1
Who was the first leader of Indian National Movement?
Bipin Chandra Pal
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bala Gangadhar Tilak
Annie Besant
2
Match the following:
(A) Prarthana Samaj -- 1875
(B) Ahamadiya Movement -- 1873
(C) Brahma Gnana Sabha --1867
(D) Satya Sodhak Samaj --1889
4 3 2 1
1 2 3 4
3 2 1 4
3 4 1 2
3
The Widow remarriage Act was passed in the year
1857
1856
1858
1859
4
Who founded Bharatwaj Ashram in Cheran Madevi?
Subramaniya Siva
V.V.Subramaniya lyer
V.D.Savarkar
Vanchinathan
5
The first meeting of Dravida Mahajana Sabha was organised at
Kodaikanal
Nilgiris
Ooty
Yercaud
6
Who was India's first law member of the Governor General in council?
Satyendranath Tagore
T.B. Macaulay
T.H. Green
Charles Wood
7
Which of the following is true?
Statement 1: Women's India Association was started in 1916.
Statement 2: All India Women's Conference formed in 1927.
1 only
2 only
Both
None
8
The Dawn society was founded in 1902 by
Satish Chandra Mukherjee
Gajulu Lakshminarasu
Dadabhai Naoroji
Gokhlae
9
Which was the official newspaper of self Respect Movement?
Puratchi
Paguththarivu
Kudi Arasu
Viduthalai
10
Which commission recommended to start primary schools for girls in 1882.
Wood's
Welby
Hunter
Muddiman
11
The National Social Conference was organised at the initiative of ………….
M.G.Ranade
Devendranath Tagore
Keshab Chandra Sen
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
12
Who founded the Banaras Hindu University?
Mahatma Gandhi
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Tilak
B.P.Wadia
13
The Ghadar Party was started by
A.C.Mazumdar
Lala Hardayal
Sankarlal Banker
14
Choose the correct statement.
(i) Madras Native Association was founded in 1852.
(ii) Tamil nationalist periodical Swadesa- mitran was started in 1891.
(iii) The Madras Mahajana Sabha Demanded conduct of Civil Services examinations only in India.
(iv) V.S.Srinivasanar was an extremist.
(i) and (ii) are correct
(iii) is correct
(iv) is correct
All are correct
15
When did viswanatha Nayaka become Nayak ruler of Madurai.
1527
1572
1592
1529
16
Who has been appointed in place of Collector Jack- son?
Robert Clarke
S.R. Lushington
Ashe
Yadul Nayak
17
The start of trade unions in Madras was pio- neered by
Rajaji
T.Prakasam
L.N.Gopalsamy
18
who was defeated by the East India company at the Battle of Plassey?
Mir Jafar
Robert Clive
Sirajuddaulah
Mir quasim
19
Who formed the first congress ministry?
Subburayalu
T.M.Nair
Vaidyanadar
20
Quit India resolution was passed on
15 August, 1942
9 August, 1942
15 August, 1945
8 August, 1942
21
The play Nil Darpan is written by
Queen victoria
Vasu Bandhu
Dina Bandhu Mitra
Kautilya
22
A Royal Durbar was held at
Delhi
Bombay
Bengal
Allahabad
23
Who was the first President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha?
P.Rangaiah
G.Subramaniam
G.A.Natesan
24
V.D. Savarkar calls which of the following as the pre- lude to the first war of Indian Independence in 1857?
South Indian Rebellion 1801
The Great Revolt 1857
Trichy proclamation 1801
Vellore Revolt 1806
25
Who was the Commander-in-chief responsible for the new military regulations in vellore fort?
Col. Fancourt
Major Armstrong
Sir John Cradock
Col. Agnew
26
Choose the correct statement
(i) EVR did not participate in the Non Coop- eration 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 TamilNadu.
(i) and (iii) are correct
(ii) is correct
(i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
27
Find out the wrong pair:
Marudu Pandiyar --1. Ettayapuram
Gopala Nayak -- 2. Dindigul
Kerala Varma -- 3. Malabar
Dhoondaji -- 4. Mysore
28
The British Commander of Kanpur killed by the rebels during the 1857 Rebellion was
Gillespi
Colonel Neel
Major General Hughwheeler
29
---------- was the epicenter of Khilafat agitation.
Madurai
Vaniyambadi
Vellore
Tirupattur
30
31
----------- was an anti-imperial and anti-landlord move- ment which originated in and around 1827.
Wahhabi
Aligarh Movement
Muslim league
Akali dal
32
Match the following.
A) MNA -- 1. Anti-Hindi Agitation
B) EVR Periyar --2. Removal of Neil Statue
C) S.N.Somayajulu -- 3. Salt Satyagraha
D) Vedaranyam -- 4. Torture Commission
E) Thalamuthu -- 5. Vaikom Hero
4 3 2 5 1
4 5 2 3 1
1 2 3 4 5
5 4 3 2 1
33
Chota Nagpur Act was passed in the year
1906
1908
1910
1904
34
Who gave the title 'Sardar' to Patel?
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.R.Ambedkar
Bhagat Singh
35
Who run an illegal radio Station at Bombay during Quit India Movement?
Usha Mehta
Preeti Waddadar
Asaf Ali
Captain Lakshmi
36
Who quoted 'Fight till finish'?
37
Gandhi's book "Indian Opinion" is released in
India
Pretoria
South Africa
England
38
(A) Navajeevan -- 1. B.R.Ambekar
(B) Caste in India -- 2. Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Unity of India -- 3. Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Ideas of Nation -- 4. S.C.Bose
3 1 2 4
4 3 1 2
39
Whose birthday is celebrated as "National Education Day"
S.C.Bose
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Kamaraj
40
---------- was the first women to pay penalty for violation of salt laws.
Rukmani Lakshmipathi
Dharmambal
Moovalur Ramamirtham
41
Which of the following statement is not true about Subramania Bharati?
Bharati was the sub editor of Swadesamitran
He translated Tilak's "Tenets of the New" Party into Tamil.
Bharati's Gurumani Vivekananda was Swami
He was editor of a woman's magazine by name Chakravartini.
42
Who wrote the article "Why am an Atheist"?
Gandhiji
Netaji
43
Assertion (A): B.R.Ambedkar launched Mahad Satyagraha
Reason (R): He wanted to unite Hindus and Muslims
A is correct R is wrong
A is wrong R is correct
Both are correct
Both are wrong
44
Who was called as 'Guru Dev' by Gandhiji?
Tej Bahadur
Gokhale
Tagore
45
Who is called as 'Veeramurasu'?
Pasumpon
Tirupur Kumaran
Singara Velar
46
Match the following
(A) Kudiarasu -- 1. 1928
(B) Revolt -- 2. 1934
(C) Pagutharivu -- 3. 1925
(D) Viduthalai -- 4. 1935
4 2 3 1
47
Who was the first President of All India Trade Union Congress?
B.T. Ranade
Satya Bhakta
N.M. Joshi
48
Who hoisted the Indian flag at midnight of Decem- ber 31, 1929?
Motilal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
49
When was the "Official Magazine of Justice Party" founded?
1916
1917
1918
1919
50
To propagate the ideas of Justice Party which maga- zine was published in Telugu?
Andhra Pradeshika
Andhra Pravashika
Andhra Prakashika
None of these
51
Who is known as 'Loknayak'?
Subhash Chandra Bose
Jai Prakash Narayan
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
52
Which one of the following resolutions is expressed in the first self respect movement conference held at Chengalpattu?
Compulsory education to women and girls
Right to property for women race
Communal representation for depressed classes in Public offices
Propagation of self respect ideologies and teach women society to empower them.
53
How many number of patents has been granted by Patents office of India so far?
4227
35,676
41,010
51,250
54
The Justice Party won the first election which was held in 1920 under the Montagu Chelmsford Reforms. Because,
The people had a choice in the policies of the Justice Party
Justice Party met election along with Swaraj party
The political experience of the Justice Party added strength to it
The congress boycott the election
55
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1) First Communal Representation Resolution of Thanthai Periyar - Chengalpattu
2) Periyar moved a second resolution of Communal representation - Nellai
3) He served as a President of Madras Presidency congress between 1922 and 1923
1 & 2 only
2 & 3 only
3 only
All the above
56
Who were the first vice president and the first president of the Justice Party?
T.M.Nair, Subbarayalu Reddy
Arcot Ramasamy, Subbarayalu Reddy
Arcot Ramasamy, Sir Thiyagaraya Chetty
Sir Thiyagaraya Chetty, T.M.Nair
57
Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his 'Knighthood' in protest to which one of the following?
Rowlatt Act
Simon Commission
Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
Cripps Mission
58
Consider the following incidents of Thanthai Periyar and find the correct statements?
1) The Second and third self respect Conference held at Erode and Virudhunagar respectively.
2) Periyar campaigned for justice party in the election held in 1937
1&2
59
Who was called as "Shaheed-E-Azam"?
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Kahan Abdul Khadar Khan
60
Who founded a hostel, The Dravidian Home at Triplicane, Madras?
Pitty Thiyagarayar
Nadesanar
Ramaraya Ningar
61
In which year V.O.C. registered a joint stock company called 'Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company' (SSNC)?
1905
62
Who among the following led the Swadeshi Movement at Delhi?
Ajit Singh
Lajpat Rai
Syed Haidar Raja
63
How many seats did the Justice Party win for Chennai Assembly in 98 seats in the first election of Madras Province?
67
68
69
64
When Periyar took over the leadership of the Justice Party?
1936
1938
1940
1942
65
Who was the first person to become a president of Madras congress party as a non-brahmin Personality?
Bakthavatchalam
E.V.Ramasamy
Kakkan
66
Which one of the following incidents had drawn V.O.Chidambaram into Politics?
Swadhesi Movement
Partition of Bengal
Surat Split
Jalian Walabagh Masacre
Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement because
The support of public was not satisfactory
Muslims set himself apart from the movement
Repressive measures adopted by the British Government
The violent incident at Chauri-Chaura
Name of the magazine published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa?
Navjeevan
India Gazette
Africaner
Indian opinion
When the Hindustan socialist Republican Association was founded by Bhagath Singh and his comrades?
1926
1927
1928
1929
70
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Bharathiyar translated Tilak's Tenets of the new Party into Tamil
His song was published in the magazine vivegabanu in 1904
British banned the works of Bharathi in 1909
The title 'Mahakavi' was given by E.V.Ramasamy to Bharathi
71
Who was the President of Indian National Congress during the visit of Cabinet Mission to India?
J.B. Kripalani
Sarojini Naidu
72
Which Dravidian Conference laid the foundation for the separate Dravidian nation Ideology?
Erode Conference
Cuddalore Conference
Madurai Conference
Chengalpattu Conference
73
When did Arignar anna get his first Imprisonment?
1935
1937
74
Which one of the following was not a political activities of Arignar Anna in the year 1953 ?
Anti-Hindi Agitation along with E.V.Ramasamy at Marina Beach
Struggled to condemn Jawaharlal Nehru for his speech against Activists of Dravidian Parties
Protested against the Kulakalvi Scheme of Rajaji
Protested against the name change of Kallakurichi to Dalmiapuram.
75
Who joined Subhash Chandra Bose to found All India Forward Bloc and actively associated with the I.N.A. movement?
Baikunth Shukla
Sheel Bhadra Yajeed
Ram Narain Prasad
76
In which year was the free mid-day meal programme introduced by Thiyagarayar in the Thousand Lights area of Chennai?
1920
1922
1924
77
Who among the following leader said that the villages are the backbone of India?
Nehru
Ambedkar
78
Choose the incorrect statement
1) The focus of the self-respect movement discourses was on race
2) Muslim elite didn't consider the Tamil Muslim as Dravidan
3) The first conference of the Self-Respect Movement was held in Salem
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
All
79
Who popularized the concept of 'Constructive Swadeshi' through writing?
Ashwini Kumar Datta
Arabindo Gosh
80
Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt law in April in 1930?
V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
C. Rajagopalachari
K. Kamaraj