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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who headed the united front ministry that came to power after the electionsof 1960 in Kerala? |
| A. | P.T. Chacko |
| B. | N. Sreekantan Nair |
| C. | Pattam A. Thanu Pillai |
| D. | R. Sankar |
| Answer» D. R. Sankar | |
| 2. |
The Anti-Communist League that played an important part in the LiberationStruggle was led by ---. |
| A. | Fr. Joseph Vadakkan |
| B. | Mathai Manjooran |
| C. | B. Vellington |
| D. | P.T. Chacko |
| Answer» B. Mathai Manjooran | |
| 3. |
--- was the President of the Joint Steering Committee of the differentpolitical parties and socio-religious groups formed to fight the Liberation Struggle against the first Communist Ministry under E.M.S. in 1959. |
| A. | Mannathu Padmanabhan |
| B. | R. Sankar |
| C. | Mathai Manjooran |
| D. | N. Sreekantan Nair |
| Answer» C. Mathai Manjooran | |
| 4. |
The popular agitation that led to the dismissal of the first E.M.S. ministry in1959 is known as ---. |
| A. | Vimochana Samaram |
| B. | Uttharavada Prakshobham |
| C. | Nivartthana Prakshobham |
| D. | Miccha Bhoomy Samaram |
| Answer» B. Uttharavada Prakshobham | |
| 5. |
Who among the following was a member of the first Legislative Assembly of Kerala elected independently. |
| A. | V.R. Krishna Iyar |
| B. | K. Bhargavan |
| C. | R. Sugathan |
| D. | K.C. George |
| Answer» B. K. Bhargavan | |
| 6. |
--- was the first Inspector General of Police in the newly formed state ofKerala during 1956 in whose honour the Police Stadium of Thiruvananthapuram is dedicated. |
| A. | T.K. Bhaskara Marar |
| B. | K. Sreenivasa Rao |
| C. | N. Chandrasekharan Nair |
| D. | M. Gopalan |
| Answer» D. M. Gopalan | |
| 7. |
Who was the leader of opposition in the first legislative assembly of Keralain 1957? |
| A. | P.T. Chacko |
| B. | Kumbalatthu Sanku Pillai |
| C. | Panambilli Govinda Menon |
| D. | Pattam A. Thanu Pillai |
| Answer» B. Kumbalatthu Sanku Pillai | |
| 8. |
What was the total number of seats in the first Kerala Legislature formedafter the first general election held in February-March 1957? |
| A. | 140 |
| B. | 114 |
| C. | 126 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» D. 100 | |
| 9. |
M.T.’s Kalam received ---. |
| A. | Kendra Sahitya Award |
| B. | Kerala Sahitya Award |
| C. | Vayalar Award |
| D. | Njanpith |
| Answer» B. Kerala Sahitya Award | |
| 10. |
---- was the Revenue Minister who introduced the Agrarian Relations Billpiloted by the first Communist ministry that came to power in 1957 after the formation of the united Kerala. |
| A. | Suseela Gopalan |
| B. | Rosamma Punnose |
| C. | K. R. Gowriamma |
| D. | Ani Mascarene |
| Answer» D. Ani Mascarene | |
| 11. |
‘Amma Ariyan’ is a film production by ---. |
| A. | The Odessa movies |
| B. | Udaya |
| C. | Chandratara |
| D. | Grihalakshmi Films |
| Answer» B. Udaya | |
| 12. |
The first silent film made in Kerala was ---. |
| A. | Jeevita Nouga |
| B. | Nirmala |
| C. | Newspaper Boy |
| D. | Vikatakumaran |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
‘Balyakala Sakhi’ is a novel written by ---. |
| A. | Basheer |
| B. | P. Kesavadev |
| C. | Ponkunnam Varkey |
| D. | M. Mukundan |
| Answer» B. P. Kesavadev | |
| 14. |
‘Urub’ is the pen name of ---. |
| A. | S.K. Pottakkad |
| B. | Basheer |
| C. | Malayattur Ramakrishnan |
| D. | P.C. Kuttikrishnan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
S.K. Pottakkad received Jnanpith in 1980 for his work ---. |
| A. | Oru Deshatthinde Katha |
| B. | Kappirikalute Nattil |
| C. | Oru Teruvinde Katha |
| D. | Vishakanyaka |
| Answer» B. Kappirikalute Nattil | |
| 16. |
Thakazhi’s Chemmeen won ---. |
| A. | Kerala Sahitya Award |
| B. | Kendra Sahitya Award |
| C. | Sovietland Nehru Award |
| D. | Jnanpith |
| Answer» C. Sovietland Nehru Award | |
| 17. |
Who translated Tagore’s Geetanjali into Malayalam for the first time? |
| A. | Vyloppilly Sreedhara Menon |
| B. | Edasseri Govindan Nair |
| C. | G. Sankara Kurupp |
| D. | Kumaran Assan |
| Answer» D. Kumaran Assan | |
| 18. |
Who was the first ever recipient of the Jnanpith? |
| A. | G. Sankara Kurupp |
| B. | Sivarama Karanth |
| C. | Gireesh Karnad |
| D. | M.T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Answer» B. Sivarama Karanth | |
| 19. |
Who among the following took special interest in establishing Kerala Kalamandalam? |
| A. | Kumaran Assan |
| B. | A.R. Rajaraja Varma |
| C. | Vallathol Narayana Menon |
| D. | K.P. |
| Answer» D. K.P. | |
| 20. |
Kerala Kalamandalam is situated in ---. |
| A. | Kalady |
| B. | Irinjalakuda |
| C. | Aranmula |
| D. | Cheruthuruthy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
In --- year, Kerala Kalamandalam received the status of Deemed University for Art andCulture. |
| A. | 2006 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» B. 1927 | |
| 22. |
Under the banner of SJVSV the Dalits of Kerala waged a popular struggle in demand ofagricultural lands. Who led this struggle at Changara ----. |
| A. | Punnala Sreekumar |
| B. | Laha Gopalan |
| C. | K. Venu |
| D. | K. Kali |
| Answer» C. K. Venu | |
| 23. |
Name the tribal leader who plays an important role in the political assertion of the Adivasis in Kerala. |
| A. | C.K. Janu |
| B. | Rekha Raj |
| C. | P.K. Jayalakshmi |
| D. | Mayilamma |
| Answer» B. Rekha Raj | |
| 24. |
In 1961 --- Commission asked the central government to restore the alienated tribal lands tothe Adivasis by considering 26/1/1950 the day in which Constitution of India came into force as the cut of date. |
| A. | The U.N. Dhebar Commission |
| B. | The Mandal Commission |
| C. | The Kothari Commission |
| D. | The Balvant Rai Metha Commission |
| Answer» B. The Mandal Commission | |
| 25. |
---- was a social activist whose public interest litigations played an important role in ensuringthe land rights of the Adivasis. |
| A. | Jomon Puthanpuraykkal |
| B. | Navab Rajendran |
| C. | Dr. Nallatambi Thera |
| D. | K. Ajitha |
| Answer» D. K. Ajitha | |
| 26. |
--- was a political party sponsored by the Nair Service Society N.S.S. |
| A. | National Democratic Party |
| B. | Kerala Congress B |
| C. | Kerala Congress Nationalist |
| D. | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Answer» B. Kerala Congress B | |
| 27. |
The party formed by the S.N.D.P. Yogam during the 1970s and 1980s had played an activepart in Kerala politics. What is the name of that party? |
| A. | Socialist Republican Party |
| B. | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| C. | Communist Marxist Party |
| D. | Bharatiya Dharma Jana Sena |
| Answer» B. Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 28. |
Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has been formed in Kerala in----. |
| A. | 2013 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2014 |
| Answer» B. 2005 | |
| 29. |
Community Development Societies of the Kudumba Sree works at --- level. |
| A. | The Panchayat/Municipality level |
| B. | The block level |
| C. | The district level |
| Answer» B. The block level | |
| 30. |
The Kudumba Sree mission has been conceived as an offshoot of the central government’sprogramme ---. |
| A. | Suvarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yochana |
| B. | Annapoorna Yochana |
| C. | Indira Gandhi Avaz Yochana |
| D. | Nirmal Bharat Mission |
| Answer» B. Annapoorna Yochana | |
| 31. |
--- Hydroelectric power project envisaged by the government in Kerala would not bematerialized if the Gadgil Commission Report gets implemented. |
| A. | The Atirappilly Project |
| B. | Cheemeni project |
| C. | Patrakkadavu project |
| D. | Mullaperiyar project |
| Answer» B. Cheemeni project | |
| 32. |
--- headed the committee appointed by the Kerala government to reconsider the KasturiranganCommittee Report in 2013. |
| A. | Oommen V. Oommen |
| B. | Sugatakumari |
| C. | K. Venu |
| D. | C.R. Neelakantan |
| Answer» B. Sugatakumari | |
| 33. |
The High Level Working Group appointed by the Central Government to reconsider theGadgil Commission Report was headed by. |
| A. | Kasturirangan |
| B. | Oommen V. Oommen |
| C. | Vandana Siva |
| D. | Medha Patkar |
| Answer» B. Oommen V. Oommen | |
| 34. |
The Ministry of Forests and Environment Government of India appointed the Western GhatsEcology Expert Panel in 2010. It was headed by ---. |
| A. | Ramachandra Guha |
| B. | Madhav Gadgil |
| C. | Kasturirangan |
| D. | M.S. Swaminathan |
| Answer» C. Kasturirangan | |
| 35. |
The greatest hurdle in the development of road networks in Kerala is ---. |
| A. | Absence of fund |
| B. | Government’s lack of interest |
| C. | The problems associated with the acquisition of land |
| D. | Lack of technology |
| Answer» D. Lack of technology | |
| 36. |
How many National Highway roads are there in Kerala? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 37. |
--- is the standard width proposed by the National Highway Authority of India for the nationalhighways all-through the country. |
| A. | 30 meters |
| B. | 45 meters |
| C. | 60 meters |
| D. | 72 meters |
| Answer» D. 72 meters | |
| 38. |
--- was the tribal leader associated with the anti-coca-cola agitation at Plachimada. |
| A. | Mayilamma |
| B. | Vilayodi Venugopal |
| C. | Vijaya Raghavan Chelliya |
| D. | Armughan Pathicara |
| Answer» B. Vilayodi Venugopal | |
| 39. |
--- was the area in Palakkad district affected by the spraying of Endosulfan. |
| A. | Mutalamada |
| B. | Chittore |
| C. | Plachimada |
| D. | Kanjikode |
| Answer» B. Chittore | |
| 40. |
The High Power Committee appointed by the Kerala Government that clearly identifiedEndosulfan as the chief causal agent for the health hazards in Kasargode was led by ---. |
| A. | Dr. P.K. Sivaraman |
| B. | A. Achuthan |
| C. | O.P. Dube |
| D. | C.D. Mayee |
| Answer» B. A. Achuthan | |
| 41. |
The Village Panchayat of Kasargode which was worst affected by the Endosulfan spraying is---. |
| A. | Enmakaje |
| B. | Cheemeni |
| C. | Rajapuram |
| D. | Manjeswaram |
| Answer» B. Cheemeni | |
| 42. |
The international convention that declared a global ban on the manufacturing of Endosulfan in2011 was held in ---. |
| A. | Stockholm |
| B. | New York |
| C. | London |
| D. | Copenhagen |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 43. |
--- was the leader of the Chaliyar movement. |
| A. | K.A. Rahman |
| B. | Mayeenkutty Master |
| C. | P.A. Powran |
| D. | P.K.N. Chekku |
| Answer» B. Mayeenkutty Master | |
| 44. |
The poem ‘Maratthinu Studi’ which became the symbol of the Silent Valley movement waswritten by ---. |
| A. | O.N.V. |
| B. | Sukatakumari |
| C. | D. Vinayachandran |
| D. | Balachandran Chullikkad |
| Answer» C. D. Vinayachandran | |
| 45. |
The health problems emanating from the air pollution caused by the functioning of theGwalior Rayons was mostly reported from ---. |
| A. | Beypore |
| B. | Nilamure |
| C. | Vazhakkad |
| D. | Nilambur |
| Answer» D. Nilambur | |
| 46. |
The river system which was severely affected by the working of the Gwalior Rayons Factorywas ---. |
| A. | The Chaliyar Basin |
| B. | The Mayyazhi River Basin |
| C. | The Bharatapuzha Basin |
| D. | The Pamba Basin |
| Answer» B. The Mayyazhi River Basin | |
| 47. |
The study conducted by Kerala Forest Research Institute in Silent Valley that proposed thearea be declared as a biosphere reserve was done by ---. |
| A. | M.G.K. Menon |
| B. | N.V. Krishna Warrier |
| C. | C.V. Radhakrishnan |
| D. | V.S. Vijayan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Who headed the task force appointed by the National Committee on Environmental Planningand Coordination (NCEPC) to study the ecological impacts of the proposed dam across the Kuntipuzha in 1976? |
| A. | Madhav Gadgil |
| B. | Saleem Ali |
| C. | M.S. Swaminathan |
| D. | Zafar Futehally |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The K.S.E.B sponsored hydroelectric power project against which the Save Silent Valleycampaign had started was across --- river. |
| A. | Periyar |
| B. | Bharatapuzha |
| C. | Bhavani |
| D. | Kuntipuzha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The Silent Valley forests are famous for ---. |
| A. | Lion tailed macaque |
| B. | Elephants |
| C. | Tigers |
| D. | Deer |
| Answer» B. Elephants | |