Kerala PSC previous Questions and answers about Kerala- Facts about Kerala

Facts about Kerala
1. The famous marine drive in Kerala is at: Ernakulam
2. The national park which is famous lion tailed
macaque: Silent Valley
3. In which hills the famous Edakkal caves are
situated? Ambukuthimala
4. The place in Kerala famous for ‘Neelakurinji’:
Munnar
5. Where is ‘Joothakkulam’ in Kerala? Madayi
6. In which place Jadayupara is situated?
Chadayamangalam
7. In which district Pookkode lake is situated?
Wayanad
8. Bakel fort is situated in the district of: Kasargod
9. Thankassery light house is in the district of: Kollam
10. In which district is Athirappally- Vazhachal waterfalls:
Thrissur
11. Swati Thirunal constructed ‘Kuthira Malika’ at:
Thiruvananthapuram
12. Who renovated the Krishnapuram palace?
Marthandavarma
13. In which district is Sankhumukham beach?
Thiruvananthapuram
14. In which place is Papanasam beach? Varkala
15. In which district is Wagamon? Idukky
16. In which district is Pathiramanal island? Alappuzha
17. Where is Pazhassi Kudeeram situated?
Mananthavady
18. The place where a garden was built in memory of
the national leaders: Peruvannamuzhi
19. In which district is Kappil beach?
Thiruvananthapuram
20. In which district is Payyambalam beach? Kannur
21. In which district is Pakshipathalam? Wayanad
22. Edakkal Caves are in the district of: Wayanad
23. In which district is Kuruva island? Wayanad
24. Pookkode lake is in the district of: Wayanad
25. In which district is Agasthyarkootam?
Thiruvananthapuram
26. Summer station of erstwhile princely state of
Travancore, situated in Idukky district: Peerumedu
27. Where is ‘Joothakkunnu’ in Kerala? Chavakkad
28. In which district is Thattekkad bird santuary?
Ernakulam
29. The Dutch Palace of Kochi was built by the:
Portuguese
30. St.Angelos fort in Kannur was built by the: Portu-
guese
31. The fort in Thiruvananthapuram district that was built
by the British in 17th century: Anchengo
32. Which palace is in Tamil Nadu but it is owned by the
Government of Kerala? Padmanabhapuram
33. Payyoli beach is in the district of: Kozhikode
34. In which lake is Pathiramanal island? Vembanad
35. In which district is Chakkulath Kavu? Alappuzha
36. The fort built by Somasekhara Naik of Ikkeri
dynasty: Hosdurg
37. In which district is Fantacy Park? Palakkad
38. Which traditional art form is related to Pulluvar?
Sarpam Thullal
39. Which art form is exclusively performed by the
members of Chakyarkooth? Koodiyattam
40. The first person in Kerala to write Sanskrit Drama:
Saktibhadran
41. Subhadradhananjayam and Thapathisamvaranam
were written by: Kulasekharavarma
42. The mudras of ‘Kathakali’ are adopted from:
Koodiyattam
43. In which century Kathakali was originated? 17th
44. The exponent of Kathakali: Kottarakkara Thampuran
45. Primitive form of Kathakali: Ramanattam
46. The literary part of Kathakali: Attakkatha
47. Which work is also known as ‘Ashtapadi’?
Gitagovinda
48. Who wrote the song’ Omanathinkal Kidavo’?
Irayimman Thampy
49. The most refined dance form of Kerala: Kathakali
50. Who authored ‘Prananathenenikku nalkiya
paramananda rasathe’? Irayimman Thampy
51. Who is regarded as the father of Yakshagana?
Parthy Subban
52. A dance form evolved in Kerala under the patronage
of Christian Church: Chavittunatakam
53. The birth place of Chavittunatakam: Matttancherry
54. Chavittunatakam was evolved as an alternative to:
Kathakali
55. In which century Thacholi Othernan lived? 16th
56. Martial arts form of Kerala? Kalaripayat
57. “Thekkan style’ in Kathakali was expounded by:
Kaplingattu Namboothiri
58. The first step in the performance of Kathakali:
Kelikottu
59. The number of mudras in Kathakali: 24
60. The most beautiful ‘Vesha’ in Kathakali: Pacha
61. Which vesha is usually used for female charecters in
Kathakali? Minukku
62. The poet who revived Kathakali: Vallathol
63. The exponent of Ottan Thullal: Kunchan Nambiar
64. Which place is known as the birth place of Ottan
Thullal? Ambalappuzha
65. Parayan and Seethnkan are forms of: Ottan Thullal
66. The mural painting ‘Aghoramoorthy’ can be seen at
the temple of: Ettumanoor
67. The largest mural painting in Kerala:
Gajendramoksham
68. Gajendramoksham can be seen at the palace of:
Krishnapuram
69. Padayani is a dance form popular in the district of:
Pathanamthitta
70. Margam Kali is related to which religion? Christians
71. Thiruvathirakkali is also known as: Kaikottikkali
72. Dappukali is popular among which religion? Muslims
73. The number of types of musical instruments used in
Panchavadyam: 6
74. The famous Edakkal caves are in the district of:
Wayanad
75. Who discovered the Edakkal caves? Fasset
76. The famous ‘Ezharapponnana’ of Ettumanoor
temple is made up of: Wood
77. In which district is ‘Arjuna Nritham’ is a famous
dance form? Kottayam
78. Oppana is a dance form performed by the women of
...... community: Muslim
79. The first film in Malayalam was made based on a
literary work: Marthandavarma
80. The first Malayalam film to get President’s silver
medal: Neelakkuyil
81. The first south Indian film to get president’s gold
medal: Chemmeen
82. The first film directed by M T Vasudevan Nair:
Nirmalyam
83. The Malayalam film that showed for the longest
period: Chithram
84. A film that depicts a story in the back ground of
freedom struggle of India: Kalapani
85. The film based on the theme of ‘Othallo’ of
Shakespeare: Kaliyattam
86. The film ‘Yugapurushan’ depicts the life of:
Srinarayana Guru
87. The role immortalised by Mammooty in the film ‘Oru
Vadakkan Veeragatha’: Chanthu
88. The film based on the theme of ‘Count of Monte
Christo’ by Alexander Dumas: Padayottam
89. The first Dolby sterio film in Malayalam: Kalapani
90. The first Malayalam film that was nominated for
Oscar: Guru
91. The first film society in Kerala: Chitralekha
92. The film based on the theme of Malabar Revolt:
1921
93. The Malayalam film in which no woman was acted:
Mathilukal
94. The film ‘Guru’ depicts the life of: Karunakara Guru
95. The Malayalam film in which Latha Mangeshkar was
a playback singer: Nellu
96. The film based on the theme of Kayyur strike:
Meenamasathile Sooryan
97. The first Malayalam film to get Golden Camera
award in Cannes film festival: Maranasimhasanam
98. The first film to get the award of Govt. of Kerala for
best film: Kumarasambhavam
99. The film based on the theme of Rajan Case: Piravi
100.The first digital film in Malayalam: Moonnamathoral