Facts About Kerala Part- 2

•Which is the largest pass of the Western Ghats?

Ans:- Palghat Gap

• Which districts are connected by the Palghat Gap?

Ans:- Palakkad(Kerala) & Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

• What is the average width of the Palghat Gap?

Ans:-  24-30 Kilometres

• Which National Highway is passing through the Palghat Gap?

Ans:-  NH-544 ( Formerly NH-47)

• Which railway line is passing through the Palghat Gap?

Ans:- The Coimbatore-Shoranur line

• Which major river of Kerala flows through the Palghat Gap?

Ans:- Bharathapuzha

• Which places are connected by the Aryankavu Pass?

Ans:- Punalur-Shenkottai

• Which National Highway passes through the Aryankavu Pass?

Ans:- NH-744 (Formerly NH-208)

• Which mountain pass connects Kozhikode and Wayanad districts?

 Ans:- Thamarassery Churam

• Which National Highway is passing through the Thamarassery Churam?

Ans:- NH 766 (Formerly NH-212)

• Thamarassery Churam comes under the limit of which district?

Ans:- Kozhikode

• Which tribal leader of the Paniya tribe helped to find out the Thamarassery Churam?

Ans:-  Karinthandan Moopan

• Which mountain pass connects Kannur district with Coorg (Karnataka)?

Ans:- Perambadi Pass

• Which mountain pass connects Idukki with Madurai (Tamil Nadu)?

Ans:-  Bodinaykanur Pass

• Which mountain pass connects  Thiruvananthapuram and Tirunelveli?

Ans:-  Aruvamozhi

• What is the other name of the State Highway number-1?

Ans:- MC Road (Main Central Road)

• Which are the places connected by the Main Central Road?

Ans:-  Thiruvananthapuram – Angamaly

• What is the length of the Main Central Road?

Ans:- 240.6 KM

• Which State Highway is also known as Main Eastern Highway?

Ans:-SH-08

•Which places are connected by the SH-08?

Ans:-Punalur-Muvattupuzha

• Which is the smallest State Highway of Kerala?

Ans:-SH-49 (Guruvayur Choondal Road)

• Which is the only research institute under the Kerala Public Works Department?

Ans:-Kerala Highway Research Institute (KHRI)

 • In which year was the Kerala Highway Research Institute established?

Ans:-1972

• Where is the Kerala Highway Reasearch Institute situated?

Ans:-Karyavattom (Thiruvananthapuram)

• In which year was the Roads & Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala established?

Ans:-1999

• Commissioned in February 2014, Edappalam-Moorkkanad bridge connects which districts?

Ans:- Palakkad and Malappuram

• Which districts are connected by the Pulamanthole Bridge?

Ans:- Palakkad and Malappuram

• Which agency is providing financial assistance to the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP)?

Ans:-World Bank

• In which year was the Kerala Road Fund Board established?

Ans:-2001

• What is the current name of National Highway 17?

Ans:-NH-66

• Which places are connected by the NH-66?

Ans:-Panvel-Kanyakumari

•Who declared Thiruvananthapuram Airport as the fifth International Airport of India in 1991?

Ans:- V.P. Singh (then Prime Minister)

 •Which was the first airport in Kerala?

Ans:-Trivandrum International airport

•Trivandrum airport was established in which year?

Ans:-1932

• Which is the first airport in India developed under a public-private partnership?

Ans:- Cochin International Airport (Nedumbassery)

• In which year was the Nedumbassery airport opened?

Ans:-1999

• Which is the busiest and largest airport of Kerala?

Ans:-Cochin International Airport

• Which is the world's first fully solar powered airport?

Ans:-Cochin International Airport

• Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL)?

Ans:-The Chief Minister of Kerala

• In which district is the Calicut International Airport (Karipur Airport) situated?

Ans:-Malappuram

• In which year was the Karipur Airport opened?

Ans:-1988

• In which year, Karipur airport was given international airport status?

Ans:-February-2006

• The Kannur International Airport opened for commercial operations on?

Ans:-December 9, 2018

• Where is the Kannur International Airport situated?

Ans:-Mattannur

• Which is the second airport in Kerala to be built on a public-private partnership?

Ans:-Kannur International Airport

 •Who is the Chairman of the Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL)?

Ans:-Chief Minister of Kerala

 • Who was the chief harbour engineer behind the development of the Cochin Port?

Ans:-Sir Robert Bristow

• Which book of Robert Bristow recounts his experiences in Kochi?

Ans:-Cochin Saga

• In which year was the Cochin Port opened?

Ans:-1928

• Which island was artificially created with the mud sledged out for the Cochi harbour construction?

Ans:-The Willingdon Island

• Which was the first ship to roll out of the Cochin Shipyard in 1981?

Ans:-MV Rani Padmini

• Which are the riverine ports of Kerala?

Ans:-Beypore (Kozhikode) & Azhikkal (Kannur)

• The railway operations in Kerala come under which Railway Zone?

Ans:-Southern Railway

 • Which are the two districts of Kerala not connected by railway?

Ans:-Idukki & Wayanad

• Which two railway divisions of Southern Railway are operating in Kerala?

Ans:-Thiruvananthapuram & Palakkad divisions

• Which is the largest railway station of Kerala in terms of passengers & revenue?

Ans:-Thiruvananthapuram Central

• Which is the triangular railway station of Kerala?

Ans:-Shoranur

• Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Kochi Metro on:

Ans:-June 17, 2017

• Kochi Metro is India's _____ the metro service.

Ans:-eighth