Kerala GK Facts- Awards and Honours

Facts About Kerala - General Knowledge Questions and Answers 

1. The first Malayali to get Magsaysay Award:
(a) M.S Swaminathan
(b) Verghese Kurien
(c) Sugathakumari
(d) K Kelappan

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2. The first Malayali to get Kendra Sahithya Academy Award:
(a) K.P Kesavamenon
(b) R. Narayana Panicker
(c) NV Krishna Varier
(d) Akkitham

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3. The first Keralite to get Saraswati Samman:
(a) Balamaniamma
(b) Ayyappapanicker
(c) Sugathakumari
(d) Kamala Das

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4. The first to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award from Kerala:
(a) P.J. Antony
(b) T.E. Vasudevan
(c) Adoor Gopalakrishnan
(d) Mammooty

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5. The first winner of Vallathol Award:
(a) Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
(b) Pala Narayanan Nair
(c) T. Padmanabhan
(d) O.N.V. Kurup

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6. The first to get Pallavur Award:
(a) Chakkamkulam Appumarar
(b) Patikkamthodi Ravunni Menon
(c) P.K. Kallan
(d) Ammannur

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7. The first winner of Vayalar Award:
(a) T Padmanabhan
(b) Lalithambika Antharjanaam
(c) Kovilan
(d) Sugathakumari

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8. The first Malayali to get Padmavibhooshan:
(a) Vallathol
(b) V.K. Krishnamenon
(c) John Mathai
(d) VP Menon

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9. The first Malayali to get Padmabhooshan:
(a) John Mathai
(b) V.P. Menon
(c) Vallathol
(d) Perakath Verghese Benjamin

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10. The first Malayali to get Padmashree:
(a) Perakath Verghese Benjamin
(b) K. Kelappan
(c) E.M.S.
(d) K.P. Kesavamenon

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11. The first winner of Ezhuthachan Award:
(a) Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
(b) Pala NarayananNair
(c) T. Padmanabhan
(d) O.N.V. Kurup

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12. First to get Dronacharya Award from Kerala?
(a) Shyni Wilson
(b) O.M Nambiar
(c) K.P Thomas
(d) Sunny Thomas

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13. First malayalee winner of Arjuna Award?
(a) P.T Usha
(b) Vishwanathan Anand
(c) C. Balakrishnan
(d) Jimmy George

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14. The first woman Keralite to win Arjuna Award was……?
(a) M. D. Valsamma
(b) P.T Usha
(c) KM Beenamol
(d) K.C. Elamma

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15. The first winner of Odakuzhal Award:
(a) Vennikulam Gopala Kurup
(b) Pala NarayananNair
(c) T. Padmanabhan
(d) Muttathu Varkey

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