Kerala GK Questions and Answers

11. Who was the first recorded Chera ruler of the Sangam period?

• A) Rajashekhara Varma
• B) Mantaran Cheral
• C) Senguttuvan Chera
• D) Uthiyan Cheralathan

12. Which Chera ruler took the title "Adhiraja"?

• A) Mantaran Cheral
• B) Nedum Cheralathan
• C) Senguttuvan Chera
• D) Perum Cheral

13. During whose reign did the famous "Hundred Years War" between the Cholas and Cheras begin?

• A) Vira Kerala
• B) Rajasimha
• C) Bhaskara Ravi Varman I
• D) Kulashekhara Alwar

14. In which year did Italian traveller Marco Polo reach Kerala?

• A) 1292
• B) 1298
• C) 1305
• D) 1309

15. In which year did Italian traveller Nicolo Conti reach Kerala?

• A) 1430
• B) 1435
• C) 1440
• D) 1445

16. Who was the first of the Kunjali Marakkars, naval chiefs of the Zamorin of Calicut?

• A) Pattu Marakkar
• B) Mohammed Ali
• C) Kutti Ahmed Ali
• D) Kutti Pokker Ali

17. Which was the first fort built by the Portuguese in Kerala?

• A) St. Angelo Fort
• B) St. Thomas Fort
• C) Fort Emmanuel
• D) Pallipuram Fort

18. The botanical treatise "Hortus Malabaricus" on the medicinal properties of the flora of the Malabar coast was a contribution of which European power?

• A) Dutch
• B) British
• C) Portuguese
• D) French

19. In which year was the Treaty of Mannar signed?

• A) 1738
• B) 1740
• C) 1742
• D) 1744

20. Which Travancore ruler introduced the framing of the annual budget called ‘Pativukanakku’?

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