Tamil Nadu GK Questions Answers

91. Who authored the Jain Tamil epic *Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi*?

  • A) Natakuptanar
  • B) Tirutakkatevar
  • C) Ilango Adigal
  • D) Sīthalai Sāttanār
Answer: Tirutakkatevar

92. Out of the five great Tamil epics, how many were authored by Jain writers?

  • A) 2
  • B) 3
  • C) 4
  • D) 5
Answer: 3

93. In which Tamil epic is Kannagi the central character?

  • A) Manimekalai
  • B) Valayapathi
  • C) Silappathikaram
  • D) Kundalakesi
Answer: Silappathikaram

94. When was the first regular Tamil newspaper *Swadesamitran* launched?

  • A) 1882
  • B) 1883
  • C) 1884
  • D) 1885
Answer: 1882

95. Who wrote the first Tamil novel *Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram* in 1879?

  • A) Bharathidasan
  • B) Subramania Bharati
  • C) V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
  • D) Mayavaram Vedanayagam Pillai
Answer: Mayavaram Vedanayagam Pillai

96. According to Megasthenes, the Pandya kingdom was especially famous for

  • A) Silk
  • B) Bronze
  • C) Pearls
  • D) Weapons
Answer: Pearls

97. The five monolithic rathas at Mahabalipuram were carved during the reign of which Pallava king?

  • A) Simhavishnu
  • B) Mahendravarman I
  • C) Narasimhavarman I
  • D) Nandivarman II
Answer: Narasimhavarman I

98. The Nayanars were

  • A) Shaivite saints
  • B) Vaishnavite saints
  • C) Jain saints
  • D) Christian saints
Answer: Shaivite saints

99. The Amaravati River is a tributary of which river?

  • A) Krishna
  • B) Godavari
  • C) Kaveri
  • D) Tungabhadra
Answer: Kaveri

100. Who wrote the Tamil epic *Silappathikaram*?

  • A) Bharathiyar
  • B) Ilango Adigal
  • C) Venkitamakhi
  • D) Arunagirinathar
Answer: Ilango Adigal
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