into: Vembanad lake
28.The first bakery in Kerala was started at: Thalassey
29.The first balapanchayat in Kerala: Nedumabassery
30.The first butterfly park in India: Thenmala
31.The first total sanitation Panchayat in Kerala: Pothukal
32.The first wild life sanctuary in Kerala: Thekkady
33.The headquarters of Kerala State Bamboo Corporation: Angamali
34.The headquarters of Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation: Athani
35.The headquarters of Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation: Kochi
36.The place where the first Sanskrit College in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
37.The place where the first escalator in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
38.The place where the first sea food park in Kerala was established: Aroor
39.Which is the first boat race in Kerala which marks the beginning of the season of boat race in Kerala: Chambakkulam
40.The first thermal plant in Kerala with nafta as the fuel: Kayamkulam
41.The first coir village in Kerala: Vayalar
42.The first paper mill in Kerala was established at: Punalur
43.The first rubber park in Kerala: Airapuram
44.The first women’s police station in Kerala: Kozhikode
45.The first cities in Kerala that were connected with STD facility: Thiruvananthapuram- Kottayam
46.The first completely electrified grama4panchayat in Kerala: Kannadi
47.The first computerised Taluk office in India: Ottappalam
48.The first constituency in which electronic voting machine was used: Paravur
49.The first court in Kerala for abkari trial was established at: Kottarakkara
50.The first DNA bar coding centre in India: Thiruvananthapuram
51.The place where the first government press in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
52.The place where the first permanent Lok Adalat in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
53.The Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute is situated at: Palode
54.Which constituency was represented by EMS Namboothirippadu in the first Kerala Legislative
Assembly? Neeleswaram
55.Malayalam Research Centre is situated at: Tirur
56.Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is at: Thiruvananthapuram
57.The first limited company in Kerala: Punalur Paper Mill
58.The first medical college in Kerala was established at: Thiruvananthapuram
59.The first open jail in Kerala was started functioning at…..in Thiruvananthapuram district.
Kattakkada
60.The first polio-free district in India: Pathanamthitta
61.The first private power station in Kerala: Maniyar
62.The first texile mill in Kerala was established in 1881 at: Kollam
63.The headquarters of Kerala Financial Corporation: Thiruvananthapuram
64.The headquarters of Southern Air Command: Thiruvananthapuram
65.The headquarters of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board: Thiruvananthapuram
66.The headquarters of the Rubber Board: Kottayam
67.The place where the first Cyber police station in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
68.The Police Museum in Kerala is situated at: Kollam
69.The first women’s jail in Kerala was started at: Neyyatinkara
70. The Dewan of Travancore who selected Alappuzha as the centre of his activities: Raja
Kesavadas
71.The place where the first government hospital in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
72.The place in Kerala where engineering college was established for the first time: Thiruvananthapuram
73.The place in Kerala where telephone was established for the first time in Kerala:
Thiruvananthapuram
74.The place where the first training college in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
75.The place where the first zoo in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
76.The place where the first women’s college in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
77.The places connected by the first railway line in Kerala: Tirur- Beppur
78.Udaya, the first studio in Kerala was established at: Alappuzha
79.The first tidal power project in India was established in: Vizhinjam
80.Cheramon Juma Masjid, the first mosque in Kerala: Kodungallur
81.In which district is Maniyar, the first private power project in Kerala? Pathanamthitta
82.James Dara established the first coir factory in Kerala in 1859 at: Alappuzha
83.Palayur Church,the first church built by St.Thomas is in the district of: Thrissur
84.Which is known as ‘Bhooloka Vaikuntam’? Thiruvananthapuram
85.Which is known as ‘the Gateway of Thekkady’? Kumily
86.Which place is called ‘the Guruvayoor of South Kerala’? Ambalappuzha
87.The headquarters of SNDP Yogam: Kollam
88.The headquarters of the Sri Sankara University: Kalady
89.The headquarters of Water Transport in Kerala: Alappuzha
90.The place in Kerala where fine arts college was established for the first time:
Thiruvananthapuram
91.The place where the first jail in Kerala was established: Thiruvananthapuram
92.The first medical college in Cooperative sector in Kerala: Pariyaram
93.The first peafowl sanctuary in Kerala: Choolannur
94.The first telephone exchange (1923)in Kerala: Ernakulam
95.The headquarers of the Forest Development Corporation: Kottayam
96.The headquarters of Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation: Kannur
97.The headquarters of Konkani Bhasha Bhavan in Kerala: Kochi
98.The headquarters of National Institute of Technology, the first deemed university in Kerala:
Chathamangalam
99.The place known as Land of 3’C’s- Land of Cake, Land of Cricket, Land of Circus? Thalassery
100.The first e-districts in Kerala: Palakkad and Kannur
101. Beginning of Kollam era ? 0825 AD
102. Marco Polo visited Kerala in ? 1293
103. Ibn Battuta’s visited Kerala in ? 1341-45
104. Arrival of Vasco Da Gama in Kerala? 1498
105. The Italian Traveler Marco Polo visited in Kerala ? 14th Century
106. Advent of the Dutch in Kerala ? 1604
107. Advent of the English language in Kerala? 1615
108. Advent of the French in Kerala? 1675
109. Rule of Marthanda Varma in Travancore ? 1729-58
110. Battle of Colachel ? 1741
111. Hyder Ali’s invasion of Malabar ? 1766
12. Invasion of Tipu Sultan ? 1789
113. Martyrdom of Pazhassi Raja ? 1805
114. Kundara Proclamation ? 1809
115. Kurichiya Revolt was in the year ? 1812
116.The first panchayat in Kerala to start decentralised planning for the first time: Kalliassery
117.In which district Thakazhy museum is situated? Alappuzha
118.Rice Research Centre is situated at: Pattambi
119.The first arch dam in India: Idukky
120.The first city corporation in Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram
121.The first diesel power project in Kerala: Brahmapuram
122.The first eco-tourism project in India was established at: Thenmala
123.The first English school in the princely state of Cochin was started at: Mattanchery
124.The first light house in western coast was established in 1862 at: Alappuzha
125.The first national park in Kerala: Iravikulam
126.Maramon convention is held on the banks of the river: Pamba
127. The first ship built in the Cochin Shipyard is ? Rani Padmini
128. The district which has the maximum number of coir factories is ? Alappuzha
129. The poet who known as ‘Kerala Kalidasan’ ? Kerala Varma Valiya Koi Thampuran
130. Who was known as ‘Garbha Sreeman’ ? Swathi Thirunal
131. The Governor of Kerala who become the President of India ? V.V.Giri
132. The founder of Travencore University ? Sree Chithira Thirunal
133. The exponent of “Vanchippattu” ? Ramapurathu Varier
134. Venice of Kerala ? Alappuzha
135. The agitation which led to the dismissal of the first E.M.S ministry ? Vimochana Samaram
136. The district where pepper is grown most ? Kannur
137. The journalist to be exited from erstwhile in Travancore ? Swadesabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai
138. Who wrote “Jnanappana” ? Poothanam
139. The most popular travelogue writer in kerala ? S.K.Pottakkadu
140. The Christian art associated with weaponry is ? Chavittunadakam
141. The only temple township in Kerala ? Guruvayur
142. The Father of modern Malalyalam Language ? Ezhuthachan
143. Lion of Kerala ? Pazhassi Raja
144. The most popular and priced literay award in Malayalam ? Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
145. The Athlete who entered the final of the Olympics athletic event ? P.T.Usha
146. Who is credited with revitalising the traditional Keralite dance form Kathakali? Vallathol
147. The only Fine Art College in Kerala ? Thiruvananthapuram
148. Who brought tapioca to Kerala ? Avittom Thirunal
149. When did St. Thomas arrived in Kerala ? AD.52
150. The capital of Chera Kingdom ? Vanchi
