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1. Who was the composer of Carnatic music known as the “Sangeeta Pitamaha”?

2. The earliest extant works of Tamil literature belonged to which period?

3. In 1956, which Chief Minister passed a bill to change the name of the Madras State to Tamil Nadu, meaning Tamil Land?

4. Who was the first Telugu and non-Tamil Chief Minister elected in Tamil Nadu in 1962?

5. Name the Tamil scholar and activist known for her contributions to Dalit upliftment and Tamil language.

6. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial was built in honor of which famous spiritual leader?

7. Which Tamil Nadu leader led a Temple Entry Movement campaign for Dalits to enter the Guruvayur Sree Krishna temple in 1931?

8. Who led Dalits into the Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman temple in Kanyakumari in 1933 – one of the first temple entry movement successes?

9. When was the world’s first sub-4 minute mile run achieved by Roger Bannister in 1954?

10. Which district is known as Tamil Nadu’s “Rice Bowl”?

11. Which dance form originating from Tamil Nadu uses anklets with bells called salangai?

12. Who founded the Self Respect Movement and encouraged inter-caste marriages?

13. What is the state fruit of Tamil Nadu?

14. Who built the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram during his reign?

15. Who led the anti-Hindi imposition agitations of 1937-40 against making Hindi compulsory in educational institutions?

16. Who established the Madurai Nayaka dynasty based in Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace?

17. Who started the Mahajana Sabha representing non-Brahmins which later merged with the DMK political party?

18. Who was the last ruler of the Madurai Nayak dynasty based in Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal?

19. Who wrote the first modern Tamil autobiography Satta Kutam describing his experiences?

20. Who wrote the poem Sarasvatiy Andhadhi in praise of education and learning?

21. The temples of Thiruvannamalai and Chithambaram are significant pilgrimage sites for which branch of Hinduism?

22. Who first conferred the honorific Periyar, meaning respected elder, to E.V. Ramasamy?

23. What is the state flower of Tamil Nadu?

24. Who founded the Madras Mahajana Sabha which organized the first Madras Provincial Conference in 1884?

25. Who was the first woman to join the Madras Legislative Council in 1926?