Kerala History Quiz for PSC Exams

Kerala History Quiz for PSC candidates attending KPSC examinations. PSC used to ask several questions related to Kerala and its history in almost all public service examinations. For those who are preparing for LDC and Deputy Collector examination this Kerala quiz will be of great use. The Quiz is also for all school students to improve their knowledge for SSLC exam. Check out these KPSC exam expected questions related to history of Kerala, South India.

Kerala History Quiz for KPSC Exams and Competitive Examinations

1) The only Malayalee to be mentioned in the autobiography of Gandhiji is ?

A) Barrister GP Pillai
B) Sardar KM Panikkar
C) Sree Narayana Guru
D) K. Karunakaran

2) Who is the father of Malayalam Language?

A) Kumaranasan
B) Ezhuthachan
C) Vallathol
D) G. Sankara Kurup

3) Which is the first Bank in Kerala

A) Muthoot Bank
B) State Bank of Travancore
C) Catholic Syrian Bank
D) Nedungadi Bank

4) Who was known as Kerala Simham (Lion of Kerala)

A) Marthanda Varma
B) Velu Thampi Dalawa
C) Pazhassi Raja
D) None of these

5) The first Keralite to become a State Governor was ?

A) V.P. Menon
B) R. Sankar
C) Jyothi Venkitachalam
D) Fathima Beevi

6) Name of the Ship in which Vascoda Gama came

A) Saint Gama
B) Saint Antony’s
C) Saint Gabriel
D) None of these

7) Who was the first Congress Chief Minister of Kerala?

A) Pattom Thanupillai
B) R. Sankar
C) K. Karunakaran
D) EMS

8) First Mamankam festival or Mamangam festival of Kerala was held in

A) AD 78
B) AD 780
C) AD 789
D) AD 829

9) The First Europeans to come to Kerala was

A) The Portuguese
B) Dutch
C) French
D) British 

10) First Malayalam Dictionary was compiled by

A) Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai
B) Mahakavi Vallathol Narayana Menon
C) Hermann Gundert
D) General Knowledge Quiz Blog


11) The first Jewish Synagogue in Kerala was set up in (source General knowledge quiz blog)

A) Kodungalloor
B) Mattanchery
C) Kochi
D) Manjeri

12) The fist women Governor of Kerala was

A) Fathima Beevi
B) Jyothi Venkitachalam
C) Anna Chandy
D) Sarojini Naidu

13) Which ruler of Cochin started Thrissur Pooram

A) Marthanda Varma
B) Swathi Thirunal
C) Shakthan Thampuran
D) Chithira Thirunal

14) The largest irrigation project in Kerala is

A) Kallada
B) Malampuzha
C) Pallivasal
D) Neyyar

15) Vaikkom Satyagraha was in the year

A) 1920 - 21
B) 1930 – 31
C) 1919 - 20
D) 1924 - 25

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Answers to Kerala History Quiz for PSC Exams

1) A) Barrister G.P. Pillai
2) B) Ezhuthachan
3) D) Nedungadi Bank
4) C) Pazhassi Raja
5) A) V.P. Menon
6) C) Saint Gabriel
7) B) R. Sankar
8) D) AD 829
9) A) The Portuguese
10) C) Hermann Gundert
11) A) Kodungalloor
12) B) Jyothi Venkitachalam
13) C) Shakthan Thampuran
14) A) Kallada
15) D) 1924 - 25