Reformers of Tamil Nadu in 19th Century

Q. Who started the magazine 'Oru Paisa Tamilan'?

1. Ramalinga Swamigal
2. Vaikunda Swamigal
3. Ayyankali
4. Iyothee Thaasar

Q. Which social reformer emphasised the concept of 'Jeevakarunya'?

1. Ramalinga Swamigal
2. Iyothee Thaasar
3. Vaikunda Swamigal
4. Narayana Guru

Q. Which social reformer was imprisoned by the Maharajah of Travancore?

1. Ramalinga Swamigal
2. Iyothee Thaasar
3. Vaikunda Swamigal
4. Narayana Guru

Q. founded the Sakya Buddhist Society at Madras.

1. Ramalinga Swamigal
2. Vaikunda Swamigal
3. Iyothee Thassar

Q. Select the wrong statements regarding Iyothee Thassar from the following:

1. He was a journalist and practiced medicine.
2. He organised the First Conference of the association at Nilgiris.
3. He founded an organisation called Adwaitha Sabha.
4. In 1907, he started a daily newspaper called Oru Paisa Tamilan.

Q. The writings of disturbed the orthodox Shaivite groups in Tamil Nadu.

1. Ayya Vaikundar
2. Ramalinga Swamigal
3. Narayana Guru

Q. Select the wrongly matched pair/s from the following:

1. Samathuva Samajam - Organised inter caste dining.
2. Vaikunda Swamigal - Ayya
3. Vaikundar - Opposed rituals.
4. Rajah of Travancore - Patron of Vaikuntar

Q. Select the statement that is/are wrong regarding Ramalinga Swamigal:

1. He was born in 1843 in Marudhur.
2. He was educated in an English medium school.
3. He formed Suddha Sanmarga Satya Sanga in 1865.
4. His views were radical in nature.

Q. What statement explains the bureaucratic view of Buddhism during the Tang dynasty?

1. Buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike Confucianism, it was egalitarian.
2. Buddhism was not recognized as an issue for the bureaucracy because it was a religion that did not address political issues.
3. Buddhism was a threat to the power of the Confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization.
4. Buddhism was seen as a challenge to the Confucian religious beliefs held by many in the bureaucracy.

Q. The cult of is known as 'Ayya Vazhi'.

1. Ayyankali
2. Vaikunda Swamigal
3. Ramalinga Swamigal