Facts about Kerala - Questions and Answers -77

1501. Whose period is referred to as the ‘Golden Era of Travancore’?

Answer: Swathi Thirunal

1502. Which award is given for the lifelong contribution to Malayalam language and literature?

Answer: Vallathol award

1503. Who introduced coconut cultivation commercially in India?

Answer: Portuguese

1504. Who wrote Tirukkural?

Answer: Thiruvalluvar

1505. When was Kozhikode city established?

Answer: 1295

1506. Who wrote Tuhafat - Ul - Mujahiddin?

Answer: Shaik Zainuddin

1507. When and where did Vasco da Gama die?

Answer: On December 24, 1524 at Cochin

1508. Name the ships in which Vasco da Gama undertook his voyage?

Answer: The Berrio, the saint Gabriel & the saint Raphael

1509. Name the battle which shattered the hope of the Dutch to establish their political power in India?

Answer: Battle of Kulachal

1510. What is the importance of 1831 in the history of Travancore?

Answer: The first census was conducted in Travancore

1511. Who was known as the ‘Kerala Simham’?

Answer: Pazhassi Raja

1512. Who abolished slave trade in travancore in 1812?

Answer: Rani Lakshmi Bai

1513. Who shifted the capital from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram?

Answer: Rama Varma

1514. Who introduced a scheme for the development of Vizhinjam Port?

Answer: Dalava Ummini Thampi

1515. Who was popularly known as the ‘Jhansi of Travancore’?

Answer: Accamma Cheriyan

1516. During whose reign General Hospital Thiruvananthapuram was established (in 1864)?

Answer: Ayilyam Thirunal

1517. Who published the monthly ‘A1-Essam’?

Answer: Abdul Khader Maulavi

1518. Who founded Sahodara Samajam?

Answer: K. Ayyappan

1519. Who was elected as the first Chief Minister of Travancore?

Answer: Pattom Thanupillai

1520. When was the first railway line in Kerala opened for traffic?

Answer: On March 12, 1861 (Between Beypore and Tirur),

1521. Which is the first baby friendly state in India?

Answer: Kerala,

1522. Which is the 6th Medical College in Kerala?

Answer: Kannur Medical College (Started in 1995)

1523. Name the first Chief Minister of Kerala who completed one full term?

Answer: Achuta Menon (1970 to 1977),

1524. Who is the second Chief Minister of Kerala?

Answer: Pattom Thanupillai

1525. Who was the first Congress Chief Minister of Kerala?

Answer: R. Shankar

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