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Tamil Nadu Board 10th Standard Social Science - History Unit 9: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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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 9: Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. Who was the first President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha?
a) T.M. Nair
b) P. Rangaiah
c) G. Subramaniam
d) G.A. Natesan
Answer Key:
b) P. Rangaiah

2. Where was the third session of the Indian National Congress held?
a) Marina
b) Mylapore
c) Fort St. George
d) Thousand Lights
Answer Key:
d) Thousand Lights

3. Who said “Better bullock carts and freedom than a train de luxe with subjection”?
a) Annie Besant
b) M. Veeraraghavachari
c) B.P. Wadia
d) G.S. Arundale
Answer Key:
a) Annie Besant

4. Who among the following were Swarajists?
a) S. Satyamurti
b) Kasturirangar
c) P. Subbarayan
d) Periyar EVR
Answer Key:
a) S. Satyamurti

5. Who set up the satyagraha camp in Udyavanam near Madras?
a) K. Kamaraj
b) C. Rajaji
c) K. Santhanam
d) T. Prakasam
Answer Key:
d) T. Prakasam

6. Where was the anti-Hindi Conference held?
a) Erode
b) Madras
c) Salem
d) Madurai
Answer Key:
c) Salem

II. Fill in the blanks.

1. _____ was appointed the first Indian Judge of the Madras High Court.
2. Nilakanta Brahmachari started the secret society named _____.
3. _____ formed the first Congress Ministry in Madras.
4. _____ was the founder of the Madras branch of the Muslim League.
5. _____ hoisted the national flag atop Fort St. George on 26 January 1932.
Answer Key:
1. T. Muthuswami
2. Bharata Matha Society
3. C. Rajaji
4. Yakub Hasan
5. Bhashyam (Arya)

III. Choose the correct statement.

1. i) Madras Native Association was founded in 1852.
ii) Tamil nationalist periodical Swadesamitran was started in 1891.
iii) The Madras Mahajana Sabha demanded conduct of civil services examinations only in India
iv) V.S. Srinivasanar was an extremist.
a) (i) and (ii) are correct
b) (iii) is correct
c) (iv) is correct
d) All are correct
Answer Key:
a) (i) and (ii) are correct

2. i) EVR did not participate in the Non-Cooperation Movement.
ii) Rajaji worked closely with Yakub Hasan of the Muslim League.
iii) Workers did not participate in the Non-Cooperation Movement.
iv) Toddy shops were not picketed in Tamil Nadu.
a) (i) and (ii) are correct
b) (i) and (iii) are correct
c) (ii) is correct
d) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
Answer Key:
c) (ii) is correct

IV. Match the following.

1	MNA	Anti-Hindi agitation
2	EVR Periyar	Removal of Neill Statue
3	S.N. Somayajulu	Salt Satyagraha
4	Vedaranyam	Torture Commission
5	Thalamuthu	Vaikom Hero

Answer Key:

1	MNA	Torture Commission
2	EVR Periyar	Vaikom Hero
3	S.N. Somayajulu	Removal of Neill Statue
4	Vedaranyam	Salt Satyagraha
5	Thalamuthu	Anti-Hindi agitation

V. Answer the questions briefly.

1. List out the contribution of the moderates.
Answer Key:
1. The moderates believed in constitutional methods.
2. They conducted hall meetings and exposed the problems of the British rule in India.
3. They exposed the hypocrisy of the British in public meetings.
4. They used vernacular languages to address the larger public.

2. Write a note on the Tirunelveli Uprising.
Answer Key:
1. V.O.Chidambaranar and Subramania Siva organised public meetings to celebrate the release of Bipin Chandra Pal.
2. They were arrested and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment.
3. Police station, Court building and Municipal office burnt.
4. The arrests sparked riots in Tirunelveli. Police fired on the rioters and killed four people.
5. The leaders were arrested. V.O.Chidambaranar was treated harshly in prison and was made to pull the heavy oil press.

3. What is the contribution of Annie Besant to India’s freedom struggle?
Answer Key:
1. Annie Besant started Home Rule League in 1916 and carried forward the demand for Home Rule in India.
2. She and her supportnets demanded Home Rule with only a nomial allegiencwe to British crown.
3. She started the newspaper ‘New India’ and ‘Commonweal’ to carry forward her agenda.
4. She wrote two books ‘How India wrought for Freedom’ and ‘India : A Nation’and a pamphlet on self - government.

VI. Answer in detail.

1. Discuss the response to Swadeshi Movement in Tamil Nadu.
Answer Key:
1. The congress vigorously advocated and boycotted foreign goods after the “Partition of Bengal of 1905” during the Swadeshi Movement.
2. V.O.Chidambaranar, V. Chakkaraiyar, Subramaniya Bharathi and Surendra Nath Arya carried on the Swadeshi Movement in Tamil Nadu.
3. Subramanya Bharathi’s patriotic songs stirred Nationalism in the people.
4. Thousands of people attended the public meetings of prominent leaders.
5. Prominent journals ‘Swadesamitran’ and ‘India’ were started to propogate Swadeshi ideals.
6. The extremist leader Bipin Chandra Pal toured Madras and delivered lectures which inspired the youth. V.O.C started Swadeshi steam Navigation Company in Thoothukudi.
7. He bought two ships Gallia and Lavo and plied them between Thoothukudi and Colombo.
8. The arrest of V.O.C and Subramaniya Bharathi for organising a public meeting to celebrate the release of Bipin Chandra Pal led to Tirunelveli uprising.
9. People burnt many government buildings in Tirunelveli.
10. Four people were killed in police firing. V.O.C was harshly treated.
11. Subramaniya Bharathi moved to Pondicherry to avoid imprisonment which was under French rule.
12. Many other leaders left Tamil Nadu such as Aurobindo Ghosh and V.V. Subramanianar.

2. Examine the origin and growth of Non-Brahmin Movement in Tamil Nadu.
Answer Key:

Madras Native Association:
1. The non - Brahmins organised themselves into political organisations to protect their interests.
2. The Madras Dravidian Association was founded in 1912.
3. In June 1916, C. Natesanar established the Dravidian Association Hostel for Non - Brahmin students.

The South Indian Liberal Federation:
1. P. Thyagarayar, Dr. TM. Nair and C. Natesanar became pioneers of the Non Brahmin movement.
2. The South Indian Liberal Federation was founded to promote the interests of Non - Brahmins.

Justice Party:
1. The Jutice Party won 63 out of 90 elected seats in the Legislative Council.
2. A Subbarayulu became the first chief minister. After the 1923 elections Raja of Panagal of the Justice Party formed the ministry.

3. Describe the role of Tamil Nadu in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Answer Key:

Salt March to Vedaranyam:
1. Gandhiji launched the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930) as the Viceroy Lord Irwin did not accept his demands.
2. In TamilNadu, Rajaji organised and led a salt Sathyagraha March to Vedaranyam on 13th April from Tiruchy and reached Vedaranyam on 28th April.
3. People all along the route welcomed the marchers.
4. Volunteers broke the salt law by picking up salt at Vedaranyam.
5. Rajaji was arrested. Leaders like TSS Rajan, Rukmani Lakshmipathy, Sardar Vedarathnam C. Swaminathar and K. Santhanam participated in it. ]

Widespread Agitations in Tamil Districts:
1. T. Prakasam led the protest in Madras. Protests were held in various places in Tamil Nadu.
2. Rukmani Lakshmipathy was the first woman to pay fine for partipating in the Sathyagraha.
3. Leaders like Kamaraj, Satyamurthy played an important role.
4. In Tiruppur a procession which carried the national flag was brutally attacked by the police.
5. Tirupur Kumaran fell dead holding the national flag. He is hailed as ‘Kodikatha Kumaran’.

VII. Activity.

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