Early Revolts Against British Rule in Tamil Nadu - TNPSC Quiz - Part 1

Q1 Where did the Poligar Wars first break out?

Q2 In which year was Veerapandiya Kattabomman hanged?

Q3 Choose the correct statement(s): 1. Puli Thevar was the poligar of Nerkattumseval. 2. He fought against the Nawab of Arcot and the British.

Q4 Who was the elder of the Marudu Pandiyar brothers who ruled the Sivaganga estate?

Q5 Who issued the 1801 declaration known as the 'Sivaganga Proclamation'?

Q6 Dheeran Chinnamalai was the poligar of which region?

Q7 Where was Dheeran Chinnamalai executed?

Q8 Velu Nachiyar was the queen of which estate?

Q9 Who was Velu Nachiyar's military commander credited with using a suicide attack (considered among the first recorded human-bomb attacks)?

Q10 In which year did the Vellore Mutiny take place?

Q11 What was the key grievance related to the new military dress regulations that triggered the Vellore Mutiny?

Q12 What role do historians say Tipu Sultan's family, who were kept at Vellore Fort, may have played during the Vellore Mutiny?