TN 12th Question Paper 2022 Ethics & Indian Culture

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PART - III
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ETHICS AND INDIAN CULTURE
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Note : (i) Answer all the questions.

(ii) Choose the correct answer from the given four alternatives and write
the answer with symbol.

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1. ""÷©ßø©¯õÚ ]¢uøÚPÒ GÀ»õ¨ £SvPμ¸¢x® |®ªh® Áµmk®'' GßÖ
TÖ® ÷Áu® :
(A) \õ©® (B) ›U (C) AuºÁn® (D) ¯áúº
"Superior thoughts come to us from all parts". Which Veda says ?
(a) Samam (b) Rig (c) Atharvanam (d) Yajur

2. ©Ý, ¯äÝÁõÀQ¯õº EÒÎm÷hõº GÊv¯ öuõS¨¦ ¡ÀPÒ :
(A) u¸© \õzvµ[PÒ (B) ÷Áu[PÒ
(C) Bµs¯P[PÒ (D) E£{hu[PÒ
The collection of texts written by Manu and Yajunuvalkiyar.
(a) Dharumasasthras (b) Vedas
(c) Aranyahangal (d) Upanishads

3. ""Av\¯® Axuõß C¢v¯õ'' GßÓ ¡¼ß B]›¯º :
(A) Aö£º S÷µõ®¤ (B) G.GÀ. £õå®
(C) hõUhº ìªz (D) öíµ÷hõmhì
The author of "The wonder that is India" is :
(a) Aber Krombie (b) A.L. Basham
(c) Dr. Smith (d) Herodotus

4. E»P |õkPÎß £µ¨£ÍÂÀ HÇõÁx ö£›¯ |õk :
(A) C¢v¯õ (B) Aö©›UPõ (C) ^Úõ (D) µè¯õ
The seventh largest country in the world is :
(a) India (b) America (c) China (d) Russia

5. Cø\ ÁiÁzvÀ EÒÍ ÷Áu® :
(A) \õ©® (B) ›U (C) AuºÁn® (D) ¯áúº
The Veda that is in the form of music is :
(a) Samam (b) Rig (c) Atharvanam (d) Yajur

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6. Cµõ©õ¯nzøu Cµõ©\›u©õÚì GßÓ ö£¯›À C¢v ö©õÈ°À ö©õÈ
ö£¯ºzuÁº __________.
(A) xÍ]uõ\º (B) xUPõµõ®
(C) |õ©÷uÁº (D) «µõ£õ´
__________ translated the Ramayana as 'Ramasarithamanas' in Hindi.

(a) Thulasi Thasar (b) Thukaram

(c) Namadevar (d) Meerabai

7. "©¢vµ[PÎß Aµ]' GÚ¨£kÁx :
(A) E£{hu® (B) Põ¯z› ©¢vµ®
(C) \®îøuPÒ (D) ¯áúº ÷Áu ©¢vµ®
__________ is called as "The Queen of Mantras".

(a) Upanishads (b) Gayathri Mantra

(c) Samhithaigal (d) Yajur Veda Mantra

8. Bv\[Pµ›ß uzxÁU ÷Põm£õk :
(A) Â]èhõzøÁu® (B) xøÁu®
(C) ø\Á ]zuõ¢u® (D) AzøÁu®
The philosophy of Aadhi Sankara :

(a) Vishistadvaita (b) Dvaita

(c) Saiva Siddanta (d) Advaita

9. `›¯øÚ •Ê •uØ PhÄÍõP ÁÈ£k® \©¯® :
(A) öPÍ©õµ® (B) ö\͵® (C) Põnõ£z¯® (D) \õUu®
Name the religion who worshipped the Sun as their deity.

(a) Gowmaram (b) Sowram (c) Ganapathyam (d) Saktham

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10. •P»õ¯º Põ»zvÀ }va \[Q¼ •øÓø¯ AÔ•P¨£kzv¯Áº :
(A) áíõ[Rº (B) Aĵ[P^¨ (C) AU£º (D) åõáPõß
__________ introduced the judicial system during the Mughal era.
(a) Jahangir (b) Aurangazeb (c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan

11. ö©Í›¯º Bm]U Põ»zvÀ E›ø©°¯À }v©ßÓ[PÒ _________ GÚ
AøÇUP¨£mhx.
(A) u¸©õ\Ú® (B) PshP ÷\õuÚ[PÒ
(C) µn£¢uPº (D) u¸©ìuõÛ¯®
During Mauryan rule the court of Rights was called as :
(a) Dharumasanam (b) Kandaga Sothanangal
(c) Ranabanthakar (d) Dharumasthanium

12. ÷\õǺ Bm]U Põ»zvÀ Qµõ© Bm] •øÓ ]Ó¨£õP |øhö£ØÓøuU SÔ¨¤k®
PÀöÁmk :
(A) uõµõ_µ® (B) Á¯¿º (C) ©õ©slº (D) Ezvµ÷©¹º
The inscription that established the best village administration during the Chola
rule :
(a) Tharasuram (b) Vayaloor (c) Mamandoor (d) Uthiramerur

13. AÖ£zx ‰ßÖ |õ¯ß©õºPÎß Áµ»õØøÓU TÖ® ¡À :
(A) P¢u ¦µõn® (B) v¸ÂøͯõhØ ¦µõn®
(C) ö£›¯ ¦µõn® (D) Põg]¨ ¦µõn®
The book that tells the history of 63 Nayanmars :
(a) Kantha Puranam (b) Thiruvilaiyadar Puranam
(c) Periya Puranam (d) Kanchi Puranam

14. |õ»õ°µ vƯ ¤µ£¢uzøu öuõSzuÁº :
(A) |®¤¯õshõº |®¤ (B) |õu•ÛPÒ
(C) |õ¯ß©õºPÒ (D) BÌÁõºPÒ
The Nalayira Divya Brabandham was compiled by :
(a) Nambiyandar Nambi (b) Nadamunies
(c) Nayanmars (d) Alwars

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15. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) ¤µ®© \©õá® (i) ¤ÍõÁõmìQ
(2) B›¯ \©õá® (ii) Cµõáõµõ® ÷©õPßµõ´
(3) Cµõ©Q¸èn C¯UP® (iii) u¯õÚ¢u \µìÁv
(4) ¤µ®© bõÚ \ø£ (iv) _Áõª Â÷ÁPõÚ¢uº
(A) (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)
(B) (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)
(C) (1) - (ii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (iii)
(D) (1) - (ii), (2) - (iii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (i)
Choose the correct answer :

(1) Brahma Samajam (i) Blawatski

(2) Arya Samajam (ii) Rajaram Mohan Roy

(3) Ramakrishna Movement (iii) Dayananda Saraswathi

(4) Brahma Gnana Sabha (iv) Swamy Vivekananda

(a) (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)

(b) (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)

(c) (1) - (ii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (iii)

(d) (1) - (ii), (2) - (iii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (i)

16. \z¯ ÷\õuU \©õá® GßÓ Aø©¨ø£ {Ö¯Áº :
(A) A÷¯õzvuõ\ £siuº (B) DìÁµ \¢vµ Âz¯õ\õPº
(C) ÷áõv£õ §÷» (D) P¢xT› Ã÷µ\¼[P®
Founder of Satya Sodhak Samajam is _________.

(a) Ayodhidasa Pandit (b) Eswara Chandra Vidyasagar

(c) Jyothiba Phule (d) Kandukuri Veeresalingam

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17. uÁÓõÚ Cønø¯a _miUPõmkP.
(A) u£ì & Bh®£µ®
(B) ö»Ía\Ú® & y´ø©
(C) ìÁz¯õ©® & ußøÚ¨£ØÔ¯ GÎø©
(D) \¢÷uõ\® & v¸¨v
Choose the incorrect pair :
(a) Thapas - Luxury
(b) Lowchanam - Cleanliness
(c) Swatyamam - Self Simplicity
(d) Santhosam - Satisfaction

18. E»P _ØÖa`ÇÀ vÚ® AÝ\›UP¨£k® |õÒ :
(A) BPìm 5 (B) áúß 5 (C) áúß 15 (D) áüø» 5
The World Environmental Day is celebrated on _________.
(a) August 5th (b) June 5th (c) June 15th (d) July 5th

19. "£g\ ]zuõ¢uP®' GßÓ ¡ø» GÊv¯Áº :
(A) B›¯£mhº (B) £õìPµº
(C) ¤µ®©S¨uº (D) ÁµõQªQµº
The book "Pancha Sithandhakam" was written by :
(a) Aryabattar (b) Baskarar
(c) Bramaguptar (d) Varahimihirar

20. \›¯õP¨ ö£õ¸zu¨£mkÒÍ Cønø¯z ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(A) P¢xT› Ã÷µ\¼[P® & |Á C¢v¯õ
(B) â. _¨¤µ©o¯ I¯º & Â÷ÁPÁºzvÛ
(C) AßÛö£\ßm & v C¢x
(D) Cµõáõµõ® ÷©õPßµõ´ & \®ÁõzöPÍ•Q
Choose the correct pair :
(a) Kandukuri Veeresalingam - Nava India
(b) G. Subramaniya Iyer - Vivekavarthini
(c) Annie Besant - The Hindu
(d) Rajaram Mohan Roy - Samvadkaumuki

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14

Note : Answer any 7 questions. Question no. 30 is compulsory.

21. |õP›P® & Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Civilization.

22. öuß C¢-v-¯õ-ÂÀ ÷£\¨-£-k® •uß-ø©-¯õÚ ö©õ-È-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are important Languages spoken in South India ?

23. A_Á÷©u ¯õP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Ashwametha Yaga ?

24. I¢x ÷ÁÒÂPÒ (£g\ ¯Ub®) £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write note on five Yagnas. (Pancha Yagnam)

25. P®£º GÊv¯ ¡ÀPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the books written by Kambar ?

26. ©[PÍõ\õ\Ú® £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write short note on "Mangalasasanam".

27. ¤µ®© \©õázvß ÷uõØÓ® SÔzx GÊxP.
Write about the origin of Brahma Samaj.

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28. _È•øÚ _Áõ\® Gߣx ¯õx ?
What is Spinal Cord breathing (Suzhimunai Suvasam) ?

29. ]¨÷Põ C¯UP® ›ģkzu¨£mkÒÍ ©õ{»[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Name the states in which the Chipko Movement has expanded ?

30. •ß÷Áu Põ»zvÀ PÀ ÷PÒÂPÎÀ ]Ó¢x ÂÍ[Q¯ ö£s©oPÒ ¯õÁº ?
Name the women scholars in Pre-Vedic Period.

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x3=21

Note : Answer any 7 questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31. C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiß ]Ó¨¦U TÖPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the special features of Indian Culture ?

32. P[øP |v°ß ]Ó¨¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What is special about the river Ganga ?

33. IÁøP¨ £s¦PÒ GÚ¨ ¦µõn® GÁØøÓU TÖQÓx ?
What are the five types of attributes according to myth ?

34. Cì»õzvß I¢x ysPÒ ¯õøÁ ? AÁØÔÀ H÷uÝ® CµsiøÚ¨ £ØÔ
ÂÍUPÄ®.
What are the five pillars of Islam ? Explain any two of them.

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35. _¢uµ›ß £vP[PÒ ‰»® AÔ²® ö\´vPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the messages learnt through Sundarar's poems ?

36. Cµõ©Q¸ènõ C¯UPzvß ÷|õUP[PøͲ® SÔU÷PõÒPøͲ® GÊxP.
What are the aims and objectives of Rama Krishna Movement ?

37. ¤µnõ¯õ©® & ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on "Pranayama".

38. ÷Áu A[P[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are Vedic elements ?

39. £g\^»U öPõÒøP & SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write about the "Principle of Panchasheel".

40. Sh÷Áõø» •øÓ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is "Kudavolai Murai" ?

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Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) £s£õmkU PÀ塧 £¯ßPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) •ß÷Áu Põ»zvß \©¯{ø» £ØÔ öuõSzx GÊxP.
(a) What are the uses of 'Cultural Studies' ?
OR
(b) Compile and write about the religious condition of the Pre-Vedic Period.

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42. (A) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmk JØÖø©ø¯ ÁͺUP xøn ¦›¢u PõµoPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ""Áõ̯À ©ØÖ® £s£õmk ö|ÔPÎß C¸¨¤h©õP Cµõ©õ¯n®
vPÌQÓx''& CUTØøÓ¨ ¦»¨£kzxP.
(a) What are the factors that help to build the unity of Indian Culture ?
OR
(b) "Ramayana is the abode of biological and cultural norms". Reveal this claim.

43. (A) QÔzxÁ \©¯z öuõsk {ÖÁÚ[PÎß £oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) uªÇP¨ £s£õmiØS BÌÁõºPÎß öPõøhPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) What are the services of Christian Charitable Institutions ?
OR
(b) Write about the contributions of Alwars to Tamil Culture.

44. (A) £Uv C¯UP® ÷uõßÓU Põµn[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiØS ö©Í›¯ºPÎß öPõøhPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Why did Bakthi Movement emerge ?
OR
(b) What are the contributions of Mauryas to Indian Culture ?

45. (A) £À»Áº Põ» Pø», PmhhU Pø» £ØÔ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiØS ö£Ízu \©¯zvß öPõøh £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Write about the art and architecture of Pallava Period.
OR
(b) Explain about the contribution of Buddhism towards Indian Culture.

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46. (A) B›¯ \©õázvß ÷Põm£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) ÷¯õP \õìvµ® TÖ® EnÄ •øÓPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Write the principles of "Arya Samajam".
OR
(b) Describe the Yoga Sastra diet.

47. (A) C¯ØøP ÁÍ[Pøͨ £õxPõUP Aµ_ ÷©ØöPõÒЮ |hÁiUøPPÒ
¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯ ÁõÚ¯¼¾®, Pou¯¼¾® ]Ó¢x ÂÍ[Q¯ AÔbºPøͲ®
AÁºPÎß £[PΨ¤øÚ²® öuõSzx GÊxP.
(a) What are the measures taken by the government to protect natural
resources ?
OR
(b) Summarise the eminent scholars and their contributions to Indian astronomy
and mathematics.

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