Daily Tamil Nadu quiz – 8 November 2026
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1Alanganallur, famous for the Jallikattu held during the Pongal season, is in which district?
Answer: D) Madurai
Alanganallur, Palamedu and Avaniyapuram – the three best-known Jallikattu venues – are all in Madurai district. Jallikattu is held under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017, which a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld on 18 May 2023.
Alanganallur, Palamedu and Avaniyapuram – the three best-known Jallikattu venues – are all in Madurai district. Jallikattu is held under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017, which a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld on 18 May 2023.
2Consider the following statements about Tamil Nadu:
1. Doddabetta in the Nilgiris is the highest peak in Tamil Nadu.
2. The Hogenakkal falls are on the Vaigai river.
3. Point Calimere (Kodiyakkarai) is in Nagapattinam district.
Which of the above are correct?
Answer: B) 1 and 3 only
Statement 2 is wrong: the Hogenakkal falls are on the Cauvery, in Dharmapuri district near the Karnataka border. Doddabetta (about 2,637 m) is the highest peak of the Nilgiris and of Tamil Nadu. Point Calimere (Kodiyakkarai), in Nagapattinam district, has a wildlife and bird sanctuary.
Statement 2 is wrong: the Hogenakkal falls are on the Cauvery, in Dharmapuri district near the Karnataka border. Doddabetta (about 2,637 m) is the highest peak of the Nilgiris and of Tamil Nadu. Point Calimere (Kodiyakkarai), in Nagapattinam district, has a wildlife and bird sanctuary.
3According to the Tolkappiyam, match the Sangam landscapes (thinai) in List I with their deities in List II:
(a) Kurinji – 1. Varunan
(b) Mullai – 2. Vendhan (Indra)
(c) Marutham – 3. Seyon (Murugan)
(d) Neithal – 4. Mayon (Thirumal)
Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)
Answer: A) 3 4 2 1
Tolkappiyam (Porulathikaram, Agathinaiyiyal) assigns: Kurinji (hills) – Seyon; Mullai (forest and pasture) – Mayon; Marutham (farmland) – Vendhan; Neithal (seashore) – Varunan. The sutra reads 'Mayon meya kadurai ulagamum, Seyon meya maivarai ulagamum, Vendhan meya theempunal ulagamum, Varunan meya perumanal ulagamum'. Palai (arid land) has no separate region in this sutra; later tradition links it to Kotravai.
Tolkappiyam (Porulathikaram, Agathinaiyiyal) assigns: Kurinji (hills) – Seyon; Mullai (forest and pasture) – Mayon; Marutham (farmland) – Vendhan; Neithal (seashore) – Varunan. The sutra reads 'Mayon meya kadurai ulagamum, Seyon meya maivarai ulagamum, Vendhan meya theempunal ulagamum, Varunan meya perumanal ulagamum'. Palai (arid land) has no separate region in this sutra; later tradition links it to Kotravai.
4Assertion (A): The Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Great Living Chola Temples'.
Reason (R): The Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur was built by Rajendra Chola I.
Answer: C) A is true, but R is false
A is true: the Thanjavur temple was inscribed by UNESCO in 1987; the Gangaikondacholisvaram temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram were added in 2004 under the name 'Great Living Chola Temples'. R is false: the Thanjavur temple was built by Rajaraja Chola I and completed around 1010 CE; his son Rajendra I built the temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
A is true: the Thanjavur temple was inscribed by UNESCO in 1987; the Gangaikondacholisvaram temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram were added in 2004 under the name 'Great Living Chola Temples'. R is false: the Thanjavur temple was built by Rajaraja Chola I and completed around 1010 CE; his son Rajendra I built the temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
5The Thiruvalluvar statue at Kanniyakumari is 133 feet tall. The number 133 stands for:
Answer: A) the number of chapters (adhikarams) in the Tirukkural
The statue, unveiled on 1 January 2000, is 133 ft high – a 95-ft figure on a 38-ft pedestal – for the 133 chapters of the Tirukkural; the 38-ft pedestal stands for the 38 chapters of the Arathuppal. The Kural has 1,330 couplets, ten in each chapter.
The statue, unveiled on 1 January 2000, is 133 ft high – a 95-ft figure on a 38-ft pedestal – for the 133 chapters of the Tirukkural; the 38-ft pedestal stands for the 38 chapters of the Arathuppal. The Kural has 1,330 couplets, ten in each chapter.
6Consider the following statements about the Tamil Nadu government formed in 2026:
1. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won a majority of seats in the 234-member Assembly on its own.
2. C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister on 10 May 2026.
3. Finance Minister Dr N. Marie Wilson presented the Budget for 2026-27 on 5 August 2026.
Which of the above are correct?
Answer: C) 2 and 3 only
Statement 1 is wrong: TVK won 108 of the 234 seats, short of the majority mark of 118, and formed the government with outside support from the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M) and the VCK. Statements 2 and 3 are correct.
Statement 1 is wrong: TVK won 108 of the 234 seats, short of the majority mark of 118, and formed the government with outside support from the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M) and the VCK. Statements 2 and 3 are correct.
7SIPCOT, the Tamil Nadu government agency that develops industrial parks such as the one at Hosur, stands for:
Answer: D) State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu
SIPCOT – State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd – was set up in 1971 to develop industrial complexes and parks with ready infrastructure for large and medium industries. Industrial estates for small industries are developed by a separate body, TANSIDCO (Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation).
SIPCOT – State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd – was set up in 1971 to develop industrial complexes and parks with ready infrastructure for large and medium industries. Industrial estates for small industries are developed by a separate body, TANSIDCO (Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation).
8Match the folk arts of Tamil Nadu (List I) with their description (List II):
(a) Karagattam – 1. Puppet show
(b) Oyilattam – 2. Dance with a decorated pot balanced on the head
(c) Poikkal Kuthirai Attam – 3. Group dance waving a handkerchief or cloth in rhythm
(d) Bommalattam – 4. Dancer wears a dummy-horse frame at the waist
Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)
Answer: B) 2 3 4 1
Karagattam – dance balancing a decorated pot (karagam) on the head; Oyilattam – a group dance, traditionally by men standing in a row, waving a handkerchief in rhythm; Poikkal Kuthirai Attam – the dancer wears a dummy-horse frame and often walks on wooden stilts ('poi kaal' – false legs); Bommalattam – puppetry with string-operated puppets.
Karagattam – dance balancing a decorated pot (karagam) on the head; Oyilattam – a group dance, traditionally by men standing in a row, waving a handkerchief in rhythm; Poikkal Kuthirai Attam – the dancer wears a dummy-horse frame and often walks on wooden stilts ('poi kaal' – false legs); Bommalattam – puppetry with string-operated puppets.
9Consider the following statements:
1. Tamil Nadu has 234 Legislative Assembly constituencies.
2. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council was abolished in 1986.
3. Tamil Nadu elects 18 members to the Lok Sabha.
Which of the above are correct?
Answer: B) 1 and 2 only
Statement 3 is wrong: Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats; 18 is its number of Rajya Sabha seats. The Legislative Council was abolished under the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1986, with effect from 1 November 1986, so Tamil Nadu now has a unicameral legislature.
Statement 3 is wrong: Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats; 18 is its number of Rajya Sabha seats. The Legislative Council was abolished under the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1986, with effect from 1 November 1986, so Tamil Nadu now has a unicameral legislature.
10Assertion (A): The new Pamban rail bridge, dedicated to the nation on 6 April 2025, has a vertical-lift span.
Reason (R): The bridge crosses the Pamban channel, through which ships move between Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar.
Answer: A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Both are true and R explains A: the lift span rises vertically so that ships can pass below, and is lowered for trains. It is India's first vertical-lift railway sea bridge, linking Mandapam on the mainland with Pamban island (Rameswaram); it replaced the old Pamban rail bridge opened in 1914.
Both are true and R explains A: the lift span rises vertically so that ships can pass below, and is lowered for trains. It is India's first vertical-lift railway sea bridge, linking Mandapam on the mainland with Pamban island (Rameswaram); it replaced the old Pamban rail bridge opened in 1914.
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