Kerala – GK (Eng) 003

391 : Who is the author of “Asthiyude Pookal”?
Ans : Prof. S. Guptan

392 : Palakkad Mani Iyer was famous as?
Ans : mridangist.

393 : Which crop was called ‘Yavana priya’?
Ans : Pepper [got the name because of its high demand by the Romans and Greeks.]

394 : Who is the author of ” Kerala Sahitya Charitham (5 vol 7 part) “?
Ans : Uloor S Parameshwara Iyer

395 : ‘Sarva Siksha Abhiyan’ (SSA) launched on?
Ans : 1 April; 2001 {replaced DPEP in the primary level}

396 : Which Chief Minister holds the record for holding the office for the maximum number of times?
Ans : K. Karunakaran (4 times)

397 : Vidyavinodini; the second literary magazine; was published in 1889 from?
Ans : Thrissur {under the editorship of CP. Achutamenon and Vengayil Kunhirama Nayanar}

398 : Who is the author of “Advaita Chinta Paddhathi” ?
Ans : Chatampi Swamikal

399 : Who gave the revolutionary message – “No Caste; No Religion; No God for Man”?
Ans : Sahodaran Ayyappan

400 : Where was the first Post-Office in Travancore (also of Kerala) was opened in 1857 ?
Ans : Alleppey

401 : TheJewish Copper plate of 1000AD(175 Kollam Era) was issued by ?
Ans : Bhaskara Ravi Varman I.

402 : Christianity was introduced in Kerala in the first century AD (52 AD) by?
Ans : St. Thomas.

403 : Who was the first Finance Minister of Kerala?
Ans : C. Achutha Menon

404 : Who was the first Malayalee President of lndia?
Ans : K.R.Narayanan

405 : In which year Sree Narayana Guru performed the famous Aruvippuram Consecration (Siva)?
Ans : 1888

Author: Freshers