2500 Model Questions and Answers
(Chapter: 15)
01 The tissues that reach the water from roots to different parts of the plant :
Xylem
02 Sultana Razia was wedded to :
Altunia
03 The regional party which became the main opposition in the Lok Sabha :
Telugu Desam
04 The trilogy of N. Sreekantan Nair :
Saketham, Lanka Lakshmi and Kanchana Seetha
05 The second Prime Minister of Independent Travancore:
Paravur T.K.Narayana Pillai
06 In which State is Kanchenjunga :
Sikkim
07 Kanji, Harike are wetlands of :
Punjab
08 The Chairman of the first Finance Commission :
K.C. Neogy
09 Kanchipuram is on the banks of :
Palar
10 Stanley Reservoir is in the river :
Kavery
11 Simhachalam is a pilgrim spot in :
Andhra Pradesh
12 The slogan ‘Jai Hind’ was coined by:
Subhash Chandra Bose
13 Who shifted the capital of Sultanate from Delhi to Agra:
Sikandar Lodi
14 The longest poetry in the world :
Mahabharata
15 Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is in :
Haryana
16 K.G.Balakrishnan former Supreme Court Chief Justice belongs to which district in Kerala:
Kottayam
17 The second capital of Guptas :
Ujjain
18 Period of the reign of Krishnadevaraya :
1509-29
19 The most famous ruler of Tomar dynasty in Delhi :
Mahipal
20 Name the Malayalee woman Governor of Tamil Nadu :
Justice M.S. Fathima Beevi
21 Diamantina Trench is the deepest portion of which ocean:
Indian Ocean
22 Jonathan Harker is the character created by :
Bram Stoker
23 The first British Viceroy to visit Travancore :
Lord Curzon
24 Cultivation of rubber on an experimental basis was started in Kerala at :
Thamarassery
25 When Fa Hien reached India to study on Buddhism, the then Gupta ruler was:
Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya
26 In which year Godhra incident in Gujarat took place :
2002
27 The number of elected members in Lok Sabha :
543
28 Sea of water Vapour is in :
Moon
29 Wife of Buddha :
Yashodhara
30 The most abundant ore of calcium:
Limestone
31 The first Press in Kottayam was established by :
Benjamin Bailey (1821)
32 The allotrope of which element is graphene:
Carbon
33 Deputy Speaker submits his resignation to :
Speaker
34 Who discovered Nitrogen:
Daniel Rutherford
35 In which year Vasco-da- Gama reached Kerala for the second time :
1502
36 The first American President to receive Nobel Prize for peace :
Theodore Roosevelt
37 The maximum number of members in the Lok Sabha as per the provisions of Constitution :
552 (530+20+2)
38 The main port of the Cheras of the Sangam period :
Mussiris
39 What is known as the fuel of the future:
Hydrogen
40 Headquarters of Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation:
Athani
41 The first automobile was made by :
Carl Benz
42 The highest military honour of U.S.A.. :
Medal of Honour
43 Among the Chief Ministers of Kerala, who had born first:
Pattom A.Thanu Pillai
44 The only Muslim country in Europe :
Albania
45 The Mughal King who resumed :
Jizya (1679)
46 The tomb of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti is at :
Ajmeer
47 The first Indian to receive the Gandhi Peace Prize :
Baba Amte
48 Zionist Movement was launched by :
Theodore Herschel
49 The first Prime Minister of Independent India :
Jawaharlal Nehru
50 Hazara Temple was built by :
Krishnadevaraya
51 The first High Commissioner to Britain of Independent India :
V.K. Krishna Menon
52 The first film Society in Kerala :
Chitralekha
53 In which year Britain defeated Spanish Armada :
1588
54 The first Scientist to predict solar eclipse :
Aryabhata
55 The first 3D film from Kerala :
My Dear Kuttichathan
56 The date on which the distance between the Sun and the Earth is minimum:
3 January (Perihelion)
57 During state reorganization, the four taluks separated from southern Travancore were merged with the district of :
Kanyakumari
58 The Jnanpith Award Winner, who was given the title of ‘Kavitilakan’ by Kochi Maharaja:
G.Sankara Kurup
59 The first Chemical fertilizer factory in Kerala :
FACT
60 Malayalee who served as the opposition leader of Lok Sabha :
C.M. Stephen
61 The Indian Prime Minister killed by bodyguards (Beant Singh and Satwant Singh): Indira Gandhi (31 Oct 1984)
62. Founder of Red Cross :
Henry Dunant
63 Who succeeded Lenin :
Joseph Stalin
64 Subhas Chandra Bose Airport in Calcutta is formerly known as :
Dumdum Airport
65 Sadbhavana Day is observed on the birthday of :
Rajiv Gandhi
66 The first independent candidate to become President :
Dr.Radhakrishnan
67 The Muslim ruler who attacked the Deccan region :
Alauddin Khilji
68 The first tobacco-free district in Kerala:
Kottayam
69 Birthplace of Velu Thampi Dalawa :
Thalakulam in Vilavancode Taluk
70 The first flying club in Kerala :
Thiruvananthapuram
71 Capital of Sena :
Nadia
72 The first woman President of a country in the world :
Maria Isabel Peron
73 During the French Revolution, Bastille Jail was broken in :
1789
74 The most famous King of Pratihara dynasty :
Bhoja
75 Paithan centre of power of Satavahanas is in :
Maharashtra
76 The Muslim population in Europe is the largest in :
France
77 Afzal Khan of Bijapur was defeated by :
Shivaji
78 Carpathian Mountain ranges are in the continent of :
Europe
79 Who invented the calculator :
Pascal
80 Rajasthan Canal is now known after :
Indira Gandhi
81 The chemical name of freon:
Dichlorodifluoromethane
82 The King who patronized the poet Mathanga Divakaran (a chandala / oppressed caste):
Harsha
83 Tintin Cartoon character first appeared in the country :
Belgium
84 Who introduce Zabti tax :
Akbar
85 Winner of Bharat Ratna who lived for the longest period:
D.K. Karve
86 In which year Thangassery Light House was built:
1902
87 Who discovered Xenon:
W.Ramsay
88 Who wrote Pratima natakam :
Bhasa
89 A carbon credit is related to :
Global Warming
90 Who established the branch of Pratihara dynasty at Malwa with Ujjain as Capital:
Nagabhata I
91 Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Museum :
Surat
92 The gas used to fill the tyres of aircraft:
Helium
93 The first Malayalee Supreme Court Judge :
Parakulangara Govinda Menon
94 Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Research Station is at:
Odakkali
95 The first Muslim Supreme Court Chief Justice :
M. Hidayatullah
96 The first Rubber Park in Kerala is at :
Irapuram
97 When was Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham established:
1945
98 The Chalukya King who committed suicide by diving in the river Tungabadra when defeated by the Cholas (1066):
Someswaran I
99 Which country in the 19th century developed the concept General strike:
Britain
100 The first artificial plastic:
Bakelite
(Chapter: 15)
01 The tissues that reach the water from roots to different parts of the plant :
Xylem
02 Sultana Razia was wedded to :
Altunia
03 The regional party which became the main opposition in the Lok Sabha :
Telugu Desam
04 The trilogy of N. Sreekantan Nair :
Saketham, Lanka Lakshmi and Kanchana Seetha
05 The second Prime Minister of Independent Travancore:
Paravur T.K.Narayana Pillai
06 In which State is Kanchenjunga :
Sikkim
07 Kanji, Harike are wetlands of :
Punjab
08 The Chairman of the first Finance Commission :
K.C. Neogy
09 Kanchipuram is on the banks of :
Palar
10 Stanley Reservoir is in the river :
Kavery
11 Simhachalam is a pilgrim spot in :
Andhra Pradesh
12 The slogan ‘Jai Hind’ was coined by:
Subhash Chandra Bose
13 Who shifted the capital of Sultanate from Delhi to Agra:
Sikandar Lodi
14 The longest poetry in the world :
Mahabharata
15 Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is in :
Haryana
16 K.G.Balakrishnan former Supreme Court Chief Justice belongs to which district in Kerala:
Kottayam
17 The second capital of Guptas :
Ujjain
18 Period of the reign of Krishnadevaraya :
1509-29
19 The most famous ruler of Tomar dynasty in Delhi :
Mahipal
20 Name the Malayalee woman Governor of Tamil Nadu :
Justice M.S. Fathima Beevi
21 Diamantina Trench is the deepest portion of which ocean:
Indian Ocean
22 Jonathan Harker is the character created by :
Bram Stoker
23 The first British Viceroy to visit Travancore :
Lord Curzon
24 Cultivation of rubber on an experimental basis was started in Kerala at :
Thamarassery
25 When Fa Hien reached India to study on Buddhism, the then Gupta ruler was:
Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya
26 In which year Godhra incident in Gujarat took place :
2002
27 The number of elected members in Lok Sabha :
543
28 Sea of water Vapour is in :
Moon
29 Wife of Buddha :
Yashodhara
30 The most abundant ore of calcium:
Limestone
31 The first Press in Kottayam was established by :
Benjamin Bailey (1821)
32 The allotrope of which element is graphene:
Carbon
33 Deputy Speaker submits his resignation to :
Speaker
34 Who discovered Nitrogen:
Daniel Rutherford
35 In which year Vasco-da- Gama reached Kerala for the second time :
1502
36 The first American President to receive Nobel Prize for peace :
Theodore Roosevelt
37 The maximum number of members in the Lok Sabha as per the provisions of Constitution :
552 (530+20+2)
38 The main port of the Cheras of the Sangam period :
Mussiris
39 What is known as the fuel of the future:
Hydrogen
40 Headquarters of Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation:
Athani
41 The first automobile was made by :
Carl Benz
42 The highest military honour of U.S.A.. :
Medal of Honour
43 Among the Chief Ministers of Kerala, who had born first:
Pattom A.Thanu Pillai
44 The only Muslim country in Europe :
Albania
45 The Mughal King who resumed :
Jizya (1679)
46 The tomb of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti is at :
Ajmeer
47 The first Indian to receive the Gandhi Peace Prize :
Baba Amte
48 Zionist Movement was launched by :
Theodore Herschel
49 The first Prime Minister of Independent India :
Jawaharlal Nehru
50 Hazara Temple was built by :
Krishnadevaraya
51 The first High Commissioner to Britain of Independent India :
V.K. Krishna Menon
52 The first film Society in Kerala :
Chitralekha
53 In which year Britain defeated Spanish Armada :
1588
54 The first Scientist to predict solar eclipse :
Aryabhata
55 The first 3D film from Kerala :
My Dear Kuttichathan
56 The date on which the distance between the Sun and the Earth is minimum:
3 January (Perihelion)
57 During state reorganization, the four taluks separated from southern Travancore were merged with the district of :
Kanyakumari
58 The Jnanpith Award Winner, who was given the title of ‘Kavitilakan’ by Kochi Maharaja:
G.Sankara Kurup
59 The first Chemical fertilizer factory in Kerala :
FACT
60 Malayalee who served as the opposition leader of Lok Sabha :
C.M. Stephen
61 The Indian Prime Minister killed by bodyguards (Beant Singh and Satwant Singh): Indira Gandhi (31 Oct 1984)
62. Founder of Red Cross :
Henry Dunant
63 Who succeeded Lenin :
Joseph Stalin
64 Subhas Chandra Bose Airport in Calcutta is formerly known as :
Dumdum Airport
65 Sadbhavana Day is observed on the birthday of :
Rajiv Gandhi
66 The first independent candidate to become President :
Dr.Radhakrishnan
67 The Muslim ruler who attacked the Deccan region :
Alauddin Khilji
68 The first tobacco-free district in Kerala:
Kottayam
69 Birthplace of Velu Thampi Dalawa :
Thalakulam in Vilavancode Taluk
70 The first flying club in Kerala :
Thiruvananthapuram
71 Capital of Sena :
Nadia
72 The first woman President of a country in the world :
Maria Isabel Peron
73 During the French Revolution, Bastille Jail was broken in :
1789
74 The most famous King of Pratihara dynasty :
Bhoja
75 Paithan centre of power of Satavahanas is in :
Maharashtra
76 The Muslim population in Europe is the largest in :
France
77 Afzal Khan of Bijapur was defeated by :
Shivaji
78 Carpathian Mountain ranges are in the continent of :
Europe
79 Who invented the calculator :
Pascal
80 Rajasthan Canal is now known after :
Indira Gandhi
81 The chemical name of freon:
Dichlorodifluoromethane
82 The King who patronized the poet Mathanga Divakaran (a chandala / oppressed caste):
Harsha
83 Tintin Cartoon character first appeared in the country :
Belgium
84 Who introduce Zabti tax :
Akbar
85 Winner of Bharat Ratna who lived for the longest period:
D.K. Karve
86 In which year Thangassery Light House was built:
1902
87 Who discovered Xenon:
W.Ramsay
88 Who wrote Pratima natakam :
Bhasa
89 A carbon credit is related to :
Global Warming
90 Who established the branch of Pratihara dynasty at Malwa with Ujjain as Capital:
Nagabhata I
91 Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Museum :
Surat
92 The gas used to fill the tyres of aircraft:
Helium
93 The first Malayalee Supreme Court Judge :
Parakulangara Govinda Menon
94 Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Research Station is at:
Odakkali
95 The first Muslim Supreme Court Chief Justice :
M. Hidayatullah
96 The first Rubber Park in Kerala is at :
Irapuram
97 When was Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham established:
1945
98 The Chalukya King who committed suicide by diving in the river Tungabadra when defeated by the Cholas (1066):
Someswaran I
99 Which country in the 19th century developed the concept General strike:
Britain
100 The first artificial plastic:
Bakelite
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