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The correct answer is Udhagamandalam.

Key Points

• The 126th Annual Flower Show was inaugurated recently.
• The event took place in Udhagamandalam.
• Udhagamandalam is also known as Ooty.
• The flower show is a significant tourist attraction.
• It showcases a variety of flowers and garden designs.

Additional Information

• Kodaikanal also hosts flower shows but is known for its lake and hills.
• Chennai is famous for the Marina Beach and cultural events.
• Yercaud is known for its coffee plantations and botanical gardens.

The correct answer is St. Ramalinga

Key Points:

• Saint Ramalinga was one of the foremost saints of Tamil Nadu in the nineteenth century.
• He was born on October 5, 1823, at Marudhur, near Chidambaram.
• In 1865 he founded the Samarasa Suddha Sanmargha Sangha for the promotion of his ideals of establishing a casteless society.
• He composed Tiru Arutpa. His other literay works include Manu Murai Kanda Vasagam and Jeeva Karunyam.
• He started constructing the Satya Gnana Sabai in 1872. It is located in Vadalur.

Correct Answer Sekkilar

Key Points

• The Nayanmars are a group of 63 Shaivite saints from Tamil Nadu.
• Gnanasampandar, Appar, and Sundarar are known as "the trio" and are worshipped as saints in South Indian temples.
• Nambi Andar Nambi compiled the songs of all the Nayanmars, forming the basis of Tirumurai, the Tamil Saivite sacred canon.
• Tirumurai consists of 12 books, with 11 of them assembled by Nambi Andar Nambi.
• The 12th book, Periyapuranam, was compiled by Sekkizhar.
• The Nayanmars were instrumental in promoting Shaivism and spreading the Bhakti movement in Tamil Nadu.
• Tirumurai contains hymns, prayers, and narratives about the lives and experiences of the Nayanmars.
• The Tirumurai is highly revered and forms an integral part of the religious and cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu.

The correct answer is 18th.Key Points

• Aadi Perukku is a festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Adi. 
• It lies in the months of mid-July to mid-August, as per the English calendar. 
• It is celebrated by Tamil Community on the onset of the Monsoon as the month of Adi marks the coming of the Monsoon
• Aadi Perukku honors the life-sustaining properties of water, one of nature’s gifts to mankind.

Additional Information

• On this day Mother Nature is worshipped in the form of Amman deities.
• Aadi Perukku is also called ‘Padinettam Perukku’ as ‘Padinettu’ in Tamil means ‘eighteen’ and ‘perukku’ implies ‘a rising’.
• As the month of Aadi is favourable for rooting, sowing, and planting of seeds and other forms of vegetation, it is therefore celebrated to express gratitude to nature and also thank Cauvery river because it is the major source of water in the Tamil Region.

Ooty.
Key Points

• Udhagamandalam also known as Ooty, in Tamil Nadu will host the second flower festival
• It conducts every  year during the North East Monsoon in October and November.
• More than eighty five exotic varieties, including predominantly English flowers like Dahlia, Merigold, Calentula and Daisy will be exhibited during the festival.
• Flower plants are being replanted in two and a half lakh small pots.

The correct answer is Porulathikaram in Tolkappiam.

Key Points

• Agastya was associated to Dwarka, according to Purananuru and Tolkapiyam.
• Even in the Mahabharata and Puranas, Agastya's role in the growth of agriculture in the south is explicitly stated.
• Commander was given the title of Aenadi during the Sangam era.
• The Bellar, or wealthy farmer, was appointed to both military and civilian positions in the Chol and Pandya empires.
• Arsar was the name of the ruling class. And the Bellars had marital ties with this kind of people.
• The farmhand was known as the Cadassier.

Correct Answer Sekkilar

Key Points

• The Nayanmars are a group of 63 Shaivite saints from Tamil Nadu.
• Gnanasampandar, Appar, and Sundarar are known as "the trio" and are worshipped as saints in South Indian temples.
• Nambi Andar Nambi compiled the songs of all the Nayanmars, forming the basis of Tirumurai, the Tamil Saivite sacred canon.
• Tirumurai consists of 12 books, with 11 of them assembled by Nambi Andar Nambi.
• The 12th book, Periyapuranam, was compiled by Sekkizhar.
• The Nayanmars were instrumental in promoting Shaivism and spreading the Bhakti movement in Tamil Nadu.
• Tirumurai contains hymns, prayers, and narratives about the lives and experiences of the Nayanmars.
• The Tirumurai is highly revered and forms an integral part of the religious and cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu.

The correct answer is 18th.Key Points

• Aadi Perukku is a festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Adi. 
• It lies in the months of mid-July to mid-August, as per the English calendar. 
• It is celebrated by Tamil Community on the onset of the Monsoon as the month of Adi marks the coming of the Monsoon
• Aadi Perukku honors the life-sustaining properties of water, one of nature’s gifts to mankind.

Additional Information

• On this day Mother Nature is worshipped in the form of Amman deities.
• Aadi Perukku is also called ‘Padinettam Perukku’ as ‘Padinettu’ in Tamil means ‘eighteen’ and ‘perukku’ implies ‘a rising’.
• As the month of Aadi is favourable for rooting, sowing, and planting of seeds and other forms of vegetation, it is therefore celebrated to express gratitude to nature and also thank Cauvery river because it is the major source of water in the Tamil Region.

The correct answer is St. Ramalinga

Key Points:

• Saint Ramalinga was one of the foremost saints of Tamil Nadu in the nineteenth century.
• He was born on October 5, 1823, at Marudhur, near Chidambaram.
• In 1865 he founded the Samarasa Suddha Sanmargha Sangha for the promotion of his ideals of establishing a casteless society.
• He composed Tiru Arutpa. His other literay works include Manu Murai Kanda Vasagam and Jeeva Karunyam.
• He started constructing the Satya Gnana Sabai in 1872. It is located in Vadalur.

The correct answer is Salai Elanthiraiyan.

Key PointsSalai Elanthiraiyan.

• Native of  Salipallivasal Tirunelveli District.
• He worked as a professor of Tamil at Delhi University.
• He has earned the title of Ulaga Peruntamizhan
• He has obtained his doctorate by researching on the topic of Tamil society and society.
• He worked as an editor in the magazine of Tamil Delhi Tamil Sangam.
• He was one of the founders of the World Tamil Research Institute in 1964.
• The World Tamil Research Association conducts World Tamil Conferences.
• In 1991, he received the Bharathidasan Award.
• Died 04 Oct 1998

The Correct answer is Ooliyal - 5 chapters 

Key Points

• Ooliyal
  • Araththuppaal  has 4 Iyalkal namely Paayiraviyal (Prologue), Illaraviyal (Domestic Virtue), Thuravaraviyal ( Ascetic Virtue), Oozhiyal (Fate)
  • Ooliyal has only one chapter or Adhigaram we called it Oozh (Fate)

Additional Information

•  Payiram 
  • ​Paayiraviyal / Prologue has 4 chapters or 4 Adhigaram
  • Namely Katavul Vaazhththu (The Praise of God), Vaan Sirappu (The Blessing of Rain), Neeththaar Perumai (The Greatness of Ascetics ) Aran Valiyuruththal (Assertion of the Strength of Virtue)
• Illaram 
  • ​Illaram has 20 chapters or 20 Adhigaram
  • Namely Ilvaazhkkai, Vaazhkkai Thunainalam, Makkatperu, Anbudaimai, Virundhompal, Iniyavaikooral, Seynnandri Aridhal, Natuvu Nilaimai , Atakkamutaimai, Ozhukkamutaimai, Piranil Vizhaiyaamai, Poraiyutaimai, Azhukkaaraamai, Veqkaamai, Purangooraamai, Payanila Sollaamai , Theevinaiyachcham, Oppuravaridhal, Eekai, Pukazh​ ​

The correct answer is Porulathikaram in Tolkappiam.

Key Points

• Agastya was associated to Dwarka, according to Purananuru and Tolkapiyam.
• Even in the Mahabharata and Puranas, Agastya's role in the growth of agriculture in the south is explicitly stated.
• Commander was given the title of Aenadi during the Sangam era.
• The Bellar, or wealthy farmer, was appointed to both military and civilian positions in the Chol and Pandya empires.
• Arsar was the name of the ruling class. And the Bellars had marital ties with this kind of people.
• The farmhand was known as the Cadassier.

The Correct answer is by persevence in both effort and wise contrivances 

Key Points

• Couplet 1022
  • aaLvinaiyum aandra aRivum ena-iraNtin
    neeLvinaiyaal neeLum kuti
• English Couplet 1022
  • The manly act and knowledge full, when these combine
    In deed prolonged, then lengthens out the race's line.
• Couplet Explanation
  • One's family is raised by untiring perseverance in both effort and wise contrivances.
• Adhigaram : Kutiseyalvakai (The Way of Maintaining the Family)
• Iyal : Kudiyiyal
• Paal : Porutpaal (Wealth)

The Correct answer is A distinguished person can accomplish any difficult work easily

Key Points

• ​Couplet 26
  • seyaRkariya seyvaar periyar siRiyar
    seyaRkariya seykalaa thaar
• English Couplet 26
  • ​Things hard in the doing will great men do;
    Things hard in the doing the mean eschew
• Couplet Explanation
  • The great will do those things which is difficult to be done, but the mean cannot do them
• Adhigaram : Neeththaar Perumai (The Greatness of Ascetics)
• Iyal : Paayiraviyal (Prologue)
• Paal : Araththuppaal

The correct answer is Udhagamandalam.

Key Points

• The 126th Annual Flower Show was inaugurated recently.
• The event took place in Udhagamandalam.
• Udhagamandalam is also known as Ooty.
• The flower show is a significant tourist attraction.
• It showcases a variety of flowers and garden designs.

Additional Information

• Kodaikanal also hosts flower shows but is known for its lake and hills.
• Chennai is famous for the Marina Beach and cultural events.
• Yercaud is known for its coffee plantations and botanical gardens.