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Correct Answer Mineral based

Key Points(i) Agro Based Industries: 

• These industries use plant and animal based products as their raw materials. 
• Example: Food Processing, Vegetable Oil, Cotton Textile, Dairy Products, etc.

(ii) Mineral Based Industries: 

• These are the industries that use mineral ores as their raw materials. 
• Iron made from iron ore is the product of mineral based industry.
• Cement, Machine Tools, etc. are the other examples of mineral based industries.

(iii) Marine Based Industries: 

• These industries use products from the sea and oceans as raw materials. 
• Example; Processed Sea Food, Fish Oil manufacturing units etc.

(iv)Forest Based Industries: 

• These industries use forest products as their raw materials.
• Example: Pulp & Paper, Furniture and Some Pharmaceuticals industries, etc.

Correct Answer New Delhi

Key Points

•  National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi
• Earthquake is a violent tremor in the earth’s crust, sending out a series of shock waves in all directions from its place of origin.
• Earthquake prone regions of the country have been identified on the basis of scientific inputs relating to seismicity, earthquakes occurred in the past and tectonic setup of the region. 
• Based on these inputs, Bureau of Indian Standards has grouped the country into four seismic zones: Zone II, Zone III, Zone IV and Zone V (No area of India is classified as Zone I).

Correct Answer 4

Key Points

• Earthquake is a violent tremor in the earth’s crust, sending out a series of shock waves in all directions from its place of origin.
• Earthquake prone regions of the country have been identified on the basis of scientific inputs relating to seismicity, earthquakes occurred in the past and tectonic setup of the region. 
• Based on these inputs, Bureau of Indian Standards has grouped the country into four seismic zones: Zone II, Zone III, Zone IV and Zone V (No area of India is classified as Zone I).

Correct Answer Anemometer 

Key Points

• Meteorologist measures wind direction using wind vane or weather cock. 
• Wind speed is measured by anemometer.
• Wind rose is a diagram used to depict the direction and periods (No. of days) of prevailing winds on map. 
• Meteorograph or triple register is an instrument which records wind speed and direction, sunshine and precipitation.

Correct Answer 0.03%

Key Points

• Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet earth and retained by the earth's gravity. 
• It contains about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.97% argon, 0.03% carbon dioxide and 0.04% trace amounts of other gases and water vapour.

The correct answer is Parantaka – I.

Key Points

• Parantaka I was a ruler of the Chola kingdom in Tamil Nadu.
  • He ruled for forty-eight years, annexing Pandya.
  • He utilized the spoils of war to donate to numerous temple charities.
  • He invaded the Pandya kingdom in CE 910
  • The Vimana of the famous Nataraja temple at Chidambaram with a golden roof was provided by Parantaka I.
  • He was devout of Siva.
• Nataraja Temple is a Hindu temple located in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu.​
  • It is also referred to as the Chidambaram Nataraja temple.
  • It is dedicated to Nataraja.
  • It is one of the five elemental lingas in the Shaivism pilgrimage tradition.
• Additional Information
• Raja Rajan I was a Chola emperor.
  • He ruled the Chola kingdom between CE 985–1014.
• Raja Rajan I was succeeded by his son Rajendra Chola I.
• The Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple was built by Rajendra Chola I.
• Narasimhavarman I was a king of the Pallava.
  • He ruled the Pallava dynasty from 630–668 AD

The correct answer is Kaveri.

Key Points

Kaveri 

• Kaveri is the longest river in the state of Tamil Nadu.
• The Kaveri River rises on the Brahmagiri Hill of the Western Ghats in southwestern Karnataka state.
• It flows through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in a southeasterly direction for 765 km and descends the Eastern Ghats in a series of great falls.
• The Kaveri River is joined by two tributaries the Hemavati and Lakshmantirtha.
• Brahmagiri hills is a mountain range in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra.
• Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple is located near the Brahmagiri hills.
• The Kaveri Valley flows through Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.​

Additional InformationVaigai River: 

• The source of River Vaigai is in the hills of Varushanad.
• It empties into the Palk Strait in the Ramanathapuram district.
• The river flows through Tamil Nadu.
• It passes through the towns of Madurai, Andipatti, and Theni.
• Its chief tributaries are Mangalar, Theniar, Siruliar, and Varaha Nadi.

​Palar River: 

• Palar is a river in South India flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Pennar River

• ​The Pennar (also known as Uttara Pinakini) is one of the major rivers of the peninsula.
• The Pennar rises in the Chennakesava hill of the Nandidurg range, in the Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka and flows towards the east eventually draining into the Bay of Bengal.

The Correct Answer is 1924.

Key Points

• The Staff Selection Board, created by the Panagal Ministry in 1924, was made the Pubic Service Commission in 1929.
• Headquarters of this Commission is located in New Delhi. It has seven regional offices one is present in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Additional Information

• Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organization under the Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and in Subordinate Offices.
• On 26 September 1977, Subordinate Services Commission was renamed as Staff Selection Commission.

Correct Answer E.V.R. Periyar

Key PointsE.V.R Periyar :

• Periyar E.V. Ramasamy (1879–1973) was the founder of the Self-Respect Movement.
• He was the son of a wealthy businessman in Erode, Venkatappa and Chinna Thayammal.
• He held official positions of Erode that included the Chairmanship of Municipal Council (1918– 1919). 
• President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee,he proposed a resolution regarding the rights of “Untouchables” to temple entry. 
• In Vaikom (a town in the then Princely State of Travancore and in present day Kerala), people protested against this practice.
• After the local leaders were arrested Periyar led the movement and was imprisoned.
• The People hailed him as Vaikom Virar (Hero of Vaikom).
• He was disturbed by the caste-based discrimination in the dining hall at the Cheranmadevi Gurukulam (school).
• It was run by V.V.Subramaniam (a Congress leader) with the financial support of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.

Additional Information Dr.B.R.Ambedkar:

• Ambedkar was born into a Mahar family.
• As a child he experienced what caste prejudice meant in everyday life.
• After returning to India from US in 1919, he wrote extensively about upper caste power in contemporary society.
• In 1927, Ambedkar started a temple entry movement, in which his Mahar caste followers participated.
• Brahman priests were outraged when the Dalits used water from the temple tank. 
• Ambedkar led three such movements for temple entry between 1927 and 1935.

• His aim was to make everyone see the power of caste prejudices within society.

Jyotibaphule:

• Jyotiba Govindrao Phule was born in 1827 in Maharashtra.
• He opened the first school for “untouchables” in 1852 in Poona.
• He launched the Satyashodak Samaj (Truth-Seekers Society) in 1870 to stir the non-Brahman masses to self-respect.
• He opposed child marriage and supported widow remarriage.
• Jyotiba and his wife Savitribai Phule devoted their lives for the uplift of the depressed classes and women.
• He opened orphanages and homes for widows.
• His work, Gulamgiri (Slavery) is an important text that summarized many of his radical ideas.

Correct Answer The NilgirisKey Points

• The sex ratio represents the number of females per 1000 males.
• The highest sex ratio is found in the Nilgiris district followed by the Thanjavur district.
• The lowest sex ratio is reported in Dharmapuri district followed by Salem district.​

Additional Information

• The district of Kanyakumari has reported the highest literacy rate.
• While Dharmapuri district has the lowest literacy rate.
• A high level of literacy rate is also seen in Chennai, Thoothukudi, the Nilgiris and Kancheepuram districts.

Correct Answer Madurai

Key Points Subash Chandra Bose (1897-1945):

• He passed the Indian Civil Services Examination in 1920.
• He became the General Secretary of the Congress Party in 1927.
• He presided over the annual meeting of the Indian National Congress in December 1928.
• In the Karachi Session of Congress (1931), he spoke about the need for a new Indian variant of Socialism.
• He founded the Independence for India League with Jawaharlal Nehru.
• He was as elected as the President of the Indian National Congress at its Haripura Session (1938) & Tripuri Session (1939).
  • He resigned from Tripuri.
• He founded the Forward Bloc in 1939.
• He addressed Mahatama Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.
• Addressing:
  • Deshbhakto ke Deshbhakt by Mahatama Gandhi.
  • Deshnayak by Rabindranath Tagore.
  • Deshbhakti ki Jawaklant Talwar by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
• Slogans by him:
  • Dilli Chalo.
  • Jai Hind.
• He was the Supreme Commander of the Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauz.
• Subhas Chandra Bose visited madurai,Tamilnadu.
• After returning from Singapore, he formed the Provincial Government of Free India (Azad Hind Sarkar) on 21st October 1943.
  • Bose became the first Prime Minister of Azad Hind Sarkar.
• In November 1943, the Japanese handed over the administration of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands to INA.
  • Bose renamed Andaman & Nicobar as Sahid & Swaraj.
  • Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• INA captured Kohima in May 1944.

Correct Answers Rettamalai SrinivasanKey Points

• Rettaimalai Srinivasan (1859–1945), was born in 1859 at Kanchipuram.
• He fought for social justice, equality and civil rights of the marginalised in the caste order.
• He experienced the horrors of untouchability and worked for the progress of the deprived castes.
• He founded the Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1893.
• He served as president of the Scheduled Castes Federation and the Madras Provincial Depressed Classes’ Federation.

Additional Information

• Rettaimalai Srinivasan was honoured with such titles as Rao Sahib (1926), Rao Bahadur (1930) and Divan Bahadur (1936) for his selfless social services.
• His autobiography, Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam (A Brief Autobiography), published in 1939, is one of the earliest autobiographies.
• A close associate of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, he participated in the first and second Round Table Conferences.
• He was a signatory to the Poona Pact of 1932.

Correct Answer Rev. Zieganbalg

 Key Points:

• Tamil Language was the first non European language that went into print. 
• In 1578 "Thambiran Vanakkam" Tamil book was published in Goa.
• In 1709, a full-fledged printing press had been established by Ziegenbalg in Tranquebar , Tamilnadu.
• "Thirukkural" is one of the earliest Tamil literary texts to be published in 1812.

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 1969.

• Madras State was renamed to Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969.
• Following Indian Independence, on 15 August 1947, the Madras Presidency became the province of Madras.
• It was established by the Government of India as Madras State on 26 January 1950.
• The State's borders were reorganized according to linguistic lines as a result of the 1956 States Reorganization Act.
• C.N. Annadurai, former chief minister, officially renamed the state as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969.
• The capital city of Tamil Nadu is Chennai.

Correct Answer Muthu KrishnappaKey Points

• The Madurai Nayak Muthu Krishnappa inaugurated the kingdom of Ramnad in the 17th century. 
• The inhabitants with martial tradition had served as soldiers under Pandyan, Chola, and Vijayanagar kings.
• It was spread into Tirunelveli and other southern parts of Tamil country. 
• They also served in the armies of Nayak rulers and were traditional Kavalkarars.
• Their responsibility was to protect the village, temple, and other administrative bodies. 
• The Temple at Rameswaram was under the protection of a kaval chief.
• They assumed the title of Udaiyan Sethupati.
• It means the Chief who was lord of bridge or causeway, as he controlled the passage between Rameswaram and Ceylon.
• Pudukottai was a tiny principality situated between the Nayak kingdoms of Thanjavur and Madurai. 
• It constituted a buffer between the Chola kingdom and the Pandyas. 
• The inhabitants of Ramanathapuram, Pudukottai also had inhabitants belonging to a martial tradition. 
• Hence their region could attain the status of a “little kingdom” under Tondaimans. 
• The Tondaimans served the great royal households of Raja Sethupathi and Nayak kings of Madurai and Thanjavur.