Periyar's Efforts and the Dravidian Identity

Q.

Why were people dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s?

Q. The Justice party started the non-Brahmin movement called_______.

1. The Self Reliance Movement
2. The Justice Movement
3. The Self-Respect Movement
4. The Non Brahmin Force

Q. He was born in Erode in Coimbatore district of the Madras Presidency. He was initially a member of the Indian National Congress. He opposed ideas of racial supremacy, and started a new movement based on the Dravida racial identity. Who is this person?

1. C. N. Annadurai
2. Bharathiyar
3. E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
4. Sri Narayana Guru

Q. Which among the following statements are correct regarding Periyar?

1. He rejected racial supremacy.
2. He opposed the Sanskrit language.
3. He started an association called Dravida Kalagam.
4. He was a part of the Congress till the end.

Q. Periyar denounced Lord Ram as the leader and recognised Ravana as the leader. Choose the answers in reverse alphabetical order.

1. Vedic
2. Dravidian
3. supremist
4. ethnic

Q. Periyar chose which of the following as the Dravidian language to strengthen the Dravida racial identity?

1. Tamil
2. Malayalam
3. Telugu
4. Kannada

Q. Match the following.

1. Justice Party
2. 1924
3. 1916
4. Ramakrishna Mission
5. 1897
6. Vaikom Movement

Q. Who strengthened the non-Brahmin movement in South India with the formation of 'Dravida Kalagam'?

1. Kumaran Asan
2. Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi
3. E. V. Ramasamy Periyar
4. Jyothiba Phule