HorthooZ – Kerala GK, PSC Questions & Onam Quiz

Q1 Multiple Choice Question

Built without a conventional masonry core wall using a unique ancient soil compaction technique across the Ayyanpuzha river in Palakkad district, which dam is this?

A Walayar Dam B Pothundy Dam C Mangalam Dam D Meenkara Dam

Q2 Multiple Choice Question

Flowing past the historic town of Nileshwaram in Kasaragod district and joining the Karyangod estuarine system, which river is this?

A Shiriya River B Chandragiri River C Manjeswaram River D Neeleswaram River

Q3 Multiple Choice Question

Historically serving as the traditional boundary separating the northern Kottayam royal domains from southern Zamorin territories in Malabar, which river is this?

A Korappuzha River B Kallai River C Mahi River D Valapattanam River

Q4 Multiple Choice Question

Famous for its series of 12 cascading waterfalls over a distance of 5 km along a tributary of the Periyar, where is Thommankuthu located?

A Palakkad district B Kollam district C Wayanad district D Idukki district

Q5 Multiple Choice Question

Located in Thiruvananthapuram district near a historic 17th-century British/Dutch fort, which estuarine backwater is this?

A Vellayani Lake B Anjengo (Anchuthengu) Backwaters C Kadinamkulam Backwaters D Paravur Backwaters

Q6 Multiple Choice Question

Constructed across the Karamanathodu river (tributary of Kabani) in Wayanad district, which dam is acclaimed as India's LARGEST earth dam?

A Peechi Dam B Neyyar Dam C Banasura Sagar Dam D Malampuzha Dam

Q7 Multiple Choice Question

What are the names of the three east-flowing rivers of Kerala that drain into the Cauvery river system?

A Achankovil, Pamba, and Manimala B Bharathapuzha, Periyar, and Chalakudy C Kabani, Bhavani, and Pambar D Periyar, Pamba, and Chaliyar

Q8 Multiple Choice Question

Built across the Malampuzha river in Palakkad district, which dam is the largest irrigation reservoir in Kerala featuring the famous Yakshi garden?

A Pothundy Dam B Mangalam Dam C Walayar Dam D Malampuzha Dam

Q9 Multiple Choice Question

Originating from the Western Ghats and flowing through Kasaragod district into the Arabian Sea near Kumbla, which northern river is this?

A Karyangod River B Payaswini River C Manjeswaram River D Shiriya River (Shiriyapuzha)

Q10 Multiple Choice Question

Featuring a magnificent three-tiered cascade dropping across 300 meters in Wayanad district, which waterfall is one of the most stunning tourist destinations in northern Kerala?

A Athirappilly Waterfalls B Palaruvi Waterfalls C Meenmutty Waterfalls (Wayanad) D Chethalayam Waterfalls

Q11 Multiple Choice Question

In Fluvial Geomorphology, the 'Stream Power Index' (SPI) used to evaluate erosion and incision risks along Kerala's mountain rivers is directly proportional to:

A Total atmospheric barometric pressure at sea level B Average annual ambient air temperature variations C Magnetic declination angle along the Western Ghats ridge D The product of discharge (or upstream catchment area) and local channel bed slope ($S = A \cdot taneta$)

Q12 Multiple Choice Question

During dry pre-monsoon summer months, the Vembanad estuarine lagoon experiences upstream penetration of dense marine saltwater beneath outflowing freshwater, creating a classic:

A Permanently frozen permafrost benthic layer B Complete thermal inversion with zero salinity variance C Turbulent hyper-saline hydrothermal boiling plume D Salt-wedge estuarine stratification

Q13 Multiple Choice Question

Characterized by its unique palm-shaped or eight-armed estuarine morphology in Kollam district, which is the SECOND largest backwater lake in Kerala?

A Paravur Lake B Ashtamudi Lake C Sasthamkotta Lake D Vembanad Lake

Q14 Multiple Choice Question

Constructed in 1895 across the Periyar river by British engineer John Pennycuick, where is the Mullaperiyar Dam geographically located?

A Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu B Madurai district, Tamil Nadu C Idukki district, Kerala (with waters diverted to Tamil Nadu) D Wayanad district, Kerala

Q15 Multiple Choice Question

In Fluvial Geomorphology applied to the river basins of Kerala, Hack's Law mathematically describes the empirical relationship between:

A Total annual rainfall volume and bedrock mineral composition B Elevation drop in meters and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels C Stream length ($L$) and basin area ($A$), expressed as $L = C A^h$ where $h$ is typically close to 0.6 D Tidal wave velocity and seismic earthquake magnitude

Q16 Multiple Choice Question

Which river is the LONGEST river in Kasaragod district, originating from the Pethmula hills and flowing past Chandragiri fort into the sea?

A Manjeswaram River B Valapattanam River C Chandragiri River (Payaswini) D Kuppam River

Q17 Multiple Choice Question

Which dams are constructed across the Chalakudy River and its tributaries in Thrissur district?

A Sholayar Dam, Peringalkuthu Dam, and Parambikulam Dam B Idukki and Mullaperiyar C Malampuzha and Peechi D Banasura Sagar and Kakki

Q18 Multiple Choice Question

Originating from the Pambaivalavu hills of the Western Ghats and flowing through Pathanamthitta and Kollam districts before joining the Pamba/Vembanad system, which river is this?

A Vamanapuram River B Kallada River C Manimala River D Achankovil River (128 km)

Q19 Multiple Choice Question

Sasthamkotta Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Kerala, was designated as a Ramsar wetland in which year?

A 1988 B 1975 C 2012 D 2002

Q20 Multiple Choice Question

Also located in Kollam district, which water body is celebrated as the LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE in Kerala, fed entirely by underground springs?

A Vembanad Lake B Ashtamudi Lake C Sasthamkotta Lake D Vellayani Lake

Rivers, Lakes & Waterfalls of Kerala