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Which water body is to the east of Tamil Nadu?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
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.
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Who was founded the Swadesamitran news paper?
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Answer: Option D
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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.
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Who is the founder of DMK?
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Answer: Option C
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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.
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Who is the first women governer of Tamilnadu ?
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Answer: Option A
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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.
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Who is the founder of AIADMK?
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Answer: Option B
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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.
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Which City is largest Knitwear exporter?
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Answer: Option C
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Cities of Tirupur and Erode are the country's largest exporters of knitwear. They are well known for textile manufacturing industries and exports to such extent that the districts of Coimbatore, Tirupur, Karur, Erode, Namakkal and Salem.
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Which strait separates Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka?
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Answer: Option D
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The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.
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Koodal is old name of Which city?
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Answer: Option A
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Koodal is another name for Madurai, whule Azhaghar translated to “the beautiful one. ” The ancient temple is one of the 108 holy abodes of Lord Vishnu and is thereby much revered by Hindus of India and abroad.
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Which Chief minister has been appointed a maximum number of times?
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Answer: Option B
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The person to have been appointed Chief Minister the maximum number of times is M. Karunanidhi. He is the only Chief Minister with 5 terms in office (10 February 1969 - 4 January 1971, 15 March 1971 - 31 January 1976, 27 January 1989 - 30 January 1991, 13 May 1996 - 13 May 2001, 13 May 2006 - 2011).
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Tamil Nadu state came into existence on ___________
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Answer: Option A
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On 26 January 1950, it was formed as Madras State by the Government of India. As a result of the 1956 States Reorganisation Act, the state's boundaries were re-organized following linguistic lines. The state was finally renamed Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969 by C.N.