NUMBER OF EAST FLOWING RIVERS IN KERALA  :  THREE

NUMBER OF LOK SABHA SEATS IN KERALA  :  20

NUMBER OF RIVERS IN KERALA  :  44

MOPLAH REBELLION IN MALABAR   : 1921

THE FIRST TALKIE MALAYALAM FILM  :  BALAN

FIRST FLOATING ATM IN INDIA IS AT  :  KOCHI

KPSC CHAIRMAN    K.V SALAHUDHEEN

KUNJALI MARAKAR WAS THE NAVAL CHIEF OF    ZAMORIN OF KOZHIKODE

WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA GANDHI  :   K.KELAPPAN

“DIRECTION OF “VASTHUHARA” :   ARAVINDAN

KERALA WOOD INDUSTRIES IS AT :   NILAMBUR

THE SMALLEST DISTRICT IN KERALA   : ALAPPUZHA

SILENT VALLEY IS IN    PALAKKAD

THE HIGHEST PEAK IN KERALA    ANAMUDI

THE QUEEN OF ARABIAN SEA    KOCHI

THE PLACE WHERE VSSC IS LOCATED    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

INDIAS FIRST PRIVATE AIRPORT    COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

THAKAZHI AWARD FOR SHORT STORIES    RAMESH BABU

KULACHAL WAR    1741

FIRST CHIEF MINISTER IN KERALA    EMS NAMBOOTHIRIPAD

VAIKKOM SATHYAGRAHA    1924

“AUTHOR OF “MALABAR MANUEL”"    WILLIAM LOGAN

KADALUNDI IS FAMAOUS FOR    MANGROVE FOREST

“WHICH DISTRICT IS CALLED ” THE LAND OF GODS”    KASARGOD

“THE PLACE “”ILLIKUNNU”" IN KANNUR IS ASSOCIATED WITH”    HERMAN GUNDERT

AZHIMALA NAVI ACADEMY    KANNUR

ACADEMY FOR FOLK LORE IS SITUATED IN    KANNUR

LARGEST TALUK IN KERALA   : ERANAD

CALICUT UNIVERSITY IS SITUATED AT    MALAPPURAM

BIRTH PLACE OF T.N SHESHAN  :  PALAKKAD

“MUNNAR EVICTION”" SPECIAL OFFICER”    SURESH KUMAR

“MUTHIRA PUZHA”" IS THE TRIBUTARY OF”    PERIYAR

HINDUSTAN PAPER CORPERATION IS AT    KOTTAYAM

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL RULE IN KERALA   : 1956

“LAST ” MAMANGAM”   : 1755

KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY  :  MANNUTHI

KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE    PEECHI

“”"AGASTHYA VANAM”" BIOLOGICAL PARK”    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

PUNALUR PAPER MILLS    KOLLAM

“IN WHICH DISTRICT “”SHABARIMALA”"  IS SITUATED”    PATHANAMTHITTA

“THE PLACE “”MANNADI”" IS ASSOCIATED WITH”    VELUTHAMBI DALAVA

“PUNNAMADA KAYAL”" IS FAMOUS FOR”    NEHRU TROPHY BOAT RACE

KUMARAKAM BIRD SANCTUARY    KOTTAYAM

WHERE IS VASCODAGAMA CREMATED    MATTANCHERI

MALABAR SPECIAL POLICE HEAD QUARTER    MALAPPURAM

TEAK MUSEUM IN KERALA    NILAMBUR

KOTTAKKAL ARYA VYDYA SHALA IS SITUATED AT    MALAPPURAM

“WHERE IS “”THUNJAN PARAMBU”" IS SITUATED”    TIRUR

DISTRICT WHICH HAS NO RAILWAY LINE    WAYANAD

“THE PLACE “LAKKIDI” IS FAMOUS FOR”    HEAVY RAIN FALL

2 : HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OBSERVED IN
Ans: Dec 10

3 : THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Ans: W C Banargee

4 : SPRING BALANCE IS USED TO MEASURE
Ans: Weight

5 : RED BLOOD CELLS ARE FORMED IN
Ans: Bone marrow

6 : THREE PRIMARY COLOURS OF LIGHT
Ans: Red, Green and Blue

7 : THE JAMA MASJID OF DELHI WAS BUILT BY:
Ans: Shah Jahan

8 : WHEN ICE MELTS, ITS VOLUME
Ans: Decreases

9 : MOST INTELLIGENT ANIMAL
Ans: Chimbanzee

10 : WHO PRESIDE THE FIRST SESSION OF AITUC
Ans: CR Das

11 : THE RELIGIOUS TEXT OF THE JEWS IS NAMED AS:
Ans: Torah

12 : FOUNDER OF SIKH RELIGION
Ans: Guru Nanak

13 : THE SCIENTIST KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION?
Ans: M.S. Swarniitathan

14 : THE CRICKET BAT IS MADE OF
Ans: WILLOW

15 : A CRICKET BALL CANNOT WEIGH LESS THAN
Ans: 156g

16 : THE FIRST INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE
Ans: SUSMITHA ZEN

17 : Which Country has plain national flag in the world ?
Ans: Libya

18 : Which state has the longest seashore in india
Ans: Gujarat

19 : FIRST PRESIDENT IN INDIA?
Ans: Dr. RAJENDRAPRASAD

20 : who played the maximum number of Test Cricket Matches ?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

A. Harichandra          B. Snehaseema        C.Neelakkuyil            D.Balan

502.The centre of ancient learning is :

A. Ujjain          B.Pataliputra              C.Taxila          D.Vijayanagara

503. Kundara Proclamation is associated with :

A.Velu Thampi Dalawa        B. Sri.Moolam Thirunal         C.Raja Kesava Dasan

D.Pazassi Raja

504. The largest district in Kerala

A.Idukki          B. Palakkad         C.Alappuzha           D.Wayanad

505. The ‘Servants of India Society’ was founded by :

A.Gopalakrishna Gokhale       B.Subhash Chandra Bose            C.Raja Ram Mohan Roy        D.Lala Lajpath Roy

506. The maximum number of newspaper in India  are printed in :

A. Bengali        B.Malayalam            C.Hindi            D.Tamil

507. The biggest public sector undertaking in India is :

A.BHEL            B.HMT          C.Rayilways               D.ITI

508. Bhopal gas tragedy occurred due to the leakage of :

A.Methyl Isocynate       B.Carbon dioxide        C.Nitrogen            D.Methane

509.Orange juice contains :

A. Vitamin A     B. Vitamin        C. Vitamin C         D. Vitamin E

510. Where exactly is Aksai Chin ?

A.South of Siachen Glacier B.Along the Zakar Mountain            C.NearLeh

D.North East Corner of Jammu and Kashmir

511. Fathom is the unit sed for measuring :

A.Depth          B. Sound          C. Energy            D.Flow

512. Who was the first Negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ?

A. Ralph Bunch          B.frank B.Kellogg       C.Oscar Arias Sanchez

D.Bisho Desmond Tutu

514.Name the person who discovered the Bood  group

A.Land Steiner          B.Hypolite Pixi           C.janssen       D. Horace short

515.The Panchayat Raj is a

A. One –tire System             B. Two-tire System       C.Three-tire System

D. Four-tire System

515. Chairman of Rajya Sabha;

A. Prime – Minister        B.President           C.Vice- President     D.Chief Justice

516. Dandi is the name of a :

A.Technique of Satyagrah       B. Name of a Zamindary System            C. Name of a movement         D.Name of a place

517. The art of gardening is known as :

A.Agriculture             B.Horticulture C.Sericulture              D.None of these

518. The Russian leader who was known as ‘Mr.Nyet’

A.Andre Gromyko        B.Stalin        C.Chernankov           D.Bulganin

519. The Kudal commission was appointed to enquire into :

A.The Fair Fax issue            B.Bofors Gun deal                C.Centre-State relations

D. The working of the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi and the Gandhi Peace Foundation

520. The first war of Indian Independence or the Revolt of 1857 started from :

A.Meerut            B. Jhansi           C.Delhi                D.Culcutta

521. The moon is a :

A. Planet           B. Star             C. Satellite             D. Comet

522. India  is a :

A.Federation             B. Union of state        C. Unitary Country     D. None of these

523. Which tax is levied by the Union Government

A. Land Revenue         B.Income Tax          C. Entertainment Tax            D. Sales Tax

524. The most irrigated State in India

A.Bihar              B.Punjab                 C.Tamilnadu              D.Kerala

525. The resolution of poorna Swaraj was adopted at the :

A.Culcutta Congress            B. Karachi Congress            C.Bombay Congress

D.Lahore Congress

526. Dronacharya Award are given to :

A.Sportsmen             B.Sports Coaches        C.Actros        D.Scientists

527. Vasco da Gama Landed at Calicut in :

A. 1498             B.1598            C.1598                   D.1592

528. The objective of Helpage ndia is :

A. Taking care of orphans                B. Preservation of wild life               C. Promotion of family planning      D. Rendering help and assistance to the old and infirm

529.IMF Loan is sought for :

A. Setting right the balance of payments position B. Expenditure incurred on the seventh plan                      C.Drinking water project in Tamil Nadu          D.Financing the Metro railway in Culcutta

530.Amnesty International is :

A. Human Rights Organisation          B.Organisation fighting against  Apartheid

C. Organisation to help the Third World Countries           D. One of the Specialised

Agencies of the UN

531. Who was the first Indian to be-elected to the British Parliament ?

A. Mothilal Nehru         B. Dadabhai Naoroji           C. Mahathma Gandhi

D.Gopalakrishna Gokhale

532. Which colour of light travels most slowly through glass ?

A.Violet          B. Red            C. Blue                       D. Orange

533. India Joined the United Nation in the Year :

A.1955           B. 1956          C.1957          D. 1958

534. A hole is made in a brass plate and it is heated . The size of the hole will

A. increase         B. first increase and then decrease               C. decrease

D. remain unchanged

535. Punjab was annexed to British territories in the year

A. 1809            B.1839             C.1859                   D.1857

536. The monsoon which brings rain in Kerala during the period October – November is called

A. South – Wst Monsoon        B. North – East Monsoon  C. South – East Monsoon       D.North – West Monsoon

537. The world’s only monarchy in which the king is elected by secret ballot amoung State rules :

A. Sudan          B. Nepal         C.Malaysia               D.Bhuttan

538.The first Muslim ruler in India to introduce the standing army was :

A. Firozshah Tughlaq            B. Babur         C. Iltumish        D. Ala-ud-din Khiliji

539. On a rainy afternoon in which direction is the rainbow seen ?

A. East             B. West          C. North           D.South

550.T x D and DxT denote

A.Formula in physics            B.Surgical terms       C. Preventive injections        D.Hybride Variety of Coconut

551.The Naval air station in Andaman Island is called :

A. INS Garuda           B.INS Veduruthy        C.INS Utkursh            D.INS Agrani

552. The rules of Delhi Sultanate patronized one of the following languages :

A. Turkish         B. Arabic          C. Persian              D. Sanskrit

553. Equatorial region is natural region lying between :

A. 20 North and 20 South of equator            B.50  North and 50 South of the equator

C. 70 North and 70  South of equator           D.100  North and 100 South of the equator

554. Which one of the following techniques has helped to solve many mysteries involving murders, rapes and robberies ?

A.Gene splicing    B. Computer tomography    C.Gene cloning   D.DNA finger printing

555. The National Highway connects Kanyakumari and salem passing though Kerala is:

A.NH 17           B.NH27          C.NH 37            D.NH 57

556. One whose recommendation was the constituent Assembly formed ?

A.Lord Mount batten B.Cripp’s Mission     C.The Cabinet Mission Plan

D. Government of India Act, 1935

557. Linr drawn on a map through places having equal height above mean sea leveLare called :

A. Isobars          B.Grid            C. Contours                D.Scales

558. Magnetic field of electric current was discovered by :

A.Fleming         B. Ampere              C. Faraday                 D.Oersted

559. The country which leads in the production of rubber is :

A.India              B. Malaysia              C.Australia                 D.Sri Lanka

560. Olympic Airways is the airline of

A.France            B.Burma            C.Thailand                      D.Greece

Answers

501  D.Balan

502. C.Taxila

503. A.Velu Thampi Dalawa

504. B. Palakkad

505. A.Gopalakrishna Gokhale

506. C.Hindi

507. C.Rayilways

508. A.Methyl Isocynate

509. C. Vitamin C

510. D.North East Corner of Jammu and Kashmir

511. A.Depth

512. A. Ralph Bunch

513. A.Land Steiner

514. C.Three-tire System

515. C.Vice- President

516.   D.Name of a place

517. B.Horticulture

518. D.Bulganin

519. D. The working of the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi and the Gandhi Peace Foundation

520. A.Meerut

521. C. Satellite

522. B. Union of state

523.   B.Income Tax

524. B.Punjab

525. D.Lahore Congress

526. B.Sports Coaches

527. C.1598

528. D. Rendering help and assistance to the old and infirm

529. A. Setting right the balance of payments position

530. A. Human Rights Organisation

531. B. Dadabhai Naoroji

532. B. Red

533. A.1955

534. B.first increase and then decrease

535. C.1859

536. B.North – East Monsoon

537. C.Malaysia

538. D. Ala-ud-din Khiliji

539. A. East

550. D.Hybride Variety of Coconut

551. C.INS Utkursh

552. C. Persian

553. B.50  North and 50 South of the equator

554. D.DNA finger printing

555.     D.NH 57

556. C.The Cabinet Mission Plan

557.  C. Contours

558. C. Faraday

559. B. Malaysia

550. D.Greece

A.Venice film Festivel           B.National film Festivel         C.Cannes film Festivel

D. Paris film Festivel

452.V.K.Krishna Menon was born in the year

A. 1886            B. 1896           C.1869                    D.1895

453. The venue of the 9th SAARC summit;

A.Pakistan                 B.Bangladesh               C. Maldives D. India

454. The term breaststroke is associated with :

A. Kabadi         B. Boxing                 C. Swimming             D. Wresting

455. The year 1996 was declared as the SAARC year of :

A. Poverty Eradication         B. Literacy      C.Women’s Education        D.Child Welfare

456. What is the present name of Southern Rhodesia ?

A.Zimbabwe              B.Zambia           CThailand                 D.Taiwan

457. What is the sobriquet for Palestine ?

A. Pin City      B. Hermit Kingdom     C. Holy Land              D. Land of Midnight sun

458. Tass is the Central information Agency of :

A.Iran             B.USA               C. France                D.USSR

459. My truth is written by :

A. Indira Gandhi     B. Mahathma Gandhi    C. R.K .Narayan       D.Abdul Kalam Azad

460. Who Said  ‘At the stroke of midnight , when the world sleep, India will awake to life and freedom’ :

A. Lord Mount Batten            B.Mahathma Gandhi C. Jawaharlal Nehru

D. Rajagopalachari

461.The famous Hindu pilgrim centre Amarnath is in :

A.Andra Pradesh         B.Madhya Pradesh            C.Jammu-Kashmir

D.Uttar Pradesh

462. Who was the first man to reach the north pole ?

A.Ottoman        B. Salim Ahmmed Salim    C. Robert Peary       D.Tenzing

463. The aim of White Revolution is to increase the production of :

A. Fish              B. Orchids      C. Paddy                  D.Milk

464. The capital of Egypt is

A.Cairo                       B.Tokyo             C.Berlin          D.Paris

465. How many Assembly Constituencies are there in Kerala ?

A. 20               B. 141             C. 150                        D. 140

466. Taj Mahal is situated at :

A.Mumbai                  B. Delhi          C Agra                        D.Simla

467. Which is the smallest continent ?

A.Asia                           B.Europe                    C.Africe                   D.Australia

468. Japanese Encephalities is spread by :

A. Rat flea                  B.Mosquito                C. House fly               D.Bed bug

469.Which writer is known as Uroob ?

A. K.E.Mathai      B.Kuttikrishna Marar       C.P.C Kuttikrishnan        D.M.K Menon

470. Who first demanded a separate state of Pakistan ?

A. Agakhan              B.Muhammed Ali Jinnah                      C. Khan Abdul Gafferkhan D. Abdul Kalam Azad

471. Mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy by :

A. motor            B. bulb                     C. an electric bell      D.dynamo

472. What colour do you get when you mix red and yellow ?

A. Green           B. Violet         C.Blue          D. Orange

473. Meenambakkam airport is at :

A. Culcutta                 B.Chennai                  C.Mumbai         D.Simla

474. The theory of solar system was put forward by

A. Copernicus             B. Galileo         C. Newton D. Kepler

475. With  which instrument the people of a submarine can see the objects on the surface of the sea without coming up ?

A. Microscope           B. Periscope             C. Electroscope        D. Telescope

476. Which is the official language of India ?

A. England         B.Hindi                   C.Sanskrit                 D.Malayalam

477. In which year golden jubilee is celebrated ?

A.25                B. 60               C.100             D.50

478.What is the old name of Thailand ?

A.Burma            B.Sayam                 C. Malasia                 D.Ceylon

479. The war at Plasi was in the year ?

A. 1784                      B. 1764                      C.1761                       D. 1757

480. The heighst literate State of India :

A. Bihar                      B.Kerala                     C.Jammu Kashmir         D.Maharashtra

481. The state which was known as Kalinga in ancient ages

A. Bihar                      B. Punjab                   C. Orissa            D.Sikkim

482. The smallest union territory in India :

A. Delhi             B. Lakshadweep                C. Pondicherry            D. Daman and Diue

483. The Best natural Harbour on the west cost of Kerala :

A. Kochi           B. Alleppey              C.Neendakara           D.Kozhikkode

484. Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair is famous in :

A. Ottan Thullal            B. Kathakali    C.Bharathanatyam    D.Chakyar Koothu

485.Regional language of Karnataka :

A. Malayalam B. Urdu                       C. Kannada               D.Telungu

486. Good Friday is celebrated by Christians :

A. to comemorate  the resurrection of Jesus Christ          B.To comemorate  the birthday of Jesus   C.On this day Jesus Christ was crucified        D.None of these

487. Thekkady is a :

A.Wild life sanctuary B. Children’s park     C. Research centre   D. None of these

488. Liquid with highest density :

A. Petrol                     B. Kerosene              C. Mercury                 D. Milk

489. Like poles of two magnets :

A. repel                B.attract                 C. rise             D.rise and falls

490. Pork should be cooked well before being eaten to prevent the attack of the worm :

A. Tape worm            B. Round worm            C. Thread worm      D. Hook worm

491. The rupee coin is an alloy of :

A. Copper and tin      B. Nickel and copper    C.Lead and tin      D.Copper and zinc

492. The study of life in outer space is known as

A. endobiology          B.exobiology              C.emterobiology       D.neobiology

493. Minimum age for exercising franchise

A. 18               B. 22               C. 25               D.17

494. The famous work of Vedavyasa :

A. Ramayanam           B.Mahabharatham              C. Pancha Thanthram

D. Ramacharithamanasam

495. Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple is situated in :

A.Varkala          B.Guruvayoor          C.Padmanabhapuram          D. Thiruvananthapuram

496. “Kerala is a lunatic asylum “ who said this ?

A. Tagore       B.Swami Vivekananda           C. Sree Narayana Guru

D.Agamananda Swamigal

497. ‘Vanchipattu’ is associated with :

A. Vallathol       B.Ramapurathu Warrier   C.K.C . Kesava  Pillai   D.Irayimman Thampi

498. The biggest city in India :

A. Chennai                 B. Mumbai                 C. Calcutta                 D. Delhi

499. Thakazhy Sivasankara Pillai is :

A. an artist         B. a novelist                        C. a poet        D. a scientist

500. Secularism envisages:

A. No religion B.A Particular religion for a state    C.Hinduism    D.Equal status for all religion

Answers

451. A.Venice film Festivel

452.  B. 1896

453.   C. Maldives

454. C. Swimming

455. B. Literacy

456. A.Zimbabwe

457. C. Holy Land

458. D.USSR

459. A.Indira Gandhi

460. C. Jawaharlal Nehru

461. C.Jammu-Kashmir

462. C. Robert Peary

463. D.Milk

464. A.Cairo

465. D. 140

466. C Agra

467. D.Australia

468. A. Rat flea

469. C.P.C Kuttikrishnan

470. B.Muhammed Ali Jinnah

471. D.dynamo

472. D. Orange

473. B.Chennai

474. A. Copernicus

475. B. Periscope

476.    B.Hindi

477. D.50

478.   B.Sayam

479. D. 1757

480. B.Kerala

481. C. Orissa

482. B. Lakshadweep

483. A. Kochi

484. B. Kathakali

485. C. Kannada

486. C.On this day Jesus Christ was crucified

487. A.Wild life sanctuary

488. C. Mercury

489. A. repel

490. A. Tape worm

491. B. Nickel and copper

492. B.exobiology

493. A. 18

494.  B.Mahabharatham

495. D. Thiruvananthapuram

496. B.Swami Vivekananda

497. B.Ramapurathu Warrier

498. B. Mumbai

499.   B. a novelist

500. D.Equal status for all religion

Thirunavail

2.Kollam Era began :

A D 825

3.The longest river in Keraka:

Periyar

4. Mixed colony system was introduced by:

Albuquarq

5. Sathujana Paripalana Yogam was started by:

Ayyankali

6. The first chief minister of travancore popular ministry:

Pattom Thanupillai

7. The temple entry proclamation was  issued by:

Chithira thirunal balarama varma

8 Malayalee sabha was organized by:

C.Krishna Pilla

9. Cochin State prajamandal was  formed in:
16th Jan 1941

10.Electricity agitation of Cochin was against the decision of the Diwan