Tamil Nadu GK Questions Answers

61. The Aryankavu Pass in Tamil Nadu is located in which hill range?

• A) Kodaikanal Hills
• B) Agasthyamalai Hills
• C) Varushanad Hills
• D) Alagar Hills

62. Which Sangam literary work mentions the Tiru Onam festival?

• A) Kalittokai
• B) Maduraikkanci
• C) Ainkurunuru
• D) Pattinappalai

63. In which century was the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram built?

• A) 7th century
• B) 8th century
• C) 9th century
• D) 10th century

64. Which city in Tamil Nadu is known as the "Textile Capital"?

• A) Salem
• B) Karur
• C) Tiruchirappalli
• D) Coimbatore

65. The Vaikuntha Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram was built by which Pallava king?

• A) Nandivarman I
• B) Nandivarman II
• C) Hiranyavarman
• D) None of the above

66. Who authored the Sangam work *Madurai Kanchi*?

• A) Nakkirar
• B) Ilandiraiyan
• C) Nedungilli
• D) Mangudi Maruthanar

67. Who wrote the Sanskrit text *Amuktamalyada*?

• A) Kshetrayya
• B) Vengamamba
• C) Tirumalamba
• D) Krishnadevaraya

68. Which committee was set up by the Tamil Nadu government to study Centre-State relations?

• A) Santhanam Committee
• B) Vohra Committee
• C) Rajamannar Committee
• D) Sarkaria Committee

69. Who composed *Tamil Thai Valthu*, the official state song of Tamil Nadu?

• A) Bharathidasan
• B) Periyasaamy Thooran
• C) M. S. Viswanathan
• D) Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai

70. In which year was *Tamil Thai Valthu* adopted as the official state song of Tamil Nadu?

• A) 1952
• B) 1956
• C) 1968
• D) 1982