Kerala General Knowledge Quiz – 50 Questions

1. The state of Kerala was formed on November 1 in which year?

A.

1952


B.

1954


C.

1956


D.

1958


Answer:

Option C: 1956



2. Which is the highest peak in Kerala?

A.

Kattumala


B.

Devimala


C.

Padagiri


D.

Anamudi


Answer:

Option D: Anamudi



3. Which was the first newspaper in Malayalam?

A.

Deepika


B.

Rajyasamacharam


C.

Malayala Manorama


D.

Swadeshabhimani


Answer:

Option B: Rajyasamacharam



4. Who was the founder of Mathrubhumi newspaper?

A.

K. P. Kesava Menon


B.

C. V. Kunhiraman


C.

Kandathil Varghese Mappillai


D.

M. C. Varaghese


Answer:

Option A: K. P. Kesava Menon



5. Which district is known as the “City of Letters”?

A.

Wayanad


B.

Thiruvananthapuram


C.

Kottayam


D.

Ernakulam


Answer:

Option C: Kottayam



6. Which is not the dance form of Kerala?

A.

Kathakali


B.

Bharatanatyam


C.

Oppana


D.

Margamkali


Answer:

Option B: Bharatanatyam



7. Which is the largest lake in Kerala?

A.

Vembanad Lake


B.

Ashtamudi Lake


C.

Sasthamcotta Lake


D.

Pookode Lake


Answer:

Option A: Vembanad Lake



8. Who constructed Mullaperiyar Dam?

A.

Edwin Lutyens


B.

John Pennycuick


C.

Herbert Baker


D.

Robert Lorimer


Answer:

Option B: John Pennycuick



9. Which one of the below is not located in Kochi?

A.

INS Garuda


B.

INS Venduruthy


C.

INS Dronacharya


D.

INS Zamorin


Answer:

Option D: INS Zamorin



10. Who is the author of the historical novel “Marthandavarma”?

A.

O. Chandu Menon


B.

P. Kesavadev


C.

C. V. Raman Pillai


D.

M. T. Vasudevan Nair


Answer:

Option C: C. V. Raman Pillai



11. In which year the Malayalam era started?

A.

825 AD


B.

925 AD


C.

1025 AD


D.

1125 AD


Answer:

Option A: 825 AD



12. Malampuzha Dam is located in which district of Kerala?

A.

Thrissur


B.

Palakkad


C.

Wayanad


D.

Malappuram


Answer:

Option B: Palakkad



13. Which is the third longest river in Kerala?

A.

Periyar


B.

Bharathappuzha


C.

Chaliyar


D.

Pamba


Answer:

Option D: Pamba



14. Which region has the lowest altitude in India?

A.

Kuttanad


B.

Kayamkulam


C.

Kumarakom


D.

Kovalam


Answer:

Option A: Kuttanad



15. Sulthan Bathery is located in which district of Kerala?

A.

Malappuram


B.

Kozhikode


C.

Wayanad


D.

Kasaragod


Answer:

Option C: Wayanad



16. Which state is located to the North of Kerala?

A.

Telangana


B.

Andhra Pradesh


C.

Tamil Nadu


D.

Karnataka


Answer:

Option D: Karnataka



17. How many states share their borders with Kerala?

A.

Two


B.

Three


C.

Four


D.

Five


Answer:

Option A: Two



18. Who was the first Cabinet Minister of Independent India from Kerala?

A.

V. R. Krishna Iyer


B.

K. C. George


C.

C. Achutha Menon


D.

John Matthai


Answer:

Option D: John Matthai



19. Which is the state fruit of Kerala?

A.

Papaya


B.

Jackfruit


C.

Mango


D.

Guava


Answer:

Option B: Jackfruit



20. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is held in which lake?

A.

Pookode Lake


B.

Ashtamudi Lake


C.

Punnamada Lake


D.

Sasthamcotta Lake


Answer:

Option C: Punnamada Lake



21. Who was the first woman IPS officer from Kerala?

A.

B. Sandhya


B.

Anna Rajam Malhotra


C.

Sreedhanya Suresh


D.

R. Sreelekha


Answer:

Option D: R. Sreelekha



22. Who was the first recipient of the Vallathol Award?

A.

Pala Narayanan Nair


B.

Sooranad Kunjan Pillai


C.

Balamani Amma


D.

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer


Answer:

Option A: Pala Narayanan Nair



23. How many districts of Kerala have coastline?

A.

8


B.

9


C.

10


D.

11


Answer:

Option B: 9



24. Who is known as the “Father of Malayalam Cinema”?

A.

Ramu Kariat


B.

P. Bhaskaran


C.

J. C. Daniel


D.

Kunchacko


Answer:

Option C: J. C. Daniel



25. Who was the first Chancellor of the University of Kerala?

A.

Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma


B.

Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma


C.

Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma


D.

Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma


Answer:

Option D: Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma



26. The Greenfield International Stadium is located in which district of Kerala?

A.

Ernakulam


B.

Thiruvananthapuram


C.

Thrissur


D.

Palakkad


Answer:

Option B: Thiruvananthapuram



27. Who served as the first Chief Minister of Kerala?

A.

E. M. S. Namboodiripad


B.

Pattom A. Thanu Pillai


C.

R. Sankar


D.

C. Achutha Menon


Answer:

Option A: E. M. S. Namboodiripad



28. Which IT park is located in Kochi?

A.

Technopark


B.

Cyberpark


C.

Infopark


D.

TIDEL Park


Answer:

Option C: Infopark



29. Who was the first elected woman MP from Kerala?

A.

Susheela Gopalan


B.

Bhargavi Thankappan


C.

Savithri Lakshman


D.

Annie Mascarene


Answer:

Option D: Annie Mascarene



30. Former President K. R. Narayanan was born in which district of Kerala?

A.

Kottayam


B.

Palakkad


C.

Alappuzha


D.

Ernakulam


Answer:

Option A: Kottayam



31. Who wrote the famous poem ‘Ramanan’?

A.

Pala Narayanan Nair


B.

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai


C.

Edasseri Govindan Nair


D.

Edappally Raghavan Pillai


Answer:

Option B: Changampuzha Krishna Pillai



32. Who was the first Prime Minister of Travancore?

A.

Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai


B.

Panampilly Govinda Menon


C.

Pattom A. Thanu Pillai


D.

E. Ikkanda Warrier


Answer:

Option C: Pattom A. Thanu Pillai



33. Which is the first detective novel in Malayalam?

A.

Kaalante Kolayara


B.

Ara Nazhika Neram


C.

Ini Njan Urangatte


D.

Bhaskara Menon


Answer:

Option D: Bhaskara Menon



34. Which district is called the “Cultural Capital of Kerala”?

A.

Pathanamthitta


B.

Thrissur


C.

Palakkad


D.

Kozhikode


Answer:

Option B: Thrissur



35. How many districts are there in Kerala?

A.

10


B.

12


C.

14


D.

15


Answer:

Option C: 14



36. Peringalkuthu Dam is built across which river?

A.

Chalakkudi River


B.

Chaliyar River


C.

Kadalundi River


D.

Achankovil River


Answer:

Option A: Chalakkudi River



37. Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2004?

A.

Bharath Gopi


B.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan


C.

Thilakan


D.

Oduvil Unnikrishnan


Answer:

Option B: Adoor Gopalakrishnan



38. Which is the state bird of Kerala?

A.

Rock Sparrow


B.

Marbled Duck


C.

Great Hornbill


D.

Common Myna


Answer:

Option C: Great Hornbill



39. Who was appointed as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala?

A.

K. T. Koshi


B.

V. Balakrishna Eradi


C.

V. S. Malimath


D.

M. M. Pareed Pillay


Answer:

Option A: K. T. Koshi



40. Which river flows into Karnataka?

A.

Bhavani River


B.

Kabini River


C.

Pambar River


D.

Ithikkara River


Answer:

Option B: Kabini River



41. In which year Cochin International Airport won the “Champion of the Earth” award?

A.

2014


B.

2016


C.

2018


D.

2020


Answer:

Option C: 2018



42. Uroob is the pen name of which author?

A.

P. C. Kuttikrishnan


B.

M. T. Vasudevan Nair


C.

P. K. Balakrishnan


D.

S. K. Pottekkatt


Answer:

Option A: P. C. Kuttikrishnan



43. Which martial art was originated in Kerala?

A.

Gatka


B.

Sqay


C.

Silambam


D.

Kalaripayattu


Answer:

Option D: Kalaripayattu



44. Pallippuram Fort is located in which district?

A.

Thiruvananthapuram


B.

Kozhikode


C.

Ernakulam


D.

Thrissur


Answer:

Option C: Ernakulam



45. Thodupuzha is located in which district of Kerala?

A.

Kottayam


B.

Ernakulam


C.

Pathanamthitta


D.

Idukki


Answer:

Option D: Idukki



46. Who was popularly known as “Kerala Gandhi”?

A.

E. M. S. Namboodiripad


B.

Bodheswaran


C.

K. Kelappan


D.

Pattom A. Thanu Pillai


Answer:

Option C: K. Kelappan



47. Who is the author of the novel “Indulekha” published in 1889?

A.

Ramavarma Appan Thampuran


B.

O. Chandu Menon


C.

Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup


D.

O. V. Vijayan


Answer:

Option B: O. Chandu Menon



48. Manorama Year Book was first published in which year?

A.

1959


B.

1961


C.

1963


D.

1965


Answer:

Option A: 1959



49. In which year National Games was held for the first time in Kerala?

A.

1977


B.

1987


C.

1997


D.

2007


Answer:

Option B: 1987



50. Which is the only district in Kerala that shares border with both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?

A.

Kasaragod


B.

Kollam


C.

Malappuram


D.

Wayanad


Answer:

Option D: Wayanad



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