1. Brahma Samaj was founded in the year?
Ans: 1828
2. Which period of Indian National Movement's known as 'Gandhian Era'?
Ans: 1919-1947
3. Gandhiji’s 'Hind Swaraj' was published in the year?
Ans: 1908
4. Simon Commission arrived in India on:
Ans: 3rd February 1928
5. What was called as a 'Post Dated Cheque' by Gandhiji?
Ans: Cripps' Mission (1942)
6. The event known as 'Flood of '99' In Kerala history occurred in the year?
Ans: 1924
7. Which is the third longest river in Kerala?
Ans: Pamba (176 km)
8. The second largest lake in Kerala is _____?
Ans: Ashtamudi Lake (Kollam)
9. Who is the chairman of the governing body of Kudumbashree?
Ans: State Minister of LSG
10. The Ministry of Rural Development launched the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in which year?
Ans: June 2011
11. What is the flagship name of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission?
Ans: Aajeevika
12. Which programme is the restructured version of the Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY)?
Ans: NRLM
13. Which was the first hydro electric power project in Kerala?
Ans: Pallivasal Project (1940)
14. 'Rajya Samacharam', the first newspaper in Kerala started publication in:
Ans: 1847 June
15. Who was Kerala's first transport Minister?
Ans: TV. Thomas
16. The first Eco Tourism Project in India was started at:
Ans: Thenmala (1999)
17. State Sports Day is observed on:
Ans: 13th October
18. In 1985, where was the first SAARC Summit held?
Ans: Dhaka
19. Which country is known as ‘the Land of Golden Pagodas'?
Ans: Myanmar
20. Which is the northern most range of the Himalayas?
Ans: Great Himalayas (Himadri)
21. How much time the constituent Assembly took to frame the constitution of India?
Ans: 2 years, 11 months & 18 days
22. Who was the advisor to the Drafting Committee of Constituent Assembly?
Ans: B.N. Rau
23. Who was the Chairman of the Union Power Committee of Constituent Assembly of India?
Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru
24. Which state has the largest number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
25. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India?
Ans: Jyoti Basu
26. Which part of Indian coastal area is famous for pearl fishing?
Ans: Gulf of Mannar
27. Which national organisation publishes 'India & Adjacent Countries' series of maps?
Ans: The Survey of India
28. In a topographical map, all cultivated or agricultural land is shaded in _____?
Ans: Yellow
29. Which North-Eastern state has no Panchayati Raj Institutions?
Ans: Nagaland
30. Who is the Chairman of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti?
Ans: Prime Minister of India
31. Who got Bharat Ratna before becoming the President of India?
Ans: Dr. Zakir Hussain
32. How many Sessions are held in a year in Lok Sabha?
Ans: Three
33. What is the total number of High Courts in India?
Ans: 24
34. How many seats are reserved for the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha?
Ans: 20
35. The maximum gap between two Sessions of Parliament must be ____?
Ans: 6 months
36. The minimum duration to stay in India before applying for Indian Citizenship is _____?
Ans: 5 years
37. Who was the Prime Minister when the Right to Property removed from the list of Fundamental Rights?
Ans: Morarji Desai
38. Which Article of the Constitution provides special status to Jammu & Kashmir?
Ans: Article-370