Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu

10th Social Science: History: Chapter 10 - One Mark Questions & Answers

I. Choose the correct answer

1. ________ established a full-fledged printing press in 1709, at Tranquebar.

a) Caldwell
b) F.W. Ellis
c) Ziegenbalg
d) Meenakshisundaram

Ans: (c)

2. ________ founded Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1893.

a) Rettaimalai Srinivasan
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Rajaji
d) M. C. Rajah

Ans: (a)

3. India’s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in _____ .

a) 1918
b) 1917
c) 1916
d) 1914

Ans: (a)

4. ________ 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

Ans: (a)

5. _______ 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

Ans: (a)

II. Fill in the blanks

Tamil was the first non-European language that went into print.
The College of Fort St. George was founded by F.W.Ellis.
Maraimalai Adigal is considered the father of Tamil linguistic purism.
Justice Party government was the first to approve participation of women in the electoral politics.
The name Suriyanarayana Sastri changed in Tamil as Parithimar Kalaigar.
Abraham Pandithar gave prominence to Tamil music.
The first Woman Legislator in India was Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar.

III. Choose the correct statement

(i) Thirukkural was one of the earliest Tamil literary texts to be published in 1812.

(ii) Maraimalai Adigal collected and edited different palm leaf manuscripts of the Tamil grammars and literature.

(iii) Robert Caldwell established the close affinity between the Dravidian languages in contrast with Sanskrit and also established the antiquity of Tamil.

(iv) Thiru.Vi. Kalyanasundaram was an early pioneer in Trade union movement.

a) (i) and (ii) are correct
b) (i) and (iii) are correct
c) (iv) is correct
d) (ii) and (iii) are correct

Ans: (b)

Assertion (A): The Justice Party continued to remain in government from 1920-1937 in Madras Presidency.

Reason (R): The Congress Party boycotted the Madras Legislature during this period of Dyarchy.

a) Both A and R are correct
b) A is correct, but R is not the correct explanation
c) Both A and R are wrong
d) R is correct, but it has no relevance to A

Ans: (a)

IV. Match the following

Match the items in Column A with Column B

Column A

1. Dravidian Home
2. Thozhilalan
3. Tani Tamil Iyakkam
4. Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam

Column B

a) Rettaimalai Srinivasan
b) Singaravelar
c) Natesanar
d) Maraimalai Adigal

Answer

1. Dravidian Home - Natesanar
2. Thozhilalan – Singaravelar
3. Tani Tamil Iyakkam - Maraimalai Adigal
4. Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam - Rettaimalai Srinivasan

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