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Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579 at:

AMadurai
BCochin
CGoa town
DMadras
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cochin
1. Konkani books came first at Goa. 2. The Tamil book came out at Cochin. 3. The first Malayalam book followed in 1713. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 5, Print Culture and the Modern World._
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