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1.  
[Mass Interviewer-2023] Match the following (Book – Special title):
(a) Tirumurukatruppadai - 1. Malaipadukadaam
(b) Kootharatruppadai - 2. Nenjaatruppadai
(c) Agananooru - 3. Pulavaraatruppadai
(d) Mullaipattu - 4. Nedunthogai

Correct Answer: B [3 1 4 2]

Notes:

Tirumurukatruppadai is also called Pulavaraatruppadai; Kootharatruppadai is Malaipadukadaam; Agananooru is Nedunthogai; Mullaipattu is Nenjaatruppadai.

2.  
[Mass Interviewer-2023] Match the following
(a) Sirupanjamoolam - 1. Epic Literature
(b) Kudumba Vilakku - 2. Sangam Literature
(c) Seevaga Sinthamani - 3. Moral Literature
(d) The Kalithokai - 4. Contemporary Literature

Correct Answer: A [3 4 1 2]

Notes:

Sirupanjamoolam – moral literature; Kudumba Vilakku (Bharathidasan) – contemporary literature; Seevaga Sinthamani – epic; Kalithokai – Sangam literature.

3.  
[Mass Interviewer-2023] Which book is referred to as 'Porutkalavai Nool'?

Correct Answer: D [Paripaadal]

Notes:

Paripaadal is called 'Porutkalavai Nool' because it mixes both Akam (love) and Puram (public life) themes.

4.  
[Mass Interviewer-2023] Which novel of Jeyakanthan is centered on the Oedipus Complex?

Correct Answer: C [Rishimoolam]

Notes:

Jeyakanthan's novella 'Rishimoolam' centres on the Oedipus complex.

5.  
[MASS INTERVIEWER-2023, CTS-IV-POST-2026] In 2019, Sahitya Akademi Award was won by Cho Dharman for his book ________ which talks about the importance of ________.

Correct Answer: A [Sool, 'Water bodies']

Notes:

Cho Dharman's novel 'Sool' deals with the importance of village water bodies (tanks) and their decline; it won the 2019 Sahitya Akademi Award.

6.  
[COMBINED ENGINEERING SERVICE-2024] Assertion [A] : Namakkal Kavignar Ramalingam was the author of Sangoli
Reason [R] : He edited Bharathi's poems

Correct Answer: C [[A] is correct but [R] is false]

Notes:

'Sangoli' is a poetry collection by Namakkal Kavignar V. Ramalingam Pillai, but he did not edit Bharathi's poems. So [A] is correct and [R] is false.

7.  
[COMBINED ENGINEERING SERVICE-2024] ________ sang the songs of Mullai Tinai of Iyngurunooru.

Correct Answer: C [Peyanaar]

Notes:

Peyanar sang the 100 Mullai poems of Ainkurunuru. Marutham – Orampogiyar, Neythal – Ammoovanar, Kurinji – Kabilar.

8.  
[HINDU RELIGIOUS EO G1-2024] Which literature is considered as the first field research of Tamil?
1. Periyapuranam
2. Thiruvasagam
3. Thirumanthiram
4. Thirupallaandu

Correct Answer: A [1 alone is correct]

Notes:

Sekkizhar visited the places associated with the Nayanmars to gather details before composing Periyapuranam, so it is regarded as the first field-research work in Tamil.

9.  
[HINDU RELIGIOUS EO G1-2024] Identify the authors with their books:
Author
(a) Chandilyan
(b) Vannanilavan
(c) Joe D'Cruz
(d) Vareethiah Konstantine
Book
1. Kadal Sonna Kathai
2. Aazhisool Ulagam
3. Kadal Pura
4. Kadal Purathil

Correct Answer: A [3 4 2 1]

Notes:

Kadal Pura – Chandilyan; Kadal Purathil – Vannanilavan; Aazhi Soozh Ulagu – Joe D'Cruz; Kadal Sonna Kathai – Vareethiah Konstantine.

10.  
[HINDU RELIGIOUS EO G1-2024] Identify the wrong statement about Mudumozhi Kaanchi stated below:

Correct Answer: A ['Mudhumozhi' means 'Pazhamozhi', Kanchi means 'Nilaiyamai'. This shows Nilayamai (impermanence)]

Notes:

Mudumozhi Kanchi by Koodalur Kizhar (one of the Eighteen Minor Works) gives practical moral maxims in short sentences rather than dealing only with impermanence, so statement (A) is the wrong one.

11.  
[COMBINED ACCOUNTS SERVICE-2024] Match the following:
(a) Gangadevi
(b) Thirumalamba
(c) Samarasar
(d) Kadai dasar
1. Varadambika Parinayam
2. Madura Vijayam
3. Pirabulinga lilai
4. Hari Bakthi Saram

Correct Answer: C [2 1 3 4]

Notes:

Madhura Vijayam – Gangadevi; Varadambika Parinayam – Tirumalamba; Prabhulinga Leele – Chamarasa; Haribhakti Sara – Kanakadasa.

12.  
[COMBINED ACCOUNTS SERVICE-2024, EO-2022] Which literature is appraised as "Prabandha Maalai"?

Correct Answer: C [Pathinoraam Thirumurai]

Notes:

The Eleventh Thirumurai, a collection of many prabandhams by different authors, is praised as 'Prabandha Maalai'.

13.  
[COMBINED ACCOUNTS SERVICE-2024] Name the novelist who wrote the novel "Vengaiyin Maindhan".

Correct Answer: B [Akilan]

Notes:

'Vengaiyin Maindhan', a historical novel on Rajendra Chola, was written by Akilan and won the Sahitya Akademi Award.

14.  
[COMBINED ACCOUNTS SERVICE-2024] Which kings are praised and sung in Pathitrupathu?

Correct Answer: A [Cheras]

Notes:

Pathitrupathu, one of the Ettuthogai, consists of ten decads each praising a Chera king; only eight decads survive today.

15.  
[GROUP 1-2024] Who is the author of the Novel "Kaagitha Sangiligal"?

Correct Answer: A [Sujatha Rangarajan]

Notes:

'Kaagitha Sangiligal' is a novel by Sujatha (S. Rangarajan).

16.  
[GROUP 1-2024] Which work refers to the war at 'Kazhumalam'?

Correct Answer: B [Agananooru]

Notes:

The battle at Kazhumalam between the Cholas and the Cheras is referred to in Agananooru.

17.  
[GROUP 1-2024] Which is the excellent description of "Maruthanilam Nanda Villakam" based on Chitrilakkiyam?

Correct Answer: B [Pallu]

Notes:

Pallu, the minor literary genre depicting the life of agricultural labourers, is praised as 'Maruthanila Nandaa Vilakkam'.

18.  
[GROUP 1-2024] Which Pathupattu literature is also called as "Nenjatrupadai"?

Correct Answer: B [Mullaipaattu]

Notes:

Mullaipattu by Napputhanar is also known as 'Nenjatrupadai'.

19.  
[COMBINED TECHNICAL (IV POST)-2024] Who has introduced "The detective character Sankarlal" in his novels?

Correct Answer: B [Tamilvanan]

Notes:

The detective character 'Sankarlal' was created by Tamilvanan.

20.  
[COMBINED TECHNICAL (IV POST)-2024] Which book tells about the Friend's stand with virtues?

Correct Answer: B [Kurinji Paatu]

Notes:

Kapilar's Kurinjipattu is composed in the 'Arathodu Nirral' theme, where the friend reveals the heroine's love to the foster mother.

21.  
[COMBINED TECHNICAL (NON IV POST)-2024] Identify the Tamil poet who has written "Bharatha Sakthi Kaaviyam".

Correct Answer: C [Suthananda Bharathiyar]

Notes:

'Bharatha Sakthi Mahakaviyam' was written by Kaviyogi Suddhananda Bharathiyar.

22.  
[COMBINED TECHNICAL (NON IV POST)-2024] To which part of literature does "Thiruvembavai" constitute to?

Correct Answer: C [Thiruvaasagam]

Notes:

Thiruvembavai by Manikkavasagar is a part of Thiruvasagam.

23.  
[COMBINED TECHNICAL (ITI)-2024, JA-2023] The Sangam Literature ________ speaks of eight Chera kings, their territory and their fame.

Correct Answer: D [Patitruppathu]

Notes:

Pathitrupathu is about Chera kings; as the first and last tens are lost, the surviving eight tens praise eight Chera kings.

24.  
[GROUP 1B&1C-2024] Which one of the Pathuppattu poetry books has more number of lines?

Correct Answer: C [Maduraikkanchi]

Notes:

Maduraikkanchi by Mangudi Maruthanar, with 782 lines, is the longest work in Pathupattu.

25.  
[GROUP 1B&1C-2024] Match the following.
(Leader)
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
(c) M. Karunanidhi
(d) C.N. Annadurai
(Book name)
1. Nallathambi
2. The Annihilation of caste
3. Penn en Adimaiyanal (Why the women is enslaved)
4. Nenjukku Needhi

Correct Answer: D [2 3 4 1]

Notes:

Annihilation of Caste – Ambedkar; Penn En Adimaiyanal – Periyar; Nenjukku Needhi – Karunanidhi; Nallathambi – Annadurai.

26.  
[GROUP 1B&1C-2024] Who is the author of the book "Kuraloviam"?

Correct Answer: B [Mu. Karunanithi]

Notes:

'Kuraloviyam', a modern prose rendering of Thirukkural couplets, was written by Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi.

27.  
[GROUP 1B&1C-2024] Find out the Tamil poet who composed the poem titled "Thamizhkkumari".

Correct Answer: D [Sa. Thu. Su. Yogiyar]

Notes:

The poetry work 'Thamizhkkumari' was composed by Sa. Thu. Su. Yogiyar.

28.  
[GROUP 1B&1C-2024] Who translated 'Thiruvasakam' in English?

Correct Answer: A [G.U. Pope]

Notes:

G.U. Pope translated Thiruvasagam into English in 1900; he also translated Thirukkural and Naladiyar.

29.  
[GROUP 1B&1C-2024] K.N. Subramaniyan has written a novel from a word taken from 'Thiruvasagam'. The word is

Correct Answer: B [Poithevu (False God)]

Notes:

Ka. Naa. Subramanyam's novel 'Poithevu' takes its title from a phrase in Thiruvasagam.

30.  
[GROUP 1B&1C-2024] Proverbs were compiled and integrated with divine worship and these sadhagangal were written, what are they?

Correct Answer: A [Thandalaiyar Sadhagam, Govinda Sadhagam]

Notes:

Thandalaiyar Sathagam (also called 'Pazhamozhi Vilakkam') and Govinda Sathagam weave a proverb into each verse addressed to a deity.

31.  
[APP GROUP II-2025] Who followed 'Daasa Margam' among the poets who authored 'Bakthi Ilakkiyam'?

Correct Answer: B [Thandaga Vendhar]

Notes:

Thirunavukkarasar (Appar), called 'Thandaga Vendhar', followed Dasa Margam (path of servitude); Sambandar followed Satputra Margam and Sundarar (Thambiran Thozhar) Sakha Margam.

32.  
[APP GROUP II-2025] Find out which one of the following pairs is wrong:
Aingurunooru was written by

Correct Answer: D [Palai – Perunkadunko]

Notes:

Palai in Ainkurunuru was sung by Othalanthaiyar; Palai Paadiya Perungadungo wrote the Palai section of Kalithogai.

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