📍 Kerala – Complete GK Notes (Exam Ready)
🗺️ Basic Overview
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
Known as: God’s Own Country
Located on: Malabar Coast (Arabian Sea)
Highest literacy rate in India
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🏛️ Famous Places & Monuments
🛕 Padmanabhaswamy Temple
One of the richest temples in the world
Dedicated to Lord Vishnu
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🏞️ Alappuzha Backwaters
Famous for houseboats
Major tourist attraction
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🌄 Munnar
Famous hill station
Known for tea plantations
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🌳 National Parks & Wildlife
🐘 Periyar National Park
Famous for: Elephants & Tigers
Located near Thekkady
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🌿 Silent Valley National Park
Known for tropical rainforest
Rare species found
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🌊 Important Rivers
🌊 Periyar River
Longest river of Kerala
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🌊 Bharathapuzha River
Second longest river
Also called Nila River
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🧠 Important GK Points
Highest literacy state → Kerala
Classical dance → Kathakali
Famous festival → Onam
Spice production → Pepper, Cardamom
Important port → Kochi Port
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🏙️ Important Cities
Thiruvananthapuram → Capital
Kochi → Port city
Kozhikode → Historic trade center
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⚡ Super Important One-Liners
Backwaters → Alappuzha
Dance → Kathakali
Highest literacy → Kerala
Periyar → Longest river
