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The land of kerala - class-V

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Kerala is ideal for the cultivation of _______.

  1. Tea

  2. Rubber

  3. Spices

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

The coastal tract of Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kannur districts have _____ type of soils.

  1. Acid saline

  2. Coastal alluvium

  3. Red soils

  4. Laterite soils


Correct Option: A

Which is the longest river in Kerala?

  1. Pamba

  2. Manimala

  3. Bharathapuzha

  4. Periyar


Correct Option: D

_______ soils are found mostly in southern parts of Thiruvananthapuram district.

  1. Black

  2. Sandy

  3. Khadar

  4. Red


Correct Option: D

Which type of forests is found in Malabar region?

  1. Temperate forests

  2. Evergreen forests

  3. Deciduous forest

  4. Thorn forests


Correct Option: B

Which district of Kerala produces Tobacco?

  1. Kasaragod

  2. Kannur

  3. Ernakulam

  4. Thrissur


Correct Option: A

Which type of soils are found in the plains of chittur taluk in palakkad district?

  1. Mixed alluvium soil

  2. Black cotton soil

  3. Red soil

  4. Yellow soil


Correct Option: B

At which place in Kerala rice is cultivated below the sea level?

  1. Kuttanad

  2. Ernakulam

  3. Kasaragod

  4. Palakkad


Correct Option: A

Which is the largest earthen dam in Kerala?

  1. Mullaperiyar dam

  2. Idukki dam

  3. Banasura dam

  4. Mattupetty dam


Correct Option: C

Which is the largest producer district of Coffee in Kerala?

  1. Malappuram

  2. Kollam

  3. Kottayam

  4. Wayanad


Correct Option: D

Thanneermukkom barrage was built across the _______ lake.

  1. Ashtamudi

  2. Punnamada

  3. Sasthamkotta

  4. Vembanad


Correct Option: D

Which place of Kerala is known as the 'Gateway to high range'?

  1. Cochin

  2. Palakkad

  3. Kothamangalam

  4. Kannur


Correct Option: C

Which district is the leading producer of cashew nut in Kerala?

  1. Ernakulam

  2. Kannur

  3. Kasaragod

  4. Thiruvananthapuram


Correct Option: B

Silent Valley was known as Sairandrivanam in Mahabharata.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Which state coast line is called the Malabar?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Kerala

  3. Rajasthan

  4. West Bengal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  1. Malabar region refers to the historic and geographic area of southwest India, covering the districts of Kerala that are Kozhikode, Wayanad, kannur and Kasaragod.
  2. It lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian sea.
  3.  The word Malabar is derived from the Malayalam word "Mala-Baram". Mala in Malayalam means "hill". Varam means "slope" or "side of a hill".

________ river is also called lifeline of kerala. 

  1. Periyar

  2. Pamba

  3. Chaliyar

  4. Kabini


Correct Option: A

The canals of Kerala state are _____.

  1. Canals of Nagarjunasagar irrigation works.

  2. Canals of Rampadsagar irrigation works.

  3. Canals of Mangalam irrigation scheme.

  4. Canals of the Mettur irrigation scheme.


Correct Option: C

Palakkad Gap is a ________ in State of Kerala. 

  1. City

  2. Mountain Pass

  3. Fountain

  4. Town


Correct Option: B

The new name of Calicut, a famous city of Kerala is  _______.

  1. Kozhikode

  2. Trivendrum

  3. Kalighat

  4. Koderma


Correct Option: A

________ river flows through Silent Valley National Park in Kerala.

  1. Kunthipuzha

  2. Periyar

  3. pamba

  4. Manimala


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The River Kunthi descending from the Niligiri hills above from an altitude of 2000 m flows about 25 km through the valley. Locally known as Kunthi puzha (puzha in Malayalam means river) the river never turns brown; it is crystal clear, perennial and wild.

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