Tamil Nadu GK, List by List
The static GK that fills Units II and VI: geography, wildlife, culture, heritage and firsts, each list matched to how TNPSC actually asks it.
All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu in one list, with the newest districts and their carve-outs, the way TNPSC asks them.
Every Chief Minister of Madras State and Tamil Nadu since 1946, with tenures, the exact list TNPSC draws sequence questions from.
Tamil Nadu's 5 national parks: Guindy, Gulf of Mannar Marine, Indira Gandhi (Anamalai), Mudumalai and Mukurthi, with the distinguishing fact TNPSC asks about each.
Tamil Nadu's five tiger reserves with declaration order: Kalakkad-Mundanthurai (first), Anamalai, Mudumalai, Sathyamangalam and Srivilliputhur-Megamalai (newest).
Nilgiri (India's first), Gulf of Mannar and Agasthyamalai: Tamil Nadu's three biosphere reserves with the facts TNPSC repeats.
Tamil Nadu's major wildlife sanctuaries with districts and signature species: Mudumalai (South India's first), Point Calimere's blackbuck, and more.
Tamil Nadu's key bird sanctuaries: Vedanthangal (India's oldest), Koonthankulam, Karikili and the Ramsar-listed wetlands, with districts.
Tamil Nadu holds India's largest count of Ramsar wetlands. The full list with districts, from Point Calimere (first) to the newest additions.
The major rivers of Tamil Nadu with origin and outfall: Cauvery, Vaigai, Thamirabarani, Palar, Thenpennai and the tributaries TNPSC pairs them with.
The dam-river matching list TNPSC asks: Mettur on Cauvery, Vaigai, Bhavanisagar, Sathanur, Papanasam, Amaravathi, Mullaperiyar and more.
Tamil Nadu's UNESCO World Heritage list: the Great Living Chola Temples (three temples), Mahabalipuram monuments, and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
Tamil Nadu's official symbols: Nilgiri tahr, emerald dove, gloriosa lily, palmyra palm, jackfruit, Tamil yeoman butterfly and the state anthem.
Ooty, Kodaikanal, Yercaud, Valparai, Kolli Hills and more, each hill station matched to its range and district the way TNPSC asks.
Courtallam, Hogenakkal, Catherine Falls and more, each waterfall matched to its river and district for TNPSC's matching questions.
The verified firsts: first woman CM, India's first biosphere reserve, first bird sanctuary, TN's first Ramsar site and tiger reserve, and more.
Tamil Nadu's Geographical Indications: Kancheepuram silk, Thanjavur paintings, Madurai malli, Dindigul locks, Palani panchamirtham and more, matched to districts.
Tamil Nadu's folk arts with their one-line identifications: Karagattam, Oyilattam, Theru Koothu, Villu Pattu, Bommalattam, Silambattam and more.
Pongal's four days, Jallikattu, Chithirai festival, Karthigai Deepam, Mahamaham and Natyanjali, each festival with its place and timing.
The temples TNPSC asks about: Brihadisvara and its builder, Madurai Meenakshi, Srirangam's scale, Rameswaram's corridors and Chidambaram's Nataraja.
Tamil Nadu's six Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, Toda, Kota, Kurumba, Irula, Paniya, Kattunayakan, and other major tribes with their regions.
Chennai, Kamarajar (Ennore) and V.O. Chidambaranar (Thoothukudi): Tamil Nadu's three major ports, plus the minor ports TNPSC name-drops.
Tamil Nadu's four international airports, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, and the domestic airfields, with the facts asked.
Kudankulam, Kalpakkam, Neyveli, Mettur, Muppandal wind belt and Kamuthi solar park, Tamil Nadu's power map with each plant's type and district.
Keeladi, Adichanallur, Korkai, Kodumanal, Alagankulam and Mayiladumparai, the excavation sites rewriting Tamil history, and what each yielded.
Lists are compiled from official Tamil Nadu government sources and standard references; time-sensitive counts carry an as-of note. Sources: TNPSC official notifications. Figures are indicative and may change with each official notification. Data last reviewed: July 2026.
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