TN 8th Question Paper 2022 Social Science

TN ESLC Question Paper 2022 Social Science
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\‰P AÔ¯À / SOCIAL SCIENCE
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(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw diagrams.

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SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx GÊuÄ®. 10x1=10
Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the option
code and the corresponding answer.

1. C¢v¯õÂÀ ÷£õºa_UR]¯ BvUPzvØS AizuÍ® Aø©zuÁº ¯õº ?
(A) Áõì÷PõhPõ©õ (B) £õºzu÷»õª÷¯õ h¯ì
(C) AÀ÷£õß÷\õ&i&AÀ¦PºU (D) AÀö©´hõ
Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India ?
(a) Vasco da Gama (b) Bartholomew Diaz
(c) Alfonso de Albuquerque (d) Almeida

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2. ""÷Áu®'' GßÓ ö\õÀ __________ ¼¸¢x Á¢ux.
(A) \©ìQ¸u® (B) C»zwß (C) ¤µõQ¸u® (D) £õ¼
The word ‘Veda’ is derived from __________.
(a) Sanskrit (b) Latin (c) Prakrit (d) Pali

3. £Ç[Põ» |Pµ[PÒ GÚ¨£kÁx :
(A) íµ¨£õ ©ØÖ® ö©õPg\uõ÷µõ
(B) öhÀ¼ ©ØÖ® øíuµõ£õz
(C) £®£õ´ ©ØÖ® PÀPzuõ
(D) £õmÚõ ©ØÖ® |õU§º
Ancient towns are __________.
(a) Harappa and Mohenjodaro
(b) Delhi and Hyderabad
(c) Bombay and Calcutta
(d) Patna and Nagpur

4. £¸zv Á͵ HØÓ ©s :
(A) ö\® ©s (B) P›\À ©s (C) ÁshÀ ©s (D) ©ø» ©s
Ideal soil for growing cotton is __________.
(a) Red Soil (b) Black Soil (c) Alluvial Soil (d) Mountain Soil

5. ¦Â°À EÒÍ |ßÜ›ß \uÃu® :
(A) 71 (B) 97 (C) 2.8 (D) 0.6
The percentage of fresh water on the earth is __________.
(a) 71 (b) 97 (c) 2.8 (d) 0.6

6. ¦Â¨£h u¯õ›¨¦ •øÓ SÔzx øP¯õЮ £õh¨¤›Ä __________.
(A) ©UPίÀ (B) ¦Â¨£h¯À
(C) C¯ØøP¯ø©¨¦ (D) Ch¯À
The subject which deals with map making process is __________.
(a) Demography (b) Cartography
(c) Physiography (d) Topography

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7. ©õ{» Aø©a\µøÁU SÊÂß uø»Áº :
(A) BÐ|º (B) •u»ø©a\º
(C) \£õ|õ¯Pº (D) EÒxøÓ Aø©a\º
The State Council of Ministers is headed by __________.
(a) The Governor (b) Chief Minister
(c) Speaker (d) Home Minister

8. \õø» £zxPÐUPõÚ Põµn[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(A) Av÷ÁP® (B) Si÷£õøu°À KmkuÀ
(C) ]Á¨¦ ÂÍUQÀ {À»õø© (D) CøÁ AøÚzx®
What are the causes for the road accidents ?
(a) Over Speed (b) Drunken Drive
(c) Red light Jumping (d) All of these

9. C¢v¯ ¹£õ´ SÔ±k `&I ÁiÁø©zuÁº ¯õº ?
(A) Eu¯ S©õº (B) A©ºzv¯õ ö\ß
(C) A¤âz £õÚºâ (D) Bh® ìªz
Who designed the symbol ` of Indian rupee ?
(a) Udayakumar (b) Amartya Sen
(c) Abijith Banerjee (d) Adam Smith

10. ö£õxzxøÓ __________ Eøh¯x.
(A) C»õ£ ÷|õUP® (B) ÷\øÁ ÷|õUP®
(C) FP ÁoP ÷|õUP® (D) ö£õÊx÷£õUS ÷|õUP®
Public Sector is on __________.

(a) Profit Motive (b) Service Motive

(c) Speculative Motive (d) Entertaining Motive

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÷Põimh Ch[PøÍ {µ¨¦P. 10x1=10
Fill in the blanks :

11. C¢v¯õÂÀ ¤›miè \õ®µõä¯zøu ›ģkzxÁuØPõP Áõ›_ CǨ¦U
öPõÒøPø¯ öPõsk Á¢uÁº __________.
__________ adopted the policy of Doctrine of Lapse to extend the British Empire in India.

12. __________ uªÇºPÍõÀ
""õ ©[øP'' GÚÄ® ""öußÛ¢v¯õÂß áõß]
µõo''GÚÄ® AÔ¯¨£mhõº.
__________ was known by Tamils as “Veera mangai” and “Jhansi Rani of South India.”

13. __________ C¢v¯ ©UPÎß ÁõÌUøP°À Kº J¸[Qøn¢u £Sv¯õP C¸¢ux.
__________ was the integral part in the life of the people of India.

14. "¦Â°ß ÷uõÀ' GßÖ __________ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
The “Skin of the earth” is __________.

15. C¢v¯õÂß __________ ©õ|Pµ® E»Q÷»÷¯ CµshõÁx AvP |Pµ ©UPÒ
öuõøPø¯U öPõshx.
__________ Metropolitan City in India has the second highest urban population in the World.

16. ¦ÂU÷PõÍ ©õv› Gߣx __________ ß Esø©¯õÚ E¸Á ©õv› BS®.
The globe is the true representation of the __________.

17. C¢v¯ Aµ]¯»ø©¨¦a \mh® __________ Si²›ø©ø¯ ©mk® ÁÇ[SQÓx.
Our Indian Constitution provides for only __________ Citizenship.

18. C¢v¯õÂß öÁβÓÄU öPõÒøP°øÚ ÁiÁø©zu •ußø©a ]ؤ
__________ .
The Chief architect of India’s foreign policy was __________.

19. {PÌ {ø» Á[Qø¯ __________ GßÖ® AøÇUP»õ®.
Online Banking is also known as __________.

20. uÛ¯õº xøÓ __________ ÷|õUPzvÀ ö\¯À£kQÓx.
The private sector is on __________ motive.

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ö£õ¸zxP : 10x1=10
Match the following :

21. B[Q÷»¯ºPÒ & ¦Â £hzvß vÓÄ÷PõÀ
The British - Key of a map

22. {µ¢uµ {»Á› vmh® & }sh |õøͯ ©õØÓ®
Permanent Settlement - Long Term Changes

23. ©xøµ & AßÛ ö£\ßm
Madurai - Annie Besant

24. ¤µ®© bõÚ \ø£ & ö©õzu EÒ|õmk EØ£zv
Theosophical Society - Gross Domestic Product

25. Põ»{ø» & £søh¯ |Pµ®
Climate - Ancient Town

26. A£õ¯Pµ©õÚ PÈÄPÒ & i\®£º 31, 1600
Hazardous Waste - 31st December 1600

27. ¦Â°¯À PõµoPÒ & ¦x öhÀ¼
Geographical Factors - New Delhi

28. ¦Â¨£h ÂÍUP® & ‰»¨ö£õ¸mPÒ
Legend - Raw Materials

29. ÷u]¯ ÷£õº {øÚÄa ]ßÚ® & Á[PõÍ®
National War Memorial - Bengal

30. GDP & Põ»õÁv¯õÚ ©¸¢xPÒ
GDP - Outdated drugs

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Áµ»õÖ / HISTORY
GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS ©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 4x2=8
Answer any four questions only.

31. BÁnU Põ¨£P[PÒ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Give a short note on Archives.

32. £õøͯUPõµºPÒ GߣÁº ¯õº ? GøÁ÷¯Ý® Cµsk ö£¯ºPøÍ TÖP.
What do you know about the Palayakkarars ? Name any two of them.

33. SSA ©ØÖ® RMSA &ß Â›ÁõUP® u¸P.
Expand SSA and RMSA.

34. C¢v¯õÂß £õµ®£›¯ øPÂøÚ¨ ö£õ¸mPÎß öuõÈØ\õø»PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the traditional handicraft industries of India ?

35. ©õPõn |Pµ[PÒ ‰ßÔß ö£¯ºPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Name the three Presidency cities.

36. \‰P wø©PÎÀ ]»ÁØøÓ¨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out some social evils.

¤›Ä & 2 / SECTION - 2
¦Â°¯À / GEOGRAPHY
GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS ©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 4x2=8
Answer any four questions only.

37. ©soß ÁøPPøÍU TÖP.
State the types of soils.

38. Põ»{ø» – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define ‘Weather’.

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39. Qµõ©¨¦Ózv¼¸¢x |Pº¨¦ÓzvØS Ch® ö£¯ºÁuØPõÚ •UQ¯ Põµn[PÒ
¯õøÁ ?
What are the causes of rural to urban migration ?

40. |©x |õmiÀ öÁÒÍ £õv¨¦USÒÍõS® •UQ¯ £SvPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the major flood prone areas of our country.

41. ö£õ¸Íõuõµ |hÁiUøP GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is meant by economic activity ?

42. B¨¤›UPõ "uõ´ Psh®' GÚ AøÇUP¨£kÁx Hß ?
Why Africa is called a “Mother Continent” ?

¤›Ä & 3 / SECTION - 3
Siø©°¯À ©ØÖ® ö£õ¸Íõuõµ® / CIVICS AND ECONOMICS

GøÁ÷¯Ý® Cµsk ÂÚõUPÐUS ©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 2x2=4
Answer any two questions only.

43. Si²›ø©°ß ÁøPPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Name the types of Citizens.

44. H÷uÝ® |õßS \õø» ÂvPøÍ GÊxP.
Write any four Traffic rules.

45. £nzvß ©v¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is the Value of Money ?

46. ö£õxz xøÓPÒ SÔzx ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
Write a short note on Public Sector.

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£Sv - III / PART - III
RÌUPõq® ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x5=30

Answer the following questions.

47. (A) |ÃÚ C¢v¯õÂß Áµ»õØÖ Buõµ[Pøͨ £ØÔU SÔ¨¤kP.
AÀ»x
(B) ÷\õǺ Põ»zvÀ PÀ塧 {ø»ø¯¨ £ØÔ Â›ÁõP GÊxP.
(a) Give an account of the historical sources of Modern India.

OR

(b) Give a detailed account on education under Cholas.

48. (A) {ø»¯õÚ {»Á› vmhzvß {øÓ SøÓPøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
AÀ»x

(B) 1991 &B® Bsk ^ºv¸zu[PÐUS¨ ¤ÓS öuõÈÀxøÓ°ß Áͺa]ø¯
ÂÍUSP.
(a) Discuss the merits and demerits of the Permanent Settlement.

OR

(b) Explain different phases of Industrial development in India in 1991.

49. (A) |Pµ©¯©õUP¼ÚõÀ HØ£k® ÂøÍÄPøÍ Bµõ´P.
AÀ»x

(B) ‰»¨ö£õ¸mPÎß Ai¨£øh°À öuõÈ»P[PøÍ ÁøP¨£kzv ÂÍUSP.
(a) Discuss the consequences of Urbanisation.

OR

(b) Classify and explain the industries based on the source of raw materials.

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50. (A) PõØÖ ©õ_£kuø»¨ £ØÔ J¸ Pmkøµ ÁøµP.

AÀ»x

(B) Põo¨ ¦Â¨£h[PÒ ©ØÖ® AÁØÔß •UQ¯zxÁzøu ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

(a) Write an essay on Air Pollution.

OR

(b) Describe the Cadastral Map and its importance.

51. (A) •u»ø©a\›ß AvPõµ[PÒ ©ØÖ® £oPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

AÀ»x

(B) }vzxøÓ°ß £[S £ØÔ GÊxP.

(a) Discuss the powers and functions of the Chief Minister.

OR

(b) Write about the role of Judiciary.

52. (A) ö£õ¸ÍõuõµzvÀ P¸¨¦ £nzvß ÂøÍÄPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

AÀ»x

(B) ö£õxz xøÓ°ß EÖ¨¦PÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.

(a) What are the effects of black money on economy ?

OR

(b) Explain the organs of Public Sector.

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£Sv - IV / PART - IV
53. RÌUPshøÁPÐUS Põ»U÷Põk ÁøµP. 5x1=5
(A) Áõì÷PõhPõ©õ PÒÎU÷Põmøhø¯ Aøh¢u Bsk
(B) \v JȨ¦a \mh®
(C) C¢v¯õÂÀ C¸¨¦¨£õøu AÔ•P¨£kzu¨£mh Bsk
(D) Emì PÀÂ AÔUøP
(E) ÷Á¿º P»P®
Draw a timeline on the following :
(a) Vasco da Gama reached Calicut.
(b) Sati Abolition Act.
(c) The network of railroads in India was introduced.
(d) Wood’s Despatch
(e) Vellore Revolt

£Sv - V / PART - V
¤›Ä - 1 / SECTION - 1
AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x1=5
Answer all the questions.

54. C¢v¯ Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌUPshÁØøÓU SÔUPÄ®.
(A) PÒÎU÷Põmøh
(B) öhÀ¼
(C) PÀPzuõ
(D) »U÷Úõ
(E) ug\õź
Mark the following places on the outline map of India.
(a) Calicut
(b) Delhi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Lucknow
(e) Tanjore

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55. E»P Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌUPsh Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®. 10x1=10

(A) C¢v¯¨ ö£¸[PhÀ
(B) öuß B¨¤›UPõ
(C) ¤÷µ]À
(D) Bìv÷µ¼¯õ
(E) Am»õsiU ö£¸[PhÀ
(F) C¢v¯õ
(G) C[Q»õ¢x
(H) ^Úõ
(I) Cµè¯õ
(J) £]¤U ö£¸[PhÀ
Mark the following places on the World Map.
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) South Africa
(c) Brazil
(d) Australia
(e) Atlantic Ocean
(f) India
(g) England
(h) China
(i) Russia
(j) Pacific Ocean

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