Tamil Nadu in the Freedom Struggle and Early Agitations against British Rule – Group 4 Topic Quiz

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This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on Tamil Nadu in the Freedom Struggle and Early Agitations against British Rule, from the History, Culture, Heritage and Socio-Political Movements of Tamil Nadu unit of the TNPSC Group 4 General Studies syllabus. * Time allowed: 30 minutes * Each question has four options and only one correct answer * No negative marking * Pass mark: 35% * Each answer comes with an explanation after you submit Topics covered: * Early Resistance: The Palayakarar (Poligar) Wars * The Second Phase of Early Revolts: Marudhu Brothers, Dheeran Chinnamalai and the Vellore Mutiny * Tamil Nadu and the National Movement: Swadeshi, V.O.C. and the Revolutionaries * Gandhian Mass Movements in Tamil Nadu Syllabus reference: Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle; Early agitations against British Rule

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1. 1The Palayakarar (Poligar) system in the Tamil country took firm shape under which rulers?

   • AThe Vijayanagara and Madurai Nayak rulers
   • BThe Later Cholas and Pandyas
   • CThe Mughal emperors and their governors
   • DThe Maratha rulers of Thanjavur

2. 2The revenue that each Palayakarar collected from the land under him, and which the Company later demanded in full, was called ________.

   • Ajizya
   • Bkist
   • Cchauth
   • Dzakat