Indian Independence Important questions

Kerala District Focus - Kottayam

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

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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

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