3. This Ravi Varma
Painting captures
one’s attention as the
name is a bit peculiar
in a Matriarchal
society.
Name the Painting.
4.
5. Name the Mango variety which shares its name with a
character from the following novels.
6.
7. Which famous Malayalam poet wrote the
poem” Suhani Raat” in memory of staying in
a room once used by Mohammed Rafi in
Mumbai?
8.
9. Mangala Devi Kannagi
temple is a historic
temple which is closed
throughout the year
except during the Chitra
Pournami festival.
In which tourist place of
Kerala do you see this
temple?
10.
11. Which popular Malayali Political
leader’s autobiography in English
shares its name with the
autobiography of a notorious
historical personality?
Both books are called My Struggle in
English.
12.
13. Tinkle, started by
Ananth Pai is the most
popular children’s
magazine in India.
What was its
Malayalam version’s
name?
It is not being
published now.
14.
15. About which person
of Kerala, the
renowned director
Sekhar Kapoor
directed a
documentary called
the science of
Compassion?
16.
17. Kuthira Biryani is a dish mentioned in the famous novel
Oru desathinte Kadha by S K Pottekkattu.
Rather than a single dish , it’s a combination.
What is it?
19. Name this Malayali who owns
the largest group of private
schools (kindergarten-to-grade-
12 )in the world, with a network
of over 130 schools in over a
dozen countries.
20.
21. The Movie Digambara Samiyar in
Tamil is about a Crooked Advocate
based in a town in Tamil nadu.
This movie gave a new word to
Malayalam language which is
actually the name of the town
mentioned above.
Name the town or word.(Both are
exactly same).
22.
23. The name of this Congress
leader from Tamilnadu can
create a confusion among
Malayalis as the name does not
convey a meaning .
But the name is actually the
name of a precious stone which
is known in Malayalam by a very
similar word.
Identify both the names .
25. Which river in Kerala was known as Choorni in ancient
times?
The name comes in a couple of popular songs.
26.
27. The word once denoted people who died of
Smallpox.
The wandering Tamil saints were referred
by this term.
Now mainly used as a swear word in
Malayalam.
A more sanskritised version of the term
have a very different meaning.
Identify the word.
29. X was an actor in Tamil Movies who played villain and
character roles and regarded as the best villain of Tamil Film
Industry.
Y was a policeman of legendary status based in Trivandrum
who was known by a nickname denoting his swiftness.
Both X and Y were actively promoting the Sabarimala
pilgrimage and known as Maha Guruswamis in later life.
Identify X and Y.
31. Different castes use
different names for their
houses like Illom for
Namboodiris.
What is the term for the
houses of Nambeesan
community in Kerala?
The name is the same of
a mythological artefact.
33. The killing of Vadikkal Ramakrishnan
in 1969 is said to be the first
political killing of Kannur.
This happened as a retaliation of an
attack on X.
Name X.
37. Which famous person of
Kerala has been
described as”
Unmadiniyaya Vana
Durga” by Balachandran
Chullikkad in an article
in Mathrubhhoomi
Weekley?
38.
39. The word denotes a person of African origin in Malayalam.
There is a myth of a ghost of the same name in Kochi.
A travelogue by S k Pottekkattu also use the same name.
A recent movie name has this word in its title.
Identify the term.
43. The Communist Party in order to attract
people for the meetings in 1940s and 50s,
used to announce that “there will be X and
Medini”.
The singer P K Medini remembers that people
used to ask where is X who is supposed to
sing with her.
X here is not a person but the name confused
a lot of people because it sound like a girl’s
name and many people were not familiar
with X.
Identify X
44.
45. This island known as Anantha
Padmanabhan Thoppu was purchased by
Chevalier ACM Anthraper, from M/s Bheemji
Devji Trust of Cochin .
In 1979 after Land Reforms Acts were
enforced in the State, the property came
under government ownership.
The island was returned to the government
and was later transferred to the Tourism
Department.
Name this island near Muhamma Alapuzha
which is a tourist attraction.
46.
47. Chirasmarana is a novel by Kannada
Writer Niranjana on the historic Kayyur
incident of the 1940s in Kasaragod
district where peasants rose against
local landlords.
The incident happened near
Karyangode River but the name of the
river was changed in the novel to
something more poetic.
Identify the name.
49. The term X describe the followers of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu, a saint.
It’s a caste surname mainly found in Assam.
In Malayalam X has been used to denote North Indians
in general and wandering saints in particular.
Lalithambika Antharjanam wrote a book called X
paranja Katha.
Name X.
53. The famous chef Pazhayidom
Mohanan Namboodiri was once very
depressed and thought about
suicide.
But the eagerness to read the next
part of a novel published in a weekly
made him change the decision and
by the time the novel was over, his
situation became better.
Identify the novel which was in news
recently .
54.
55. This event annually held during
the month of February on the vast
sand-bed of the Pampa River next
to the Kozhencherry Bridge.
The origin and growth of this
annual get-together for one week
at a stretch can be traced to the
great revival movement which
gathered momentum during the
reformation period in the Syrian
Churches of Kerala.
Name the event.
59. Identify this place in Kollam known for its
lighthouse and Anglo Indian schools .
60.
61. D C Kizhakkemuri, the owner of DC books was a
vegetarian and the Sadhya at his home was thoroughly
enjoyed by literary stalwarts of Kerala.
But one person, a writer and Newspaper editor kept
on asking is there anything else as he was so fond of
Non Vegetarian food.
DC fondly replied” That explains your initials”!!.
Identify the person.
