Kerala PSC - Facts about Renaissance of Kerala - 07


1. Where is the oldest Synagogue in the entire Commonwealth Nations situated?




2. In which year was Mattancherry Synagogue built?


3. Which place was once known as the 'pepper capital of the world'?


4. Which Venetian traveller visited Kerala at the end of the 13th century?


5. Which place of Kerala was visited by Marco Polo in 1293?


6. In which district is Padmanabhapuram Palace, situated?


7. Who built the Dutch Palace at Mattancherry in 1555?


8. The largest mural in Kerala?


9. Name the Travancore ruler who constructed the Padmanabhapuram Palace around 1601 AD?


10. The earlier capital of Travancore?


11. Who was the first recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith?


12. Who was the first Keralite to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khelratna?


13. Name the Keralite, who was the first winner of Dronacharya Award?


14. Who was the first Keralite to win the Padma Vibhushan?


15. The first Keralite to win Padma Bhushan?


16. Who was the first recipient of Padma Shree from Kerala?