Year book 2020

KERALA - Alapuzha

# Largest island panchayat in Kerala - Perumbalam

# Perumbalam island situated in Vembanadu lake

KERALA-THRISSUR DISTRICT

Thrissur District

#Lowest population Corporation in kerala

#Most number of Block panchayaths district in Kerals

# In history Vrushabhadripuram is known as Thrissur

# Only one Medical University in kerala situated in Thrissur

# Pine apple research centre at vellanikkara,thrissur

#Plantain reseach centre at kannara, Thrissur

#Appan  Thampuran  (സ്മാരകം) monument - Ayyanthol

#Unnayi Variyar monument - Irinjalakuda

# Mundassery monument - Chembukkavu

# Ammannur pachu chakyar monument - Irinjalakuda

ADMINISTRATION OF KERALA

The first ministry was formed on 1st November 1956.

First Kearala legislative assembly

⚪First kerala legislative assembly was sworn in 16th March 1957.

⚪ First assembly formed on 5th April 1957

FIRST MINISTRY OF KERALA

1. EMS naboothiripad - CM

2.C Achuthamenon -France

3.T.V. Thomas-Trasport

4.K.C George Food , Forest

5.T A Majeed - PWD

6.K.P.Gopalan -Industry

7.P.K Chatham -Local self Government

8.Joseph Mundassery -Education, Co-operation

9.K.R. Gauri Land Tax, Excise

10.V.R Krishna Ayyar - Law, Electricity

11.Dr. A.R. Menon - Health

EMS- First kerala chief minister (CPI)

Communist party of India (CPI)  and a few independent supported by it secured 65 of the 126 seats(125 +one Anglo Indian).

⚫ 126 seats (102+24)

⚪ 102 single-member and 12 double member constituencies.

⚫EMS & Kallala M vaidyan elected in first kerala assembly from neeleswaram

⚫EMS opposition 1st kerala legislative assembly election - T.V. koran(PSP) & Unnikrishnan Namboothiri (Congress)

⚫EMS ministry was dismissed on 31st July 1959

Second Kearala legislative assembly

Shri Pattam A Thanu Pillai of the P.S.P. took over on February, 22 as the coalition Chief Minister leading a council of eleven ministers. Shri. R. Sankar of the Congress was designated as Deputy Chief Minister.   Courtesy: www.kerala.gov.in

The second Kerala assembly was formed on 9th February 1960 by a coalition ministry under congress and PSP;

Second CM of Kerala - Pattamthanupilla (1960-1962)

The second assembly was dissolved on 9th September 1964.Pattamthanupillai was appointed as Governor of Panjab.

R. Sankar (Congress) was the third CM of kerala (1962-1964). First congress CM.

Abortive Elections of 1965

Elections were next held on 4^th March 1965. The system of single and double member constituencies had been given up in 1962. A fresh delimitation of the constituencies increased their number to 133.

The 1965 elections became abortive. Once again on March 25  was invoked for the fourth time.

Courtesy: www.kerala.gov.in

Third Kearala legislative assembly

EMS naboothiri ministry came in to power on 6thMarch 1967. The third assembly was dissolved on 25th June 1970.

Forth Kearala legislative assembly

C.Achuthamenon who was sworn in as chief minister in 1970 served in that position till 25th of March 1977.

The first ministry of kerala to complete it's term of office - Achuthamenon Ministry; ⚫Longest tenure (1970-1977)

President's rule in Kerala

1.  Before kerala formation

 (23.3.1956 to  5.4.1957)

2. EMS ministry dissolved

3. 1964

4. 1970 C Achuthamenon

5.1979 National Emergency declared

6.1981 EK Nainar Ministry dissolved

7.1982 K Karunakaran Ministry dissolved

KERALA Ernakulam District

*Famous hill palace museum is situated at thripunithura

KERALA - Wild life sanctuary, Biosphere

Wild life sanctuary in Kerala

1⚪ Aralam WLS

Thalassery Taluk

Soviet union helps for this project

Cheenkanni puzha flows through this sanctuary

2⚪Wayanad WLS

#Also known as Muthanga or Begoor

#NH-766 passes through this Sanctuary

#Muthanga WLS is Situated in Wayanad District

3⚪Malabar WLS  

#Malabar WLS is situated in Kozhikode District

4⚪Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary

#Parambikulam WLS is Situated in Palakkad District

#2nd Tiger reserve in Kerala -parambikulam

#Parambikulam WLS annunced as Tiger reserve  in 19th February 2010

# Parambikulam WLS established in 12th February 1973

#Laegest teak in the world is situated at thunikadavu in Parambikulam WLS

# Wild bufello largely seen in this NP

# only one Entrance of Paràmbikulam NP from  sethumala in Thamil Nadu State.

#Thunakadavu Dam

5⚪Chulannur WLS

6⚪Peech- vazhani WLS

#Peech- vazhani WLS situated in Thrissur District

7⚪Chimney

8⚪Mangalavanam

9⚪Periyar

10⚪Idukki

11⚪Thattekkad

12⚪Chinnar

13⚪Kurinjimala

14⚪Senthuruni

15⚪Neyyar

16⚪Pepara 

17⚪kodiyur

18⚪Pathiramanal

📌Kumarakam Bird sanctuary also known as vembanadu Bird sanctuary

📌 Kavanar River flows through the Kumarakam Bird sanctuary

📌Pathira crane seen in Kumarakam Bird sanctuary

📌Lion Safari park is in an Island near the bank on Neyyar Lake

📌Fist Butterfly Safari Park in India (andAsia) is - Thenmala(Kollam)

📌 Biological Park - Agathyavanam

1. Eravikulam National Park

#First National Park in Kerala - EravikulamNP(Idukki District)

#Established in 1978 

2. Periyar National Park

3.Silent Valley National Park

#Largest rain shadow region - Silent valley

#In Mahabharata silent valley known as - sairandri

#Robert Right named silent Valley because the absence of 

# Lungs of kerala - Silent Valley NP

#Lion-tailed macaque  (സിംഹവാലൻ കുരങ്ങ്‌ ) seen in Silent Valley NP

#Scientific Name of Lion-tailed macaque is Macaca silenus 

 #An important food plant for  Lion-tailed macaque is Cullenia exarillata(വേദിപ്ലാവ്)

#virgin forest

4. Anamudi Shola National Park

5.Pampadumpara National Park

#Smallest National park in Kerala-PampadunparaNP

6.Mathikettan Shola

Karimpuzha in Palakkad district is proposed National Park

അഗസ്ത്യവനം

ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ആദ്യ ബയോളജിക്കൽ പാർക്ക് - അഗസ്ത്യവനം

2016 ൽ യുനസ്കോയുടെ ലോക ജൈവമണ്ഡല സംവരണേ മേഖല ശൃംഖലയിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ജൈവമേഖല - അഗസ്ത്യവനം ബയോ ഇ ജി ക്ക പാർക്ക് /

KERALA History

1498 Kappadu Vasgoda Gama

1599 Udayan perur sunnahados

1653 Koonankurisu Sathya

1697 Anjuthenku Kalapan

1721 Atimkal kalapam

1741 Kulachil war

1809 11th January Kundara proclamation

1812 Kurichiyar Kahala

1817 CMS college

1859 Channar Lahalor Melmundu Kahala

1869 Secretariat Mandiram

1888 Aruvipuram prathista

1891 Malayali memorial

1896 Ezhava Memorial

1895 Mullaperiyar Dam in

augration

1911 British-India capital Delhi

1920 Gandhiji's First kerala visit

1921 Malabar Lahala

1924 vaikkam Sathyagraham

1930 Gandhi 2nd Visit in kerala

1931 Guruvayoor Sathyagraham

1932 Nivarthana prashobham

Nivartana (abstention) movement was started

1933 Sree chithira thirunal cross the sea

1935 2nd Rond table conference

1936

1936 pattii jatha

         Kshethra pravesana vilmbaram

1936Electricity Agitation (prashobham) in Kochi

1936- CP Ramawami Aiyyer became the Diwan of Travancore by the reign of Sree chithira thirunal balarama.

1937 Thiruvithamkor Sarvakalasala- Later became Kerala University

1938 Thiruvithamkor state started

1938 - Civil Disobedience movement

1940 Pallivasal Sreechithira thirunal

1941- Kochi Praja Mandalam was formed

1942 Quit India

1946 

1946-Karivallur samaran or tholviraku samaran -K Devayani amma

1946- Amercan model Declaration by CP on January 26,1946

1946-Punnapra Vayalar struggle,Alapuzha

Vayalar stalin -CK kumarapanikkar

1947

1947 paliyam Sathyagraham

Ikyakerala sammelanam

1948

1948 Thiruvithamkor election

First election in Kerala

1951 First 5Year plan

1956 2nd 5Year plan

1957 second election in India

April 5;First Kerala assembly

 102 single-member and 12 double member constituencies.

TRAVANCORE

# Thrippapur swaroopam is known as - Travancore

#National song of Tranvancore - Vancheesa Mangalam

# National emblem - sanku 

#Thaluk known as Mandapathum vathukkal

# anandharayan panam and anandha varaham panam

  ◽ Anizham Thirunal Marthandavarma ◽

#Founder of modern travancore - (Anizham Thirunal) Marthandavarma

# He is known as modern Ashoka

# He is is not married

# Commercial capital of  Travancore in Marhtandavama Ruine-Mavelikkara 

# Vanadu undampady between Alexander Ormi and Young King Marthandavarma

#Mannar Udampady between kayamkulam King and Marthandavarma

# Mavelikkara Udampady between Dutch and Marthandavarma

# Kulachal(Near kanyakumary) War  between Dutch and Marthandavarma 

# Padmanabhapuram Fort  is known as Mural pagoda 

* Padmanabhapuram Fort renovated by Marthandavarma

- Mural is any piece of artwork painted directly on a wall

# Krishnapuram Fort was built by Marthandavarma where Gajendra mosham mural painting 

* Largest mural painting in kerala is Gajendra Mosham Mural painting

#Tomb of Dilanoy is situated in Udaya Giri Fort

#First divan of Marthandavarma is Arumukam Pillai

# First divan of Travancore is Ramayyan Dalava

# Rammayyan Dalava 

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# palliyadi  mallan Sankaran or alladi mallan Sankaran

# kunjan nabyar born at killikurussimangalam in Pallakadu who was  moving to the court of Marthandavarma of Travancore ; later, he served at the court of his successor Dharmaraja

#1. ചെറുപ്പ കാലങ്ങളിലുള്ള ശീലം മറക്കുമോ മാനുഷനുള്ള കാലം

Old habits die hard

# ദീപസ്തംഭം മഹാശ്ചര്യം, നമുക്കും കിട്ടണം

# kunjanNambyar works - kanayana swawgandikam,kiratham,ganapathi 

prathal,sabhapravesam

# Mizhavu used by KunjanNambyar is kept at  Ambalapusha Sree krishan Temple

# Ramapurathu varier works - Kuchelavrutham Vanchipattu , bhasha Astapathy

# Unnayivaryar

# Started sucheendram kaimukku

Murajapam - 12 years

Hiranya Garbham

Thrippadidanam 1750

◽Karthika thirunal Ramavarma◽

# He known as Thrippappur mooppan

#  He also known as Chiravayoor Mooppan

# He known as Kizhavan Raja

# He known as Dharmaraja

# He shifted capital to Thiruvananthapuram from Pathmanabhapuram

#Baalarama bharatha wrote by Dharma Raja

# Baalarama bharatha wrote based o bharatha muni's Natya Sastra

# Unnayivaryar was a contemporary of Dharma Raja

# Nalacharitham was wrote by Unnayivaryar

* Sakthan thampuram was a contemporary of Dharma Raja

Sree Chithira Thiruval Balarama Varma

  # Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Tracancore Univerity from 1937 to 1947 - sir C P Ramaswami Ayyar  

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Rajaraja Varma valiyakoyi thampuram

Wife Ayiluam thirunal gaury lakhami bai(4th Ruler)

Children

1) Gauri Rukmini Bai

2) Swathi Thirunal(6th Ruler)

3)Utharam Thirunal Marthandavarma(7th Ruler)

Ayiluam thirunal gaury lakhami bai 's Sister was barani thirunal gaury lakhami bai(5th ruler)

Gauri Rukmini Bai

Children

1) Chatham thirunal Lakshmi bai

2)Pooradam thirunal Lakshmi Bai 

3) Ayilyam thirunal Ramavarma (8th Ruler)

4)Visakam thirunal Ramavarma (9th Ruler)

Pooradam thirunal Lakshmi Bai 

>Her Son Sree moolam thrunal ( 10th Ruler)

Rajaraja Varma valiyakoyi thampuram was the mother's uncle of Kerala varma valiyakoyi thampuram

Ayilyam Thirunal Kerala varma valiyakoyi thampuram wife Senior Bharani Thirunal Rani Lakshmi Bai CI( Order of Crown os India )

Adopted two sisters

1)Puradam thirunal Sethu Lakshmi Bai thampuratti ( 11th Ruler  )

2)Mool Thirunal Sethu Parvathi bai thampuratti

Mool Thirunal Sethu Parvathi bai thampuratti

Children

1)Sree Chithira thirunal balarama varma(12 th Ruler)

2) Utharam Thirunal Marthandavarma

3)Karthika thirunal Lakshmi Bai thampuratti

#Misrabhajanam is organised by sahodaran Ayyappan  at cherrai(Vypin)

LAKSHADWEEP

Lakshadweep

Capital -Kavarathy

Animal- Butterfly Fish

Bird-Soothy Tern

Tree: Breadfruit( കടച്ചക്ക )

Largest Island- 

36 Islands

⚪Bithra

⚪Agathi - Airport directly connected to kochi

⚪Kilthan

⚪Androth - Laregest city

⚪Kadamath

⚪Kavarathy -Capital city

⚪Chethalet

⚪Amini

⚪Pitty

⚪Monicoy-Largest Island in Lakhadweep

⚪ canannore Island

The entire group of Island is devided by 11th degree channel north of which is Amini and to south of the canannore Island

9th degree channel separate monicoy and kannnore Island

📌8 th degree channel separate monicoy and Maldeep

📌 monicoy people speak mahal, Maldeep language

Lakshadweep Courts

Kerala High Court is HC for Lakshadweep also

Munisiff-Magistrate Court is functioning in Amini and Androth

District and Session Court is located in kavarathy

Wild life sanctuary

📌Pitty- Bird sanctuary

KERALA - WAYANAD DISTRICT

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KERALA - KASARAGOD DISTRICT

🔸Kasaragod 🔸

Head Quarters: Kasaragod

* Last formed district in kerala is - Kasargod (1984 May 24)

* Northern most district in kerala 

*. The northern most Loksabha Constituency in  Kerala

* Second smallest district in kerala

* Land of Gods 

*The only district in Kerala where Yakshagana is performed

*seven major languages are spoken in Kasaragod -Thulu, Malayalam,Byari

* Also known as  "Sapthabhasha Sangamabhoomi" .

*The district in Kerala in which most number of (12nos) rivers flow – Kasargod.

*Land of Rivers.

*The only man-made forest in Kerala is Kareem Forest in Kasargod.

*The first Bio District in kerala

*The cultural capital of Kasaragod- Nileshwaram

RIVERs and Lakes of Kasaragod

*The river which flows in 'U' shape around Kasargod town - Chandragiri puzha

# Longest river in Kasargod district- Chandragiri puzha(105 km)

# Payaswini puzha is the tributary of Chandragiri puzha.

# River in the name of Chandra Gupta Maurya is Chandragiri River.

# The northern most river in Kerala – Manjeshwaram Puzha

#Northermost lake in Kerala -  Uppala

 Major wildlife Sanctuaries in Kasaragod

*Ranipuram wildlife Sanctuary
* Malom wildlife Sanctuary

TOURISM in Kasaragod

# Ranipuram hill station is in Kasargod.

*Ranipuram is known as the 'Ooty of Kerala'.

TEMPLE in Kasaragod

#Ananthapura Lake Temple  is the only lake temple in the State.

HISTORY of Kasaragod

*Kasaragod was known to the Arabs by the name Harkwillia.

*Earlier part of Kannur District

FORT

*In which district has most number of forts in Kerala - Kasaragod

*Bakel Fort is the largest fort in Kerala.

* In olden days Bakel Fort is known as Fufal.

# Chandragiri fort and Bekkal fort are  constructed by Sivappa Naik.

# Chandragiri Fort built in the bank of  Chandragiri River

# Hosdurg Fort is a fort in Kanjangad in Kasaragod district constructed by Somashekara Nayaka.

# Kumbala Fort

PLACES

.*Manjeswaram - The first e-payment Panchayath in kerala.

*Manjeswaram- The northern most Assembly Constituency in  Kerala

*Manjeswaram-The northern most Taluk in Kerala

Town

കാസർഗോഡ്‌,കാഞ്ഞങ്ങാട് ,നീലേശ്വരം, ചെറുവത്തൂർ, തൃക്കരിപ്പൂർ, കുമ്പള,ഉപ്പള,മഞ്ചേശ്വരം,

* Cheemani -The second open jail in kerala was situated in Kasaragod district

* Cheemeni Thermal power plant situated in Kasaragod district

*The northern most Taluk in Kerala

RELATED QUESTIONS

Q1. Shortest river in Kerala -Manjeshwaram Puzha (16km)

Q2.Kasargod & Wayanad district shares boundary with Karnataka state.

Current affairs of Kasaragod

*Swarga and pedra (Endosulfan destroyed villages) villages situated in Kasarago

KERALA - KANNUR DISTRICT

 🔸 KANNUR🔸

* First district India achieve 100% primary education

* Kannur district has the longest costline among the district

* Mangrove

* 4th International airport situated at Moorkan parampu in Kannur district.          

  

*Aralam WLS - Northern most Wild life sanctuary of Kerala; also known as silent valley of Kannur.

*Azhimala INA- Largest Neval Accadamy of Asia

*The only cantonment in Kerala is Kannur

*First Jail museum in Kerala

*Pazhassi Dam is situated in (Constructed across Valapattanam River)- Kannur

# Land of rivers; Land of Theyyam and thira

FORT

* St Angelo's Fort in Kannur was built by Francisco de Almeida

*Thalassery Fort at Ellikkunnu

(Herman Gundart fort or Illikkunnu Banglow)

TEMPLE

.Major Pilgrim Centres in Kannur
*Thalassery Sree Jagannatha Temple
*Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple
* Thiruvangad Temple (Sree Rama Temple)
*Kottiyoor Mahadeva Temple; Also known as Dakshina Varanasi of the South

#The famous Parasanikksdavu Muthappan temple is on the bank of the vallapattana River

&The only temple in Kerala where Theyyam is performed daily- Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple

# The first full body statue of Sree Narayana Guru was established inThalassery Sree Jagannatha Temple

BEACH

*The longest beach in Kerala
-Muzhappilangadi Beach(The only drive-in beach in Kerala)

INSTITUTIONS

PLACES

 📌Thalassery- Land of 3C's

  Criket: Fist cricket compition held at Thalassery

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Circus:

Cake:First crithmus cake made by Mabally bakery Thalassery to

 📌Pyyannur

* First municipality in India achieve 100% primary education - Pyyannur municipality

RELATED QUESTIONS

Q1.which is the biggest Army camp in india? 

Ans: Kanpur contonment is the largest in the country.

Q2.The first Portuguese Viceroy of India?

Ans:Francisco de Almeida

Q3.⚫Pazhassi tomb at Mananthavady in Wayanad 

⚫Pazhassi Museum in Kozhikode

⚫Pazhassi Dam across Vala pattanam River in Kasaragod district

Q4.

Q5. Kannur international Airport is established in ? 

Ans:Established in 2018 Dec 9; maintained by (KIAL) Kannur international Airport Ltd.

Q5.*

MCQ

KANNUR

Ezhome l& ll rice seed varieties developed by the kerala Agricultural University Kerala with the participation of farmers of  Ezhome(ഏഴോം )village.

KERALA - Facts

KERALA

Official Language: Malayalam

Official animal -Elephant

Bird: Hornbill (bensyrus bicemis)മലമുഴക്കി വേഴാമ്പൽ

(Bucerotidae)

Fish: perlspot fishകരിമീൻGreen chromide

(Etroplus suratensis)

Flower: കണിക്കൊന്ന

 (Golden shower)Fabaceae

Official drink- ഇളനീർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കരിക്ക്(Cocunut Water)

Official tree : Coconut Tree-തെങ്ങ്

(Cocos nucifera) 

Butterfly: Budha Mayuri ബുദ്ധമയൂരി(Papilio buddha)

State fruit-Jackfruit(ചക്ക )

പ്ലാവ് - Artocarpus heterophyllus

#perlspot fishകരിമീൻ (Etroplus suratensis) found in Sri Lanka

#

#jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and

 the state fruit of the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.  

#The coconut is the national tree of the Maldives

# The elephant is the national animal of Thailand

#Kerala Largest/Smallest

Q. The biggest Dam in kerala- Malampuzha Dam in Palakkad district

Q. The biggest irrigation projects in Kerala-Kallada Projects in Kerala

Q.Longest river in kerala - Priyar River

Q.Longest platform in Kerala-Kollam platform 1A(Oldest shornur)

#First National highway in Kerala-NH 47

#New name of NH 47 is NH544

# Longest National Highway in Kerala - NH17(new nameNH66)

#Shortest National Highway in Kerala- NH47A(NH966 B)

# Largest boarder shared state - Tamil Nadu

# Deepest river in kerala -Kuppampuzha

# Largest river Islands in kerala - Kuruva island ( In Kabani river)

Total Districts in Kerala - 14

#Largest district in Kerala - Palakkad

#Smallest district in Kerala -Alapuzha

# HQ of Idukki District - Painavu

# HQ of Thrissur District - Thrissur

# HQ of Wayanad district- Kalpatta

#HQ of Ernakulam District -Kakkanadu(Kochi)

#HQ of Kozhikode-

# Shortest costline district in Kerala -Kollam

# Longest costline district in Kerala -Kannur

# District Panchayat-14

#Corporation -6

#Municipality-87

# Largest municipality in Kerala- Thripunithura

# Smallest municipality in Kerala- Guruvayoor

Thaluk-77

#Largest Thaluk in keràla- eranadu Malappuram District

Smallest Thaluk- kinnathir, Kollam Dt

Block panchayat -152

Largest block panchayat District in Kerala- Thrissur

Smallestblock panchayat District in Kerala- Wayanad

*Archeological museum-Kollangodu House, Thiruvananthapuram District

*Kerala History museum-Edapilly , Ernakulam

*Flocklore Museum Koyikkal palace ,Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram

*Kerala Folklore Academy  was established on 28 june 1995, at Chirrakkal in Kannur District

*The main objective of the Flocklore Academy is to promote and project the (traditional)flock art forms of Kerala

*Kerala university of fisheries and ocean studies is situated at panangad, Ernakulam District

Universities in  kerala

#Chancellor of University is Governor

1.Kerala University-1954 TVM

Earlier this was (1937)Thiruvithamkor University

2. Calicut University-(1968) Thenjipalam, Malapuram District

3.Kochin University of Science and Technology- Head office Kalamassery, Established in 1971;

4. Kerala Agricultural University- Head office Thrissur, Established in 1972; First vice chancellor-Dr. P Rajendran

5.Mahathma Gandi University - HO at Athieampuzha, Kottayam District, Established in 1963

6.Sree Shankaracharya Samskrit University- Established in 1993,Head quarters at Kaladi, Ernakulam District

7. Kannur University 1996 Kannur District

8. Thunjathezhuthachan Malayalam University 1st November 2012, Malpuram.

Corporation

1. Thiruvananthapuram corporation

2. Cochi corporation

3. Kozhikode corporation

4.kollam corporation

5. Thrissur corporation

6. Kannur corporation

# Largest cooperation in Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram

# Last formed corporation - Kannur corporation

# No coastal line corperation-Thrissur

Kerala Largest/Smallest

Q. The biggest Dam in kerala- Malampuzha Dam in Palakkad district

Q. The biggest irrigation projects in Kerala-Kallada Projects in Kerala

Q.Longest river in kerala - Priyar River

Q.Longest platform in Kerala-Kollam platform 1A(Oldest shornur)

#First National highway in Kerala-NH 47

#New name of NH 47 is NH544

# Longest National Highway in Kerala - NH17(new nameNH66)

#Shortest National Highway in Kerala- NH47A(NH966 B)

# Largest boarder shared state - Tamil Nadu

# Deepest river in kerala -Kuppampuzha

# Largest river Islands in kerala - Kuruva island ( In Kabani river)

# Highest peak in kerala- Anamudi

Q. Second Kerala chief minister is 

A. Pattamthanupilla

B. EMS

C. Achuthamenon

D. R. Sankar

Ans: Pattamthanupilla (PSP)

PSP - Praja socialist Party

First Kearala legislative assembly

⚪First kerala legislative assembly was sworn in 16th March 1957.

⚪ First assembly formed on 5th April 1957

FIRST MINISTRY OF KERALA

1. EMS naboothiripad - CM

2.C Achuthamenon -France

3.T.V. Thomas-Trasport

4.K.C George Food , Forest

5.T A Majeed - PWD

6.K.P.Gopalan -Industry

7.P.K Chatham -Local self Government

8.Joseph Mundassery -Education, Co-operation

9.K.R. Gauri Land Tax, Excise

10.V.R Krishna Ayyar - Law, Electricity

11.Dr. A.R. Menon - Health

CHIEF MINISTERS OF KERALA

1.EMS Naboothiripad CPI(1957-1959)

2. Patton A Thanupillai PSP(1960-62)

3. R. Sankar INC(1962-64)

4. EMS naboothiripad (1967-69)

5.C Achuthamenon (1969-70)

6. C Achuthamenon

7.K Karunakaran (1977)

8.A. K Antony (1977-78)

9. 

#First kerala chief minister  in keràla -EMS Naboothiripad(CPI)

#First non congress CM in Kerala- Pattamthanupilla Praja socialist Party

#First congress CM in Kerala- R. Sankar INC(1962-64)

#The first ministry of kerala to complete it's term of office - Achuthamenon Ministry⚫Longest tenure (1970-1977);

#Long term CM -E K Nayanar

#Number of times (4times)- K Karunakaran

#Short period of time- CH Muhammad Koya

First in India

Q1. First digital State in india - kerala

Q2. First fully literate state (1991)of India- kerala

Q.First fully literate District (1990)of India- Ernakulam ( kerala)

Q. First fully literate city (1989)of India- Kottayam (kerala)

Q3. First state in India to achieve total primary education - Kerala

Q. First lotary started state in India- kerala

Q. Longest railway bridge- vembanadu Rail bridge (Edapilly to vallarpadam)

Q.The first International Container Transshipment Terminal of India-Vallarpadam, Ernakulam District

Q.Smallest union territory in lndia- Lakshadweep

 First in kerala

#Cultural capital of Pathanamthitta- Arammula

#Cultural capital of Kozhikode- Manancira

#Cultural capital of Alapuzha -Ampalapuzha

Northern most in kerala

*Northern most District in kerala-Kasaragod

# Northern most Taluk in Kerala -Manjeswaram(Kasaragod District)

#Northern most lake in Kerala-Uppala Lake

#Northern most fresh water lake- Pukottu lake

#Norhern most village in Kerala-Thalapady

#Northern most river in Kerala - Manjeswaram river

#Northern most

Sothern  most in kerala

#suthern most thaluk in Kerala- Neyyatinkara

Wild life sanctuary in Kerala

1⚪ Aralam WLS

Thalassery Taluk

Soviet union helps for this project

Cheenkanni puzha flows through this sanctuary

2⚪Wayanad WLS

#Also known as Muthanga or Begoor

#NH-766 passes through this Sanctuary

#Muthanga WLS is Situated in Wayanad District

3⚪Malabar WLS  

#Malabar WLS is situated in Kozhikode District

4⚪Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary

#Parambikulam WLS is Situated in Palakkad District

#2nd Tiger reserve in Kerala -parambikulam

#Parambikulam WLS annunced as Tiger reserve  in 19th February 2010

# Parambikulam WLS established in 12th February 1973

#Laegest teak in the world is situated at thunikadavu in Parambikulam WLS

# Wild bufello largely seen in this NP

# only one Entrance of Paràmbikulam NP from  sethumala in Thamil Nadu State.

#Thunakadavu Dam

5⚪Chulannur WLS

6⚪Peech- vazhani WLS

#Peech- vazhani WLS situated in Thrissur District

7⚪Chimney

8⚪Mangalavanam

9⚪Periyar

10⚪Idukki

11⚪Thattekkad

12⚪Chinnar

# River flows through Chinnar wild life sanctuary - Pambar River

13⚪Kurinjimala

14⚪Senthuruni

15⚪Neyyar

16⚪Pepara 

17⚪kodiyur

18⚪Pathiramanal

📌Kumarakam Bird sanctuary also known as vembanadu Bird sanctuary

📌 Kavanar River flows through the Kumarakam Bird sanctuary

📌Pathira crane seen in Kumarakam Bird sanctuary

📌Lion Safari park is in an Island near the bank on Neyyar Lake

📌Fist Butterfly Safari Park in India (andAsia) is - Thenmala(Kollam)

📌 Biological Park - Agathyavanam

1. Eravikulam National Park

#First National Park in Kerala - EravikulamNP

#Established in 1978 

#EravikulamNP is situated in devikulam Taluk in Idukki District

#Anamudi situated in EravikulamNP

2. Periyar National Park

3.Silent Valley National Park

#Silent valley is announced as National Park in 1984 by Indira Gandhi

# Silent Valley National Park inaugurated by Rajeev Gandhi in 1985

#Largest rain shadow region - Silent valley

#In Mahabharata silent valley known as - sairandri

#Robert Right named silent Valley because the absence of cicada (ചീവീട്)

# Lungs of kerala - Silent Valley NP

#Lion-tailed macaque  (സിംഹവാലൻ കുരങ്ങ്‌ ) seen in Silent Valley NP

#Scientific Name of Lion-tailed macaque is Macaca silenus 

 #An important food plant for  Lion-tailed macaque is Cullenia exarillata(വേദിപ്ലാവ്)

#River originate from Silent Valley is Thuthapuzha

#River flows through Silent Valley is Kunthi puzha

#virgin forest

4. Anamudi Shola National Park

#Anamudi Shola consists of three Shola mannavan Shola,edivara Shola and Pullaradi

#2003

5.Pampadumpara National Park

#Smallest National park in Kerala-PampadunparaNP

#Pampadum Shola situated in Idukki District

#2003

◾Mathikettan Shola

2003

Karimpuzha in Palakkad district is proposed National Park

◽ROAD◽

#First National highway in Kerala-NH 47

#New name of NH 47 is NH544

# Longest National Highway in Kerala - NH17(new nameNH66)

#Shortest National Highway in Kerala- NH47A(NH966 B)

# First rubberized road in keràla - Kottayam to kumaly road( k.k road)

# Head quarters of national transportation planning and reasearch center (NATPAC ) - Thiruvananthapuram

#Kollam - Chengotta Road was built by Veluthambi Dalava

#MC road connect Trivandrum to Andamaly (240km)

◽SEAPORT◽

# Major seaport in Kerala- Kochi

#Intermediate seaports in kerala

Neendakara (Kollam) -Intermediate
Calicut (Kozhikode)- Intermediate
#Minor seaports in kerala

Valiyathura (TVM)
Kollam
Alleppey -Intermediate
Kayamkulam - Alappuzha
Manakkodam - Alappuzha
Kottayam -Inland Port
Munambam / Kodungallur - 
Ponnani (Malapuram)
Beypore (Kozhikodu )Riverine port

Vadakara (Kozhikode)
Thalasserry (Kannur)
Kannur
Azhikkal (Kannur)-Riverine port
Kasaragod
Manjeswaram
Neeleswaram

#Munambam is the mouth of river priyar 

# Munambam fishing harbour is situated at the north end of vypin

◽AIRPORTS◽

1. Thiruvananthapuram International airport

# Kozhikode international airport -Karipur, Malappuram

3. Kochi International airport - Nedumbassery, Ernakulam District

4.Kannur International Airport- Murkanparambu, Kannur

◽RAILWAY◽

#No railway track in keràla- Edukki and Vayanad Districts

#Railway divisions on keràla -Thiruvanandapuram, Palakkad

# Largest number of railway station in Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram District

Districts of Kerala

#Cultural capital of Pathanamthitta- Arammula

#Cultural capital of Kozhikode- Manancira

#Cultural capital of Alapuzha -Ampalapuzha

#Longet costal area District- Kannur District

#Shortest costline district in Kerala- Kollam District

# Mangrove largest area- Kannur District

# No coastal line corperation -Thrissur corporation

# Longest costline thaluk- Cherthala Alapuzha District

◾◾◽

⚪Kasaragod ⚪

*The river which flows in 'U' shape around Kasargod town - Chandragiri puzha

Kumbala

FORT:

Chandragiri Fort -Constructed by sivappaNaiker

⚪ Wayanad ⚪

*The district in Kerala shares the boundary of both Karnataka and Thamilnadu states.

◽ THRISSUR ◽

#Lowest population Corporation in kerala -Thrissur

#Most number of Block panchayaths district in Kerala - Thrissur

# In history Vrushabhadripuram is known as Thrissur

# Only one Medical University in kerala situated in Thrissur

# Pine apple research centre at vellanikkara,thrissur

#Plantain reseach centre at kannara, Thrissur

 🔸 KANNUR🔸

* First district India achieve 100% primary education

* Kannur district has the longest costline among the district

* Mangrove

* 4th International airport situated at Moorkan parampu in Kannur district.          

  

*Aralam WLS - Northern most Wild life sanctuary of Kerala

#Aralam WLS  also known as silent valley of Kannur.

*Largest Neval Accadamy of India (And Asia) is Ezhimala 

*only cantonment in Kerala is in Kannur

*First Jail museum in Kerala - Kannur central Jail

*Pazhassi Dam is situated in- Kannur

 #Pazhasi Dam Constructed across Valapattanam River

# Land of rivers; Land of Theyyam and thira is known as Kannur

* St Angelo's Fort in Kannur was built by Francisco de Almeida

*Thalassery Fort at Ellikkunnu is known as 

Herman Gundart fort or Illikkunnu Banglow

TEMPLE

.Major Pilgrim Centres in Kannur
*Thalassery Sree Jagannatha Temple
*Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple
* Thiruvangad Temple (Sree Rama Temple)
*Kottiyoor Mahadeva Temple; Also known as Dakshina Varanasi of the South

#The famous Parasanikksdavu Muthappan temple is on the bank of the vallapattana River

&The only temple in Kerala where Theyyam is performed daily- Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple

# The first full body statue of Sree Narayana Guru was established inThalassery Sree Jagannatha Temple

*The longest beach in Kerala
-Muzhappilangadi Beach

#The only drive-in beach in Kerala-Muzhipillangadi beach

*Land of 3C's known as Talassery

 *3Cs are  Criket ,Circus and cake

*  Fist cricket compition in India held at Thalassery

#First crithmus cake in Kerala is made by Mabally bakery at Thalassery 

* First municipality in India achieve 100% primary education - Pyyannur municipality

RELATED QUESTION

Q1.which is the biggest Army camp in india? 

Ans: Kanpur contonment is the largest in the country.

Q2.The first Portuguese Viceroy of India?

Ans:Francisco de Almeida

Q3.⚫Pazhassi tomb at Mananthavady in Wayanad 

⚫Pazhassi Museum in Kozhikode

⚫Pazhassi Dam across Vala pattanam River in Kasaragod district

Q4.

Q5. Kannur international Airport is established in ? 

Ans:Established in 2018 Dec 9; maintained by (KIAL) Kannur international Airport Ltd.

#Ezhome l& ll rice seed varieties developed by the kerala Agricultural University Kerala with the participation of farmers of  Ezhome(ഏഴോം )village.

Lakshadweep

Capital -Kavarathy

Animal- Butterfly Fish

Bird; Soothy Tern

Tree: Breadfruit( കടച്ചക്ക )

Largest Island- 

36 Islands

⚪Bithra

⚪Agathi - Airport directly connected to kochi

⚪Kilthan

⚪Androth - Laregest city

⚪Kadamath

⚪Kavarathy -Capital city

⚪Chethalet

⚪Amini

⚪Pitty

⚪Monicoy-Largest Island in Lakhadweep

⚪ canannore Island

📌8 th degree channel separate monicoy and Maldeep

📌 monicoy people speak mahal, Maldeep language

Lakshadweep Courts

Kerala High Court is HC for Lakshadweep also

Munisiff-Magistrate Court is functioning in Amini and Androth

District and Session Court is located in kavarathy

Wild life sanctuary of Lakshadweep

📌Pitty- Bird sanctuary

MAHI - Union territory of India

Head quarters: Puthucheri

French occupation ended in 1954

Puthucheri UT - 1962

District in Puthucheri

1. Mahe

2.Yanam(Andra Pradesh)

3.Karakkal(Tamil Nadu)

4.Puthucheri (TN)

Thaluks in Mahe

⚪Mahi,cheru kallai,paloor,pandakkal

#Mahe is on the bank of Mayazhi River

# Mahe liberation leader- IK Kumaran

#I. K Kumaran is known as Mayazhi Gandhi

#Majana sabha sankatana partisipated in Mahi liberation 

FISHERIES

#District in which highest number of fishermen- Alapuzha District

#District in which highest number of inland based fishermen- Ernakulam

# Two major fishing harbour- Koch and neendaka

#Largest export fish item - prawn

#First state to ban monsoon trawling - kerala

#Monsoon trawling implemented during June-July month for about 45 days

#Kerala is the first state which introduced bio-metric card for fishermen

# BEACON -program for rescuing fishermen

◽KSRTC◽

#State transport department started during the period of Sree chithira thirunal balarama varma in 1938 

#First Volvo Low floor Bus started in 2009

# All KSRTC buses ara registered under separate RTO at Thiruvananthapuram havi registration series KL -15

#KSRTC started Sree chithira thirunal college of engineering at papanamcodeon it's centeral work Shop premises in 1995

ഹരിത നഗരം - കോട്ടയം

അക്ഷര നഗരം - കോട്ടയം 

കേരള പഴനി - ഹരിപ്പാട് സുപ്രഹ്മണ്യസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം

കേരളത്തിന്റെ കാശ്മീർ - മൂന്നാർ

കിഴക്കിന്റെ കാശ്മീമീർ മൂന്നാർ -

തേക്കടിയുടെ കവാടം - കമളി

മയൂര സന്ദേശത്തിന്റെ നാട് - ഹരിപ്പാട്

കേരളത്തിലെ പക്ഷീ ഗ്രാമം - നൂറനാട്

കേരളത്തിലെ ഹോളണ്ട്  -കുട്ടനാട്

കേരളത്തിന്റെ മൈസൂർ - മറയൂർ

Hormone & Vitamins

Hormone
testosterone -(egg )Natan kozhi mutta,
cortisol -stress hormone

Estrogen -
Dopamine -


Vitamin D

GEOGRAPHY

InThar region, the shifting sand dunes are locally known as - Dhrian

Economics

ICICI Prudential is an insurance company

Kotak Mahindra - banking organization

#Current Account Savings Account (CASA)

BUS to THRISSUR from PUTHUR zoo (THRISSUR)

8:20 am - Puthur>kuttenellur >ancheri

8:30 am

8:35 am

8:40 am

8: 54 am

9:01 am

9:55 am

Bus to Puthur from Mission Hospital

8:45 pm

8:34 pm

8:25 pm

8:05 pm

8:58 pm

7:40 pm

7:36 pm

7:20 pm Puzham pallam 

6:45pm 

6:25 pm

6:10 pm Vettukadu

6:00 pm

5:55 pm vettukadu

AWARD & ORGANIZATION

Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of science is a award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people

2009.

Louis de Broglie -France , First recipient kalinga Prize in 1952

Yash pal - 2009 Kalinga Prize

Literature - EPIC

Puranam

Vishnu puranam

Incarnation of Vishnu

1. Malsyam (fish)

2. Kurmam

3.varaham

4.Narasimham

5.vamanan

6.parasuraman

7.balaraman

8.sreeraman

9.sreektishnan

10.kalki

Upanishad

Kadopanishad

Vedam

Ramayanam

MHABHARAT

Arjunan - arrow Gandeevam

The Diary of a Young Girl, also known as The Diary of Anne Frank, is a book of the writings from the Dutch language  diary kept by AnneFrank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands

♦Book &Authers

# A Country isnot enough - Auto biography of Soursv Ganguly

🔘Jungle Book - Ruyard Kliping

Baloo - bear

Bagheera - Black panther

ShereKhan - tiger

Akela  - wolf

Jungle book -1 (1894)

Jungle book 2 (1895)

Kim (novel 

SPORTs

♦GAMES

Olympics

Asian games

Common wealth games

🔸Foot ball

Durant Cup

Nizam Gold Cup

Rover Cup

Sanjay Gold Cup

Santosh Trophy

Subroto Mukhery Cup

Vital Trophy

Nehru Gold Cup

Federation Cup

🔸Hokey

Agha Khan Cup

Azlam Shan Cup

Nehru Trophy

Dyan Chand Trophy

Brighton Cup

Ramga swami

🔸Golf

Canada Cup

Mthyan Gold Cup

Ryder Cup

Walker Cup

🔸Lawn Tennis

Devi's Cup

Thomas

Hamlet Cup

Australian open

French open

Wimbiledon

US open

FILM

Richard Attanberough directed Gandhi film.He dieds in August 201

CONFUSING Facts

God' s on Country - Kerala

Land of God's  - Utharagand

Old Ganga

Dhashin Ganga

National Diary research institute - Karnal (Hariyana)

National Diary development institute - Anad (Gujarath)

Lotus Temple(Bahai Faith) - Delehi

Lotus Mahal - Hampi

Lotus Tower - Sreelanka

white pagoda - Puri   Taganad temple

black pagoda - Konark Sun Temple

Telescope invented - Hans Lipersia

Astronomical Telescope - Galileo

Indian missile woman -  Tessy thomas

Indian Rocket woman - Rithu karithal

HEALTH SCIENCE

H1N1 virus- swine flu

Polio - virus

ARTs - MUSIC DANCE DRAMA

♦MUSIC

Carnatic music

Puranthara Dasa: Father of carnatic music

Trinity of carnatic music: 

1. Tyagaraja

2. Muthuswami Dikhitar

3. Syama Sastri

Sa-    - for Agni Devta

Re--    Rishaha  -for brahamma Deva

Ga - Gandar - - for goddess Saraswati

Ma- Madyama - for Majadeva or Shiva

Pa- Panchamam - for Goddess Lakshmi

Dha - Daivatha - for Lord Ganesha

Ni - Nishad -for sun God

♦ DANCE

# Bihu flock dance from assam

♦DRAMA