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SSLC History 6-10 E/M by MMA

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first Palayakkarar to resist the East India Company’s policy of territorial aggrandizement?
a)
Marudu brothers
b)
Puli Thevar
c)
Velunachiyar
d)
Veera Pandya Kattabomman
2.
Who had borrowed money from the East India Company to meet the expenses he had incurred during the Carnatic wars
a)
Velunachiyar
b)
Puli Thevar
c)
Nawab of Arcot
d)
Raja of Travancore
3.
Who had established close relationship with the three agents of Chanda Sahib?.
a)
Velunachiyar
b)
Kattabomman
c)
Puli Thevar
d)
Oomaithurai
4.
Where was Sivasubramanianar Pillai executed?
a)
Kayathar
b)
Nagalapuram
c)
Virupachi
d)
Panchalamkurichi
5.
Who issued the Tiruchirappalli proclamation of Independence
a)
Marudhu brothers
b)
PuliThevar
c)
Veera Pandya Kattabomman
d)
Gopala Nayak
6.
When did the Vellore Revolt breakout?
a)
24 May 1805
b)
10 July 1805
c)
10 July 1806
d)
10 September 1806
7.
Who was the Commander in Chief responsible for the new military regulations
a)
Col. Fancourt
b)
Major Armstrong
c)
Sir John Cradock
d)
Colonel Agnew
8.
Where were the sons of Tipu Sultan sent after the Vellore Revolt?
a)
Calcutta
b)
Mumbai
c)
Delhi
d)
Mysore
9.

Choose the correct statement

i) The Palayakkarar system was in practice in the Kakattiya Country

ii) Pulithevar recaptured Nerkattumseval in 1764 after the death of Khan Sahib

iii) Yusuf Khan who was negotiating with the Palayakkarars, without informing the Company administration was charged with treachery and hanged in 1764

iv) Ondiveeran led one of the army units of Kattabomman.

a)

i), ii) and iv) are correct

b)

i), ii) and iii) are correct

c)

iii) and iv) are correct

d)

i) and iv) are correct

10.

Choose the correct statement

i) Under Colonel Campbell, the English Army went along with Mafuzkhan’s army

ii) After Muthuvaduganathar’s death in Kalaiyar Kovil battle, Marudhu Brothers assisted Velunachiyar in restoring the throne to her

iii) Gopal Nayak spearheaded the famous Dindigul League

iv) In May 1799 Cornwallis ordered advance of Company armies to Tirunelveli.

a)

i) and ii) are correct

b)

ii) and iii) are correct

c)

ii), iii) and iv) are correct

d)

i) and iv) are correct

11.

Assertion : PuliThevar tried to get the support of Haider Ali and the French.

Reason : Haider Ali could not help PuliThevar as he was already in a serious conflict with the Marathas

a)

Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

b)

Both (A) and (R) are wrong

c)

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d)

Both (A) and (R) are correct

12.

Assertion : Apart from the new military regulations, the most objectionable was the addition of a leather cockade in the turban.

Reason : The leather cockade was made of animal skin

a)

Both (A) and (R) are right

b)

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

c)

Both (A) and (R) are wrong

d)

Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

13.
The Palayakkarars system was put in place in Tamil Nadu by ____________.
a)
Marudhu brothers
b)
PuliThevar
c)
Veera Pandya Kattabomman
d)
Viswanatha Nayak
14.
Except the Palayakkarars of ________ all other western Palayakkarars supported Puli Thevar
a)
Uthumalai
b)
Naduvakurichi
c)
Singampatti
d)
Sivagiri
15.
Velunachiyar and her daughter were under the protection of __________ for eight years.
a)
Gopala Nayak
b)
Viswanatha Nayak
c)
Poojai Nayak
d)
Yadul Nayak
16.
Bannerman deputed __________ to convey his message, asking Kattabomman to surrender.
a)
Sivasubramanianar
b)
Oomaithurai
c)
Velunachiyar
d)
Ramalinganar
17.
Kattabomman was hanged to death at ________
a)
Kayathar
b)
Nagalapuram
c)
Virupachi
d)
Panchalamkurichi
18.
The Rebellion of Marudhu Brothers was categorized in the British records as the __________
a)
First Palayakkarar War
b)
Second Palayakkarar War
c)
Third Palayakkarar War
d)
Fourth Palayakkarar War
19.
__________ was declared the new Sultan by the rebels in Vellore Fort.
a)
Tippu
b)
Hyder
c)
Fateh Hyder
d)
Jahangir
20.
__________ suppressed the revolt in Vellore Fort
a)
Col. Gillespie
b)
Jackson
c)
Lushington
d)
Fancourt
21.
Which one of the following was launched by Haji Shariatullah in 1818 in East Bengal?
a)
Wahhabi Rebellion
b)
Farazi Movement
c)
Tribal uprising
d)
Kol Revolt
22.
Who declared that “Land belongs to God” and collecting rent or tax on it was against divine law?
a)
Titu Mir
b)
Sidhu
c)
Dudu Mian
d)
Shariatullah
23.
Who were driven out of their homeland during the process of creation of Zamins under Permanent Settlement?
a)
Santhals
b)
Titu Mir
c)
Munda
d)
Kol
24.
Find out the militant nationalist from the following
a)
Dadabhai Naoroji
b)
Justice Govind Ranade
c)
Bipin Chandra pal
d)
Romesh Chandra
25.
When was the partition of Bengal effected?
a)
19 June 1905
b)
18 July 1906
c)
19 August 1907
d)
16 October 1905
26.
What was the context in which the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act was passed?
a)
Kol Revolt
b)
Indigo Revolt
c)
Munda Rebellion
d)
Deccan Riots
27.
Who set up the first Home Rule League in April 1916?
a)
Annie Basant
b)
Bipin Chandra Pal
c)
Lala Lajpat Rai
d)
Tilak
28.
Who drew the attention of the British to the suffering of Indigo cultivation by his play Nil darpan
a)
Dina Bandhu Mitra
b)
Romesh Chandra Dutt
c)
Dadabhai Naoroji
d)
Birsa Munda
29.

Choose the correct statement

i) The company received Rs. 22.5 million from Mir Jafar and invested it to propel the industrial revolution in Britain

ii) Kols organized an insurrection in 1831-1832, which was directed against Government officers and money lenders.

iii) In 1855, two Santhal brothers Sidhu and Kanu led the Santhal Rebellion.

iv) In 1879, an Act was passed to regulate the territories occupied by the Santhols.

a)

i), ii) and iii) are correct

b)

ii) and iii) are correct

c)

iii) and iv) are correct

d)

i) and iv) are correct

30.

Choose the correct statement

i) Dudu Mian laid emphasis on the egalitarian nature of Islam and declared that “Land belong to God”

ii) According to the Doctrine of Lapse, new territories under the corrupt Indian rulers were to be annexed.

iii) The British officials after the suppression of 1857 Revolt were given power to judge and take the lives of Indians without due process of law

iv) One of the causes of the failure of the Revolt of 1857 was many of the Indian princes and zamindars remained loyal to the British.

a)

ii), iii) and iv) are correct

b)

i), ii) and iv) are correct

c)

i), iii) and iv) are correct

d)

i), ii) and iii) are correct

31.

Choose the correct statement

i) One of the most significant contributions of the early Indian Nationalists was the formulation of an economic critique of Colonialism.

ii) The early Congress leaders stated that the religious exploitation in India was the primary reason for the growing poverty.

iii) One of the goals of the moderate Congress leaders was to achieve Swaraj or self-rule.

iv) The objective of partition was to curtail the Bengali influence and weaken the nationalist movement

a)

i), ii) and iii) are correct

b)

i), iii) and iv) are correct

c)

ii) and iii) are correct

d)

iii) and iv) are correct

32.

Assersion (A) : Under colonial rule for the first time in Indian history, government claimed a direct proprietary right over forests.

Reason (R) : Planters used intimidation and violence to compel farmers to grow indigo

a)

Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

b)

Both (A) and (R) are wrong

c)

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d)

Both (A) and (R) are correct

33.

Assersion (A) : The revolt of 1857 was brutally suppressed by the British army.

Reason (R) : The failure of the rebellion was due to the absence of central authority.

a)

Both (A) and (R) are wrong

b)

Both (A) and (R) are correct

c)

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d)

Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

34.
In 1757, Robert Clive was financially supported by ____________, the moneylenders of Bengal.
a)
Siraj-ud-daulah
b)
The tribal people
c)
Dudu Mian
d)
Jagat Seths
35.
W.C. Bannerjee was elected the president of Indian National Congress in the year_________.
a)
1885
b)
1905
c)
1912
d)
1858
36.
Chota Nagpur Act was passed in the year ____________.
a)
1916
b)
1908
c)
1929
d)
1905
37.
Around 1854 activities of social banditry were led by __________
a)
Titu Mir
b)
Sidhu
c)
Bir Singh
d)
Munda
38.
The major tribal revolt took place in Chotanagpur region was __________
a)
Santhals
b)
Titu Mir
c)
Munda
d)
Kol Revolt
39.
__________ was an anti-imperial and anti-landlord movement originated in and around 1827.
a)
Santhal Hool
b)
Wahhabi Rebellion
c)
Munda Rebellion
d)
Kol Revolt
40.
The Kingdom of Jhansi was annexed under the pretext of ________
a)
Doctrine of Lapse
b)
Misgovernment
c)
Conquest
d)
Revenue collection
41.
Who was arrested during the anti-Rowlett protests in Amritsar?
a)
Motilal Nehru
b)
SaifuddinKitchlew
c)
Mohamed Ali
d)
Raj Kumar Shukla
42.
In which session of the Indian National Congress Non-Cooperation was approved?
a)
Bombay
b)
Madras
c)
Lucknow
d)
Calcutta
43.
Which among the following was declared as ‘Independence Day’.
a)
26th January 1930
b)
26th December 1929
c)
16th June 1946
d)
15th January 1947
44.
When was the first Forest Act enacted?
a)
1858
b)
1911
c)
1865
d)
1936
45.
8th January 1933 was observed as ------------.
a)
Temple Entry Day
b)
Day of Deliverance
c)
Direct Action Day
d)
Independence Day
46.
Which Act introduced Provincial Autonomy?
a)
1858 Act
b)
Indian Councils Act, 1909
c)
Government of India Act, 1919
d)
Government of India Act, 1935
47.
Who defeated Pattabhi Sitaramaya, Gandhi’s candidate and became the President of the Congress in1939?
a)
Rajendra Prasad
b)
Jawaharlal Nehru
c)
Subhas Chandra Bose
d)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
48.
Where was Gandhi when India attained independence on 15th August 1947?
a)
New Delhi
b)
Ahmedabad
c)
Wardha
d)
Noakhali
49.

Choose the correct statement

i) The Communist Party of India was founded in Tashkent in 1920.

ii) M. Singaravelu Chettiar was tried in the Kanpur Conspiracy Case.

iii) The Congress Socialist Party was formed by Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev and MinooMasani

iv) The Socialists did not participate in the Quit India Movement.

a)

i) and ii) are correct

b)

ii) and iii) are correct

c)

iv) is correct

d)

i) ii) and iii) are correct

50.

Choose the correct statement

i) Hindustan Republican Army was formed in Kanpur in 1924

ii) Ram Prasad Bismil was tried in the Kakori Conspiracy Case

iii) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was formed by Surya Sen

iv) Chittagong Armoury Raid was carried out by B.K. Dutt.

a)

i)and ii) are correct

b)

i) and iii) are correct

c)

iii) is correct

d)

iii) and iv) are correct

51.

Assertion (A): The Congress attended the First Round Table Conference.

Reason (R): Gandhi-Irwin Pact enabled the Congress to attend the Second Round Table Conference.

a)

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the right explanation

b)

(A) is right but (R) is wrong

c)

(A) is wrong but (R) is right

d)

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the right explanation

52.

Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939.

Reason (R) : The Colonial government of India entered the war without consulting the elected Congress ministries.

a)

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the right explanation

b)

(A) is right but (R) is wrong

c)

Both (A) and (R) are wrong

d)

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the right explanation

53.
Gandhi was thrown out of the first class compartment in __________ station.
a)
Paris
b)
Pietermaritzburg
c)
Washington
d)
Zimbabwe
54.
Gandhi regarded __________as his political guru
a)
Gopala Krishna Gokhale
b)
Acharya Narendra Dev
c)
Jayaprakash Narayan
d)
Bhagat Singh
55.
Government of India Act of 1919 introduced __________ in the provinces
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dyarchy
d)
Autocracy
56.
Khilafat Movement was led by __________
a)
S.A. Dange
b)
Jinnah
c)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
d)
Ali Brothers
57.
The Civil Disobedience Movement in North West Frontier Province was led by __________
a)
S.A. Dange
b)
Jinnah
c)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
d)
C. Rajaji
58.
Ramsay Mac Donald announced__________ which provided separate electorates to the minorities and the depressed classes.
a)
Dyarchy
b)
Communal Award.
c)
autonomy
d)
Civil Disobedience Movement
59.
__________ established Congress Radio underground during the Quit India Movement
a)
Usha Mehta
b)
Motilal Nehru
c)
Rajendra Prasad
d)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
60.
__________ coined the term ‘Paksitan’.
a)
Jinnah
b)
Ghaffar Khan
c)
Mohammed Ali
d)
Rahmat Ali
61.
Who was the first President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha?
a)
T.M. Nair
b)
P. Rangaiah
c)
G. Subramania Iyer
d)
G.A. Natesan
62.
Where was the third session of the Indian National Congress held?
a)
Marina
b)
Mylapore
c)
Fort St. George
d)
Thousand Lights
63.
Who said “Better bullock carts and freedom than a train de luxe with subjection”?
a)
Annie Besant
b)
M. Veeraraghavachari
c)
B.P. Wadia
d)
G.S. Arundale
64.
Which among the following is SILF’s official organ in English?
a)
Dravidian
b)
Andhra Prakasika
c)
Justice
d)
New India
65.
Who among the following were Swarajists?
a)
S.Sathyamurti
b)
Kasturi Rangar
c)
P. Subbarayan
d)
Periyar EVR
66.
Who set up the satyagraha camp in Udyavanam near Madras?
a)
Kamaraj
b)
Rajaji
c)
Lakshmipathi
d)
T. Prakasam
67.
Where was the anti-Hindi Conference held?
a)
Erode
b)
Madras
c)
Salem
d)
Madurai
68.
Where did the Congress volunteers clash with the military during Quit India Movement?
a)
Erode
b)
Madras
c)
Salem
d)
Madurai
69.

Choose the correct statement

i) Madras Native Association was founded in 1852

ii) Tamil nationalist periodical Swadeshamitran was started in 1891

iii) The Madras Mahajana Sabha demanded conduct of civil services examination only in India

iv) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri was an extremist.

a)

i) and ii) are correct

b)

iii) is correct

c)

iv) is correct

d)

All are correct

70.

Choose the correct statement

i) EVR did not participate in the Non- Cooperation Movement.

ii) Rajaji worked closely with Yakub Hasan of the Muslim League.

iii) Workers did not participate in the Non- Cooperation Movement

iv) Toddy shops were not picketed in Tamil Nadu.

a)

i) and ii) are correct

b)

i) and iii) are correct

c)

ii) is correct

d)

i), iii) and iv) are correct

71.

Assertion (A) : The Justice Party opposed the Home Rule Movement.

Reason (R) : The Justice Party feared that Home Rule would give the Brahmins more power.

a)

Both A and R are correct but R is not the right explanation

b)

A is right but R is wrong

c)

Both A and R are wrong

d)

Both A and R are correct and R is the right explanation

72.

Assertion (A) : EVR raised the issue of representation for non-Brahmins for legislature

Reason (R) : During the first Congress Ministry, Rajaji abolished sales tax.

a)

Both A and R are correct but R is not the right explanation

b)

A is right but R is wrong

c)

Both A and R are wrong

d)

Both A and R are correct and R is the right explanation

73.
__________ was appointed as the first South Indian Judge of the Madras High Court.
a)
T.Muthu Swami
b)
G. Subramaniam
c)
B.P.Wadia
d)
Bhashyam
74.
The economic exploitation of India was exposed by __________through his writings.
a)
T.Muthu Swami
b)
G. Subramaniam
c)
B.P.Wadia
d)
Bhashyam
75.
Nilakanta Brahmachari started the secret society __________
a)
Arya Samaj
b)
Theosophical Society
c)
Bharatha Matha Society
d)
Khilafat Movement
76.
The starting of trade unions in Madras was pioneered by __________
a)
T.Muthu Swami
b)
G. Subramaniam
c)
B.P.Wadia
d)
Bhashyam
77.
The Dravidian Association Hostel for non-Brahmin students was established by __________
a)
S.Sathyamurti
b)
Kasturi Rangar
c)
P. Subbarayan
d)
C.Natesanar
78.
__________ became the first Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency
a)
Rajaji
b)
Annadurai
c)
Periyar
d)
C.Natesanar
79.
__________ was the founder of the Madras branch of the Muslim League.
a)
Jinnah
b)
Yakub Hasan
c)
Mohammed Ali
d)
Rahmat Ali
80.
__________hoisted the national flag atop Fort St. George on 26 January 1932.
a)
T.Muthu Swami
b)
G. Subramaniam
c)
B.P.Wadia
d)
Bhashyam
81.
__________ was the pioneer of social Reformers in India.
a)
C.W. Damotharanar
b)
Periyar
c)
Raja RamMohan Roy
d)
Maraimalai Adigal
82.
__________ established a full-fledged printing press in 1709 at Tranquebar.
a)
Caldwell
b)
F.W.Ellis
c)
Ziegenbalg
d)
Meenakshisundaram
83.
__________ was the official newspaper of the Self Respect Movement.
a)
Kudi Arasu
b)
Purachi
c)
Viduthalai
d)
Paguthariru
84.
Periyar wanted religion to be replaced by __________
a)
Spiritualism
b)
Rationalism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Iconoclasm
85.
__________ founded Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1893.
a)
Rajaji
b)
Rettaimalai Srinivasan
c)
M C Rajah
d)
B R Ambedkar
86.
India’s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in______
a)
1914
b)
1916
c)
1917
d)
1918
87.
__________ 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
88.
__________ was the first elected Legislative Council Member from the depressed class in Madras Province.
a)
Rettaimalai Srinivasan
b)
P.Varadarajulu
c)
M C Rajah
d)
T.M.Nair
89.
__________ was the first non-European language that went for print
a)
Marathi
b)
Hindi
c)
Malayalam
d)
Tamil
90.
The college of Fort St. George was founded by __________
a)
C.W. Damotharanar
b)
F.W.Ellis
c)
Ziegenbalg
d)
Meenakshisundaram
91.
__________is considered the father of Tamil linguistic purism.
a)
Rajaji
b)
Rettaimalai Srinivasan
c)
M C Rajah
d)
Maraimalai Adigal
92.
__________ was the first to approve participation of women in the electoral politics
a)
Congress government
b)
Communist Government
c)
Justice Party government
d)
British government
93.
The name of Suriyanarayana Sastri changed in Tamil as __________
a)
Parithimar Kalignar
b)
Rettaimalai Srinivasan
c)
Meenakshisundaram
d)
Maraimalai Adigal
94.
__________ gave prominence to Tamil music.
a)
Abraham Pandithar
b)
Parithimar Kalignar
c)
Rettaimalai Srinivasan
d)
Meenakshisundaram
95.
The first Woman Legislator in India was ----------------.
a)
Muvalur Ramamirtham
b)
Nagammai
c)
Dr. Muthulakshmi
d)
Rukmani Ammal
96.

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

97.

Choose the correct statement

(i) Margret Cousin was one of the founders of Women’s India Association

(ii) Periyar spent his entire life campaigning against superstitions through Thinkers or Rationalists Forums he had formed

(iii) Singaravelar was a staunch supporter of the Hindu Mahasabha

(iv) Periyar emphasised that the caste system in South India is linked with the arrival of Brahmins from the North.

a)

(iii) and (iv) are correct

b)

(ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

c)

(i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

d)

(ii) and (iii) are correct

98.

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

99.

Assertion (A): As World War I was in progress, the British Government was considering the introduction of representative institutions for Indians after the war

Reason (R): In 1920, Dyarchy as a form of Government was introduced in the provinces.

a)

A is correct, but R is not the correct reason

b)

Both A and R are wrong

c)

Both A and R are right

d)

A is wrong and R has no relevance to A

100.
The Madras Non-Brahmin Association was founded in __________ to help the non-Brahmin students.
a)
1905
b)
1909
c)
1908
d)
1906