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1.  
[ARGS 2020] The 'Dravidian Association' was formed in the year

Correct Answer: B [1912]

Notes:

The Madras Dravidian Association (Dravidian Association) was founded by C. Natesanar in 1912 to help non-Brahmin students.

2.  
[ARGS 2020] In 1884, P. Anandacharlu and P. Rangaiya Naidu found a political organization known as

Correct Answer: C [Madras Mahajana Sabha]

Notes:

The Madras Mahajana Sabha was founded in May 1884 by P. Anandacharlu, P. Rangaiah Naidu and M. Veeraraghavachariar.

3.  
[ARGS 2020] Who played the most remarkable work on the Home Rule League in Tamilnadu?

Correct Answer: A [Mrs. Annie Besant]

Notes:

Annie Besant started the Home Rule League at Adyar, Madras in September 1916 and spread it through her papers New India and Commonweal.

4.  
[GSASO-2020] St. Ramalingar concept of Karunai was based on the concept of

Correct Answer: D [The unity of mankind]

Notes:

Ramalinga Adigal's Jeevakarunyam (compassion to all lives) rested on Anma-neya orumaippadu, the oneness of all souls/mankind.

5.  
[ARGS-2021] The non-brahmin movement was started in the year

Correct Answer: A [1916]

Notes:

The South Indian Liberal Federation (Justice Party) was formed and the Non-Brahmin Manifesto issued in 1916, marking the start of the non-Brahmin movement.

6.  
[PTGS-2021] Match the following:
Social Reform – Reformers
(a) Abolition of Sati – 1. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
(b) Temple Entry for Dalits – 2. Thanthai Periyar
(c) Widow Remarriage Act – 3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Self respect movement against untouchability – 4. Ambedkar

Correct Answer: A [a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2]

Notes:

Ram Mohan Roy fought Sati, Ambedkar led temple entry struggles (Kalaram), Vidyasagar secured the Widow Remarriage Act 1856, and Periyar led the Self-Respect Movement.

7.  
[PTGS-2021] 'Ayothi Dasa' founded

Correct Answer: C [Advaidananda Sabha]

Notes:

Iyothee Thass founded the Advaidananda Sabha in the Nilgiris in 1870; Satyashodhak Samaj was Phule's, Samarasa Veda Sanmarga Sangam was Vallalar's and Ayyavazhi was Vaikunda Swamigal's.

8.  
[ADGS-2021] India's first organised Trade union was

Correct Answer: C [Madras Labour Union]

Notes:

The Madras Labour Union, founded in April 1918 by B.P. Wadia with Thiru.Vi.Ka., is regarded as India's first organised trade union.

9.  
[EO-G3-2022] Who was the founder of 'Dravida Mahajana Sabha'?

Correct Answer: B [Iyotheedaasar Pandithar]

Notes:

Iyothee Thass Pandithar founded the Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1891 to fight for the rights of the depressed classes.

10.  
[EO-G3-2022] Who is popularly known as "Vallalar"?

Correct Answer: C [Ramalinga Adigal]

Notes:

Ramalinga Adigal (1823-1874) of Vadalur is popularly called Vallalar.

11.  
[VCGS-2022] In 1898, the widow's home in Madras was founded by

Correct Answer: A [Veerasalingam Pantulu]

Notes:

Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu, the pioneer of widow remarriage, established a widows' home in Madras in 1898.

12.  
[VCGS-2022] ________ became the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu by the election of 1920.

Correct Answer: B [A. Subbharayalu Reddiar]

Notes:

After the Justice Party won the 1920 elections, A. Subbarayalu Reddiar became the first Chief Minister (Premier) of Madras Presidency; Raja of Panagal succeeded him in 1921.

13.  
[2022 EXAM] Who among the following leaders opposed the proposal of 'either mending or ending' the councils at the Gaya session of the Congress in 1922?

Correct Answer: D [C. Rajagopalachari]

Notes:

At Gaya (1922) C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru proposed council entry to 'mend or end' the councils; Rajaji led the 'No-Changers' who opposed it.

14.  
[2022 EXAM] Choose the right matches among the following:
1. Vellore Mutiny – 10th July 1806
2. The Revolt of 1857 – The Plantations workers
3. Madras Mahajana Sabha – Dr. Rangiah Naidu
4. Partition of Bengal – 20th July 1905

Correct Answer: C [1, 3 and 4 are correct]

Notes:

The Vellore Mutiny broke out on 10 July 1806, Rangaiah Naidu was the first president of the Madras Mahajana Sabha, and the Partition of Bengal was announced on 20 July 1905; the 1857 revolt was a sepoy revolt, not of plantation workers.

15.  
[2022 EXAM] In Tamil Nadu the first ever celebration of May Day was organized in 1923 by

Correct Answer: A [Singaravelar]

Notes:

M. Singaravelar organised India's first May Day celebration at Madras on 1 May 1923 and founded the Labour Kisan Party.

16.  
[Surveyor Draftsman 2022] Pick out the wrong pair:

Correct Answer: B [Subramaniya Bharathiyar – December 11, 1881]

Notes:

Subramania Bharathi was born on 11 December 1882, not 1881; the other birth dates are correct.

17.  
[Surveyor Draftsman 2022] Identify the personality:
He played a pivotal role in spreading rational ideas and scientific perception into politics of Tamilnadu. He worked for the welfare of farmers, workers and spread socialist thinking into politics. He was appointed as a member of the Indian National Congress.

Correct Answer: C [Singaravelar]

Notes:

M. Singaravelar, a Congress member and pioneer communist, spread rationalism, science and socialism and fought for workers and peasants.

18.  
[Surveyor Draftsman 2022] ________ showed his compassion and mercy on all living beings including plants.

Correct Answer: A [Ramalinga Adigal]

Notes:

Ramalinga Adigal preached Jeevakarunyam and famously sang that he wilted whenever he saw withering crops ('vaadiya payirai kanda pothellaam vaadinen').

19.  
[Surveyor Draftsman 2022] During the Loksabha Constituency Election in 1952 Kamarajar got elected from

Correct Answer: C [Srivilliputtur]

Notes:

In the first general election of 1952 Kamaraj was elected to the Lok Sabha from Srivilliputhur constituency.

20.  
[Reporter Exam-2022] Who was considered to be the first social reformer to appear in Modern Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: B [Vaigunda Swamigal]

Notes:

Vaikunda Swamigal (1809-1851), founder of Ayyavazhi and Samathuva Samajam, is regarded as the first social reformer of modern Tamil Nadu.

21.  
[G-2 2022] Virudhunagar Sankaralinganar, involved in an indefinite hunger strike to rename the Madras State as Tamil Nadu and died during

Correct Answer: B [1956 October]

Notes:

Sankaralinganar began his fast on 27 July 1956 and died on 13 October 1956 after 76 days.

22.  
[CEGS-2022] (i) He was the first Indian Governor General
(ii) He served as the Governor of Bengal
(iii) He became the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency in 1937
Who is described in the above statements?

Correct Answer: B [Rajaji]

Notes:

C. Rajagopalachari became Premier of Madras in 1937, Governor of West Bengal in 1947 and the first (and only) Indian Governor-General in 1948.

23.  
[CAGS-2022] Kulakalvi Thittam was introduced by

Correct Answer: B [C. Rajaji]

Notes:

Rajaji as Chief Minister introduced the Modified Scheme of Elementary Education (called Kulakalvi Thittam by critics) in 1953; opposition to it led to his resignation in 1954.

24.  
[G-1 2022] Which of the following statements are true about Ramalinga Adigal?
(i) He started the Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga Satya Sangam in 1865
(ii) He was against caste system
(iii) He established Satya Dharma Salai in 1867

Correct Answer: C [(i), (ii) and (iii) are true]

Notes:

Ramalinga Adigal founded the Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga Sathya Sangam in 1865, opposed caste, and set up the Sathya Dharma Salai (free feeding house) at Vadalur in 1867.

25.  
[G-1 2022] Which of the following are correctly paired?
1. Nizhal Thaankalgal – Vaigunda Swamigal
2. Hindu Progressive Improvement Society – Rajaram Mohan Roy
3. Samarasa Sanmarka Sangam – Vallalar
4. Self Respect Morality – Vedanayagam Pillai

Correct Answer: A [1 and 3]

Notes:

Vaikunda Swamigal set up Nizhal Thangals and Vallalar founded the Samarasa Sanmarga Sangam; the other two pairings are wrong.

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