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.