Match correctly the Newspaper with their Year of Foundation :(a) The Hindu 1. 1785 (b) Swadesamitran 2. 1925 (c) The Madras Courier 3. 1878 (d) Kudiyarasu 4. 1882
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 1 2
The Madras Courier, started by Richard Johnston in 1785, was the first newspaper of the Madras Presidency.
The Hindu was founded in 1878 by G. Subramania Iyer and M. Veeraraghavachariar, and the same G. Subramania Iyer started the Tamil daily Swadesamitran in 1882. Kudiyarasu was launched by Periyar E.V. Ramasamy at Erode in 1925 to spread Self-Respect ideas.
Matching: The Hindu - 1878 (3), Swadesamitran - 1882 (4), The Madras Courier - 1785 (1), Kudiyarasu - 1925 (2), giving the code 3, 4, 1, 2.
Hence, (a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 1 2.
Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
| (a) P.S. Kumarasamy Raja | 1. Bharathi Asiramam |
| (b) Subramaniya Siva | 2. Bharatha Matha Sangam |
| (c) Neelakanda Brammachari | 3. Gandhi Asiramam |
| (d) Rajaji | 4. Meenakshi Sahaya Viveka Vidyalayam |
Match the following leaders with the positions they held in Provincial Executive Committee of Tamil Nadu Harijan Sevak Sangh :
| (a) C. Rajagopalachari | 1. President |
| (b) G. Ramachandran | 2. Member |
| (c) T. S. S. Rajan | 3. Secretary |
What are the causes for the defeat of Justice Party in the Madras Legislative Assembly Elections – 1937?
(i) The Justice Party could not match the new methods employed by the Congress.
(ii) The hostility of the press towards Justice Party.
(iii) The emotional appeal for Poorna Swaraj by the Congress.
(iv) The entry of people’s party of Maharaja of Pithapuram as a third force.
The Military General, who suppressed the Vellore Mutiny was __________
Which among the following statements are true in connection with the Vellore Revolt?
(I) The Vellore Revolt was held in 1801.
(II) The family members of Tipu were imprisoned at Vellore Fort after the Fourth Mysore War.
(III) At the time of Vellore Revolt, the Governor of Madras was Lord William Bentinck.
(IV) The Victory of Revolt of Vellore against British was one of the significant event in the history of India.
Reason and Assertion type :
Assertion [A] : By a proclamation, Governor James Hope, government abolished the teaching of Hindi as a compulsory subject and released demonstrators from prisons.
Reason [R] : In the cause of the agitation 1,200 were jailed, Natarajan and Talamuthu died of police torture and the movement continued till 1939.
In Tamil nadu Khilafat Day was observed on
Match the following type :
| (a) Mahakavi Bharathiyar | 1. Chennimalai |
| (b) Kappalottiya Thamizhan V.O. Chidambaranar | 2. Vathalagundu |
| (c) Subramaniya Siva | 3. Ettayapuram |
| (d) Tiruppur Kumaran | 4. Ottapidaram |
Match the following:
| (a) | St. David Fort | (i) | Calcutta |
| (b) | St. George Fort | (ii) | Pondicherry |
| (c) | St. William Fort | (iii) | Chennai |
| (d) | St. Louis Fort | (iv) | Cuddalore |
Who founded the Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1893?
The Vaikam Satyagraha arose in Kerala in the year
In which year Madras Mahajana Sabha was started?