First in Kerala

First in Kerala - General Knowledge

Bank : Nedungadi Bank

Book : Samkshepa Vedartham

Chief Minister : E.M.S. Namboothirippad (1957-59)

College : CMS College, Kottayam

Colour Film : Kantam Becha Cot

Education Minister : Joseph Mundassery

English Medium School : Mattancheri School

Governor : B. Ramakrishna Rao

Hydro Electric Project : Pallivasal

Jewish Church : Kodungalloor

Movie : Vigatakumaran

Newspaper : Rajyasamacharam

Novelist : Appu Nedungadi

Olympian : Suresh Babu

Oscar Winner :Rasul Pookutty

Printing Press : CMS Press, Kottayam

Radio Station : Thiruvananthapuram

Sahitya Akademi President: Sardar K.M.Panicker

Speaker Legislative Assembly : R.Shankara Narayanan Thampi

Talkie Film :Balan

Travancore King : Marthanda Varma

Woman Chief Justice : Sujatha Manohar

Woman IPS officer : Srilekha IPS

Woman Minister : K.R.Gauri Amma

Kerala History Questions

Following are 47 objective type questions from Kerala history. Most of them are frequently asked in various PSC examinations.

01. Birth place of Ezhuthachan is at : Thunchanparambu in Tirur (Malappuram District)

02. Dutch East India Company was established in : A.D. 1592

03. Father of Malayalm Language : Ezhuthachan

04. Fifth & Last visit of Gandhiji was in : January 13, 1937

05. First Book in Malayalam is : Samkshepa Vedartham

06. First Malayalam Dictionery was compiled by : Dr.Herman Gundart from Germany

07. First Mamankom was held in : A.D. 829

08. First Pazhassi Revolution was held in : A.D. 1793

09. How many times Gandhiji visited Kerala : Five Times

10. Huang Tsang a Chinese Traveler visited Kerala in : A.D. 630

11. Italiam Traveller Marco Polo visited Kerala in : A.D. 1292

12. Jews migrated to Kerala in :A.D. 68

13. Kollam Era began in : A.D. 825, August 15th

14. Kollam Era is also Known as : Malayalam Era

15. Kundara Proclamation was made by Veluthampi in the year : A.D. 1809

16. Land Revenue was introduced in Kochi in the Year : A.D. 1761

17. Last Mamankom was held in : A.D. 1755

18. Mahodayapuram was the Capital of : Kulasekharas

19. Malabar district became a province of Madras Presidency in : A.D. 1800

20. Malayalam Reaserch Centre at : Tirur

21. Mamankom held during the reign of Samoothiri of Kozhikode at : Thirunavaya in Malappuram Districts

22. Name of the battele which shattered the hope of the Dutch to establish their political power in India : Battle of Kulachal

23. Name of the Chinese Traveler who visited Kerala in A.D. 1409 : Mahuvan

24. Name of the Ship in which Vascoda Gama came : Saint Gabriel

25. 'Narayaneeyam' is written by :Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri

26. Nicolo Kondy European Traveler visted Kerala in : A.D. 1440

27. Philosophy of Advaita is developed by : Sankaracharya

28. Samkshepa Vedartham is written by : Clement Piyanus Pathiri in A.D. 1772

29. St. Thomas came to Kerala in : A.D.52

30. St. Thomas established the first Christian church at : Kodungalloor

31. The book The Career and Legend of Vascoda Gama is written by : Sanjay Subrahmanyam

32. The Capital City of Venad Kingdom was : Kollam

33. The emperor of Kulasekhara Kingdom was know as : Perumal

34. The Farook town was set up by Tippu in : A.D. 1788

35. The First Europeans to come to Kerala (India) was : The Portuguese

36. The first Jewish Synagogue in Kerala was set up at : Kodungalloor in 1350

37. The only Muslim Kingdom in Kerala was the : Arakkal Kingdom

38. The prehistoric people of Kerala belonged to : The Negroto race

39. Vascoda Gama landed at Kappad in : 20th May, 1498

40. Vascoda Gama second visit to Kappad (Kozhikkode) was in : A.D. 1502

41. Veluthampi Dalava who committed suicide at : Mannadi

42. When did Gandhiji visit Kerala for the first time : August 18, 1920

43. Who established the Chala Bazar in Thiruvanathapuram : Raja Kesavadas

44. Who was know as Kerala Simham (Lion of Kerala) : Pazhassi Raja

45. Who was the first Britisher to come to Kerala : Captain Keeling

46. Who was the first Portuguese viceroy in Kerala : De Almeida, A.D. 1505

47. Who was the head of the military force of Samoothiri of Kozhikode : Kunjali Marakkar