Kerala Facts 22

മലയാള സിനിമയിൽ നിന്നുള്ള അവാർഡുകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First Malayali actor to win National award

                   P J Antony

• P J Antony won National award for the movie

                   Nirmalyam

• First Malayali actor to win National award

                   P J Antony

• First Malayali to win maximum number of National awards for best director

                   Adoor Gopalakrishnan (5 times)

• First Malayali actress to win National award

                   Monisha

• Monisha won National award for which movie

                   Nakhakshathangal

• Malayali movie to win maximum no of International film awards

                   Piravi

• Director of the movie Piravi

                   Shaji N Karun

• First woman to win National award for acting

                   Sarada

• First Malayali actor to become Parliament Member

                   Innocent

• Producer of the movie Chemmeen

                   Babu Ismayil

• Suraj Venjarammood won national award for which movie

                   Perariyathavan

• Salim Kumar won national award for which movie

                   Adaminte makan Abu

• Malayalam actor who three won national awards

                   Mammootty

• Malayalam actor who honored in Postal stamp

                   Prem Nazir

• First Malayalam actor to honored with Padmasree

                   Thikkurishi Sukumaran Nair

• First Person to win State film award for best actor

                   Sathyan

• First Person to win State film award for best actress

                   Sheela
                                                                                        (To be Continued...)

Kerala Facts 21

മലയാളം സിനിമകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First Malayalam movie

                   Vigathakumaran

• Vigathakumaran released in

                   1928

• Director of the movie Vigathakumaran

                   J C Daniel

• Highest film award in Malayalam

                   J C Daniel award

• First J C Daniel award winner

                   T E Vasudevan (1992)

• Second Malayalam movie

                   Marthandavarma

• First Malayalam sound movie

                   Balan

• Director of the movie Balan

                   R S Nettani

• First film society in Malayalam

                   Chithralekha

• First film studio in Kerala

                   Udaya Studio (By Kunchako)

• First movie produced from Udaya Studio

                   Vellinakshathram

• Second film studio in Kerala

                   Merilant

• First Malayalam actress

                   P K Rosi

• Second Malayalam sound movie

                   Njanambika

• First Malayalam cinemascope movie

                   Thacholi Ambu

• First 70mm Malayalam movie

                   Padayottam

• First Malayalam movie to win state award

                   Kumarasambhavam

• First Malayalee to win National award for best screen play

                   SL Puram Sadanandan (Agniputhri)

• Second Malayalam movie to win a national award

                   Swayamvaram

• First Malayalam director to win National award

                   Adoor Gopalakrishnan

• First Malayalam movie to win gold medal from president

                   Chemmeen

• First Malayalam movie to win Silver medal from president

                   Neelakkuyil
                                                                                       (To be Continue...)

Indian Constitution 39

ഭരണഘടനയിലെ ഷെഡ്യൂളുകൾ, പാർട്ടുകൾ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                  States and Union Territories     

• Second Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                  Emoluments, allowances and privileges of important positions like President, Governors etc

• Third Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                  Oaths

• Fourth Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                  Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to States and UTs

• Fifth Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                  Administration and Control of Scheduled areas and Scheduled tribes

• Sixth Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                 Administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

• Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                  Three lists

• Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                  22 languages

• Ninth Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                  Land reforms and zamindari system

• Tenth Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                 Disqualification of members on the ground of defection

• Eleventh Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                 Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats

• Twelfth Schedule of Constitution of India mentioning about

                 Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities

• Part 1      : The Union and its territory     

• Part 2      : Citizenship

• Part 3      : Fundamental rights        

• Part 4      : Directive principles of state policy

• Part 4a    : Fundamental duties

• Part 5      : The Union     

• Part 6      : The States   

• Part 8      : The Union Territoris

• Part 9      : The Panchayats      

• Part 9a    : The Municipalities

• Part 9b    : The Co-operative societies

• Part 10    : The Scheduled and Tribal areas

• Part 11    : Relations between the Union and the states     

• Part 12    : Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits, Right tio property

• Part 13    : Trade commerce and intercource within the territory of India    

• Part 14    : Services under the Union and states

• Part 14a  : Tribunals

• Part 15    : Elections        

• Part 16    : Special provisions relating to SCs and STs, OBCs, and Anglo Indians   

• Part 17    : Official Languages

• Part 19    : Emergency Provisions     

• Part 20    : Amendment of constitution

• Part 21    : Temporary, Transitional and Special provisions

• Part 22    : Short title. commencement, authoritive text in Hindi and Repeals

                                                                                             (To be Continued...)                             

Indian Constitution 38

പരീക്ഷകളിൽ സ്ഥിരമായി ചോദിക്കാറുള്ള ആർട്ടിക്കിളുകളെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Article dealing with ordinance making power of Governors

                    Article 213

• Article dealing with power of high courts to issue writs

                    Article 226

• Article dealing with Grama sabha

                    Article 243 A

• Article dealing with adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter state rivers

                    Article 262

• Article dealing with taxes not to be imposed without the authority of law

                    Article 265

• Article dealing with finance commission

                    Article 280

• Article dealing with right to property

                    Article 300 A

• Article dealing with All India Services

                    Article 312

• Article dealing with public service commissions for the Union and states

                    Article 315

• Article dealing with appointment of Chairman and members of UPSC and PSC

                    Article 316

• Article dealing with functions of public service commissions

                    Article 320

• Article dealing with administrative tribunals

                    Article 323 A

• Article dealing with Election commission

                    Article 324

• Article dealing with universal adult franchise

                    Article 326

• Article dealing with national commission for Scheduled casts

                    Article 338

• Article dealing with national commission for scheduled tribes

                    Article 338 A

• Article dealing with notification of Scheduled casts

                    Article 341

• Article dealing with notification of Scheduled Tribes

                    Article 342

• Article dealing with official languages in India

                    Article 343

• Article dealing with National emergency

                    Article 352

• Article dealing with State emergency

                    Article 356

• Article dealing with Financial emergency

                    Article 360

• Article dealing with amendments to the constitution

                    Article 368

• Article dealing with special status to Jammu and Kashmir

                    Article 370
                                                                                         (To be Continued...)

Indian Constitution 37

പരീക്ഷകളിൽ സ്ഥിരമായി ചോദിക്കാറുള്ള ആർട്ടിക്കിളുകളെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Article dealing with separation of judiciary from the executive

                    Article 50

• Article dealing with promotion of international peace and security

                    Article 51

• Article dealing with fundamental rights

                    Article 51 A

• Which article mention that there shall be a president of India

                    Article 52

• Article dealing with election of president

                    Article 54

• Article mentioning about the procedure for impeachment of the president

                    Article 61

• Article mentioning about vice president

                    Article 63

• Article mentioning about pardoning power of president

                    Article 72

• Article mentioning about council of ministers to aid and advise the president

                    Article 74

• Article mentioning about attorney general of India

                    Article 76

• Article mentioning about composition of council of states

                    Article 80

• Article mentioning about composition of House of the people

                    Article 81

• Article mentioning about disqualification of membership of parliament

                    Article 102

• Article mentioning about joint sitting of both the houses of parliament

                    Article 108

• Article mentioning about money bills

                    Article 110

• Article mentioning about budget (Annual financial statement)

                    Article 112

• Article mentioning about vote on account

                    Article 116

• Article mentioning about ordinance making power of the president

                    Article 123

• Article mentioning about establishment of Supreme Court

                    Article 124

• Article mentioning about Comptroller and Auditor general of India

                    Article 148

• Article mentioning about duties and powers of CAG

                    Article 149

• Article mentioning about exclusion of Jammu Kashmir from the list of other states

                    Article 152

• Article mentioning about governors of states

                    Article 153

• Article mentioning about power of governor to grant pardon

                    Article 161

• Article mentioning about Advocate general for the state

                    Article 165

• Article mentioning about abolition or creation of legislative councils in states

                    Article 169
                                                                                                 (To be Continued...)

Indian Constitution 36

പരീക്ഷകളിൽ സ്ഥിരമായി ചോദിക്കാറുള്ള ആർട്ടിക്കിളുകളെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Article dealing with name and Territory of the Union

                Article 1

• Article dealing with formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing areas

                Article 3

• Article dealing with Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution

                Article 5

• Article dealing with Equality before law

                Article 14

• Article dealing with prohibition of discrimination on grounds only of religion, ouster race, sex and place of birth

                Article 15

• Article dealing with equality of opportunity in matters of public employment

                Article 16

• Article dealing with Abolition of untouchability

                Article 17

• Article dealing with Abolition of titles

                Article 18

• Article dealing with Six freedoms

                Article 19

• Article dealing with name Protection of life and personal liberty

                Article 21

• Article dealing Right to elementary education

                Article 21A

• Article dealing with protection against arbitrary arrest and detention

                Article 22

• Article dealing with prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour

                Article 23

• Article prohibits employment of children below 14 years of age

                Article 24

• Articles dealing right to freedom of religion

                Article 25 to 28

• Article dealing with constitutional remedies

                Article 32

• Article dealing with equal pay for equal work for men and women

                Article 39 d

• Article dealing with equal justice and legal aid to the poor

                Article 39 A

• Article dealing with organization of village panchayats

                Article 40

• Article dealing with uniform civil code for citizens

                Article 44

• Article dealing with early childhood care and education to children below the age of six years

                Article 45

• Article dealing with prohibition of liquor

                Article 47

• Article dealing with prohibition of slaughter cows

                Article 48

• Article dealing with protection of environment

                Article 48 A

• Article dealing with protection of monuments, places and objects of national importance

                Article 49
                                                                                           (To be Continued...)

India Facts 33

ഇന്ത്യൻ സിനിമ, അവാർഡുകൾ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First venue of India's international film festival

                 Mumbai

• Permanent venue of India's international film festival

                 Goa

• Award giving for the best film in India's international film festival

                 Golden peacock

• HQ of national film archives

                 Pune

• First movie directed by Satyajith Rai

                 Pather Panjali

• First cinemascope movie in India

                 Kagas Ka Phool

• First internet movie

                 Vivah 2006

• First film actor to become a state chief minister

                 M G Ramachandran

• First Indian actress to appear on Postal stamp

                 Narghees Dutt

• Lady of Indian movie

                 Devika Rani Rurich

• First lady of Indian movie

                 Narghese Dutt

• Ramoji film festival is at

                 Hyderabad

• First film to win golden lottus award for best movie

                 Shyam ji Ayi

• First film to win Silver lottus award for the second best movie

                 Neelakkuyil (1954)

• Who is called as Mossart of Madras

                 AR Rahman

• Movie with most no of songs

                 Indrasabha

• First Indian actress to win Padmasree

                 Narghese Dutt

• Director of the movie Bandit Queen

                 Shekhar Kapoor
                                                                                                (To be Continued...)

India Facts 32

ഇന്ത്യൻ ഫിലിം ഇൻഡസ്ട്രി, ചരിത്രം എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Hindi film industry is called as

                 Bollywood

• Malayalam film industry is called as

                 Mollywood

• Tamil film industry is called as

                 Kollywood

• Telungu film industry is called as

                 Tollywood

• Kannada film industry is called as

                 Sandalwood

• Punjab film industry is called as

                 Punchwood

• Orian film industry is called as

                 Ollywood

• Gujarat film industry is called as

                 Dollywood

• Musical director of the movie Gandhi

                 Pandit Ravisankar

• First film exhibition in India was at

                 Mumbai watson hotel, in 1896

• First film exhibition in India was done by

                 Lumiere brothers

• Highest film award in India

                 Dada Saheb Phalke award

• First winner of Dada Saheb Phalke award

                 Devika Rani Rurich, 1969

• Only Malayalee to win Dada Saheb Phalke award

                 Adoor Gopalakrishnan

• First Indian movie

                 Pundalik (1912)

• First movie that completely made in India

                 Raja Harishchandra

• Producer of the movie Raja Harishchandra

                 Dada Saheb Phalke

• First Indian sound movie

                 Alam ara (1931)

• Director of the movie Alam ara

                 Ardeshir Irani

• First Indian 70 mm movie

                 Around the world

• First Indian 70 mm movie that completely made in India

                 Sholey (Director : Ramesh Sippy)

• First Indian color movie

                 Bilwa Mangal

• First Indian color movie that completely made in India

                 Kisan Kanya, 1937

• First Indian 3D movie

                 My dear Kuttichathan (Director : Jijo Navodaya)

• Indian movie which is exhibited for a long duration

                 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayege
                                                                                               (To be Continued...)

India Facts 31

ഇന്ത്യൻ, മലയാള സിനിമകളെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Father of Indian movies

                Dada Saheb Phalke

• Father of Malayalam movies

                J C Daniel

• Oscar awards started in

                1929

• Another name of oscar awards

                Academy awards

• Oscar momento is made up of using

                Britanium

• First Indian to win oscar

                Bhanu Athayya (For Gandhi movie costumes)

• Most no of oscar won by

                Walt Disney

• Indian to win oscar as honorary

                Satyajith Ray in 1992

• First Indian to win two oscars

                A R Rahman

• First Malayalee to win Oscar

                Rasool Pookkutty

• Rasool Pookkutty won oscar for which category

                Sound Mixing (Slumdog Millionare)

• No of Indians won Oscar as of now

                5

• Director of the movie Slumdog Millionare

                Dany Boyle

• First Malayalam movie nominated for oscar

                Guru (Direction : Rajiv Anchel)

• Malayalam movie nominated for Oscar in 2012

                Adaminte makan Abu (Direction : Salim Ahamed)

• Based on which novel Slumdog Millionare directed

                Q & A by Vikas Swaroop

• First Indian movie to get nominated for Oscar

                Mother India (Direction : Mehaboob Khan)

• Movie in which most no of actors acted

                Gandhi

• Director of the movie Gandhi

                Richard Attenborough (Gandhi actor Ben Kings Lee's original name Krishna Banchi)

• Indian woman who become jury member in Kan film festival

                Aiswarya Rai

• First Malayalee woman to get invited in Kan film festival

                Parvathi Omanakuttan

• First Malayalam movie to get selected in Kan film festival

                Swam (Shaji N Karun)
                                                                                           (To be Continued...)

Kerala Renaissance 16

കേരള നവോത്ഥാനവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചില അപൂർവ്വ ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Who was declared as the successor of Sree Narayana Guru in 1925

                     Bodhananda

• Who wrote the preface to Nalini written by Kumaranashan

                     A R Rajaraja Varma

• What type of literacy work is Thozhilkendrathilekk

                     Drama

• Who authored Adhyathmayuddham

                     Vagbhatananda

• Who wrote the play Ritumati

                     Premji

• What is the theme of Marakkudakkullile Mahanarakam

                     Sapatni conflict

• Who called Kumaranasan the poet of Ranaissance

                     Thayatt Sankaran

• The first planned and organized agitation for denied rights in the history of Kerala

                     Vaikom Satyagraha

• First woman president of youth wing of Yogakshema Sabha

                     Parvathi Nenmenimangalam

• Who authored Jathi Nirnayam

                     Sree Narayana Guru

• First drama written and acted solely by Namboothiri women

                     Thozhilkendrathilekk

• Renaissance leader who considered the struggle of Kuriyedath Thathri as the first struggle by a Namboodiri woman for freedom

                     V T Bhattathirippad

• The screen play and dialogue of which Malayalam film was written by Lalithambika Antharjanam

                     Shakunthala

• Who authored the Sanskrit work Brahmavidya Panchakam

                     Sree Narayana Guru

• Who started Araya Service Society

                     Dr. Velukutty Arayan

• Venue of Paliyam Satyagraha

                     Chennamangalam

• Who presided over the first meeting of Antharjana Samajam

                     Parvathi Nenmenimangalam

• Which Satyagraha was conducted after Independence in Kerala

                     Paliyam Satyagraham

• Ayyappan launched the publication Sahodaran from

                     Mattanchery

• If a temple perishes that much superstition will perish- who said this statement

                     C Kesavan

• First member of Dalit community to be nominated to Cochin Legislature

                     P C Chanchan

• Who presided over the exclusive session for women organized by Nair Service Society in 1929

                     Thottakkat Madhavi Amma

• First couple of Namboothiri community who were united through remarriage

                     MR Bhattathirippad and Uma Antharjanam

• Major leaders of Channar agitation

                     KK Karumba, KC Kalikkutty, Velath Lakshmikkutty
                                                                                       (To be Continued...)

India History 16

ഇന്ത്യ ചരിത്രവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട പ്രധാന വ്യക്തികളെയും സംഭവങ്ങളെയും കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Which place is called as Mecca of temple architecture

                  Khajuraho

• Which governor general called villages as Little republics

                  Charles Metclaf

• Who presides over inter state council

                  Prime Minister

• Who is the author of Bandi Jeevan, known as the bible of revolutionaries in India

                  Sachindra Sanyal

• Which South Indian dynasty was famous for village administration

                  Chola Dynasty

• Which was the period of Great Indian Famine

                  1876-78

• Which decade was declared as the Decade of Inventions by the Govt of India

                  2010-2020

• Which was India's first Swadeshi movement steel plant

                  Bokaro Steel Plant

• Who was nicknamed as Lion of Bombay

                  Pherozshah Mehta

• First Indian to win two consecutive Olympic medals in individual items

                  Sushil Kumar

• Who planted the tree of liberty at Srirangapattanam

                  Tipu Sultan

• Which temple is called White Pagoda

                  Puri Jagnatha Temple

• Which country other than India to celebrate August 15 as Independent day

                  South Korea

• Which dance form is described as the Poetry of Motion

                  Bharata Natryam

• Oldest surviving dance on the basis of archeological evidences

                  Odissi

• Which dance form comprises the Hindu-Muslim cultures

                  Kathak

• Only woman to participate in all the three Round table conferences

                  Begum Jahanara Shanawas
                                                                                         (To be Continued...)

India Facts 30

ഇന്ത്യയിലെ റോഡ് ഗതാഗതം, ജലഗതാഗതം എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Public work deparment started in Kerala on

                 1860 in Travancore

• Roads in Malabar built by

                 Tipu Sultan

• Institution started for doing researchs in transportation sector

                 Natpac

• First bus service in Travancore started in

                 1938

• KSRTC started on

                 1965

• Biggest public sector agency in Kerala

                 KSRTC

• Bus service started as part of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal mission

                 KURTC

• HQ of KURTC is at

                 Thevara

• Cheapest way of transportation 

                 Water Transportation

• No of national water ways in India

                 6

• First and biggest national water way in India

                 National Water way 1 (Allahabad- Haldia, 1620 Km)

• HQ of national inland navigation institute

                 Patna

• Only national water way through Kerala

                 National Water way 3 (Kollam- Kottapuram)

• Length of National waterway 3

                 205 Km

• First National highway in Kerala

                 NH 544 (NH 47)

• Longest national highway passing through Kerala

                 NH 66

• Place in Kerala which is depending 90% water transport

                 Kuttanad

• HQ of Inland water ways authority of India

                 Noida, UP

• Channel which is connecting Indian ocean and bay of Bangal

                 Sethusamudram Channel

• Institution in charge of Manufacturing of Sethusamudram project

                 Thoothukudi Port trust
                                                                                               (To be Continued...)

India Facts 29

ഇന്ത്യയിലെ റോഡ് ഗതാഗതവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First railway budget in Independent India was presented by

                  John Mathai (First Malayali Railway minister)

• Second Malayalee to become railway minister in India

                  Panambilli Govinda Menon

• Peruman Train tragedy was on

                  1988 July 8

• India's position among world countries in road length

                  2nd

• Only national highway in India that is not connected with other national highways

                  NH223, Andaman Trunk road

• Golden quadrilateral project in India connects which all cities

                  Delhi-Kolkata-Mumbai-Chennai

• East West corridor in India connecting

                  Porbanther in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam

• North South corridor in India connecting

                  Kanyakumari and Srinagar

• East west corridor meets South North Corridor at

                  Jhansi, UP

• Central road research institute located at

                  New Delhi

• Longest national highway in India

                  NH 44 (Varanasi-Kanyakumari)

• Shortest national highway in India

                  NH 966 (Kundannoor-Vellington)

• Manufacturing and maintenance of roads at borders are the responsibility of

                  Border roads organization

• No of express highways in India

                  5

• Longest express highway in India

                  Ahammadabad-Vadodara

• First express way in India

                  Mumbai-Pune express way

• First state that connects all villages by road in India

                  Kerala

• No of national highways passing through Kerala

                  9

• Longest state high way in Kerala

                  MC road (SH 1, 40 Km)

• MC road (Main Central road) connecting

                  Kesavadasapuram to Ankamaly

• Which is considered as the first national highway in India

                  Grant trunk road

• British called grant trunk road as

                  Long walk

• Places connected by Grant trunk road

                  Kolkata and Amrutsar

• Grant trunk road was built by

                  Shersha Suri
                                                                                        (To be Continued...)

India Facts 28

റെയിൽവേ ഫാക്റ്ററികൾ, സ്‌പെഷ്യൽ ട്രെയിനുകൾ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Integral coach factory is at

                Perambur, Chennai

• Rail coach coach factory is at

                Kapoorthala

• Rail wheel factory is at

                Yelahanka, Bangalore

• Diesel modernization is at

                Petyala

• Internet train reservation started in

                2002

• First luxury train service in South India

                Golden Chariot

• Train service started in memory of Madan Mohan Malavya

                Mahamana express

• Train service started on the occation of 150th birth annuersary of Swamy Vivekananda

                Vivek express

• Train service started on the occation of 150th birth annuersary of Rabindranath Tagore

                Samskruthi express

• Train service started on the occation of 100th birth annuersary of Mother Theresa

                Mother express

• Train service started on the occation of 100th birth annuersary of Jawaharlal Nehru

                Shatabdi express

• Konkan railway connecting

                Manglore to Roha in Maharashtra

• Konkan railway inagurated by

                AB Vajpayi

• States included in Konkan railway project

                Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra

• Konkan railway HQ is at

                Belappur, Maharashtra

• Length of Konkan railway

                760 Km

• Longest railway platform

                Khorakpur, Uttar Pradesh

• Longest train service starting from Trivandrum

                Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati express

• Electric train service started in India in

                2000 (Ernakulam-Shornur)

• Color of normal trains in India

                Blue

• Color of Rajadhani express

                Red

• Color of Gareeb Rath

                Green and Yellow

• Color of Shatabdi express

                Blue and Yellow
                                                                                 (To be Continued...)

India Facts 27

ഇന്ത്യയുടെ റെയിൽവേ ഡിവിഷനുകളുടെ ആസ്ഥാനം ഉൾപ്പെടെ റയിൽവെയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First railway station in India

                Victoria Terminas, Mumbai (Chathrapati Sivaji Terminas)

• Railway station in India listed in UNESCO World heritage list

                Chathrapati Sivaji Terminas

• Tourist train that connecting historically and educationally important places in India

                Janam Bhoomi Gaurav express

• Maitri express connecting

                Dhaka and Kolkata

• Samjhotha express connecting

                Dalhi and Lahore

• India's place among world countries in railway network

                4th (USA, China and Russia)

• First underground railway was in

                Kolkata

• First electric train in India

                Deccan Queen

• Indian railway museum is at

                Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

• Train started for Indian president

                The Presidential saloon

• First president travelled in Presidential saloon

                Dr. Rajendraprasad

• HQ of Southern railway

                Chennai

• HQ of Northern railway

                Delhi

• North Eastern railway         : Ghorakhpur

• Northeast Frontier railway  : Guwahati

• Eastern railway                    : Kolkata

• South Eastern railway          : Kolkata

• South Central railway          : Secunderabad

• Central railway                    : Mumbai

• Western railway                   : Mumbai

• South Western railway         : Hubballi

• North Western railway         : Jaipur

• West Central railway            : Jabalpur

• North Central railway           : Allahabad

• South East central railway    : Bilaspur

• East coast railway                 : Bhuvaneswar

• East central railway               : Hajipur

                                                                                      (To be Continued...)

India Facts 26

ഇന്ത്യൻ റെയിൽവേയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First railway zone in India

              Southern Zone

• No of railway zones in India

              17

• 17th railway zone of India

              Kolkata Metro

• First under ground metro in South India

              Bangaluru Numma Metro

• First railway university in India established at

              Vadodara, Gujarat

• First narrow gauge railway route in India

              Baroda State railway

• Thar express connecting

              Jodhpur-Karachi

• First railway route in India which listed in UNESCO world heritage list

              Darjling Himalayan railway

• Only rock railway in India

              Nilgiri mountain railway

• Train that services through the tourist places in Maharashtra

              Deccan Odissy

• Who is known as Metro man of India

              E Sreedharan

• Country associating with India's first bullet train project

              Japan

• First high speed train service in India going to establish at

              Mumbai-Ahammadabad

• First super fast train in India

              Delhi-Houra Rajadhani express

• First double decker train in India

              Simhagad express (Bombe-Pune)

• Oldest railway engine in the World that continue its service till date

              Fairy Queen (Delhi-Alware)

• Train service started for providing medical support to rural areas

              Lifeline express

• Train service started to make awareness on AIDS

              Red ribbon express

• Longest railway bridge in India

              Vembanad bridge (Idappally-Vallarpadam)

• Highest railway bridge being built in India

              Chinab Bridge

• Train that servising to the budhist pilgrim centres in India

              Budha Pariktama (The great India rover)
                                                                                        (To be Continued...)

India Facts 25

ഇന്ത്യൻ റെയിൽവേ, മെട്രോ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Biggest public sector agency in India

                  Indian Railways

• Initial name of Indian railway

                  The great Indian Peninsular Railway

• Public sector agency in India where most number of employees working

                  Indian Railways

• Indian railway act passed in

                  1890

• Muscot of Indian railway

                  Bholu elephant

• HQ of Indian railway

                  Baroda house, New Delhi

• Father of Indian railway

                  Lord Delhousi

• First railway service in India started on

                  1853 April 16 (From Mumbai to Thane)

• Distance of India's first railway route

                  34 KM

• Width of broad gauge railway

                  1.67 m

• First woman station master

                  Rinku Sinha Roy

• First woman loco pilot

                  Surekha Bonsle

• Indian railway nationalized in

                  1951

• Speedest train in India

                  Gathiman express (Agra-Delhi)

• First train in India to start Wi-fi

                  Rajadhani Express

• First metro service in India started on

                  1984 October 24 (Kolkata)

• Second metro in India started at

                  New Delhi

• First Metro service in South India started at

                  Bengaluru (in 2011)

• Banglore metro known as

                  Namma Metro

• First Metro rail built in India

                  Moviya
                                                                                    (To be Continued...)

India Facts 24

ഇന്ത്യയിലെ വിമാനത്താവളങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Biggest private airlines in India

                 Jet airways

• First economical airlines in India

                 Air Deccan

• Air Deccan hired by

                 King fisher airlines

• International agency giving codes for airports

                 IATA (International Air Transport Association)

• HQ of IATA is at

                 Montreal, Canada

• First green field airport in India

                 Rajiv Gandhi Airport, Hyderabad

• First Indian to get Pilot license

                 J R D Tata

• First Indian woman to get Pilot license

                 Oormila K Pareekh

• First woman pilot in India

                 Durba Banerji

• First Indian woman pilot to fly a fighter to the war field

                 Gujjan Saksena

• State with maximum number of airports 

                 Maharashtra

• State with maximum number of international airports 

                 Kerala and Tamil nadu (3)

• Nedumbassery airport become international airport in

                 1999

• Karippur airport become international airport in

                 2006

• Cochi international airport limited (CIAL) director board chairman

                 Kerala Chief Minister

• Construction company in charge of Kannur airport

                 Kinfra

• Only airport in India which is not under control of Airport authority of India

                 Kochi (Under defence ministry)
                                                                                   (To be Continue...)

India Facts 23

ഇന്ത്യൻ വ്യോമഗതാഗതത്തിൻറെ ചരിത്രവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Air mail started in India on

                  1911

• First airline that service to India

                  Imperial airways Britain (From Cairo to New Delhi)

• Air India and Indian airlines merged together to form National Aviation Company India Ltd on

                  August 1, 2001

• Brand name of National aviation Company

                  Air India

• First domestic flight service in India

                  Delhi- Lahore

• First domestic flight service in India was by

                  Imperial airways

• First Chairman of Air India Ltd

                  J R D Tata

• Air port authority of India formed in

                  1995 April 1

• Highest air port in India

                  Kushok Backula Rimpoche Airport, Leh

• Longest runway in India is in

                  Indira Gandhi International airport

• Busiest airport in India

                  Chathrapathi Sivaji international airport, Mumbai

• Father of Indian Aviation

                  JRD Tata

• First Aviation company in India

                  Tata airlines (1932)

• HQ of airport authority of India

                  Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, New Delhi

• Tata airlines renamed as Air India in

                  1946
                                                                                            (To be Continued...)

India Facts 22

ഇന്ത്യൻ ഫാക്റ്റസിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ ആണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First organic state of India

                Sikkim

• Leading producer state of Cardamom in India

                Sikkim

• Which water body was known as Chola lake in ancient times

                Bay of Bengal

• Which water body is also known as Purva Payodhi and Gangasagar

                Bay of Bengal

• In which sea is the famous sea canyon of Swatch of no ground situated

                Bay of Bengal

• HQ of Indian institute of hortichultural research

                Bengaluru

• Establishment of a forest in an area where there is no previous tree cover is called

                Afforestation

• HQ of Soil and Land use survey of India

                New Delhi

• Andaman and Nicobar islands consists of how many islands 

                572

• HQ of national bio diversity authority

                Chennai

• Sea zone over which a countru has special rights regarding the exploitation and use of resources is known as 

                Exclusive economic zone

• Exclusive economic zone streches to the how long

                200 nautical miles

• Central drug research institute is at

                Lucknow

• Salim Ali national park is in

                Jammu and Kashmir

• Indian national park which is famous for snow leopads

                Hemis

• Which place is called as the district of lakes

                Nainital

• Only land locked state in South India

                Telangana

• Mrugavani national park is in

                Telangana

• Which lake situated in Srinagar

                Dal lake

• Mughal garden of Shalimar Bagh is situated in

                Srinagar

• Which water body is also known as Tirtha Raj

                Pushkar lake

• HQ of wildlife institute of India

                Dehradun

• Which range of Himalayas is also know as Mahabharatha Range

                Lesser Himalaya
                                                                                           (To be Continued...)

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ഇന്ത്യയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട വ്യത്യസ്തമായ ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Only region in India that experience the artic type of climate

                Ladakh

• First Indian city to have a city animal

                Guwahati (Gangatic river dolphin)

• Which city is known as the Gateway to North East India

                Guwahati

• Peacock is situated in which river

                Brahmaputra

• Regur soiland Chernozem are the other names of which type of soil

                Black soil

• Mountain range which situated between Narmada and Tapti

                Satpura

• Smallest country having land border with India

                Bhutan

• Which section of wildlife act deals with declaration of national parks

                Section 35

• Major port of India which situated at the confluence of Mahanadi with Bay of Bengal

                Paradip port

• Which port was named as Deen Dayal port in September 2017

                Kandla, Gujarat

• HQ of ONGC is at

                Dehradun

• Kakrapar and Ukai dams are built across the river

                Tapti

• Most important feature of western disturbance is

                Winter rainfall

• Which city in Tamilnadu is known as the Mango city

                Salem

• Area in Bihar which is called as land of Leechi

                Muzaffarpur

• Orange city of India

                Nagpur

• Flamingo tourism festival is celebrated in which state

                Andhra Pradesh

• Process of protecting an endangered plant or animal species in its natural habitat is called

                In Situ conservation

• Process of protecting an endangered species outside its natural habitat is called

                Ex Situ conservation

• Environmental protection movement in India started against growing one single crop over a wide area

                Appiko movement, Karnataka

• Only Indian state with an ethnic Nepali majority

                Sikkim

• Which India states official animal is Red Panda

                Sikkim
                                                                                         (To be Continued...)

Kerala Facts 20

കേരള ചരിത്രവും സാഹിത്യവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First Judge to resign from Kerala High court

                   V V Giri

• Kannyarkali is a tradition al art form of

                   Palakkad

• First cyber novel in Malayalam

                   Nrutham

• Novel of MT in which VS Achuthananthan become a character

                   Greeshma Mapini

• First coconut village in Kerala

                   Kumbalangi

• Fully electrified first municipality in Kerala

                   Iringalakkuda

• Novel of P Kesava dev mentioning about Punnapra Vayalar

                   Ulakka

• Novel of Malayattoor ramakrishnan mentioning about beurocracy

                   Yanthram

• Capital of Malabar disctrict at the time of British rule

                   Kozhikode

• Novel of P Perumbadavam where Dasthayoski become a character

                   Oru Sankeerthanam Pole

• Mouth peace of Kerala Village development department

                   Gramabhumi

• Mouth peace of Kerala Lalithakala academy

                   Chithra vartha

• Mouth peace of Kerala Sahithya academy

                   Sahithya Lokam

• First Marsh land free Panchayath in Kerala

                   Mannanchery

• Father of Good language

                   Kodungalloor Kunjikkuttan Thampuran

• Museum in Kerala where skelton of Elephant is kept

                   Gavi

• Who wrote articles in the name Rajyasnehi

                   GP Pilla

• Real name of Benyamin

                   Benni Daniel
                                                                                                 (To be Continued...)

Kerala Facts 19

കേരളചരിത്രവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട പ്രധാന ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Who was called as Vayalar Stalin

                   C K Kumarapanicker

• Cochin port trust formed in

                   1964

• World's longest snake boat

                   Nadubhagam Chundan

• Fuel using at Kayamkulam thermal power plant

                   Nafta

• Gwaliyor rayons is located at

                   Mavoor, Kozhikode

• River in Kerala which is known by the name of Chandra Guptha Mourya

                   Chandragiri

• First professional football team in Kerala

                   F C Cochin

• Malayalan language bill passed in Kerala assembly in

                   2015 December 17

• Diwan of Cochin who stopped slavery

                   Shankara Varrier

• Which district is called as Ootty of Kerala

                   Wayanad

• No of scheduled cast reserved legislative seats in Kerala

                   14

• Handicraft village in Kerala

                   Iringal

• Cheena palace is located at

                   Kollam

• Who was called as Kerala Kisinjer

                   Baby John

• Kerala official language act passed in

                   1969

• First Police I G of Kerala

                   Chandrashekharan Nair

• First Biometric ATM in India is located at

                   Munnar

• Malayalee who appeared most no of times in Postal stamp

                   VK Krishnamenon

• First Aqua technology park in India is at

                   Aluva

• Kerala renaissance leader having disciples in the name of Pandavas

                   Vaikunda Swamikal

• First mistic novel in Malayalam

                   Ente Geetha by Narayana Gurukkal)

• First woman chancellor in Kerala

                   Jyothi Venkidachalam

• First woman vice chancellor in Kerala

                   Mariyamma Varghese

• First fully computerized police station in Kerala

                   Peroorkkada
                                                                                                     (To be Continued...)

Kerala Facts 18

കേരളവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ 

• First tourist village in Kerala

                 Kumbalangi

• Italian traveller Marco Polo visited Kollam in

                 1293 AD

• Taluk with largest area in Kerala

                 Kozhikode

• Panamaram Jaina Temple is in

                 Wayanad

• Kutyeri caves, Thrichambalam caves etc are in

                 Kannur

• Which is called as Brass Pagoda

                 Thiruvangad Sree Rama Temple

• Country associating with Cattle and Foder development project in Mattupetty

                 Switzerland

• First community tourism project started in

                 Munroe Thuruth

• Village mentioning in Arundhathi Rays God of Small things novel

                 Aymanam

• Rahel and Esthapan are the characters in which famous novel

                 God of small things

• Pathmanabhapuram palace is in

                 Thakkala, Tamilnadu

• Dolphin point is in

                 Kozhikode

• Who announced the achievement of 100% literacy of Kerala

                 Chelakkadan Ayisha

• Who built Farook town

                 Tipu Sultan

• Kerala official language act came into effect in

                 1969

• Architect of new legislative assembly building in Kerala

                 Ramaswamy Iyer

• Architect of Malampuzha rock garden

                 Neck Chand

• Sarovaram Bio park is in

                 Kozhikode

• Ayalkkoottam first introduced in Kerala at

                 Kalyassery

• Who was known as Robinson Crusso of Wllington island

                 Rebert Bristto

• Most no of Vehicles registered in Kerala at

                 Ernakulam

• Smallest Taluk in Kerala

                 Kunnathur

• Agency constructing the Vallarpadam container terminal

                 Dubai Ports World (DP World)

• First joint stock company in Kerala

                 Malayala Manorama

• Country associated with the construction of Indian rare Earth

                 France

• Which is called as Sultan Pattanam

                 Beppur

• Place in Kerala where Muniyara's found

                 Marayur

• Commission enquired about Wagon tragedy of 1921

                 Nepp Commission

• Mookambika of South

                 Panachikad
                                                                              (To be Continued...)

Kerala Facts 17

കേരളത്തിലെ ജില്ലകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Sultan Canal situated in

                Kannur

• Karivalloor farmers strike took place in

                Kannur (1946)

• Who discovered Edakkal caves

                Fred Foset

• Temple in Pathanamthitta famous for Padayani 

                Kadammanitta Devi Temple

• Most populous tribal goup in Kerala

                Paniyar

• HQ of Madras Rubber Factory (MRF)

                Vadavathur, Kottayam

• First Municipality in India attain 100% primary education

                Payyannur

• First vice chancellor of NUALS

                S G Bhatt

• Author of Cochin Saga

                Robert Bristo

• The name Malayala Manorama was given by

                Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran

• Commission which enquired about Thattekkad Boat tragedy

                Js. Pareeth Pilla Commission

• Complete Pan Masala free district 

                Vayanad

• Only reserve forest in Alappuzha

                Viyyapuram

• Author of Cochi state manual

                C Achuthamenon

• First Malayali governor who die while in office

                Fathima Beevi

• Remains of St Alphonsamma is kept at

                Bharananganam Church

• First deputy speaker of Kerala legislative assembly

                K O Aishabeevi
                                                                                              (To be Continued...)

Kerala Facts 16

കേരളത്തിൻറെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Taluk having highest population

                 Kozhikode

• Taluk having lowest population

                 Mallappally

• Municipality having highest literacy

                 Chenganur

• First Panchayat to achieve 100% literacy 

                 Karivelloor, Kannur

• Corporation having highest population

                 Thiruvananthapuram

• Corporation having lowest population

                 Thrissur

• District having highest no of post offices 

                 Thrissur

• Grama Panchayat having largest area

                 Kumali

• Grama Panchayat having lowest area

                 Valapattanam

• Malayalee who become governor of Madras state in 1956

                 AJ John

• Only time in Kerala where election held but no assembly formed

                 1965

• First digital state in India

                 Kerala

• Northern most village in Kerala

                 Thalappadi

• Southern most village in Kerala

                 Kaliyikkavila

• District with second highest population

                 Thiruvananthapuram

• Doordarshan started in Kerala at

                 Thiruvananthapuram in 1982

• District highest population of jobless people

                 Thiruvananthapuram

• District with highest no of AIDS patients

                 Thiruvananthapuram

• First film society in Kerala

                 Chithralekha

• Land stone laid for Vizhinjam port was on

                 2015 December 5

• Work for Vizhinjam port is performing by

                 Adani Group

• Municipality having largest area

                 Thripunithara
                                                                                        (To be Continued...)

India Facts 20

ഇന്ത്യൻ സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ, ചരിത്രം എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• State having highest Jain population

                   Maharashtra

• Jinnah house is at

                   Mumbai

• British Prime Minister who called Jalian Walabag incident as "Deeply Shameful"

                   David Camaron

• Cricketer who was honoured as Honorary wildlife warden award by Jim Corbet national park

                   M S Dhoni

• Jarawa tribal group belongs to

                   Andaman Nicobar islands

• Jaisalmer National park is in

                   Rajastan

• King who built Jaipur city and Hawa Mahal

                   Savai Prathap Sing

• Moutain that separating Jammu and Kashmir

                   Peer Panchal

• Corridor that connecting Jammu and Kashmir

                   Jawahar Tunnel

• Corridor that connecting Jammu and Kashmir

                   Jawahar Tunnel

• King of Jammu Kashmir who decided to join Indian Union

                   Raja Hari Sing

• Jammu Kashmir joined Indian Union on

                   1947 October 26

• Constitution for Jammu Kashmir came into effect on

                   1957 January 26

• Constitution for Jammu Kashmir approved on

                   1956 November 17

• Period of Jammu Kashmir assembly

                   6 Years

• Historic place Panipat is in

                   Haryana

• State which is famous for Chambal forests

                   Madhya Pradesh

• Sandal city of India

                   Mysore

• Who is called as architect of Chandigad 

                   Le Corbusier

• Goa liberation day

                   December 19

• Gopinath Bardoli airport is in

                   Guwahathi

• Gateway of India is in

                   Mumbai

• Gateway of India was built for

                   To welcome George V in 1911

• Architect of Gateway of India

                   George Wittet

• First Railway station in India where free wifi of Google introduced 

                   Mumbai Central

• Daman Diu is situated in which state

                   Gujarath

• Gaya airport is in

                   Bihar

• Khasi rebellion was in

                   Mekhalaya

• City of Palaces

                   Kolkata

• Land of forts

                   Rajastan

• Khajuraho temple is in

                   Madya Pradesh
                                                                                                (To be Continued...)