Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 10 Full Book “Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu”

I Choose the correct answer:
1. _____ established a full-fledged printing press in 1709, at Tranquebar.
a) Caldwell
b) F.W. Ellis
c) Ziegenbalg
d) Meenakshisundaram

2._____ founded Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1893.
a) Rettaimalai Srinivasan
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Rajaji
d) M. C. Rajah

3. India’s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in _____.
a) 1918
b) 1917
c) 1916
d) 1914

4. _____ was established by the Justice Party Government for the selection of Government officials.
a) Staff Selection Board
b) Public Service Commission
c) Provincial Staff Recruitment Board
d) Staff Selection Commission

5. _____ was the first elected Legislative Council Member from the depressed class in Madras Province.
a) M. C. Rajah
b) Rettaimalai Srinivasan
c) T.M. Nair
d) P. Varadarajulu

II Fill in the blanks:
1. _____ was the first non- European language that went into print.
2. The College of Fort St. George was founded by _____.
3. _____ is considered the father of Tamil linguistic purism.
4. _____ was the first to approve participation of women in the electoral politics.
5. The name Suriyanarayana Sastri changed in Tamil as _____.
6. _____ gave prominence to Tamil music.
7. The first Woman Legislator in India was _____.

Answers:
1. Tamil
2. F.W. Ellis
3. Maraimalai Adigal
4. Justice Party Government
5. Parithimar Kalaignar
6. Abraham Pandithar
7. Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar

III Choose the correct statement:
1. (i) Thirukkural was one of the earliest Tamil literary texts to be published in 1812.
(ii) Maraimalai Adigal collected and edited different palm leaf manuscripts of the Tamil grammars and literature.
(iii) Robert Caldwell established the close affinity between the Dravidian languages in contrast with Sanskrit and also established the antiquity of Tamil.
(iv) Thiru.Vi. Kalyanasundaram was an early pioneer in Trade union movement.
a) (i) and (ii) are correct
b) (i) and (iii) are correct
d) (iv) is correct
e) (ii) and (iii) are correct

2. Assertion (A): The Justice Party continued to remain in government from 1920-1937 in Madras Presidency.
Reason (R): The Congress Party boycotted the Madras Legislature during this period of Dyarchy.
a) Both A and R are correct
b) A is correct, but R is not the correct explanation
c) Both A and R are wrong
d) R is correct, but it has no relevance to A

IV Match the following:
1. Dravidian Home                         A. Maraimalai Adigal
2. Thozhilalan                                B. Rettaimalai Srinivasan
3. Tani Tamil Iyakkam                    C. Singaravelar
4. Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam         D. Natesanar

AnswerS:
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B