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1.How do you assess the importance of sino
Japanese war.
✓ Sino Japanese war -- 1894
✓ Japan proved the strongest Nation of
the East Asia
2.Name the countries in the Triple Entente.
✓ Britain
✓ France
✓ Russia
3.what were the three forms of nationalism in
Europe .
✓ England Jingoism
✓ France chauvinism
✓ Germany Kultur
4.what do you know of Trench warfare
✓ Trenches dug by soldiers
✓ Running parallel to each other
5.what was the role of Mustafa Kamal Pasha.
✓ Played key role for Turkey's rebirth
✓ Modernised Turkey
6.List out any two causes for the failure of the
league of nations ?
✓ No standing Army
✓ Lack of military power
7.What do you know of the white Terror in
Indo China.
✓ Indo china white Terror -- 1929
✓ The Vietnamese soldiers revolt
✓ Revolt was crushed by French
✓ Thousands of rebels were killed
8.What was the result of Musolini's March?
✓ Musolini's March on Rome -- 1922
✓ Formed government in Italy -- 1924
9.How did great depression impact on the
Indian agriculture?
✓ The value of form produce declined
✓ Prices of agricultural commodities
doubled
10.Define " Imperialism"
✓ The policy of the USA
✓ USA dominated on distant land through
economic aid
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11.Who were the three prominent dictators of
the post World War 1
✓ Italy --- Mussolini
✓ Germany --- Hitler
✓ Spain --- Franco
12.How did Hitler get the support from the
people of Germany?
✓ By his oratorical skills
✓ By his impassioned speeches
13.Describe the Pearl Harbour incident.
✓ Pearl Harbour incident --1941
✓ Japan attacked American fleet
✓ Many battleships Planes were destroyed
✓ US declared War on Japan
14.What do you know of Beveridge Report.
✓ Britain published in 1942
✓ To provide healthcare, education
✓ To overcome poverty and disease
15.Name the Bretton Woods Twins.
✓ The World bank
✓ International monetary fund
16.What are the objectives of IMF.
✓ Secure financial stability
✓ Facilitate international trade
✓ Promote employment
✓ Reduce poverty
17.Write any three causes for the Chinese
Revolution of 1911.
✓ The taiping rebellion
✓ Government was a unpopular and weak
✓ Open trade policy
18.Write a note on Mao's long March.
✓ Mao's long March --1934
✓ March covered 6000 miles
✓ Mao's had become the leader
19.What do you know of Baghdad pact.
✓ Baghdad pact -- 1955
✓ Turkey Iran Turkey Iraq Britain
Pakistan signed --
✓ US joined this organisation -- 1958
20.What was Marshall plan?
✓ The US conceived the Marshall plan
✓ To stop communism
21.Write a note on third world countries.
✓ The capitalist countries -- USA
✓ The Communist countries -- USSR
✓ Third world countries outside of these
two
22.How was the cuban missile crisis defused
✓ President Kennedy's greatest moment
✓ The Soviet president agreed to remove
the missiles
23.Mention the four articles of faith laid down
by Maharishi Debendranath Tagore ?
✓ The one supreme who created the
Universe He alone is God
✓ Our salvation depends on belief in him
24.Discuss MG Ranade's contribution to social
reforms
✓ Intercaste dining
✓ Intercaste marriage
✓ Widow marriage
✓ Improvement of women
25.Right a note on reforms of Ramalinga
Adigal.
✓ He followed Jeeva karunya
✓ Established the SAMARASA SUDDHA
SANMARGA SATYA SANGA
✓ Starte afree feeding house at
VADALUR
26.List out Social evils eradicated by Brahmo
Samaj.
✓ Customs of SATI
✓ Child marriage
✓ Polygamy
✓ Subjugation of women
27.Highlight the work done by Jyotiba Phule
for the poor and the and the marginalized.
✓ Opened the first school untouchables in
Pune
✓ Open orphanages and homes for widows
✓ Advocated rational thinking welcomed
missionary activities
28.What are the duties of palayakaras?
✓ To collect revenue
✓ To administrative the territory
✓ To settle disputes
✓ To maintain law and order
29.Identify the Palayam based on the division
of east and west.
Eastern palayams
✓ Sattur
✓ Nagalapuram
✓ panchalankurichi
Western Palayams
✓ NaduvanKurichi
✓ Uthumalai
✓ Singampatti
30.What was the significance of the battle of
kalakadu ?
✓ Puli Thevar ambushed Mahfuzkhan at
KalaKad with the help of Travancore
soldiers He won the fight against
MahfuzKhan
31.What was the bone of contention the
company and Kattabomman ?
✓ The company appointed its collectors to
collect taxes ?
✓ The collectors humiliated
Palayakkarars
32.Highlight the essence of the Tiruchirappalli
Proclamation of 1801?
✓ Marudhu Pandyars issued a
Proclamation of Independence
✓ Many palayakkadars joined to fight
against the English
33.How are the Peasant uprisings in British
India classified?
✓ Religious moments
✓ Social banditry
✓ Mass insurrection
34.Name the territories annexed by the British
under the doctorine of lapse.
✓ Satara
✓ Jhansi
✓ Nagpur
✓ Sambalpur
✓ Some parts of Punjab.
35.Highlights the objectives of Home rule
Movement?
✓ To attend self government
✓ To obtain the status of dominion
✓ To use non violent constitutional
methods
36.Summarise the essence of Lucknow pact
✓ Lucknow pact was made in 1916
✓ Muslim league agreed to support
congress to get self government
37.Describe the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
✓ People were gathered Jallianwala Bagh
in Amritsar
✓ General Dyer opened fire on people
without any warning
✓ More than thousand injured.
38.Write a note on the Khilafat movement.
✓ Ali Brothers started Khilafat movement
✓ To restore the prestige and power of the
caliphate
✓ Gandhiji supported this moment.
39.Why did Gandhi withdraw the Non
cooperation movement
✓ In Chauri Chaura violence the mob
burnt the police station
✓ Gandhiji withdrew the Non cooperation
movement
40.Why was the Simon Commission
Boycotted ?
✓ It was an all white Commission
✓ It is not have any Indian member
41.What is Poorna Swaraj
✓ The Lahaur Congress session presided
by Nehru
✓ Poorna Swaraj means complete
Independence
42.Write a note on Bhagat Singh.
✓ Bhagat Singh was a freedom fighter
✓ They through pamphlets and shouted
Inquilab Zindabad
43.What are the terms of the Poona pact?
✓ The poona Pact 1932
✓ Reservation seats for the depressed
classes. Increased from 71 to 148
44.List out the contribution of the moderates.
✓ Believed in constitutional methods
✓ Conducted Hall meetings
✓ Deliberating the problems of the
country in English
45.Write a note on the Tirunelveli uprising.
✓ V.O.Chidambaranar and Subramanya
Siva were arrested
✓ The arrest of these leaders sparkled
riots in Tirunelveli
46.What is the contribution of Annie Besent to
India's freedom struggle?
✓ Annie Besant started Home Rule
League in 1916
✓ Carried, forward the demand for home
rule all over India
47.Write a note on Tamil Renaissance.
✓ Research on Tamil language.
✓ Ancient Tamil Books Printed.
48.Highlight the contribution of caldwell for
the cause of South Indian languages.
✓ He established a closed affinity between
the Dravidian languages in contrast
with Sanskrit
✓ He also established the antiquity of
Tamil
49.List out the personalities who contributed
to the revival of Tamil literature through
their writings .
✓ C.W.Dhamodaran
✓ U.V.Swaminadhar
✓ Maraimalai Adigal
✓ S.Vaiyaburi
50.Discuss the importance of Hindu religious
endowment act passed by the Justicite
ministry.
✓ Hindu religious endowment act -- 1926
✓ Build individual to become member of
the temple committee and the govern
the resources of the religious
institutions.
51.Name the Newspapers published by the
South Indian Liberal Foundation.
❖ Tamil--- Dravidan.
❖ English --- Justice.
❖ Telugu --- Andhra Prakasika.
52.Estimate Periyar as a feminist.
✓ Emphasised women's right to divorce
and property.
✓ Condemned child marriage
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