1. Which are the districts bordered by Kerala’s largest lake Vembanadu Lake? - Alappuzha, Kottayam & Ernakulam
2. Which lake of Kerala is considered the longest lake in India? Vembanadu Lake
3. Which are the major islands situated in the Vembanadu lake? Willington, Vypin, Vallarpadam & Mulavukad
4. In which name are the parts of the Vembanadu lake known in the Kuttanadu region? Punnamada Lake
5. The Nehru Trophy Boat race is held at which lake? Punnamada Lake
6. In which lake is the famous Pathiramanal island situated? Vembanadu Lake
7. Also known as ‘Ananda Padmanabhan Thoppu’, the Pathiramanal Island is situated at which district? Alappuzha
8. On the banks of which lake is the famous Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary situated? Vembanadu Lake
9. Across which lake is the Thanneermukkom Bund constructed? Vembanadu Lake
10. Constructed in 1974, in which year the Thanneermukkom Bund became operational? 1976
11. In which year was the Vembanadu Wetland declared a Ramsar Site? August 19, 2002
12. Kochi lake is a part of which lake? Vembanadu Lake
13. Which is known as the largest artificial island in India? Willington Island
13. Which island was formed as the result of the dredging of the Vembanadu lake as part of the construction of the Kochi Port - Willington Island
14. In which Island is the office of the Cochin Port Trust situated? Willington Island
15. Which is the famous palm shaped lake of Kerala? Ashtamudi Lake
16. In which district is the Ashtamudi Lake situated? Kollam
17. Which is the second largest lake in Kerala? Ashtamudi
18. In which year the Ashtamudi Wetlands designated as the Ramsar Site? Aug 19, 2002
19. Which is the important city situated on the banks of Ashtamudi lake? Kollam
20. Which is the major river discharging into the Ashtamudi Lake? Kallada River
21. Which is the important island situated in the Ashtamudi Lake? Munroe Island (Munroethuruth)
22. The Perlman railway accident of Jul 8, 1988, occurred in which lake? Ashtamudi Lake
23. Which is the largest freshwater lake in Kerala? Sasthamkotta Lake
24. In which district is the Sasthamkotta Lake situated? Kollam
25. In which year was Sasthamkotta lake designated as a Ramsar Site? Nov 2002
26. Which lake is known as ‘the Queen of Lakes in Kerala’? Sasthamkotta Lake
27. Which is the ‘F’ shaped lake of Kerala? Sasthamkotta Lake
28. In which district is the freshwater lake Pookode situated? Wayanad
29. Which lake of Kerala has the shape of India’s map? - Pookode Lake
30. Near which peak of Kerala is a famous heart shaped lake situated? Chembra Peak of Wayanad
31. What is the total number of lakes in Kerala? 34
32. Which is the largest freshwater lake in Thiruvananthapuram district? Vellayani Lake
33. In which lake of Kerala is the Mahatma Ayyankali boat race annually held? Vellayani Lake
34. Which lake of Kerala is the venue of the President’s Trophy Boat Race every year? Ashtamudi Lake
35. In which district is the Enamakkal freshwater lake situated? Thrissur
36. In which district is the Karalad lake situated? Wayanad
37. Approximately, what length of Western Ghats passes through Kerala? 450 KM
38. What is the height of the Anamudi peak, the highest peak in India outside the Himalayas? 8842 Feet ( 2695 meters)
39. What percentage of India’s geographical area is occupied by Kerala? 1.18%
40. Covering about 65 percent of the total area of the State, which is the most extensive of the soil groups found in Kerala? Laterite
41. Which type of soil is predominantly found in the karunagapally Karthikapally & Mavelikara Taluks? Onattukara Alluvium
42. In which Taluk of Kerala is Black soil mostly found? Chittoor Taluk (Palakkad)
43. In which part of Kerala is Red loam soil type mostly found? Southern part of Trivandrum
44. How many districts of Kerala have coastline? Nine
45. Which districts of Kerala do not have coastline? Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad & Wayanad
46. Which is the only district of Kerala sharing border with two states (Karnataka & Tamil Nadu)? Wayanad
47. Which is the only district of Kerala that do not have coastline and not sharing border with other states? Kottayam
48. Which district of Kerala has the longest coastline? Kannur
49. In which beach of Kerala is the famous Halcyon Castle situated? Kovalam
50. The Lighthouse Beach, hawah Beach & Samudra Beach are the parts of which famous beach of Kerala? Kovalam Beach
51. The Papanasham Beach, which is famous for cliffs is situtated in which district? Thiruvananthapuram (Varkala)
52. In which district is the famous Thirumullavaram Beach situated? Kollam
53. Which is the longest drive in beach in India? Muzhappilangad (Kannur)
54. In which district is the natural harbor Mappila Bay situated? Kannur
55. Which for is known as ‘the Great Wall of India’? Kumbhalgarh fort (Rajasthan)
56. Who built Kumbhalgarh fort? Rana Kumbha of Mewar
57. Tallest statue in the world? Statue of Unity
58. Who built Konark Sun Temple of Odisha? Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty
59. Which heritage site is known as Black Pagoda? Konark Sun Temple
60. The first commercial nuclear power station in India situates? Maharashtra
61. Which Palace in India is designed on the model of the Buckingham Palace of London? Cooch-Behar Place of West Bengal
62. Sindhudurg Fort of Maharashtra was constructed by Shivaji
63. Which is the first gardentomb in the Indian subcontinent Humayun’s Tomb
64. What is known as the ‘Dormitory of Mughals’? Humayun’s Tomb
65. Which monument is known as ‘Taj of the Deccan’? Bibi Ka Maqbara
66. Ajanta Caves were built during the period of which dynasty Gupta Dynasty
67. Ajanta caves were discovered in AD 1819 by : John Smith
68. Ajanta caves are located on the banks of which river? Waghora River
69. Which is the oldest stone structure in India? Sanchi Stupa(Madhya Pradesh)
70. Sanchi Stupa was build in 3rd century BC by : Ashoka
71. Who built Red Fort in 1648? Shah Jahan
72. What was the original name of Red Fort? Qila-e-Mubarak
73. The India Gate is also known as : All India War Memorial
74. Who designed India Gate? Sir Edwin Lutyens
75. Which monument is referred to as Taj Mahal of Mumbai? The Gateway of India
76. Who designed the Gateway of India? George Wittet
77. Which is the highest stone tower in India? Qutab Minar
78. Which is the largest dome in India? Gol Bumbaz
79. Which fort is known as the sister monument of Taj Mahal? Agra Fort
80. Who described Taj Mahal as ‘a tear on the face of eternity’? Rabindranath Tagore
82. Fatehpur Sikri - a town at Agra in Uttar Pradesh was built by Akbar
83. Highest gateway in the world Buland Darwaza (Gateway of Fatehpur Sikri)
84. Rani Ki vav is an intricately constructed stepwell situated in Gujarat
85. Rank ki vav is located on the banks of: Saraswati River
86. Which temple is known as Dhakshina Meru? Brihadishvara Temple at Thanjavur(Tamilnadu)
87. Who built Brihadishvara Temple? Raja Raja Chola I
88. The former name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai? Victoria Terminus (Built in 1887)
89. Who designed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus? FW Stevens
90. Which temple is known as ‘White Pagoda’? Puri Jagannatha Temple
91. Hampi was the capital of which dynasty? Vijayanagara
92. Which temple is known as Sri Harmindar Sahib? Golden Temple
93. Golden Temple is located at Amritsar
94. Golden Temple was built by Guru Arjan Dev
95. Mysore Palace was the official residence of which dynasty in Karnataka? Wadiyar Dynasty
96. City Palace in Udaipur is located on the banks of which lake? Lake Pichola
97. Lotus Temple is an edifice dedicated to: Bahai Faith
98. The Peacock Throne was built by: Shah Jahan
99. Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by : Shah Jahan
100. Modi Masjid of Agra was built by : Shah Jahan
2. Which lake of Kerala is considered the longest lake in India? Vembanadu Lake
3. Which are the major islands situated in the Vembanadu lake? Willington, Vypin, Vallarpadam & Mulavukad
4. In which name are the parts of the Vembanadu lake known in the Kuttanadu region? Punnamada Lake
5. The Nehru Trophy Boat race is held at which lake? Punnamada Lake
6. In which lake is the famous Pathiramanal island situated? Vembanadu Lake
7. Also known as ‘Ananda Padmanabhan Thoppu’, the Pathiramanal Island is situated at which district? Alappuzha
8. On the banks of which lake is the famous Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary situated? Vembanadu Lake
9. Across which lake is the Thanneermukkom Bund constructed? Vembanadu Lake
10. Constructed in 1974, in which year the Thanneermukkom Bund became operational? 1976
11. In which year was the Vembanadu Wetland declared a Ramsar Site? August 19, 2002
12. Kochi lake is a part of which lake? Vembanadu Lake
13. Which is known as the largest artificial island in India? Willington Island
13. Which island was formed as the result of the dredging of the Vembanadu lake as part of the construction of the Kochi Port - Willington Island
14. In which Island is the office of the Cochin Port Trust situated? Willington Island
15. Which is the famous palm shaped lake of Kerala? Ashtamudi Lake
16. In which district is the Ashtamudi Lake situated? Kollam
17. Which is the second largest lake in Kerala? Ashtamudi
18. In which year the Ashtamudi Wetlands designated as the Ramsar Site? Aug 19, 2002
19. Which is the important city situated on the banks of Ashtamudi lake? Kollam
20. Which is the major river discharging into the Ashtamudi Lake? Kallada River
21. Which is the important island situated in the Ashtamudi Lake? Munroe Island (Munroethuruth)
22. The Perlman railway accident of Jul 8, 1988, occurred in which lake? Ashtamudi Lake
23. Which is the largest freshwater lake in Kerala? Sasthamkotta Lake
24. In which district is the Sasthamkotta Lake situated? Kollam
25. In which year was Sasthamkotta lake designated as a Ramsar Site? Nov 2002
26. Which lake is known as ‘the Queen of Lakes in Kerala’? Sasthamkotta Lake
27. Which is the ‘F’ shaped lake of Kerala? Sasthamkotta Lake
28. In which district is the freshwater lake Pookode situated? Wayanad
29. Which lake of Kerala has the shape of India’s map? - Pookode Lake
30. Near which peak of Kerala is a famous heart shaped lake situated? Chembra Peak of Wayanad
31. What is the total number of lakes in Kerala? 34
32. Which is the largest freshwater lake in Thiruvananthapuram district? Vellayani Lake
33. In which lake of Kerala is the Mahatma Ayyankali boat race annually held? Vellayani Lake
34. Which lake of Kerala is the venue of the President’s Trophy Boat Race every year? Ashtamudi Lake
35. In which district is the Enamakkal freshwater lake situated? Thrissur
36. In which district is the Karalad lake situated? Wayanad
37. Approximately, what length of Western Ghats passes through Kerala? 450 KM
38. What is the height of the Anamudi peak, the highest peak in India outside the Himalayas? 8842 Feet ( 2695 meters)
39. What percentage of India’s geographical area is occupied by Kerala? 1.18%
40. Covering about 65 percent of the total area of the State, which is the most extensive of the soil groups found in Kerala? Laterite
41. Which type of soil is predominantly found in the karunagapally Karthikapally & Mavelikara Taluks? Onattukara Alluvium
42. In which Taluk of Kerala is Black soil mostly found? Chittoor Taluk (Palakkad)
43. In which part of Kerala is Red loam soil type mostly found? Southern part of Trivandrum
44. How many districts of Kerala have coastline? Nine
45. Which districts of Kerala do not have coastline? Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad & Wayanad
46. Which is the only district of Kerala sharing border with two states (Karnataka & Tamil Nadu)? Wayanad
47. Which is the only district of Kerala that do not have coastline and not sharing border with other states? Kottayam
48. Which district of Kerala has the longest coastline? Kannur
49. In which beach of Kerala is the famous Halcyon Castle situated? Kovalam
50. The Lighthouse Beach, hawah Beach & Samudra Beach are the parts of which famous beach of Kerala? Kovalam Beach
51. The Papanasham Beach, which is famous for cliffs is situtated in which district? Thiruvananthapuram (Varkala)
52. In which district is the famous Thirumullavaram Beach situated? Kollam
53. Which is the longest drive in beach in India? Muzhappilangad (Kannur)
54. In which district is the natural harbor Mappila Bay situated? Kannur
55. Which for is known as ‘the Great Wall of India’? Kumbhalgarh fort (Rajasthan)
56. Who built Kumbhalgarh fort? Rana Kumbha of Mewar
57. Tallest statue in the world? Statue of Unity
58. Who built Konark Sun Temple of Odisha? Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty
59. Which heritage site is known as Black Pagoda? Konark Sun Temple
60. The first commercial nuclear power station in India situates? Maharashtra
61. Which Palace in India is designed on the model of the Buckingham Palace of London? Cooch-Behar Place of West Bengal
62. Sindhudurg Fort of Maharashtra was constructed by Shivaji
63. Which is the first gardentomb in the Indian subcontinent Humayun’s Tomb
64. What is known as the ‘Dormitory of Mughals’? Humayun’s Tomb
65. Which monument is known as ‘Taj of the Deccan’? Bibi Ka Maqbara
66. Ajanta Caves were built during the period of which dynasty Gupta Dynasty
67. Ajanta caves were discovered in AD 1819 by : John Smith
68. Ajanta caves are located on the banks of which river? Waghora River
69. Which is the oldest stone structure in India? Sanchi Stupa(Madhya Pradesh)
70. Sanchi Stupa was build in 3rd century BC by : Ashoka
71. Who built Red Fort in 1648? Shah Jahan
72. What was the original name of Red Fort? Qila-e-Mubarak
73. The India Gate is also known as : All India War Memorial
74. Who designed India Gate? Sir Edwin Lutyens
75. Which monument is referred to as Taj Mahal of Mumbai? The Gateway of India
76. Who designed the Gateway of India? George Wittet
77. Which is the highest stone tower in India? Qutab Minar
78. Which is the largest dome in India? Gol Bumbaz
79. Which fort is known as the sister monument of Taj Mahal? Agra Fort
80. Who described Taj Mahal as ‘a tear on the face of eternity’? Rabindranath Tagore
82. Fatehpur Sikri - a town at Agra in Uttar Pradesh was built by Akbar
83. Highest gateway in the world Buland Darwaza (Gateway of Fatehpur Sikri)
84. Rani Ki vav is an intricately constructed stepwell situated in Gujarat
85. Rank ki vav is located on the banks of: Saraswati River
86. Which temple is known as Dhakshina Meru? Brihadishvara Temple at Thanjavur(Tamilnadu)
87. Who built Brihadishvara Temple? Raja Raja Chola I
88. The former name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai? Victoria Terminus (Built in 1887)
89. Who designed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus? FW Stevens
90. Which temple is known as ‘White Pagoda’? Puri Jagannatha Temple
91. Hampi was the capital of which dynasty? Vijayanagara
92. Which temple is known as Sri Harmindar Sahib? Golden Temple
93. Golden Temple is located at Amritsar
94. Golden Temple was built by Guru Arjan Dev
95. Mysore Palace was the official residence of which dynasty in Karnataka? Wadiyar Dynasty
96. City Palace in Udaipur is located on the banks of which lake? Lake Pichola
97. Lotus Temple is an edifice dedicated to: Bahai Faith
98. The Peacock Throne was built by: Shah Jahan
99. Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by : Shah Jahan
100. Modi Masjid of Agra was built by : Shah Jahan
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