Tamil Nadu

41. Who led the French forces during the “Siege of Madras”?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
Siege of Madras refers to an important event during the 7 years war when the British and French were fighting in India for their supremacy. It was a seize of the Madras which was divided into Black Town and White town at that time. The Black town refereed to the area populated by the Indian Natives and White town referred to the area populated by British around St. Fort George. The French invaded the black town which remained unprotected. Here, they looted the houses of the natives. They advanced towards the White Town where they are resisted by the British Forces. The French were led by Thomas Arthur, Lally. When additional British force arrived Madras, the French withdrew and this was a huge setback to French.
42. Who among the following was the first Indian to sit as a judge of the Madras High Court?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct.
Sir Thiruvarur Muthuswamy Iyer KCIE (28 January 1832 – 25 January 1895) was an Indian lawyer who, in 1877, became the first native Indian to be appointed as judge of the Madras High Court.
43. In which year was the Namakkal District formulated _________
a. 1990
b.
c. 2002
d. 1997

Option “D” is correct.
Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal town as headquarters on 25 July 1996 and started to function independently from 1 January 1997.
44. How many major harbours are there in Tamil Nadu ?
a. 4
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5

Option “C” is correct.
The state of Tamil Nadu has the natural coast line to a length of 992 km, on which there are three major ports and fifteen minor ports situated.
45. The place known as the egg basket of Tamil Nadu is _______
a. Salem
b.
c. Erode
d. Namakkal

Option “D” is correct.
Namakkal is known as the Egg City due to its large egg production and Transport city.The major producer of Egg in Southern Region. Hence, called as ‘ Egg City ‘.
46. Which one is the first city to obtained ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management ______
a. Hosur
b. Namakkal
c. Tirupur
d. Erode

Option “B” is correct.
Namakkal municipality, the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, is all set to implement the Rs.
47. Which temple is featured in the official Seal of Tamil Nadu ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “D” is correct.
The gopuram in the emblem is generic and specific references of Srivilliputhur Andal temple tower (gopuram) came to be known as the state emblem, even in government records due to the TKC-Reddy episode.
48. Who among the following was called as Dadabhai of Tamil Nadu ?
a.
b.
c.
d. Bharathiyar

Option “A” is correct.
The following was called as Dadabhai of Tamil Nadu C. Vijayaragavachariyar.He is known as the Grand Old Man of India. He was the first Indian who was a mem.
49. The first railway station was built in Tamil Nadu at _____
a. Virudhunagar
b. Royapuram
c. Tiruchirappalli
d. Madras

Option “B” is correct.
Royapuram is a locality in the Northern part of Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, most known for the Royapuram Railway Station, the first railway station of south India opened in 1856, and is today the oldest surviving railway station of the India, slated for demolition to accommodate Chennai Metro shortly.
50. The Chennai Central railway station was opened in the year ?
a. 1881
b. 1868
c. 1873
d. 1877

Option “C” is correct.
The Chennai Central Station was opened in 1873 with only four platforms and George Hardring designed the building.
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