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Tamil Nadu Board 10th Standard Social Science - History Unit 10: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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Question Types Covered:

• 1 Mark Questions: Choose the correct answer, Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, Match the following 
• 2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly 
• 3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail

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Unit 10: 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
Answer Key: 
c) Ziegenbalg

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

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

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 
Answer Key: 
a) Staff Selection Board 

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 
Answer Key: 
a) M. C. Rajah 

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 _____. 
Answer Key: 
1. Tamil 
2. F. W. Ellis 
3. Maraimalai Adigal 
4. Justice Party 
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. 
c) (iv) is correct. 
d) (ii) and (iii) are correct. 
Answer Key: 
b) (i) 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. 
Answer Key: 
a) Both A and R are correct.

IV. Match the following.   

1	Dravidian Home	Maraimalai Adigal
2	Thozhilalan	Rettaimalai Srinivasan
3	Tani Tamil Iyakkam	Singaravelar
4	Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam	Natesanar

Answer Key:

1	Dravidian Home	Natesanar
2	Thozhilalan	Singaravelar
3	Tani Tamil Iyakkam	Maraimalai Adigal
4	Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam	Rettaimalai Srinivasan

 

V. Answer briefly.

1. Write a note on Tamil Renaissance.
Answer Key:
1. The socio - cultural life in the Indian sub - continent changed due to the colonisation and western influence.
2. The printing press and linguistic research on Dravidian languages paved the way for Tamil Renaissance.
3. The publication of ancient texts in Tamil language brought awareness among the tamils about their history, tradition, religion, language and literature.

2. Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian languages.
Answer Key:
1. Caldwell wrote a book ‘A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian languages’.
2. It supported and expanded the view that the South Indian languages belonged to a separate family unrelated to the Indo - Aryan family.
3. He establlished a close affinity between the Dravidian languages in contrast to Sanskrit.

3. List out the personalities who contributed to the revival of Tamil literature through their writings. 
Answer Key:
1. C.W.Damodaranar

2. U. V. Swaminathar
3. Thiru Vi. Kalyanasundaram

4. Maraimalai Adigal
5. Subramaniya Bharathi

6. S. Vaiyapuri
7. Bharathidasan

8. Parithimar Kalaingar.

4. Discuss the importance of Hindu Religious Endowment Act passed by the Justice Party.
Answer Key:
1. The Justice Party introduced the Hindu Religious Endowment (HRE) Act in 1926.
2. According to the Act, any person irrespective of his caste, can become a member of the temple committee and govern the resources of the religious institutions.

5. Name the newspapers published by the South Indian Liberal Foundation.
Answer Key:
1. Dravidian (Tamil)

2. Justice (English)
3. Andhra Prakasika (Telugu)

6. Estimate Periyar as a feminist.
Answer Key:
1. Periyar condemned child marriage and the devadasi system.
2. He believed that property rights for women would provide them protection and social security. Periyar was critical of patriarchy.
3. He raised his voice over the plight of women.
4. He emphasised women’s right to divorce and property.

 

VI. Answer in detail.   

1. Attempt an essay on the foundation and development of Tamil Renaissance in the 19th Century.
Answer Key:
1. The introduction of printing press and linguistic research supported the process of Tamil renaissance.
2. A number of Tamil secular texts were published. Tamil scholars played an important role.
3. Damotharanar collected palm - leaf manuscripts of Tamil literature and grammar.
4. U. V. Swaminathar published classical texts like Civakachinthamani, Paththupattu, Chilapathikaram and Purananuru.

Developments during Tamil Renaissance:
1. Publication of ancient literary texts created awareness among the people about tradition, language, literature and religion.
2. Modern Tamils founded their cultural identity on the ancient Tamil classics, collectively called the Sangam literature.
3. F. W. Ellis formulated the theory that the South Indian languages belonged to a separate family which was not related to the Indo - Aryan family of languages.
4. The fundamental differences between Tamil and Sanskrit and Aryan Brahmanism was identified by scholars.
5. Maraimalai Adigal’s Tani Tamil Iyakkam has contributed much to Tamil renaissance.
6. He promoted the use of pure Tamil words and removal of Sanskrit influence.
7. Thiru. Vi. Kalyana Sundaram, Subramania Bharathi, S. Vaiyapuri and Bharathidasan have also contributed to the revival of Tamil Literature through their writings.

2. Describe the background for the formation of the Justice Party and point out its contribution to the cause of social justice.
Answer Key: 

Formation of Justice Party:
1. The South Indian Liberation Federation (SILF) otherwise called Justice Party was formed on 20th November 1916, by Dr. C. Natesan, Sir Pitti Theyagarayar, T.M.Nair and Alamelu Mangai Thayarammal.
2. The first election was held in 1920 and the Justice party formed the first ever Indian cabinet in Madras. The First Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency was A. Subbarayalu.

Contributions:
The justice party government widened education and employment opportunities for the majority of the population.
1. The Justice Party removed the legal hindrances restricting inter - caste marriage.
2. It broke the barriers that prevented the depressed classes from using public wells and tanks. Public schools were opened for the children of depressed classes.
3. Hostels were established for the children of the depressed classes.
4. Women were permitted to participate in the electoral politics in 1921.
5. It worked for communal representation for various communities.
6. In 1924 the Staff Selection Board was created. In 1929 the Public Service Commission was established.
7. The Justice party introduced the Hindu Religious Endowment Act in 1926.
8. According to this Act, any individual irrespective of his caste was permitted to become a member of the temple committee and govern the resources of the religious institutions.

3. Estimate Periyar E.V.R’s decisive contribution to the social transformation of Tamil Nadu.
Answer Key:

Periyar E.V.R’s contribution to the social transformation of Tamil Nadu:
1. Periyar E.V. Ramasamy founded “Self - Respect Movement” in 1925.
2. He played an important role in the social transformation of TamilNadu. Periyar advocated a casteless society devoid of rituals and differences based on birth.
3. Periyar as the president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee proposed a resolution regarding the rights of untouchables to temple entry.
4. At that time Lower caste people were denied admission into the temple and the streets around the temple of Vaikom. He objected this and protested against this discrimination got success and came to be called Vaikam Hero.
5. Periyar was disturbed by the caste based discrimination in the dining hall at the Cheranmadevi Gurukulam.
6. He supported Ambedkar’s demand for separate electrorate for scheduled castes. He advocated self respect marriages.
7. Periyar expressed his opinion on social issues through his newspapers and journals viz - Kudi Arasu, Puratchi, Paguththarivu and Viduthalai.
8. Periyar opposed the compulsory study of Hindi in schools. For his role in the Anti - Hindi agitation (1937 - 1939) Periyar was imprisoned. He criticised Kula Kalvi Thittam and opposed it tooth and nail.

Periyar a feminist:
1. He condemned child marriages and the devadasi system.
2. He supported women’s right to property and divorce.
3. He believed that property rights for women would provide them a social status and protection.

 

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