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Articles (A,An,The, No Article) for All Questions BRILLIANCECOLLEGE- THRISSUR WEEKLY EXAM - Kerala Fact 1. Vayal Varam veedu is related to a) Kumaranasan b) Pandit K.P.Karuppan c) Sree Narayana Guru d) Ayyankali 2. In which year Gandhiji made visit to Kerala, that was described by him ‘Piligrimage’? a) 1937 b) 1938 c) 1936 d) 1939 3. Name of the first solar ferry boat of India between vaikom to Tha vanakkadavu a) Pinaka b) Aaditya c) Ushas d) Jalarani 4. Who was founded Muhammedeeya Sabha in Kannur? a) Sheikh Muhammed Hamadani Thangal b) Sayyed Sanahulla Makti Thangal c) Ummar Khasi d) Vakkam Moulavi 5. Which is the first model fisheries tourist village in India? a) Kumbalangi b) Purakkad c) Neendakara d) Beppur 6. The Newspaper sujananandini was started by Kesavan Asan from? a) Chavara b) Mayyanad c) Kollam d) Paravur 7. The first lady to become the chief justice of Kerala a) Sujatha Manohar b) Anna chandy c) Fathima Beevi d) Janaki Amma 8. The district of Kerala where the first jail was started a) Thiruvananthapuram b) Kozhikode c) Thrissur d) Kannur 9. The first total Sanitation Panchayat in Kerala a) Pothukal b) Vellanad c) Thuravoor d) Chamravattom 10. Kerala was declared 100% literate state in the year a) 1995 b) 1998 c) 2000 d) 1991 11. In which place of Travancore the british firstly constructed their court? a) Kannur b) Anachu Thengu c) Beemapalli d) Kodungallur 12. Who was the chief minister of ‘Thirukochi’ state where it was formed? a) Pattam Thanupillai b) Paravoor.T.K.NarayanaPillai c) R.Sankar d) T.R.Krishna Swami Iyyer 13. Name the ruler of Travancore who abolished slave trade in the state a) Karthika Thirunnal Dharmaraja b) Anizham Thirunnal Marthanda varma c) Swathi thiurnnal Rama varma d) Gouri Lakshmi Bai 14. UNESCO has recognized a traditional performing art from Kerala as a Human Heritage art which is considered to be at least 2000 years old. Name that art form a) Kathakai b) Mohiniatom c) Koodiyattam d) Koothu 15. The year in which the malayalam Era (Kollam Era) commenced in Keral a a) A.D. 725 b) A.D. 825 c) A.D.750 d) A.D.875 16. First hydro electric project in Kerala was started in the year a) 1948 b) 1950 c) 1940 d) 1945 17. Nehru Trophy boat race is conducted in a) Kumarakom Lake b) Punnamada lake c) Pamba river d) Thaneermukkam lake 18. The largest road length in Kerala is maintained by a) P.W.D b) National Highway Authority c) Municipalities d) Panchayats 19. The programme called ASRAYA has been implemented in Kerala a) To provide community based social security to the poorest of the poor b) To provide self-employment to the poorest of the poor c) To alleviated poverty d) As a participatory poverty reduction programme under peoples. 20. The head quarters of Wayanad district is a) Kalpetta b) Manathavady c) Pulpally d) Sulthan Bathery 21. Which Maharaja of Travancore was an eminent composer of Karnatic Music? a) Sree Chithira Thirunal b) Swathi Thirunal c) Ayillyam Thirunnal d) Sree Moolan Thirunal 22. Which sea shore in Kerala is famous for deposit of mineral sa nd? a) Chavara b) Vizhinjam c) Varkala d) Kayamkulam 23. Veluthambi was one of the Divan of ? a) Mysore b) Kochi c) Travancore d) Vellore 24. The poem ‘Jathikummi’ was written by a) Sree Narayana Guru b) Vallathol c) K.C. Kesavapilla d) K.P.Karuppan 25. First Technopark in Kerala is situated at a) Ernamkulam b) Alappuzha c) Thiruvananthapuram d) Kozhikode 26. The ruler of Kindom of Cochin during 1751 – 1805 was a) Swathi Thirunnal b) Sri Rama varma c) Ayilyam Thirunal d) Sakthan Thampuran 27. The first organised revolt against British Authority in India a) Kurichiar Rebellion b) Attingal Revolt c) Pazhassi Rebellion d) Rebellion of Veluthampi 28. In Which year the Kurichiyas of Wayanad revolted against the British? a) 1821 b) 1832 c) 1812 d) 1841 29. The first Litigation- free village in India a) Kalpathi b) Thrithala c) Varavur d) Ambalavayal 30. Which of the following is the work of Kumaranasan a) Balyakalasakhi b) Umakeralam c) Karuna d) Kalyana Sauganthikam 31. In which district in Mayippadi palace is located a) Kannur b) Kasargod c) Wayanad d) Kollam 32. Ponmudi dam is situated in which district? a) Thiruvananthapuram b) Idukki c) Kollam d) Alappuzha 33. Which is the new scheme launched for migrant workers in Kerala? a) Awaz Health Insurance Scheme b) Apna Health Insurance Scheme c) Naya Manzil d) Pahli Udan 34. Southern most fresh water lake in Kerala a) Pookode b) Vellayani c) Neyyar d) Uppala 35. Total number of district with sea coast a) 8 b) 10 c) 9 d) 11 36. Height of Anamudi a) 2690m b) 2695m c) 2694m d) 2964m 37. The largest earthern dam in Kerala a) Banasura Sagar b) Mattupetti c) Cheruthoni d) Edukki 38. The place known as the Gateway of High range in Kerala a) Angamali b) Kumali c) Kothamangalam d) Changanassery 39. In which districts in Kerala leads in the production of Cashew Nut? a) Kasargode b) Kannur c) Kollam d) Kottayam 40. Who is the founder of Jathinashini Sabha? a) Subhanandha Gurudevan b) Ananda Theerthan c) Kunjikannan d) C. Kesavan 41. Who wrote the famous book ‘A shot history of the Peasant Movement’ in Kerala? a) E.M.S b) C.Achutha Menon c) P.K.Vasudevan Nair d) Pattam Thanupilla 42. The largest geographical region in Kerala? a) Mid Land b) Low Land c) Coastal Area d) Sahyadri 43. Grizzled Giant squirrel is the rate species found in which wild life sanctuary a) Silent valley b) Chinnar c) Parambikulam d) Iravikulam 44. Who founded the Akhila Thiruvithacore Naviga Thozhilali Sangam? a) Velukutti Arayan b) Pandit Karuppan c) Ayyankali d) Ayyappan 45. In which year Kuriakose Elias Chavara died? a) 1870 b) 1871 c) 1872 d) 1873 46. Who called ‘Simhala Simham’? a) Kesavanasan b) C.Kesavan c) P.Krishnapilla d) M. Kumaran 47. The publication ‘The muslim’ was launched by Vakkom Moulavi in………….. a) 1905 b) 1906 c) 1910 d) 1911 48. KSRTC will soon roll out……………service for only women a) She Travels b) She Taxi c) Pink Bus d) Pink Travels 49. Name the initiated of the social justice department and the Kerala social security mission, aimed at makin g the state-disabled friendly? a) Anganasree b) Anuyathra c) Soft d) Life 50. Which district in Kerala has maximum number of rivers flowing? a) Kannur b) Kasargode c) Thiruvananthapuram d) Wayanad 51. Which river is also known as Chulika river? a) Chaliyar b) Kabani c) Mancheswaram d) Neyyar 52. Who is known as Untouchable Brahmin? a) M.R.Bhattathiripad b) V.T.Bhattathiripad c) E.M.S d) T.R.Krishnaswami Ayyar 53. Who conducted Matha Parivarthana Prakshobham in 1936? a) T.R.Krishna Swami Ayyar b) C.V.Kunji Raman c) K.N.Namboothiripad d) Pandit Karuppan 54. Who is the founder of congregation of the mother of carmel, the first religious congregation for women in 1866 a) Sain Alphonsa b) Kuriakose Chavara c) Pambady John Joseph d) Mar Varghese 55. The first Malabar Muslim to write a book in Malayalam named Kadora Kodaram a) Makthi Thangal b) Mampuram Thangal c) Vakkom Moulavi d) Muhammed Abdu Rahiman 56. The year in which the afforestation project launched in Kerala a) 1986 b) 1961 c) 1978 d) 1998 57. Which is the second district in Kerala launched operation Sulaimani? a) Kozhikode b) Malappuram c) Kannur d) Palakkad 58. The National Highway that pass through Palakkad gap. a) N.H.964 b) NH 85 c) NH 544 d) NH 744 59. Malampuzha dam was inaugurated in the year a) 1944 b) 1951 c) 1955 d) 1941 60. Kerala State was able to achieve 100% primary education through its flagship primary education equivalency drive………..scheme. a) Akshaya b) Aksharam c) Athulyam d) None of these 61. 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