Kerala General Knowledge Quiz:
Ques. The oldest book which mentions about Kerala is ___
(a) Ithareyaranyakam
(b) Kerala Padavali
(c) Travancore
(d) Kundalatha
Ques. Silent Valley of Kerala:
(a) is the only evergreen forest in India
(b) contains costly timber trees
(c) is a good picnic spot
(d) contains rare species of plants and animals
Ques. Boat races of Kerala are special feature of which festival
(a) Pongal
(b) Ugadi
(c) Onam
(d) Bihu
Ques. The flood of __ in the Periyar river forced Tipu Sultan to abandon his further conquest of Thiruvitamkur.
(a) 1789
(b) 1799
(c) 1879
(d) 1897
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Ques. Which is the largest district in Kerala State?
(a) Malappuram
(b) Thrissur
(c) Idukki
(d) Palakkad
Ques. On both banks of the river __ there are famous temples like Tiruvillamala, Panniyur, Tripangode, Sukapuram, Kalpathi and Tirunavaya.
(a) Pamba
(b) Chaliyar
(c) Korapuzha
(d) Nila
Ques. It was the demand for spices, especially __ that brought the Europeans to Kerala, leading to the Da Gama Epoch of Asiatic History.
(a) pepper
(b) Flora
(c) Fauna
(d) Coir
Ques. Where is Edakkal Caves?
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Kozhikode
(c) Ernakulam
(d) Wayanad
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Ques. The __ Lake is the largest lake in Kerala extending from the south up to Kochi.
(a) Vembanad
(b) Sasthamkotta
(c) Ashtamudi
(d) Bakel
Ques. Name the district in Kerala with largest percentage of urban population.
(a) Kozhikode
(b) Ernakulam
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Kannur
Ques. Athula’s Mushakavamsa Kavya gives a semi-legandary semi factual account of the _ Kings.
(a) Kodungallur
(b) Kozhikode
(c) Ezhimala
(d) Kochi
Ques. Who was the first Chief Minister of Kerala?
(a) Pattam Thanupillai
(b) E.M. Sankaran Namboodiripad
(c) R. Shankar
(d) C. Achutha Menon
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Ques. ___ the Chinese merchant describes Calicut as a great emporium of trade frequented by traders from all over the world.
(a) Ma Huan
(b) Adbur Razzack
(c) Nicolo Conti
(d) Athanasius Nikitin
Ques. Where Silent Valley located?
(a) Mannarkkad
(b) Alathur
(c) Ottapalam
(d) Shoranur
Ques. Mamankam was held once in 12 years at Tirunavaya on the banks of __
(a) Periar
(b) Bharatapuzha
(c) Bhavani
(d) Pamba
Ques. Which is the largest shipyard in India?
(a) Quilon
(b) Vizhinam
(c) Kochi (Cochin)
(d) Valiyathura
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Ques. Vasco da gama was buried at the St. Francis church, fort __
(a) Cochin
(b) Matayi
(c) Kodungallur
(d) Calicut
Ques. Mohiniattyam is a classical dance form from which state.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Goa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala
Ques. Rocket Fabrication Facility is located at:
(a) Ponmudi
(b) Thumba
(c) Vagamon
(d) Kollam
Ques. The __ built the Tellicherry fort.
(a) French
(b) Portuguese
(c) British
(d) Dutch
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Ques. Hindu Pilgrimage centre Sabarimala is located in which city of Kerala?
(a) Kottayam
(b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kollam
(d) Alappuzha
Ques. Which state is known as India’s Spice Garden?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Kerala
(d) Bihar
Ques. The Portuguese were the __ in this endeavor followed by the Dutch, French and the English, all followed a sea route to reach Kerala and landed on the Kerala coast and built their settlements here.
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Ques. Which one of the following is a coastal district in Kerala?
(a) Palghat
(b) Wayanad
(c) Kovallam
(d) Idukki
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Ques. Sand in the beaches of Kerala contains :
(a) Deuterium
(b) Gold
(c) Thorium
(d) Uranium
