Contemporary Kerala Set 10

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This set of Contemporary Kerala Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Contemporary Kerala Set 10

Q1 | --- was a political party representing the social interests of the peasant migrants to Malabar from Travancore.
  • Karshaka Tozhilali Party
  • Kerala Congress (
  • Communist Party
  • Revolutionary Socialist Party
Answer: Karshaka Tozhilali Party
Q2 | Which is the favorite destination of the Malayali emigrants?
  • The Gulf Countries
  • United States of America
  • Europe
  • North Africa
Answer: The Gulf Countries
Q3 | --- are the principal places of the origin of migrants from Kerala to the Gulf countries.
  • Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram
  • Alapuzha and Kottayam
  • Ernakulam and Idukki
  • Trissur and Malappuram
Answer: Trissur and Malappuram
Q4 | ---- was the most important international circumstance that precipitated large scale Gullf migration from Kerala during the 1970s.
  • Cold War
  • The Gulf Wars
  • Exploration of Oil Reserves in the Gulf
  • Economic Crisis of India
Answer: Exploration of Oil Reserves in the Gulf
Q5 | --- may be treated as the most important socioeconomic impact of migration from Kerala tothe Gulf countries.
  • Development of the agricultural sector
  • Rapid industrial expansion
  • Boom in the construction of huge concrete buildings and conspicuous consumption
  • Increase in the foreign direct investments
Answer: Boom in the construction of huge concrete buildings and conspicuous consumption
Q6 | The Kerala University Act was passed in ---.
  • 1957
  • 1964
  • 1967
  • 1969
Answer: 1957
Q7 | --- serves as the Chancellors of the State Universities of Kerala.
  • The Minister for Education
  • The Chief Minister
  • The Governor
  • District Collectors
Answer: The Governor
Q8 | In June 1989 --- was declared as the first fully literate municipal town in Kerala.
  • Kottayam
  • Kollam
  • Ernakulam
  • Kozhikode
Answer: Kottayam
Q9 | --- forms the basic level institutions in the network of health care system sponsored by the government.
  • The Medical Colleges
  • Taluk Hospitals
  • Primary Health Care Institutions
  • General Hospitals
Answer: Primary Health Care Institutions
Q10 | Who among the following scholars critically perceive the efficacy of the Kerala Model ofDevelopment?
  • K.N. Raj
  • E.M.S. Namboodiripad
  • John Matai
  • K.T. Rammohan
Answer: K.T. Rammohan
Q11 | Who has used the concept of ‘Public Action’ to characterize the Kerala Developmentprocesses?
  • T.M. Tomas Aisac
  • K.P. Kannan
  • T.T. Sreekumar
  • Gene Dreze and Amartya Sen
Answer: Gene Dreze and Amartya Sen
Q12 | The Government of Kerala that adopted a Science and Technology policy for the first timeduring the 5 th five year plan was led by ---.
  • E.M.S. Namboodiripad
  • C. Achuta Menon
  • K. Karunakaran
  • E.K. Nayanar
Answer: C. Achuta Menon
Q13 | --- was an eminent economist associated with the establishment of the Center forDevelopment Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Dr. K.N. Raj
  • P.N. Haksar
  • Dr. Manmohan Singh
  • Dr. M.A. Ooman
Answer: Dr. K.N. Raj
Q14 | By the --- constitutional amendment in 1993, the Panchayati Raj institutions were received aconstitutional status paving way for a new life to the local governance in the country.
  • 73 rd amendment
  • 64 th amendment
  • 91 st amendment
  • 42 nd amendment
Answer: 73 rd amendment
Q15 | --- percent of seats were reserved for women in all the levels of local government according tothe Panchayati Raj Nagarapalika Act.
  • 3 percent
  • 7 percent
  • 5 percent
  • All Seats
Answer: 3 percent
Q16 | In --- year, the first general election to the reconstituted local self-governing institutions wereheld in Kerala.
  • 1996
  • 1989
  • 1962
  • 1995
Answer: 1995
Q17 | The programme of decentralization of power implemented in Kerala since 1996 was knownby ---.
  • Janakeeya Asootranam
  • Manaveeyam
  • Sutarya Keralam
  • Janasamparkkam
Answer: Janakeeya Asootranam
Q18 | --- is the basic unit of administration in the three tire local self-government of Kerala.
  • Grama Panchayat
  • Municipal Corporation
  • Block Panchayats
  • Zilla Parishads
Answer: Grama Panchayat
Q19 | The Silent Valley evergreen tropical forests are belonging to --- district.
  • Palakkad
  • Wayanad
  • Idukki
  • Kannur
Answer: Palakkad
Q20 | The Silent Valley forests are famous for ---.
  • Lion tailed macaque
  • Elephants
  • Tigers
  • Deer
Answer: Lion tailed macaque
Q21 | The K.S.E.B sponsored hydroelectric power project against which the Save Silent Valleycampaign had started was across --- river.
  • Periyar
  • Bharatapuzha
  • Bhavani
  • Kuntipuzha
Answer: Kuntipuzha
Q22 | Who headed the task force appointed by the National Committee on Environmental Planningand Coordination (NCEPC) to study the ecological impacts of the proposed dam across the Kuntipuzha in 1976?
  • Madhav Gadgil
  • Saleem Ali
  • M.S. Swaminathan
  • Zafar Futehally
Answer: Zafar Futehally
Q23 | The study conducted by Kerala Forest Research Institute in Silent Valley that proposed thearea be declared as a biosphere reserve was done by ---.
  • M.G.K. Menon
  • N.V. Krishna Warrier
  • C.V. Radhakrishnan
  • V.S. Vijayan
Answer: V.S. Vijayan
Q24 | The poem ‘Maratthinu Studi’ which became the symbol of the Silent Valley movement waswritten by ---.
  • O.N.V.
  • Sukatakumari
  • D. Vinayachandran
  • Balachandran Chullikkad
Answer: Sukatakumari
Q25 | The river system which was severely affected by the working of the Gwalior Rayons Factorywas ---.
  • The Chaliyar Basin
  • The Mayyazhi River Basin
  • The Bharatapuzha Basin
  • The Pamba Basin
Answer: The Chaliyar Basin
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