Tamil Nadu State Question
Q76. The Treaty of Madras was signed between Mysore and the British East India Company in the year
(A) 1769
(B) 1772
(C) 1778
(D) 1783
Answer: (A) 1769
Q77. Who was the last Governor of Madras
(A) Lord Erskine
(B) Arthur Oswald James Hope
(C) Sir Archibald Edward Nye
(D) Sir Henry Foley Knight
Answer: (C) Sir Archibald Edward Nye
Q78. The Madras High Court was established in the year
(A) 1847
(B) 1855
(C) 1862
(D) 1869
Answer: (C) 1862
Q79. Who was the first Indian to become Chief Justice of Madras High Court after independence
(A) P. V. Rajamannar
(B) Palagani Chandra Reddy
(C) S. Ramachandra Iyer
(D) Kuppuswami Naidu Veeraswami
Answer: (A) P. V. Rajamannar
Q80. The first railway station was built in Tamil Nadu at
(A) Madras
(B) Royapuram
(C) Virudhunagar
(D) Tiruchirappalli
Answer: (B) Royapuram
Q81. The Chennai Central railway station was opened in the year
(A) 1868
(B) 1873
(C) 1877
(D) 1881
Answer: (B) 1873
Q82. Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Madras University
(A) William Ambrose Morehead
(B) Colley Harman Scotland
(C) Christopher Rawlinson
(D) Walter Elliot
Answer: (C) Christopher Rawlinson
Q83. In which year the Madras University was established
(A) 1848
(B) 1857
(C) 1862
(D) 1869
Answer: (B) 1857
Q84. Who was the first Governor of Tamil Nadu
(A) Krishna Kumarasinhji Bhavsinhji
(B) Sri Prakasa
(C) P. Chandra Reddy
(D) Archibald Nye
Answer: (D) Archibald Nye
Q85. Who is the only appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu to have served two terms in office
(A) Surjit Singh Barnala
(B) Kodardas Kalidas Shah
(C) Prabhudas B. Patwari
(D) Bhishma Narain Singh
Answer: (A) Surjit Singh Barnala
Q86. Srivilliputhur Andal temple is loctaed in which district
(A) Thanjavur
(B) Virudhunagar
(C) Thoothukudi
(D) Kanchipuram
Answer: (B) Virudhunagar
Q87. Which one is recognised as state animal of Tamil Nadu
(A) Wild water buffalo
(B) Blackbuck
(C) Indian elephant
(D) Nilgiri tahr
Answer: (D) Nilgiri tahr
Q88. The Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur was built by
(A) Arinjaya Chola
(B) Vijayalaya Chola
(C) Raja Raja Chola I
(D) Rajendra Chola I
Answer: (C) Raja Raja Chola I
Q89. Who is the founder of the Chola Empire
(A) Vijayalaya Chola
(B) Parantaka Chola I
(C) Arinjaya Chola
(D) Uttama Chola
Answer: (A) Vijayalaya Chola
Q90. Which one was the capital of Pallava dynasty
(A) Kanchipuram
(B) Tirunelveli
(C) Thanjavur
(D) Karuvur
Answer: (A) Kanchipuram
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