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Tamil Nadu GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Tamil Nadu GK MCQ Question and Answer with easy explanations. Tamil Nadu State GK MCQ section provides you all type of GK mcq questions with explanations. Tamil NaduState GK MCQ is important for exams like State PCS, IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-5 section-3

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Tamil Nadu .
41
Who was the last sultan of Madurai?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Ahsan Khan and his descendants ruled Madurai and surrounding territories until 1378 when the last sultan, Ala-ud-Din Sikandar Shah fell in battle against the forces of the Vijayanagara Empire led by Kumara Kampana.
42
Who ruled Madurai before British?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Cholas ruled Madurai from 920 AD till the beginning of the 13th century. In 1223 AD Pandyas regained their kingdom and once again become prosperous. Pandian Kings patronised Tamil language in a great way. During their period, many master-pieces were created.
43
Who was the famous queen of Nayak dynasty in Madurai?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Meenakshi (1700-1736) was a queen regnant of Madurai Nayak Kingdom between 1731 and 1736. She was the granddaughter-in-law of Rani Mangammal. She was the last ruler in the Madurai Nayaks line.
44
Who built Meenakshi Temple?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was built by King Kulasekara Pandya (1190-1216 CE). He built the main Portions of the three-storeyed gopura at the entrance of Sundareswarar Shrine and the central portion of the Goddess Meenakshi Shrine are some of the earliest surviving parts of the temple.
45
Who was the first king of Pandya?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The first Pandyan king who has been mentioned in the Sangam works recovered so far is Nedunjeliyan I, who ruled from the coastal town of Korkai, at the mouth of river Tamraparni.
46
Which is the capital of Chola Dynasty?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Chola Empire was founded by Vijayalaya. He took over the Tanjore kingdom in the 8th century and led to the rise of the mighty Cholas by defeating the Pallavas. Tanjore was hence made the first capital of the eminent Chola Empire. Aditya I succeeded Vijayalaya to become the ruler of the empire.
47
Who is Tamil king?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Three Crowned rulers, or the Three Glorified by Heaven, or World of the Three or The Tamil Kings, primarily known as Moovendhar, refers to the triumvirate of Chera, Chola and Pandya .
48
Who Founded Tamil Sangam?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The first tamil Sangam was held to the south of Madurai under the patronage of Makeerthy, the Pandyan king. Agastya was Founded the of first sangam Tamil Sangam.
49
Who is the father of Tamil language?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
As per Tamil sources, the father of Tamil literature is 'Agastaya'.
50
Who was the last Nayak ruler of Madurai?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Chokkanatha Nayak (1662-1682) succeeded his father Muttu Alkadri Nayak, as the ruler of the Madurai Nayak dynasty, when he was sixteen years old.