Tamil Nadu GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

The first Tamil silent film, Keechaka Vadham, was made by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first talking motion picture, Kalidas, was a multilingual film directed by H M Reddy and was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture Alam Ara.

The state emblem was designed in 1949 by artist R. Krishna Rao who was a native of Madurai.

The first Indian Tamil woman awarded with the, "Knight in the order of the legions of Honor", the highest award from France, 2013 (A) Anjali Gopalan

In 1997, Ganesan was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour for films in India. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Ganesan is remembered as an iconic figure of Tamil cinema.

The fifth century Tamil epic Silappadikaram, praises the river Cauvery. It features an unusual praise of the Sun, the Moon, the river Cauvery and the city of Poompuhar at its beginning, the contemporary tradition being to praise a deity.

Dadabhai Naoroji, (4 September 1825 - 30 June 1917) also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India", was an Indian political .

Tharangambadi or Tranquebar, is a town in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on the Coromandel Coast. Tranquebar was the first Danish trading post in India established in 1620. King Christian IV had sent his envoy Ove Gjedde who established contact with Raghunatha Nayak of Tanjore. The Danish government sold the colony of Tranquebar to the British East India Company in 1845.

Parantaka I who ruled from c. 907 to 953 CE, captured Madurai and adopted the titles of Madurantak which means destroyer of Madurai and Maduraikonda (capturer of Madurai).

Chennai District is the most populated district in Tamil Nadu. Its Population as per census 2011 is 71 Lakhs.