Ans: Mumbai
2. Who was the first to put forward the 'heliocentric theory'?
Ans: Copernicus
3. Who is often called as the 'Grand Old Man' of Kerala?
Ans: K P Kesava Menon
4. Who has the nickname 'Kerala Subhash Chandra Bose’?
Ans: Muhammed Abdur Rahiman
5. Who was the founder of Temple Entry Movement?
Ans: T K Madhavan
6. Who is known as ‘the Lincoln of Kerala'?
Ans: K P Karuppan
7. The contribution which Europeans' was the Keralaramam?
Ans: The Dutch
8. Njavara, Gandhakasala, Jeerakasala, Velumbala, Kayama, and Chomala are examples of ______ in Kerala?
Ans: Scented and medicinal rice
9. The Government of which country aided the Idukki Arch Dam project with long term loans and grants?
Ans: Canada
10. Which is the first place in Kerala to be installed with a wind energy farm?
Ans: Ramakkalmedu
11. Who set up the organisation called COSTFORD for spreading awareness for low cost housing?
Ans: Laurie Baker
12. Marco Polo, the great Venetian traveler, who was in Chinese service under Kublai Khan visited Kollam in:
Ans: 1293 A D
13. Where was Malayalam first printed in India?
Ans: Career Press, Mumbai (1811)
14. Who was the first Congress Chief Minister of Kerala?
Ans: R Sankar
15. Who was the first Malayali to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha?
Ans: Sardar K M Panicker
16. Who was the first central Cabinet Minister from Kerala?
Ans: Dr. John Mathai
17. Doordarshan started its Malayalam programs in:
Ans: January 1985
18. Which was the first ship built in Cochin Shipyard?
Ans: Rani Padmini
19. 'Ariyittuvazhcha' was the crowning ceremony associated with the:
Ans: Zamorins
20. Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy to India?
Ans: Francesco de Almeda
21. Kerala won the Santhosh Trophy for the first time in the year?
Ans: 1973
22. Who was the first woman to be the flag bearer for India at the Olympics?
Ans: Shiny Wilson
23. Who was the first Indian woman to enter the semifinal of an Olympic event?
Ans: Shiny Wilson (1984 Los Angeles)
24. Who was the first Indian woman to reach the final of an Olympic event? Ans: P T Usha
25. Name the only scheduled bank in the co-operative sector of Kerala?
Ans: Kerala State Co-operative Bank
26. Name the leader from Kerala who played a great role in the formation of Indian Coffee House?
Ans: A K Gopalan
27. Which was the first Indian state to establish permanent Lok Adalats?
Ans: Rajasthan
28. Which Article of the Constitution deals with Budget?
Ans: 112
29. Which Committee of the Parliament is headed by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha?
Ans: Public Accounts Committee
30. Which Union Territory is having representation in Rajya Sabha?
Ans: Puducherry
31. The gap between two sessions of the Parliament must not exceed:
Ans: Six Months
32. In Lok Sabha elections, a candidate cannot compete more than ____ constituencies at a time?
Ans: 2
33. Who decides that whether a bill is Money Bill or not?
Ans: Lok Sabha Speaker
34. Which Constitutional Amendment of 1988 reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18?
Ans: 61
35. The office of the Vice President of India is modeled as the Vice President of?
Ans: USA
