25 Confusing Facts for Kerala PSC

Most Kerala PSC exams have one or two tough multiple-choice questions that might easily confuse us.

In the fourth installment of this series, we'll go through 25 such puzzling facts that may be useful for upcoming PSC 10th Preliminary, 12th Preliminary, Degree Level, LGS Mains, LDC Mains exams.

25 Confusing Questions & Answers for Kerala PSC

#1  

Travancore

  • First Prime Minister of Travancore – Pattom Thanupillai (March 24, 1948).
  • Last Prime Minister (second PM as well) of Travancore – Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai (October 22, 1948).

 Thiru-Kochi

  • First Chief Minister of Thiru-Kochi (Travancore-Kochi) – Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai (July 1, 1949).
  • First elected Chief Minister of Thiru-Kochi – A. J. John, Anaparambil (March 12, 1952).
  • Last Chief Minister of Thiru-Kochi – Panampally Govinda Menon (March 23, 1956).
Kochi
  • First Prime Minister of Kochi – Panampilly Govinda Menon (August 14, 1947).
  • Last Prime Minister (third PM as well) of Kochi – E. Ikkanda Warrier (September 20, 1948).
#2
  • എന്റെ മൃഗയ സ്മരണകൾ – കേരളവർമ്മ വലിയ കോയിത്തമ്പുരാൻ.
  • എന്റെ നാടകസ്മരണകൾ – പി.ജെ. ആന്റണി.
  • എന്റെ ജീവിതസ്മരണകൾ – മന്നത്ത് പത്മനാഭൻ.
  • എന്റെ ബാല്യകാല സ്മരണകള്‍ – സി. അച്ചുതമേനോൻ.
  • എന്റെ പൂർവകാലസ്മരണകൾ – എ.കെ. ഗോപാലൻ.
  • എന്റെ കഴിഞ്ഞ കാല സ്മരണകള്‍  –വൈലോപ്പിള്ളി ശ്രീധരമേനോ‌ന്‍.
  • എന്റെ കഴിഞ്ഞ കാലം  – എം.കെ.ഹേമചന്ദ്രൻ.
#3
  • വ്യാഴവട്ട സ്മരണകൾ – ബി. കല്യാണിയമ്മ (ആത്മകഥ).
  • ജീവിതസ്മരണകൾ – ഇ. വി. കൃഷ്ണപിള്ള & ഐ സി ചാക്കോ.
  • എന്റെ ജീവിതസ്മരണകൾ – മന്നത്ത് പത്മനാഭൻ.
#4
  • Al Islam (Newspaper) was started by – Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi.
  • Al Ameen (Newspaper) was started by – Muhammed Abdul Rahim Sahib. 
  • Al Hilal (Newspaper) was started by – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Urdu).
#5
  • First Person to become a member of Kerala legislative assembly through a court order – Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer.
  • First Person to lose membership of Kerala legislative assembly under the court order – Rosamma Punnoose.
#6  
  • Kerala Gandhi – K. Kelappan.
  • Delhi Gandhi – C. Krishnan Nair.
  • Bihar Gandhi – Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
  • Modern Gandhi – Baba Amte.
  • Mayyazhi Gandhi / Mahe Gandhi – I.K. Kumaran Master.
#7
  • Pazhassi Dam – Kannur.
  • Pazhassi Cave – Malappuram (Nilambur).
  • Pazhassi College – Wayanad (Pulpally) & Kannur (Mattannur).
  • Pazhassi Museum – Kozhikode (East Hill).
  • Pazhassi Memorial – Wayanad (Mananthavady).
#8
  • Father of Modern Malayalam Literature – Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan.
  • Father of Modern Malayalam Oratory – Sahodaran Ayyappan.
#9
  • Shakthi Sthal – Indira Gandhi.
  • Ektha Sthal – Giani Zail Singh.
  • Samatha Sthal – Jagjivan Ram (Deputy PM).
#10
  • First Malayali woman to become a Lok Sabha member – Annie Mascarene.
  • First Malayali woman to become a Rajya Sabha member – Lakshmi N. Menon.
    #11
    • Savarna Jatha was led by – Mannath Padmanabhan.(1924)
    • Pattini Jatha – A. K. Gopalan. (1936)
    • Yachana Yatra – V. T. Bhattathirippad. (1931)
    #12
    • City of Pearls – Hyderabad (India).
    • City of Bangles – Hyderabad (Pakistan).
    • City of Bangles in India – Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh).
    #13
    • "Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation" – Napoleon Bonaparte.
    • "Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom" – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
    #14
    • Rose Revolution – Georgia (2003).
    • Tulip Revolution – Kyrgyzstan (2005).
    • Jasmine Revolution – Tunisia (2011).
    • Lotus Revolution – Egypt (2011).
    #15
    • Planet with the longest day – Venus.
    • Planet with the shortest day – Jupiter.
    #16
    • Happy hormones – Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin & Endorphins.
    • Hunger hormones – Leptin & Ghrelin.
    #17
    • Rajakesari – Rajaraja I (Chola Dynasty).
    • Parakesari – Rajendra Chola I.
    • Maratha Kesari – Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
    • Bharat Kesari – Mannathu Padmanabhan.
    #18
    • Longest written constitution in the world – India (146,385 words).
    • Smallest written constitution in the world – Monaco (3,814 words).
    •  Oldest written constitution in the world – USA (7,762-words).
    #19

    • The atomic bomb detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima – Little Boy (August 6, 1945).
    • The atomic bomb detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki – Fat Man (August 9, 1945).
    #20
    • Kerala Surdas – Poonthanam Nampoothiri.
    • Kerala Thulasidas – Vennikulam Gopala Kurup.
    #21
    • Vitamin that helps in blood clotting – Vitamin K.
    • Blood cells that aid in the clotting of blood – Platelets.
    • Protein that helps in clotting of blood – Fibrinogen.
    • Metal that helps blood to clot – Calcium.
    #22
    • National Defence College – New Delhi.
    • National Defence Academy – Khadakwasla (Pune‎, Maharashtra).
    #23
    • First Englishman to reach Kerala – Master Ralph Fitch (1583).
    • First Englishman to reach India via land route for trade before East India Company – John Mildenhall (1599).
    • First Englishman to reach Kerala for trade – Captain Keeling (1615).
    #24
    • District with the Longest Coastline in Kerala – Kannur (82 km).
    • District with the Shortest Coastline in Kerala – Kollam (37 km).
    • Taluk with the Longest Coastline in Kerala – Cherthala.
    #25
    • The country with the Longest Coastline in the world – Canada (202,080 km).
    • The Country with the Shortest Coastline in the world – Monaco (4.1 Km).
    • The Country with the Longest Coastline in Asia – Indonesia (99,083 km).
    • The Country with the Shortest Coastline in Asia – Jordan (26 Km).

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