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- 1. What tool did the people of Kurinji land use to dig for gold during the Sangam
- period?
- - Ivory
- 2. How were the beads polishers called?
- - Sirukarodar
- 3. Which place has the largest number of beads making factories?
- - Arikamedu
- 4. What do archaeologists think may be the ancestor of stone beads?
- - Axe
- 5. Who is regarded as the father of Indian archaeology?
- - Alexander Cunningham
- 6. Which of the world's most famous excavations has been carried out so far?
- - Kodumanal
- 7. Which is the biggest excavation in Tamil Nadu?
- - Keezhadi
- 8. Where were coins first minted 2000 years ago?
- - Lydia (Turkey)
- 9. Sangam literature mentions about the place where coins were minted?
- - Aghasalai
- 10. What refers to the process of manufacturing coins?
- - Minting Money
- 11. Which stone was used to make ornaments like beads and rings during the
- Sangam period?
- - Carnelian
- 12. Tolkappiyar belongs to which century?
- - BC 5th Century
- 13. What was the original name of Karikalan who built the bank of Kaveri in BC 2nd
- century?
- - Punniyakumaran
- 14. Which dam was built across the river Godavari by 'Sir Arthur Cotton' in 1873
- based on kallanai technology?
- - Thauleeswaram
- 15. Which opener is used to drain excess water in lakes and ponds after they are full?
- - Kalingals
- 16. Who is responsible for bringing river water to lakes?
- - Neeranikaarar
- 17. Tamil Nadu is estimated to have more than ---------- lakes and ponds.
- - 39,000
- 18. Who cut Viranam Lake to save Cauvery water from wasting?
- - Paranthak Chola
- 19. Which is a scientifically designed system used to drain water and silt from a lake?
- - Kumizhithoombu
- 20. Which wild animal was first domesticated by Sangam people?
- - Dog
- 21. In which excavation has husks of paddy and rice crops been found in Burial urns?
- - Adhichanallur
- 22. Because the land in Kurinji and Mullai areas is rough and the water is low, the
- land is called ---------.
- - Hard Field
- 23. Which land is artificially irrigated without irrigation?
- - Dry Field
- 24. Which text mentions the use of drying seeds for sowing by the Tamils in
- agriculture during the Sangam period?
- - Purananooru
- 25. In which areas of land were small grains cultivated?
- - Kurinji
- 26. Which tool was used to break up the clods in the Nansey soil?
- - Thalambu
- 27. What is the average pH value of ocean water over the past 300 million years?
- - 8.2
- 28. Which sunlight reaches the greater depths of the ocean?
- - Yellow and Green
- 29. According to Sangam literature, what did humans follow when they traveled by
- sea?
- - Sea turtles
- 30. Which book mentions the use of spears to catch large fish by attacking and killing
- them?
- - Agananooru
- 31. An Agananooru verse says that the fisherman who went into the sea was called--
- --------
- - Thimilon
- 32. What is the name of the fluid that the oyster secretes on the material it enters to
- protect itself?
- - Nacre
- 33. How many pearls does an oyster produce in its lifetime?
- - 60
- 34. Soaking a pearl and drinking the water prevents which disease?
- - Intestinal disease
- 35. At which port do sea waves pile up pearls on the shore?
- - Korkai
- 36. What were those who dived and picked pearl oysters called?
- - Bathers
- 37. Which ocean is slightly larger than the Indian Ocean and has an average depth?
- - Atlantic Ocean
- 38. Where did the teak trees cut down in Burma and thrown into the sea float by
- themselves?
- - Dhanushkodi
- 39. What is the knowledge that transcends illusion and sees truth in the spiritual
- realm?
- - Inner knowledge
- 40. Who said about nuclear fission “the loom that split the atom and filled the seven
- seas”?
- - Auvaiyar
- 41. Which Sangha literary text mentions the scientific fact that water evaporates and
- turns into clouds and falls as rain?
- - Paripadal
- 42. Scientific researchers say that hearing is affected when the sound level exceeds
- what level?
- - 100 decibel
- 43. Who mentioned the secret of child birth in Sangam age where there was no
- medical study or procedural training?
- - Thirumoolar
- 44. Which text explains that the ancient Tamils did business through barter?
- - Purananooru
- 45. What is the meaning of the Arabic word 'bandar'?
- - Port
- 46. Who was involved in the attempt to create a mixture of Tamil and science and
- technology?
- - V.S.Kulanthaisamy
- 47. Which magazine is published by Coimbatore Home Science College to develop
- scientific Tamil?
- - Vingnach Sudar
- 48. Who published scientific books adapted to children?
- - K.Rajaram
- 49. What is the computer technique that enables computers to understand human
- spoken (a) written language?
- - NLP
- 50. What brought decentralization and simplicity in Tamil internet development?
- - Web Blogs
- 51. Thiruvalluvar was the first Tamil computer developed in which year?
- - 1983
- 52. Which is an e-book that has a sequence of images that gradually change from
- one page to the next?
- - Flip Books
- 53. What determines which key is pressed and which letter appear?
- - Encoding
- 54. Which software is designed to type only Tamil alphabets?
- - TAM
- 55. Which encoding was developed to use all the world's languages on computers?
- - UNICODE
- 56. Tamil Internet University was started by Tamil Nadu Government in which year?
- - 2001
- 57. How many languages are featured in the South Asian e Dictionary?
- - 26 Languages
- 58. What is the name of Tamil Wikipedia's creative works dictionary?
- - Tamil Wiktionary
- 59. Where is Tamil Internet Academy located?
- - Anna University Campus
- 60. Who wrote economic news in Tamil on the topic of rural economy?
- - I.T. Chithambaram
- 61. Which will learning and teaching science in Tamil improve students' skills?
- - Understanding Capacity
- 62. Which journal led to the development of scientific Tamil for more than a quarter
- of a century?
- - Kalaikathir
- 63. Who made the development of scientific Tamil in broadcasting through radio?
- - Sivabada Sundram
- 64. Who created the e-books named “Madurai Project”?
- - Dr. K. Kalyanasundaram
- 65. Which is the only e-dictionary that browses with the grammatical elements of
- sollurubu?
- - Maduram
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