Modern History of Tamil Nadu MCQ Quiz in मल्याळम - Objective Question with Answer for Modern History of Tamil Nadu - സൗജന്യ PDF ഡൗൺലോഡ് ചെയ്യുക

Correct Answer Sivagangai

Key Points

• Periya Marudhu or Vella Marudhu (1748–1801) and his younger brother Chinna Marudhu (1753-1801) were able generals of Muthu Vadugar of Sivagangai.
• After Muthu Vadugar's death in the Kalaiyar Kovil battle, the Marudhu brothers assisted in restoring the throne to Velunachiyar.
• In the last years of the eighteenth century, Marudhu Brothers organized resistance against the British.
• After the death of Kattabomman, they worked along with his brother Oomathurai.

The Correct answer is P. Rangaiah

Key Points

• P. Rangaiah
  • ​The Madras Mahajana Sabha (MMS) was the first nationalist organization in south India.
  • M. Veeraraghavachari, P. Anandacharlu, P. Rangaiah, and a few others established MMS on May 16, 1884.
  • P. Rangaiah was elected as the organization's first president.
  • P. Anandacharlu was elected as the organization's  secretary

Additional Information

• MMS's goal was to build consensus among persons from all sections of the Presidency on a variety of public-interest problems and bring it to the government.
• It demanded that civil service examinations be held simultaneously in England and India.
• The Council of India in London should be abolished and taxes and civil and military spending
•  Madras Mahajana Sabha is considered to be the origin of the Indian National Congress.
• Between December 29 and January 2, 1885, the Mahajana Sabha held its first conference.

The Correct answer is 1884

Key Points

• Madras Mahajana Sabha
  • ​Palavai Rangaiah Naidu, Rata Savalai Ramaswami Mudaliar, and Panapakkam Anandacharlu created the Madras Mahajana Sabha in 1884.
  • It fought for India's independence from the Madras Presidency.
  • The Indian National Congress was founded by the Bombay Mahajana Sabha and the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha.
  • Its first conference took place between December 29 and January 2, 1885.
  • Palavai Rangaiah Naidu and R. Balaji Rao were elected as the conference's President and Secretary, respectively.
  • Its headquarters were at Ellis Road Junction, Mount Road, Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer Option 2

Key Points:

• MNA presented its grievances before British Parliament when it was discussing the East India Company’s rule in India before the passing of the Charter in 1853.
• In a petition submitted in December 1852, the MNA pointed out that the ryotwari and zamindari systems had thrown agricultural classes into deep distress.
• It urged the revival of the ancient village system to free the peasantry from the oppressive interference of the zamindars and the Company officials. 
• The petition also made a complaint about the judicial system which was slow, complicated and imperfect. It pointed out that the appointment of judges without assessing their judicial knowledge and competence in the local languages affected the efficiency of the judiciary. 
• The MNA petition was discussed in the Parliament in March 1853.
• H. D. Seymour, Chairman of the Indian Reform Society, came to Madras in October 1853.
• He visited places like Guntur, Cuddalore, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Tirunelveli.
• However, as the Charter Act of 1853 allowed the British East India Company to continue its rule in India, the MNA organized an agitation for the transfer of British territories in India to the direct control of the Crown. 
• MNA sent its second petition to British Parliament, signed by fourteen thousand individuals, pleading the termination of Company rule in India.

Correct Answer T. Muthuswami.

Key Points:

• The appointment of T. Muthuswami as the first Indian Judge of the Madras High Court in 1877 created a furore in Madras Presidency. 
• The entire press in Madras criticized the appointment of an Indian as a Judge. 
• The press opposed his appointment and the educated youth realized that the press was entirely owned by Europeans. 
• The need for a newspaper to express the Indian perspective was keenly felt. 
• G. Subramaniam, M. Veeraraghavachari and four other friends together started a newspaper "The Hindu" in 1878. 
• It soon became the vehicle of nationalist propaganda. 
• G. Subramaniam also started a Tamil nationalist periodical "Swadesamitranin" 1891 which became a daily in 1899. 
• The founding of The Hindu and Swadesamitran provided encouragement to the starting of other native newspapers.
• They are Indian Patriot, South Indian Mail, Madras Standard, Desabhimani, Vijaya, Suryodayam and India.

Additional Information G.A. Natesan and T.M. Madhava Rao

• Natesan was an Indian novelist, journalist, publisher, politician, and freedom fighter who once lived in the Madras Presidency.
• He established and was the proprietor of G. A. Natesan & Co., which published nationalist literature, the most well-known of which being The Indian Review.
• Madhava Rao served as the Diwan of Travancore from 1857 until 1872.
• For the princely republics of India, Sir Madhav Rao drafted a model constitution in 1874.

Correct Answer 1852.

Key Points

• The Madras Native Association (MNA) was the earliest organisation to be founded in south India.
• It was started by Gazulu Lakshminarasu, Srinivasanar and their associates in 1852.
• It consisted primarily of merchants. 
• The objective was to promote the interests of its members and their focus was on reduction in taxation. 
• It also protested against the support of the government to Christian missionary activities. 
• One of the important contributions of the MNA was its agitation against torture of the peasants by revenue officials. 
• These efforts led to the establishment of the Torture Commission.
• The eventual abolition of the Torture Act, which justified the collection of land revenue through torture. 
• By 1862, the Madras Native Association had ceased to exist.

The correct statement is 1 only.
Key Points

Iyotheedhasa Pandithar

• The most important figure towards socio reforms in Tamil Nadu during the end of the 19th century is Iyotheethoss Pandithar (1845–1914).
• ​He was a sidda doctor by profession, he was also an erudite scholar.
• He also came under the influence of Colonel Olcott of the Theosophical Society.
• In the 1890s he started a movement among the Adi Dravidars arguing that they were the original Buddhists. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• Later they were considered ‘untouchability’, due to their opposition to Vedic Brahminism.
• He published the complete edition of Jeevaka Chintamani (1887) and Manimekalai (1898) were landmarks in the recovery of heterodox traditions.
• He also encouraged the people to convert to Buddhism.
• He also ran a weekly journal called Oru Paisa Tamilan(later Tamilan) from 1908 until his death in 1914.
• Hence the above facts made statements 2 and 3 incorrect.

The correct answer is Suryodhayam.

Key Points:Suryodhayam.

• Pondicherry provided a safe haven for the revolutionaries. 
• The revolutionaries in Tamil Nadu were introduced and trained in revolutionary activities at India House in London and in Paris. 
• M.P.T. Acharya, V.V. Subramanianar and T.S.S. Rajan were prominent among them. 
• Revolutionary literature was distributed by them in Madras through Pondicherry. 
• Radical papers such as India, Vijaya and Suryodayam came out of Pondicherry.

Additional Information:

• The appointment of T. Muthuswami as the first Indian Judge of the Madras High Court in 1877 created a furore in Madras Presidency. 
• The entire press in Madras criticized the appointment of an Indian as a Judge. 
• The press opposed his appointment and the educated youth realized that the press was entirely owned by Europeans. 
• The need for a newspaper to express the Indian perspective was keenly felt. 
• G. Subramaniam, M. Veeraraghavachari and four other friends together started a newspaper "The Hindu" in 1878. 
• It soon became the vehicle of nationalist propaganda. 
• G. Subramaniam also started a Tamil nationalist periodical "Swadesamitranin" 1891 which became a daily in 1899. 
• The founding of The Hindu and Swadesamitran provided encouragement to the starting of other native newspapers.
• They are Indian Patriot, South Indian Mail, Madras Standard, Desabhimani, Vijaya, Suryodayam and India.

The Correct answer is 1932

Key Points

• 1932
  • ​Kodikatha Kumaran, popularly known as Tirupur Kumaran
  • He founded the "Desa Bandhu Youth Association" by bringing together Tamilnadu's youth and young people to fight the British government for independence.
  • He got inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation.
  • He died on January 11, 1932.
  • During a protest against British colonial rule, the police assaulted him, which was quite brutal.
  • He was so patriotic that he died while holding the Indian national flag, which the British authorities had prohibited.
  • Because of this incident, he is now known as "Kodi Kaththa Kumaran."

The Correct answer is V.O. Chidambaranar

Key Points

• V.O. Chidambaranar
  • ​The anti-partition movement began in response to Lord Curzon's proposal to divide Bengal province.
  • Boycotts of foreign goods were made for the first time in this anti-partition movement 
  • August 1905 at Calcutta Townhall, when the Swadeshi Movement was formally declared.
  • In Tamil Nadu, the Swadeshi movement had a significant impact.
  • V.O. Chidambaranar launched the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company at Thoothukudi, which was one of the most enterprising activities in the swadeshi movement.
  • In Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli, V.O.C. joined with Subramania Siva to organize mill workers.
  • He led a strike at the Coral Mills, which was owned by Europeans, in 1908.
  • It was the same day when Bipin Chandra Pal was released.
  • Due to this V.O.C  got sentences in jail.
  • In prison, V.O.C. was mistreated and forced to pull the heavy oil press.

Additional Information

•  Subramania Bharati
  • ​In Madurai, he worked as a Tamil teacher
  • In 1904, he also worked as an Assistant Editor for Swadeshimitram.
  • He became the editor of the Tamil monthly 'India' in April 1907.
  • He held a large public meeting in Madras to commemorate Swaraj Day in 1908.
  • Bharathi reached British India at Cuddalore in November 1918 after the First World War, where he was detained for giving evidence in a case brought by the British against Kappalotiya Thamizhan (V.O.C)
  • After three weeks in custody, he was released. On September 11, 1921, he passed away.