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This set of Contemporary Kerala Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Contemporary Kerala Set 12
Q1 | In --- year, Kerala Kalamandalam received the status of Deemed University for Art andCulture.
- 2006
- 1927
- 2010
- 1956
Q2 | Who was the first ever recipient of the Jnanpith?
- G. Sankara Kurupp
- Sivarama Karanth
- Gireesh Karnad
- M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Q3 | Who translated Tagore’s Geetanjali into Malayalam for the first time?
- Vyloppilly Sreedhara Menon
- Edasseri Govindan Nair
- G. Sankara Kurupp
- Kumaran Assan
Q4 | S.K. Pottakkad received Jnanpith in 1980 for his work ---.
- Oru Deshatthinde Katha
- Kappirikalute Nattil
- Oru Teruvinde Katha
- Vishakanyaka
Q5 | Thakazhi’s Chemmeen won ---.
- Kerala Sahitya Award
- Kendra Sahitya Award
- Sovietland Nehru Award
- Jnanpith
Q6 | ‘Urub’ is the pen name of ---.
- S.K. Pottakkad
- Basheer
- Malayattur Ramakrishnan
- P.C. Kuttikrishnan
Q7 | ‘Balyakala Sakhi’ is a novel written by ---.
- Basheer
- P. Kesavadev
- Ponkunnam Varkey
- M. Mukundan
Q8 | M.T.’s Kalam received ---.
- Kendra Sahitya Award
- Kerala Sahitya Award
- Vayalar Award
- Njanpith
Q9 | The first silent film made in Kerala was ---.
- Jeevita Nouga
- Nirmala
- Newspaper Boy
- Vikatakumaran
Q10 | ‘Amma Ariyan’ is a film production by ---.
- The Odessa movies
- Udaya
- Chandratara
- Grihalakshmi Films
Q11 | ---- was the Revenue Minister who introduced the Agrarian Relations Billpiloted by the first Communist ministry that came to power in 1957 after the formation of the united Kerala.
- Suseela Gopalan
- Rosamma Punnose
- K. R. Gowriamma
- Ani Mascarene
Q12 | What was the total number of seats in the first Kerala Legislature formedafter the first general election held in February-March 1957?
- 140
- 114
- 126
- 100
Q13 | Who served as the education minister in the first E.M.S. ministry of 1957?
- Joseph Mundassery
- P.K. Chathan Master
- Dr. A.R. Menon
- C. Achutha Menon
Q14 | Who was the leader of opposition in the first legislative assembly of Keralain 1957?
- P.T. Chacko
- Kumbalatthu Sanku Pillai
- Panambilli Govinda Menon
- Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
Q15 | --- was the first Inspector General of Police in the newly formed state ofKerala during 1956 in whose honour the Police Stadium of Thiruvananthapuram is dedicated.
- T.K. Bhaskara Marar
- K. Sreenivasa Rao
- N. Chandrasekharan Nair
- M. Gopalan
Q16 | Who among the following was a member of the first Legislative Assembly of Kerala elected independently.
- V.R. Krishna Iyar
- K. Bhargavan
- R. Sugathan
- K.C. George
Q17 | The popular agitation that led to the dismissal of the first E.M.S. ministry in1959 is known as ---.
- Vimochana Samaram
- Uttharavada Prakshobham
- Nivartthana Prakshobham
- Miccha Bhoomy Samaram
Q18 | --- was the President of the Joint Steering Committee of the differentpolitical parties and socio-religious groups formed to fight the Liberation Struggle against the first Communist Ministry under E.M.S. in 1959.
- Mannathu Padmanabhan
- R. Sankar
- Mathai Manjooran
- N. Sreekantan Nair
Q19 | The Anti-Communist League that played an important part in the LiberationStruggle was led by ---.
- Fr. Joseph Vadakkan
- Mathai Manjooran
- B. Vellington
- P.T. Chacko
Q20 | --- was the U.S. Ambassador to India during 1956-61 who has reportedlyconfirmed the C.I.A. assistance to Liberation Struggle.
- G.K. Lietan
- Elssworth Bunker
- John Kenneth Galbraith
- John Sherman Cooper
Q21 | Who headed the united front ministry that came to power after the electionsof 1960 in Kerala?
- P.T. Chacko
- N. Sreekantan Nair
- Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
- R. Sankar
Q22 | Who acted as the speaker of the second legislative assembly of Kerala in1960?
- Seeti Sahib
- Bafaqi Tangal
- C.H. Muhammed Koya
- Panakkad Muhammad Ali Shihab Tangal
Q23 | In which year the Communist Party of India underwent the first major splitleaving greater impacts on Kerala politics?
- 1960
- 1964
- 1965
- 1970
Q24 | In --- year the Kerala Congress was formed by 15 Congress dissidents under K.M. George.
- 1969
- 1960
- 1964
- 1967
Q25 | Who was the PSP leader resigned from the position of Chief Minister ofKerala consequent to the appointment as Governor of Punjab in September 1962?
- Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
- P.T. Chacko
- R. Sankar
- K.A. Damodara Menon