Multiple choice general knowledge

The Tamil New Year for 2011 falls on ____________

  1. 1st Jan

  2. 18th April

  3. 14th April

  4. 21st March

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil New Year (Puthandu) in 2011 fell on April 14th. This is the first day of the Tamil month of Chithirai and is consistently celebrated on April 14th each year. January 1st is the Gregorian New Year, March 21st is the spring equinox, and April 18th is when Malayalam New Year sometimes falls.