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Which empire shaped the cuisine, culture, and architecture of the Tamilakam region?

Chola dynasty

Pallava dynasty (correct)

Madras Presidency

Vijayanagara Empire

Which administrative province of British India controlled much of South India?

Madras Presidency (correct)

Sangam era

Chera clan

Pandya clan

When did European colonization of the region begin?

12th century

16th century (correct)

10th century

14th century

When did the Indian Independence occur?

1947 Signup and view all the answers

When was the state renamed as Tamil Nadu?

1956 Signup and view all the answers

What is Tamil?

Tamil is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Signup and view all the answers

In addition to Tamil Nadu, where else is Tamil spoken in South India?

Tamil is spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Signup and view all the answers

Where is Tamil an official language?

Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian Union territory of Puducherry. Signup and view all the answers

What did A. K. Ramanujan say about Tamil?

A. K. Ramanujan described Tamil as 'the only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past'. Signup and view all the answers