Tamil Nadu General Knowledge Questions and Answers

21. Who has been the only female Governor of Tamil Nadu to date?

• A) Margaret Alva
• B) Pratibha Patil
• C) Kamla Beniwal
• D) Fathima Beevi

22. Who was the first Indian Tamil woman to receive France's "Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour" in 2013?

• A) Anjali Gopalan
• B) V. L. Ethiraj
• C) Navanethem Pillay
• D) Usha Thorat

23. In which year was actor Sivaji Ganesan awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

• A) 1994
• B) 1996
• C) 1997
• D) 1999

24. Who was the first person from Tamil Nadu to receive the Padma Vibhushan award?

• A) T. Balasaraswati
• B) A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
• C) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
• D) Raja Jesudoss Chelliah

25. Which temple is featured in the official state emblem of Tamil Nadu?

• A) Srivilliputhur Andal Temple
• B) Pundarikakshan Perumal Temple
• C) Kola Valvill Ramar Temple
• D) Ulagalantha Perumal Temple

26. The Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur was built during the reign of which dynasty?

• A) Cholas
• B) Hoysalas
• C) Rashtrakutas
• D) Chalukyas

27. Which river is prominently praised in the first-century Tamil epic *Silappadikaram*?

• A) Ganges
• B) Saraswati
• C) Godavari
• D) Cauvery

28. Who was known as the "Dadabhai of Tamil Nadu"?

• A) Bharathiyar
• B) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
• C) Tiruppur Kumaran
• D) C. Vijayaraghavachariyar

29. Who founded the Rajahmundry Social Reform Association in the Madras Presidency?

• A) Tulsi Ram
• B) M.G. Ranade
• C) N.M. Joshi
• D) Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu

30. Who translated *Thiruvachagam* into English?

• A) Robert de Nobili
• B) Father Mello
• C) G.U. Pope
• D) Father Buchard