The first communist government in Kerala, elected in 1957, was led by:

A.K. Gopalan
E.M.S. Namboodiripad
C. Achutha Menon
V.S Achuthanandan

The correct answer is B) E.M.S. Namboodiripad.

E.M.S. Namboodiripad was the first Chief Minister of Kerala, India, from 1957 to 1959. He was a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement.

Namboodiripad was born in 1909 into a Nambudiri Brahmin family in Kerala. He was educated at the University of Madras, where he studied law. After graduating, he worked as a lawyer in Kerala.

Namboodiripad became involved in the Indian independence movement in the 1930s. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and was arrested several times by the British colonial government.

After India gained independence in 1947, Namboodiripad joined the Communist Party of India. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1952.

In 1957, the Communist Party of India won the Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. Namboodiripad became the first Chief Minister of Kerala. He was the first communist chief minister in India.

Namboodiripad’s government implemented a number of progressive reforms, including land reforms, education reforms, and health reforms. He also promoted the use of Malayalam as the official language of Kerala.

Namboodiripad’s government was defeated in the 1959 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. He remained a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly until 1967.

Namboodiripad died in 1998 at the age of 88. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of Kerala.

A.K. Gopalan was a communist leader who was born in 1904. He was a member of the Communist Party of India and was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1952. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1959.

C. Achutha Menon was a communist leader who was born in 1913. He was a member of the Communist Party of India and was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1952. He was Chief Minister of Kerala from 1967 to 1969.

V.S. Achuthanandan was a communist leader who was born in 1923. He was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967. He was Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011.