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
Answer: Pazhassi Raja
92. Who called Travancore a 'lunatic asylum'?
- A) Mahatma Gandhi
- B) Aurobindo Ghosh
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
93. The 'Battle of Cochin' in 1504 was fought between Cochin and which kingdom?
- A) Kozhikode
- B) Travancore
- C) Venad
- D) Malabar
Answer: Kozhikode
94. Who is regarded as the 'Maker of Modern Travancore'?
- A) Rama Varma
- B) Dharma Raja
- C) Marthanda Varma
- D) Balarama Varma
Answer: Marthanda 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
Answer: Poikayil Kumara Devan (Note: Q21 was duplicate and merged)
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
Answer: P.C. Kuttikrishnan
97. Which city in Kerala is the most populous?
- A) Kochi
- B) Thrissur
- C) Thiruvananthapuram
- D) Kollam
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram
98. Which is the first sculpture city in Kerala?
- A) Kozhikode
- B) Thiruvananthapuram
- C) Ernakulam
- D) Thrissur
Answer: Kozhikode
