Prof. N.Vetrialagan, M.A., B.Ed., 1) Th
e poet who sang praising Periyar as a fl ower garden where great thoughts blossom, was
a) Poet Kannadasan
b) Pavalar Balasundaram
c) Revolutionary poet Bharathi Dasan
d) Kavignar Suratha
2)
Dr.K.Veeramani has published the principle of Periyar, on behalf of the Self Respect Propaganda Institution, in several volumes in the name of
a) Collections of Periyar
b) Periyar Karuthu Kalanjiam (collection of Periyar’s thoughts) c) Periyar Kalanjiam
d) Periyar Treasure
3) Th
e book by Periyar on the greatness of the woman as head of the family was
a) Kudumba Vilakku (Family light)
b) Kudumbathalaivi (Th
e head woman of the family)
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c) Kudumba Chudar (Family Shine)
d) Vazhkai Th
unai Nalam (Th
e welfare of the conjunal life)
4) The
speech made by Periyar on 24-04-1927 in the Polur Conference for Elementary School teachers has been published in the form of a book titled a) Bear the light of Rationalism (Pagutharivu Chudar yenduveer)
b) Bear the torch of revolution (Puratchi Chudar yenduveer)
c) Bear the torch of education (Kalvi Chudar Yenduveer) d) Bear the light of self respect ( Suya Mariyadai Chudar Yenduveer)
5) Th
e book written by N.D.Sundaravadivelu on Periyar is a) Puratchi Chudar Periyar (Periyar, the light of revolution) b) Arivu Peroli Periyar (Th
e great light of knowledge)
c) Puratchialar Periyar (Periyar, the revolutionary) d) Kalvi Chudar Yenduveer (Bear the light of education) 6) Th
e speech delivered by Periyar on 10-02-1960 in the Madras Law College Triple Tamil Association which was presided over by A.S.P.Iyer has been published as a book. Its title is a) Tamil Literature
b)
Th
e Tamil Literature Grove
c) Tamil Culture
d) Tamil and Tamil literature
7) Th
e book written by Tamil Vanan on Periyar’s greatness in question answer form
a) Periyar
b) Who is Periyar
c)
Th
e Leader Periyar
d) Periyar E.V.R
8) Th
e editor of ‘Periyar, the multifaceted’ is a)
K.T.Th
irunavukkarasu
b) Palani Arangasamy
c) S.Arivukkarasu
d) Dr. Kalai Arasu
9) Th
e book written by Periyar on slavery of women is a) Liberation of women
b) Let us eradicate women’s slavery
c) Why did woman become a slave?
d) Proclamation of women’s rights
116 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 10) Th
e person who wrote about Periyar’s code of living with the title “Periyar, a way of life” is
a) Poet Kudi Arasu
b) Poet Mudi Arasu
c) Poet Kali Poongundran
d) Poet Th
amizhamudhan
11) Th
e book written by Mayilai Nathan on Periyar is a)
Th
e path of Periyar
b) Th
e great life of Periyar
c) Periyar
d) Periyar E.V.R
12) Th
e person who wrote the book “Periyar’s Literary Th oughts”
for the Doctoral Th
esis is
a) A.Arulmozhi
b) Dr.Pirainuthal selvi
c) Arasu Manimegalai
d) R.Rajeswari
13) The book written by Periyar explaining the atrocities of Manudharma Sastra was
a) Manu Dharmam
b) Arya Aneedhi (Arya Injustice)
c) Manuneedhi one dharma for one caste d) Manu Aneedhi (Manu Injustice)
14) Th
e person who said “Th
e only leader I followed and found is Periyar” is
a) Pattukottai Azhagiri
b) Kuthoosi Gurusamy
c) Arignar Anna
d) K.A.P.Viswanathan
15) Anna refers to the period during which he was serving with Periyar as
a) My golden time
b) My sweet days
c) My spring season
d) Th
at special period
16) Th
e Central Minister who interviewed Periyar on Population Explosion was
a)
Santhanam
b)C.Subramaniam
c) Maragatham Chandrasekaran d) Dr. Chandrasekar 17) A
Brahmin scholar praised Periyar and wrote in 1938 in the magazine ‘Gandhi’ “Th
e Great fortune of creating an
awareness among the Tamils who were without any sense of self respect belongs only to Periyar. Th e scholar was
a) Aacur Anandachary
b) Salem Vijayaragavachari
c) G.Subramania Iyer
d) Va.Ra
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18) Th
e book written by the scholar A.S.K. on Periyar is a) Leader of Self respect
b)
Th
e perfect man of revolution (Seerthirutha Chemmal) c) Tower of thinking
d) Periyar, the tower of Rationalism
19) A great man wrote on the commemorative issue of Periyar on his 114th birthday that it was the historic leader Periyar who liberated the society immersed in superstition and who made them lead a life of respect holding their heads high. Th is
person was
a) Professor fessor Gnanasambandam
b) Professor Anbu Ganapathy
c) Selvi Jeyalalitha
d) Navalar Nedunchezhiyan
20) Th
e title of the articles written by Periyar on his parents is a) My parents
b)
Th
e father and mother who begot me
c)
Th
e parents who begot me
d)
Th
e poor who begot me
21) Th
e great man who wrote praising Periyar as “the son of Nature; the groom that married this earth!” is a) Va.Ra.
b) Maraimalai Adigal
c) Ka.Appadurai
d) Kalaivanar N.S.K
22) Th
e fi rst complete biography of Periyar in Tamil “Th anthai
Periyar” was written by
a) Poet Kali. Poongunran
b) Poet Senguttuvan
c) Poet Karunanandam
d) Poet Ramanujam
23) Th
e book, based on simple literature style, and written by Professor Dr. M.Singaravelan is
a) Periyar Th
oothu (Periyar’s messenger)
b) Periyar Pillai Th
amizh
c) Periyar Andhathi
d) Periyar Ula
118 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 24) Th
e mini literature “Th
e New world which Periyar fi nds” was written by
a) Poet Suratha
b) Poet Mudiarasan
c) Karuvoor Pari
d) Poet Kannal
25) In 26.08.1934 the daily newspaper which Periyar started when his ‘Puratchi’ was banned was
a) Puyal (Storm)
b) Makkal Atchi ( People’s government) c) Porattam (Struggle)
d) Pagutharivu (Rationalism)
26) Th
iru Vi.Ka. wrote that the only person who would cry on his death, and one who had performed great things was Periyar.
Th
is was in his book
a) My travel to Elangai (Sri Lanka)
b) Human life and Gandhi
c) Details of my life
d) Murugu or Beauty
27) Th
e year in which Periyar started his magazine 'Kudi Arasu'
was
a)
1926
b)
1925
c)
1935
d)
1928
28) Th
e English magazine of Periyar, inaugurated by Soundara Pandiyan on 7th November of 1928 was a)
Th
e fi
re
b)
Agitation
c)
Liberation
d)
Revolt
29) An American scholar wrote a research book titled “Periyar and Dravidar Kazhagam’s infl uence on religion and society in Tamil Nadu”. Th
is scholar was
a) Henry Richard
b) Levy Fragal
c) Karlson
d) Douglas E.Kelton
30) Th
e book published by Periyar insisting on family planning was
a) Abortion
b) Pregnant Rule
c) Prevention of conception
d) Family Planning
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31) Th
e Tamil scholar who termed Periyar as “the other name for briskness” was
a) Dr. A.Chidambaranathan Chettiar
b) Dr. T.P.Meenakshi Sundaranar
c) Dr. Muthu Kannappan
d) Dr. M. Rajamanickanar
32) Th
e book written by Arasu Manimegalai on Periyar’s women’s rights was
a) Periyar and women
b)
Th
e women liberation conceived by Periyar c)
Th
e Feminism in Periyar’s view
d) Women in Periyar’s refl ections
33) The English magazine that complimented Periyar as the Bertrand Russel of England and Sequiero of Mexico, in atheistic principles was
a) Shankar’s weekly
b) Th
e Illustrated weekly
c)
Blitz
d)
Onlooker
34) Th
e Kannada book titled “Magileyara bage Periyar” meaning Periyar about women was written by
a) Devaraj Urs
b) Basavalingappa
c) Nicoba
d) Nijalingappa
35) Th
e English book titled “Periyarana” was written by a) K.P.Aravanan
b) K.M.Balasubramaniam
c) A.M.Dharmalingam d) A.P. Janarthanam 36) A foreign woman scholar who wrote the research book titled “Periyar E.V.Ramasamy - A study of the infl uence of a personality in contemporary South India” was a) Marry Milton
b) Agatha Christie
c) Anita Dayal
d) Angeline Mary
37) The institute that published the book titled “Periyar in Tamil History” written by Dr. Pon Kothandaraman, Prof.
K.V.K.Asan and Dr. K.P.Aravanan, was a) Bangalore Tamizh Sangam
b) Delhi Tamizh Sangam
c) Madurai Tamizh Sangam
d) Bombay Tamizh Sangam
120 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 38) Periyar wrote an article of condolence, similar to Elegy Literature when this person died.
a) Kannammai
b) Neelavathy Subramaniam
c) Nagammai
d) Panagal King
39) Th
e Supreme Court Judge who remarked that the dream of Ambedkar, Periyar and Ram Mohan Lohia had come true in the judgement regarding Mandal Commission issue was a) Justice Venkatachaliah
b) Justice Rathinavel Pandian
c) Justice Chinnappa
d) Justice Varadarajan
40) Th
e weekly ‘Unmai’ (Truth) edited by Dr.K.Veeramani, was started in the presence of Periyar in the year a)
1975
b)
1960
c)
1970
d)
1972
41) Th
e day on which Periyar’s speech on test tube baby was published for the fi rst time in Kudi Arasu on a)
31-08-1940
b)
31-07-1939
c)
31-01-1938
d)
31-05-1938
42) Th
e one who complimented on Periyar that he spoke truth fearlessly and he had a stout heart for it, was a) Ka. Subramania Pillai
b) Avvai Doraisamy Pillai
c) T.K.Chidambaranatha Mudaliar
d) Navalar Somasundara Bharathiar
43) Sir A.Ramasamy commented on Periyar that he was a) Socratese of Tamil Nadu
b) Rouseou of Tamil Nadu
c) Ingersoll of Tamil Nadu
d) Lenin of Tamil Nadu
44) Th
e History scholar R.Edison Raja has remarked that no one in Asia is equal to Periyar in propagating rational thoughts among the illiterates. Th
is was in the book
a) History of Tamil Nadu
b) History of Modern India
c) History of South India
d) History of Modern Tamil nadu
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45) Th
e following is one of the research books written by Periyar on Ramayana. It is
a) History of Ravanan
b) Ravanan Charithiram
c) Ravanan, the great hero
d)
Th
e characters of Ramayana
46) Th
e book by Periyar titled ‘Th
e Characters in Ramayana’ was
published in the year
a)
1935
b)
1944
c)
1945
d)
1948
47) Th
e book which Periyar wrote in 1964 in connection with Ramayana research was
a)
Th
e essence of Ramayana
b)
Th
e evaluation of Ramayana
c)
Th
e Emperor of Ilangai
d) Some notes on Ramayana
48) Lalbai Singh Yadav translated into Hindi, Periyar’s "Ramayana a True Reading" with the title a) Sathya Ramayana
b) Ramayana Katha
c) Ramakatha
d) Sachi Ramayan
49) Th
e research book on astrology by Periyar is a)
Th
e lie of astrology
b) Is astrology necessary?
c) Research on astrology
d)
Th
e cheating of astrology
50) Periyar has published his autobiography with the title a) My history
b) My thoughts
c)
Th
at which occurred to E.V.R
d)
Th
ose that stayed in my heart
51) Periyar has written a foreword to a book by Maniammai regarding a mythology. It is
a) Both Kandha Purana and Ramayana are one and the same b) Research on Periya Purana
c) Obscenity in Puranas
d)
Th
e bluff of Puranas
122 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 52) Th
e philosophical explanation of god, religion and soul by Periyar is in his book
a) Inquiry into soul
b) Th
e argument on soul
c)
Materialism
d)
Th
e bluff about god
53) Periyar has written that, the country ruled by a Brahmin or where he is a judge, would be a mere jungle inhabitated by tigers. Th
is is in his book
a) Where is justice?
b) What is justice?
c)
Th
e shadow of justice
d) By whom was justice ruined?
54) Th
e book which Periyar wrote on the festivals celebrated by Hindus is
a)
Th
e festivals that ruin
b)
Th
e festivals of the Hindus
c) Should we celebrate festivals?
d) Of what use are festivals?
55) Th
e book in which there is an article ‘Th e wretchedness of
Arya Religion’, is
a)
Th
e lowness of Hindu religion
b) Are the Tamils Hindus?
c)
Th
e Hindu religion and the Tamils
d)
Th
e meaningless Hindu religion
56) Periyar stated that the villages were in the status of a Panchaman, Th
is was in his book
a) Rights Community b) Villages and towns c)
Th
e village reformation d) Th
e South Indian reformation
57) Th
e speech delivered by Periyar on the 2501st year celebration of Buddha’s day on 15-05-1957 has been published as a book titled
a)
Th
e teachings of Buddha
b)
Th
e Buddha, enemy of the Aryans
c) Buddha Margam
d) Buddha’s principles
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58) One referred on 10-08-1962 Viduthalai by Periyar as “a good opportunity for Dravidar Kazhagam. He was a) Kuthoosi Gurusamy
b) Arignar Anna
c) T.P.Vedachalam
d) K.Veeramani
59) Th
e Historian N. Subramanian wrote in an English book that henceforth whichever party ruled in Tamil Nadu, it would be like the rule of Periyar what was the name of the books?
a)
Th
e Tamil Brahmins
b)
Th
e Brahmins’ role in the Tamil Nadu history c)
Th
e Brahmins in the history
d)
Th
e Brahmins in the Tamil country
60) Th
e book which Dr.K.Veeramani wrote in order to fulfi ll Periyar’s last wish to make it known about the wretchedness of Gita, was
a) Gita is an intoxication
b) Gita? or scribbling?
c) Gita that lost its way
d)
Th
e other side of Gira
61) Th
e book written by Professor G.V.K.Aasaan explaining the principles of Periyar was
a)
Humanism
b)
Th
e signifi cance of Periyar in the war of Human rights c) Periyar’s love of humanity
d) Periyar’s humanism
62) Th
e book compiled by Prof.N.Vetriazhagan in the form of questions and answers by Periyar was a) Question and answers of Periyar
b)
Th
e answers of Periyar
c)
Th
e replies of Periyar
d) Answers by Periyar to 100 questions 63) Th
e author of the book ‘Periyar a complete revolutionary’, is a) Poet Ma. Nannan
b) Poet N. Ramanathan
c) Prof. Iraiyan
d) Poet Th
anga Prakasam
124 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 64) A compilation was edited with the warning that unless the problems of the non-Brahmins were not solved during the rule of the British itself the non-Brahmins would be subjected to severe hardships under the Brahminocracy. Th is was in
a) Illustrated weekly of India
b) A hundred years of the Hindu
c)
Th
e Indian Express
d)
Th
e Madras Mail
65) A
magazine from Singapore remarked ‘Dr.Veeramani is propagating the basic principles of Periyar till today, without any deviation or showing signs of tiredness! Th is magazine
was
a) Ponni
b) Singai Murasu
c) Singapore Messenger (Th
oothuvan) d) Tamil Murasu
66) Th
e writer of the English book ‘Periyar, Father of the Tamil race’ is
a) A.S.Venu
b) Balasubramaniam of Sunday Observer
c)
M.D.Gopalakrishnan
d)
K.M.Balasubramaniam
67) An Australin magazine run by the Australian Socialists has published a research article on Periyar with his photo. Th is
magazine is
a)
Th
e
Nature
b)
Th
e free thinker
c)
Th
e
Guardian
d)
Humanist
68) “In
the western countries, the Rationalists’ forums are functioning only in the lecture halls. But Periyar has developed it into a people’s movement”. Th
is article that contains this
statement was written on the March 27. 1996 issue of the Guardian, by the Australian atheist scholar. He is a) Paul Power
b) Louis Fisher
c)
J.R.Jones
d)
Norman
Taylor
69) Th
e writer who fi rst published the fi rst half of Periyar’s life under the title ‘Th
e Leader of the Tamils’ is,
a) Kovai Ayyamuthu
b) A.S.Venu
c) Poet Imayavaramban
d) Sami Chithambaranar
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70) Th
e book written by Dr.K.Veeramani in 1997 explaining Periyar’s principles of Self Respect Marriage is a)
Th
amizhar Th
irumanam (Marriage)
b) Dravidar Th
irumanam
c) Why Self respect marriage?
d)
Th
e principle and history of Self respect marriage 71) Th
ere was an article in the magazine ‘Th e Week’ on 22-03-1992,
appreciating Periyar’s stand on family planning. Th e author
of this article is
a) A.S.Raman
b) Kushwant Singh
c) Karanjia
d) Reshmi Saxena
72) A book ‘ Professor, fully enlightened’ was written about Periyar by
a) S.S.Vasan
b) Kali Krishnamoorthy
c) T.S.Sokkalingam
d) A.N.Sivaraman
73) Th
e writer who complimented Periyar that he is the leader who made the society stand upright, from being upside down, is a) G.D.Naidu
b) K.V.Retty Naidu
c) S.Muthiah Mudaliar d) U.P.A. Soundara Pandiyan 74) Th
e English weekly that praised Periyar that he was a great revolutionary, who staunchly opposed religion, is a)
Blitz
b)
Wisdom
c) Caravan
d) Daily telegraph
75) Th
e question raised by Periyar is : ‘Are god and religion to serve people or are the people to serve god and religion?’ Th is
was written by
a) Maraimalai adigal
b) Th
iru Vi.Ka
c) Arignar Anna
d) Kunrakudi Adigalar
76) Th
e institute honoured Periyar and awarded a title in 1970.
In its citation it mentioned “Periyar is the propher of the New Age, the Socrates of South East Asia; Father of the Social Reform Movement and Arch enemy of ignorance, superstition, meaningless customs and base manners.” Th is institution is
a) Madras University
b) UNESCO
c) Leningrad university
d) Chicago University
126 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 77) Periyar wrote an elegiac note “ My heart trembles; my body shivers; my eyes are covered with tears. My hands are trembling, preventing me from writing. Th is was on the
death of
a) Arignar Anna
b) Sir A.T.Panneerselvam
c) Dr. Ambedkar
d) Gandhi
78) Dr.K.Veeramani has commented on the statement issued by Periyar in the court case of Malaiyappan for the disrespect of the court as follows:
a)
Th
e proclamation of the Tamils
b)
Th
e clarion call of the Dravidians for their rights c)
Th
e inner agitation of the Tamils
d)
Th
e declaration of the Tamils’ rights
79) A booklet titled ‘Th
e 21st century is only Periyar century’ was written by
a)V.S.Kulandaisamy
b) M.Ilanchezhan
c) K.Veeramani
d) Th
a.Pandian
80) Th
e speech made by Kundrakudi Adigalar praising Periyar has come in the form of a book titled a) Leader Periyar
b) Periyar the lover of humanity
c) Periyar the great
d) periyar the world leader
81) Th
e famous penname of Periyar is
a) Indhirachithan
b) Ravanamithran
c) Chithira Puthiran
d) Iranian
82) Th
e poet who celebrated Periyar calling him ‘Th e red sun that
is clothed in black shawl’. was
a) Perum Chithiranar b) Adalarasan
c) Poet Pulamaipithan d) Poet Suradha 83) A poet sang praising Periyar saying ‘ the beard of the white clouds gently moves in the sky; there is no end to the wealth of his thoughts.’ Th
is poet was
a) Nara. Nachiappan
b) Poet Mudiarasan
c) Poet Vanidasan
d) Poet Kannadasan
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84) Th
e author of ‘Periyar whom I have found’ is a) Kovai Ayyamuthu
b) A.S.K
c) Sathankualam Raghavan
d) J.S.Kannappan
85) Th
e fi rst doctoral thesis in English on ‘Th e contributions of
Periyar in Vaikom Struggle’ was
a) Dr. Gunasekaran
b) Dr.T.K.Ravindran
c) Dr. Th
amizhannal
d) Dr.Vanangamudi
86) Th
e Tamil Book written by A.S.Venu on Periyar was a)
Th
e great life of Periyar
b)
Th
e history of Periyar
c)
Th
e historical great Periyar
d) Periyar, a history
87) Th
e book that Periyar wrote with a prophetic vision is a)
Th
e lectures in Elangai
b) Th
e feast of Knowledge
c)
Th
e world to come
d) High thoughts
88) Th
e book that contains the last speech of Periyar is a)
Th
e last speech of Periyar
b) Puratchi (Revolution)
c)
Th
oughts and reasons
d) Bear the light of reason
89) Periyar terms the person who benefi ts from soul, hell, heaven and ancestral world as
a)
Fool
b)
wicked
person
c) Rogue
d) A big big rogue
90) Th
e person who published in 1930 a book with Periyar’s preface titled ‘Th
e songs of Self-respect Principle’ on his own was a) Pavalar Balasundaram
b) Pavalar T.A.Venkatasamy
c) Kadambangulam P.Narayanan
d) Pudhuvai Sivapragasam
91) Th
e three part compilation of Periyar’s thoughts is published in a book titled
a)
Th
e Th
oughts of Periyar
b)
Th
e ideas of Periyar
c)
Th
e Th
oughts of Periyar E.V.R
d)
Th
e Principles of Periyar
128 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 92) Th
e English magazine Blitz lauded Periyar in the following words
a) Lenin of Tamil Nadu
b) Indian Socrates
c) Karlmarx of South India
d) Kamal Batcha of the South India
93) Th
e comparative research book by S.V.Rajadurai and V.Geetha on Periyar’s principles is
a) Periyar and Equality
b) Periyar’s Self respect principles
c)
Th
e Equality discovered by Periyar
d) Periyar’s Self Respect-equality
94) Th
e series of lectures delivered by Dr.K.Veeramani in Periyar Th
idal on Periyar’s principles has come in the form of a compilation called
a) Periyariyal
b)
Periyarism
c)
Th
e principles of Periyar
d) Periyar’s Th
ought Process
95) Periyar has insisted on many Tamil script reforms . One of them was given a statutory sanction by M.G.R. Government.
It is
a) Tamil as the offi
cial language
b) Script reform
c) Tamil Medium Education
d) Pure Tamil
96) Th
e one who referred to Periyar as ‘the memorial of the sentiments of the backward and suppressed castes’ was a) Dr. Ambedkar
b) Jayaprakash Narayan
c) Dr. Mallala Segara
d) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
97) A person lauded Periyar saying ‘What Buddha did to the people of this country 2500 years ago, is being done today by Periyar!’ Th
at person is
a) M.Karunanidhi
b) Navalar Nedunchezhiyan
c) Annai Maniammaiar d) Dr. P.Rajadurai
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98) ‘Periyar is the great son of Nature and therefore he is more non violent than Gandhi and more social revolutionary than Socrates.’ Th
is was written in Kudi Arasu on 27-11-1948 by a) Sami Kaivalyam
b) Chandrasekara Pavalar
c) Gnaniar Adigal
d) Th
iru Vi.Ka
99) “Naicker (Periyar)is a very hard worker. His tireless labour and encouragement was an example for us.” Th is is written in
a)
Th
e life history of Th
iru.Vi.Ka
b) Pattukottai Azhagirisamy’s “Here is Periyar in Periyar”
c) Kovai Ayyamuthu ‘My thoughts’
d) Social Scientist Th
anthai Periyar
100) A historian has written in his book ‘A person said to belong to a high caste, has earned rights for the untouchables in Kerala through a lot of sacrifi ces, which has given us a new life.” Th is
historian is
a) Pothen Joseph
b) Narayana Menon
c) K.P. Kesava Menon
d) Ramu Kariat
101) A book that contained the speeches of Periyar was banned, seized and fi ned. Th
at book is
a)
Th
e golden words of Periyar
b)
Th
e diamond words of Periyar
c) Periyar’s words of pearl
d)
Th
e proverbs of Periyar
102) It was fi rst started as a bi-weekly magazine but later became a weekly magazine. Later it was published as a daily for Dravidar Kazhagam. It is
a)
Kudi
Arasu
b)
Puratchi
c)
Unmai d)
Viduthalai
103) It is written in the book ‘Th e life and service of Dr.Ambedkar’
that the Vaikom struggle by Periyar had a great impact in the mind of Dr.Ambedkar. Th
e writer is
a) Sitaram Kesari
b) Chandrajit Yadav
c) Ramvilas Paswan
d) Dhananjeyankeer
130 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 104) Th
e English book ‘Periyar - A pen portrait’ was written in the penname of "an admirer". Th is writer was
a)
P.R.Kuppusamy
b)
M.Balasubramanian
c) D. Rajagopalan
d) A. Ramasamy
105) On
the 78th Birthday issue of Periyar, it was mentioned ‘A dangerous politician who attracts even diplomats; brain that cannot be easily analyzed; a great leader of patience.’ Th e writer was
a) Poet Ramanathan
b) Arignar Anna
c) Kalaivanar N.S.K.
d) Justice Somasundaram
106) Periyar has described the person who worships god as a)
rogue
b) Big big rogue
c)
Mad
d)
Barbarian
107) “The primary objective of this great man is to preserve Periyar’s philosophy as much as possible and to develop it.
An American magazine Secular Subject” praised a person in the above words. Th
is person is
a) C.N.Annadurai
b) M.Karunanidhi
c) Dr. K.Veeramani
d) Pattukottai Azhagiri
108) Th
e English magazine that described Periyar on 10-07-1947
as more popular than the Prime Minsters is a) Oriental Illustrated
b) Statesman
c)
Th
e New Age
d) Current
109) Periyar wrote on 24-09-1958 in an English magazine from North India, “Th
e social structure of today must be totally reorganized. We should then bring forth a new social order where there is no caste or racial discrimination. Th is is my
only objective!” Th
e magazine was
a)
Out
look
b)
Organiser
c)
Current
d)
Th
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110) A scholar wrote in the 96th Birth Day issue of ‘Viduthalai’
“Periyar does what he speaks and speaks what he does.”
Th
e scholar was
a)
M.N.Roy
b)
M.R.Jeyakar
c) T.K.Chidambaranathan
d) Dr.Kovoor
111) “If Periyar had been born in France or Germany the Rationalists Forum would have been greatly benefi tted. Alas!
He has been born in this land of medicants and lazy beggars!”
Th
is was written by an Engineer from Tamil nadu in the special issue of Periyar’s Birthday in 1978. He is a) P.V.Manicka Naicker
b) V.P.Appadurai
c) P.Kumarasamy
d) Manavala Ramanujam
112) Th
e Self Respect hero, a poet wrote in Periyar’s Kudi Arasu on
“Th
e proclamation of widows liberation” who was appreciated by Periyar was
a) T.A.Venkatasamy Pavalar
b) Poet Ramasamy
c) Pavalar Venkatasamy
d) Pavalar Arunagiriar
113) Periyar evaluated an epic “Started in prostitution, grew in chastity and ended in foolishness!” Th is was
a) Periya Puranam
b) Ramayanam
c) Silappathigaram
d) Seevaga Chintamani
114) Th
e Tamil Script reform by Periyar was introduced in his Kudi Arasu in the year
a)
1926
b)
1929
c)
1935
d)
1936
132 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS
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