Journalism
Breaking news : Staff of the East Bay Times, for their coverage of the Ghost Ship fire
Breaking news photography : Daniel Berehulak, freelancer, for his photography of government assault on drug dealers and users in the Philippines
Commentary : Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, for her coverage of the election season
Criticism : Hilton Als of the New Yorker, for his theater reviews
Editorial cartooning : Jim Morin of the Miami Herald, for his political cartoons
Editorial writing : Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times, for his coverage of Iowa’s corporate agricultural interests
Explanatory reporting : International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and Miami Herald, for the Panama Papers
Feature photography : E. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune, for his photo essay on a child who survived a shooting in Chicago
Feature writing : C.J. Chivers of the New York Times, for his feature on a Marine’s life after the war
International reporting : Staff of the New York Times, for reporting on Vladimir Putin’s efforts to project Russia’s power abroad
Investigative reporting : Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette-Mail, for his coverage of the West Virginia opioid epidemic
Local reporting : Staff of the Salt Lake Tribune, for their coverage of sexual assault at Brigham Young University
National reporting : David A. Fahrenthold of the Washington Post, for his coverage of the question of Donald Trump’s philanthropy
Public service : New York Daily News and ProPublica, for Sarah Ryley’s series on NYPD-led evictions
Arts and letters
Biography : The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar
Drama : Sweat, by Lynn Nottage
Fiction : The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
General nonfiction : Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond
History : Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971, by Heather Ann Thompson
Music : Angel’s Bone, by Du Yun
Poetry : Olio, by Tyehimba Jess
Click here to search study notes. Click here to view all Kerala PSC Study notes. Click here to read PSC Question Bank by Category wise. Click here to Test your knowledge by atteneding Quiz.Below table contains Important Years In Kerala History in chronological order. .
Important Years In Kerala History .
BC 232 - Spread of Buddhism in Kerala .
AD 45 - Hippalus arrived in Kerala .
AD 52 - ST Thomas arrived in Kerala .
AD 68 - Jews arrived in Kerala .
AD 644 - Arrived of malik dinar in Kerala .
AD 788 - Birth of Sankaracharya .
AD 820 - Death of Sankaracharya .
AD 825 - Kollam Era started .
AD 829 - First Mamankam in Kerala .
AD 1000 - Jewish copper plate .
AD 1341 - Flood in Periyar .
AD 1498 - Arrival of Vasco da Gama .
AD 1500 - Cabral arrived in Kerala .
AD 1503 - Construction of fort manual .
AD 1524 - 3rd Visit of Vasco da Gama in Kerala. Death of Vasco da Gama .
AD 1531 - Construction of Chaliyam fort .
AD 1555 - Construction of Dutch palace...
Bengal’s Sorrow – Damodar River.
Blue Mountains – Nilgiri Hills.
China’s Sorrow – Hwang-Ho.
City of Dreaming Spires – Oxford.
City of Golden Gate – San Francisco.
City of Magnificient Distances – Washington.
City of Palaces – Calcutta.
City of Seven Hills – Rome.
City of Sky Scrapers – New York.
Cockpit of Europe – Belgium.
Dark Continent – Africa.
Emerald Island – Ireland.
Eternal City – Rome.
Forbidden City – Lhasa (Tibet).
Garden City – Chicago.
Gate of Tears – Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb.
Gateway of India – Mumbai.
Gift of Nile – Egypt.
Granite City – Aberdeen.
Hermit Kingdom – Korea.
Herring Pond – Atlantic Ocean.
Holy Land – Palestine.
Island Continent – Australia.
Island of Cloves – Zanzibar.
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Busiest Airport : Chicago O'Hare International Airport .
Coldest Place : Vostok, Antarctica.
Coldest Planet : Neptune.
Deepest Gorge : Hell’s Canyon, USA.
Deepest Lake : Lake Baikal, Siberia.
Deepest Ocean : Pacific Ocean.
Deepest Point in the Ocean : Challenger deep of Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean.
Deepest in the World.
Driest Place : Death Valley, California.
Fastest Bird : Swift.
Fastest Land Animal : Cheetah.
Fastest Planet : Mercury.
Heaviest Rainfall : Mawsynram, India.
Highest Active Volcano : Guayathiri, Chile.
Highest Airport : Lhasa Airport, Tibet.
Highest Bridge : Milau, France.
Highest Capital City : La Paz, Bolivia.
Highest Continent : Antarctica.
Highest Lake : Titicaca, Bolivia.
Highest Mountain Peak : Mt. Everest.
Highest Mountain Peak : Mt. Everest, Nepal.
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