Quiznetik

Contemporary Kerala | Set 4

1. The United Front That formed government under the leadership of E.M.S. Namboodiripad following the general election of 1967 was known by ---.

Correct : C. Sapttha Kakshi Munnani or the Seven Party Front

2. 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

3. Who among the following Congress leaders to occupy the position of Chief Minister for the longest duration?

Correct : B. K. Karunakaran

4. --- was the party formed by the CPI(M) dissidents under M.V. Raghavan in 1987.

Correct : A. CMP

5. The Royal Proclamation granding permanent ownership rights to the tenants in Cochin was in ---.

Correct : A. 1905

6. 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

7. Which among the following is a center in Travancore from where peasants migrated to Malabar?

Correct : D. Kanjirappaly

8. Peasant migration from Travancore to Malabar resulted in a substantial increase in the number of ---- populace in Malabar.

Correct : A. Christian

9. --- was a political party representing the social interests of the peasant migrants to Malabar from Travancore.

Correct : A. Karshaka Tozhilali Party

10. --- are the principal places of the origin of migrants from Kerala to the Gulf countries.

Correct : D. Trissur and Malappuram

11. ---- 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

12. --- 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

13. In June 1989 --- was declared as the first fully literate municipal town in Kerala.

Correct : A. Kottayam

14. --- forms the basic level institutions in the network of health care system sponsored by the government.

Correct : C. Primary Health Care Institutions

15. Who among the following scholars critically perceive the efficacy of the Kerala Model of Development?

Correct : D. K.T. Rammohan

16. Who has used the concept of ‘Public Action’ to characterize the Kerala Development processes?

Correct : D. Gene Dreze and Amartya Sen

17. The Government of Kerala that adopted a Science and Technology policy for the first time during the 5th five year plan was led by ---.

Correct : B. C. Achuta Menon

18. --- was an eminent economist associated with the establishment of the Center for Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.

Correct : A. Dr. K.N. Raj

19. 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. 73rd amendment

20. --- 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

21. In --- year, the first general election to the reconstituted local self-governing institutions were held in Kerala.

Correct : D. 1995

22. The programme of decentralization of power implemented in Kerala since 1996 was known by ---.

Correct : A. Janakeeya Asootranam

23. --- is the basic unit of administration in the three tire local self-government of Kerala.

Correct : A. Grama Panchayat

24. The K.S.E.B sponsored hydroelectric power project against which the Save Silent Valley campaign had started was across --- river.

Correct : D. Kuntipuzha

25. 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

26. 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

27. The poem ‘Maratthinu Studi’ which became the symbol of the Silent Valley movement was written by ---.

Correct : B. Sukatakumari

28. The river system which was severely affected by the working of the Gwalior Rayons Factory was ---.

Correct : A. The Chaliyar Basin

29. The health problems emanating from the air pollution caused by the functioning of the Gwalior Rayons was mostly reported from ---.

Correct : C. Vazhakkad

30. The international convention that declared a global ban on the manufacturing of Endosulfan in 2011 was held in ---.

Correct : A. Stockholm

31. The Village Panchayat of Kasargode which was worst affected by the Endosulfan spraying is ---.

Correct : A. Enmakaje

32. 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

33. --- was the tribal leader associated with the anti-coca-cola agitation at Plachimada.

Correct : A. Mayilamma

34. --- is the standard width proposed by the National Highway Authority of India for the national highways all-through the country.

Correct : C. 60 meters

35. 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

36. --- 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

37. The High Level Working Group appointed by the Central Government to reconsider the Gadgil Commission Report was headed by.

Correct : A. Kasturirangan

38. --- headed the committee appointed by the Kerala government to reconsider the Kasturirangan Committee Report in 2013.

Correct : A. Oommen V. Oommen

39. Community Development Societies of the Kudumba Sree works at --- level.

Correct : A. The Panchayat/Municipality level

40. 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

41. 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

42. ---- 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

43. Name the tribal leader who plays an important role in the political assertion of the Adivasis in Kerala.

Correct : A. C.K. Janu

44. 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

45. Who among the following took special interest in establishing Kerala Kalamandalam?

Correct : C. Vallathol Narayana Menon

46. In --- year, Kerala Kalamandalam received the status of Deemed University for Art and Culture.

Correct : A. 2006