TAMIL NADU

*Formed on - January 26,1950
*Capital - Chennai 
*Major Languages - Tamil
*High Court - Chennai High Court
*Official animal - Nilgiri Tahr
*Official bird - Emerald Dove
*State flower - Gloriosa Lily
*Official dance - Bharatanatyam
*Major Festivals - Pongal, Deepavali
*Major rivers - Kaveri, Bhavani, Vaiga
*Major lakes - Kodaikanal,
Veeranam,Emerald lake (Ooty) 
*Airport -  Chennai International Airport, Coimbatore International Airport, Tiruchirappalli International Airport
*Southern most state of India 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats intersect at Nilgiri in
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Leading producer or Cement and-Cofton clothes
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The state having the most number of regional parties
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The state which abolished lottery by law
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Bharatanatyam is the classical dance form of
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The film industry known as Kollywood is in
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*First port in India built with Corporate support 
Ans : Ennore port
*India's first solar observatory was 'established at
Ans : Kodaikanal
*India's first evening newspaper 
Ans : Madras mail
*India's first Biosphere Reserve 
Ans : Nilgiri
*India's oldest dam 
Ans : Grand dam
*The state which contributed most number of Presidents in India
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The state in which the Koodankulam Atomic Power station is situated in
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Vasavi Diesel Power Plant is situtated in Tamil 
Ans : Nadu
*Mettur Hydro-electric power project is situated in
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Neyveli Lignite Corporation is situated in 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Indian state which is a leading producer of match boxes
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The state which gives A.PJ. Abdul Kalam Youth Award
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The leading producer of wind energy in India 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Madras state became Tamil Nadu in 
Ans : 1969
*Madras city became Chennai in 
Ans : 1996
*The Indian state having the most number of major ports
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The Indian state having the most number of cities
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium is situated in the state of
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*First Indian state where the Green Legislative Assembly Hall was started 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*First state to ban mobile phones in assembly hall
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*First Indian state to introduce Chess in school curriculum 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*First Indian state to ban forced religious conversion by law 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*First Museum in India situated at Vandalur Zoological Garden is in 
Ans : Tamil Nadu 
*First Indian state to computerize all Grama Panchayats in India 
Ans : Tamil Nadu 
*First Indian state to start Lok Adalat in India
Ans : Tamil Nadu (Chennai in 1986) 
*First Indian state to implement One Kilogram of Rice for One Rupee 
Ans : Tamil Nadu 
*First Indian state to start an Agricultural bank 
Ans : Tamil Nadu 
*First Indian state to start Commando Police Wing
Ans : Tamil Nadu 
*First Indian state where the Right to Information Act came into being 
Ans : Tamil Nadu (1997)
*First and only state in India which has made roof top rain water harvesting system compulsory to all the houses across the state 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The Indian state having no Navodaya  Vidyalayas
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The famous historical place 'Arcot' is  situated in
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The Indian state where the Kolachal Port is  situated
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Egmore museum is situated in
Ans : Tamil Nadu
 *Vellore Christian Medical College is Situated at 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Velankanni Christian Pilgrim Centre is situated at
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Chidambaram Nataraja Temple is situated at
Ans : Tamil Nadu

FROM KANCHIPURAM TO KANYAKUMARI

*The town on the banks of the river Palar
Ans : Kanchipuram
*The capital of Pallava dynasty
Ans : Kanchipuram
*The city of silks
Ans : Kanchipuram .
*The place in Tamil Nadu where Huen Tsang visited
Ans : Kanchipuram
*The headquarters of Pasteur Institute which produces anti rabies vaccine
Ans : Coonoor
*Integral Coach Factory of Indian Railway is situated at
Ans : Perambur
*The place famous for the production of iron
Ans : Salem
*The place in Tamil Nadu famous for cigarettes.
Ans : Dindigul
*National Research Centre for Banana
Ans : Tirudhirapalli
*Bharathidasan University is situated at
Ans : Tiruchirapalli
*City of eggs
Ans : Namakkal
*The place in Tamil Nadu famous for eggs trade
Ans : Namakkal
*The place known as energy port of Asia
Ans : Ennore
*The eco-friendly port in Tamil Nadu
Ans : Ennore
*The Queen of Hills in Southern India
Ans : Ooty
*The Queen of Nilgiri hills
Ans : Ooty
*New name of Ooty
Ans : Udagamandalam
*India's only 'Honey and Honeybee Museum' was set up at
Ans : Ooty
*Radio Astronomy centre is  in
Ans : Ooty
*The steepest railway line in India
Ans : Nilgiri Mountain railway
*India's first Biosphere Reserve
Ans : Nilgiri (1986)
*The oldest Dravidan language
Ans : Tamil
*First language to get the classical status
Ans : Tamil (2004)

CHENNAI

* Headquarters of Southern Railway 
Ans : Chennai
*The oldest municipal corporation in India 
Ans : Chennai (Ripon Building)
*India's first Agricultural Bank was established at
Ans : Chennai
*Headquarters of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Ans : Chennai
*M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium and Anna University are located in
Ans : Chennai
*Headquarters of Neyveli Lignite Corporation
Ans : Chennai
*The famous Cricket Stadium in Chennai
Ans : Chepauk stadium
*India's first post office Savings Bank ATM is in
Ans : Chennai
*Headquarters of Southern Hindi Prachar Sabha
Ans : Chennai
*The only city in India which was attacked during the first world war
Ans : Chennai
*Central Leather Research Institute is in
Ans : Chennai
*World's largest leather research institute in terms of research papers and patents
Ans : Central Leather Research Institute
*Fourth largest Metropolitan city in India
Ans : Chennai
*First Cyber Post office in India
Ans : Chennai
*First South Indian City where the INC session was held
Ans : Madras (Chennai)
*Vandalur Zoological garden is situated at
Ans : Chennai
*The St,George Fort is situated in
Ans : Chennai
*The seat of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is situated in
Ans : St. George Fort
*Marina, the longest beach in India is situated in
Ans : Chennai
*The Pearl city of India
Ans : Tuticorin
*Southern most major port in India
Ans : Tuticorin
*The agency which manage the implementation of Sethu Samudram Project
Ans : Tuticorin Port Trust
*The Motor sport capital of India
Ans : Coimbatore
*The city known as 'Kovai'
Ans : Coimbatore
*Central, Sugarcane Breeding Institute is located in
Ans : Coimbatore
*Manchester of South India 
Ans : Coimbatore 
*Mettur dam is in
Ans : Kaveri river 
*Sivakasi is known as 
Ans : Mini Japan
*The place famous for printing and crackers in India
Ans : Sivakasi
*The Granary of South India
Ans : Thanjavur
*The paradise of farmers
Ans : Thanjavur
*Thanjavur Brihadeshwara temple was built by
Ans : Raja Raja Chola
*Madurai is situated on the banks of the river 
Ans : Vaiga
*The Sangam work which describes about Madurai
Ans : Manimekhalai

NATIONAL PARKS IN TAMIL NADU

*Guindy National Park
*Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
*Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park
*Mudumalai National Park
*Mukurthi National Park

 WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES IN TAMIL NADU

*Indira Gandhi wildlife sanctuary
*Point Calimere wild life sanctuary
*Mundanthura wildlife sanctuary
*Kalakkadu wildlife sanctuary



*The place known as 'Athens of East' 
Ans : Madurai
*Capital of Pandya Dynasty 
Ans : Madurai
*Madurai Meenakshi temple was built by 
Ans : Thirumalai Nayaka 
*The place known as city of festivals 
Ans : Madurai
*The place known as Mamallapuram 
Ans : Mahabalipuram
*The Indian city where the Panchapandava temple is situated
Ans : Mahabalipuram
*Panchapandava temple at Mahabalipuram was built by
Ans : Narasimha Varma 
*The place known as Southern Kashi 
Ans : Rameswaram
*Rameswaram is connected with Indian sub continent
Ans : Pamban Bridge (Anna-Indira Bridge)
*Longest sea bridge in the south India 
Ans : Pamban bridge 
*Largest corridor in India
Ans : Rameswaram Corridor 
*The place of salt satyagraha in Tamil Nadu
Ans : Vedaranya
*The place where Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated
Ans : Sriperumbudur 
*The centre of battle tank in India 
Ans : Avadi
*The indigenous battle tanks like Vaijayanta and Arjun were developed at 
Ans : Avadi
*The village of Painters 
Ans : Cholamandalam
*The Indian Nayagra
Ans : Hogenakkal Water Falls
*Founder of Cholamandalam 
Ans : K.C.S.Panikker 
*Malayalee Temple is situated at 
Ans : Yercaud
*The place in Tamil Nadu where the colony of Denmark was established
Ans : Tranquebar (Tharangambadi)
*The tourist place in Tamil Nadu which was developed by America 
Ans : Kodaikanal 
*Kodai lake was built by
Ans : Sir Vere Henry Levinge 
*First Neutrino experimental observatory is situated at
Ans : Bodhi West Hill Forest 
*Ancient port during Sangha period 
Ans : Kaveripoompattinam 
*The chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island (Dhanushkodi) in Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island in the north-western coast of Sri Lanka
Ans : Adam's bridge
*The proposed project to create a shipping route in the shallow straits between India and Sri Lanka
Ans : Sethusamudram
*First University in Southern India
Ans : Madras University
*First Asian language in which Bible was translated 
Ans : Tamil
*First Regional party which came into power in a state in India
Ans : DMK
*Alexandria of the East 
Ans : Kanyakumari
*During the British rule, Kanyakumari was known as
Ans : Cape Comorin
*Southern most point of India
Ans : Kanyakumari
*Birth place of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 
Ans : Rameswaram  
*Missile man of India
Ans : A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 
*The birth place of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
Ans : Kumbakonam
*Father of Green Revolution
Ans : Dr. M.S. Swaminathan  
*C.Raja Gopalachari is known as 
Ans : Vedaranyam Gandhi  
*The person who is known as the Warrior from the South
Ans : C.Raja Gopalachari  
*The person known as the Mango of Krishnagiri
Ans : C.Raja Gopalachari  
*First Jnanpith award winner of Tamil Literature
Ans : P.V. Akhilan
*First woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Ans : Janaki Raman
*The political leader who was nicknamed as Imelda Marcos of India 
Ans : Jayalalitha
*The Tamil political leader who was known as King Maker 
Ans : K.Kamaraj
*The person known as Leader of the Crowd
Ans : K.Kamaraj
*The person known as the fire brand of South India
Ans : S. Satyamurti
*First woman who was nominated to Rajya Sabha
Ans : Rugmini Devi Arundela  
*First woman dancer who appeared in the Indian postal stamp
Ans : Rugmini Devi Arundela  
*Real name of Rajanikant
Ans : Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
*Southern most railway station in India 
Ans : Kanyakumari
*The place where the Vivekananda rock and the statue of Thiruvalluvar are situated
Ans : Kanyakumari
*Gandhi Memorial is situated in 
Ans : Kanyakumari
*The architect of Gandhi Memorial 
Ans : J.C.Alexander
*First Malayalee woman who became the Governor of Tamil Nadu
Ans : Fathima Beevi
*Kuttalam waterfalls is in
Ans : Chittar river
*Hogenakkal waterfalls is in
Ans : Kaveri river
*Oldest dam in India
Ans : Grant Anicut (Kalianai)
*The largest wild breeding population of crocodiles in South India
Ans : Amaravathi dam
*Deepest dam in India
Ans : Upper Solaiyar or Upper   Sholayar Dam
*First Indian to become the Grand Master of Chess
Ans : Viswanathan Anand
*First person from Tamil Nadu who got the jnanpith award
Ans : P.V.Akhilandan
*The major work of P.V.Akhilandan
Ans : Chithirapavai
*Second person from Tamil Nadu who got the jnanpith award
Ans : DJayakanthan
*The Tamil Chief Minister known as Kalainjar
Ans : Karunanidhi
*The person to become Governor of Tamil Nadu for two times
Ans : Suijit Singh Bernala
*The Tamil Chief Minister who was known as Makkal Thilagam and Puratchi thalaivar
Ans : MGR
*The Indian Chief Minister who was born in Kandy in Srilanka 
Ans : MGR
*The founder of AIADMK 
Ans : MGR
*First film actor who got Bharat Ratna 
Ans : MGR
*The resting place of MGR 
Ans : Marina Beach
*The person known as Kappalottiya Tamiian 
Ans : V.O.Chidambara Pillai 
*New name of Tuticorin Port 
Ans : V.O.Chidambaranar Port
*The world famous Mathematician who started his career as a clerk in Madras Port Trust
Ans : Sreenivasa Ramanujan 
*Kanchi Kailasanatha Temple was built by 
Ans : Narasimha Varman II *Vandemataram was translated into Tamil by 
Ans : Subrahmanya Bharati 
*The song'Odi vilayadu Pappa'was authored by 
Ans : Subrahmanya Bharati 
*The person known as the morning star of modern Tamil Literature
Ans : Subrahmanya Bharati 
*The Tamil poet who was killed by the attack of an elephant
Ans : Subrahmanya Bharati 

MAJOR INSTITUTIONS IN TAMIL NADU

*Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
Ans : Coimbatore
* Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
Ans : Coimbatore
*Central Sugarcane Research Institute 
Ans : Coimbatore
*Central Institute of Classical Tamil 
*Indian Maritime University 
Ans : Chennai
*Central Marine Fisheries Institute
Ans : Mandapam Camp (Tamil Nadu)
*National Research Centre for Banana 
Ans : Tiruchirapalli
*Headquarters of the Theosophical society in India founded by Annie Besant
Ans : Adayar
*Gandhigram Rural Institute is in 
Ans : Dindigul
*Mother Teresa Women's University is located at
Ans : Kodaikanal

RIVERSIDE CITIES

*Madurai -Vaiga
*Kanchipuram - Palar
*Tirunelveli - Thamirabarani
*Mahabalipuram - Palar
*Chennai - Adayar, Koovam
*Chenkalpett - Palar

MAJOR TRIBES IN TAMIL NADU

*Irula *Todas
*Malasar * Koraga
*Kadar * Kammara

■ DANCE FORMS IN TAMIL NADU

*The dance form known as 'poetry in motion'
Ans : Bharatanatyam 
*Dance forms
Kummi, Therukoothu, Silambattam, Bagavatha Nadanam, Chakkai Attam, Kolattam, Peacock dance, Bom malattam (puppet show) 
*Rukmini Devi Arundale founded a dance school in Adyar called 
Ans : Kalakshetra

MAJOR FESTIVALS IN TAMIL NADU

*Pongal            *Natyanjali festival
*Thaipusam     * Mahamaham 
*Thiruvaiyaru   * Karthigai