Kerala GK Questions and Answers

61. Who was the first person from Kerala to receive the Padma Vibhushan award?

  • A) Mario de Miranda
  • B) Ravindra Kelekar
  • C) Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala
  • D) Dr. Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar
Answer: Dr. Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar

62. Who was the first person from Kerala to receive the Padma Bhushan award?

  • A) Laxman Pai
  • B) Ravindra Kelekar
  • C) Mario De Miranda
  • D) Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala
Answer: Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala

63. Who was the first person from Kerala to receive the Padma Shri award?

  • A) Norma Alvares
  • B) Ravindra Kelekar
  • C) Balkrishna Bhagwant Borkar
  • D) Hassan Nasiem Siddiquie
Answer: Balkrishna Bhagwant Borkar

64. Who was the first woman from Kerala to receive the Arjuna Award?

  • A) K.C. Elamma
  • B) Shiny Wilson
  • C) P.T. Usha
  • D) Anju Bobby George
Answer: K.C. Elamma

65. In which year was Adoor Gopalakrishnan awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

  • A) 2003
  • B) 2004
  • C) 2005
  • D) 2006
Answer: 2004

66. The novel "Narmani Putava" was written by whom?

  • A) Sara Thomas
  • B) M. Leelavathi
  • C) Sarah Joseph
  • D) Balamani Amma
Answer: Sara Thomas

67. Who was the first recipient of the Saraswati Samman for Malayalam language?

  • A) Nalini Bekal
  • B) M. Leelavathi
  • C) Balamani Amma
  • D) Mary John Thottam
Answer: Balamani Amma

68. Which renowned Malayalam writer used the pseudonym "Anand"?

  • A) O.V. Vijayan
  • B) N.S. Madhavan
  • C) M.T. Vasudevan Nair
  • D) P. Sachidanandan
Answer: P. Sachidanandan

69. Which Malayalam novelist used the pen name "Vilasini"?

  • A) M.K. Menon
  • B) S.K. Pottekkatt
  • C) O.V. Vijayan
  • D) P.C. Kuttikrishnan
Answer: M.K. Menon

70. Who was the first winner of the Vallathol Award?

  • A) Pala Narayanan Nair
  • B) Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
  • C) Ponkunnam Varkey
  • D) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Answer: Pala Narayanan Nair
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