Facts about Kerala - Questions and Answers -6
1001. The first technopark in Kerala was established at:
(a)Chathamangalam (b) Kalamassery
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1002. The place in Kerala where the telephone was established for the first time in Kerala:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1003. The places connected by the first railway line in Kerala:
(a)Kollam-Thirunelveli (b) Kozhikode-Mangalore
(c) Palakkad-Coimbatore (d) Tirur- Beppur
Answer: (d)
1004. The first rubberised road in Kerala connects Kottayam and......
(a)Erumeli (b) Alappuzha
(c) Adoor (d) Kumali
Answer: (d)
1005. The place in Kerala where engineering college was established for the first time:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1006. The first church built by the Europeans in India is.......... at Kochi.
(a)St.Thomas Church (b)St.Francis Church
(c) St.Andrews church (d) St.Mary’s Church
Answer: (b)
1007. The place in Kerala where Public Library was established for the first time:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1008. The first teak museum in India:
(a)Peechi (b) Kottayam
(c) Nilambur (d) Arippa
Answer: (c)
1009. The place where the first underpass in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1010. The place where the first Law College in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1011. India’s first gymnastic training centre was established in:
(a)Thalassery (b) Vadakara
(c) Beppur (d) Kottakkal
Answer: (a)
1012. The place where the first Ayurvedic Medical College in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1013. The first medical college in Kerala was established at:
(a)Alappuzha (b) Kozhikode
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1014. The first newspaper of Kerala was published from:
(a)Thalassery (b) Kottayam
(c) Kollam (d) Kozhikode
Answer: (a)
1015. The venue of the first all Kerala political conference organised by INC was:
(a)Ottappalam (b) Manjeri
(c) Kozhikode (d) Thalassery
Answer: (a)1016. The place where the first Homoeo Medical College in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1017. The first post office in Kerala was established at:
(a)Kollam (b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Alappuzha (d) Kottayam
Answer: (c)
1018. The place where the first Museum in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1019. Udaya, the first studio in Kerala was established at:
(a)Alappuzha (b) Nemom
(c) Kozhikode (d) Kochi
Answer: (a)
1020. The first railway line in Travancore:
(a)Kollam-Tirunelveli
(b) Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam
(c)Thiruvananthapuram- Madurai
(d) Kollam- Kayamkulam
Answer: (a)
1021. The first polio-free district in India:
(a)Kottayam (b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kollam (d) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: (b)
1022. In which district is Maniyar, the first private power project in Kerala?
(a)Idukky (b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kottayam (d) Palakkad
Answer: (b)
1023. The place where the first zoo in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1024. The first FM radio station in Kerala:
(a)Kannur (b) Kochi
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Devikulam
Answer: (b)
1025.The place where the first women’s college in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1026. The first radio station in Kerala:
(a)Kannur (b) Kochi
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Devikulam
Answer: (c)
1027. The place where the first training college in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1028. The first tidal power project in India was established in:
(a)Varkala (b) Kanjikode
(c) Neendakara (d) Vizhinjam
Answer: (d)
1029. The first lighthouse on the western coast was established in 1862 at:
(a)Kollam (b) Alappuzha
(c) Kochi (d) Kovalam
Answer: (b)
1030. Pallivasal, the first hydroelectric project is in the district of:
(a) Kollam (b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Idukki (d) Ernakulam
Answer: (c)
1031. The place where the first mobile court in Kerala was established:
(a)Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kannur
(c)Kozhikode (d) Kochi
Answer: (a)
1032. The first college in Kerala was established at:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kottayam (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1033. Which is the first boat race in Kerala which marks the beginning of the season of boat race in Kerala:
(a)Chambakkulam (b) Payippatt
(c) Aranmula (d) Nehru Trophy
Answer: (a)
1034. The place where the first Sanskrit College in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1035. The place where the first jail in Kerala was established:
(a)Thiruvananthapuram (b) Alappuzha
(c) Kollam (d) Kochi
Answer: (a)
1036. The first industrial establishment in Kerala to use electricity is the Kannan Devan Company. It is in the district of:
(a)Ernakulam (b) Idukki
(c) Kottayam (d) Kollam
Answer: (b)
1037. Mangalam project, the first hydel project constructed after the formation of Kerala state, is in the river:
(a)Muthirappuzha (b) Bharatappuzha (c) Pamba
(d) Panniyar
Answer: (a)
1038. The place where the first international airport in Kerala was established:
(a) Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1039. The place in Kerala where fine arts college was established for the first time:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Kochi (d) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: (d)
1040. In which river Pallivasal, the first govt. owned hydel project in Kerala was built?
(a)Pamba (b) Kallada
(c) Vamaanapuram river
(d) Muthirappuzha
Answer: (d)
1041. The first wildlife sanctuary in Kerala:
(a)Iravikulam (b) Thekkady
(c) Parambikkulam (d) Peechi-Vazhani
Answer: (b)
1042. The first English school in the princely state of Cochin was started at:
(a)Thrissur (b) Mattanchery
(c) Thripunithura (d) Kodungallur
Answer: (b)
1043. James Dara established the first coir factory in Kerala in 1859 at:
(a)Alappuzha (b) Kollam
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Punalur
Answer: (a)
1044. The first diesel power project in Kerala:
(a)Nallalam (b) Kannur
(c) Brahmapuram (d) Kanjikode
Answer: (c)
1045. The first textile mill in Kerala was established in 1881 at:
(a)Alappuzha (b) Kannur
(c) Kottayam (d) Kollam
Answer: (d)
1046. The first arch dam in India:
(a)Idukky (b) Neyyar
(c) Sabarigiri (d) Idamalayar
Answer: (a)
1047. The first national park in Kerala:
(a)Silent Valley (b) Mathikettan
(c) Anamudi (d) Iravikulam
Answer: (d)
1048. The place where Bible was published in Malayalam for the first time:
(a)Kottayam (b) Thalassery
(c) Kozhikode (d) Alappuzha
Answer: (a)
1049. The first tiger reserve in Kerala:
(a)Neyyar (b) Periyar
(c) Parambikkulam (d) Aralam
Answer: (b)
1050. The first meeting of ‘Vavootuyogam’ ancestor organisation of SNDP Yogam was held at:
(a)Kollam (b) Alappuzha
(c) Aruvippuram (d) Chavara
Answer: (c)
1051. The first town in Kerala to attain 100% literacy:
(a) Kochi (b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kottayam (d) Alappuzha
Answer: (c)
1052. The place where the first concrete bridge in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1053. The first wind power project in Kerala:
(a)Nallalam (b) Kannur
(c) Brahmapuram (d) Kanjikode
Answer: (d)
1054. The place where the first escalator in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1055. Palayur Church, the first church built by St.Thomas is in the district of:
(a)Thrissur (b) Ernakulam
(c) Kottayam (d) Kannur
Answer: (a)
1056. The first open jail in Kerala was started functioning at.... .in Thiruvananthapuram district.
(a)Kattakkada (b) Varkala
(c) Vizhinjam (d) Peroorkada
Answer: (a)
1057. The first eco-tourism project in India was established at:
(a)Thenmala (b) Varkala
(c) Attingal (d) Beppur
Answer: (a)
1058. The place where the first Cyber police station in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1059. Cheramon Juma Masjid, the first mosque in Kerala:
(a)Madai (b) Kodungallur
(c) Kannur (d) Ponnani
Answer: (b)
1060. The first private power station in Kerala:
(a)Karimanal (b) Moozhiyar
(c) Maniyar (d) Kakki
Answer: (c)
1061. The first city corporation in Kerala:
(a)Kochi (b) Kozhikode
(c) Thrissur (d) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: (d)
1062. The first women’s jail in Kerala:
(a)Kattakkada (b) Neyyatinkara (c)
Cheemeni (d) Kochi
Answer: (b)
1063. The first-speed post centre in Kerala was:
(a)Kollam (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvanananthapuram
(d) Kochi
Answer: (d)
1064. GV Rajas Sports School, the first sports school in Kerala was established at:
(a)Kollam (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kannur
Answer: (c)
1065. The first lion safari park in Kerala was established at:
(a)Neyyar dam (b) Parambikkulam
(c) Aaralam (d) Iravikulam
Answer: (a)
1066. The place where the first seafood park in Kerala was established:
(a)Poovar (b) Vayalar
(c) Aroor (d) Punnapra
Answer: (c)
1067. The first Ayurvedic mental hospital in India:
(a)Kottackal (b) Kanjikode
(c) Alappuzha (d) Kannur
Answer: (a)
1068. The first city in Kerala where public transport system was introduced in 1938:
(a)Kollam (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvanananthapuram
(d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1069. The first thermal plant in Kerala with nafta as the fuel:
(a)Brahmapuram
(b) Kanjikode (c) Vizhinjam
(d) Kayamkulam
Answer: (d)
1070. The first coir village in Kerala:
(a)Poovar (b) Vayalar
(c) Aroor (d) Punnapra
Answer: (b)
1071. The first paper mill in Kerala was established at:
(a)Velloor (b) Valayar
(c) Punalur (d) Nattakom
Answer: (c)
1072. The first grama panchayat in Kerala which produce and distribute as its own electricity?
(a)Vellanad (b) Mankulam
(c) Varavoor (d) Kalliassery
Answer: (b)
1073. The place where the first television centre in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Answer: (c)
1074. The first peacock sanctuary in Kerala:
(a)Mangalavanam (b) Arippa
(c) Chulannoor (d) Kumarakam
Answer: (c)
1075. The first Jewish synagogue in India was built at:
(a)Mattanchery (b) Kodungallur
(c) Madayi (d) Chendamangalam
Answer: (b)1076. Mandapathum Vathukkal in Travancore was equivalent to:
Taluk
1077. Who was appointed by Marthanda Varma to regularise the tax system in Travancore?
Mallan Sankaran
1078.The first city in Kerala where public transport service was introduced:
Thiruvananthapuram
1079.The country which provided support to Idukki Project:
Canada
1080. The king of Travancore when the Malayali Memorial and Ezhava Memorial were submitted?
Sri Mulam Tirunal
1081. Who was the first signatory of the Malayali Memorial?
K.P.Sankara Menon
1082.The first woman police station in Kerala:
Kozhikode
1083.The first minister for Education in Kerala:
Joseph Mundassery
1084.The first arch dam in India:
Idukki
1085. Who called Kochi as ‘Queen of Arabian Sea’?
R.K.Shanmukham Chetty
1086.The port in Kerala associated with Indo- Norwegian Project:
Neendakara
1087.The first city to be granted the status of the corporation after the formation of Kerala state:
Kozhikode
1088.The king who annexed Kollam to Travancore?
Marthanda Varma
1089.The city which was the seat of Nediyiruppu or Zamorin:
Kozhikode
1090.The Dewan of Travancore who introduced the primitive form of police as ‘Kaval’:
Ummini Thampy
1091.The Dewan who modernised the judicial system in Travancore:
Monroe
1092. The first Government women’s college in Kerala was established at:
Thiruvananthapuram
1093.The first Inspector General of Kerala:
N Chandrasekharan Nair
1094.The first international airport in Kerala:
Thiruvananthapuram
1095.The first woman IPS officer in Kerala:
R Sreelekha
1096. Which is the second university in Kerala?
Calicut University
1097. Who was called ‘the Marthanda Varma of Kochi’ as he introduced several reforms?
Sakthan Thampuran
1098. Who was the King of Travancore when the University of Travancore was established?
Chithira Thirunal
1099. The Hajur Katcheri of Travancore was shifted from Kollam to Thiruvananthapuram during the reign of:
Swati Tirunal
1100. Malabar Special Police was formed in:
19211101.The first Malayali woman to become chief justice of the Kerala High Court:
KK Usha
1102. The founder of Kalamandalam:
Vallathol Narayana Menon
1103. The Dewan of Travancore who selected Alappuzha as the centre of his activities:
Raja Kesavadas
1104. Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal issued the edict of Tarisappally in:
849
1105. In which century Huantsang is believed to have reached Kerala?
Seventh
1106. In which century did Thacholi Othenan live?
16th
1107. Malabar was brought under the British control in 1792 and the Joint Commissioners published a code in:
1793
1108.The primitive form of Kathakali:
Ramanattam
1109. The first justice of the Travancore High Court:
Ramachandrayyar
1110.The first person in Kerala to write Sanskrit Drama:
Saktibhadran
1111. The first private medical college in Kerala, TD Medical College was established in the district of:
Alappuzha
1112.The headquarters of areas of Malabar when it was under the control of Tipu Sultan:
Farook
1113. Who is regarded as the father of the city of Thrissur?
Sakthan Thampuran
1114. Raja Raja Chola invaded Kerala in:
AD 1000
1115.“Thekkan style’ in Kathakali was expounded by:
Kaplingattu Namboothiri
1116. Subhadradhananjayam and Thapathisamvaranam were written by:
Kulasekharavarma
1117. In which century did Kathakali was originated?
17th
1118. Jainimedu, where Kumaranasan wrote ‘Veenapoovu’ is in the district of:
Palakkad
1119. Malik Bin Dinar constructed mosques in Kerala in:
644
1120. Marco Polo reached Kerala in :
1292
1121.The first Malayali woman to get SaraswathiSamman:
Balamaniamma
1122.The Moroccan traveller who visited Kozhikode between 1342-47:
Ibn Batuta
1123.The most refined dance form of Kerala:
Kathakali
1124.The period of Sankaracharya:
AD 788-820
1125.The place in Kerala where St.Thomas landed
Malyankara1126.The place Indo-Swiss Project started in 1963:
Mattuppetty
1127.The port in Kerala which was developed by Robert Bristo into a major port:
Kochi
1128. Who called Alappuzha ‘Venice of the East?
Lord Curzon
1129. Who gave permission to build the Anchengo Fort in 1690?
Rani of Attingal
1130. The port of Kodunagallur was damaged due to flood in:
1341
1131.The city of Kozhikode was founded in:
1295
1132. Kollam Era was started in:
AD 825
1133. In which district is Ramakkalmedu, the famous tourist centre?
Idukki
1134.The national park which is famous for Nilgiri Thar:
Eravikulam
1135. Charalkkunnu is a hill station in ...... district.
Pathanamthitta
1136. In which district is Athirappally- Vazhachal waterfalls:
Thrissur
1137. In which district is Wagamon?
Idukki
1138. In which hills the famous Edakkal caves are situated?
Ambukuthimala
1139.Swati Thirunal constructed ‘Kuthira Malika’ at:
Thiruvananthapuram
1140. Thankassery lighthouse is in the district of:
Kollam
1141. The first bakery in Kerala was started at:
Thalassery
1142. The national park which is famous lion-tailed macaque:
Silent Valley
1143.The oldest palace built by the Dutch in India:
Bolghatty Palace
1144.The place in Kerala famous for orange farms:
Nelliyampathy
1145. Veli tourist village is in the district of:
Thiruvananthapuram
1146. Where is Pazhassi Kudeeram situated?
Mananthavady
1147. In which palace, mural paintings based on Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa can be seen?
Dutch Palace, Kochi
1148.The first Keralite woman to get a medal in World Athletic Meet:
Anju Boby George
1149.The island formed after the flood of 1341:
Vypin
1150. In which district is Arakkal Kettu?
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