Tamil Nadu

61. Which water body is to the east of Tamil Nadu?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
Tamil Nadu is one of the 29 states of India. It is situated at the South Eastern extremity of the Indian Peninsula bounded on the north by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, on the east by Bay of Bengal, on the South by the Indian Ocean and on the West by Kerala.
62. Who was founded the Swadesamitran news paper?
a. Bharathi
b. Nethaji
c. Thilagar
d.

Option “D” is correct.
One of the earliest Tamil newspapers and the longest in print, Swadesamitran was founded by Indian nationalist G. Subramania Iyer four years after he had started The Hindu.In 1882, Subramania Aiyer founded his own Tamil weekly, Swadesamitran.
63. Who is the founder of DMK?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct.
The DMK was founded in 1949 by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam , which was headed by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. It was headed by Annadurai from 1949 until his death on 3 February 1969.
64. Who is the first women governer of Tamilnadu ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “A” is correct.
M. Fathima Beevi was born on 30 April 1927 at Pathanamthitta in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore, now in the Indian state of Kerala, as the daughter of Annaveettil Meer Sahib and Khadeeja Beevi.
65. Who is the founder of AIADMK?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
AIADMK is a Dravidian party founded by former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.) at Madurai on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after M. Karunanidhi expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.
66.
Total Number of Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu?
a. 42
b. 45
c. 39
d.

Option “C” is correct.
There are 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, with an average of 1.51 million voters in each one.
67.
Which is highest peak in Tamil Nadu?
a. Doddabetta
b.
c.
d. Meghamalai

Option “A” is correct.
Doddabetta is the highest Peak in the Tamil Nadu and is about 10 kms. from Ooty bus stand. The name Doddabetta literally means ‘Big mountain’ in the Badugu Language, which is so in reality. It is at the junction of Western and Eastern Ghats and offer beautiful vistas of Nilgiri Hills range.
68. How many bends are in Megamalai?
a. 15
b. 20
c. 18
d. 16

Option “C” is correct.
There are 18 hairpin curves during the 35-kilometre-long ride to Meghamalai. The road is so bad that the car can ply only in the second gear. The condition of the road will grow worse and worse as you move upward. Chinnamanur and Kambam can be spotted far below.
69. In which district megamalai located ?
a. Theni
b. Dindugal
c. Madurai
d. Nilagiri

Option “A” is correct.
Meghamalai commonly known as the High Wavy Mountains, is a mountain range located in the Western Ghats in the Theni district near Kumily, Tamil Nadu.
70. Who built Vaigai dam?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct.
The Vaigai Dam was inaugurated by K. Kamaraja, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1959. It was proposed as a Major Medium Irrigation Project as part of a five-year plan and was implemented chiefly to provide water for Drinking and Irrigation and Hydroelectric purposes in Madurai.

 

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