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Analyze the trajectory of socio-reform movements and anti-colonial resistance in nineteenth and twentieth-century Tamil Nadu: 1. The Poligar rebellions led by chieftains such as Puli Thevar and Veerapandiya Kattabomman in the late eighteenth century challenged the East India Company's forcible assumption of revenue collection rights. 2. The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 erupted primarily against oppressive military dress regulations that infringed upon the religious customs and symbols of Indian sepoys in the Madras Army. 3. The Justice Party founded in 1916 opposed the introduction of dyarchy under the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and boycotted all elections held in the Madras Presidency throughout the colonial era. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

💡 Solution & Explanation

Statements one and two are correct because Poligar rebellions represented early armed resistance against British revenue extraction and the Vellore Mutiny was triggered by insensitive military uniform regulations. Statement three is incorrect because the Justice Party participated actively in elections under the dyarchy system established by the Government of India Act 1919 and formed the first elected provincial ministry in Madras, unlike the Congress which boycotted early legislative councils.

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