21-12-2017, 04:32 PM
Swathi Thirunal (1829-1847)
*The Travancore King was known as ‘Garbha Sreeman’
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*The real name of Swathi Thirunal
Ans : Ramavarma
*The Travancore ruler shifted Hajoor - Kachery from Quilpn to Trivandrum
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*Sucheendram Kaimukku was abolished by
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*The Court Poet of Swathi Thirunal
Ans : Irayimman Thampi
*Author of the lullaby ‘Omana thingal kidavo’
Ans : Irayimman Thampi
*The Museum & Zoo, astronomical Observatory, Kuthira Malika were started by
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*The Travancore ruler introduced English education in Trivandrum
Ans : Swathi Thirunal .
*The first English School in Travancore was started by
Ans : Swathi Thirunal (1834)
*The first charity hospital at Thiruvanan thapuram was founded by
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*Irrigation department in Travancore was set up by
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*First Kerala King appeared on Stamps
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*The King named Travancore army as ‘Nair Brigade’
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*The Travancore King’s period known as ‘golden age’ in the history, of modern Travancore
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*The Travancore ruler set up the department of Engineering & Maramathu for the first time
Ans : Swathi Thirunal
*He was an expert Carnatic singer and Veena player.
*Bhakthi Manj-ari, Utsava Prabhandh, Padmanabha Sathakam etc are some of the major works of Swati Thirunal.
*Public Library, the Government Press, Oriental Manuscript Library etc. were started by Swathi Thirunal.
*He is the organiser of Swathi Sangeethotsavam - a week long festival, conducted every year from 6 to 12 January at Kuthiramalika, Trivandrum.
TWisting Pairs
*First census in Travancore was conducted by
Ans : Swathi Thirunal (1836)
*First systematic census of Travancore was conducted by
Ans : Ayilyam Thirunal (1875)
Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma (1847-1860)
*First Post-Office in Travancore was started by
Ans : Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma
(Alleppey, 1857)
