17. Dinpanah was founded by:

(a) Akbar (b) Babur

(c) Shah Jehan (d) Humayun

18. The first Governor General of free India:

(a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Linlithgo

(c) C Rajagopalachari (d) Mountbatten

19. Albuquerque conquered Goa in:

(a) 1510 (b) 1515

(c) 1520 (d) 1525

20. Who led the liberation movement in Bangladesh?

(a) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

(b) Sulficker Ali Bhutto

(c) Liaqat Ali Khan

(d) None of these

21. The first revenue minister of Kerala:

(a) KR Gowri (b) KP Gopalan

(c) TV Thomas (d) VR Krishna Iyer

22. The youngest to become the Chief Minister of Kerala:

(a) R Sankar (b) AK Antony

(c) PKVasudevan Nair(d) CH Muhammad Koya

23. In which river is Banasurasagar Dam?

(a) Periyar (b) Chaliyar

(c) Kabani (d) Pamba

24.The National Park which is famous for lion tailed macaque:

(a) Iravikulam (b) Silent Valley

(c) Pampadumchola (d) Iravikulam

25. The oldest newspaper in Kerala:

(a) Malayala Manorama (b) Deepika

(c) Mathrubhoomi (d) Kerala Kaumudi

ANSWERS: 17 (d) 18(d)19(a) 20(a) 21(a) 22(b) 23(c) 24(b) 25(b)