Question

Hill station "Coonoor" is located in
1. Kerala
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Tamil Nadu

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

• The Nilgiri Hills are famous for their sublime hill stations.
• One among them is the Coonoor hill station, which is located at the head of the Hulikal ravine at an altitude of 1,800 m above sea level.
  • It is 19 km from Ooty.
• Coonoor is famous for its verdant environment and for a variety of wildflowers and birds.
• Coonoor comes under the Coimbatore-Mettupalayam-Coonoor-Ooty circuit.

• About Tamil Nadu: (as of June 2021)
  • Chief Minister: M. K. Stalin.
  • Governor: Banwarilal Purohit.
  • State Bird: Emerald dove
  • State Flower: Flame or Glory Lily.
  • State Tree: Asian Palmyra Palm
  • State Animal: Nilgiri Tahr.
  • National Park/Wild Life Sanctuary: Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, Guindy National Park, Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, Madumalai National Park.
  • UNESCO sites: Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram was the capital of the Pallava Dynasty in the 7th century A.D.
    • It was included in the list of; UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984.