Kerala-some major points-psc

Kerala-some major points-psc

1-Total 13 General Elections were conducted in Kerala.

2-Present Legislative Assembly is the 12th

3-V.S. Achuthanandan, is the 20th Chief Minister of Kerala and 11th person to become the Chief Minister.

4-C. Achuthamenon, K. Karunakaran and E.K. Nayanar are the three Chief Minister who completed the term of five years.

5-K. Karunakaran became the Chief Minister for the maximum number of times (4)

6-E.K. Nayanar ruled for the longest term and C.H. Muhamed Koya for the shortest term.

7-The credit of remaining in power for longest continuous term goes to C. Achutha Menon.

8-Non Malayali Brahmins is the Diwan of Travancore from 1817 were.

9-K. Karunakaran Ministry of 1997 which lasted for only 33 days has the shortest term in office.

10-The credit to become the opposition leader for the longest period goes to E.M.S.

11-C. Achuthamenon was the first Chief Minister who completed the term of five years.? Arrange the following in the correct chronological order.

1. The Abstention movement

2. Malayali memorial

3. A Resolution for the division of the Devaswom and Revenue department in the Travancore Legislative Assembly

4. Sree Moolam Thirunal created the Sreemoolam

Council.

Ans - IV, II, III, I

12-K. Karunakaran was the first congress chief minister who completed the term.

13-V.S. Achuthanandan is the oldest person to become the Chief Minister (83).

14-Kakkinada session is the Congress Session which passed the Abolition of Untouchability (Ayithochadanam) resolution

15-Changanassery Parameswaran Pillai is the leader of the Savarna Hindu who requested the Ezhavas not to join christianity.

16-A.K. Antony was the youngest Chief Minister (37)

17-First Chief Minister of Kerala born in the 19th century was Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.

18-The united political council submitted a memorandum 1934 Jan to the Govt. demanding sufficient seats to the Backward Communities in Government

service under the leadership of C. Kesavan.

19-First Chief Minister of Kerala who had lost power through article 356 E.M.S. Namboothiripad.

20-Only person to head the Ministries of Travancore, Thiru-Cochi and Kerala – Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.

21-T M Varghese became the Deputy president of the Legislative Assembly 1937. Only person to hold the office of MLA, MP, Speaker, Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Chief Minister - C.H. Muhammad Koya.

22-First Chief Minister from a backward community was R. Sankar.

23-C.H. Muhammed Koya is the only Chief Minister from Muslim Community.

24-R. Sankar was the first to become Chief Minister after holding the position of Deputy Chief Minister.

25-R. Sankar was the first Congress Chief Minister .

26-First to become Chief Minister after holding the post of Speaker - C.H. Muhammed Koya.

27-Only Chief Minister of Kerala who later became the Governor of an Indian State - Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.

28-First to become Central Cabinet Minister after becoming Chief Minister - A.K. Antony

29-Only Chief Minister who later became Deputy Chief Minister - C.H. Muhammed Koya

30-First Rajya Sabha member to become Kerala Chief Minister - C.Achuthamenon

31-First to become Rajyasabha Member after becoming Chief Minister - A.K. Antony

32-L.M. Pyli of Cochin Legislative Assembly was the first elected Speaker in India (1947).

33-At the time of the Integration of Travancore and Cochin T.K. Narayana Pillai was the Chief Minister of Travancore.

34-First Communist to be elected to a Legislative Assembly was K. Ananthan Nambiyar. He was elected to Madras Legislative Assembly in 1946.

35-Electronic Voting Machine was used for the first time in India in Kerala (Paravur Byelection 1982)

36-First Minister in Kerala to resign followed by noconfidence motion was Dr. A.R. Menon (1942) of Cochin State.

37-The credit to become the Minister for the longest period goes to K.M. Mani and M.P Virendra Kumar for the shortest period.

38-The Assembly which had the longest term - 4^th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

39-The Assembly which had the shortest period - 6^th Kerala Assembly (1980-1982)

Vakkom Purushothaman became the speaker for the longest period: and A.C. Jose for the shortest term (February-June 1982).

40-The first Speaker who completed the term of five years - M. Vijayakumar.

41-Kerala came under President Rule for the Ist time on July 31, 1959.

42-Churni river mentioned in Kautilya’s Arthasasthra is river Periyar.

43-`Hieun Tsang visited Kerala in AD 630.

44-The Chinese traveller who visited Kerala in 1409 was Mahuan.

45-The city of Calicut was established in 1295.

46-Sree Narayana Guru is hailed as the Father of Modern Kerala Renaissance.

47-Mamamkam one of the greatest regional festivals of Kerala was started by Kulashekharas. The first Mamamkam was held in 829 AD. Mamamkam was

held on the banks Bharathapuzha in Thirunavaya in Malappuram district. From the Kulashekharas the proprietory right of Mamamkam passed to the

Valluvanadu Raja and then to the Calicut Zamorine.The last Mamamkam was held in 1755.

48-The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama is a book written by Sanjay Subramanyan.

49-Revathi Pattathanam was conducted at the Taliyil temple in Calicut.

50-Valmiki Ramayanam was translated to Malayalam for the first time by Kottayam Keralavarma in 1645.

51-Temple Entry Proclamation is known as the Magnacarta of Kerala.

52-The Proclamation of Independent Travancore was made by Sir. C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer.

53-The first railway line in Kerala was opened for traffic on March 12, 1861 between Beypore and Tirur.

54-The first railway line in Travancore was inaugurated on November 26, 1904 between Thirunelveli and Kollam.

55-Travancore Muslim Mahajanasabha was founded by Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi.

56-Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital was started in 1864 during the reign of Ayilyam Thirunal.

57-Present Kerala Secretariat building was built in 1869.

58-Herman Gundert (1814-1893) was the person who compiled the first Malayalam dictionary. He was a German. He lived and worked at Illikkunnu in

Thalassery.

59-Accama Cherian is popularly known as the Jhansi of Travancore.

60-The Kayyur Riot against caste system and imperialism was on 28 March 1941 in Kasargode.

61-He / she introduced a British Indian model administration in Travancore. The secretarial system was introduced. An efficient system of Audit and Accounts

was introduced, designation of the Karyakar was changed to Tahasildar and deprived his military and Judicial powers. Slavery was abolished in Travancore. Who is that?

Ans : Col. Munro

62-Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was formed in 1925 with K. Madhavan as its Secretary. First conference of the K.P.C.C. was held on 23 April 1921.

63-The first trade union in Kerala, the Travancore Labour Association was set up in 1922.

64-Kerala History Museum is located at Edappalli(Ernakulam).

65-The Radio Station in Thiruvananthapuram was set up in 1943.

66-Doordarshan programme started in Kerala on August 14, 1984. Malayalam program were started in January 1985.

67-M. Vijayakumar has the longest term as the Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly.

68-R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi was the first Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly.

69-State Human Rights Commission was constituted in 1998 with Justice Pareed Pillai as its Chairman. Justice N. Dinakar is the present chairman of State

Human Rights Commission.

70-People’s Plan Compaign was inaugurated on August 17, 1996.