Kerala District - Kollam

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Q1. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS.

A.    Kollam is the largest cashew growing district in Kerala.

B.     Kannur districts has the largest number of cashew factories in Kerala.

C.     Kollam districts was formed on 1 July 1949.

Which of the above statements is/are wrong?

          

• A ONLY

• B ONLY

• .Both A&B

• Both B&C

​ Kollam is the largest number of cashew factories in Kerala and Kannur is the largest cashew growing districts in Kerala. There are more than 600 cashew processing units in Kollam. KOLLAM IS KNOWN AS THE “CASHEW CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.”

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Q2. Consider the following statements

A.    Kollam is the largest sesame growing districts in Kerala

B.     Kollam is the largest shrimp farming districts in Kerala

C.     Kerala first textile mill was started in Idukki.

Which of the above statements  is/are correct?

• A only

• B only

• C only

• Both A&B

​The first mill was established at Kollam 1881.The first Cotton textiles mill in India was established at Fort Glastor near Kolkata in 1818.Large scale production of cotton started in Mumbai in 1854.

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Q3. Consider the following statements

A.    Kollam was known as God’s own capital city

B.     Kollam is the second largest port in Kerala

C.     Kollam is the districts with the highest cost line in Kerala.

Which of the statements is/are wrong

  

• A Only

• B Only

• C Only

•   Both A & B

​ Kerala has 14 districts. 9 districts out of the total 14 districts have a coastline. Kannur and Alappuzha districts has the longest coastal length of 82 km each. And Kollam disricts has the shortest coastal length of 37 km.

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Q4. Punalur Bridge was built across which river?

• Kallada   

• Pamba

• Periyar

• Bharathappuzha

​The Punalur suspension Bridge, located in Punalur is the 146 years old motorable Bridge in Kerala. Which was built by Travancore govt and is now a historical attraction. Punalur hanging bridge is built in 1877.

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Q5. Consider the following sentence

A.    First clay factory in Kerala is situated at Chavara

B.     First coastal police station in Kerala is situated at Neendakara

Which of the statement is/are correct

• A Only

• B Only

• Both A & B

• Neither 1 Nor 2

​The Kerala Ceramics Ltd was set up in 1963 as a fully owned govt of Kerala ceramics products manufacturing company, situated at Kundara In Kollam

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Q6. The highly radiated place in Kerala….?

•   Kundara

• Karunagapally

• Chavara

• Mayyanad

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Q7. Find the place on the basis of these following hints

1.     The first Abkari court in Kerala is founded at

2.     The earlier form of kathakali Ramanattom orginated at

 

• Kollam

• Kottarakkara

•   Kottiyam

• Chavara

​ Exp : 2003, Govt accorded sanction for the establishment of the special court at kottarakkara exclusively for the trial of Abkari Act Cases..  Ramanattam is a temple art in kerala, India.The dance drama presents the story of Rama in series of eight plays and was created under the patronage of Veera kerala varma alias Kottarakkara Thampuran.

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Q8. Find the place on the basis of these following hints.

           1.The first Eco tourism Project in India

      2.The first Butterfly safari park in Asia

          

• Eravikulam

• Idukki

• Thenmala

• Kayamkulam

​ Exp: Thenmala‘s ecotourism is India’s first planned ecotourism destination. Located in the foothills of the Western Ghats, in Kerala Kollam districts,Thenmala is also a UNESCO World Heritage site.  Asia’s first butterfly safari park is Thenmala, in Kollam district.The 3.5 hectare artificially created expanse attracts different species of butterflies

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Q9. Indo-Norwegian Fisheries Community Project was established at Neendakara in Kollam in which year?

• 1987

• 2002

• 1953

• 1953

​ Ex: Indo-Norwegian Project was Norway’s first foreign aid development project. The project was first established in Neendakara, near Kollam, Kerala in 1953, and the aim was modernization of fisheries of Kerala, but also including health sanitation and water supply.

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Q10. The tsunami Museum in India is situated in

• Azheekkal

• Kayamkulam

• Vizhinjam

• Chavara

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Q11.  Where is the world’s largest bamboo found?

• KUNDARA

• PATTAZHI

• MELILA

• KUNNIKODU

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Q12.Consider the following statements

A.    The largest fresh water lake in Kerala is located in Kollam  districts.

B.      It has an heart shape.

C.     The biggest fresh water lake in Kerala is Sasthamcotta back water.

           Which of the above statements is/are wrong?

•    Both A&B

• A Only

• B only

• Both A & C

​Sasthamcotta  Freshwater lake is the largest freshwater lake in Kerala. It is known a the Queen of Lakes is located 29 km from Kollam. It is spring – fed and a Ramsar notified site.it has F shaped.

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Q13. Which is the smallest thaluk in Kerala?

• Kunnathoor

• Ponnani

• Kottarakkara

• Attingal

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Q14. It is the year of Perumon disaster in Kerala?

• 1988 JULY 8

• 1888 JUNE 8

• 1978 AUGUST 8

• 1968 SEP 8

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Q15. Consider the following statements

          A. The hottest place in Kerala is Punalur

          B. The hottest districts in kerala is Palakkad

     Which of the above statements is/are correct

      

• A Only

• B Only

• Both A & B

• NEITHER A NOR B

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16. Who was the Architect of kollam city?

           

• Kottarakkara Thampuran

• Sapir Iso

• Marthanda varma

• RAJA RAVI VARMA

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Q17.Consider the following statements

A.    Punalur bridge was designed by Albert Hentry

B.     SNDP is headquarters in Alappuzha

Which of the above statements ia/are correct

•   A Only

•   B Only

• Both A & B

• NEITHER A & B

​The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam is a social service organization that has been representing the Ezhava community from the Indian state of Kerala since 1903.The S N D P yogam was founded by Dr.Padmanabhan Palpu and other ezhava leaders with the blessing of Sree Narayana Guru.Headquarters at kollam.

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Q18. Consider the statements

A.    State Institute of Rural Development –  Kottarakkara

B.     Titanium Sponge Plant                         -  Chavara

C.     Travancore Plywood Industries          - Kollam

D.    Indian Rare Earth Limited                     - Kundara

Which of the above statements is / are correct

• A&B 

• B&C

• A&B&C

•   All of the above

​ The Chavara mines contain as high as 40% heavy minerals extending over a         stretch of 23 kms in the coastal belt of Neendakara and Kayamkulam, The deposits is quite rich with Illemenite, Rutile, Zircon, Sillimanite.

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Q19. Kerala govt Vayomitram project first started in…?

• Kollam

• Tvm

• Alappuzha

• Kottayam

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Q20. Headquarters of the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India is situated     in….?

• Mundakkal

• Nedumpana

• Pallimon

• Kottarakkara

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Q21. Where was LAKSHAM VEEDU PROJECT  inaguarated in Kerala?

•   Kadakkal

• Chithara

•   Chavara

• Kayamkulam

  M N Govindan  Nair was responsible for launching the : LAKSHAM VEEDU

Or One Lakh housing scheme project in 1972, aimed at providing housing  for the under privileged. In his respect, the scheme is now named after him.

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Q22. Where did the Kerala Kaumudi news paper start?

• Mayyanadu, Kollam

• Maranadu ,   Kollam

• Mundakkal ,  Kollam

• Kadakkal , Kollam

Kerala kaumudi is a Malayalam language daily newspaper published from   Kerala, India. It was founded in 1911 by CV Kunhiraman as periodical.

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Q23. Consider the following statements

A.    Kollam Earlier it was known as Desinganad

B.     The famous Aryankavu pass in Kollam

C.     Ochira Parabrhama Kshethram is located in Kollam

     Which of the above statements is/are correct

•    A Only

• B Only

• Both A & C

• Both A,B  & C

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Q24. Which is the first complete constitutional Literacy District in India ?

• KOLLAM

• TVM

• KOTTAYAM

• PALAKKADU

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Q25. These are the places where National Water Way-3 connects?

• Kollam to Kottappuram

• Kollam to Kuttanadu

• Kollam to ponnani

• Kollam to Kumarakam

​The West Coast Canal or National Water way No 3 is a 205 km long inland navigational route located in Kerala, India, Which runs from Kollam to Kottappuram. It was declared a National Waterway in 1993