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Tamil Nadu Board 11th Standard History Unit 18: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly
3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail

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Unit 18 - Early Resistance to British Rule

I. Choose the Correct Answer

Question 1.

_________ became the de facto ruler of Mysore against the Wodeyar kings after successfully handling the Marathas.
(a) Haider Ali

(b) Nanjaraja
(c) Nagama Nayak

(d) Tipu Sultan

Answer Key:

(a) Haider Ali

Question 2.

Tipu Sultan’s capture of _______ led to the third Anglo-Mysore War.
(a) Calicut

(b) Coorg
(c) Cranganore

(d) Dindigul

Answer Key:

Question 3.

The Palayakkarar system was originally practised in _____ Kingdom.
(a) Vijayanagar

(b) Bahmani
(c) Kakatiya

(d) Hoysala

Answer Key:

Question 4.

______ brought Puli Thevar’s three major forts, Nerkattumseval, Vasudevanallur amd Panayur under his control.
(a) Mafus Khan

(b) Yusuf Khan
(c) Colonel Heron

(d) Nabikhan Kattak

Answer Key:

(b) Yusuf Khan

Question 5.

Velu Nachiyar was the daughter of Raja of _____.
(a) Sivagangai

(b) Pudhukkotai
(c) Ramanathapuram

(d) Palavanatham

Answer Key:

Question 6.

_______ was the collector who was dismissed from service for mishandling the affairs of Veera Pandiya Kattabomman.
(a) W.C. Jackson

(b) A. Bannerman
(c) S.R. Lushington

(d) P.A. Agnew

Answer Key:

(a) W.C. Jackson

Question 7.

The immediate cause for the Vellore Revolt was the introduction of ______.
(a) Enfield Rifle

(b) Dress code
(c) New turban

(d) Greased Cartridges

Answer Key:

Question 8.

________ inspired the Kol uprising.
(a) Bhindrai Manki

(b) Sido
(c) Birsa Munda

(d) Kanoo

Answer Key:

(a) Bhindrai Manki

Question 9.

_____ was the Governor-General of India when the great Rebellian of 1857 broke out.
(a) Dalhonsie

(b) Canning
(c) Minto

(d) James Andrew Ramsay

Answer Key:

(b) Canning

Question 10.

_________ defeated Nana Sahib’s forus during the 1857 Rebelliion.
(a) Henry Lawrence
(b) Major General Havelock
(c) Sir Hugh Wheeler
(d) General Neill

Answer Key:

(b) Major General Havelock

Question 11.

Find out the correct statement
(a) Warren Hastings wanted to deal with Tipu Sultan in a revengeful manner
(b) The elimination of Tipu and restoration of the old Wodeyar dynasty to the Mysore Kingdom marked the real beginning of company’s rule in the south.
(c) The Nawab of Arcot gave support to Velu Nachiyar
(d) The temple of Kalayarkoil is in the heart of Tirunelveli forests.

Answer Key:

(b) The elimination of Tipu and restoration of the old Wodeyar dynasty to the Mysore Kingdom marked the real beginning of company’s rule in the south.

Question 12.

Assertion (A): The fort of Sivagiri was eminently suited both for offensive and defensive operations.

Reason (R): It is at the foot of Western Ghats with formidable barriers around it.
(a) A is correct; R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are wrong.
(c) A is correct; R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is wrong; R is correct.

Answer Key:

Question 13.

Match the following:
(A) Gillespie            - 1. Srirangapatnam
(B) Manji                - 2. Barrackpore
(C) Jacobin Club    - 3. Vellore Revolt
(D) Mangal Pandey - 4. Santhals
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 3, 2, 1, 4

(d) 2, 3, 4, 1

Answer Key:

(b) 3, 4, 1, 2

II. Write Brief Answers

1. Write a note on the humiliating terms of the Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792) imposed on Tipu Sultan.

Tipu was to give up half of his dominions.
He pay three crores of rupees as indemnity.
The English got Malabar, Dindigul and Barmahal.

2. What do of "Pagoda"?

Pagoda was a gold coin of Vijayanagar descent.
It was called varagan in Tamil.
During the reign of Tipu Sultan, one pagoda was the equivalent of three and half rupees in Mysore.

3. What is the revolt of TheeranChinnamalai of Kongu region?

Theeran Chinnamalai was trained by the French and Tipu.
Three of his battles are important: Battles of Cauvery banks, Odanilai and Arachalur.
Finally he was hanged by the british in Sivagiri fort.

4. Explain Sail Rakab.

Birsa Munda led a revolt in the Chotta Nagpur region.
So Britishers Murdered the women of munda community at Sail Rakab, inorder to threaten them.
But this indiscriminate slaughter did not deter the followers of Birsa.

5. Kanpur Massacre.

In Kanpur Nana Sahib led the rebels.
About 125 English women and their children along with English officers were killed.
Their bodies were thrown into a well. It was called Kanpur massacre.

III. Write Short Answers

1. circumstances that led to the signing of the Treaty of Madras between the English and Haider Ali.

Haider captured Baramahal, Karur from the British.
He advanced to Thanjavur and from there to Cuddalore.
Haider did not want stop his offensive against the English.
But the threat of Maratha invasion forced him to negotiate peace with the English.

2. Rebellion of 1801.

The Company forces occupied the rebel strongholds of Paramakudi.
The Marudu brothers’ heroic battles made the task of the British formidable.
In the end the superior military strength and the able commanders of the British army won the day.
Marudu brothers, Umathurai and Shevathiah, with several of their followers were arrest and hanged them.

3. Vellore Revolt of 1806.

The sepoys prohibited all markings on the forehead which were intended to denote caste and religious.
General Agnew introduced a new model turban for the sepoys, This was the immideate cause for the vellore revolt.
Thirteen officers were killed, in addition to several European conductors of ordnance.
Finally this revolt was suppressed by col. Gillespie.

4. Discuss the uprising of Kols.

The immediate cause of kol uprising was the action of the Raja of Chotanagpur in leasing several villages to the non-tribals.
The forms of rebellion consisted of attacks on the properties of the outsiders, but not their lives.
Finally this revolt against the British had ended up in a war against the Company government.
The revolt of Kols came to a tragic end.

5. The effects of the Great Rebellion of 1857.

India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State was to be assisted by a Council of India consisting of fifteen members.
The Court of Directors and the Board of Control were abolished .
The Doctrine of Lapse and the policy of annexation to be given up.

IV. Answer the following in detail

1. Explain the organization of Palayakkarar system in South Tamilnadu.

During the Viswanatha Nayak period, Pandian Empire was classified and converted into 72 palayams.
A Palayakkarar was bound to pay a fixed annual tribute.
They supply troops to the king and to keep order and peace over a particular area.
A certain number of villages were granted for revenue collection.
Palayakkarars had judicial powers and dispensed justice over civil and criminal cases.
Based on the topographical distribution they are classified as western palayams and eastern palayams.
Maravar chieftains were mostly in the western parts of Tirunelveli.
Telugu migrants were mostly in the eastern part of Tirunelveli,

2. Describe the causes and the course of the Vellore Revolt of 1806.

Causes:

The sepoys prohibited all markings on the forehead which were intended to denote caste and religious.
The sepoys to cut their moustaches to a set pattern.
General Agnew introduced a new model turban for the sepoys.
This turban cockade was made of animal skin( pig & cow ).

Course:

The Revolt took place on 10 th 1806 at 2 ‘o’ clock in the morning.
Thirteen officers and 81 soldiers were killed.
Major coats who was on duty outside the Fort wrote a letter to col. Gillespie at Arcot.
This revolt compiled by col. Gillespie, with in 15 minuites.

3. Discuss the causes and results of Great Rebellion of 1857.

Causes:

Dalhousie through his Doctrine of Lapse and expansionist policy created hardship to a number of people.
The prices of agricultural commodities continued to crash throughout the first half of nineteenth century.
The abolition of sati, legalization of remarriage of Hindu widows, prohibition of infanticide were viewed as interference in religious beliefs.
Greased cartridges is immediate cause of the Great Revolt.

Results:

The proclamation issued by Queen Victoria was read at the Durbar by Lord Canning.
The Board of Control of the East India Company were abolished.
Hereafter India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State.
The Doctrine of Lapse and the policy of annexation to be given up.