Kerala GK Quiz Questions and Answers

Question: Which place to host Asia’s largest startup ecosystem congregation “Huddle Kerala”?

Ans. Kovalam

Question: Which among the following is a drama associated to the Namboodiri reform in Kerala?

Ans. Poikayil Kumara Devan

Question: The Gateway of Wayanad is?

Ans. Lakkidi

Question: The Battle of Colachel was fought in the year?

Ans. 1741

Question: Who is the first Sahitya Akademi Award winner for Malayalam literature?

Ans. R. Narayana Panikkar

Question: Which festival is called the mother of all festivals in Kerala?

Ans. Thrissur Pooram

Question: The first hydro-electric project of Kerala was started at?

Ans. Pallivasal

Question: Which Chera ruler took the title “Adhiraja”?

Ans. Nedum Cheralathan

Question: The first English factory in Kerala was set up at?

Ans. Vizhinjam

Question: Who is also known as “Mahe Gandhi”?

Ans. I. K. Kumaran

Question: Kerala’s first Olympian was?

Ans. C.K. Lakshman

Question: Which rescue operation has been launched by Indian Army in the flood-hit areas of Kerala?

Ans. Operation Sahyog

Question: “Kerala Simham” the historic novel of KM Panikkar is on?

Ans. Pazhassi Raja

Question: Advaita Chinthapaddathi is the literary work of?

Ans. Chattampi Swami

Question: The Battle of Colachel was fought between Kingdom of Travancore and?

Ans. Dutch

Question: Who had written the Malayalam epic novel “Kayar”?

Ans. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai

Question: Who among the following is known as Kerala Gandhi?

Ans. K. Kelappan

Question: When the integration of Travancore and Cochin took place?

Ans. 1st July, 1949

Question: The famous “hundred years war” between the Cholas and Cheras began during the reign of?

Ans. Bhaskara Ravi Varman I

Question: The Attingal Outbreak was took place in the year?

Ans. 1721

Question: Vayana Dinam (Day of Reading) is observed in memory of?

Ans. P. N. Panicker

Question: Who is the first person from Kerala to received Padma Vibhushan award?

Ans. Dr. Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar

Question: Which film has won the Golden Crow Pheasant award at the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK-2018)?

Ans. The Dark Room

Question: Malabar goes to the hands of the British after the treaty of?

Ans. Treaty of Mangalore

Question: The religious protest movement Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha was founded by?

Ans. Poykayil Johannan

Question: Who was the first Governor of Kerala?

Ans. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

Question: In which year, G. Sankara Kurup wins the Jnanpith Award?

Ans. 1965

Question: Malayalam language was received classical language status in the year?

Ans. 2013

Question: Who was the first Chief Minister from “Communist Party of India” in Kerala?

Ans. EMS Namboodiripad

Question: Italian traveller Marco Polo reached Kerala in?

Ans. 1292

Question: In which year, Velu Thampi Dalawa made the Kundara Proclamation?

Ans. 1809

Question: Vayana Dinam (Day of Reading) is observed every year on?

Ans. 19th June

Question: Who is the first person from Kerala to received Padma Bhushan award?

Ans. Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala

Question: The Central Government has given nod for Centre for Classical Language in which city of Kerala?

Ans. Tirur

Question: The Malayalam University in Kerala situated in?

Ans. Malapuram

Question: Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born in which district?

Ans. Alappuzha

Question: Who was the first Chief Justice of Kerala High Court?

Ans. K. T. Koshi

Question: Who is also known as the father of Malayalam language?

Ans. Ezhuthachan

Question: In which year, National Games was held for the first time in Kerala?

Ans. 1987

Question: What is the name of the first ship built in Cochin shipyard?

Ans. MV Rani Padmini

Question: Italian traveller Nicolo Conti reached Kerala in?

Ans. 1440

Question: Who was appointed as the first English Diwan in Travancore State?

Ans. Col. John Munro

Question: The first women member of Parliament from kerala was?

Ans. Annie Mascarene

Question: Who is the first person from Kerala to received Padma Shri award?

Ans. Balkrishna Bhagwant Borkar

Question: Which novel has been adjudged as the best novel of 2017 at the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards?

Ans. Nireeswaran