Which of the following is incorrectly paired? (1) Vaikkom Satyagraha – 1924 (2) Self Respect Movement – 1925 (3) Self Respect Marriage Act – 1935 (4) First Communal Government Order – 1929
(3) and (4)
These events mark the growth of the social justice movement in South India.
Pair (1) is correct: the Vaikom Satyagraha, demanding the right of all castes to use the roads around the Vaikom temple, began in 1924, and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy took part in it. Pair (2) is correct: Periyar launched the Self-Respect Movement in 1925.
Pair (3) is incorrect: self-respect marriages were given legal validity only in 1967, through the Hindu Marriage (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act passed under C. N. Annadurai, not in 1935. Pair (4) is incorrect: the first Communal Government Order of the Justice Party government was issued in 1921; 1929 is the year of the first Provincial Self-Respect Conference at Chengalpattu.
So the wrongly paired items are (3) and (4). Every other choice includes pair (1) or pair (2), both of which are correct.
(3) and (4) option is correct.
Which of the following is/are correct?
The South Indian Liberal Federation
(i) Dr. C. Natesan was the founder.
(ii) Dr. T.M. Nair and Sir. Pitti Theagarayar were the Co-founders.
(iii) Shri Rajarathnam was the first President of the Federation.
(iv) ‘Andhra Prakasika and Dravidan’ were the magazines of the Federation.
In Tamil Nadu, who among the following started first political organization for the depressed classes?
Which of the following statements are true about Temple Entry Movement?
(i) Temple Entry Movement in India initiated in 1920s, was a social reform movement.
(ii) It aimed to challenge the discriminatory practice of denying temple entry to lower caste members.
(iii) It saw its first major struggle in the Vaikom Satyagraha in 1924.
(iv) Gandhi led the 1924 Vaikom Satyagraha.
Assertion [A] : Karunagara Menon refused to be the Editor of the Justice Magazine.
Reason [R] : Annie Besant was the primary cause of Karunagara Menon's decision.
Read the following assertion and reason and select the correct answer from the code given below.
Assertion [A] : In 1925 Thanthai Periyar left the Congress Party.
Reason [R] : In 1925 Thanthai Periyar started the Self-Respect Movement.
Code :
Choose the correct answer from the following.
The person who received “Kaisar i Hind” medal from the British for the medical service on the ship ‘SS Madras’ during the first world war.
Choose the correct statement/statements regarding the aims of the Self-Respect Movement.
(I) To promote rationale thinking, self-respect and self confidence.
(II) To protect the rights of the Brahmins.
(III) To eradicate the social evils like injustice towards women.
(IV) To abolish superstitious beliefs.
Choose the correct match from the following:
(1) South Indian Liberal Federation - 1950
(2) Trade Union (or) Labour Union - 1918
(3) Communal Reservation Law - 1921
(4) Charity Law - 1930
According to R. Wallis, the three broad categories: World-affirming, World-rejecting and World accomodating movements are associated with which of the following?
Which of the following best explains why adult literacy varies significantly across Indian states?
Which organisation was established in 1817 to promote Western education among Indians?