I.Choose the correct answer
1. Poligar systemwas introduced by ____________
a) Viswanath Nayakb) Rani mangammal c) Ragunatha Nayak
Ans : a) ViswanathNayak
2. Tower ofArunachaleswara temple was completed by ____________
a) Thirumalai Nayakb) Achutappa Nayak c) Vijaya Ragava
Ans : b) AchutappaNayak
3. War of the Nosastook place during the reign of __________
a) Krishnappa Nayakb) Rani Meenakshi c) Thirumalai Nayak
Ans : c) ThirumalaiNayak
4. Umarupulawarwrote _____________
a) Kandarkalivenbah b) Irruuamaya Vizhakam
c) Serrapuranam
Ans : c)Serrapuranam
II.Fill in the blanks:
1. Viswanath Nayakintroduced ______________.
Ans : kaval Pitchai
2. ____________acted as the regent of Vijayaranga Chokkanadhar.
Ans : Mangammal
3. Rani Meenakshiwas imprisonal by ____________ at the palace at Trichy.
Ans : Chanda Sahib
4. __________helped Vijayanakar ruler in the battle of Talikotta.
Ans : AchutappaNayak
5. ____________ wastaken as the date of Nayakship of Madurai.
Ans : 1529
6. Thirumalai Nayakshifted his capital from Trichy to __________
Ans : Madurai
7. ____________conspired against Meenakshi to occupy the throne
Ans : Bangaru
8. Thimmappa Nayakwas succeeded by his son_________.
Ans : Seveppa Nayak
9. Sevappa Nayakgame 10 veli of land to the ____________temple.
Ans : Mulavur
III.Match the following
| 1. Thirumalai Nayak | a) Meygnana Vilakkam |
| 2. Paranjothiar | b) Seerapuranam |
| 3. Thiruvenkatam | c) Chidambara puranam |
| 4. Umarupulavar | d) Chidambarapattial |
Ans : 1 – C, 2 – D,3 – A, 4 – B
| 1. Unni Keralavarmam | a) Madurai |
| 2. Chokkanatha Nayak | b) The ruler of Vijayanagar |
| 3. Sri Ranga III | c) Sevappaneri |
| 4. Sadat Ullah Khan | d) Travancore |
| 5. Shivaganga Lake | e) the ruler of Arcot |
Ans : 1 – D, 2 – A,3 – B, 4 – E, 5 – C
V.Answer the following questions briefly:
1. Write a shortnote on Rani Mangammal.
i) Rani Mangammalwas the wife of Chokkanadhar.
ii) She became aregent of the 3 years old child Vijayaranga Chokkanadhar.
iii)Diplomatically, she saved the kingdom.
iv) She encouragedChristian missionaries.
2.Write a few on the conflict between clueen meenakshi and chanda Sahib.
i) Meenakshiadopted Vijaya kumara and started her rule as a regent.
ii) Bangaru was thefather of Vijayakumara. He conspired against Meenakshi to occupy the throne.
iii) She promisedto offer him a crore of rupees.
iv) Then heimprisoned Meenakshi in her own palace at Trichy.
3.How was “Ranipet” created?
i) Raja Desingh wasthe ruler of Senji.
ii) Sadat UllahKhan, the ruler of Arcot invaded Senji.
iii) raja Desingh’swife committed sati.
VI. Answer in detail
1. Give an account of Tirumalai Nayak’s rule.
i) Thirumalai Nayak defeated the forces ofMysore at Dindugul.
ii) Thirumalai Nayak was mainly responsiblefor the Muslim attack in Tamil County.
iii) Sri Ranga III, the ruler of Vijayanagarmarched against Madurai, Thirumalai Nayak made an alliance with Nayaks of Senjiand Tanjore.
iv) The Muslim captured Vellore and threatenedMadurai.
v) Thirumalai Nayak attacked Mysore army andpracticed the same method of cutting the noses of the enemies.
vi) This strange event was termed as “war ofnoses”.
Other works of Thirumalai Nayak
i) Thirumalai Nayak established an efficientsystem of administration.
ii) He maintained peace and security
iii) He game a free hand to the Portugueseand the Dutch.
iv) He shifted his capital from Trichy toMadurai.
v) He repaired many temples.
vi) He patronized the renowned Sanskritschool neelakanda Dikshidar.
2. Explain the contributions of the Nayaks inthe field of art, architecture and literature.
Art and Arcitecture
i) The Nayak were great patrons of art andarchitecture
ii) The krishnapuram temple and Nellaiappartemple at Thirunelveli, kasi Viswanatha temple at Tenkasi, Ramanathapuramtemple at Rameshwaram and the Bing Gopura of Srivilliputhur received thepatronage of the Nayak of Madurai.
iii) He also provided golden roof to themandapa of the Meenakshi temple.
iv) Thirumalai Nayak built with, the help ofhalian architech.
v) Big Mandapam at ThiruvannamalaiVirudachalam etc., were built by him.
vi) He completed the tower of Arunachaleswarar at Thiruvannamalai
Literature
i) The Nayak made great contribution for thegrowth of literature.
ii) Thirumalai Nayak’s Chidhambarapuranam,Paranjothiar’s Chiadambarapattial, Haridasa’s Irusamaya vilakkam were theliterary works of the Nayaks period.