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
- 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
- In which district is Chinnar sanctuary?
Ans: Idukky
- The hill ditricts in Kerala:
Ans: Idukky, Wayanad
- Where is Ulloor Memorial?
Ans: Jagathy (Tvpm)
- In which district is Thunchan Memorial?
Ans: Malappuram
- Kunchan Nambiar Memorial is situated at:
Ans: Ambalappuzha
- The snake temple with woman priest:
Ans: Mannarassala
- Boat race related to Amabalappuzha temple:
Ans: Chambakkulam
- Boat race related to Harippad temple:
Ans: Payippat
- temple is famous for the worship of Snakes–
Ans: Mannarassala
- Which temple is known as ‘the Palani of Kerala’?
Ans: Harippad
- Which is known as ‘bird village in Kerala’?
Ans: Nooranad
- Who called Alappuzha ‘Venice of the East’ for the first time?
Ans: Lord Curzon
- An ancient Buddhist centre in Alapuzha distirict?
Ans: Srimulavasam
- The place where Parthasarathy Temple is situated?
Ans: Aranmula
- The temple known as ‘Dakshina Mookambi’:
Ans: Panchikkad
- Wagon Tragedy Memorial Hall is situated at:
Ans: Tirur
- Changampuzha memorial is situated at:
Ans: Edappally
- Kondoty, where Moyinkutty Vaidyar Memorial is situated is in the district of:
Ans: Malappuram
- P Kunjiraman Nair memorial is at:
Ans: Kollengode
- Muloor S Padamanabha Panikker memorial is at:
Ans: Ilavumthitta
- Murajapam in Padmanabha Swami Temple is held every …
Ans: 6 years
- The radio station in Travancore started functioning in:
Ans: 1943
- The place in Thiruvananthapuram district from where Graphite ore is obtained:
Ans: Vellanad
- The district that is the largest producer of Tapioca?
Ans: Thiruvananthapuram
- In which district is Ponmudi hill station?
Ans: Thiruvananthapuram
- The MC Road and NH 47 meet at:
Ans: Kesavadasapuram
- Where is Papanasam beach?
Ans: Varkala
- During the period of Swati Tirunal, the Hajur Kacheri (Secretariat) of Travancore was shifted
to Thiruvananthapuram from:
Ans: Kollam
- Ceramic Factory in Kerala is situated at:
Ans: Kundara
- M.C.Road connects Thiruvananthapuram and ……..
Ans: Angamali
- The king who shifted the capital of Travancore from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvanananthapuram?
Ans: Dharma Raja
- 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
- In 1888, the legislative council in Travancore started functioning at:
Ans: Thiruvananthapuram
- The Kollam – Kottappuram strech of West Coast Canal is known as:
Ans: National Waterway-3
- The place in Kerala where China clay is abundant:
Ans: Kundara
- The seat of Ilayidathu swaroopam in Travancore history was:
Ans: Kottarakkara
- Vallikkavu, where the Ashram of Amritanandamayi is situated is in the district of:
Ans: Kollam
- Which of the following place in Kerala is famousfor cashew industry?
Ans: Kollam
- The famous statue in front of the Govt. Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram from which the name ‘Statue
Junction’ is evolved, is that of:
Ans: Madhava Rao
- The southernmost taluk in Kerala:
Ans: Neyyatinkara
- Where is Lakshmi Bhai College of Physical Education?
Ans: Karyavattom
- In which district is Neyyar Wild Life Sanctuary?
Ans: Thiruvananthapuram
- The highest peak in Thiruvananthapuram district:
Ans: Agasthyamala
- In which distict the Shendurney wild life sanctuary is situated?
Ans: Kollam
- The Alapuzha district was formed in 1957 mainly by the bifurcation of:
Ans: Kollam
- Neendakara Azhi connects …… and Arabian sea:
Ans: Ashtamudi lake
- MN Govindan Nair started One Lakh Housing Scheme at:
Ans: Chithara
- The place where Duryodhana Temple is situated in Kollam district:
Ans: Malanada
- The district with least coastline:
Ans: Kollam
