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1
Which district in Kerala became the first in India to achieve full operationalization of banking services across all accounts (100% digital banking)?
Answer:
Thrissur
2
Which state in India became the first to declare access to the Internet as a basic right of its citizens?
Answer:
Kerala
3
What is the name of the flagship optic fibre network project launched by Kerala to bridge the digital divide?
Answer:
KFON
4
Which municipal corporation in Kerala became the first in India to introduce an AI-driven e-governance grievance redressal system?
Answer:
Kochi
5
Which city in Kerala was officially designated as India's first 'City of Literature' by UNESCO?
Answer:
Kozhikode
6
India's first Water Metro project was launched in which city of Kerala?
Answer:
Kochi
7
Which port in Kerala received India's first deepwater container transshipment vessel?
Answer:
Vizhinjam International Seaport
8
What is the name of Kerala's flagship project aimed at completely eradicating extreme poverty across the state?
Answer:
Ati Daridrya Nirmarjana Scheme
9
Which tribal settlement district in Kerala became the first in India to digitize all basic documents for all tribal citizens?
Answer:
Wayanad
10
Which airport in Kerala is known as the world's first fully solar-powered airport?
Answer:
Cochin International Airport (CIAL)
11
Which constitutional literacy campaign made Kollam the first Constitution-literate district in India?
Answer:
The Citizen
12
What is the name of the comprehensive mental health program launched by Kerala Health Department across primary health centers?
Answer:
Aashwasam
13
Kerala's women self-help group movement that celebrated its Silver Jubilee recently is known as:
Answer:
Kudumbashree
14
Which robot was deployed in Kerala to clean sewer manholes, eliminating manual scavenging?
Answer:
Bandicoot
15
Which district in Kerala has the highest number of Grama Panchayats in the state?
Answer:
Malappuram
16
What is the name of Kerala's state-owned ride-hailing online taxi and auto service platform?
Answer:
Kerala Savari
17
Which district in Kerala was certified as the first open defecation free (ODF) plus district in the state?
Answer:
Wayanad
18
What is the name of the public service delivery portal that brings over 900+ citizen services online in Kerala?
Answer:
e-Sevanam
19
Which digital platform was launched by Kerala Local Self Government Department to digitize all municipal and panchayat office services?
Answer:
K-SMART
20
Which sanctuary in Kerala is the only protected habitat for the endangered Nilgiri Tahr besides Eravikulam National Park?
Answer:
Silent Valley National Park
21
In which district of Kerala is the proposed Sabarimala Greenfield International Airport project located?
Answer:
Kottayam
22
What is the name of the organic farming and agro-ecological initiative launched by Kudumbashree in Kerala?
Answer:
Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)
23
Who was the first recipient of the prestigious 'Kerala Jyothi' award instituted by the Government of Kerala on the lines of Padma awards?
Answer:
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
24
Which institution in Kerala achieved the first rank among government colleges in India under the NIRF Rankings?
Answer:
University College, Thiruvananthapuram
25
What is the name of the state-of-the-art startup incubator park located in Kalamassery, Kochi?
Answer:
Technology Innovation Zone (Integrated Startup Complex)
26
Which national park in Kerala is famous for the blooming of the Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) flower every 12 years?
Answer:
Eravikulam National Park
27
Which Kerala panchayat became the first carbon-neutral panchayat in the state?
Answer:
Meenangadi
28
Which village in Kerala was recognized as India's first model eco-tourism and sanitary-napkin-free village?
Answer:
Kumbalangi
29
What is the name of the project launched to transform Kerala's traditional school classrooms into high-tech digital classrooms?
Answer:
Vidyakiranam Project
30
Which is the first state in India to implement a Uniform Price for Gold based on bank rates?
Answer:
Kerala