Tuesday 17 March 2015

Some Kerala Facts




            1.      KSRTC started in the year?
1965
            2.      ’Golden girl’ of Kerala?
.T.Usha
      3.   The first Kerala women to become central minister?
                                    Lekshmi.M.Menon
      4.   Smallest Gramapanchayath in Kerala?
                                    Valapattanam
      5.   The only malayalee diplomat who got portrayed  two times in the postal stamp?
                                    V.K.Krishnamenon
      6.   First Women police station in Kerala?
                                    Kozhikode
      7.   First women athlete to get the Arjuna award?
                                    K.C.Alemma
      8.  Kerala’s first literal magazine?
                                    Vidyavilasini
      9.   Head quarters of Indian Telephone Industry?
                                    Kanjikode
    10.   Malayattoor is on which river side?
                                    Periyar
    11.   First Lalithambika Antarjanam award winner?
                                                Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer
    12.   Netherland of Kerala?
                                    Kuttanad
    13.   Who inaugurate Mullapperiyar dam?
                                    Venlock
    14.   District with highest number of Scheduled Tribes?
                                    Wayanad
    15.  Forestry college is at_____.
                                    Peechi
    16.   First census in Travancore was at ____________.
                                    A.D. 1834(at the time of Swathithirunal)
    17.   First government hospital?
                                    Thiruvananthapuram Civil Hospital
    18.   First film studio?
                                    Navodaya
    19.    First Malayalam drama?
                                    Kalyani Nadakam
    20.    First complete computer literate gramapanchayath?
                                    Chamravattam
    21.    Father of Kerala Circus?
                                    Keeleri Kunjikannnan
   22.    Divan who proposed American model in Thiruvithamcore?
                                    C.T. Ramaswami Iyer
   23.   District with most number of rivers?
                                    Kasargod
   24.   District with most Factories?
                                    Eranakulam
   25.   District with least literacy rate?
                                    Palakkad
   26.   District with least number of vehicles?
                                    Wayanad
   27.   District with least rainfall?
                                    Thiruvananthapuram
   28.   City of Kerala with highest population?
                                    Kochi
   29.   Block panchayath with highest population?
                                    Kuttippuram
   30.   Gramapanchayath, which won the first Swaraj Trophy?
                                    Vallikkunnu

Sunday 15 March 2015

Facts about Kerala Postal Service

The name ‘Anchal’ was first given to early postal system by ___________.
Col.Munro
Symbol of the ‘Anchal’ stamps of Travancore was of ______________.
Conchshell
‘Anchal’ system of Travancore was introduced during the period of Anizham thirunal Marthandavarma.  In which year?
1729
Early postman of Travancore were known as ___________.
Anchal Pillai
First post office of Travancore was started in 1852 in Alappuzha . During the time of whom?
Uthram Thirunal Marthandavarma
Telegraph system was introduced in Travancore in the year?
1863
Paper was used instead of palmyra in Travancore Postal Service in the year?
1871
Postal savings scheme is introduced in 1947. During the time of which Diwan?
Raghava Iyer
In which year Anchal service was amalgamated with Telgraph department?
1951 April
Kerala Postal Service and Telegraph department came into existence in?
1961 July 1
Pincode system was started in Kerala in which year?
1972 August 15
Where was the first speed post centre of Kerala started? In which year?
Eranakulam, 1986 November
Malayalam Telegraph was started in which year?
                                 1994
The Telegraph system was stopped in ______.
2013 July 15
Kerala Postal Circle includes which places?
Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mahe
The post office in Kerala which handles only foreign letters?
Cochin Foreign Office
The district of Kerala with most number of Post offices?
Thrissur
The district of Kerala with least number of Post offices?
                                 Wayanad

Friday 13 March 2015

Facts about Kerala



1)     First Pazhassi Revolution was held in  ?
Ans:     A.D. 1793
 2)     Anizham Thirunal Veerabaala Marthanda Varma born in?
Ans:    1706
3)      Battle of Colachel  was fought on ?
Ans: 10th August 1941
4)     Huang Tsang a Chinese Traveler visited Kerala in ?
Ans:     A.D. 630
5)      The only Muslim Kingdom in Kerala was?
Ans:     Arakkal Kingdom
6)     Vascoda Gama landed at Kappad in ?
Ans:     20th May, 1498
7)     Veluthampi Dalava born in_______?
                    Ans: 1765 (Kalkulam)
8)     Veluthampi Dalava who committed suicide at ?
Ans:     Mannadi
9)     When did Gandhiji visit Kerala for the first time ?
Ans:     August 18, 1920
10) When did Gandhiji visit Kerala for the last time ?
                    Ans:     January 14 , 1937
11) Who established the Chala Bazar in Thiruvanathapuram ?
Ans:     Raja Kesavadas
12)   Who was the first Portuguese viceroy in Kerala ?
Ans:     Francisco De Almeida, A.D. 1505
13)   Whose autobiography is called ''Ormayude Arakal ''?
Ans:     Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
14)   In which year was the famous Attingal Revolution held?
                    Ans:     1721
15) The district with most number of railway stations?
                    Ans:     Thiruvanathapuram