Question 1: The lake and the life on its shores have inspired many artists
and writers.It has been the subject of many poems of renowned poet
________ who
was born and brought up on its banks.
Question 5: The lake and the city of Quilon on its banks and the Neendakara port at the
confluence offer the transport means for state’s trade and commerce
in ________ trading and
processing industry and marine products industry.
Question 8: Large quantities of untreated sewage, disposal of human
excreta, and the pollution from paper mills, industries (________,
ceramics, seafood), as well as from coconut husk retting.
Question 9: ________, during his 24-year sojourn in
the 14th century, is reported to have mentioned about the Quilon
port as one of the five ports for Chinese trade.