[JRO-AP-Psychology-2023] Which of the following statements are true about Kamaraj?
(i) The political guru of Kamaraj was Satyamurti
(ii) In 1937, he was elected to the legislature from Salem
(iii) Kundah River project came into existence due to his effort

Correct Answer: C [(i) and (iii) only]

Notes:

Satyamurti was Kamaraj's political guru and the Kundah hydro-electric project came up during his chief ministership; in 1937 he was elected from Sattur, not Salem.

2.

[JRO-AP-Psychology-2023] Assertion [A]: "Vande Mataram" was adopted as the slogan for an agitation
Reason [R]: It was adopted during the Swadeshi Movement in protest against partition of Bengal

Correct Answer: B [Both [A] and [R] are true, and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]

Notes:

'Vande Mataram' became the rallying slogan of the Swadeshi Movement against the 1905 partition of Bengal, so R correctly explains A.

3.

[JRO-AP-Psychology-2023] Who laid the foundation of Khadi movement in Rajapalayam?

Correct Answer: A [I.P. Arangasamy Raja]

Notes:

I.P. Arangasamy Raja laid the foundation of the Khadi movement in Rajapalayam; the other three were not associated with it.

4.

[Road Inspector-2023] Swadeshi movement led by __________ in Tamilnadu.

Correct Answer: A [V.O.C.]

Notes:

In Tamil Nadu the Swadeshi movement was led by V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, centred at Tuticorin, where he also founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company.

5.

[Road Inspector-2023] __________ voiced the interest of the depressed classes in the Round Table Conferences.

Correct Answer: B [Rettaimalai Srinivasan]

Notes:

Rettaimalai Srinivasan represented the depressed classes along with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at the First and Second Round Table Conferences in London.

6.

[DEO-2023] During the Quit India Movement in Tamil Districts:
(i) The workers and common people participated in the movement
(ii) In Madras, the women observed Hartals
(iii) The workers of Buckingham and Carnatic mill involved in the strike
(iv) The Madras port trust, Madras corporation workers participated in the strike

Correct Answer: D [(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct]

Notes:

During the 1942 Quit India Movement in Tamil Nadu, workers and common people took part widely; workers of the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills, the Madras Port Trust and the Madras Corporation went on strike, and women observed hartals. So all four statements are correct.

7.

[DEO-2023] Assertion [A]: Extremism arose along with the Swadeshi Movement in Tamil Nadu.
Reason [R]: The leaders of the Swadeshi Movement became Leaders of the People, whose speeches and writings aroused the masses.

Correct Answer: B [Both [A] and [R] are true; and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]

Notes:

Swadeshi leaders such as V.O.C., Subramania Siva and Bharathi roused the masses through their speeches and writings, which gave rise to extremist nationalism in Tamil Nadu; hence [R] correctly explains [A].

8.

[Hindu Religious EO G1-2024] How many Satyagrahis participated in the Vedaranyam March under Rajaji in Tamilnadu?

Correct Answer: C [98]

Notes:

On 13 April 1930 Rajaji set out from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam on the salt satyagraha march with a hand-picked team of 98 volunteers.

9.

[Hindu Religious EO G1-2024] Which of the following are correctly matched?
Founder personalities associated with Swadeshi movement of British India
1. Swadeshi Vastu Pracharini Sabha – Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Swadeshi Sangam – Subramania Bharathi
3. Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company – V.O. Chidambaram
4. Swadesh Bandhab Samiti – G. Subramanian

Correct Answer: A [1, 2 and 3]

Notes:

The Swadesh Bandhab Samiti was founded by Ashwini Kumar Dutt at Barisal in Bengal, not by G. Subramania Iyer, so pair 4 is wrong; pairs 1, 2 and 3 are correctly matched.

10.

[Hindu Religious EO G1-2024] Match the following
(a) Vaithiyanatha Iyer – 1. Madurai Harvey Industry strike
(b) Rukmani Lakshmipathi – 2. Lion of Andhra
(c) Prakasam – 3. Deputy Speaker
(d) Varadarajulu Naidu – 4. Temple Entry

Correct Answer: A [4 3 2 1]

Notes:

A. Vaidyanatha Iyer led the 1939 temple entry into the Madurai Meenakshi temple; Rukmani Lakshmipathi was the first woman Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly; T. Prakasam was called 'Andhra Kesari' (Lion of Andhra); P. Varadarajulu Naidu led the strike of the Harvey Mill workers in Madurai. Hence 4 3 2 1.

11.

[Combined Accounts Service-2024, EO-G3-2022, Library-2023] The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company was registered in the year

Correct Answer: B [October 16, 1906]

Notes:

The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company started by V.O. Chidambaram Pillai was registered on 16 October 1906.

12.

[Combined Accounts Service-2024] Who among the following founded the 'Indian Social Reformer' in 1890?

Correct Answer: B [K.N. Natarajan]

Notes:

The weekly 'Indian Social Reformer' was founded by K. Natarajan (Kamakshi Natarajan) in Madras in 1890.

13.

[AAO & AHO-2024] The Swadeshi leaders in Tamilnadu planned to celebrate the day of Bipin Chandra Pal's release as a __________ in Thirunelveli.

Correct Answer: B [Swarajya day]

Notes:

V.O.C. and Subramania Siva planned to celebrate Bipin Chandra Pal's release on 9 March 1908 as 'Swarajya Day' in Tirunelveli; their arrest that followed sparked the Tirunelveli uprising.

14.

[G4-2024] Which of the following statements are true about V.O. Chidambaram Pillai?
(i) He was a follower of Gopalakrishna Gokhale.
(ii) He was known as Chekkiluththa Chemmal.
(iii) He founded the Servants of India Society.
(iv) He was a lawyer.

Correct Answer: C [(ii) and (iv) only]

Notes:

V.O.C. was a lawyer and was called 'Chekkiluththa Chemmal' because he was made to pull the oil press in prison. He followed Tilak's extremist line, and the Servants of India Society was founded by Gokhale, not by him.

15.

[G1-2024] Arrange the following events in the chronological order
(1) Bharatha Matha Society
(2) Madras Mahajana Sabha
(3) Home Rule League
(4) Madras Dravidian Association

Correct Answer: B [(2), (1), (4), (3)]

Notes:

Madras Mahajana Sabha (1884), Bharatha Matha Society (1904), Madras Dravidian Association (1912), Home Rule League (1916) – so the order is (2), (1), (4), (3).

16.

[G1-2024] Who was the first accused in the Ashe murder case?

Correct Answer: B [Nilakanda Brahmachari]

Notes:

Since Vanchinathan shot himself after killing Collector Ashe in 1911, Nilakanta Brahmachari was named the first accused in the Ashe murder (Tinnevelly Conspiracy) case.

17.

[G1-2024] Match the following:
(a) Temple Entry Authorisation and Indemnity Act – 1. Annadurai
(b) Temple Authorisation Act – 2. Rajaji
(c) Self Respect Marriages Act – 3. Omandurar
(d) Madras State abolition of Zamindari system – 4. Kumarasamy Raja

Correct Answer: D [2 3 1 4]

Notes:

Temple Entry Authorisation and Indemnity Act (1939) – Rajaji; Temple Entry Authorisation Act (1947) – Omandurar; Self-Respect Marriages Act (1967) – Annadurai; abolition of the zamindari system implemented – Kumaraswamy Raja.

18.

[G1-2024] Match the following:
(a) E.V.R Periyar – 1. First Indian Judge
(b) T. Muthuswami – 2. Veeraraghavachari
(c) Madras Mahajana Sabha – 3. Puducherry
(d) Bharathiyar – 4. Kudi Arasu

Correct Answer: A [4 1 2 3]

Notes:

Periyar ran the journal 'Kudi Arasu'; T. Muthuswami Iyer was the first Indian judge of the Madras High Court; M. Veeraraghavachari was a founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha; Bharathi lived in exile in Puducherry to escape British repression.

19.

[Combined Technical (IV Post)-2024] Match the leaders with their pseudonym:
(a) C. Rajagopalachari – 1. Rosappu Durai
(b) E.V. Ramasamy – 2. Thachina Gandhi
(c) George Joseph – 3. Velli Naaku Navalar
(d) S. Satyamurthi – 4. Tamilnadu Rousseau

Correct Answer: A [2 4 1 3]

Notes:

Rajaji was called 'Dakshina (Thachina) Gandhi', Periyar 'the Rousseau of Tamil Nadu', George Joseph was fondly called 'Rosappu Durai' by the people of Madurai, and S. Satyamurti was hailed as the 'silver-tongued orator' (Velli Naaku Navalar).

20.

[Combined Technical (IV Post)-2024] Which of the following statements are wrong about Home Rule Agitation in Tamil Nadu?
(a) Its first conference was held in Coimbatore under the Presidentship of V.P. Madhava Rao
(b) In July 1916, students staged a massive demonstration in front of Egmore Railway Station
(c) Governor Lord Pentland banned participation of students in the political activities of Home Rule League
(d) Rajagopalachari plunged into the Home Rule agitation after the arrest of Annie Besant

Correct Answer: D [(a) and (d)]

Notes:

In July 1916 students did demonstrate at Egmore station, and Governor Lord Pentland banned students from Home Rule political activity, so (b) and (c) are correct; the wrong statements are therefore (a) and (d).

21.

[Combined Technical (Non-IV Post)-2024] Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
(1) Murder of Ashe – 1911
(2) Swadeshi shipping company – 1906
(3) Meston Award – 1916
(4) Non Cooperation Movement – 1918

Correct Answer: A [(3) and (4)]

Notes:

The Meston Award was made in 1920 and the Non-Cooperation Movement began in 1920, so (3) and (4) are wrongly matched; Ashe's murder (1911) and the Swadeshi shipping company (1906) are correct.

22.

[Combined Technical (ITI)-2024] He was the first to lose his life by protesting against the forced imposition of Hindi in Tamilnadu __________.

Correct Answer: B [Natarasan]

Notes:

Natarasan, jailed during the 1937–39 anti-Hindi agitation, died in prison in January 1939, becoming its first martyr; Thalamuthu died soon after.

23.

[CTS-ITI-2024] Arrange the following in chronological order.
(1) Madras Mahajana Sabha
(2) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
(3) Madras Native Association
(4) Bombay Presidency Association

Correct Answer: D [(3), (2), (1), (4)]

Notes:

Madras Native Association 1852, Poona Sarvajanik Sabha 1870, Madras Mahajana Sabha 1884, Bombay Presidency Association 1885, so the order is (3), (2), (1), (4). (The TNPSC answer key had marked '(3), (1), (2), (4)'.)

24.

[CTS-ITI-2024] ________ was a pioneer in the labour movement activities in the Madras Presidency.

Correct Answer: B [M. Singaravelar]

Notes:

M. Singaravelar helped organise the early labour unions in Madras and celebrated India's first May Day at Madras in 1923.

25.

[CTS-IV-POST-II-2024] Choose among the following the correct statement about salt Satyagraha in Tamil Nadu.
(1) Volunteers who tried to carry out Salt Satyagraha in Rameswaram were arrested.
(2) Rukmani Lakshmipathi was the first woman to be imprisoned for violating the salt laws.
(3) On April 27, 1930, ten people were killed in a clash with the police at Tiruvallikeni.

Correct Answer: C [(1) and (2) only]

Notes:

Volunteers who tried to make salt at Rameswaram were arrested, and Rukmani Lakshmipathi, who joined the Vedaranyam satyagraha, was the first woman jailed for breaking the salt law. The third statement about the Tiruvallikeni clash is incorrect.

Online Quiz

Correct Answer: C [(i) and (iii) only]

Notes:

Satyamurti was Kamaraj's political guru and the Kundah hydro-electric project came up during his chief ministership; in 1937 he was elected from Sattur, not Salem.

Correct Answer: B [Both [A] and [R] are true, and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]

Notes:

'Vande Mataram' became the rallying slogan of the Swadeshi Movement against the 1905 partition of Bengal, so R correctly explains A.

Correct Answer: A [I.P. Arangasamy Raja]

Notes:

I.P. Arangasamy Raja laid the foundation of the Khadi movement in Rajapalayam; the other three were not associated with it.

Correct Answer: A [V.O.C.]

Notes:

In Tamil Nadu the Swadeshi movement was led by V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, centred at Tuticorin, where he also founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company.

Correct Answer: B [Rettaimalai Srinivasan]

Notes:

Rettaimalai Srinivasan represented the depressed classes along with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at the First and Second Round Table Conferences in London.

Correct Answer: D [(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct]

Notes:

During the 1942 Quit India Movement in Tamil Nadu, workers and common people took part widely; workers of the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills, the Madras Port Trust and the Madras Corporation went on strike, and women observed hartals. So all four statements are correct.

Correct Answer: B [Both [A] and [R] are true; and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]

Notes:

Swadeshi leaders such as V.O.C., Subramania Siva and Bharathi roused the masses through their speeches and writings, which gave rise to extremist nationalism in Tamil Nadu; hence [R] correctly explains [A].

Correct Answer: C [98]

Notes:

On 13 April 1930 Rajaji set out from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam on the salt satyagraha march with a hand-picked team of 98 volunteers.

Correct Answer: A [1, 2 and 3]

Notes:

The Swadesh Bandhab Samiti was founded by Ashwini Kumar Dutt at Barisal in Bengal, not by G. Subramania Iyer, so pair 4 is wrong; pairs 1, 2 and 3 are correctly matched.

Correct Answer: A [4 3 2 1]

Notes:

Correct Answer: B [October 16, 1906]

Notes:

The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company started by V.O. Chidambaram Pillai was registered on 16 October 1906.

Correct Answer: B [K.N. Natarajan]

Notes:

The weekly 'Indian Social Reformer' was founded by K. Natarajan (Kamakshi Natarajan) in Madras in 1890.

Correct Answer: B [Swarajya day]

Notes:

V.O.C. and Subramania Siva planned to celebrate Bipin Chandra Pal's release on 9 March 1908 as 'Swarajya Day' in Tirunelveli; their arrest that followed sparked the Tirunelveli uprising.

Correct Answer: C [(ii) and (iv) only]

Notes:

V.O.C. was a lawyer and was called 'Chekkiluththa Chemmal' because he was made to pull the oil press in prison. He followed Tilak's extremist line, and the Servants of India Society was founded by Gokhale, not by him.

Correct Answer: B [(2), (1), (4), (3)]

Notes:

Madras Mahajana Sabha (1884), Bharatha Matha Society (1904), Madras Dravidian Association (1912), Home Rule League (1916) – so the order is (2), (1), (4), (3).

Correct Answer: B [Nilakanda Brahmachari]

Notes:

Since Vanchinathan shot himself after killing Collector Ashe in 1911, Nilakanta Brahmachari was named the first accused in the Ashe murder (Tinnevelly Conspiracy) case.

Correct Answer: D [2 3 1 4]

Notes:

Temple Entry Authorisation and Indemnity Act (1939) – Rajaji; Temple Entry Authorisation Act (1947) – Omandurar; Self-Respect Marriages Act (1967) – Annadurai; abolition of the zamindari system implemented – Kumaraswamy Raja.

Correct Answer: A [4 1 2 3]

Notes:

Periyar ran the journal 'Kudi Arasu'; T. Muthuswami Iyer was the first Indian judge of the Madras High Court; M. Veeraraghavachari was a founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha; Bharathi lived in exile in Puducherry to escape British repression.

Correct Answer: A [2 4 1 3]

Notes:

Rajaji was called 'Dakshina (Thachina) Gandhi', Periyar 'the Rousseau of Tamil Nadu', George Joseph was fondly called 'Rosappu Durai' by the people of Madurai, and S. Satyamurti was hailed as the 'silver-tongued orator' (Velli Naaku Navalar).

Correct Answer: D [(a) and (d)]

Notes:

In July 1916 students did demonstrate at Egmore station, and Governor Lord Pentland banned students from Home Rule political activity, so (b) and (c) are correct; the wrong statements are therefore (a) and (d).

Correct Answer: A [(3) and (4)]

Notes:

The Meston Award was made in 1920 and the Non-Cooperation Movement began in 1920, so (3) and (4) are wrongly matched; Ashe's murder (1911) and the Swadeshi shipping company (1906) are correct.

Correct Answer: B [Natarasan]

Notes:

Natarasan, jailed during the 1937–39 anti-Hindi agitation, died in prison in January 1939, becoming its first martyr; Thalamuthu died soon after.

Correct Answer: D [(3), (2), (1), (4)]

Notes:

Madras Native Association 1852, Poona Sarvajanik Sabha 1870, Madras Mahajana Sabha 1884, Bombay Presidency Association 1885, so the order is (3), (2), (1), (4). (The TNPSC answer key had marked '(3), (1), (2), (4)'.)

Correct Answer: B [M. Singaravelar]

Notes:

M. Singaravelar helped organise the early labour unions in Madras and celebrated India's first May Day at Madras in 1923.

Correct Answer: C [(1) and (2) only]

Notes:

Volunteers who tried to make salt at Rameswaram were arrested, and Rukmani Lakshmipathi, who joined the Vedaranyam satyagraha, was the first woman jailed for breaking the salt law. The third statement about the Tiruvallikeni clash is incorrect.