[CTS-IV-POST-II-2024] When and where was Periyar elected as the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Session?

Correct Answer: A [1924, Thiruvannamalai]

Notes:

E.V. Ramasamy (Periyar) was elected President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Conference held at Tiruvannamalai in 1924.

2.

[CTS-IV-POST-II-2024] "The Madras Presidency is the habitat of the Tamil race whose civilization was the most ancient and a branch of whom called the Sumerians, spread a vast civilization on the banks of the Euphrates, in very ancient times; whose astrology, religious lore, morals, rites, etc., furnished the foundation for the Assyrian and Babylonian civilizations and whose mythology was the source of the Christian Bible. Another branch of these Tamils spread from the Malabar coast, and gave rise to the wonderful Egyptian civilization, and the Aryans also are indebted to this race in many respects" was said by?

Correct Answer: A [Swami Vivekananda]

Notes:

This passage is from Swami Vivekananda's essay 'Aryans and Tamilians'.

3.

[CTS-IV-POST-II-2024] The major aim of establishing the South Indian People's Association was

Correct Answer: B [To publish English, Telugu and Tamil newspapers to voice Non-Brahmin grievances]

Notes:

The South Indian People's Association (1916), founded by T.M. Nair and P. Theagaraya, was set up to publish newspapers in English (Justice), Tamil (Dravidan) and Telugu (Andhra Prakasika) to voice Non-Brahmin grievances.

4.

[G1B&C-2024] The Board of Revenue in Madras proclaimed an order in 1851. It was notably known as Standing Order No: 128, Clause-2. Which is / are the aims of the standing order?
(i) Controlling the number of Brahmins in Revenue Service in the Govt.
(ii) To fill up all vacancies for Non-Brahmins in the Govt.
(iii) It sought to attain its goal of full responsible govt. through constitutional methods

Correct Answer: B [(i) and (ii) only]

Notes:

Standing Order No. 128(2) of 1851 sought to curb the concentration of Brahmins in the revenue service and to distribute appointments to Non-Brahmins; responsible government was not its aim.

5.

[G1B&C-2024] In Madras Presidency the proposal to abolish sati was first brought forward by ________ in 1813.

Correct Answer: C [G.M. Lushington]

Notes:

In the Madras Presidency the proposal to abolish sati was first made by G.M. Lushington in 1813; Lord William Bentinck later abolished sati by law in 1829.

6.

[G1B&C-2024] Which of the following are correctly paired?
(1) TSVMS - Tanjore Sangeetha Vidya Mahasangam
(2) TIM - Tamil Isai Mandram
(3) AIWC - All India Women's Conference
(4) AITUC - All India Trade Union Congress

Correct Answer: D [(3) and (4) are correct]

Notes:

AIWC is the All India Women's Conference (1927) and AITUC the All India Trade Union Congress (1920). TSVMS stands for Tanjore Sangeetha Vidya Mahajana Sangam, and the Tamil music movement's body was the Tamil Isai Sangam.

7.

[G1B&C-2024] Who set up the Satyagraha Camp in Udayavanam near Madras?

Correct Answer: D [T. Prakasam]

Notes:

During the Salt Satyagraha of 1930, T. Prakasam set up a satyagraha camp at Udayavanam near Madras.

8.

[SCE-2025] Choose the right matches.
(1) Thousand Lights - Makkis Garden
(2) Badruddin Tyabji - The third session of the Indian National Congress
(3) G.A. Natesan - Revolutionary Nationalist
(4) Odisha - Malabar

Correct Answer: B [(1) and (2) are correct]

Notes:

The third session of the INC (1887) was held at Makkis Garden in Thousand Lights, Madras, presided over by Badruddin Tyabji. G.A. Natesan was a moderate, not a revolutionary.

9.

[SCE-2025] Match the following.
(a) Swadesamitran - 1. Rajaji
(b) Madras Mahajana Sabha - 2. C. Natesanar
(c) Madras Dravidian Association - 3. P. Rangaiah
(d) Salt March - 4. G. Subramaniam

Correct Answer: D [4 3 2 1]

Notes:

Swadesamitran - G. Subramania Iyer; Madras Mahajana Sabha - P. Rangaiah Naidu; Madras Dravidian Association - C. Natesanar; Vedaranyam Salt March - Rajaji.

10.

[G1&1A-2025] In Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, Subramaniya Siva campaigned for a strike in 1908 during:

Correct Answer: C [February – March]

Notes:

In February–March 1908 Subramania Siva, along with V.O. Chidambaram, campaigned for the Coral Mills strike at Tuticorin.

11.

[G1&1A-2025] Identify the person who uttered that, "Nothing can be done without shedding of blood. Japan was prepared to sacrifice 20,000 men and gained a victory over Russia. If 15 crores of Indians do the same, Swaraj will be obtained".

Correct Answer: B [Subramania Siva]

Notes:

These words were attributed to Subramania Siva for his fiery speeches at Tuticorin and Tirunelveli in 1908, cited in the sedition case against him.

12.

[G1&1A-2025] Arrange the following events in chronological order.
(1) Kamarajar in Vaikam Agitation
(2) Thirunelveli riot
(3) Madras Mahajana Sabha
(4) Swadesi Sangam

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

Notes:

Madras Mahajana Sabha (1884), Swadesi Sangam (1906–07), Tirunelveli riot (1908), Kamaraj in the Vaikom agitation (1924).

13.

[G1&1A-2025] Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Vaikam Protest?
(1) George Joseph of Kerala acted as the mastermind in the Vaikam Protest.
(2) Gandhi had a difference of opinion about the involvement of Christian George Joseph in the untouchability issue.
(3) A statue of George Joseph was erected at Madurai.
(4) George Joseph and Karur Neelakandan were not interested to join Periyar on Vaikam Protest.

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

Notes:

George Joseph was the brain behind the Vaikom protest, Gandhi objected to a Christian leading a Hindu reform issue, and his statue stands in Madurai. Statement 4 is false, as George Joseph and his colleagues actually invited Periyar to Vaikom.

14.

[Group 4-2025] Assertion [A]: Under the leadership of Rajaji, Congress decided to boycott the Simon Commission in Chennai.
Reason [R]: The Simon Commission had only Whitemen as members, that is, no Indians.

Correct Answer: C [[A] is false, [R] is true]

Notes:

The Simon boycott in Madras was led by S. Srinivasa Iyengar, not Rajaji, so [A] is false; [R] is true as the Commission had no Indian member.

15.

[Group 4-2025] Consider the following statements and identify the correct answer:
(1) In 1918, the Madurai Harvey Mill labourers' strike happened.
(2) B.P. Wadia was the labour union leader of Madurai Harvey Mill.
(3) Dr. P. Varadharajulu's speech was an eye opener to the government.
(4) Dr. P. Varadharajulu was the author of the "Prabanja Mitran" magazine.

Correct Answer: C [(1), (3) and (4) only]

Notes:

The Madurai Harvey Mill strike took place in 1918, Dr. P. Varadarajulu Naidu's speech in support of the workers alerted the government, and he ran the journal Prapancha Mitran. B.P. Wadia led the Madras Labour Union, not the Madurai Harvey Mill union.

16.

[CTS-ITI-2025] Assertion [A]: Tamilnadu also has the honour of bringing the freedom struggle to the attention of the British people and the American people.
Reason [R]: Dr. Subramaniya Iyer, a retired Judge and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, sought the support of the President of the United States on 24.6.1917 for the release of Annie Besant.

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

Notes:

When Annie Besant was interned in 1917, Justice S. Subramania Iyer wrote to US President Woodrow Wilson seeking his support; this brought India's freedom struggle to British and American attention.

17.

[CTS-ITI-LEVEL-II-2025] ________ organised the Home Rule League at Madurai.

Correct Answer: C [George Joseph]

Notes:

George Joseph, a lawyer from Kerala practising in Madurai, organised the Home Rule League there; he was fondly called 'Rosapoo Durai'.

18.

[CTS-IV-2026] "A war without sword or bloodshed is on the tidings
Join all those who have faith in the power of truth."
What is the message of the above lines?

Correct Answer: A [Non violence]

Notes:

These lines were written by Namakkal Kavignar V. Ramalingam Pillai; they celebrate the Gandhian struggle fought without sword or bloodshed, i.e. non-violence.

19.

[GROUP-2A-MAINS-2026] Choose the correctly matched pairs from the following.
(1) Dharmalayam – V.V. Subramaniam
(2) Bharata Mata Sangam – Neelakanta Bramachari
(3) Bharathi Ashramam – V.O. Chidambaram
(4) Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company – Subramania Siva

Correct Answer: B [(1) and (2) are correct]

Notes:

Bharata Mata Sangam was founded by Neelakanta Brahmachari and Dharmalayam is linked with V.V.S. Aiyar. The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company was founded by V.O. Chidambaram, so pairs (3) and (4) are wrong.

20.

[GROUP-2A-MAINS-2026] Arrange the following Governors of Madras Presidency in chronological order.
(1) Lushington
(2) Thomas Munroe
(3) Hugh Elliot
(4) George Barlow

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

Notes:

The chronological order is George Barlow (1807–1813), Hugh Elliot (1814–1820), Thomas Munro (1820–1827) and Stephen Lushington (1827–1832).

21.

[GROUP-2A-MAINS-2026] Match correctly
(a) Arrival of Simon Commission – 1. Chennai
(b) No Paying Tax movement – 2. Vaikom
(c) Temple entry movement – 3. Bombay
(d) Neil Statue Satyagraha – 4. Bardoli

Correct Answer: A [3 4 2 1]

Notes:

The Simon Commission landed at Bombay in 1928; the no-tax campaign was at Bardoli (1928), the temple entry struggle at Vaikom (1924–25) and the Neill Statue Satyagraha at Madras (1927).

22.

[GROUP-2A-MAINS-2026] Which of the following statements are true about the third session of the INC at Madras?
(i) It was held in the Island Grounds, Chennai
(ii) 236 representatives from Madras Presidency participated
(iii) Lord Connemara, the Governor, offered a grand feast to the delegates
(iv) Rao Saheb Mookanachari headed the reception committee

Correct Answer: C [(iii) only]

Notes:

At the third Congress session held at Madras in 1887 under Badruddin Tyabji, Governor Lord Connemara hosted a grand party for the delegates. The reception committee was headed by T. Madhava Rao.

23.

[GROUP-2A-MAINS-REVOKED-2026] Choose the correct answers from the following statements regarding T. Prakasam
(1) He was called the Lion of Andhra
(2) He became the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency in 1946
(3) Hindi was made a compulsory subject
(4) His textile policy promoted textile industries in Madras Presidency

Correct Answer: A [(1) and (2) are correct]

Notes:

T. Prakasam was known as 'Andhra Kesari' (Lion of Andhra) and became Premier of Madras Presidency in 1946. Hindi was made compulsory by Rajaji's ministry in 1937, not by Prakasam.

24.

[GROUP-2A-MAINS-REVOKED-2026] Vaikom Satyagraha
(1) To use the public roads and access the temple areas around the Vaikom Temple
(2) Conflict between two sects
(3) Conflict between two states
(4) The movement sought to challenge and dismantle the caste based discrimination

Correct Answer: C [(1) and (4) correct]

Notes:

The Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–25) fought for the right of oppressed castes to use the public roads around the Vaikom temple, challenging caste discrimination. Periyar played a key role and was hailed as 'Vaikom Veerar'.

Online Quiz

Correct Answer: A [1924, Thiruvannamalai]

Notes:

E.V. Ramasamy (Periyar) was elected President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Conference held at Tiruvannamalai in 1924.

Correct Answer: A [Swami Vivekananda]

Notes:

This passage is from Swami Vivekananda's essay 'Aryans and Tamilians'.

Correct Answer: B [To publish English, Telugu and Tamil newspapers to voice Non-Brahmin grievances]

Notes:

The South Indian People's Association (1916), founded by T.M. Nair and P. Theagaraya, was set up to publish newspapers in English (Justice), Tamil (Dravidan) and Telugu (Andhra Prakasika) to voice Non-Brahmin grievances.

Correct Answer: B [(i) and (ii) only]

Notes:

Standing Order No. 128(2) of 1851 sought to curb the concentration of Brahmins in the revenue service and to distribute appointments to Non-Brahmins; responsible government was not its aim.

Correct Answer: C [G.M. Lushington]

Notes:

In the Madras Presidency the proposal to abolish sati was first made by G.M. Lushington in 1813; Lord William Bentinck later abolished sati by law in 1829.

Correct Answer: D [(3) and (4) are correct]

Notes:

AIWC is the All India Women's Conference (1927) and AITUC the All India Trade Union Congress (1920). TSVMS stands for Tanjore Sangeetha Vidya Mahajana Sangam, and the Tamil music movement's body was the Tamil Isai Sangam.

Correct Answer: D [T. Prakasam]

Notes:

During the Salt Satyagraha of 1930, T. Prakasam set up a satyagraha camp at Udayavanam near Madras.

Correct Answer: B [(1) and (2) are correct]

Notes:

The third session of the INC (1887) was held at Makkis Garden in Thousand Lights, Madras, presided over by Badruddin Tyabji. G.A. Natesan was a moderate, not a revolutionary.

Correct Answer: D [4 3 2 1]

Notes:

Swadesamitran - G. Subramania Iyer; Madras Mahajana Sabha - P. Rangaiah Naidu; Madras Dravidian Association - C. Natesanar; Vedaranyam Salt March - Rajaji.

Correct Answer: C [February – March]

Notes:

In February–March 1908 Subramania Siva, along with V.O. Chidambaram, campaigned for the Coral Mills strike at Tuticorin.

Correct Answer: B [Subramania Siva]

Notes:

These words were attributed to Subramania Siva for his fiery speeches at Tuticorin and Tirunelveli in 1908, cited in the sedition case against him.

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

Notes:

Madras Mahajana Sabha (1884), Swadesi Sangam (1906–07), Tirunelveli riot (1908), Kamaraj in the Vaikom agitation (1924).

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

Notes:

George Joseph was the brain behind the Vaikom protest, Gandhi objected to a Christian leading a Hindu reform issue, and his statue stands in Madurai. Statement 4 is false, as George Joseph and his colleagues actually invited Periyar to Vaikom.

Correct Answer: C [[A] is false, [R] is true]

Notes:

The Simon boycott in Madras was led by S. Srinivasa Iyengar, not Rajaji, so [A] is false; [R] is true as the Commission had no Indian member.

Correct Answer: C [(1), (3) and (4) only]

Notes:

The Madurai Harvey Mill strike took place in 1918, Dr. P. Varadarajulu Naidu's speech in support of the workers alerted the government, and he ran the journal Prapancha Mitran. B.P. Wadia led the Madras Labour Union, not the Madurai Harvey Mill union.

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

Notes:

When Annie Besant was interned in 1917, Justice S. Subramania Iyer wrote to US President Woodrow Wilson seeking his support; this brought India's freedom struggle to British and American attention.

Correct Answer: C [George Joseph]

Notes:

George Joseph, a lawyer from Kerala practising in Madurai, organised the Home Rule League there; he was fondly called 'Rosapoo Durai'.

Correct Answer: A [Non violence]

Notes:

These lines were written by Namakkal Kavignar V. Ramalingam Pillai; they celebrate the Gandhian struggle fought without sword or bloodshed, i.e. non-violence.

Correct Answer: B [(1) and (2) are correct]

Notes:

Bharata Mata Sangam was founded by Neelakanta Brahmachari and Dharmalayam is linked with V.V.S. Aiyar. The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company was founded by V.O. Chidambaram, so pairs (3) and (4) are wrong.

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

Notes:

The chronological order is George Barlow (1807–1813), Hugh Elliot (1814–1820), Thomas Munro (1820–1827) and Stephen Lushington (1827–1832).

Correct Answer: A [3 4 2 1]

Notes:

The Simon Commission landed at Bombay in 1928; the no-tax campaign was at Bardoli (1928), the temple entry struggle at Vaikom (1924–25) and the Neill Statue Satyagraha at Madras (1927).

Correct Answer: C [(iii) only]

Notes:

At the third Congress session held at Madras in 1887 under Badruddin Tyabji, Governor Lord Connemara hosted a grand party for the delegates. The reception committee was headed by T. Madhava Rao.

Correct Answer: A [(1) and (2) are correct]

Notes:

T. Prakasam was known as 'Andhra Kesari' (Lion of Andhra) and became Premier of Madras Presidency in 1946. Hindi was made compulsory by Rajaji's ministry in 1937, not by Prakasam.

Correct Answer: C [(1) and (4) correct]

Notes:

The Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–25) fought for the right of oppressed castes to use the public roads around the Vaikom temple, challenging caste discrimination. Periyar played a key role and was hailed as 'Vaikom Veerar'.