Kerala SSLC Notes Class 10 Social Science Kerala towards Modernity
Kerala SSLC Notes Class 10 Social Science Part 2 Book for Chapter 8 Kerala towards Modernity by SSLC Teacher Kerala Class 10 Board Exam. This SSLC Notes Class 10 Social Science will help students to prepare for Kerala Syllabus SSLC history, SSLC Geography focus area, sslc social science.
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SSLC Notes Class 10 Social Science – Kerala towards Modernity
Multiple choice questions
1)…………..aimed to end the Arab and Chinese trademonopoly in the Kerala coast.
a) French b) Indo-European c) the Dutch d)The Portuguese
2)The Dutch expelled the Portuguese from Kerala in ………
a) 1663 b)1665 c)1661 d)1650
3) Beedi companies were started in ………….
a) Kannur b) Palakkad c) Thrissur d) Kollam
4)The representative of the English East India Company came to Kerala in………
a) 1620 b)1630 c)1615 d)1655
5)In the fight against the British Pazhassi Raja was assaulted his life on 30 November 1805.
a) 30 November 1805 b) 15 November 1805
c) 6 November1805 d)25 November 1805
6)………..started plantation industries in Kerala with their own capital
for processing and exporting cash crops.
a)The British b) The French c)The Dutch d) The Portuguese
7)Modern factories were established in ………..by the middle of the twentieth century.
a)Kerala b)Orissa c)Kolkata d) Goa
8)……….was the hub of coconut oil industry.
a) Alappuzha b) Thrissur c) Kollam d) Kottayam
9) In 1859 James Dara from Ireland, started a coir factory in ……..
a) Kottayam b) Thrissur c)Alappuzha d) Malabar
10) Cashew nut processing and exporting factories were established in……….
a) Thrissur b) Alappuzha c) Kottayam d) Kollam.
Ans. 1) d 2) a 3) a 4) c 5) a 6) a 7) a 8) a 9) c 10) d |
Very Short Answer Questions:
1) Which was the first private bank in Kerala?
Ans: The Nedungadi Bank was the first private bank in Kerala.
2) Which book was first entirely published in Malayalam language?
Ans.: Samkshepavedartham’ is the first book to be entirely published in Malayalam language.
3) Whodid publish the first Malayalam newspaper?
Ans: Herman Gundert published the first Malayalam newspapers.
4) What is the name of the first Malayalam newspaper?
Ans.: Rajyasamacharam’ and ‘Pashchimodayam’ from Thalassery.
5) Who was the editor of ‘Swadeshbhimani newspaper?
Ans.:Ramakrishna Pillai, the Editor of ‘Swadeshabhimani’, a newspaper.
6) Who did set up the first railway line in Kerala?
Ans. The British set up the first railway line in Kerala.
7) Which things were exported toKerala?
Ans. Coconut, Jaggery, Cashew-nut, Black pepper, Arecanut, Iron ore etc.
9) Which items were imported to Kerala?
Ans. Cloth, Kerosene, Tobacco , Sugar ,Metal product
10) Where wereGovernment hospitals started?
Ans.: Government hospitals were started in Malabar, Kochi and Travancore.
Short Question
1)Write a note on the Khilafat Movement?
Ans.: Gandiji and Shoukathali visited Calicut and declared their support to the Khilafat Movement. The Khilafat committee was formed with Kattilasseri Mohamed Moulavi andMohammed Abdurahiman Sahib as the President and the Secretary respectively. The Khilafat Movement became strong in Malabar. Subsequently, there were direct fights with the British in severalplaces in Malabar. The Mappila peasants of Malabar fought against the British in Eranad, Valluvanad, and Ponnani Taluks.These struggles, in general, are known as Malabar Rebellion1920.
2) Who was known as Andhra Kesari?
Ans.: The first Kerala State Political Conference was held at Ottappalam from 23-26 April 1921. Barrister T. Prakasam, known as Andhra Kesari, presided over the conference. Later, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee came into existence uniting Travancore, Kochi and Malabar regions.
3) Tell some names of prominent women leaders who participated in national movement?
Ans.: A. V. Kuttimalu Amma from Malabar, Akkamma Cherian, and Annie Mascarene from
Travancore were prominent women leaders of the national movement.
4) Which medicalfacilities were available in Kerala during the British rule?
Ans: Modern medicine gained more importance than Kerala’s traditional Ayurvedic system of medicine during the British rule. Small pox vaccination was introduced for the first time in Malabar. The Travancore rulers formed a company to import medicines from England. Governmenthospitals were started in Malabar, Kochi and Travancore.
5) Write down the information onVeluthampi and Paliathachan?
Ans: Veluthampi and Paliathachan, the Dewans, reacted against the uncontrolled intervention of the British in the internal affairs of Travancore and Kochi respectively. Veluthampi called for armed fight against the British through his Kundara Proclamation on 11 January 1809 . The armies of Travancore and Kochi jointly attacked the official residence of the British Resident Macaulay. But they could not withstand the British army.Realising that he would be captured Veluthampi committed suicide at the Mannadi Temple. The frantic British army hanged his body at Kannanmula, Thiruvananthapuram and deported Paliathachan to Madra
6) How was the life of tenants in Malabar during British rule?
Ans.: The people in Malabar were living very pathetic life. Local Chieftains and landlords were considered as the owners of land and the tax they had to pay to the British was pre-determined. Local Chieftains and landlords collected tax from the tenants in excess and evicted them. As a result, life of the tenants in Malabar became pathetic.
Long Question
1) Write a note on Reform movement and social changes in Kerala?
Ans:Caste system was strong in Kerala. Certain section of the peoplewere considered untouchable and unapproachable. Caste decided the social status of person. Many social evils and superstitionsexisted in every case. Modern education and western ideologies motivatedpeople to realise the stupidity in caste system and superstitions. Manyreform movements sprang up to fight inequality and social evils in the society.
Social reform movements fuelled the strugglesfor social change. The Channar women ofSouthern Travancore fought for the right tocover their upper body. As a result, UthramThirunal Maharaja was forced to permit the Channar women to wear jackets in 1859. The consecration of the idol of lord Shiva atAruvippuram by Sri Narayana Guru in 1888caused the rise of new insights in the socialsphere. Consequently, the lower caste peoplegained right to perform the poojas and templerituals. In front of the Aruvippuram temple,
Sri Narayana Guru inscribed : ” It is a modelplace where people live without caste disparityor religious aversion, but with fraternity”.Guru gave importance to education and startedschools and libraries along with temples. He wished to”enlighten through education and strengthen by union”.Calling for ‘not to argue and win but to know andinform’, he convened an all religion conference in Aluva.The working and messages of Sri. Narayana Guru werebased on noble human love and fratenity among allreligions.The Vaikom Satyagraha (1924), led by T. K. Madhavanwas one of the major struggles that took place in Kerala for claiming the right to travel. Expressing solidarity with the Satyagraha, Mannath Padmanabhan organized the Savarna Jatha. Following this struggle the lower castes secured permission to travel through the roads around the Vaikom Temple.
Similarly, under the leadership of K.Kelappan an agitation was launched demanding entry for all castes of Hindus into the Guruvayurtemple (1931). A.K. Gopalan was the volunteer captain of this struggle. P.Krishna Pillai was callously attacked during thisSatygraha. Following these popular protests, the Temple Entry Proclamation was announced on 12 November 1936 in
Travancore. Following this, Temple Entry Proclamations wereissued in Madras and Kochi and all sections of the society were offered the right to worship in temples.
2) How did Kerala become the part of world market?
Ans.: Taking up the administrative control, the British could gain Kerala merchandises at cheap price and sell out their industrial products at highprices. With this, Kerala’s self-sufficient village economy was destroyed. Foreign trade spread across the region under the rule of the British and Kerala became a part of the world market. The trade laws that existed in Malabar, Kochi andTravancore were amended by the British in their favor. They introduced unified coinage andmetrology systems. Roads, bridges and railways were built to improve transportation facilitiesstates was language.targeting the carriage of goods. For better trade facilities, they developedthe ports at Kochi, Kozhikode and Alapuzha.
The British started plantation industries in Kerala with their own capital for processing and exporting cash crops. Tea and coffee factories and rubber processing units were set up in high ranges. In the meantime traditional industries related to coconut, coir, cashew nut, handloom and beedi werealso developed. Oil mills using diesel engines were started at many places in Kerala. Alappuzha was the hub of coconut oil industry. In 1859 JamesDara from Ireland, started a coir factory in Alappuzha. Cashew nut processing and exporting factories were established in Kollam. Tilefactories in Faroke , Kollam , and Olloor,and handloom factories in Kannur and Kozhikode started functioning. Beedi companies were started in Kannurand Kerala becomes a part of world market.
3) What is the Pazhassi Revolts ?
Ans.: After attaining political dominance, the British started to interfere in the powers of the kings and landlords. The interference in the freedom and privileges that they enjoyed for centuries invited antagonism from the kings and landlords. There were lot of resistances against the British across Malabar, Kochi and Travancore.
Kerala Varna Pazhassi Raja of Kottayamroyal family led the resistance against the British in Malabar. The British promised Pazhassi the right to collect tax fromKottayam region as a reward for helping themin the wars against Mysore. The British refused to keep their promise after thetriumph in the battle. Moreover, the British claimed their dominance over Wayanad. Pazhassi Raja organised the people andfought against the British. He unleashedguerilla war against the British with the helpof Chempan Pokker, Kaitheri Ambu Nair,Edachena Kunkan Nair and ThalakkalChandu, the leader of the Kurichias inWayanad. In the fight against the British hewas assulted his life on 30 November 1805.
Pazhassi Raja, known as Kerala Lion, was characterized as ‘Paichi Raja’ or ‘Kottyottu Raja’ in the British documents. Based on the life of Pazhassi Raja Sardar K M Panickerwrote a historical novel titled ‘Kerala Simham’. According to the novel, Pazhassi Raja, preferring death over capture by the British, swallowed a diamond ring, to kill himself. Fights of local chieftains against the British came to an end by the defeat of Pazhassi, Veluthampi and Paliathachan. But the popular resistance continued.