| 1) | What is the 'ISO 639-1' language code for Tamil ?
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A) tn
B) tam
C) ta
D) tamil
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| 2) | Tamil belongs to which language family ?
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A) Dravidian
B) Sino-Tibetan
C) Indo-European
D) Proto-Germanic
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| 3) | Which union territory of India have Tamil as official language ? |
A) Puducherry
B) Goa
C) Delhi
D) Andaman
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| 4) | Which was the Tamil book published in 1578, which makes Tamil the first Indian language to be printed and published ? |
A) Thirukkural
B) Ramayanam
C) Kamban Kaaviyam
D) Thambiran Vanakkam
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| 5) | Which of the following country have Tamil as Official language ?
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A) Mauritius
B) South Africa
C) Sri Lanka
D) Malaysia
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| 6) | Which is the oldest known grammar book in Tamil ? |
A) Tirukkural
B) Tolkappiyam
C) Purananooru
D) Aganaanooru
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| 7) | How many vowels are there in Tamil language ? |
A) 12
B) 11
C) 13
D) 14
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| 8) | Including Tamil how many languages were classified as a classical language of India ? (Tamil is the first language to be classified) |
A) 7
B) 6
C) 5
D) 4
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| 9) | Which other country than India have Tamil as protected language under its constitution ? |
A) Malaysia
B) South Africa
C) Australia
D) Japan
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| 10) | How many consonants were there in Tamil language ? |
A) 21
B) 12
C) 16
D) 18
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| 11) | Which province of South Africa have Tamil thought as subject in schools ? |
A) Mpumalanga
B) Gauteng
C) Limpopo
D) KwaZulu-Natal
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| 12) | Which of the following country have Tamil as official language ? |
A) Singapore
B) Malaysia
C) Burma
D) Bhutan
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| 13) | Who was the chairman of first Tamil Sangam at Madurai during Pandiya kingdom ? |
A) Tiruvalluvar
B) Agathiyar
C) Subramaniya Bharathi
D) Seethalai Saathanar
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| 14) | How long the third Tamil sangam lasted ? |
A) 1200 years
B) 1100 years
C) 1850 years
D) 2100 years
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| 15) | When did 'Malayalam' started separated from Tamil language ? |
A) 9th century
B) 10th century
C) 8th century
D) 6th century
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