Tamil Nadu
Which one is the largest district area-wise in Tamilnadu?
a) Viluppuram
b) Tiruvannamalai
c) Tirupur
d) Pudukkottai
a) Viluppuram
Viluppuram is the largest district of tamil nadu covering area of 7194 km² while Chennai is the smallest district of tamil nadu covering area of 175 km².
Which is the first company to invent the mobile phone?
a) Motorola
b) Microsoft
c) Apple
d) Samsung
a) Motorola
Martin Cooper, the engineer from Motorola, developed the first hand-held phone that could connect over Bell's AMPS. Motorola launched the DynaTAC in 1984. It weighed over a kilogram and was affectionately known as The Brick, but it quickly became a must-have accessory for wealthy financiers and entrepreneurs.
Who is the youngest music composer joining the film industry at the age of 16?
a) Harris Jayaraj
b) A.R.Rahman
c) Yuvan Shankar Raja
d) G.V.Prakash
c) Yuvan Shankar Raja
Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for Aravindhan.
Which country is the largest producer of coffee?
a) Brazil
b) Vietnam
c) Colombia
d) Indonesia
e) Ethiopia
a) Brazil
Interestingly, Brazil has been the highest producing country for coffee for over 150 years with 27,000 square km of land dedicated to growing the beans!
Which automaker was the first to install seat belts?
a) Ford
b) Toyota
c) Nash
d) Cadillac
c) Nash
Nash Motors Company was the first American car manufacturer to offer seatbelts on their 1949 models, and installed them in 40,000 cars.
Which bank of the river Tirupur is located on?
a) Bhavani
b) Noyyal
c) Periyar
d) Palar
b) Noyyal
The USB 2.0 male ports have 4 pins. How many does the USB 3.0 have?
a) 8
b) 9
c) 10
d) 6
b) 9
The USB 3.0 Micro-B plug effectively consists of a standard USB 2.0 Micro-B cable plug, with an additional 5 pins plug "stacked" to the side of it.
Which is illayaraja's 100th movie name?
a) Murattu Kaalai
b) Moodupani
c) Nizhalgal
d) Ullasa Paravaigal
b) Moodupani
Which fruit resembles 50 to 60% of human DNA?
a) Strawberry
b) Bananas
c) Apples
d) Orange
b) Bananas
About 60 percent of our genes have a recognizable counterpart in the banana genome! "Of those 60 percent, the proteins encoded by them are roughly 40 percent identical when we compare the amino acid sequence of the human protein to its equivalent in the banana.
What does Volkswagen mean?
a) Fertile rice patty
b) The people's car company
c) Power of Dreams
d) Modernity
b) The people's car company
Which one is the first regular newspaper in the Tamil language?
a) The Hindu
b) Bharat Devi
c) Swadesamitran
d) Dina Thanthi
c) Swadesamitran
The first computer virus is known as
a) Rabbit
b) Elk Cloner
c) SCA Virus
d) Creeper Virus
d) Creeper Virus
As noted by Discovery, the Creeper program, often regarded as the first virus, was created in 1971 by Bob Thomas of BBN. Creeper was actually designed as a security test to see if a self-replicating program was possible.
Which was the first movie kamal worked on as a director?
a) hey ram
b) chachi 420
c) sankarlal
d) virumandi
b) chachi 420
His career as a director began with the film Chachi 420 (1997), the Hindi remake of Avvai Shanmugi.
What was the first vegetable ever planted in space?
a) Carrots
b) Broccoli
c) Garlic
d) Potato
e) Brussels sprouts
f) Green peas
d) Potato
In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space. NASA and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, created the technology with the goal of feeding astronauts on long space voyages, and eventually, feeding future space colonies.
What does BMW stand for?
a) Bayerische Motoren Werke
b) Bayerische Mercedes Werke
c) Briggs Motor Works
d) Bugatti Motor Works
e) Bedford Motor Works
a) Bayerische Motoren Werke
The first Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to be awarded Bharat Ratna is
a) C.N. Annadurai
b) M.G. Ramachandran
c) Rajagopalachari
d) Baktavatchalam
c) Rajagopalachari
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari popularly known as Rajaji. Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party and was one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
Who is known as the father of Indian Supercomputing?
a) Vijay Bhatkar
b) Ragunath Mashelkar
c) Jayant Narlikar
d) Nandan Nilekani
a) Vijay Bhatkar
Bhatkar Dr Vijay P Bhatkar is one of the internationally acknowledged scientist and IT leader of India. He is known as the man behind India's first supercomputer.
Who is this famous actor?
• SPB Charan was his classmate
• Devout Sai Baba believer (Shirdi). Releases most films on Thursday
• Accredited scuba diver
• Most diligent taxpayers in TN
• Extremely passionate about photography
• Great cook, visits all kinds of restaurants and tries different food
Ajith
Which fruit has the richest source of antioxidants?
a) Blueberries
b) Avacado
c) Strawberries
d) Cranberries
d) red grapes
a) Blueberries
What kind of brand vehicle is associated with James Bond?
a) Porsche 911
b) Rolls Royce
c) Tesla Roadster
d) Aston Martin
d) Aston Martin
The Aston Martin DB5 is the car that started it all when it debuted in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. The car made such an impression that it has since appeared in six more Bond films: Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Skyfall and Spectre.
Which place is known for windmills in Tamil Nadu?
a) Muppandal
b) Tirupur
c) Nanguneri
d) Perungudi
a) Muppandal
The Muppandal Wind Farm is India's largest operational onshore wind farm. This project located in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. The project was developed by Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency. Its installed capacity is 1,500 MW, which makes it the 3rd-largest operational onshore wind farm in the world.
What was the very first message sent over the Internet?
a) 'lol'
b) 'hello world'
c) 'lo'
d) 'ol'
c) 'lo'
According to Kleinrock, they intended to transmit the word “LOGIN,” but the system crashed just after they had sent the first two letters. “Hence, the first message on the Internet was 'LO' — as in 'Lo and behold!
In which movie Sridevi made her debut as a child artist at the age of four?
a) Kandhan Karunai
b) Nam Naadu
c) Prarthanai
d) Babu
a) Kandhan Karunai
Sridevi made her debut as a child in the 1967 Tamil film Kandhan Karunai at the age of four.
What is the name of the hottest pepper in the world?
a) Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
b) 7 Pot Douglah
c) 7 Pot Primo
d) Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
e) Carolina Reaper
e) Carolina Reaper
The world’s hottest pepper is the Carolina Reaper, grown by Ed Currie of the PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Ranked as the Guinness World Record’s hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper peaked at about 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units, the scale used to rank how spicy peppers are. It averages around 1.6 million SHU.
If two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time, who has the right way?
a) The vehicle approaching from the right
b) The vehicle that is larger
c) The vehicle approaching from the left
a) The vehicle approaching from the right
In general, in both controlled and uncontrolled intersections, if multiple vehicles arrive simultaneously, the driver to your right always takes precedence. For roundabouts, always yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians crossing from all directions before signaling when exiting.