Lesson 6 Early Revolts against British Rule in Tamil Nadu

Q1. The Palayams were broadly divided into which two groups?

Eastern and Western Palayams North and South Coastal and Inland Mughal and Maratha

Q2. Which resistance leader is connected with Kalakadu?

Puli Thevar Robert Clive Lord Curzon Thomas Munro

Q3. Who was proclaimed Sultan in the Vellore Revolt?

Fateh Hyder Robert Clive Lord Curzon Thomas Munro

Q4. Velu Nachiyar was associated with Sivaganga.

True False

Q5. What happened to Jackson after the inquiry into his conduct?

He was dismissed from service He became Governor-General He joined the rebels He became a Palayakkarar

Q6. Who led the Sivaganga resistance?

Marudhu Brothers Ali Brothers Nehru Brothers Wellesley Brothers

Q7. Which region is linked with Dheeran Chinnamalai?

Kongu Nadu Robert Clive Lord Curzon Thomas Munro

Q8. The Dindigul League is associated with whom?

Gopala Nayak Kattabomman Puli Thevar Marudhu Brothers

Q9. Which factor increased sepoy resentment at Vellore?

Interference with religious and cultural practices Free land grants Lower discipline Local elections

Q10. The Marudhu Brothers' revolt was categorised in British records as which war?

Second Palayakkarar War First Carnatic War Third Mysore War First Anglo-Maratha War