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1:-Which Malayalam film won the national award for the best movie on environmental conservation and preservation in 2015?
A:-Jalolsavam
B:-Ottal
C:-Vettilekula Vazhi
D:-Ain
Ans: B

2:-The first tobacco free district in India
A:-Kannur
B:-Ernakulam
C:-Pathanamthitta
D:-Kottayam
Ans: D

3:-Smt. Sheila Dexhit was the _______ women Governor of Kerala.
A:-First
B:-Second
C:-Third
D:-She was not became Governor of Kerala
Ans: C

4:-Who was the 'Father of Modern Renaissance of Kerala' ?
A:-Chattambi Swamikal
B:-Sree Narayana Guru
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Mannathu Padmanabhan
Ans: B

5:-Who was the founder of 'Samatwa Samajam' ?
A:-Thycadu Ayyappan
B:-Vaikunda Swamikal
C:-Sree Narayana Guru
D:-Ayyankali
Ans: B

6:-Who is called as 'Lincoln of Kerala' ?
A:-Pandit Karuppan
B:-Sahrdaya Ayyappan
C:-Kumaranasan
D:-Poikayil Yohannan
Ans: A

7:-In which year Chavara Kuriakose Alias Achan was declared as Saint By Pope Francis ?
A:-2014 November 23
B:-2015 June 23
C:-2013 December 24
D:-1986 February 8
Ans: A

8:-Which Dance is known as 'Poor Mans Kathakali' ?
A:-Parayan Thullal
B:-Ottam Thullal
C:-Bharathnatyam
D:-Theyyam
Ans: B

9:-Who among the following is the winner of Ezhuthachan award in 2015?
A:-Sugathakumari
B:-K.R. Meera
C:-Puthussery Ramachandran
D:-Meloor Vasudevan
Ans: C

10:-In 2015 which among the following crop in Kerala get the ''Baumasuchika'' title?
A:-Pokkali Rice
B:-Vazhakulam Pinapple
C:-Wayanad Gadhakasala Rice
D:-Changalikodan
Ans: D

11:-In 2015 which among the following film won the title ''Suvarnachakoram'' in Kerala International Film Festival?
A:-Shadow behind the moon
B:-Ottal
C:-Ozhivu Divasathe Kali
D:-Jalal's story
Ans: B

12:-In which year the Church Mission Society (CMS) started a girls' school in Kottayam ?
A:-1818
B:-1824
C:-1821
D:-1834
Ans: C

13:-Dr. Herman Gundert started Malayalam newspaper Rajyasamacharam in
A:-June 1847
B:-October 1847
C:-July 1848
D:-November 1848
Ans: A

14:-Where Ayyankali organized the first planned peasant strike in Kerala in 1909 ?
A:-Kottayam
B:-Kannur
C:-Punnapra
D:-Venganoor
Ans: D

15:-Who was the martyr of Paliyam Satyagraha ?
A:-K.G. Velayudhan
B:-A.G. Velayudhan
C:-I.C. Chacko
D:-T.R. Krishnaswami
Ans: B

16:-The first meeting of Muslim Aikya Sangham at Kodungalloor was presided over by whom
A:-Abdurahiman Sahib
B:-Abdul Kalam Azad
C:-Vakkom Moulavi
D:-Chalilakath Moulavi
Ans: C

17:-Kerala Panchika monthly was edited by
A:-K. Ramakrishna Pillai
B:-K. Kelappan
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Dr. Palpu
Ans: A

18:-Who was the first editor of Swadesabhimani newspaper ?
A:-Swadesabhimani K. Ramakrishna Pillai
B:-C. P. Govinda Pillai
C:-C. V. Kunjuraman
D:-T. Prakasam
Ans: B

19:-The first woman Chief Secretary of Kerala
A:-K. O. Aysha Potti
B:-K. K. Usha
C:-Pathma Ramachandran
D:-V. S. Ramadevi
Ans: C

20:-Who was the first woman nominated member of the Cochin Legislative Assembly ?
A:-Akkamma Cheriyan
B:-Anna Chandi
C:-A. V. Kuttimalu Amma
D:-Thottaikkattu Madhavi Amma
Ans: D

21:-The founder of Brahma Prathyaksha Sadujana Paripalana Sangam
A:-Kumaran Asan
B:-Kavarikkulam Kandan Kumaran
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Pandit Karuppan
Ans: B

22:-Who founded the community named 'Servants of Mary Immaculate' ?
A:-Poikayil Yohannan
B:-M. C. Joseph
C:-Palakunnath Abraham Malpan
D:-Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara Achan
Ans: D

23:-Find the odd one
A:-Indhulekha
B:-Marthandavarmma
C:-Dharmmaraja
D:-Ramaraja Bahadur
Ans: A

24:-Name the organisation founded by Vaikunda Swami.
A:-Samatva Samajam
B:-Atma Vidya Sangham
C:-Sahodara Sangham
D:-Arya Samajam
Ans: A

25:-Where did Swami Brahmanada Sivayogi founded 'Sidhasramam'?
A:-Kannur
B:-Kollam
C:-Palakkad
D:-Kanyakumari
Ans: C

26:-Who is known as the father of modern Kerala Renaissance?
A:-Chattampi Swamikal
B:-Sree Narayana Guru
C:-Vakkom Maulavi
D:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
Ans: B

27:-Who was known as 'Lincoln of Kerala'?
A:-A.K. Gopalan
B:-T.K. Madhavan
C:-P. Krishnapilla
D:-Pandit Karuppan master
Ans: D

28:-Name the Kerala reformer known as 'Father of Literacy'
A:-Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara
B:-Poykayil Yohanan
C:-Kumara Guru
D:-Ayisha Beevi
Ans: A

29:-Name the Kerala government project to provide free cancer treatment through government hospitals.
A:-Karunya
B:-Sukrutham
C:-Aswas
D:-Cancer free Kerala
Ans: B

30:-The first coir village in Kerala
A:-Kuttanad
B:-Cherthala
C:-Vaylar
D:-Punnapra
Ans: C

31:-Mannathu Padmanabhan was honoured with which of the following title ?
A:-Kerala Gandhi
B:-Kerala Scott
C:-Kerala Isban
D:-Bharatha Kesari
Ans: D

32:-"Political Father" of the Ezhavas
A:-Sree Narayana Guru
B:-Dr. Palpu
C:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
D:-Kumaranasan
Ans: B

33:-"Sthree Vidhyaposhini" is the work of
A:-V.T. Battathiripad
B:-Kumara Guru
C:-Chattampi Swamikal
D:-Brahmananda Shivayogi
Ans: D

34:-In 1917 Atmavidhya Sangam was organised due to the work of
A:-Ayyankali
B:-Shankaracharya
C:-Vakbatananda
D:-E.V. Ramaswami Naikar
Ans: C

35:-Who fought against the evil custom of "Talikettu Kalyanam" in Kerala society ?
A:-Mannathu Padmanabhan
B:-Kittur Chennamma
C:-K. Kelappan
D:-Sree Narayana Guru
Ans: D

36:-Vaylar award winner of 2014
A:-M.T. Vasudevan Nair
B:-P.V. Sakkaria
C:-K.R. Meera
D:-Benny Yamin
Ans: C

37:-Periyar National Park is located at
A:-Thekkady
B:-Munnar
C:-Malampuzha
D:-Devikulam
Ans: A

38:-Pooyamkutty forest, the favorite habitat of King Cobras in Kerala is located in which district?
A:-Idukki
B:-Pathanamthitta
C:-Palakkad
D:-Ernakulam
Ans: D

39:-Who founded the Prathyaksha Daiva Raksha Sabha (PDRS)?
A:-Chavara Kuriakose Elias
B:-Poykayil Yohannan
C:-Fr. Arnos Pathiri
D:-Fr.Clement Pathiri
Ans: B

40:-Who was nominated as the 'Dictator' of state Congress?
A:-K.R Gowriamma
B:-Rosamma Punnoose
C:-Akkamma Cherian
D:-Captain Lakshmi
Ans: C

41:-Which is the birth place of Ayyankali?
A:-Chempazhanthy
B:-Attingal
C:-Neyyattinkara
D:-Vengannur
Ans: D

42:-Who led the Savarna Jatha during Vaikom Sathyagraha of 1924?
A:-Mannath Padmanabhan
B:-K.Kelappan
C:-T.K Madhavan
D:-V.T Bhattathiripad
Ans: A

43:-Who among the following social revolutionaries worked as a doctor at Mysore?
A:-C.Krishnan
B:-P.Palpu
C:-Kumara Guru
D:-Pandit Karuppan
Ans: B

44:-Who founded the Atma Vidya sangham?
A:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
B:-Thycaud Ayya
C:-Vagbhatananda
D:-Ayyankali
Ans: C

45:-Which of the following wild life sanctuaries is named after Steve Irvin, the famous naturalist?
A:-Silent Valley
B:-Ranganathittoo
C:-Kaziranga
D:-Neyyar
Ans: D

46:-Who issued the Temple Entry Proclamation in 1936?
A:-Chithira Thirunal Bala Rama Varma
B:-Marthanda Varma
C:-Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma
D:-Dharmaraja
Ans: A

47:-Banasura Sagar Dam, the largest earth dam in India is located at
A:-Pathanamthitta
B:-Idukki
C:-Palakkad
D:-Wayanad
Ans: D

48:-Who was awarded "Bharata Kesari" ?
A:-Muhammed Abdu Rahiman
B:-V.P. Menon
C:-Mannath Padmanabhan
D:-K.P. Kesava Menon
Ans: C

49:-"Sadhujanadootan" was a magazine started by
A:-Ayyankali
B:-K. Ayyappan
C:-Poikayil Kumaran
D:-John Joseph
Ans: D

50:-First Nair Regulation Act was passed in Travancore during the rule of
A:-Moolam Thirunal
B:-Sethu Lakshmi Bayi
C:-Chithira Thirunal
D:-Visakham Thirunal
Ans: A

51:-Abstention Movement of Travancore was organised mainly by
A:-Youth League
B:-Joint Political Congress
C:-State Congress
D:-Liberal Party
Ans: B

52:-Guruvayur temple was thrown open to the untouchable Hindus in
A:-1931
B:-1936
C:-1947
D:-1956
Ans: C

53:-Which one of the following is not a work of Chattambi Swamikal ?
A:-Vivekodayam
B:-Prachina Malayalam
C:-Vedadhikara Nirupanam
D:-Adwaita Chintha Padhathi
Ans: A

54:-Vaikkam Satyagraha was started in the year ?
A:-1925
B:-1922
C:-1923
D:-1924
Ans: D

55:-Sahodara Sangham was founded at ?
A:-Cherai
B:-Thrissur
C:-Kottayam
D:-Kodungallur
Ans: A

56:-Abhinava Keralam was a Journal of
A:-Ayyanthan Gopalan
B:-Vagbhatananda
C:-Ananda Thirtha
D:-T K Madhavan
Ans: B

57:-The place where Narayana Guru consecrated a mirror representing the fact that God is present in the self ?
A:-Karamukku
B:-Murukkam Puzha
C:-Kalavancode
D:-Aruvipuram
Ans: C

58:-The place where black soil is found in Kerala
A:-Chittur
B:-Nedumkandom
C:-Iritty
D:-Nilambus
Ans: A

59:-The largest protected mangrove forest in Kerala
A:-Dharmadom
B:-Kadalundi
C:-Kumarakam
D:-None of these
Ans: B

60:-Who started the magazine 'Sivayoga Vilasam' ?
A:-Kumaranasan
B:-Dr. Palpu
C:-Vagbhatananda
D:-T.K. Madhavan
Ans: C

61:-Freedom fighter K.B. Menon was associated with
A:-Kayyur Riot
B:-Morozha Riot
C:-Keezhariyur Bomb Case
D:-Malabar Rebellion of 1921
Ans: C

62:-Who started 'Anandamahasabha' ?
A:-Sree Narayana Guru
B:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
C:-Ayya Vaikundar
D:-Ayyankali
Ans: B

63:-'Mitavadi' journal of C. Krishnan was started from
A:-Cochin
B:-Kozhikode
C:-Kannur
D:-Thrissur
Ans: B

64:-The name 'Pandiparayan' is associated with
A:-Ayya Vaikundar
B:-Kumara Guru
C:-Thycad Ayya Swami
D:-Pandit Karuppan
Ans: C

65:-Who is the author of the famous work 'Why Socialism' ?
A:-S.M. Joshi
B:-Ashok Metha
C:-Jayaprakash Narayan
D:-B.K. Dutt
Ans: C

66:-The Gavi Eco-Tourism Project is in the district of
A:-Kollam
B:-Idukki
C:-Ernakulam
D:-Pathanamthitta
Ans: D

67:-'Nirvritipanchakam' is a work of
A:-Vaghbadananda
B:-Kumaran Asan
C:-Vaikunta Swamikal
D:-Sree Narayana Guru
Ans: D

68:-The Headquarters of Gender Park is at
A:-Calicut
B:-Malappuram
C:-Thiruvananthapuram
D:-Ernakulam
Ans: C

69:-The social leader of Kerala who pioneered a movement for democratizing public places and asserting the rights ad dignity of workers ?
A:-Dr. Palpu
B:-Ayyankali
C:-Kumara Guru
D:-K. Kelappan
Ans: B

70:-Which among the following is not associated with Vakkom Moulavi ?
A:-'Swadeshabhimani'
B:-'Al-Hilal'
C:-'Al-Islam'
D:-Travancore Muslim Mahajana Sabha
Ans: B

71:-The First General Secretary of SNDP Yogam
A:-Kumaran Asan
B:-N. Krishnan
C:-Sree Narayana Guru
D:-C. Krishnan
Ans: A

72:-The historic 'Ezhava Memorial' was submitted in
A:-1891
B:-1893
C:-1896
D:-1898
Ans: C

73:-The director of Malayalam film 'Ottal' is
A:-Rajiv Anchal
B:-Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair
C:-Alphonse Putharen
D:-Jeethu Joseph
Ans: B

74:-The largest District in Kerala
A:-Idukki
B:-Malappuram
C:-Palakkad
D:-Ernakulam
Ans: C

75:-Who was founded the Akhila Thiruvithamcore Navika Thozhilali Sangam ?
A:-Chattambi Swamikal
B:-Sree Narayana Guru
C:-Dr. Velukutty Arayan
D:-Vagbhatananda
Ans: C

76:-Female Oriented Poverty Reduction Scheme is
A:-Kudumbashree
B:-Antyodaya Anna Yojana
C:-Mahila Samridhi Yojana
D:-Balika Samridhi Yojana
Ans: A

77:-'Pakanarcharitham' a social drama written by
A:-Kelu Nair
B:-Kannan Nair
C:-P. Kunhiraman Nair
D:-K. A. Keraleeyan
Ans: A

78:-Savarna Jatha organised under the leadership of
A:-K. P. Kesava Menon
B:-T. K. Madhavan
C:-Mannath Padmanabhan
D:-K. Kelappan
Ans: C

79:-Who wrote the drama 'Pattabakki' ?
A:-V. T. Bhattatiripad
B:-M. P. Bhattatiripad
C:-K. Damodaran
D:-N. Krishna Pillai
Ans: C

80:-Who was the leader of Karivalloor struggle ?
A:-Accamma Cheriyan
B:-Kaumudi Teacher
C:-K. Devayani
D:-A. V. Kuttimalu Amma
Ans: C

81:-Who is the author of 'Keralasimham', the historical novel in Malayalam?
A:-Ambadi Narayana Poduval
B:-C.V. Raman Pillai
C:-E.V. Krishna Pillai
D:-Sardar K.M. Panikkar
Ans: D

82:-Who amongst the following was nominated by the Travancore Government as a member of the Sri Mulam Praja Sabha in recognition of his services to the Harijan community?
A:-Vaikunda Swami
B:-Chattampi Swamikal
C:-Sri Narayana Guru
D:-Ayyankali
Ans: D

83:-Who was the owner of the newspaper "Swadesabhimani"?
A:-K. Ramakrishna Pillai
B:-Vakkam Abdul Khadar Maulavi
C:-Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
D:-G. Parameswaran Pillai
Ans: B

84:-In which year Sri Chittira Tirunal Balarama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore issued his famous Temple Entry Proclamation?
A:-November 12, 1936
B:-September 21, 1932
C:-October 2, 1936
D:-November 1, 1931
Ans: A

85:-Aryasidhantha chandrika was published
A:-1900
B:-1893
C:-1897
D:-1916
Ans: B

86:-Which grama panchayath of Kerala was awarded the Nari sakthi award?
A:-Aryanadu
B:-Pulamanthole
C:-Angadipuram
D:-Perumatty
Ans: C

87:-The leader of Yachana Yatra
A:-V.T. Bhattathiripadu
B:-A.K. Gopalan
C:-K. Kelappan
D:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
Ans: A

88:-Pandit Karuppan started _______.
A:-Karshaka Sangam
B:-Vidyaposhini sabha
C:-Vala samudaya sabha
D:-Vidyarthi sangam
Ans: C

89:-The publishing house-Islamia was started
A:-Vakkom abdul khader moulavi
B:-M. Adurahiman
C:-E. Moidu moulavi
D:-C. Abdul Kareem
Ans: A

90:-In which year sahodara prasthanam was founded?
A:-1924
B:-1910
C:-1927
D:-1917
Ans: D

91:-The Monsoon which brings rain in Kerala during the period October-November is ________.
A:-South-West
B:-North-East
C:-North-West
D:-South-East
Ans: C

92:-The chief editor of Swadeshabhimani was _________.
A:-K. Ramakrishnapillai
B:-K. Damodaran
C:-Vakkom abdul khader moulavi
D:-M. Adurahiman
Ans: A

93:-'Akhila Thiruttu' was the publication of
A:-Vaikunda Swamikal
B:-Chattambi Swamikal
C:-Sree Narayana Guru
D:-Thycaud Ayya
Ans: A

94:-Which is not the poem of O.N.V. Kuruppu ?
A:-Kothambumanikal
B:-Uppu
C:-Moham
D:-Karuna
Ans: D

95:-Kerala Mineral and Metals is at
A:-Valayar
B:-Chavara
C:-Kundara
D:-Vizhinjam
Ans: B

96:-Total area of Kerala is
A:-38963 sq. km
B:-38863 sq. km
C:-38868 sq. km
D:-38683 sq. km
Ans: B

97:-Kundara proclamation was issued by
A:-Paliyath Achan
B:-Velu Thampi
C:-Swathi Thirunal
D:-Gouri Parvathi Bai
Ans: B

98:-The number of West flowing rivers in Kerala
A:-33
B:-3
C:-14
D:-41
Ans: D

99:-In which year was the Presidential Rule enforced in Kerala for the first time ?
A:-1949
B:-1959
C:-1958
D:-1948
Ans: B

100:-Who founded Pratyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha for social reformation of Christians in Kerala ?
A:-Poikayil Sri Kumara Gurudevan
B:-Dr. Palpu
C:-Chavara Elias Kuriakose
D:-Pandit Karuppan
Ans: A

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