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I. Choose the correct answer

People’s Revolt Class 8 Question 1.
The Palayakkarar system was instituted in –
(a) 1519
(b) 1520
(c) 1529
(d) 1530
Answer:
(c) 1529

Question 2.
Which of the following Palayakkarar of Tamil Nadu was the pioneer against the English rule –
(a) Pulitevan
(b) Yusuf Khan
(c) Kattabomman
(d) Marudhu brothers
Answer:
(a) Pulitevan

Question 3.
Colin Jackson was the collector of –
(a) Madurai
(b) Tirunelveli
(c) Ramanathapuram
(d) Tuticorin
Answer:
(c) Ramanathapuram

Question 4.
Veera Pandiya Kattabomman was hanged at the fort of –
(a) Panchalamkurichi
(b) Sivagangai
(c) Tiruppathur
(d) Kayathar
Answer:
(d) Kayathar

Question 5.
Velu Nachiyar was a queen of –
(a) Nagalapuram
(b) Sivagiri
(c) Sivagangai
(d) Virapachi
Answer:
(c) Sivagangai

Question 6.
Tiruchirapalli proclamation was issued by –
(a) Marudhu Pandiyars
(b) Krishnappa Nayak
(c) Velu Nachiyar
(d) Dheeran Chinnamalai
Answer:
(a) Marudhu Pandiyars

Question 7.
Which of the following place was associated with Dheeran chinnamalai –
(a) Dindigul
(b) Nagalapuram
(c) Pudukottai
(d) Odanilai
Answer:
(d) Odanilai

Question 8.
Rani Lakshmi Bai led the revolt at –
(a) Central India
(b) Kanpur
(c) Delhi
(d) Bareilly
Answer:
(a) Central India

II. Fill in the Blanks

  1. The Eastern Palayms were ruled under the control of ………………
  2. Vishwanatha Nayakar instituted the Palayakarar system with the consultation of his minister ……………….
  3. The ancestors of Kattabomman belonged to ……………….
  4. ……………… was known by Tamils as Veera mangai and Jhansi Rani of south india.
  5. ……………… was called as ‘lion’ of sivagangai.
  6. ……………… was described the revolt of 1857 as First War of India Independence.

Answer:

  1. Kattabomman
  2. Ariyanatha Mudaliyar
  3. Andhra
  4. Velu Nachiyar
  5. Chinna Marudu
  6. V.D. Savarkar

III. Match the following
Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Science History Term 1 Solutions Chapter 4 People’s Revolt 1
Answer:

  1. v
  2. iii
  3. iv
  4. ii
  5. i.

IV. State true or false

Question 1.
The Vijayanagar rulers appointed Nayaks in their provinces.
Answer:
True

Question 2.
Sivasubramania was the minister of Marudhu pandiyas.
Answer:
False
Correct statement:
Sivasubramania was the minister of Kattabomman.

Question 3.
Kattabomman was hanged on 17th October 1799.
Answer:
True

Question 4.
Fettah Hyder was the elder son of Tippu Sultan.
Answer:
True

V. Consider the following statements and tick (V) the appropriate answer

Question 1.
(i) The Vellore revolt was held in 1801.
(ii) The family members of Tippu were imprisoned at Vellore fort after the fourth Mysore war.
(iii) At the time of Vellore revolt, the Governor of Madras was Lord William Bentinck.
(iv) The victory of revolt of Vellore against British was one of the significant event in the history of India.

(a) i & ii are Correct
(b) ii & iv are Correct
(c) ii &iii are correct
(d) i, ii & iv are correct
Answer:
(c) ii &iii are correct

Question (a)
Find out the wrong pair :

  1. Marudu Pandiyar – Ettayapuram
  2. Gopala Nayak – Dindigul
  3. Kerala Varma – Malabar
  4. Dhoondaji – Mysore

Answer:
1. Marudu Pandiyar – Ettayapuram

Question (b)
Find out the odd one :
Kattabomman, Oomaithurai, Sevathaiah, Tippu Sultan.
Answer:
Tippu Sultan

VI. Answer the following in one or two sentences

Question 1.
What you know about the Palayakarars? Name some of them.
Answer:
1. Palayakkarar was the holder of a territory or a Palayam. These Palayams were held in military tenure and extended their full co – operation to be need of the Nayaks. The Palayakkarars collected taxes, of which one third was given to the Nayak of Madurai another one third for the expenditure of the army and rest was kept for themselves.

2. Kattabomman, Pulithevan, Marudu Brothers, Dheeran Chinnamalai.

Question 2.
What was the part of Velu Nachiyar in the Palayakkarar revolt?
Answer:
1. Velu Nachiyar was a queen of Sivagangai. she was married to Muthu Vaduganathar, the Raja of Sivagangai. In 1772, the Nawab of Arcot and the British troops invaded Sivagangai. They killed Muthu Vaduganathar in Kalaiyar Koil battle. Velu Nachiyar escaped with her daughter and lived under the protection of Gopala Nayaker at Virupachi near Dindigul.

2. During this period she organised an army and employed her intelligent agents to find where the British stored their ammunition.

3. She arranged a suicide attack by a faithfull follower Kuyili, a commander of Velu Nachiar. She recaptured Sivagangai and was again crowned as queen with the help of Marudu brothers.

Question 3.
Who were the leaders of Palayakkarar confederacy in the south Indian rebellion?
Answer:
Marudu Pandiar of Sivaganga, Gopala Nayak of Dindugal, Kerala Varma of Malabar and Krishnappa Nayak and Dhoondaji of Mysore.

Question 4.
What was the importance of Tiruchirappalli proclamation?
Answer:

  1. The Marudu Pandyas issued a proclamation of Independence called Tiruchirappalli Proclamation in June 1801.
  2. It was the first call to the Indians to unite against the British.
  3. A copy of the proclamation was pasted on the walls of the Nawab’s palace in the fort of Tiruchi and another copy was placed on the walls of the Vaishnava temple at Srirangam. Thus Marudu brothers spread the spirit of opposition against the English everywhere.
  4. As a result many Palayakkarars of Tamil Nadu went on a rally to fight against the English.

Question 5.
Bring out the effects of the Vellore revolt.
Answer:
Effects of the Vellore Revolt:

  1. The new methods and uniform regulations were withdrawn.
  2. The family of Tippu as a precautionary measure was sent to Calcutta.
  3. William Cavendish Bentinck was removed from his service.

Question 6.
What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857?
Answer:
1. The immediate cause was the introduction of new Enfield Riffles in the army. The top of the cartridge of this rifle was to be removed by the mouth before loading it in the rifle. The cartridges were greased by the fat of pig and the cow.

2. The Indian sepoys believed that the British were deliberately attempting to spoil the religion of both the Hindus and the Muslims because while the Hindus revered the cow, the Muslims hated the pig.

3. The soldiers, therefore, determined to refuse their service and, ultimately revolted.

4. Thus, the primary and the immediate cause of the revolt was the use of the greased cartridges.

VII. Answer the following in detail

Question 1.
What do you know about the Pulithevar?
Answer:
1. Pulithevar was the pioneer in Tamil Nadu, to protest against the English rule in India. He was the Palayakkarar of the Nerkattumseval, near Tirunelveli.

2. During his tenure he refused to pay the tribute neither to Mohammed Ali, the Nawab of Arcot nor to the English. Further he started opposing them. Hence, the forces of the Nawab of Arcot and the English attacked Pulithevar. But the combined forces were defeated by Pulithevar at Tirunelveli.

3. Pulithevar was the first Indian king to have fought and defeated the British in India. After this victory Pulithevan attempted to form a league of the Palayakkars to oppose the British and the Nawab.

4. In 1759, Nerkattumseval was attacked by the forces of Nawab of Arcot under the leadership of Yusuf Khan.

5. Pulithevar was defeated at Anthanallur and the Nawabs forces captured Nerkattumsevval in 1761.

6. Pulithevar who lived in exile recaptured Nerkattumseval in 1764. Later, he was defeated by Captain Campell in 1767. Pulithevar escaped and died in exile without fulfilling his purpose, although his courageous trail of a struggle for independence in the history of South India.

Question 2.
Explain the events that led to conflict between Dheeran Chinnamalai and the british.
Answer:
1. Dheeran Chinnamalai was bom at Melapalayam in Chennimalai near Erode. His original name was Theerthagiri. He was a palayakkarar of Kongu country who fought the British East India Company.

2. The Kongu country comprising Salem, Coimbatore, Kamr and Dindigul formed a part of the Nayak kingdom of Madurai but had been annexed by the Wodayars of Mysore.

3. After the fall of the Wodayars, these territories along with Mysore were controlled by the Mysore Sultans. After the third and fourth Mysore wars the entire Kongu region passed into the hands of the English.

4. Dheeran Chinnamalai was trained by French military in modem warfare. He was along the side Tippu Sultan to fight against the British East India Company and got victories against the British.

5. After Tippu Sultan’s death Chinnamalai settled down at Odanilai and constructed a fort there to continue his struggle against the British. He sought the help of Marathas and Maruthu Pandiyar to attack the British at Coimbatore in 1800.

6. British forces managed to stop the armies of the allies and hence Chinnamalai was forced to attack Coimbatore on his own. His army was defeated and he escaped from the British forces.

7. Chinnamalai engaged in guerrilla warfare and defeated the British in battles at Cauvery, Odanilai and Arachalur. During the final battle, Chinnamalai was betrayed by his cook Nallapan and was hanged in Sankagiri Fort in 1805.

Question 3.
What were the causes for the Great revolt of 1857?
Answer:
1. The most important cause of revolt 1857 was a popular discontent of the British policy of economically exploiting India. This hurt all sections of society. The peasants suffered due to high revenue demands and the strict revenue collection policy.

2. Policies of doctrine of lapse, subsidiary alliance and policy of Effective Control created discontentment among people. Annexation of Oudh proved that even the grovelling loyalty can’t satisfy British greed for territories.

3. The conversion activities of Christian missionaries were looked upon with suspicion and fear. The priests and the maulavis showed their discontent against the British rule.

4. Abolition of practices like sati, female infanticide, support to widow remarriage and female education were seen by many as interference in their Indian culture by the Europeans.

5. The Indian sepoys were looked upon as inferior beings and treated with contempt by their British officers. They were paid much less than the British soldiers. All avenues of the promotion were closed to them as all the higher army posts were reserved for the British.

Question 4.
What were the causes for the failure of the Revolt of 1857?
Answer:
Various causes were responsible for the failure of the revolt:

1. Lack of organisation, discipline, common plan of action, centralised leadership, modem weapons and techniques.

2. The rebel leaders were no match to the British Generals. Rani Lakshmi Bai, Tantia Tope and Nana Saheb were courageous but they were not good generals.

3. Non – participation of Bengal, Bombay, Madras, western Punjab and Rajputana.

4. The modem educated Indians did not support the Revolts as they believed that only British rule could reform Indian society and modernize it.

5. The British managed to get the loyalty of the Sikhs, Afghans and the Gurkha regiments. The Gurkhas actually helped the British in suppressing the revolt.

6. The British had better weapons, better generals, and good organisation.

VIII. HOTs

Question 1.
Prove that there was no common purpose among the leaders of the Great revolt of 1857.
Answer:

  1. The revolt did not have a clear leader. Bahadur Shah II was old and exhausted. He lacked military leadership.
  2. At kanpur, Nana Sahib was proclaimed a Peshwa, who was he adopted son of the exited Peshwa Baji Rao II.
  3. He believed that he was entitled to a pension from the British.
  4. When he was refused to be given, he was compelled to revolt against them. Rani Lakshmi Bai and Tantia Tope fought for Jhansi and Gwaliar.
  5. Begun of Awadh wanted to safeguard her territory.
  6. Khan Bahadur khan fought against the British when they subjugated his government in Bareiley.
  7. As such, they lacked unity and gave way for the easy victory of the British.

Ix. Map skill

Question 1.
On the Riyer map of India mark the following centres of the revolt of 1857.

  1. Delhi
  2. Lucknow
  3. Meerut
  4. Barrackpore
  5. Jhansi
  6. Gwalior
  7. Kanpur

Answer:
Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Science History Term 1 Solutions Chapter 4 People’s Revolt 2

Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Science History People’s Revolt Additional Questions

I. Choose the correct answer

Question 1.
Viswanatha instituted Palayakkarar system in ……………..
(a) 1546
(b) 1529
(c) 1539
(d) 1549
Answer:
(b) 1529

Question 2.
The Eastern Palayams were the ……………..
(a) Nayaks
(b) Maravas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Pandyas
Answer:

Question 3.
The Western Palayams were the ……………..
(a) Cheras
(b) Cholas
(c) Maravas
(d) Nayaks
Answer:
(c) Maravas

Question 4.
The ancestors of …………… migrated to Tamil country during the 11th Century.
(a) Pulithevan
(b) Sivasubramaniam
(c) Nawab of Arcot
(d) Kattabomman
Answer:
(d) Kattabomman

Question 5.
……………….. became a poligar during the rule of Nayaks.
(a) Jagaveera Pandiya Kattabomman
(b) Pulithevan
(c) Oomathurai
(d) Sevathaiah
Answer:
(a) Jagaveera Pandiya Kattabomman

Question 6.
After the decline of the Vijayanagar empire, the ……………. established their supremacy in the south.
(a) Nizamz
(b) Mughals
(c) Marathas
(d) Pallavas
Answer:
(b) Mughals

Question 7.
…………….. the Governor of Madras council ordered Kattabomman to surrender.
(a) Colin Jackson
(b) S.R. Lushington
(c) Edward Clive
(d) Agnew
Answer:
(c) Edward Clive

Question 8.
In a clash at , SIva subramaniyam was taken as a prisoner.
(a) Pudukottai
(b) Nagalapuram
(c) Kayathar
(d) Kallarpatti
Answer:
(d) Kallarpattil

Question 9.
In 1772 the ………….. laid seige of Sivaganga and captured it.
(a) Velu Nachiyar
(b) Nawab of Arcot
(c) Britian
(d) Palayakkaras
Answer:
(b) Nawab of Arcoti

Question 10.
Umaithurai and other fled to Sivaganga, where ………….. gave protection to them.
(a) Marudu Pandya
(b) Nawabs
(c) Pulithevar
(d) Gopala Nayak
Answer:
(a) Marudu Pandya

Question 11.
…………… was the capital of chinna Marudhu.
(a) Palayamkottai
(b) Sivaganga
(c) Siruvayal
(d) Mysore
Answer:
(c) Siruayal

Question 12.
……………… policy followed by the English split the forces of the Palayakkarars.
(a) Doctrine of Lapse
(b) Divide and Rule
(c) Subsidiary Alliance
(d) Permanent Settlement
Answer:
(b) Divide and Rule

II. Fill in the blanks

  1. ………….. became the Nayak of Madurai in 1529.
  2. The two blocs among the Palayakkarars were the ………….. and the ………….. blocs.
  3. The Western Palayams were ruled under the control of ……………
  4. ………….. was the capital of Virapandiyapuram.
  5. ………….. was appointed collector in the place of Colin Jackson.
  6. ………….. Raj a of pudukottai captured kattabomman and handed him over to the Britian.
  7. Siva Subramania was executed at ……………
  8. ………….. was more popular among the Marudu Brothers.
  9. Penang in Malaya was called the ………….. island.
  10. Chinnamalai was betrayed by his cook …………..

Answer:

  1. Viswanatha
  2. Eastern, Western
  3. Pulithevan
  4. Panchalankurichi
  5. S.R. Lushington
  6. Vijaya Ragunatha Tondaiman
  7. Nagalauram
  8. Chinna Marudu
  9. Prince of Wales
  10. Nallappan]

III. Match the following
Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Science History Term 1 Solutions Chapter 4 People’s Revolt 3
Answer:

  1. iii
  2. iv
  3. v
  4. i
  5. ii.

IV. State True or False

Question 1.
Oomathurai was the brother of Veerapandya Kattabomman.
Answer:
True

Question 2.
In 1772, the British laid seige of sivaganga and captured it.
Answer:
False
Correct statement:
In 1772, the Nawab of Arcot laid seige of sivaganga and captured it.

Question 3.
V.D. Savarkar calls the Vellore revolt of 1806 as the prelude to the first war of Indian Independence.
Answer:
True

Question 4.
Lord Canning called the British army deputed to Germany by Britain to Calcutta.
Answer:
False
Correct statement:
Lord Canning called the British army deputed to China by Britain to Calcutta.

V. Consider the following statements and tick the appropriate answer

Question 1.
(i) In May 1801, English attacked the rebels in Thanjavur and Tiruchi areas.
(ii) The Maruthu brothers were executed in the fort of vellore.
(iii) Oomathurai and Sevathaiah were captured and beheaded at Panchalankurichi.
(iv) The Karnataka Treaty was signed in 1805.

(a) i and ii are correct
(b) ii and iv are correct
(c) i and iii are correct
(d) i, ii and iv are correct
Answer:
(c) i and iii are correct

Question 2.
Find out the wrong Pair

  1. Periya Marudu – Vella Marudhu
  2. Pulithevan – Nerkattum seval
  3. Tippu sultan – Kanpur
  4. Dheeran Chinnamalai – Erode

Answer:
3. Tippu sultan – Kanpur

VI. Answer the following in one or two sentences

Question 1.
What was the main causes of rivalry between the English and Kattabomman?
Answer:
Based on the Carnatic treaty of 1792, the company gained the right to collect taxesfrom Panchalamkuruchi. The collection of tribute was the main cause for the rivalry between the English and Kattabomman.

Question 2.
Why did the Madras Goverment direct the collector to Summon the Palavakkarar (Kattabomman)
Answer:
In 1798, Colin Jackson, the collector of Ramanathapuram wrote letters to Kattabomman asking him to pay the tribute arrears. But Kattabomman replied that he was not in a position to remit the tribute due to the famine in the country. Colin Jackson got angry and decided to send an expedition to punish Kattabomman. So the Madras government directed the collector to summon the Palayakkarar at Ramanathapuram and hold a discussion.

Question 3.
What action was taken against the collector for his misbehaviour at Ramanathapuram?
Answer:
Kattabomman wrote a letter to the Madras Council narrating the behaviour of the Collector Colin Jackson. Edward Clive, the Governor of Madras dismissed the Collector for his misbehaviour and released SivaSubramania.

Question 4.
Write a note on Tiruchirpalli proclamation.
Answer:
Marudu Pandyan of Sivaganga formed the South Indian Confederacy of rebels against the British, along with the neighbouring Palayakkarars. This confederacy declared a proclamation which came to be known as Tiruchirappalli Proclamation.

Question 5.
Why did the company order the army to march to Panchalamkurchi?
Answer:
Kattabomman tried to establish his influence over Sivagiri,who refused to join with alliance of the rebels. Kattabomman advanced towards Sivagiri. But the Palayakkar of Sivagiri was a tributary to the Company. So the Company considered the expedition of Kattabomman as a challenge to their authority. So the Company ordered the army to march to Panchalamkuruchi.

Question 6.
Why did the company wage war against Sivaganga?
Answer:
Kattabomman was hanged to death and his brother Umaithurai and others fled to Sivaganga, where Marudu Pandya gave protection to them. The merchants of Sivaganga did not like the interference of the company in their internal politics. The company waged war against Sivaganga for these two causes.

Question 7.
How did the Vellore fort become the meeting ground of the rebel forces of South India?
Answer:
The Vellore fort consisted of large majority of Indian troops, a good part of it recently been raised in Tirunelveli after the Palayakarar uprising of 1800. Many of the trained soldiers of the various Palayams were admitted into the English army. Thus the Vellore fort became the meeting ground of the rebel forces of South India.

Question 8.
State the causes for the Vellore revolt.
Answer:
Causes for the revolt:

  1. The strict discipline, new weapons, new methods and uniforms were all new to the sepoys.
  2. The sepoys were asked to shave the beard and to trim the moustache.
  3. The wearing of religious mark on the forehead and the use of earrings were also banned.
  4. The English treated the Indian sepoys as their inferior. There was the racial prejudice.

Question 9.
How did the British regain their lost positions after the 1857 revolt?
Answer:
Lord Canning, the governor-general took immediate steps to suppress the revolt. He collected the forces of Madras, Bombay, Sri Lanka and Burma. On his own initiative, he called the British army which was deputed to China by Britain to Calcutta. He ordered the loyal Sikh army to proceed to Delhi immediately. The British regained their lost positions very soon.

Question 10.
Mention the places of 1853 revolt and the Indian leaders involved.
Answer:
Places of Revolt:

  • Delhi
  • Lucknow
  • Kanpur
  • Jhansi & Gwalior
  • Bareilly
  • Bihar

Indian Leaders:

  • Bahadur Shah II
  • Begum Hazrat Mahal
  • Nana Saheb
  • Lakshmi Bai, Tantia tope
  • Khan Bahadur Khan
  • Kunwar Singh

VII. Answer the following in detail

Question 1.
Narrate the fall of Panchalamkurchi.
Answer:
1. Major Bannerman moved his army to Panchalamkuruchi on 5th September. They cut of all the communications to the Fort. In a clash at Kallarpatti, Siva Subramaniyam was taken as a prisoner. Kattabomman escaped to Pudukottai.

2. Vijaya Ragunatha Tondaiman, Raja of Pudukottai, captured Kattabomman from the jungles of Kalapore and handed over to the Company. After the fall of Panchalamkuruchi, Bannerman brought the prisoners to an assembly of the Palayakkarars and after trial sentenced them to death. Sivasubramania was executed at Nagalapuram.

3. On the 16th October ViraPandya Kattabomman was tried before an assembly of Palayakkarar, summoned at Kayathar. On 17th October 1799, Kattabomman was hanged at the fort of Kayathar. Kattabomman’s heroic deeds were the subject of many folk ballads which kept his memory alive among the people.

Question 2.
Explain the course and suppression of the Vellore Revolt.
Answer:
Course of the Vellore Revolt:

1. The Indian soldiers were waiting for an opportunity to attack the English officers. Tippu’s family also took part. Fettah Hyder, the elder son of Tippu, tried to form an alliance against the English.

2. On July 10th in the early morning the native sepoys of the 1 st and 23rd Regiments started the revolt. Colonel Fancourt, who commanded the garrison, was their first victim. The fort gates were closed. Meantime, the rebels proclaimed Futteh Hyder, as their new ruler. The British flag in the fort was brought down. The tiger-striped flag of Tippu Sultan was hoisted on the fort of Vellore.

Suppression of the Vellore Revolt:

1. Major Cootes who was outside the fort rushed to Ranipet and informed Colonel Gillespie. Col. Gillespie reached Vellore fort. He made an attack on the rebel force. The revolt was completely suppressed and failed. Peace was restored in Vellore.

2. On the whole, 113 Europeans and about 350 sepoys were killed in the uprising. The revolt was suppressed within a short period. It was one of the significant events in the history of Tamil Nadu.

Question 3.
Describe the Course of the 1857 Revolt.
Answer:
On 10 May 1857, the Sepoys of the third cavalry at Meerut openly revolted by swarming the prisons and releasing their comrades. They were immediately joined by the men of the 11th and 20th Native Infantries, and they murdered some English officers and then marched to Delhi. The arrival of Meerut sepoys at Delhi on 11th May and declared of Bahadur Shah II as the Emperor of India. Delhi became the centre of the Great Revolt and Bahadur Shah, its symbol.

The revolt spread quickly. There were mutinies at Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Bareilly, Bihar, Faizabad, and many other places in north India. Many of them . found that it was a good opportunity to bum the papers of their landlords. Many others whose titles and pensions were abolished by the British who participated in it, inorder to take revenge. The Muslim leaders and Maulvis sought the opportunity of establishing the Muslim rule in India after turning out the British.

Question 4.
What were the consequences of the 1857 Revolt?
Answer:
Consequences of the Revolt:

  1. The Revolt of 1857 marked a turning point in the history of India. It led to changes in the system of administration and the policy of the Government.
  2. The administration of India was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown through the ‘Queen’s Proclamation’ in 1858.
  3. The governor general was given the title of viceroy.
  4. The Board of Directors and the Board of Control were replaced by the Council of 15 members headed by the Secretary of State to supervise Indian affairs.
  5. The Indian Army was thoroughly reorganised. More Britishers were employed in the army.
  6. The British military policy came to be dominated by the idea of ‘divide and counterpoise’.