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How many wildlife sanctuaries are in Tamilnadu?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Protected Areas in the State includes 5 National parks, 15 Wildlife sanctuaries, 15 bird sanctuaries and 2 conservation reserves besides 5 Tiger Reserves viz.
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Which is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu?
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Answer: Option C
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Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary in Erode district, 1,411.6 km2 (545.0 sq mi), the largest wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, was declared a sanctuary in 2008. The sanctuary was later declared as a Tiger Reserve due to large number of tigers sighted during the 2010 wildlife survey.
33
Where do the 3 Oceans meet?
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Answer: Option A
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The family finds their way to Kanyakumari, where three oceans meet, and delight in making it to the end of the earth together.
34
Which is the first wildlife sanctuary in Tamilnadu?
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Answer: Option C
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The Mudumalai National Park, established in 1940, was the first modern Wildlife Sanctuary in South India. Most protected areas throughout its 30 Districts are under the stewardship of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department.
35
How many forests are there in Tamil Nadu?
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Answer: Option A
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The State Tamil Nadu has a spectrum of nine major forest types ranging from wet evergreen forest to moist deciduous, dry deciduous, sholas, grass lands and scrub forest.
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What is Vedanthangal famous for?
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Answer: Option B
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Vedanthangal is home to migratory birds such as pintail, garganey, grey wagtail, blue-winged teal, common sandpiper and the like. Vedanthangal is the oldest water bird sanctuary in the country. Vedanthangal in Tamil language means 'hamlet of the hunter'.
37
Which is the biggest zoo in Tamil Nadu?
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Answer: Option A
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38
What is the district of Vedanthangal?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is a 30-hectare (74-acre) protected area located in the Madurantakam taluk of the Chengalpattu District in the state of Tamil .
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Who was the last king of Tamil Nadu?
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Answer: Option A
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The Hoysalas were routed from Kannanur Kuppam around 1279 by Kulasekhara Pandiyan and in the same war the last Chola emperor Rajendra III was routed and the Chola empire ceased to exist thereafter.
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Who was the first Nayak ruler of Madurai?
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Answer: Option A
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The first Nayak ruler of Madurai Viswanatha Nayak was the Vijayanagara viceroy to Madurai in south India during the 16th century. He later became the ruler of Madurai after the fall of the Vijayanagara empire. He is the founder of the Nayak dynasty of Madurai.