Kerala General Knowledge Questions with Answers

91. 'Kerala Simham', a historic novel by K.M. Panikkar, is about which freedom fighter?

• A) Velu Thampi Dalawa
• B) Marthanda Varma
• C) Pazhassi Raja
• D) Kunjali Marakkar

92. Who called Travancore a 'lunatic asylum'?

• A) Mahatma Gandhi
• B) Aurobindo Ghosh
• C) Subhas Chandra Bose
• D) Swami Vivekananda

93. The 'Battle of Cochin' in 1504 was fought between Cochin and which kingdom?

• A) Kozhikode
• B) Travancore
• C) Venad
• D) Malabar

94. Who is regarded as the 'Maker of Modern Travancore'?

• A) Rama Varma
• B) Dharma Raja
• C) Marthanda Varma
• D) Balarama Varma

95. Which drama is associated with the Namboodiri reform movement in Kerala?

• A) Marthanda Varma
• B) Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku
• C) Poikayil Appachan’s drama (specific title not given)
• D) None

96. Who was the first winner of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel?

• A) Rajalakshmi
• B) S.K. Pottekkatt
• C) K. Surendran
• D) P.C. Kuttikrishnan

97. Which city in Kerala is the most populous?

• A) Kochi
• B) Thrissur
• C) Thiruvananthapuram
• D) Kollam

98. Which is the first sculpture city in Kerala?

• A) Kozhikode
• B) Thiruvananthapuram
• C) Ernakulam
• D) Thrissur