26-12-2017, 04:57 PM
Tamil Nadu
*Capital - Chennai
*Formation - 1950 January 26
*Language - Tamil
*Major Festivals - Diwali,Pongal
*Major Rivers - Kaveri,Vaiga,Bhavani
*State Animal - Nilgiri Tahr
*State Bird - Emerald Dove
*State Flower - Kandhal
*State Tree - Palmyra Palm
*Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula.
*Tamil Nadu shares borders with Puducherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
*Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats are intersect at Nilgiri in Tamil Nadu.
*Tamil Nadu is the first Indian state which fully computerised its panchayats.
*Tamil Nadu is the first state in India to form Women Commando Police Force,
*The first state to ban mobile phones in assembly hall
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Tamil Nadu is the first state to ban lotteries
*Tamil Nadu is the first state to make a law against compulsory Religious Conversion.
*Which state is known as Tort of Local Political Parties’
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*The chief minister of Tamilnadu who died in office recently
Ans : J. Jayalalithaa
*New Chief minister of Tamil Nadu
Ans : Edappady Palaniswami
*India’s first evening newspaper was Madras Mail.
*Deepavali and Pongal are the important traditional festivals of Tamil Nadu.
*Tamil Nadu is the largest producer of coconut, bananas, and second largest producer of natural rubber and third largest producer of Tea, Coffee and Sugarcane.
*The seat of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly situated in St. George Fort.
Key Facts
*India’s first Agricultural Bank was established at Chennai.
*India’s first Cyber Post Office was established at Chennai.
*India’s first eco-friendly legislative assembly is Tamil Nadu legislative assembly.
*India’s first solar observatory was established at Kodaikanal
