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
