kerala General Knowledge

kerala General Knowledge

State Info kerala GK

CAPITAL : Tiruvananthapuram

ESTABLISHED : November 1, 1956

CHIEF MINISTER : P Vijayan(As on Nov 2017)

GOVERNOR : P Sathasivam(As on Novc 2017)

RULING PARTY : Communist Party of India (Marxist)

HIGH COURT : Ernakulam, 1958

DISTRICTS : 14

LANGUAGES : Malayalam, English

POPULATION : 3, 34, 06, 061 (13th)

[Males = 1, 60, 27, 412 & Females = 1, 73, 78, 649]

M : F = 1000 : 1084

AREA : 38, 863 sq km (22nd) Density: 860 per sq. km

LITERACY : 93. 90%

ASSEMBLY : 140

LOKSABHA : 20

RAJYASABHA : 9

BOUNDARY STATES : Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Lakshdweep

STATE ANIMAL : Indian Elephant

STATE BIRD : Great Hornbill

STATE TREE : Coconut

STATE FLOWER : Golden Shower

STATE DANCE : Kathakali, Kudiyattam, Kalavipanattu, Kaliyattam, Theyyam, Oottam, Krishnastam, Kaikottukali, Thullal, Margamkalli, Oppana, Mohiniattam

TRIBES : Moplah

FESTIVALS : Onam, Poorum, Vishu, Thrissoorpuram, Shivaratri, Ramzan, Christamas

TEMPLES : Sabarimala – Kottayam, Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple – Tiruvananthapuram, Guruvayur Temple, Yogamaya Temple

RIVERS : Periyar, Pampa, Chaliyar, Kadalundi, Chalakkudy, Achenkovil, Kalada, Pambar, Bhavani, Kabani, Bharathapuzha

LAKES : Astamudi lake, Kayamkulam, Vellayani, Pookot, Vembanadu Lake (Vembanadu Lake is India’s longest lake and is the largest lakes in the beautiful state, land of God, Kerala)

POWER PLANTS : Idukki Hydro power plant, Shabaragiri Hydro Power Plant, Brahmaputram power Station, Kayakulam Power Station

PROJECTS/ DAMS 

Idukki dam (Periyar river)

Mullaperiyar dam

Banasura Sagar Dam (kabini river)

Kundala Dam (Parambikulam River)

Parambikulam Dam (Parambikulam River)

Walayar Dam (Walayar River)

kerala General Knowledge: NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARY 

Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary (Elephants- Idukki)

Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary Whynad Wild Life Sanctuary (Kojikode)

Eravikulam National Park

Mathikettan Shola National Park

Periyar National Park

Silent Valley National Park

Anamudi Shola National Park

Pamadum Shola National Park

Aralam Wild Life Sanctuary

Chimmony Wild Life Sanctuary

Idukki Wild Life Sanctuary

Malabar Wild Life Sanctuary

Neyyar Wild Life Sanctuary

Mangalavanam Bird Wild Life Sanctuary

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary – Kochi

Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary – Kochi

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary – Malapparam

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary – Kottayam

INDUSTRIES : Coir, cashew besides handloom and bamboo based industries are well developed. agricultural products, rubber industries

MAIN CITIES : Kojikode (kalikat), Alapuja, Kochin, Trivendram, Palakkad, Ernakulam, Kasargadh, Karaikudi, Idukki, Kochi, Thrissur, Kottayam, Kollam, Malappuram, Kannur

AIRPORTS : Thiruvananthapuram, Nedumbassery, Andkaripur, Cochin International Airport Trivendram International

Airport – Trivantapuram, Calicut International Airport – Kozhikode

IMPORTANT PERSONS: Annachandi, K.R Narayanan, Arundati Roy, K.G Balakrishnan, Raja Ravivarma

MISCELLANEOUS 

Cochin Port

Spice Garden of India – Kerala

Land of Coconuts – Kerala

God’s Own Country & Land of Parasuram = Kerala

Rail Coach Factory = Kozikode

Research Institute for Sea Fish = Kochin

Needumbaseri International Air port = Kochin

Queen of Arabian Sea = Kochin

Venis of the East India = Alapuja

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre = Tiruvananthapuram

Thumba Space Centre = Tiruvananthapuram

Anantha padmanabha swami temple = Tiruvanathapuram

Central Electro – chemical Research Institute = Karaikudi

Thumba Equilateral Rocket Launching Centre = Thumba

Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium (Multipurpose) = Kochi

University Football Stadium = Tiruvanantapuram

Fort Maidan (Football) = Palakkad

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