Kerala Facts 12

എറണാകുളം, തൃശ്ശൂർ ജില്ലകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Commercial capital of Kerala

                 Kochi

• Ernakulam was formerly called as

                 Rishi Nagakulam

• Edapally was formerly called as

                 Rappolin

• First fully literated district in India

                 Ernakulam (1990)

• Speed post system was firstly introduced in

                 Ernakulam

• First e-port in India

                 Kochi (Only major port in Kerala)

• First finance minister of India, Shanmugam Chetty called Kochi as

                 Queen of Arabian Sea

• First special economic zone in Kerala is at

                 Kakkanad

• First fully literated village in India

                 Pothanicad, Ernakulam

• First palace built by Europeans in India

                 Mattanchery Palace 1555 (Dutch palace)

• First LNG terminal in Kerala was set up at

                 Puthuvypeen

• Spices Board is in

                 Palarivattam

• Country associated with the development of Cochin port

                 Japan

• Country associated with the development of Cochin refinary

                 USA (at Ambalamugal)

• Vikram sarabhai space school is in

                 Kochi

• First milk ATM in Kerala is at

                 Ernakulam

• First international container transhipment terminal of India

                 Vallarpadam Terminal

• Longest railway bridge in India

                 Vembanadu bridge (Edappally-Vallarpadam)

• First India city to launch water metro

                 Kochi

• Kerala history museum, Changampuzha smarakam are in

                 Edappally

• First airport in India developed under public-private partnership

                 Cochin International Airport

• Hill palace museum is at

                 Thripunithura

• Famous Athachamayam marks the starting of Onam celebration in Kerala held at

                 Thripunithura

• HQs of Kerala state ware housing corporation, Coconut development board, Kerala state civil supplies corporation are at

                 Kochi

• Pineapple research center in Kerala is at

                 Vazhakkulam

• HQs of Kerala agro machinary corporation is at

                 Athani

• HQs of Kerala books and publication society is at

                 Kakkanad

• Which city is called as city of festivals

                 Thrissur

• Old name of Thrissur was

                 Thrisivaperoor (also called as Thenkailasam and Vrishabhadripuram)

• Main venue of Thrissur pooram

                 Thekkinkadu Maidanam

• Meena Bharani festival is related to

                 Kodungalloor devi temple

• Appan Thampuran memoria is at

                 Ayyanthol (Unnai Warrier Smaraka Kalanilayam is at Irinjalakuda)

• First temple in Kerala to get UNESCO Asia-Pacific heritage award

                 Vadakkunnatha temple

• Which port was called as Asmakam or Musiris in ancient times

                 Kodungalloor

• Largest heritage conservation project in Kerala

                 Muzris heritage project

• First health university in Kerala is establisherd at

                 Thrissur

• First litigation free village in India

                 Varavoor, Thrissur

• First legallu literate village in Kerala

                 Ollukkara, Thrissur

• First fully computer literated assembly constituency in Kerala

                 Iringalakuda

• Sakthan Thampuran Palace is situated at

                 Thrissur (known as Vadakkekkara Palace)

• Police academy is situated at

                 Ramavarmapuram

• HQ of Lalithakala academy, Sahithya academy, Sangeetha nadaka academy, KSFE etc at

                 Thrissur

• Kerala Kalamandalam is situated at

                 Cheruthuruthi

• Kerala institute of local administration is located at (KILA)

                 Mulankunnathukavu

• Kerala banana research institute is at

                 Kannara

• Pineapple research centres in Kerala at

                 Vellanikkara and Vazhakkulam (Cocoa research centre also at Vellanikkara)

• Cashew research institute is at

                 Madakkathara (Agronomic research station is at Chalakudi)

• Dwaraka of South India

                 Guruvayur Temple (Punnathoor Kotta is famous Elephant settlement at Guruvayur)
                                                                                         (To be Continued...)