The oldest book which mentions about Kerala is ___
(a) Ithareyaranyakam
(b) Kerala Padavali
(c) Travancore
(d) Kundalatha
Kabini, Bhavani and Pampar are __flowing rivers in the state.
(a) West
(b) North
(c) South
(d) East
Silent Valley:
(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
Palakkad, Chittur, Thiruvillamala, Thirunavaya, Pattambi and Chamravattam are on the banks of__
(a) Bharatapuzha
(b) Periyar
(c) Pampa
(d) Kunthipuzha
The Tamarasseri and Perambadi gaps promote contacts between Kerala and __
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Goa
Boat races of Kerala are a special feature of the festival
(a) Pongal
(b) Ugadi
(c) Onam
(d) Bihu
The Nila river, popularly known as____.
(a) Pamba
(b) Chaliyar
(c) Chandragiri
(d) Bharatapuzha
The flood of __ in the Periyar River forced the Tipu Sultan to abandon his further conquest of Thiruvitamkur.
(a) 1789
(b) 1799
(c) 1879
(d) 1897
On __ Lake Banks are situated Vaikkam, a famous Hindu pilgrim centre.
(a) Ashtamudi
(b) Sasthamkotta
(c) Vembanad
(d) Bakel
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Which is the largest district in Kerala State?
(a) Malappuram
(b) Thrissur
(c) Idukki
(d) Palakkad
The __ Lake is the only fresh water lake in Kerala.
(a) Vembanad
(b) Sasthamkotta
(c) Ashtamudi
(d) Bakel
On both river banks __ there are famous temples like Tiruvillamala, Panniyur, Tripangode, Sukapuram, Kalpathi, and Tirunavaya.
(a) Pamba
(b) Chaliyar
(c) Korapuzha
(d) Nila
__ refers to River Churni from where pearls are found.
(a) Kalhana
(b)Don Gonsalves
(c)Athulya
(d) Kautilya
The demand for spices, especially __, brought the Europeans to Kerala.
(a) pepper
(b) Flora
(c) Fauna
(d) Coir
Most of the __ settlements in Kerala are found on the banks of rivers like Churni, Nila, Korapuzha and Pampa.
(a) Ezhava
(b) Brahmin
(c)Nair
(d)Christains
Where is Edakkal Caves?
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Kozhikode
(c) Ernakulam
(d) Wayanad
__built the Palakkad fort in 1766.
(a) Dharmaraja
(b) MarthandaVarma
(c) Haidar Ali
(d) ShakthanThampuran
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The __ Lake is the largest in the state, extending from the south to Kochi.
(a) Vembanad
(b) Sasthamkotta
(c) Ashtamudi
(d) Bakel
HORTUS MALABARICUS was compiled under the patronage of the Dutch governor__.
(a) Van Rheede
(b) Ralph Fetch
(c) Visschier
(d) Nieuhoff
Name the district in Kerala with the largest percentage of the urban population.
(a) Kozhikode
(b) Ernakulam
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Kannur
Ayiramalai, Malayattur, Kaladi, Aluva and Kodungallur are on the banks of__…
(a) Periyar
(b) Pampa
(c) Kunthipuzha
(d) Chaliyar
In 1644, the English obtained permission from the king of Venad to build a factory at__.
(a) Kolachal
(b)Kozhikode
(c)Venad
(d) Vizhinjam
Athula’s Mushakavamsa Kavya gives a semi-legendary, semi-factual account of the _ Kings.
(a) Kodungallur
(b) Kozhikode
(c) Ezhimala
(d) Kochi
The __ entered Kerala with the purpose of trade. They arrived near Thalassery in 1725 and occupied Mahe.
(a) British
(b) Portuguese
(c)Dutch
(d) French
Who was the first Chief Minister of Kerala?
(a) Pattam Thanupillai
(b) E.M. Sankaran Namboodiripad
(c) R. Shankar
(d) C. Achutha Menon
In 1725, the French captured __from Kadathanad.
(a) Venad
(b)Guruvayur
(c) Kozhikode
(d) Mahe
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__ 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
The treaty of Seringapatam (1792) secured to the __ the whole of Malabar except Wyanad and Coorg.
(a) Dutch
(b) Portuguese
(c) British
(d) French
Where is Silent Valley located?
(a) Mannarkkad
(b) Alathur
(c) Ottapalam
(d) Shoranur
__ was formed in to a separate district with the collector as its head, under Madras Presidency (1st October, 1801).
(a) Cochi
(b)Kadathanad
(c)Iruvazhinad
(d) Malabar
Mamankam was held once in 12 years at Tirunavaya on the banks of __
(a) Periar
(b) Bharatapuzha
(c) Bhavani
(d) Pamba
By the treaty of Sriranga Pattanam (1792) the whole of __ except Wayanad and Coorg were ceded to the British.
(a) Kadathanad
(b) Malabar
(c)Iruvazhinad
(d)Travancore
Which is the largest shipyard in India?
(a) Quilon
(b) Vizhinam
(c) Kochi (Cochin)
(d) Valiyathura
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Vasco da Gama was buried at the St. Francis church, fort __
(a) Cochin
(b) Matayi
(c) Kodungallur
(d) Calicut
Mohiniattyam is a classical dance form from which state.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Goa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala
Rocket Fabrication Facility is located at:
(a) Ponmudi
(b) Thumba
(c) Vagamon
(d) Kollam
The __ built the Tellicherry fort.
(a) French
(b) Portuguese
(c) British
(d) Dutch
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Which city is the Hindu Pilgrimage center Sabarimala located in?
(a) Kottayam
(b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kollam
(d) Alappuzha
Which state is known as India’s Spice Garden?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Kerala
(d) Bihar
The Arabian Sea had been the field of activity for the __ fleet.
(a) Calicut
(b) Muziris
(c) Kannur
(d) Ezhimala
The Portuguese were the __ in this endeavor, followed by the Dutch, French, and English; all followed a sea route to reach Kerala, landed on the Kerala coast, and built their settlements there.
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Which one of the following is a coastal district?
(a) Palghat
(b) Wayanad
(c) Kovallam
(d) Idukki
The Bodinaykannur pass in the __area connects Madurai with the High Ranges.
(a) Travancore
(b) Malabar
(c) Cochin
(d) Karnataka
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Sand in the beaches of Kerala contains :
(a) Deuterium
(b) Gold
(c) Thorium
(d) Uranium
The Western Ghats is on the __ side of Kerala
(a) West
(b) East
(c) North
(d) South
