1. ---was the President of the Joint Steering Committee of the different political parties and
socio-religious groups formed to fight the Liberation Struggle against the first Communist Ministry under E.M.S. in 1959.
Correct : B. R. Sankar
2. The Anti-Communist League that played an important part in the Liberation Struggle was led
by ---.
Correct : A. Fr. Joseph Vadakkan
3. Which among the following dailies that supported the Liberation Struggle?
Correct : D. Deepika
4. ---was the U.S. Ambassador to India during 1956-61 who has reportedly confirmed the C.I.A.
assistance to Liberation Struggle.
Correct : B. Elssworth Bunker
5. Who headed the united front ministry that came to power after the elections of 1960 in
Kerala?
Correct : C. Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
6. Who acted as the speaker of the second legislative assembly of Kerala in 1960?
Correct : A. Seeti Sahib
7. In which year the Communist Party of India underwent the first major split leaving greater impacts on Kerala politics?
Correct : B. 1964
8. In--- year the Kerala Congress was formed by 15 Congress dissidents under K.M. George.
Correct : C. 1964
9. Who was the PSP leader resigned from the position of Chief Minister of Kerala consequent to
the appointment as Governor of Punjab in September 1962?
Correct : A. Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
10. Name the chief minister who successfully completed the full constitutional term of five years
in power for the first time in Kerala.
Correct : A. C. Achutha Menon
11. Name the sole Muslim League leader to occupy the position Chief Minister
of Kerala.
Correct : B. C.H. Muhammed Koya
12. Who among the following Congress leaders to occupy the position of Chief Minister for the longest duration?
Correct : B. K. Karunakaran
13. ---was the party formed by the CPI(M) dissidents under M.V. Raghavan in 1987.
Correct : A. CMP
14. The Royal Proclamation granding permanent ownership rights to the tenants in Cochin was in
---.
Correct : A. 1905
15. After the occupation of Malabar by the English East India Company following the defeat of
Tippu Sultan, with whom the Company vested with the ownership rights over land?
Correct : B. The Janmis
16. The Malabar Tenancy Act was in --- year.
Correct : A. 1929
17. According to the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957, fixation of fair rent considering
the yielding capacity of different categories of land was the responsibility of ---.
Correct : A. The land Tribunal
18. What was the maximum area of land proposed as the ceiling limit for a family
consisting of five members as per the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957?
Correct : B. 15 acres
19. What was the agency entrusted with the responsibility of land assignment and
redistribution as per the Agrarian Relations Bill 1957?
Correct : A. the Land Board
20. Who was to act as the head of the Land Board?
Correct : D. The Head of the Land Revenue Department
21. Landlordism in Kerala was abolished once and for all by ---.
Correct : D. Land Reforms Act of 1969
22. Migration of peasants from Travancore to Malabar was started in ---.
Correct : A. 1920s
23. Which among the following is a center in Travancore from where peasants migrated to Malabar?
Correct : D. Kanjirappaly
24. --- in Malabar is a major center of migrant settlers from Travancore.
Correct : A. Iritti
25. Peasant migration from Travancore to Malabar resulted in a substantial increase in the number of ---- populace in Malabar.
Correct : A. Christian
26. --- was a political party representing the social interests of the peasant migrants to Malabar from Travancore.
Correct : A. Karshaka Tozhilali Party
27. Which is the favorite destination of the Malayali emigrants?
Correct : A. The Gulf Countries
28. --- are the principal places of the origin of migrants from Kerala to the Gulf countries.
Correct : D. Trissur and Malappuram
29. ---- was the most important international circumstance that precipitated large scale Gullf migration from Kerala during the 1970s.
Correct : C. Exploration of Oil Reserves in the Gulf
30. --- may be treated as the most important socioeconomic impact of migration from Kerala to
the Gulf countries.
Correct : C. Boom in the construction of huge concrete buildings and conspicuous consumption
31. The Kerala University Act was passed in ---.
Correct : A. 1957
32. --- serves as the Chancellors of the State Universities of Kerala.
Correct : C. The Governor
33. In June 1989 --- was declared as the first fully literate municipal town in Kerala.
Correct : A. Kottayam
34. --- forms the basic level institutions in the network of health care system sponsored by the government.
Correct : C. Primary Health Care Institutions
35. Who among the following scholars critically perceive the efficacy of the Kerala Model of
Development?
Correct : D. K.T. Rammohan
36. Who has used the concept of ‘Public Action’ to characterize the Kerala Development
processes?
Correct : D. Gene Dreze and Amartya Sen
37. The Government of Kerala that adopted a Science and Technology policy for the first time
during the 5 th five year plan was led by ---.
Correct : B. C. Achuta Menon
38. --- was an eminent economist associated with the establishment of the Center for
Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
Correct : A. Dr. K.N. Raj
39. By the --- constitutional amendment in 1993, the Panchayati Raj institutions were received a
constitutional status paving way for a new life to the local governance in the country.
Correct : A. 73 rd amendment
40. --- percent of seats were reserved for women in all the levels of local government according to
the Panchayati Raj Nagarapalika Act.
Correct : A. 3 percent
41. In --- year, the first general election to the reconstituted local self-governing institutions were
held in Kerala.
Correct : D. 1995
42. The programme of decentralization of power implemented in Kerala since 1996 was known
by ---.
Correct : A. Janakeeya Asootranam
43. --- is the basic unit of administration in the three tire local self-government of Kerala.
Correct : A. Grama Panchayat
44. The Silent Valley evergreen tropical forests are belonging to --- district.
Correct : A. Palakkad
45. The Silent Valley forests are famous for ---.
Correct : A. Lion tailed macaque
46. The K.S.E.B sponsored hydroelectric power project against which the Save Silent Valley
campaign had started was across --- river.
Correct : D. Kuntipuzha
47. Who headed the task force appointed by the National Committee on Environmental Planning
and Coordination (NCEPC) to study the ecological impacts of the proposed dam across the Kuntipuzha in 1976?
Correct : D. Zafar Futehally
48. The study conducted by Kerala Forest Research Institute in Silent Valley that proposed the
area be declared as a biosphere reserve was done by ---.
Correct : D. V.S. Vijayan
49. The poem ‘Maratthinu Studi’ which became the symbol of the Silent Valley movement was
written by ---.
Correct : B. Sukatakumari
50. The river system which was severely affected by the working of the Gwalior Rayons Factory
was ---.
Correct : A. The Chaliyar Basin
51. The health problems emanating from the air pollution caused by the functioning of the
Gwalior Rayons was mostly reported from ---.
Correct : C. Vazhakkad
52. --- was the leader of the Chaliyar movement.
Correct : A. K.A. Rahman
53. The international convention that declared a global ban on the manufacturing of Endosulfan in
2011 was held in ---.
Correct : A. Stockholm
54. The Village Panchayat of Kasargode which was worst affected by the Endosulfan spraying is
---.
Correct : A. Enmakaje
55. The High Power Committee appointed by the Kerala Government that clearly identified
Endosulfan as the chief causal agent for the health hazards in Kasargode was led by ---.
Correct : A. Dr. P.K. Sivaraman
56. --- was the area in Palakkad district affected by the spraying of Endosulfan.
Correct : A. Mutalamada
57. --- was the tribal leader associated with the anti-coca-cola agitation at Plachimada.
Correct : A. Mayilamma
58. --- is the standard width proposed by the National Highway Authority of India for the national
highways all-through the country.
Correct : C. 60 meters
59. How many National Highway roads are there in Kerala?
Correct : A. 8
60. The greatest hurdle in the development of road networks in Kerala is ---.
Correct : C. The problems associated with the acquisition of land
61. The Ministry of Forests and Environment Government of India appointed the Western Ghats
Ecology Expert Panel in 2010. It was headed by ---.
Correct : B. Madhav Gadgil
62. --- Hydroelectric power project envisaged by the government in Kerala would not be
materialized if the Gadgil Commission Report gets implemented.
Correct : A. The Atirappilly Project
63. The High Level Working Group appointed by the Central Government to reconsider the
Gadgil Commission Report was headed by.
Correct : A. Kasturirangan
64. --- headed the committee appointed by the Kerala government to reconsider the Kasturirangan
Committee Report in 2013.
Correct : A. Oommen V. Oommen
65. The Kudumba Sree mission has been conceived as an offshoot of the central government’s
programme ---.
Correct : A. Suvarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yochana
66. Community Development Societies of the Kudumba Sree works at --- level.
Correct : A. The Panchayat/Municipality level
67. Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has been formed in Kerala in
----.
Correct : A. 2013
68. --- was a political party sponsored by the Nair Service Society N.S.S.
Correct : A. National Democratic Party
69. The party formed by the S.N.D.P. Yogam during the 1970s and 1980s had played an active
part in Kerala politics. What is the name of that party?
Correct : A. Socialist Republican Party
70. In 1961 --- Commission asked the central government to restore the alienated tribal lands to
the Adivasis by considering 26/1/1950 the day in which Constitution of India came into force as the cut of date.
Correct : A. The U.N. Dhebar Commission
71. ---- was a social activist whose public interest litigations played an important role in ensuring
the land rights of the Adivasis.
Correct : C. Dr. Nallatambi Thera
72. Name the tribal leader who plays an important role in the political assertion of the Adivasis in Kerala.
Correct : A. C.K. Janu
73. Under the banner of SJVSV the Dalits of Kerala waged a popular struggle in demand of
agricultural lands. Who led this struggle at Changara ----.
Correct : B. Laha Gopalan
74. Kerala Kalamandalam is situated in ---.
Correct : D. Cheruthuruthy
75. Who among the following took special interest in establishing Kerala Kalamandalam?
Correct : C. Vallathol Narayana Menon
76. In --- year, Kerala Kalamandalam received the status of Deemed University for Art and
Culture.
Correct : A. 2006
77. Who was the first ever recipient of the Jnanpith?
Correct : A. G. Sankara Kurupp
78. Who translated Tagore’s Geetanjali into Malayalam for the first time?
Correct : C. G. Sankara Kurupp
79. S.K. Pottakkad received Jnanpith in 1980 for his work ---.
Correct : A. Oru Deshatthinde Katha
80. Thakazhi’s Chemmeen won ---.
Correct : B. Kendra Sahitya Award
81. ‘Urub’ is the pen name of ---.
Correct : D. P.C. Kuttikrishnan
82. ‘Balyakala Sakhi’ is a novel written by ---.
Correct : A. Basheer
83. M.T.’s Kalam received ---.
Correct : A. Kendra Sahitya Award
84. The first silent film made in Kerala was ---.
Correct : D. Vikatakumaran
85. ‘Amma Ariyan’ is a film production by ---.
Correct : A. The Odessa movies
86. ---- was the Revenue Minister who introduced the Agrarian Relations Bill
piloted by the first Communist ministry that came to power in 1957 after the formation of the united Kerala.
Correct : C. K. R. Gowriamma
87. What was the total number of seats in the first Kerala Legislature formed
after the first general election held in February-March 1957?
Correct : C. 126
88. Who served as the education minister in the first E.M.S. ministry of 1957?
Correct : A. Joseph Mundassery
89. Who was the leader of opposition in the first legislative assembly of Kerala
in 1957?
Correct : A. P.T. Chacko
90. --- was the first Inspector General of Police in the newly formed state of
Kerala during 1956 in whose honour the Police Stadium of Thiruvananthapuram is dedicated.
Correct : C. N. Chandrasekharan Nair
91. Who among the following was a member of the first Legislative Assembly of Kerala elected independently.
Correct : A. V.R. Krishna Iyar
92. The popular agitation that led to the dismissal of the first E.M.S. ministry in
1959 is known as ---.
Correct : A. Vimochana Samaram
93. --- was the President of the Joint Steering Committee of the different
political parties and socio-religious groups formed to fight the Liberation Struggle against the first Communist Ministry under E.M.S. in 1959.
Correct : B. R. Sankar
94. The Anti-Communist League that played an important part in the Liberation
Struggle was led by ---.
Correct : A. Fr. Joseph Vadakkan
95. --- was the U.S. Ambassador to India during 1956-61 who has reportedly
confirmed the C.I.A. assistance to Liberation Struggle.
Correct : B. Elssworth Bunker
96. Who headed the united front ministry that came to power after the elections
of 1960 in Kerala?
Correct : C. Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
97. Who acted as the speaker of the second legislative assembly of Kerala in
1960?
Correct : A. Seeti Sahib
98. In which year the Communist Party of India underwent the first major split
leaving greater impacts on Kerala politics?
Correct : B. 1964
99. In --- year the Kerala Congress was formed by 15 Congress dissidents under K.M. George.
Correct : C. 1964
100. Who was the PSP leader resigned from the position of Chief Minister of
Kerala consequent to the appointment as Governor of Punjab in September 1962?