Kerala Basic Fact :: PSC Frequently Asked Questions
1)The smallest Grama Panchayath in Kerala?
Ans: Valapattanam
2)The ship in which Vasco De Gamma came to Kappad?
Ans: San Gabriel
3)The Sabarigiri Hydro Electric Project is built in the river:
Ans: Pampa
4)The First Hydro Electric Project in Kerala is:
Ans: Pallivasal
5)Who wrote ""Viswadarshanam"
Ans: G.Shankara Kurup
6)Forest Industries Travancore is situated in:
Ans: Aluva
7)Who is known as "Kerala Valmiki" ?
Ans: Vallathol Narayana Menon
8)The First President of "Kerala Sahithya Academy"
Ans: Sardar K.M.Panicker
9)Birth place of Ezhuthachan is at :
Ans: Thunchanparambu in Tirur (Malappuram District)
10)Dutch East India Company was established in :
Ans: A.D. 1592
11)Who is the author of ""Kannuneerthulli"" ?
Ans: Nalappattu Narayana Menon
12)Bakal Fort is in which District ?
Ans: Kasargode
13)Where is Puralimala situated?
Ans: Thalasserry
14)Importance of 1 makaram 984 in the history of Kerala is …..
Ans: Kundara Proclamation
15)"The book ""Swarga Vathil Thurakkunna Samayam"" is written by :
Ans: M.T.Vasudevan Nair
16)The speaker having longest tenure in the Kerala Assembly :
Ans: M.Vijayakumar
17)First Kerala State Kathakali Award has been given to :
Ans: Kalamandalam Raman Kutty Nair
18)The year in which KSRTC was started?
Ans: 1965
19)Who is known as the Golden girl of Kerala?
Ans: P. T Usha
20)The woman to become the first central minister?
Ans: Lakshmi M. Menon
21)Father of Malayalm Language :
Ans: Ezhuthachan
22)Fifth & Last visit of Gandhiji was in :
Ans: January 13, 1937
23) First Book in Malayalam is :
Ans: Samkshepa Vedartham
24) First Malayalam Dictionery was compiled by :
Ans: Dr.Herman Gundart from Germany
25)First Mamankom was held in
Ans: A.D. 829
26)First Pazhassi Revolution was held in :
Ans: A.D. 1793
27)Huang Tsang a Chinese Traveler visited Kerala in :
Ans: A.D. 630
28)The only Muslim Kingdom in Kerala was the :
Ans: Arakkal Kingdom
29) The prehistoric people of Kerala belonged to :
Ans: The Negroto race
30) Vascoda Gama landed at Kappad in :
Ans: 20th May, 1498
31) Vascoda Gama second visit to Kappad (Kozhikkode) was in :
Ans: A.D. 1502
32) Veluthampi Dalava who committed suicide at :
Ans: Mannadi
33) When did Gandhiji visit Kerala for the first time :
Ans: August 18, 1920
34) Who established the Chala Bazar in Thiruvanathapuram :
Ans: Raja Kesavadas
35) Who was the first Britisher to come to Kerala :
Ans: Captain Keeling
36) Who was the first Portuguese viceroy in Kerala :
Ans: De Almeida, A.D. 1505
37) Whose autobiography is called ''Ormayude Arakal ''?
Ans: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
38) The State Institute of Rural Development [SIRD] is located in :
Ans: Kottarakkara
39) Smallest Taluk in Kerala :
Ans: Kochi
40) Which is the biggest Taluk in Kerala State ?
Ans: Eranad
41) Information Kerala Mission started in :
Ans: 1999
42) The district with only one railway station?
Ans: Pattanamthitta
43) The district in which Kerala's first labor bank was formed?
Ans: Palakkad
44) The district with most number of railway stations?
Ans: Thiruvanathapuram
45) The autobiography of E.M.S. Namboothirpad?
Ans: Atmakatha
46) The year in which Vasco De Gama visited Kerala the 2nd time?
Ans: 1502
47) The first Keralite to become the union defense minister?
Ans: V. K. Krishna Menon
48)Kerala's first bio village?
Ans: Udumbanoor
49)Kerala's first international airport?
Ans: Thiruvanathapura
50) The first chief minister of Kerala who appeared in the postal stamps?
Ans: E.M.S. Namboothiripad
