Palakkad Flashcards
(78 cards)
1
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Formation
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1st January 1957
2
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headquarters
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Palakkad.
3
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literacy rate
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88.49%.
[fifa+rope]
4
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assembly constituencies
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12
5
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Lok Sabha constituencies
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2
6
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in Sangam Age Palakkad is known as
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porainadu.
[poricha meen kittunna nadu]
7
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_______ is the biggest district in Kerala
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Palakkad.
8
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- ____ is known as “karimpanakalude nadu”.
- ____is the hottest district in Kerala.
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Palakkad.
9
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_____ District is having the highest number of scheduled caste (SC) population in Kerala
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Palakkad.
10
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_______ district has the largest number of revenue villages in Kerala
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Palakkad.
11
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______ district has the largest sources of lime stones.
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Palakkad.
12
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_______ district the lowest literacy rate in Kerala
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Palakkad.
13
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Palakkad is the leading producer of ______
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rice, sugarcane, groundnut and cotton.
14
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biggest pass in Kerala____?
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- Palakkad pass.
- it is known as entrance of Kerala.
- it connects Palakkad and Coimbatore.
15
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Palakkad has no sea shore. true or false
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true.
16
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______ is the first wind farm in Kerala
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Kanji code.
17
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______ is known as mango city of Kerala
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‘muthala’mada.
18
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_______ is the place famous for musical instrument made of leather
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peruvemba.
19
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India’s first computerised Collectorate is
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Palakkad collectorate.
20
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true or false. Palakkad is the
- first total banking district in India
- first fully certified district in India
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true.
21
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______ grama panchayat in Palakkad district is the first fully electrified Grama panchayath in Kerala
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Kannadi.
[the light enclosed in a glass body, look like kannadi]
22
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India’s first defence Park is established at
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Ottapalam.
23
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_______ agitation was held in Palakkad district. who was the leader of_____ agitation?
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- plachimada,
- mayilamma. ( against Coca cola)
24
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Mambra Hill is situated at nelliyampathy in Palakkad. it is known as_____
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“Raja’s cliff”.
25
Kerala's first IIT was established in\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Palakkad.
26
Bhavani river flows through\_\_\_\_\_ district.
Palakkad.
27
\_\_\_\_\_\_ is known as Nile of Kerala.
bharathapuzha.
28
Kerala first **Check Dam, made of _iron_** is building on _____ river
bharathapuzha. ( it connects between mannanur Palakkad and Painkulam in Thrissur).
29
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the river flows through attappady
* Siruvani.
* Siruvani Dam is constructed for supplying drinking water to Coimbatore.
30
meen'vallam' project is built at\_\_\_\_\_\_
* thoothapuzha.
* first Hydel project owned and operated by the local body in the country is in palakkad.
31
the famous Jain religious centre\_\_\_\_\_\_ situated near to Olavancode [11 code] in Palakkad.
Jainimedu ["jain email id"].
32
Mahakavi kumaranasan wrote famous poetry 'veenapoovu' at
Jainimedu.
33
first **All India Congress Summit** was held at\_\_\_\_\_ in 1921.
Ottapalam.
34
\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the first fully computerised taluk office in India
Ottapalam.
35
first 'labour Bank' in Kerala is at\_\_\_\_?
## Footnote
*[a pregant woment in bank]*
Akathethara.
[*koothara bank*]
36
largest railway junction in Kerala is at\_\_\_\_\_\_?
Shoranur.
37
second Railway Division in Kerala is\_\_\_\_\_?
Palakkad.
38
biggest railway station in Kerala is\_\_\_\_\_\_?
Palakkad.
39
old name of Palakkad division is?
olavakod.
40
Shoranur is known as\_\_\_\_\_ city of Kerala?
Railway city of Kerala.
41
Rail Coach Factory in Kerala is at\_\_\_\_\_
Kanji code.
42
* second National Park in Kerala is\_\_\_\_\_.
* it is also the biggest rainforest in Kerala
Silent Valley.
## Footnote
*[look at the person standing their silently. He is expecting a rain]*
43
the endangered ____ are found in Silent Valley National Park
* Lion tailed Macaques.
* Scientific name: Macana *[aana]* silenus.
## Footnote
*[that monkey is standing like elephant]*
44
Silent Valley was declared as National Park in\_\_\_\_
* 1984.
* Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi was formally inaugurated the park in 1985
## Footnote
*[imagine they inagurate from that hut built in silent valley]*
45
controversial pathrakadavu project was supposed to be implemented in\_\_\_\_\_ district
* Palakkad
* on Kundi puzha river
## Footnote
*[one patram flows through that river and a boy showing his kundi swimming to get it]*
46
Silent Valley is situated in\_\_\_\_\_ Taluk
Mannar kaadu.
47
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the river originates from Silent Valley
thoothapuzha. *[theetta puzha]*
48
\_\_\_\_\_river flows through Silent Valley
Kunthi. [kundi] or thootha puzha [theettam]
49
first peacock sanctuary in Kerala is at?
* Choolanur (2007).
* it is also known as KK **neela**kandan Memorial Bird Sanctuary.
## Footnote
*[peakcock has blue neck]*
50
mayiladumpara Sanctuary is in\_\_\_\_\_\_
Palakkad.
51
second tiger reserve is in\_\_\_\_\_
* parambikulam tiger reserve.
* it is the 38th tiger reserve in India.
* it was established in 1973.
* it is also the wild life sanctuary can be entered only through Tamil Nadu.
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* ______ is the biggest teak tree in the world.
* it is in parambikulam wildlife sanctuary
Kanni maram.
53
parambikulam wildlife sanctuary of received 'Bhaka Mitra Award' in 2013. what was it for?
*[abhijit mitra award]*
* for protection of tiger.
* received from World Wide Fund.
54
Seethar Kund tourist spot situated in _____ district
Palakkad.
55
\_\_\_\_\_is the birthplace of Kunjan Nambiar?
* Killi kurissi mangalam
* his **memorial** is also situated in the same place
## Footnote
*[kunante kili]*
56
Statue of chembai vaidyanatha Bhagavathar is situated at
Kottayi ( Palakkad).
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\_\_\_\_\_ is famous for black soil
Chittoor.
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ancient name of Chittor
nalu(4) desham.
59
the only place where cotton is cultivated in Kerala is
Chittoor.
60
Palakkad fort built by
Haider Ali.
61
an art form called " Meenakshi kalyanam" is first presented in _____ district
Palakkad.
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a folk dance form of Palakkad\_\_\_\_
kanyarkali.
63
traditional festival of villages in Palakkad
kaala poot.
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famous festival of viswa Natha Swamy Temple
kalpathy ratholsavam.
65
kalpathi strike
* year: 1926;
* lead by: ananda theerthan;
* supported by: arya samajam.
66
waterfalls in Palakkad
1. Dhoni waterfalls,
2. meenvallam,
3. pathrakadavu,
4. Aluva.
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**nelliyampathy** is famous for orange plantation. it is also known as\_\_\_\_
* poor man's Ooty,
* queen of Palakkad Hills.
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is Malampuzha Dam is largest Reservoir in Kerala. where it is located?
bharathapuzha.
69
Malampuzha Garden is known as
Vrindavan of Kerala.
70
first Rock Garden in Kerala is at
Malampuzha.
71
dams in Palakkad
1. Valayar,
2. kanjiram Puzha,
3. pothundi,
4. Malampuzha,
5. chulliyar,
6. meenkaro,
7. shiruvani,
8. mangalam dam.
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worship centres in Palakkad
1. kalpathy Temple,
2. nellikulangara Bhagavathi Temple,
3. Jainmedu Devi Temple,
4. thiruvalathur.
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personalities from Palakkad
1. MT Vasudevan Nair (author),
2. T N Seshan (former Chief Election Commissioner),
3. Palakkad Mani Iyer (mridangam player),
4. chembai vaidyanatha Bhagavathar (musician),
5. Brahmananda sivayogi (social reformer),
6. O V Vijayan (author).
74
first Grama panchayath in Kerala to run entirely on solar energy is
perumatti.
## Footnote
*[peru maatti.. name changed!]*
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first economic literate panchayat in Kerala
Mangara.
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first Heritage village in Kerala
kalpathy.
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first amusement park in Kerala
Malampuzha Fantasy Park.
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institutions in Palakkad
1. Indian Telephone Industries,
2. Palakkad Railway Division,
3. Malabar Cement,
4. government goat farm,
5. livestock Research Station,
6. fluid control Research Institute,
7. Pattambi rice Research Institute,
8. sugarcane research centre.
