Tamilnadu SSLC History Lesson 10 – One Marks

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Choose the correct answer:

1. ______was the pioneer of social Reformers in India. A. C.W. Damotharanar B. Periyar C. Raja Rammohan Roy D. Maraimalai Adigal ANSWER: C

2. ______established a full-fledged printing press in 1709, at Tranquebar. A. Caldwell B. F.W. Ellis C. Ziegenbalg D. Meenakshisundaram ANSWER: C

3. ______was the official newspaper of the Self Respect Movement. A. KudiArasu B. Puratchi C. Viduthalai D. Paguththarivu ANSWER: A

4. Periyar wanted religion to be replaced by ______. A. Nationalism B. Iconoclasm C. Rationalism D. Spiritualism ANSWER: C

5. ______founded Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1893. A. Rettaimalai Srinivasan B. B.R. Ambedkar C. Rajaji D. M.C. Rajah ANSWER: A

6. India’s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in______. A. 1918

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B. 1917 C. 1916 D. 1914 ANSWER: A

7. ______was established by the Justice Party Government for the selection of Government officials. A. Staff Selection Board B. Public Service Commission C. Provincial Staff Recruitment Board D. Staff Selection Commission ANSWER: A

8. ______was the first elected Legislative Council Member from the depressed class in Madras Province. A. M.C. Rajah B. Rettaimalai Srinivasan C. T.M. Nair D. P. Varadarajulu ANSWER: A

Fill in the Blanks:

1. ______was the first non-European language that went into print. A. Tamil B. English ANSWER: A

2. The College of Fort St. George was founded by ______. A. Maraimalai Adigal B. F.W. Ellis ANSWER: B

3. ______is considered the father of Tamil linguistic purism. A. Maraimalai Adigal B. F.W. Ellis ANSWER: A

4. ______was the first to approve participation of women in the electoral politics. A. None B. Justice Party Government ANSWER: B

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The name Suriyanarayana Sastri changed in Tamil as ______. A. Parithimar Kalaignar B. F.W. Ellis ANSWER: A

6. ______gave prominence to Tamil music. A. Parithimar Kalaignar B. Abraham Pandithar ANSWER: B

7. The first Woman Legislator in India was ______. A. Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar B. Abraham Pandithar ANSWER: A

Match the Following:

COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS Dravidian Home Maraimalai Adigal Natesanar Thozhilalan Rettaimalai Srinivasan Singaravelar Tani Tamil Iyakkam Singaravelar Maraimalai Adigal Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam Natesanar Rettaimalai Srinivasan

Additional One Word:

1. In 1578, Tamil book ______was published from Goa. A. Tolkappiyam B. Thambiran Vanakkam C. Thirukkural D. Culamani ANSWER: B

2. U.V. Swaminathar was a student of ______. A. Damotharanar B. Vallalar C. S. Vaiyapuri D. Meenakshisundaranar ANSWER: D

3. Tamil invocation song in the play Manonmaniam written by ______. A. C.W. Damotharanar B. Thiru. Kalyanasundaram C. P. Sundaranar

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D. Bharatidasan ANSWER: C

4. Tamil language movements made a significant cultural impact in creating a pure Tamil free from the influence of ______. A. Sanskrit B. Hindi C. English D. Telugu ANSWER: A

5. Influenced by western literary models, introduced the sonnet form in Tamil. A. Thiru Vika B. Bharatidasan C. Subramania Bharathi D. Parithimar Kalaignar ANSWER: D

6. Maraimalai Adigal’s journal Jnanasagaram was renamed ______. A. Potu Nilaik Kalakam B. Arivukkadal C. Siddhanta Deepika D. Mullai pattu ANSWER: B

7. The Madras non-brahmin association was founded in ______. A. 1909 B. 1910 C. 1912 D. 1916 ANSWER: A

8. The Madras united league was later renamed as ______. A. Madras Non-Brahmin Association B. South Indian Liberation Federation C. Madras Dravidian Association D. Justice Party ANSWER: C

9. Tamil Nadu’s legacy of social justice owes its existence to the formative years of ______party in power.

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A. Congress B. Communist C. Swaraj D. Justice ANSWER: D

10. ______was the founder of the self-respect movement. A. A. Subbarayalu B. T.M. Nair C. Periyar E.V. Ramasamy D. C. Natesanar ANSWER: C

11. Periyar had a close relationship with ______who is considered the first communist of South India. A. Pitti Theyagarayar B. Singaravelar C. Iyotheethassar D. F.W. Ellis ANSWER: B

12. The Justice party merged with the ______. A. Congress Party B. Communist Party C. Self Respect Movement D. Madras Mahajana Sabha ANSWER: C

13. Periyar’s campaign against Kula Kalvi Thittam led to the resination of ______. A. V.V. Subramaniam B. K. Kamaraj C. M.C. Rajan D. Rajaji ANSWER: D

14. ______advocated the use of terms such as Adi-dravida and Adi Audhra. A. M.C. Rajah B. Periyar E.V.R. C. Rettaimalai Srinivasan D. T.M. Nair ANSWER: A

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15. The Tanjore Sangita Vidya mahajana sangam was founded by ______. A. U.V. Swaminathan B. Abraham Pandithar C. Singaravelar D. Iyothee Thassar ANSWER: B

Fill in the Blanks:

1. ______is an ideological and cultural phenomenon. A. Renaissance B. Ramalinga Adigal ANSWER: A

2. ______was popularly known as Vallalar. A. V.G. Suryanarayana Sastri B. Ramalinga Adigal ANSWER: B

3. ______was one of the earliest scholars to identify the influence of Sanskrit on Tamil A. V.G. Suryanarayana Sastri B. Potu Nilaik Kalagam ANSWER: A

4. Samarasa Sanmarga Sangam was rechristened as ______. A. C. Natesanar B. Potu Nilaik Kalagam ANSWER: B

5. In 1912 ______, a medical doctor founded the Madras United League. A. C. Natesanar B. None ANSWER: A

6. C. Natesanar founded a hostel for non-Brahmin students at ______. A. Mylapore B. Triplicane ANSWER: B

7. At a meeting held in the Victoria Public Hall, the non-Brahmin manifesto was released in ______.

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A. December 1916 B. December 1912 ANSWER: A

8. In the 1937 elections, the Indian National Congress trounced the ______. A. None B. Justice Party ANSWER: B

9. The Justice party established the staff selection board in ______. A. 1924 B. 1925 ANSWER: A

10. The self respect movement declared ______as a source for women’s subordination. A. Literacy B. Illiteracy ANSWER: B

11. Periyar wanted the Dravidian Muslims to follow ______of Turkey. A. Mustapha Kemal Pasha B. None ANSWER: A

12. Peiryar cut down 500 coconut trees in his farm to support the campaign for ______. A. None B. Prohibition ANSWER: B

13. Periyar frequently wrote columns under the pseudonym of ______. A. Chitraputtiran B. Prohibition ANSWER: A

14. In 1936, Periyar got Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s ______translated into Tamil immediately after it was written A. Literacy B. Annihilation of caste ANSWER: B

15. The Justice party merged with the Self Respect movement has rechristened as ______in 1944

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A. Dravida Kazhagam B. ADMK ANSWER: A

16. The ______act of 1989, became a trendsetter and led to similar legislation at the national level. A. None B. Hindu Succession Tamil Nadu ANSWER: B

17. ______, a close associated of B.R. Ambedkar participated in first and second Round Table Conferences. A. Rettaimalai Srinivasan B. DMK ANSWER: A

18. Singaravelar advocated ______in his early life. A. Jainism B. Buddhism ANSWER: B

19. The first ______was held in 1943, to discuss the status of Tamil music. A. Tamil Isai Conference B. None ANSWER: A

Match the Following:

COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS Manonmaniam Afghanistan P. Sundaranar Neelambikai Deputy leader of Justice Party Dictionary Amanullah P. Sundaranar Afghanistan M.C. Rajah Dorothy Jinarajadasa Deputy leader of Justice Party WIA Dictionary Dorothy Jinarajadasa

COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS Political Power Cultural Phenomenon Eighteen century Raja Rammohan Roy Thambiran Vanakkam Social reformers Renaissance Earliest Tamil literary Cultural Phenomenon Tamil Book Social reformers Thambiran Vanakkam Thirukkural Eighteen century Earliest Tamil literary

COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS

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C.W. Damotharanar Purapporul – Venpa – Malai Ilakkana Vilakkam U.V. Swaminathar Fort St George Purapporul – Venpa – Malai F.W. Ellis South Indian Family of Fort St George Languages Robert Caldwell Madras Christian College South Indian Family of Languages V.G. Suryanarayana Sastri Ilakkana Vilakkam Madras Christian College

COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS Maraimalai Adial Cheranma devi Gurukulam Mullaipattu Periyar Official Newspaper Self- Respect Movement V.V. Subramaniam Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam Cheranma devi Gurukulam Kudi Arasu Self- Respect Movement Official Newspaper Rettaimalai Srinivasan Mullaipattu Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam

COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS Kudi Arasu Rationalism Democracy Puratchi Liberation Revolution Paguththarivu Poona pact Rationalism Viduthalai Revolution Liberation Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Democracy Poona pact

COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS M.C. Rajah Thozhilalan Adi Andhra AITUC Tamil Isai Movement 1920 Singaravelar Madras Legislative Council Thozhilalan Abraham Pandithar 1920 Tamil Isai Movement Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar Adi Andhra Madras Legislative Council

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