KANCHIPURAM
Dr. P. Rajadurai M.A., Ph.D.,
1)
Vaikom is a town in the State of
a)
Andhra
b)
Kerala
c)
Karnataka
d)
Tamilnadu
2) Th
ere was no caste in ancient Dravida Nadu. But those who introduced caste systems here are ?
a) Mangolians
b)
Phrases
c)
Aryans
d)
Britishers
3) Th
e foundation on which caste system stands, is a) Discrimination by birth
b) Discrimination by profession
c) Discrimination by economic status
d) Discrimination by physical appearance
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 4) Th
e discrimination as enshrined in Varna Dharma, caused innumerable hardships and humiliations to the Sudras and the backward classes, sanctioning several social restrictions on them. Th
ere started a great struggle for human dignity in Vaikom against such discrimination. Th is battle was started
based on
a)
Th
e suppressed classes should be made archakas b) Malayalam should be the language of worship c)
Th
e suppressed people should have the right to walk along the four paths around the temple d)
Th
e suppressed should have the right to enter the temple 5) Th
e person who inspired Vaikom struggle was?
a)
Periyar
b)
Gandhi
c) T.K.Madhavan
d) George Joseph
6) Th
ere was a debate initiated in a Kerala magazine in 1919
(Th
e fi rst day of Dhanu 1093) about the suppressed classes entering the temple. Th
e magazine was
a) West coast spectator
b) Malayala Manorama
c)
Desabimani
d)
Kerala
Kaumudi
7)
When Sremath Mannath Krishnan Nair was the Divan, a request was submitted in the Travancore Assembly regarding the temple entry of the lower caste people. Th e person who
placed this request was
a) T.K.Madhavan
b) Sangunni Nair
c) George Joseph
d) Kelappan
8)
During the debate on this request, a person was talking about temple entry for Sudras. It was
a) Moolur S.Padmanabha Panicker
b) A.K.Pillai
c) K.P. Kesava Menon
d) Kelappan
9)
When T.K. Madhavan was about to read this request, a person observed “You may read the petition. But I am ashamed that others are going to mock at us, which I cannot bear. Th erefore
I go to the back seat”. Th
is person was
a) Moolur S.Padmanabha Panicker
b) A.K.Pillai
c) Sangunni Nair
d) Kelappan
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10) Th
e day aft er T.K. Madhavan read the request, he received a telegram, sent by his brother. It mentioned that his wife lost her eye sight all at once. A Namboothiri by the side of Madhavan Nair, said on hearing this that a) He was sorry at the news
b) He would pray for a speedy recovery c) Be consoled
d) Only yesterday you asked for the entry into the temple.
See how fast the sequence has come!”
11) On
this issue, a magazine coming from Quilon Savarna (upper caste) wrote that
a)
Th
e Avarnas should be granted temple entry b)
Th
e Avarnas should be allowed to become archakas c) It was unjust to deny them entry based on caste d)
Th
ey should not be given temple entry rights, but should be beaten up instead
12) T.K.Madhavan made a request regarding this to Gandhi who was travelling the South at that time. He met Gandhi in this regard in
a)
Madurai
b)
Chennai
c)
Th
irunelveli
d)
Tiruchendur
13) When T.K.Madhavan presented his request second time that all should have temple entry right in the council to the Divan, who was
a) Srimath Mannth Krishnan Nair
b) Divan Bahadur Krishnan Nair
c) Divan Bahadur Ragaviah
d) C.P.Ramasamy Iyer
14) Th
e Divan rejected the petition when it was submitted third time, saying, that the temple entry was a religious subject and it cannot therefore be debated in the council. Th e Divan was
a) Srimath Mannath Krishnan Nair
b) Divan Bahadur Krishnan Nair
c) Divan Bahadur Raghava Iyer
d) Sir C.P.Ramasamy Iyer
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 15) Th
e petition was rejected on the third time. T.K.Madhavan requested the Divan for an appointment with the King. Divan Ragaviah refused even this request. T.K.Madhavan told him,
“You have rejected the petition in the Council. You have denied us permission to meet the king. Now there is no other option left for us except all of us deserting Travancore. On hearing this Divan replied
a) Be patient for some time
b) We shall take it up later
c) You may leave Travancore to avoid the problems and inform d) He will consult the King
16) T.K.Madhavan, aft er his petition being rejected and his request to meet the King also being rejected, he a) Kept quiet
b) Kept complaining
c) Joined the Congress party in 1923 in Kerala d) Desired to enter journalism
17) Th
e achievement that T.K.Madhavan made in the Kakinada Congress was
a) He made an impressive lecture
b) He said he had resolved to work for Independence c) He insisted on the Congress passing a resolution for the eradication of castes, with the President of the Conference Mr.Mohamed Ali
d) He strongly condemned caste distinctions 18) Congress accepted T.K.Madhavan’s request to hold as their primary object to eradicate castes. Congress, consequently decided on a plan of action to
a) Not to interfere with the religious issues b) Hold the Independence as their main object c) Take anything only aft er Independence d) Allow the state Congress leaders to work for the eradication of untouchability, depending on the climate of their state
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19) Th
e fi rst war fought by the Kerala Congress aft er this clause was
a)
Th
e struggle to enter the Agraharam in Kalpathi b) Vaikom Rights Struggle
c) Struggle for all becoming archakas
d) Struggle for the use of one’s mother tongue in worshipping
20) Periyar declared in public that Gandhi was all for caste discriminations to be practiced in the temples and public wells and tanks. It was a hypocratic show of Gandhi that he was against castes. He said these facts in the meetings conducted in
a) Iranial, Marthandam b) Th
irunelveli, Kanyakumari
c) Kottampatti, Madurai d) Virudunagar, Aruppukottai 21) When Periyar was the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress, the Congress party gave money to Periyar to build separate schools and temples for the 'Pariahs', 'Sakkiliars' and the
'Brahmins'. Th
e amount paid was
a) One lakh rupees
b) Fift y thousand rupees
c) Forty eight thousand rupees d) Two lakh rupees 22) Periyar said that the Vaikom struggle started on a very small issue. Th
ere was a court of law functioning in the palace of the King. Sheds were constructed in the palace to celebrate King’s birthday. P.A.Madhavan B.A.,B.L., a low caste advocate was prevented from entering the Pandal. He belonged to a)
Th
eeyar Community
b) Ezhava community
c) Nayadi community
d) Nair community
23) T.K.Madhavan of Ezhava Community, Lawyer Madhavan and K.P.Kesava Menon decided to hold sathyagraha in a place where there was a temple surrounded by four roads. Th is place
was
a)
Vaikom
b)
Quilon
c)
Th
iruvananthapuram
d) Changanancherry
24) Gandhi wrote a letter to Kesava Menon permitting him to start the Satyagraha on
a)
15-3-1924
b)
16-3-1924
c)
17-3-1924
d)
18-3-1924
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 25) Th
is procession was banned by the Government on a)
26-2-1924
b)
28-2-1924
c)
27-2-1924
d)
29-2-1924
26) As the procession was banned they gave up the procession but decided to hold the Sathyagraha on
a)
28-3-1924
b)
29-3-1924
c)
30-3-1924
d)
31-3-1924
27) An
offi
ce for publicity for Vaikom struggle was started. Its name was
a)
Offi
ce of Sathyagraha
b)
Offi
ce of the Struggle Committee
c) Satyagraha Ashram
d)
Offi
ce of Satyagraham
28) Both K.P.Kesava Menon and T.K.Madhavan were arrested on a)
07-04-1924
b)
08-04-1924
c)
09-04-1924
d)
10-04-1924
29) On 07-04-1924, a lady made an appeal to people, asking for support for the Satyagraha, and for the strengthening of the movement more and more. When pigs and dogs freely use the roads, it could not be used by a human being. Can there be anything more harmful to Hinduism than this? who was the lady?
a)
Mrs.T.K.Madhavan
b) Mrs.K.P.Kesava Menon
c) Mrs. George Joseph
d) Mrs. A.K.Pillai
30) A.K.Pillai, Velayuda Menon and Kelappan were arrested on a)
08-04-1924
b)
09-04-1924
c)
10-04-1924
d)
11-4-1924
31) George Joseph was arrested on
a)
11-02-1924
b)
12-02-1924
c)
10-04-1924
d)
15-4-1924
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32) Seeing
the front line leaders getting arrested, and the movement losing its momentum, an English daily from Madras wrote a note of regret. Th
is magazine was
a)
Th
e
Hindu
b)
Justice
c)
New
India
d)
Madras
33) Two leaders requested Periyar through a letter to lead the agitation in the absence of a leader. Th ey were
a) Barriester George Joseph & Kesava Menon b) T.K.Madhavan Lawyer Madhavan
c) A.K.Pillai and Velayudha Menon
d) Kelappan and Mrs. T.K.Madhavan
34) Periyar received this letter when he was addressing a meeting in
a) Kailasapuram b) Visuvasapuram
c) Pannaipuram d) Villupuram
35) Periyar reached Vaikom on
a)
13-04-1924
b)
14-04-1924
c)
15-04-1924
d)
16-4-1924
36) On 13-4-1924 in the meeting participated by many leaders it was decided to change the place of Sathyagraha to a)
Th
iruvananthapuram
b) Cochin
c)
Quilon
d)
Th
e Kottayam
37) On
the very day 13-4-1924 Periyar reached Vaikom, he addressed a meeting for three hours in a) Cochin
b)
Th
iruvananthapuram
c)
Ernakulam
d)
Th
e tankbund road, Vaikom
38) On 17-4-1924, in the public meeting four persons spoke. One of them proclaimed then that if this Sathyagraha could not be made a success by the men, women should gather and succeed.
Th
e speaker was
a) Govindan Sanar
b) Ayyamuthu Gounder
c) Ramakrishna Dass
d) Naraini Ammal
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 39) Th
e report that Periyar E.V.R., Dr. Emperumal Naidu and Govindan Sanar were lecturing in diff erent parts of the State was made on
a)
20-04-1924
b)
21-04-1924
c)
22-04-1924
d)
23-4-1924
40) Th
e Magistrate of Th
iruvananthapuram ordered banning of the propaganda of Periyar and Ayyamuthu Gounder on a)
27-04-1924
b)
28-04-1924
c)
29-04-1924
d)
30-4-1924
41) Th
is order was condemned by a magazine in Madras a)
Justice b)
Dravidian
c) Swedesamithiran
d) Th
e Hindu
42) Th
e one who defi ed the ban order and was punished was a) Ayyamuthu Gounder
b) Emperumal Naidu
c) Mannath Padmanaba Pillai
d) Sithodu Sangu Pillai
43)
A Joint Committee of Nair and Ezhavar for conducting struggle was formed. The members being E.V.R., Dr.Emperumal Naidu, Mannath Padmanabha Pillai, M.Mathunni, Sithodu Sangu Pillai, Ramakrishna Das, Ayyammuthu Gounder, A.C.Govindan Sanar. Th
is was conveyed to the Government.
Th
e meeting of this committee took place on a)
8-05-1924
b)
09-05-1924
c)
10-05-1924
d)
11-05-1924
44) N.Sivathanu Pillai was appointed as person in charge of the Sathyagraha, till the return of the Committee or E.V.R. on a)
08-05-1924
b)
09-05-1924
c)
10-05-1924
d)
11-05-1924
45) Gandhi wrote that George Joseph should not lead the Sathyagraha in the magazine
a)
Th
e Hindu
b) West Coast Spectator
c) Young India
d) New India
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46) A famous man wrote to George Joseph who worked hard for Vaikom Sathyagraha. “It is wrong that you have participated in the aff air relating to the Hindu religion”. It was a) C.Rajagopalachari
b) Vijaya Ragavachariar
c) Sathyamurthy Iyer
d) Vaidyanatha Iyer
47) Th
e third ban order on Periyar was passed by the Magistrate on a)
13-05-1924
b)
14-05-1924
c)
15-05-1924
d)
16-05-1924
48) Periyar
defi ed the ban order and was imprisoned at a) Vaikom lock-up
b) Karur Police station
c) Poojapuram Prison‘
d) Kottayam Lock-up
49) The person who ordered that it was not good for the sathyagrahis to receive the free food from the charity house of the Akalis (Sikhs)and that they should stop it at once was a) C.Rajagopalachari
b) Gandhi
c) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
d) Kerala Congress Committee
50) When
Periyar was locked up in prison, the Namboodiri Brahmins and some orthodox Hindus jointly conducted a yaga to destroy both the Sathyagraha and persons like Periyar. Th e
name of the yaga was
a) Aswametha Yagam b) Buddira Kameshti Yagam c) Sathru Sangara Yagam d) Rajasooya Yagam 51) Gandhi
asked
the members of the Congress Working Committee not to participate in the Sathyagraha and also the non-Hindus should not participate. Th is was condemned by
a Kerala magazine on 24-5-1924. Th
e magazine was
a) Malayala Manorama
b) Srivazhum Kodu
c)
Bowran
d)
Malayalee
52) When EVR Maniammai along with 4 women, tried to enter the temple, Mrs. Govindan Sanar alone was not allowed to enter the temple and hence, Mrs.EVR also refused to enter the temple. Th
is happened on
a)
18-05-1924
b)
19-05-1924
c)
20-05-1924
d)
21-05-1924
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 53) Six women including E.V.R.Nagammai held Sathyagraha on a)
02-06-1924
b)
03-06-1924
c)
04-06-1924
d)
05-06-1924
54) Govindhan Sanar and the Bajanai Sangh members went to receive Periyar who was to be released from prison on a)
20-06-1924
b)
21-06-1924
c)
22-06-1924
d)
23-06-1924
55) Th
ere was a heated discussion between E.V.R. Nagammai and the police offi
cials who prevented her from entering the temple on
a)
10-07-1924
b)
11-07-1924
c)
12-07-1924
d)
13-07-1924
56) Mrs. Nagammai’s Kerala travel propaganda plan was announced on
a)
24-08-1924
b)
25-08-1924
c)
26-08-1924
d)
27-08-1924
57) “Chained at the legs, a cap of a prisoner on his head, a dhoti that hangs below the knee, a placard showing the number of the prisoner hanging from the neck, E.V.Ramasamy was languishing in the prison along with the murderers and robbers. He is doing double the labour that a punished prisoner does.” Th
e person who wrote this about Periyar in prison was a) K.P.Kesava Menon
b) T.K.Madhava Menon
c)
Kelappan
d)
Govindan
Sanar
58) Th
ere was a report of the humiliating treatment given to Periyar in prison in Navasakthi, adding that Periyar had the mental caliber to bear such hardships on a)
26-08-1924
b)
27-08-1924
c)
28-08-1924
d)
29-08-1924
59) Th
e news paper Desabimani wrote an editorial that Narayana Guru visited Vaikom Satghyagraha Ashram and stayed there for a few days and that he off ered a lot of advice to him on a)
08-10-1924
b)
09-10-1924
c)
10-10-1924
d)
11-10-1924
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60) The ‘Tamil Nadu’ newspaper wrote an editorial strongly condemning the attack made on the Sathyagrahis by the upper caste rowdies in the presence of the Police offi cials on
a)
04-07-1924
b)
05-07-1924
c)
06-07-1924
d)
07-07-1924
61) A
resolution
was passed in the Travancore Legislative Assembly to allow the low caste people to use the roads around the Vaikom temple. Th
is resolution was defeated by one vote.
‘Tamilnadu’ wrote regretting this on a)
01-03-1925
b)
02-03-1925
c)
03-03-1925
d)
04-03-1925
62) Th
e low caste people were allowed to use three of the roads around the Vaikom temple, but were banned from using the fourth. ‘Dravidan’ from Chennai raised a query why they should fear opening the fourth on
a)
24-06-1925
b)
25-06-1925
c)
26-06-1925
d)
27-06-1925
63) T.K.Madhavan met a Congress leader on 22-12-1924 in the Belgam Congress Conference, who told Madhavan that he could collect money from any source, without using the leaders name and the Congress name. Th e leader was
a) Gandhi
b) Rajagopalachari
c) Malavia
d) Motilal
64) Gandhi reached Vaikom on
a)
07-03-1925
b)
08-03-1925
c)
09-03-1925
d)
10-03-1925
65) Th
e dialogue between Gandhi and the Upper caste people took place on
a)
09-03-1925
b)
10-03-1925
c)
11-03-1925
d)
12-03-1925
66) In the above meeting Gandhi told M.K. Raman Pillai that he believed in next birth. Raman Pillai replied that it was because
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers of the sins committed by the Ezhavars and Panchamars, they were born so. Gandhi replied
a)
Yes
b)
No
c) I shall respond aft er deep thought on it d)
Th
at he would consult the Pundits and say 67) Gandhi met the Queen in Varkalai on a)
10-03-1925
b)
11-03-1925
c)
12-03-1925
d)
13-03-1925
68) Periyar reached Varkalai on
a)
10-03-1925
b)
11-03-1925
c)
12-03-1925
d)
13-03-1925
69) Narayana Guru met Gandhi on
a)
10-03-1925
b)
11-03-1925
c)
12-03-1925
d)
13-03-1925
70) The magazine ‘Mathru Boomi’ wrote an editorial on the information that the Eastern Road also would be open on a)
20-11-1925
b)
21-11-1925
c)
22-11-1925
d)
23-11-1925
71) Sathyagraha was stopped as the Eastern Road was opened on a)
23-11-1925
b)
24-11-1925
c)
25-11-1925
d)
26-11-1925
72) A report was released that there would be consultations on the eradication of castes, and the celebration of the victory of the Sathyagraha and a meeting to take decisions on these issues was to be conducted on 29-11-1925 and this would be presided over by Periyar. Th
e report was released by
a)
K.Kelappan
b)
A.K.Pillai
c) T.K.Madhavan
d) Lawyer Madhavan
73) A leader spoke with emotional gratitude to both Periyar and Nagammai for their sacrifi ce, leadership and commitment.
He was
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a) Mannath Padmanabha Pillai b) T.K. Madhavan c)
K.Kelappan
d)
Kesava
Pillai
74) Th
e magazine Pakish Kanth Bharath wrote that the Vaikom Sathyagraha was an inspiration to the struggle of Ambedkar in the year
a)
1925
b)
1926
c)
1927
d)
1928
75) On
29-11-1925, the address of victory by Periyar was published in Kudi Arasu on 06.12.1925. Periyar therein severely warned that they would have to wear the meaningless poonool (sacred thread), and render the meaningless Sandyavandhanam also if they go on
a) Brahma Samajam
b) Prarthana Samajam
c) Arya Samajam
d) Th
eosophical Sangam
76) “What he has rendered in Vaikom is immeasurable. He was once a revolutionary in the national struggle. Th e only one
whom the revolutionaries should follow is Periyar” Th is was
said by
a) N. Sivaraj B.A.,B.L.,
b) Kakkan
c) Sivashanmugam Pillai
d) Th
ondu Veerasamy
77) An Englishman remarked in his report of the Vaikom struggle that only aft er Periyar joined Vaikom struggle it got a new life and a new strength. He was
a) Mr. Bit
b) Cotton I.C.S
c) Mr. Norton
d) Mr. Wood
78) A Congress man accused that Periyar did not show proper account of money he received for the Vaikom struggle. It was a) C.N.Muthuramalinga Mudaliar
b) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
c) Dhandapani Pillai
d) Srinivasa Iyenger
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PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS
(1)
b
(2)
c
(3)
a
(4)
c
(5)
c
(6)
c
(7)
a
(8)
a
(9)
a
(10)
d
(11)
d
(12)
c
(13)
b
(14)
c
(15)
c
(16)
c
(17)
c
(18)
d
(19)
b
(20)
a
(21)
c
(22)
b
(23)
a
(24)
a
(25)
d
(26)
c
(27)
c
(28)
a
(29)
a
(30)
b
(31)
a
(32)
b
(33)
a
(34)
c
(35)
a
(36)
b
(37)
d
(38)
d
(39)
b
(40)
b
(41)
a
(42)
a
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a
(44)
b
(45)
c
(46)
a
(47)
b
(48)
c
(49)
b
(50)
c
(51)
c
(52)
a
(53)
d
(54)
b
(55)
b
(56)
c
(57)
a
(58)
d
(59)
d
(60)
c
(61)
a
(62)
b
(63)
a
(64)
c
(65)
b
(66)
a
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c
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c
(69)
c
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a
CHERANMADEVI
Dr. P. Rajadurai M.A., Ph.D.,
1)
Cheranmadevi is in the District of
a)
Tiruchirappalli
b)
Th
anjavur
c)
Tirunelveli
d)
Kovai
2)
Th
e national school that was started in this town is a) Education ashram
b) A school
c)
Th
amizh Gurukula school
d) Patasala
3) Th
is Tamil Gurukula vidyalaya was founded by a) Bharathiar
b) Sathyamurthy Iyer
c) Madurai Vaidyanatha Iyer
d) Va.Ve.Su. Iyer
4)
Va.Ve.Su. Iyer hailed from
a) Arumuganeri
b) Varaganeri
c) Vepery
d) Karumbalaperry
5)
What did he want to establish in this school?
a)
Th
e development of Tamil literature
b) English Medium Education
c) Indian Culture
d) Hindu principles
6)
Cheranmadevi Gurukulam was started in the year a)
1923
b)
1924
c)
1925
d)
1926
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 7)
Some teachers from Kallidaikurichi were involved in the non-cooperation movement. Th
ey started a new school aft er
resigning from the Taluk Board School. Th e school which they
started was
a) Gandhi Vidyalayam
b) Nehru Vidyalayam
c) Bharathi Vidyalayam
d) Th
ilakar Vidyalayam
8)
When Va.Ve.Su. Iyer tried to establish the Gurukulam in Cheranmadevi, there was a land of 30 acres for sale. A Chettinadu philanthropist off ered 3000 rupees the amount required to purchase the land. He was a) Raja Sir. Annamalai Chettiar
b) Alagappa Chettiar
c) Kanadukathan Vai. Su. Shanmugam Chettiar d) C.V.C.T. Venkatachalam Chettiar
9)
Va.Ve.Su. Iyer made a request for fi nancial help to run the Gurukualam to
a) Tamilnadu Congress Party
b) Government of Justice Party
c) All India Congress Committee
d) Tirunelveli Municipality
10)
Th
e President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee at that time was
a) O.P. Ramasamy
b) Rajagopalachari
c) Varadarajulu Naidu
d) N.S.Varadhachary
11) At
this time there were two secretaries for Tamil Nadu Congress. Th
ey were
a) E.V.Ramasamy & K.Santhanam
b)
Th
iru Vi.Ka. & Santhanam
c)
Th
angaperumal Pillai & Adinarayanan Chettiar d) T.S.S. Rajan & Halasyam Iyer
12) An
advance of Rs. 5,000 was given to the Gurukulam as donation by the Tamil Nadu Congress for a promised amount of Rs
a) 20,000
b) 15,000
c) 10,000
d) 6,000
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13)
Th
e Gurukulam was expected to off er National Education without caste discriminations. Th
e son of a Chief Minister
(at a later period)studied there. Th is Chief Minister was
a) P.S.Kumarasamy Raja
b)
M.Bakthavatchalam
c) O.P. Ramasamy Reddiar
d) Dr. P.Subbarayan
14) Aft er learning from his son that caste discrimination practices were continued in Gurukulam. Mr. Reddiar advised his son to meet at once
a) Varadharajulu Naidu
b) Th
iru Vi.Ka
c)
S.Ramanathan d)
E.V.Ramasamy
15) On a meeting of enquiry by the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee on 17-1-1925, it was established that there were discriminating treatment accorded to students based on caste in the Gurukulam. It was decided to withhold the balance amount of Rs. 5000 by
a) Varadarajulu Naidu and Periyar E.V.R
b) S.Ramathanan & Th
anga Perumal Pillai
c)
Th
iru Vi.Ka. and Halasyam Iyer
d) Santhanam and Ganapathy Sankagiri Sasthri 16) Immediately
aft er this decision, the very next day Va.Ve.Su.
Iyer collected the balance amount of Rs. 5,000 secretly from a)
K.Santhanam
b)
S.Ramanathan
c)
Th
iru
Vi.Ka.
d)
Th
angaperumal Pillai
17) When the fact of the discriminatory practices was brought to the notice of Gandhi, he made an arrangement that all students might eat together but the cook should be a Brahmin. But this was protested and a demand that Va.Ve.Su. Iyer should return the amount he received from the Congress Party by a)
Th
iru Vi.Ka.
b) P. Varadarajulu Naidu
c)
Th
anga Perumal Pillai
d) V. Rajagopalachariar
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PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 18) Based
on
this development in the public meeting in Salem, a strong warning was issued that before the Britishers leave India the issues between the Brahmins and the non-Brahmins should be sorted out, otherwise things would deteriorate fast. Th is was by
a) P.Varadha Rajulu Naidu
b) Th
iru Vi.Ka
c) S.Ramanathan
d) Periyar E.V.Ramasamy
19) Va.Ve.Su. Iyer announced his resignation from the Presidentship of the Gurukulam through the news paper dated 21-04-1925
a)
Th
e Hindu
b) New India
c)
Justice d)
Th
e West Coast Spectator
20) On 28-4-1925 the person who was chosen as the President of the Gurukulam was
a) T.R.Mahadeva Iyer
b) Halasyam Iyer
c)
T.S.S.Rajan
d)
T.V.Saminathan
21) A magazine wrote that Periyar resigned from the Congress to fi ght against the domination of the Brahmins and to remove it from Tamil Nadu and that one of the many reasons for this action is the issue of Cheranmadevi Gurukulam issue. Th is
magazine was
a)
New
India
b)
Justice
c)
Th
e
Hindu
d)
Th
e West Coast Spectator
ANSWERS
(1)
c
(2)
c
(3)
d
(4)
b
(5)
c
(6)
a
(7)
d
(8)
c
(9)
a
(10)
b
(11)
a
(12)
c
(13)
c
(14)
d
(15)
a
(16)
a
(17)
b
(18)
d
(19)
a
(20)
a
(21)
c
KANCHEEPURAM
1) Th
e important turning point in E.V.R.’s political life is a)
Th
at all castes should become eligible to the profession of Archakas
b) Use of Tamil as a language of worship in the temples c) Eradication of Hindi in Tamil Nadu
d) Community reservation in government jobs 2)
When Periyar was the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, its secretary was
a) Kovai Ayyamuthu
b) Th
angaperumal Pillai
c) S.Ramanathan
d) Singaravelu Chettiar
3)
When the Tamil Nadu Congress Conference was held in Th
anjavur in 1921, Periyar announced that there would be a meeting where the non-Brahmin representatives were staying in order to
a) Study independence for India
b) To fi nd solution for language issue c) To talk about the non-Brahmins
d) To study the preparations for the election 4)
Periyar said “We are still in Congress. Th ere is a party called
Justice Party against us. Th
ey claim that they are working for the welfare of the non-Brahmins. Under these circumstances, we should discuss and decide on the stand to be taken by the non-Brahmins, along with fi nalizing our duties and rights. Th is
PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers meeting is convened only for that purpose.” In reply to this one leader said that he did not agree with this view and that all they needed at that movement was freedom. Th is leader was
a) Dr.P.Varadharajulu Naidu
b) Th
iru Vi.Ka
c) S.Ramanathan
d) Singaravelu Chettiar
5)
On hearing this E.V.R. told Ramanathan that it was a meeting meant for the non-Brahmins and hence he did not have any right to speak there. Ramanathan laughed on hearing this because
a) He wanted to calm down Periyar
b) He was a non-Brahmin
c) He was troubled seeing the caste fi ght d)
Th
ere was no link in this matter to Congress 6)
The President for the Congress Conference held in Th
iruvannamalai in 1924 was
a) E.V.Ramasamy
b) Th
iru Vi.Ka
c) S.Ramanathan
d) Dr. Varadharajulu Naidu
7) Th
e one who brought a hundred non-Brahmin paid workers to protest against Periyar when he made the Presidential address was
a) Srinivasa Iyengar
b) Rajagopalachariar
c) Santhanam
d) Sathyamurthy Iyer
8)
When it was suggested that support of both Annie Beasant and Srinivasa Sasthri should be obtained, it was also suggested that the President of the Justice Party Th iyagarayar also be
requested for support. Th
is suggestion came from
a)Dr. Varadharajulu Naidu.
b) Kovai Ayyamuthu
c) S. Ramanathan
d)
Th
anjavur Venkatakrishna Pillai
9) Th
e supporters of Srinivasa Iyengar abused Th iagarayar saying
that he was
a) Ignorant
b) Tyer, the cruel man
c) A betrayer
d) Th
e enemy of the Congress
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10) In 1925, the Congress Conference was held in Tamil Nadu in a)
Madurai
b)Tirunelveli
c)
Kanjipuram
d)
Madras
11) Th
e President of this conference was a) S.Ramanathan
b) Srinivasa Iyengar
c)
Th
iru Vi.Ka.’
d) Singaravelu Chettiar
12)
A leader proposed in this Conference that considering the welfare and the national unity a resolution should be passed that henceforth all the jobs in the Government should be proportionately allotted, as per the population strength of the Brahmins, non-Brahmins and the untouchables. Th
e Congress should be pressured to take up this proposal. Th
is proposal was made by
a) Dr.P.Varadharajulu Naidu
b) S.Ramanathan
c) Sarkarai Chettiar
d) E.V.Ramasamy
13) Th
is proposal of E.V.Ramasamy was seconded by a) Arya Menon
b) Th
anjavur Venkatakrishna Pillai
c) Sarkarai Chettiar
d) S.Ramanathan
14) “Even while the Britishers are ruling now, people are prevented from walking in certain streets and drawing water from certain tanks besides many such discriminations and hardships. If the ruling power goes in the hands of people who discriminate like this, the others would have to suff er much more. Such fears can be removed from the aff ected, what the intention behind that statement of Periyar?
a)
Th
e reservation of jobs is sanctioned such fears would be removed
b)
Th
e caste bias should be reduced
c)
Th
e untouchability would vanish
d)
Th
e communal harmony would emerge
15) Th
iru Vi.Ka. did not allow Periyar to present this proposal for reservation (castewise) in the Kanchipuram Conference because a)
Th
e proposal was unconstitutional
b) It was unnecessary
c)
Th
is would split people
d) It was anti-national
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PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 16) Periyar blamed Th
iru Vi.Ka. that he rejected the proposal on the advice of a few Brahmins. Th
iru Vi.Ka. replied that
a) It was in the interest of the nation b)
Th
e Conference should pass without confusion c) Reservation was the preamble of Justice Party d) Reservation was against the Congress policies 17) On hearing the reply of Th
iru Vi.Ka. to accept his proposal for Caste wise Reservation in government jobs and admission in educational institutions, E.V.Ramasamy made a challenging public remark that he would destroy such a Congress in his lifetime amidst the congregation of 4000 workers. Aft er saying this, Periyar
a)
Regretted
b) He quit both the Congress and the Conference c) Was waiting for an appropriate opportunity d) Gathered his supporters
18) Aft er leaving Congress and this Conference venue, in order to achieve his plan of reservation based on castes, Periyar a) Started Self-respect Movement
b) Sent a request to the Congress High Command c) Started propagation among people
d) Started supporting Justice Party
ANSWERS
(1)
d
(2)
c
(3)
c
(4)
c
(5)
b
(6)
a
(7)
a
(8)
c
(9)
b
(10)
c
(11)
c
(12)
d
(13)
c
(14)
a
(15)
a
(16)
a
(17)
b
(18)
a
