HISTORY
Prof P. Subramanian M.Sc., M.Ed., 1)
Periyar was born on 17th September, in the year?
a)
1869
b)
1879
c)
1901
d)
1885
2) Th
e name of Periyar’s father is
a) Krishnasamy Naicker
b) Venkatappa Naicker
c) Venkatta Naicker
d) Ramasamy Naicker
3) Th
e name of Periyar’s mother is
a) Chinna Th
ayammal
b) Kannammal
c)
Ponnuthayammal
d)
Nallammal
4)
If you mention ‘Naicker’ in Erode in 1880s it would denote only
a) Krishnasamy Naicker
b) Venkatappa Naicker
c) Velu Naicker
d) Ramasamy Naicker
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 5) Th
e order of Periyar among the children of his parents is a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Seventh
d)
Tenth
6) Th
e city that takes the pride of Periyar having been born in is a)
Tiruchirappalli
b)
Vaikom
c)
Erode d)
Dharmapuri
7)
As Ramasamy was given in his tender age adoption to his father’s aunt, he grew
a)
Uncontrollable
b) Very quietly
c) Grew independently with his own original thinking d) Showing a lot of interest in studies 8) Th
e number of years Periyar spent in schooling is a) 5 years
b) 10 years
c)
8
years d)
Intermediate
9)
When Periyar was a small boy, his father was engaged in a)
Agriculture
b)
Stone
worker
c)
Teaching
d)
Commerce
10) Th
e reason for Venkata Naicker becoming wealthy aft er having suff ered in poverty was
a) Receiving properties from his mother-in-law b) Hard work and his wife’s support
c) He found a treasure on breaking stones in the fi eld d) He received huge amount from the Britishers for having been loyal to them
11) Th
e milk consumed by Periyar in his childhood a) Cow's Milk
b) Mother's Milk
c)
Goat's
Milk
d)
Buff alo's Milk
12) Th
e most favourite child for his parents was a)
E.V.Ramasamy b)
E.V.Kannammal
c)
E.V.Krishnasamy
d)
E.V.Ponnuthai
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13) Th
e reason for Periyar being chained in both his legs when he was ten years old
a) Playing at the top of trees
b) Mixing up with the untouchables and eating their eatables
c) Running away from the town quite oft en d) Not showing due respect to the elders and his teachers 14) Th
e Explanation Periyar off ered when the board was made to fall on Ramanath Iyer’s head, so that he could teach a lesson for his oft -quoted ‘fate’ for any happening was a) Sorry. I knocked it by mistake
b)
Th
is is also your fate
c) I did not knock it, it fell because of the wind d) It fell because the supporting rod was broken 15) Periyar’s age when he married Nagammai was a)
19
b)
15
c)
24
d)
21
16) Nagammai’s age when she married Periyar was a)
18
b)
17
c)
13
d)
19
17) Th
e device which Periyar used to stop his wife from going to the temple was
a)
Fighting
b) Setting rogues to threaten her
c) Taking her to public meetings
d) Did none of these
18) Th
e two principles of Periyar’s wife Nagammai, pointed out by Samy Chithambaranar are
a) Fasting and serving the husband in all his needs b) Supporting Periyar in all his endeavours c) Feeding the Brahmins and conducting religious discourses
d) Doing service to the father-in-law and mother-in-law, and doing the household chores
19) When Periyar renounced and went to Benares he was a)
24
b)
26
c)
25
d)
23
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 20) Th
e reason for the two Brahmins, who were accompanying Periyar to Benares, but leaving him later was a)
Th
ey went to their relative’s houses
b)
Th
ey went to the temples as they knew religious prayers (manthras)
c) Only the Brahmins were fed in all the inns d)
Th
ey did not tolerate Periyar’s stubbornness 21) Periyar went to Benares with a hope that he would fi nd life perfect and neat. He found
a) Benares was a holy place
b) Benares was perfect and neat
c) Benares was full of people of good conduct and honesty d) Benares was fi lled with wickedness and prostitution 22) Periyar was from a wealthy family. But he was so helpless, looking for food from cast away leaves. Th is was because
a) He had distributed all his wealth
b) He gave up his family orthodoxy
c) He lived the life of a mendicant
d) He was driven out by the family
23) Periyar staunchly denied god, but he continued to be the head of several Devasthanams (religious organisations.) It was because
a) He worshipped god in secret
b) He was afraid of off ending god
c) He accepted it on the insistence of his father d) He received good income from it
24) Th
e year in which Periyar’s father died was a)
1911
b)
1912
c)
1919
d)
1949
25) An apt illustration for Periyar’s human benevolence is a) He founded hospitals in many towns
b) He respected even the devotees
c) He constructed good , many drinking water centres through his followers
d) When a lot of people died due to the disease Blake, Periyar carried many of the dead bodies on his shoulders to be buried
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26) What was the social status of Periyar when he was elected Chairman of Erode Municipality?
a) He was in offi
ce of about 29 service organisations
b) He was an ordinary citizen
c) He was the owner of a thousand acre land d) He was a labourer in breaking stones in utter poverty 27) The year in which Periyar was the Chairman of Erode Municipality was
a)
1905
b)
1910
c)
1919
d)
1925
28) When
Periyar was the Chairman of Erode Municipality, Rajagopalachari was the Chairman of Salem Muncipality.
Quite impressed with Periyar’s administrative acumen, Rajagopalachari requested Periyar for a favour. It was a) Periyar himself should be the Chairman also for Salem b) A request to lend the services of his Sanitary Inspector to Salem Municipality
c) A request to transfer the Administrative Manager of Erode Municipality to Salem Municipality d) A request to Periyar that he himself should personally supervise the administrative reforms in Salem 29) Th
e title recommended Periyar when he was the Chairman of Erode Municipality
a) Rao Bahadur
b) Rao Saheb
c)
Doctor
d)
Sir
30) Th
e total number of workers in the Madras State Income Tax Offi
ce, when Periyar was its member was a)
15
b)
7
c)
9
d)
3
31) Th
e food that Periyar off ered to Singampatti Zamindar in his honour when he visited Erode was
a)
Non-Vegetarian
b) High class Vegetarian
c) Ordinary hotel food
d) Ordinary food prepared at home
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 32) An incident at home that deeply aff ected Periyar was a)
Off erings to the Brahmins
b)
Discourses
c) Caste distinctions
d) His niece's widowhood at a tender age 33) Periyar is a person who proclaimed that women are not inferior to men. Based on this, he conducted a remarriage of a widow in 1909. She was
a) His sister
b) His sister’s daughter
c) His daughter
d) His brother’s daughter
34) How many children were born to Periyar who propagated family planning and Nagammai?
a)13
b)
None
c) A girl baby was born but died in fi ve months d) 2 boys and one girl
35) Periyar complimented on Nagammai that she lived and desired to live, not for her sake but for his sake. She died in a)
1933
b)
1961
c)
1947
d)
1952
36) Which magazine in Singapore published the self respect call of Nagammai in Malaysia?
a) Ina Murasu
b) Munnetram
c) Kaalaikathir
d) Th
amizh Murasu
37) Th
e decision that Periyar took at the demise of Nagammai was a) Denouncing the worldly life
b) He felt he had become an orphan
c) He felt he had now more time to spend in public service d) He decided not to participate in Mangala (Happy) occasions, as he had become a widower
38) Defying
the
144 Preventive Act, Periyar conducted a Christian marriage, the very next day of Nagammai’s death. It was in a)
Th
anjavur
b) Salem
c) Tiruchirappalli
d) Karaikudi
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39) Th
e Venkata Naicker Charity Hospital that is functioning even today was started by
a) Chinnathai Ammal
b) Venkata Naicker
c) Krishnasamy Naicker
d) E.V.Ramasamy Naicker
40) When Chinnathai, mother of Periyar died, she was a)
95
b)
60
c)
90
d)
85
41) Th
e title off ered to E.V.Ramasamy in 1938, at the Women’s Conference in Chennai was
a) Vaikom Hero
b)
Periyar
c) Lion of Erode
d) Venthadi Vendar (while bearded king) 42) Th
e magazine in which Th
iru.Vi.Ka. wrote about Periyar was a)
Kudi
Arasu
b)
Dravidan
c)
Navasakthi
d)
Navamani
43) Th
e address made as a result of the meeting of the three great: Periyar, Muhamad Ali Jinnah and Ambedkar in Bombay in 08.01.1940 was on
a) Hindu Muslim Unity
b) Eradication of caste diff erences
c)
Th
e division of the nation
d) Destroying god
44) Th
e name that Periyar suggested to be given to India, when Gandhi died was
a) Hindu Desam
b) Mahatma Desam
c) Gandhi Desam
d) Ahimsai (Non-violence) Desam
45) Between 1934 and 1959, for a period of 25 years Periyar never failed to attend the function he had agreed to participate. But he could not attend only one function. It was because a) He was ill, admitted in a hospital
b) His wife died
c) His car was damaged
d)
Th
e police did not permit him
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 46) Th
e day Periyar was rumored to have been shot dead was a)
14-7-1949
b)
5-8-1961
c)
31-10-1984
d)
30-1-1948
47) Th
e real name of Maniammai who was later named Arasial Mani (Political Mani) was
a) Shanthimathi
b) Gandhimathi
c)
Banumathi
d)
Chandramathi
48) Th
e reason for Periyar marrying Maniammai at 70 was a) To beget heirs
b) To enjoy conjugal pleasures
c) To look aft er him at old age
d) An arrangement to legally safeguard the movement and its properties
49) Aft er listening to Periyar’s speech on equality and communism, a person in the gathering asked Periyar what he had to say if he (that person) wanted to marry Periyar’s wife Nagammai.
At this
a) Periyar was agitated
b) Periyar replied that she was to be asked c) Periyar set rowdies on him and beat him up d) He expressed disagreement
50) It
was said, “He is the public property for the Tamils. He should not be deserted like a public property, but everyone should preserve him as his own property.” Th is was
a) On Arignar Anna by Periyar
b) Maniammai about Periyar
c) Kamaraj about Periyar
d) Periyar about Nagammai
51) Th
e lady who protected Periyar with maternal love and looked aft er his health till he died at 95 was a)
Nagammai
b)
Chinnathai
c)
Maniammai
d)
Kannammal
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52) Th
e country to which Periyar travelled along with Maniammai to participate in the World Buddhist Conference is a)
Russia b)
Burma
c)
China d)
Singapore
53) Th
e person who succeeded Periyar immediately aft er his death to lead Periyar’s movement was
a) Kuthoosi Gurusamy
b) Annadurai
c)
K.Veeramani
d)
Maniammai
54) Th
e day on which 'Ravanaleela' was conducted in Chennai under the leadership of Maniammai was a)
10-8-1971
b)
5-6-1944
c)
6-8-1998
d)
25-12-1974
55) Th
e day on which Maniammai, who spearheaded the Self-respect Movement started by Periyar, died was a)
16-3-1978
b)
12-3-1978
c)
8-1-1978
d)
10-3-1978
56) The year in which Periyar conducted the procession for breaking the idols of 'Vinayaka' was a)
1953
b)
1948
c)
1965
d)
1921
57) Th
e year in which Periyar in protesting against the caste based educational system proposed by Rajagopalachariar and came out successful was
a)
1949
b)
1960
c)
1954
d)
1965
58) Th
e North Indian University in which Periyar addressed in 1958 is
a) Nalanda University
b) Calcutta University
c) Lucknow University
d) Benares University
59) Th
e party of North India which invited Periyar to speak on the eradication of caste in 1959 is a) Congress party
b) Communist Party
c) All India Republican Party
d) All India Backward Class Party
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 60) Th
e person who never visited Periyar's residence in Erode is a) Lal Bahadur Sastry
b) Jayaprakash Narayan
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) C.Rajagopalachari
61) Periyar
was
the personification of frugality. One of his followers asked him why he was travelling in III class Rail.
His reply was
a) He had no money
b) He intended to meet more people
c)
Th
ere was no fourth class rail
d) He could not get I class ticket
62) Periyar himself was a great leader. He admitted another great as his leader. It was
a)
Gandhi
b)Socrates
c) Gnaniar Adigal
d) None
63) Th
e town that off ered 76 sovereign gold on his 76th Birthday was
a)
Kancheepuram
b)
Salem
c)
Nagapattinam d)
Tanjore
64) Th
e 'Th
irukkural' which Periyar condemned was a)
Th
ere cannot be good times or bad times for those who toil to improve their society
b)
Th
ink deeply before plunging into action c) Learn everything properly and then act according to what you have learnt
d) She, who worships her husband without worshipping god will bring in rain at her word
65) Th
e reason for Periyar oft en quoting 'Th irukkural' in his
meetings was
a) It was a common conduct code for all humanity b) He wanted to strengthen his arguments c)
Th
ere were many principles in 'Th
irukkural' acceptable
to Periyar
d) Everyone accepts 'Th
irukkural'
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66) Periyar denied both religion and caste, but he sported beard like the religious sage. It was because a)
Th
e Russian thinkers grew beard
b) He wanted to save time and money
c) He wanted people to revere him as a great man d) He wanted to look handsome
67) “I have no wife or children. Th e only person who will cry at
my death is Periyar. Th
ese are the words of
a) Kamarajar
b) Poet K.Imayavaramban
c)
Th
iru Vi.Ka
d) Muthu Ramalinga Devar
68) Th
ough he was against many principles of Periyar, he still cherished a very deep friendship with Periyar. It was a) Rajagopalachariar
b) Rajaram Mohanroy
c) U.V.Saminatha Iyer
d) Srinivasa Sastry
69) Th
e revolutionary poet Bharati Dasan gave up singing about god and religion aft er listening to the speech of Periyar. Th is
took place in
a)
Tiruchirappalli
b)
Mayiladuthurai
c)
Th
anjavur
d)
Chidambram
70) Periyar oft en referred to “Onion” in his speeches. It was because
a) He liked onions very much
b) He ran an onion depot
c) Onion was very pungent
d) Onion becomes nothing aft er peeling 71) “Periyar does not depend on quotations, but stands on his own legs with his principles.” Th
is was said by
a) Rajagopalachariar
b) Neelakanta Sastriar
c) Justice A.S.P.Iyer.
d)
A.S.K
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 72) Periyar strongly condemned the appointment of a Brahmin as the head of Untouchability Movement and Harijan Seva Sangh during the Congress regime. In order to make an eff ective impression, Periyar used a proverb. It was a) I shall cry incessantly; you beat me up painless b) Appointing fox to keep watch on the fried crab c) On seeing a snake and a Brahmin at the same time, leave the snake but beat the Brahmin
d) Applying mud on the person while having gone to bathe 73) Th
e fi rst town that off ered to Periyar silver equal to his weight was
a)
Tiruchirappalli
b)
Salem
c)
Erode d)
Th
anjavur
74) Th
e parable that Periyar used to eff ectively explain his social service was
a) Like bending the sky like a bow
b) Like spinning a rope out of sand
c) Pulling the mountain with hair tied to it. If it succeeds the mountain is won or the hair is lost d) Like carrying the earth on one’s head 75) Periyar who practiced severe frugality compared spending more than earning to
a)
Agriculture
b)
Prostitution
c)
Commerce
d) Selling illicit liquor
76) Periyar
said
that it is more cruel than killing a person as starving him. It is
a) Not to off er education to a person b) To live an orphan’s life
c)
Th
e child labour practice
d) To keep a widow alone without allowing her to die
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77) A person listening to Periyar that Hindu religion should be eradicated, asked him what the alternative he proposed.
Periyar replied
a) Join Buddhism
b) I have said there is a dirty object in the house. I ask you to remove and clean the house. If you ask me for an alternative, what can I say?
c) Join Islam
d) You all can join 'Th
e Self-Respect Movement'
renouncing all religions
78) Th
e phrase that Periyar oft en used was a)
Th
e one who is well known as a Brahmin needs no sacred thread
b)
Th
e country ruled by a Brahmin is a country inhabited by ferocious tigers
c) Even the cheetah changes its spots; the Brahmin will not shed his inborn evils
d) If you see a Brahmin and a snake at the same time, beat the Brahmin fi rst
79) A person once asked Periyar what he would do if god came before him? Periyar replied
a) I will ask proof from him whether he is god b) I shall accept in god, if he turns up c) I shall ask for pardon from him
d) I will chase him out thrashing him
80) Periyar condemned all religions, but he picked Hindu religion for severe attack. It was because
a) Most of the Indians follow Hindu religion b)
Th
e people of the world did not accept Hindu religion c) Hindu religion did not render any service in the fi eld of education
d)
Th
e evil of man humiliating man is practiced only in Hindu religion
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 81) Th
e explanation given by Periyar to erase the boards that contained ‘Brahmanal Hotel’ was a
a) ‘Brahmins’s Hotel is not Tamil
b) He did not like the Brahmins
c) If one writes in a house in a street “Th is is the house of a
virtuous woman” what would it imply on the neighbours?
d)
Th
e Brahmins should not gain prominence in Tamil Nadu 82) Th
e solution that Periyar off ered to eradicate illiteracy was a) A three month imprisonment for those who did not learn to sign their name in 6 months
b) Schools should be started in every street c) Education for adults should be started in all schools d)
Th
e teachers should be encouraged with higher salaries 83) Who said “Both Periyar and the Daily ‘Viduthalai’ are my loving enemies”?
a)
Karunanidhi
b)
Kamarajar
c)
Sankarachariyar
d)Rajagopalachariar
84) Which is the city which has got the glory of erecting the full size Statue of Periyar?
a)
Chennai
b)
Erode
c)
Tiruchirappalli
d)
Th
anjavur
85) Th
e award given to Periyar in 1970 was a) Padma Bushan Award
b) Chavaliere Award
c) UNESCO Award
d) Nobel Prize
86) Th
e honour given to Periyar in Salem in 1971
a) Presenting a silver throne
b) Presenting a van
c) Giving silver equal to his weight
d)
Off ering gold equal to his weight
87) During the funeral of Rajagopalachari, Periyar was seated on a chair because of his illness. But out of respect for the visiting President of India Periyar got down from the chair to sit down.
Th
e President of India was
a) Neelam Sanjeevi Reddy
b) V.V.Giri
c) Dr.Radhakrishnan
d) Rajendra Prasad
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88) Periyar used a phrase whenever he condemned Manudharma that prescribed diff erent justice for each caste. It was a)
Th
ere is one god; and one caste only
b)
Th
e daunting wife and a mat
c) Soap nut not for head; soap nut not for beard d) Even if the gun lizard (udumbu) slips, it is enough if the hands are let free
89) Th
e sentence that is not connected with Periyar is a)
Th
ere is no god, no god, no god at all
b)
Th
ose who believe in god will not be deserted c) Honour and reason are jewels of man d)
Th
e life of self respect alone is pleasant 90) Periyar spoke non-stop in Mayiladuthurai on 8-9-1956 for a) 2 Hours and 30 minutes
b) 4 Hours and 30 minutes
c) 3 Hours and 25 minutes
d) 2 Hours and 48 minutes
91) In
1944, a chappal (footwear) was thrown at Periyar in Cuddalore. In the same venue, Periyar’s statue was erected in 1972. Poet Karunanandam wrote a poem. It was a)
Th
e Chappal of Raman ruled the country
b)
Th
e stout hearted hero who uprooted the aggressors c)
Th
e king who uprooted the bunch of thorns of superstitions
d) If we plant a chappal, a statue will spring 92) A lady fell at the feet of Periyar during his Malaysia visit. She requested
a)
Money
b)
Th
at she might be cured of her illness
c) For begetting a child
d) For the cure of her only child from illness 93) Periyar who lived a life of frugality, bequeathed all his properties to
a) His brother Krishnaswamy
b) His nephew E.V.K.Sampath
c)
Th
e brother of Maniammai
d) None of the above
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 94) Th
e garlands given to Periyar were used by him a) Bringing them home
b) Selling them aft er separating the threads c) Auctioning them in the same public meeting d) Leaving them on the stage
95) Periyar declared that garlanding him was a waste of money.
He suggested an alternative which was a) Falling at the feet of the person to be respected b) Keeping off , with folded arms in reverence c) Paying the cost in cash
d) Shaking hands in reverence
96) Th
e place and time of Periyar’s last speech were a) 15-2-1973 Th
anjavur Th
ilagar Th
idal
b) 12-3-1972 Periyar Th
idal, Chennai
c) 19-2-1975 Madurai Th
amukkam grounds
d) 19-12-1973 Th
iyagaraya Nagar, Chennai
97) Th
e last conference conducted in 1973 by Periyar in Chennai was
a) Conference of rationalist writers
b) Conference of eradication of caste among Tamils c) Social Justice
d)
Self-respect
98) Th
e "Sun of Rationalism" Periyar died on a)
24-12-1973
b)24-4-1977
c)
17-9-1972
d)
19-11-1978
99) Th
e Hospital in which Periyar breathed his last was a) C.S.I. Hospital, Tiruchirappalli
b)
Th
e General Hospital, Th
anjavur
c) C.M.C. Hospital, Vellore
d)
Th
e Kilpauk Govt.Hospital, Chennai
100) Periyar hailed from a wealthy family. He lived an affl uent
life throughout. But he was never a victim of wealth. He bequeathed all his property, accumulated through strict frugal measures to
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a) To trust to utilize for common welfare measures b) To be shared among his kith and kin c) To the party members of the Dravidar Kazhagam d) To be shared among those who were arrested for burning the Constitution
101) Th
e life span of this atheist Periyar is a) 49 years 5 months and 8 days
b) 101 years 9 months and 3 days
c) 94 years 3 months and 7 days
d) 95 years 9 months and 9 days
102) Th
e number of days Periyar spent on travelling to propagate human love was
a) 8200 days
b) 8100 days
c) 3600 days
d) 4200 days
103)
Th
e number of functions Periyar participated to bring forth society of equality
a)
9,989
b)
3,074
c)
10,700 d)
10,600
104) As a globe trotting youth, to spread the rationalism, the distance travelled by Periyar was how many fold of the earth's diameter?
a) 15 times of the earth’s diameter
b) 8 times of the earth’s diameter
c) 33 times of the earth’s diameter
d) 3 times of the earth’s diameter
105)
Periyar never feared prison. Th
e number of times he was
imprisoned was
a)
121
b)
88
c)
19
d)
5
106)
Th
e one who was applauded by G.K.Mooppanar as ‘the child of Periyar’ was
a) Kalaignar Karunanidhi
b) Perarignar Anna
c)
K.Veeramani
d)
Maniammai
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 107) Th
e name of Gandhimathi was changed into Arasial Mani (Political Mani) in
a) 1944 during the Conference of Justice Party in Salem b) In 1938, in the Conference of women c) In 1938, in Kanchipuram during anti-Hindi agitation d)
In 1937, in the Conference of the Tamils in Tiruchirappalli 108) Kundrakudi Adigalar off ered a title of honour to Periyar on 12-9-1956 on the occasion of Periyar’s 78th birthday. It was a)
Th
e Hero of Vaikom
b)
Th
e Sun of Rationalism
c)
Th
anthai (Father) Periyar
d) Hero of Self- Respect
109) A great man remarked at Periyar, “Fortunately you did not take up the profession of a lawyer. Had you become one, the world of the lawyers would have suff ered much.” Th is was
said by
a) V.O. Chidambaranar
b) Somasundara Bharathiar
c)
Rajagopalachariar
d) Srinivasa Iyenger
110) When Periyar attended a Conference at Mallasamudram, in Tiruchengode Taluk, Salem District, he became very hungry.
At this time he ate
a) Food brought from home
b) Food from the hotel
c) Boiled rice fl our sold by a lady on the street d) Food prepared for the Conference
111)
When Periyar said that Ramayanam should be burnt, someone asked him to burn also Maha Bharatham. It was a) Subramaniya Bharathi
b) Somasundara Bharathi
c) Suddhananda Bharathi
d) Bharathi Dasanar
112) Th
e magazine in which Periyar wrote his anti-Hindi ideas was a)
Navamani
b)
Tamil
Nadu
c)
Kudi
Arasu
d)
India
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113) Th
e philanthropist who fi nancially helped to run ‘Viduthalai’ was a) Raja Annamaliyar
b)
R.K.Shanmugam
c) Arjunan of Palayakottai
d)
Azhagappar
114) Periyar suggested that Dhoti could be worn aft er stitching, like a lunge. It was because
a) It will not be disturbed by wind
b) He wanted to be dressed like a Muslim c) It will give a good look
d) It will not be torn easily
115) When Periyar was in the school, his parents had advised him to drink water only in the teacher’s house and not in the low caste people’s houses nearby. But Periyar still did not drink water in the teacher’s house because a) Periyar feared the teacher very much b)
Th
e teacher’s house was far away from the school c)
Th
e teacher’s daughter cleaned the tumbler aft er he drank from it and reprimanded him for drinking water keeping the tumbler at the lips, which caused hiccup for him d)
Th
e water at the teacher’s house was not portable 116) A protest was shown against Periyar when he spoke in a meeting in Yeengur near Erode. Th
e protest was
a) Stone throwing
b) Egg throwing
c) Ash throwing
d) Chappal throwing
117) Th
e news of the death of Nagammai in 1933 was conveyed to Periyar during a public meeting in
a)
Erode
b)
Jolarpet
c)
Mayiladuthurai
d)
Th
anjavur
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 118) In Erode, a customer of Periyar’s onion depot was wonder struck at seeing a big wall-clock, with its pendulum swinging endlessly. The customer asked how the pendulum kept swinging. Periyar replied that a person sitting inside the wall clock was swinging it, just to fool him. Th e customer on
hearing the reply said
a) I cannot believe it; you are teasing me b) You operate it with your magical powers c) A person appointed only for this! Oh, yes. You are rich and can aff ord to have any number of persons d) It is not good sign to ring bell in the Depot 119) Th
e opinion of Periyar about gratitude is a) It is an act to be shown by the benefactor; it is silly to expect it by the one who helped
b) It is fate that one should help another and so it is a waste to show gratitude
c) It is only natural that the person who helped expects gratitude and there is nothing wrong
d) It is not good to forget gratitude; rather it is forgotten soon
120) Periyar used to appreciate food off ered to him by friends and well wishers, even though it was pungent and bland. It was because
a) He used to be very hungry
b)
Th
ose who off ered food with love should be pleased c) If it was kept for long, it might be spoiled d) He wanted his friends to develop the habit of off ering food to ot hers
121) Th
e great service rendered by Maniammai when she became the Secretary of the Movement was
a) Selling large number of books
b) She took great care on the health of Periyar c) Undertook many travels to propagate d) Administered the functioning of ‘Viduthalai’
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122) When Maniammai took up the responsibility of the movement, there were huge collections of books unsold and kept in the offi
ce of Kudi Arasu. Th
e cost of those unsold books was
a) 2 lakh rupees
b) 4 lakh rupees
c) 5 lakh rupees
d) 50 thousand rupees
123) When Periyar returned from his trip to Benares his father asked him how he managed his food. His reply was a) He ate in the hotels
b) He ate in his relative’s house
c) He ate in his friend’s house
d) He collected back all the charity distributed 124) Periyar practiced frugality even though he was rich. He once requested his father to pay his elder brother some money.
His father reprimanded him for his spend thrift iness. Periyar replied that
a) It was the duty of the fathers to pay money to their children b) We did not spend money in luxury, but on what was needed
c) Your father was a cart man but my father was a rich man d) He would return in future all he received from his father 125) A Governor observed that Periyar is a person who did not know what fear was. It was
a) Sir K.V.Reddy
b) Khurana
c)
P.C.Alexander d)
K.K.Shah
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PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS
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b
(2)
c
(3)
a
(4)
b
(5)
b
(6)
c
(7)
c
(8)
a
(9)
d
(10)
b
(11)
c
(12)
c
(13)
b
(14)
b
(15)
a
(16)
c
(17)
b
(18)
b
(19)
c
(20)
c
(21)
d
(22)
c
(23)
c
(24)
a
(25)
d
(26)
a
(27)
c
(28)
b
(29)
a
(30)
d
(31)
c
(32)
d
(33)
b
(34)
c
(35)
a
(36)
b
(37)
c
(38)
c
(39)
c
(40)
a
(41)
b
(42)
c
(43)
c
(44)
c
(45)
c
(46)
a
(47)
b
(48)
d
(49)
b
(50)
b
(51)
c
(52)
b
(53)
d
(54)
d
(55)
a
(56)
a
(57)
c
(58)
c
(59)
c
(60)
a
(61)
c
(62)
d
(63)
c
(64)
d
(65)
c
(66)
b
(67)
c
(68)
a
(69)
b
(70)
d
(71)
c
(72)
b
(73)
d
(74)
c
(75)
b
(76)
d
(77)
b
(78)
b
(79)
b
(80)
d
(81)
c
(82)
a
(83)
d
(84)
c
(85)
c
(86)
a
(87)
b
(88)
c
(89)
b
(90)
b
(91)
d
(92)
c
(93)
d
(94)
b
(95)
c
(96)
d
(97)
b
(98)
a
(99)
c
(100)
a
(101)
c
(102)
a
(103)
c
(104)
c
(105)
c
(106)
c
(107)
a
(108)
d
(109)
c (110)
c
(111)
b
(112)
c
(113)
b
(114)
d
(115)
c (116)
c
(117)
b
(118)
c (119)
a
(120)
b
(121)
b
(122)
c
(123)
d
(124)
c (125)
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