Top 350+ Solved Contemporary Kerala MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Who has used the concept of ‘Public Action’ to characterize the KeralaDevelopment processes?
a. T.M. Tomas Aisac
b. K.P. Kannan
c. T.T. Sreekumar
d. Gene Dreze and Amartya Sen
Q. The Government of Kerala that adopted a Science and Technology policy forthe first time during the 5th five year plan was led by ---.
a. E.M.S. Namboodiripad
b. C. Achuta Menon
c. K. Karunakaran
d. E.K. Nayanar
Q. --- was an eminent economist associated with the establishment of the Centerfor Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
a. Dr. K.N. Raj
b. P.N. Haksar
c. Dr. Manmohan Singh
d. Dr. M.A. Ooman
Q. By the --- constitutional amendment in 1993, the Panchayati Raj institutionswere received a constitutional status paving way for a new life to the local governance in the country.
a. 73rd amendment
b. 64th amendment
c. 91st amendment
d. 42nd amendment
Q. --- percent of seats were reserved for women in all the levels of localgovernment according to the Panchayati Raj Nagarapalika Act.
a. 3 percent
b. 7 percent
c. 5 percent
d. All Seats
Q. In --- year, the first general election to the reconstituted local self-governinginstitutions were held in Kerala.
a. 1996
b. 1989
c. 1962
d. 1995
Q. The programme of decentralization of power implemented in Kerala since 1996was known by ---.
a. Janakeeya Asootranam
b. Manaveeyam
c. Sutarya Keralam
d. Janasamparkkam
Q. --- is the basic unit of administration in the three tire local self-government ofKerala.
a. Grama Panchayat
b. Municipal Corporation
c. Block Panchayats
d. Zilla Parishats
Q. The K.S.E.B sponsored hydroelectric power project against which the SaveSilent Valley campaign had started was across --- river.
a. Periyar
b. Bharatapuzha
c. Bhavani
d. Kuntipuzha
Q. Who headed the task force appointed by the National Committee onEnvironmental Planning and Coordination (NCEPC) to study the ecological impacts of the proposed dam across the Kuntipuzha in 1976?
a. Madhav Gadgil
b. Saleem Ali
c. M.S. Swaminathan
d. Zafar Futehally
Q. The study conducted by Kerala Forest Research Institute in Silent Valley thatproposed the area be declared as a biosphere reserve was done by ---.
a. M.G.K. Menon
b. N.V. Krishna Warrier
c. C.V. Radhakrishnan
d. V.S. Vijayan
Q. The poem ‘Maratthinu Studi’ which became the symbol of the Silent Valleymovement was written by ---.
a. O.N.V.
b. Sukatakumari
c. D. Vinayachandran
d. Balachandran Chullikkad
Q. The river system which was severely affected by the working of the GwaliorRayons Factory was ---.
a. The Chaliyar Basin
b. The Mayyazhi River Basin
c. The Bharatapuzha Basin
d. The Pamba Basin
Q. The health problems emanating from the air pollution caused by thefunctioning of the Gwalior Rayons was mostly reported from ---.
a. Beypore
b. Nilamure
c. Vazhakkad
d. Nilambur
Q. The international convention that declared a global ban on the manufacturingof Endosulfan in 2011 was held in ---.
a. Stockholm
b. New York
c. London
d. Copenhagen