Kerala – GK (Eng) 001

1 : Mathrubhumi was founded by?
Ans : K P Kesava Menon in 1923 from Kozhikode

2 : In which year Pincode system was started in Kerala?
Ans : August 15;1972

3 : Who is the founder of the Advaitasrama at Aluva on the banks of Periyar?
Ans : Sree Narayana Guru

4 : The Chief Court became the High Court during the diwanship of?
Ans : Shanmukham Chettiyar

5 : Who is the author of ” Santhana gopalam”?
Ans : Poonthanam

6 : Which missionary is the author of Samkshepa Vedartham (1772)?
Ans : Clement Pianos

7 : The Vaikkam Sathyagraha was started on?
Ans : 30 March 1924.

8 : Bharathappuzha originates from?
Ans : Anaimalai Hills in the Western Ghats

9 : Who was the first African Traveller(Morocco) to reach Kerala?
Ans : Ibn Batuta

10 : In which year Travancore Broadcasting station was merged with All India Radio Network?
Ans : 1st April 1950

11 : What is the motto of the Kerala Police force?
Ans : ‘Mridhu bhava dhruda krithye’ which means ‘soft in Temperament; firm in action’ in Sanskrit

12 : Who started ‘Mitavadi magazine’ from Tellicherry in 1907?
Ans : Moorkoth Kumaran

13 : The Arab traveller Sulaiman (85I AD) visited Kerala during the reign of?
Ans : Sthanu Ravi Vannan.

14 : The smallest district of Kerala is?
Ans : Alappuzha

15 : Who is the author of ” Kadaltheerathu”?
Ans : O.V Vijayan

Author: Freshers