Deck 5: Trivia on Kerala Politics and History

Question 1

When national emergency was in operation, the Chief Minister of Kerala was

A)Oommen Chandy
B)K. Karunakaran
C)E.M. Sankaran Namboothiripad
D)C. Achutha Menon

Answer 1

C. Achutha Menon

Question 2

Name the Chief Minister who had to resign owing to ISRO espionage case

A)K. Karunakaran
B)C. Achutha Menon
C)P. K. Vasudevan Nair
D)A. K. Antony

Answer 2

K. Karunakaran

Question 3

The veteran congress leader, K. Karunakaran formed a party in 2005. Name it.

A)Indian National Congress (K)
B)Democratic Indira Congress (K)
C)Indira Congress (K)
D)Indira Congress

Answer 3

Democratic Indira Congress (K)

Question 4

In Kerala, the difference in % of votes polled by LDF and UDF had never been more than

A)1%
B)3%
C)5%
D)6%.

Question 5

Who among the following had presented the largest number of Budgets in Kerala?

A)Vakkom Purushothaman
B)Ommen Chandy
C)K. M. Mani
D)Thomas Issac

Question 6

RSP (B) stands for

A)Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)
B)Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)
C)Republican Socialist Party (Bolshevik)
D)Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)

Question 7

Which front/s had candidates in all Assembly seats in Kerala, in 2011?

A)United Democratic Front- UDF
B)Left Democratic Front - LDF
C)National Democratic Alliance - NDA
D)All the above

Question 8

The number of votes polled in 2011 Assembly elections is around

A)2 crores
B)3 crores
C)1.75 crores
D)2.25 crores

Question 9

Kerala had been under President's rule for

A)4 times
B)11 times
C)12 times
D)13 times

Question 10

The longest serving member of the Kerala Assembly is

A)K. M. Mani
B)K. R. Gauri
C)K. Karunakaran
D)None of the above

Question 11

The Kerala chief Minister who served for the longest period

A)K. Karunakaran
B)A. K. Antony
C)E. K. Nayanar
D)None of the above

Question 12

Year in which elections were held, but Assembly cannot be constituted:

A)1957
B)1965
C)1966
D)1975

Question 13

SNDP is

A)A caste interest group
B)Religious interest group
C)Economic interest group
D)None of the above

Question 14

The earliest trade union in Kerala:

A)CITU
B)TLS
C)TLA
D)TCFWU

Question 15

Travancore Labour Association was founded by

A)Vadapuram Bhava
B)R. Sugathan
C)T. V. Thomas
D)P. N. Krishna Pillai

Question 16

The trade union registered first in Kerala was known as

A)TLA
B)TCFWU
C)CITU
D)INTUC

Question 17

Which place is known as the granary of Kerala?

A)Kuttanad
B)Wayanad
C)Eranad
D)None of the above

Question 18

Who among the following is NOT a leader of Punnapra-Vayalar agitation?

A)T. V. Thomas
B)K. C. George
C)Varghese Vaidyan
D)K. Kelappan

Question 19

Name the Dewan of Travancore associated with the 'American Model' administration?

A)Sir. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
B)Sir. C. P. Ramaswami Iyyankar
C)Sir. C. P. Sankaran Nair
D)None of the above

Question 20

The first Land Reform Bill of the State of Kerala was introduced by

A)E. M. Sankaran Namboothiripad
B)T. V. Thomas
C)K. V. Thomas
D)K. R. Gauri

Question 21

The Industrial relations Bill of the ministry of 1957 was introduced by

A)E. M. Sankaran Namboothiripad
B)T. V. Thomas
C)K. V. Thomas
D)K. R. Gauri

Question 22

The Education Bill of the first EMS ministry was introduced by

A)E. M. Sankaran Namboothiripad
B)T. V. Thomas
C)Joseph Mudasseri
D)K. R. Gauri

Question 23

The 'Vimochana Samaram' was to oust

A)E.M.S. Namboothiripad Ministry
B)Sir. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
C)Pattom A. Thanu Pillai ministry
D)British rule from Travancore

Question 24

Who was the Chief Minister of the Congress, PSP, Muslim League alliance of 1960?

A)R. Sankar
B)Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
C)C. H. Muhammed Koya
D)None of the above

Question 25

The Travancore Legislative Council made

A)Laws
B)Rules
C)Regulations
D)None of the above