Kerala Geography — Pack 03

Question 1

Who enunciated 'One Caste, One Religion, One Family, One World and One God'?

Accepted Answer

Sree Narayana Guru — Sree Narayana Guru's famous teaching.

Answer

Vaikunda Swamikal

Answer

Sahodaran Ayyappan

Answer

Brahmananda Sivayogi

Question 2

The Southwest Monsoon first hits the Indian mainland typically in:

Accepted Answer

Kerala (around 1 June) — The Southwest Monsoon's onset over Kerala around 1 June is the conventional start of India's rainy season.

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Odisha

Answer

West Bengal

Question 3

Match authors to works: (a) C.V. Raman Pillai (b) K.M. Panikkar (c) A.R. Raja Raja Varma (d) Kesava Dev with (i) Malaya Vilasam (ii) Premamritam (iii) Parankipatayali (iv) Odayil Ninnu

Accepted Answer

a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv — Premamritam-C.V. Raman Pillai; Parankipatayali-K.M. Panikkar; Malaya Vilasam-A.R. Raja Raja Varma; Odayil Ninnu-Kesava Dev.

Answer

a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv

Answer

a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv

Answer

a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i

Question 4

Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi started which newspaper?

Accepted Answer

Swadeshabhimani — Vakkom Maulavi launched Swadeshabhimani at Anchuthengu in 1905.

Answer

Deshabhimani

Answer

Mathrubhumi

Answer

Malayala Manorama

Question 5

Kerala University of Health Sciences:

Accepted Answer

Thrissur — KUHS Thrissur.

Answer

TVM

Answer

Kozhikode

Answer

Kochi

Question 6

Edakkal Caves with ancient petroglyphs are in which district?

Accepted Answer

Wayanad — Edakkal Caves in Wayanad contain Stone Age petroglyphs dating back to 6000 BCE.

Answer

Idukki

Answer

Palakkad

Answer

Kannur

Question 7

Major jute-producing state:

Accepted Answer

West Bengal — Hooghly basin. Bangladesh world leader. India second. 'Golden fibre' — biodegradable.

Answer

Punjab

Answer

UP

Answer

Gujarat

Question 8

Richter scale logarithmic by factor:

Accepted Answer

10 in amplitude — Each whole number 10× amplitude.

Answer

100

Answer

2

Answer

5

Question 9

Patturumal — Cherussery poet:

Accepted Answer

Krishnagatha author — Cherussery Krishna's Krishnagatha.

Answer

Ramayanam

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Mahabharat

Answer

Meghadoot

Question 10

Kerala's organic farming hub:

Accepted Answer

Wayanad — Wayanad coffee, spices, some certified organic.

Answer

Palakkad

Answer

Idukki

Answer

Kannur

Question 11

Highest mountain Antarctica:

Accepted Answer

Vinson Massif — Vinson Massif.

Answer

Erebus

Answer

Tyree

Answer

Shinn

Question 12

Who was the third signatory to the Malayali Memorial?

Accepted Answer

K.P. Sankara Menon — K.P. Sankara Menon — third signatory to Malayali Memorial (1891).

Answer

Dr. Palpu

Answer

G.P. Pillai

Answer

N. Raman Pillai

Question 13

SEZ first in India:

Accepted Answer

Kandla (Gujarat) — Kandla Free Trade Zone (1965).

Answer

Mumbai

Answer

Chennai

Answer

Cochin

Question 14

Which statements about the Kuroshio ocean current system are true? (i) warm currents (ii) flow along Philippines, Japan, China coasts (iii) derive energy from trade winds (iv) Tsushima current is part of it

Accepted Answer

i and ii only — Kuroshio is powered by westerly winds, not trade winds, and Tsushima flows off in the Sea of Japan.

Answer

i, ii and iii only

Answer

i and iii only

Answer

All of the above

Question 15

The first Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin state was:

Accepted Answer

Parur T.K. Narayana Pillai — Parur T.K. Narayana Pillai — first CM of Travancore-Cochin (1949).

Answer

Pattom Thanu Pillai

Answer

R. Sankar

Answer

C. Kesavan

Question 16

Cropping patterns:

Accepted Answer

Intensive, extensive, commercial, subsistence — Different systems.

Answer

Only one

Answer

Two

Answer

Random

Question 17

Bhitarkanika:

Accepted Answer

Odisha (mangroves) — Odisha mangroves.

Answer

WB

Answer

TN

Answer

AP

Question 18

Kudumbashree was launched at ___ by Prime Minister ___

Accepted Answer

Malappuram, A.B. Vajpayee — Inaugurated at Malappuram by PM A.B. Vajpayee on 17 May 1998.

Answer

Thrissur, Indira Gandhi

Answer

Thiruvananthapuram, Rajiv Gandhi

Answer

Ernakulam, Narasimha Rao

Question 19

Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam:

Accepted Answer

1983 — 1983.

Answer

1990

Answer

1975

Answer

2000

Question 20

Total districts in Kerala:

Accepted Answer

14 — Kerala has 14 districts.

Answer

12

Answer

13

Answer

15

Question 21

Map projection: Mercator distorts:

Accepted Answer

Areas (greatly at high latitudes) — Conformal (preserves angles). Greenland appears as large as Africa (actually 14× smaller). Used in navigation.

Answer

Shapes

Answer

Distances near equator

Answer

Nothing

Question 22

Bosphorus Strait in:

Accepted Answer

Turkey — Istanbul — separates Europe and Asia.

Answer

Greece

Answer

Italy

Answer

Egypt

Question 23

Velu Thampi Dalawa issued his anti-British 'Kundara Proclamation' on:

Accepted Answer

11 January 1809 — Kundara Proclamation on 11 January 1809 (Kollam Era 984 Makaram 1) called for armed struggle against the British.

Answer

30 November 1805

Answer

26 July 1859

Answer

12 November 1936

Question 24

Makaravilakku:

Accepted Answer

Sabarimala festival — Major Sabarimala festival (January).

Answer

Onam

Answer

Vishu

Answer

Navratri

Question 25

Kollam historically important for:

Accepted Answer

Quilon era calendar — Kollam Era (Malayalam calendar). Cashew capital.

Answer

Backwaters only

Answer

Tea

Answer

Rubber

Kerala Geography — Pack 03