Kerala Geography — Pack 05

Question 1

SCTIMST:

Accepted Answer

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science — Autonomous institute under DST.

Answer

Private

Answer

Pvt

Answer

Both

Question 2

Kerala Widows Pension:

Accepted Answer

Available — Monthly welfare pension.

Answer

Discontinued

Answer

Means-tested

Answer

New

Question 3

Kerala HMT factory:

Accepted Answer

Kalamassery — Hindustan Machine Tools Kalamassery.

Answer

Ernakulam

Answer

TVM

Answer

Kozhikode

Question 4

Idukki dam height:

Accepted Answer

168m — 168 m — 2nd largest arch dam in Asia.

Answer

200m

Answer

150m

Answer

100m

Question 5

'Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham' was founded by:

Accepted Answer

Ayyankali — Ayyankali founded SJPS in 1907 for Dalit upliftment in Travancore.

Answer

A.K. Gopalan

Answer

Sree Narayana Guru

Answer

Vakkom Maulavi

Question 6

Sandakphu:

Accepted Answer

Highest Darjeeling — Highest peak in West Bengal (Darjeeling).

Answer

Ooty

Answer

Munnar

Answer

Sikkim

Question 7

Kerala's first IT park:

Accepted Answer

Technopark — Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram — India's first technology park (1990).

Answer

Infopark

Answer

Cyberpark

Answer

SmartCity

Question 8

Main iron ore belts in India:

Accepted Answer

Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka — Hematite and magnetite. Bailadila (Chhattisgarh) largest. Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Keonjhar (Odisha), Bellary-Hospet.

Answer

Only Kerala

Answer

UP

Answer

Rajasthan

Question 9

Tholpavakoothu (shadow puppetry) is performed in temples of which district mainly?

Accepted Answer

Palakkad — Tholpavakoothu is performed in Bhadrakali temples of Palakkad district, narrating the Ramayana.

Answer

Thrissur

Answer

Malappuram

Answer

Kozhikode

Question 10

A.K. Antony:

Accepted Answer

CM, Defence Minister — Former CM and Defence Minister.

Answer

Actor

Answer

Writer

Answer

Judge

Question 11

Who wrote the famous book 'A Short History of the Peasant Movement' in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

C. Achutha Menon — C. Achutha Menon authored the work on Kerala peasant movements.

Answer

E.M.S. Namboodiripad

Answer

P.K. Vasudevan Nair

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Pattom Thanu Pillai

Question 12

Kerala Rural Development Programme funds:

Accepted Answer

All — Central and state schemes.

Answer

DCP

Answer

MGNREGA + state

Answer

Unknown

Question 13

The transition zone that separates the mantle-core boundary of the Earth is:

Accepted Answer

Gutenberg Discontinuity — Gutenberg Discontinuity separates the lower mantle from the outer core (~2900 km depth).

Answer

Moho Discontinuity

Answer

Lehmann Discontinuity

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Conrad Discontinuity

Question 14

Kudumbashree, Kerala's women empowerment programme, was launched in:

Accepted Answer

1998 — Kudumbashree was launched in 1998 as a community-based poverty eradication programme for women.

Answer

1991

Answer

2001

Answer

2005

Question 15

Point Calimere:

Accepted Answer

TN — birds — Wildlife sanctuary, TN.

Answer

Kerala

Answer

AP

Answer

WB

Question 16

Gold production:

Accepted Answer

Both — Kolar closed; Hutti operating.

Answer

Kolar (closed)

Answer

Hutti (Karnataka)

Answer

All India

Question 17

Kerala's first Deputy CM:

Accepted Answer

R. Sankar — R. Sankar — first Deputy CM (1960-62).

Answer

E.M.S.

Answer

C.H. Mohammed Koya

Answer

K.R. Gowri

Question 18

The newest state of India (formed 2014) is:

Accepted Answer

Telangana — Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014 — 29th state (later reorganised).

Answer

Uttarakhand

Answer

Jharkhand

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Chhattisgarh

Question 19

Aruvippuram Prathishta (idol installation) by Sree Narayana Guru took place in the year:

Accepted Answer

1888 — Sree Narayana Guru installed a Shiva Linga at Aruvippuram in 1888, defying the caste system which reserved temple rituals for Brahmins. He declared: 'We are not installing a Brahmin Shiva; this is our Shiva.'

Answer

1885

Answer

1891

Answer

1895

Question 20

Jim Corbett National Park, India's first national park, is in:

Accepted Answer

Uttarakhand — Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, was India's first national park.

Answer

Madhya Pradesh

Answer

Rajasthan

Answer

Assam

Question 21

The Western Ghats are also known as:

Accepted Answer

Sahyadri — The Western Ghats are called Sahyadri; they run parallel to India's west coast.

Answer

Purvanchal

Answer

Nilgiri

Answer

Aravalli

Question 22

Largest producer of tea:

Accepted Answer

China — China (India second).

Answer

India

Answer

Kenya

Answer

Sri Lanka

Question 23

KSRTC fleet strength (approx):

Accepted Answer

6,000+ buses — Around 6,000-6,500.

Answer

10,000+

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2,000

Answer

1,000

Question 24

Golden Quadrilateral highway connects which four cities?

Accepted Answer

Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata — The Golden Quadrilateral connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata, forming a quadrilateral of about 5,846 km.

Answer

Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai

Answer

Mumbai-Bengaluru-Hyderabad-Chennai

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Kolkata-Patna-Lucknow-Delhi

Question 25

Wayanad tourist attractions:

Accepted Answer

Forests, waterfalls — Hilly forests, Edakkal caves.

Answer

Beach

Answer

Desert

Answer

Plains

Kerala Geography — Pack 05