TN 10th Question Paper 2023 Social Science

Tamil Nadu
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2023
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Part - III
\‰P AÔ¯À / SOCIAL SCIENCE
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version)

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Note : This question paper contains four Parts.

£Sv & I / PART - I
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(ii) öPõkUP¨£mh ©õØÖ ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ Âøh°øÚ
÷uº¢öukzxU SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx GÊuÄ®.
Note : (i) Answer all the questions.

(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives
and write the option code and the corresponding answer.

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1. E»Pzvß G¢u¨ £Sv hõ»º Aµ]¯À HPõv£zv¯zøu ¸®£ÂÀø» ?
(A) I÷µõ¨£õ (B) C»zwß Aö©›UPõ
(C) C¢v¯õ (D) ^Úõ
Which part of the world disliked Dollar Imperialism ?
(a) Europe (b) Latin America

(c) India (d) China

2. ^ÚõÂÀ ©UPÒ Aµ]¯À P»¢uõ´Ä ©õ|õk G¨÷£õx |øhö£ØÓx ?
(A) ö\¨h®£º 1959 (B) ö\¨h®£º 1949
(C) ö\¨h®£º 1954 (D) ö\¨h®£º 1944
When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China ?
(a) September 1959 (b) September 1949

(c) September 1954 (d) September 1944

3. QÇUQ¢v¯ P®ö£Û°ß |õk¤iUS® Bø\ø¯ Gvºzx {ßÓ •uÀ £õøͯU&
Põµº ¯õº ?
(A) ©¸x \÷PõuµºPÒ (B) §¼z÷uÁº
(C) ÷Á¾|õa]¯õº (D) õ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©ß
Who was the first Palayakkarars to resist the East India Company’s Policy of
territorial aggrandizement ?
(a) Marudhu brothers (b) Puli Thevar

(c) Velunachiyar (d) Veerapandya Kattabomman

4. C¢v¯ ÷u]¯ Põ[Qµ]ß G¢u A©ºÂÀ Jzxøǯõø© C¯UPzxUS AÝ©v
ÁÇ[P¨£mhx ?
(A) £®£õ´ (B) ©uµõì (C) PÀPzuõ (D) |õU§º
In which session of Indian National Congress was Non-cooperation Movement

approved ?

(a) Bombay (b) Madras (c) Calcutta (d) Nagpur

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5. £ßÚõmka \[P® E¸ÁõUP¨£kÁvÀ •ß•¯Ø] GkzuÁº ¯õº ?
(A) ¹ìöÁÀm (B) ÷\®£º¼ß
(C) Em÷µõ ÂÀ\ß (D) £õÀkÂß
Who initiated the formation of League of Nations ?
(a) Roosevelt (b) Chamberlain
(c) Woodrow Wilson (d) Baldwin

6. B¢zµø\m {»UP› __________ Põº£ß AÍøÁ öPõskÒÍx.
(A) 80% - 95% (B) 70% &US ÷©À
(C) 60% - 70% (D) 50% &US® SøÓÄ
The Anthracite coal has __________ of carbon.
(a) 80 to 95% (b) Above 70%
(c) 60 to 70% (d) Below 50%

7. uªÌ|õmiÀ EÒÍ ªP E¯µ©õÚ ]Pµ® __________.
(A) BøÚ•i (B) öuõmhö£mhõ
(C) ©÷P¢vµQ› (D) ÷\ºÁµõ¯ß
The highest peak in Tamil Nadu is __________.
(a) Anaimudi (b) Doddabetta
(c) Mahendragiri (d) Servarayan

8. uªÌ|õmi¾ÒÍ ö£›¯ ©ØÖ® ]Ô¯ xøÓ•P[PÎß GsoUøP :
(A) 3 ©ØÖ® 15 (B) 4 ©ØÖ® 16 (C) 3 ©ØÖ® 16 (D) 4 ©ØÖ® 15
Number of major and minor ports in Tamil Nadu.
(a) 3 and 15 (b) 4 and 16 (c) 3 and 16 (d) 4 and 15

9. £øǯ ÁshÀ £iÄPÍõÀ E¸ÁõÚ \©öÁÎ __________.
(A) £õ£º (B) uµõ´ (C) £õ[Pº (D) Põuº
__________ plains are formed by the older alluvium.

(a) Bhabar (b) Tarai (c) Bhangar (d) Khadar

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10. P®¦ __________ &I §ºÂP©õPU öPõsh £°µõS®.
(A) B]¯õ (B) C¢v¯õ (C) B¨¤›UPõ (D) µè¯õ
Bajra is an indigenous crop of __________.
(a) Asia (b) India (c) Africa (d) Russia

11. RÌUPõq® G¢u Âv°ß Ai¨£øh°À Si¯µ_ uø»Áº {v ö|¸UPi
{ø»°øÚ AÔÂUQÓõº ?
(A) \mh¨¤›Ä 352 (B) \mh¨¤›Ä 360
(C) \mh¨¤›Ä 356 (D) \mh¨¤›Ä 365
Under which Article the President is vested with the power to proclaim Financial
Emergency ?
(a) Article 352 (b) Article 360
(c) Article 356 (d) Article 365

12. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØøÓU Põ»Á›ø\¨£kzv R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ SÔ±k&
Pμ¸¢x \›¯õÚ Âøhø¯z ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(i) £g\^»®
(ii) ^ÚõÂß Aq öÁi¨¦a ÷\õuøÚ
(iii) 20 BskPÒ J¨£¢u®
(iv) C¢v¯õÂß •uÀ Aq öÁi¨¦a ÷\õuøÚ
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
Arrange the following in the correct chronological order and choose the correct
answer from the code given below.
(i) Panchasheel
(ii) China’s Nuclear test
(iii) Twenty year Treaty
(iv) First Nuclear test of India
(a) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(d) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

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13. __________ C¢v¯õÂÀ ÷uõßÔ¯uõÀ EnÄ uõÛ¯ EØ£zv°À ußÛøÓÄ ö£Ó
ÁÈ ÁSzux.
(A) }»¨ ¦µm] (B) öÁÒøͨ ¦µm]
(C) £_ø©¨ ¦µm] (D) \õ®£À ¦µm]
__________ revolution was born in India paving way for self-sufficiency in food
grains production.
(a) Blue Revolution (b) White Revolution

(c) Green Revolution (d) Grey Revolution

14. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ ÷uõÀ öuõÈØ\õø»PÒ CÀ»õux Gx ?
(A) µõo¨÷£møh (B) uº©¦›
(C) B®§º (D) Áõo¯®£õi
Which one of the following is not having leather factories ?
(a) Ranipet (b) Dharmapuri

(c) Ambur (d) Vaniyambadi

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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® 10 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 28 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 10x2=20

Note : Answer any 10 questions. Question No. 28 is compulsory.

15. îm»º öáº©Û ©UPÎß BuµøÁ GÆÁõÖ ö£ØÓõº ?
How did Hitler get the support from the people of Germany ?

16. •÷\õ¼Û°ß ÷µõ©õ¦› ÷|õUQ¯ Ao ÁS¨¤ß ÂøÍÄPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What was the result of Musolini’s march to Rome ?

17. Cµõ©¼[P _ÁõªPÎß ^ºv¸zu[PÒ SÔzx SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.

Write a note on reforms of Ramalinga Adigal.

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18. »U÷Úõ J¨£¢uzvß •UQ¯ A®\[PøÍ öuõSzx ÁÇ[PÄ®.
Summarise the essence of Lucknow Pact.

19. £x[S SÈ ÷£õº •øÓ SÔzx }[PÒ AÔ¢uöußÚ ?
What do you know of Trench Warfare ?

20. ÷£›hº A£õ¯ ÷|ºÄ – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define : Disaster Risk Reduction.

21. £ßÚõmk ÁoP® – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define “International trade”.

22. ÷Põ¯®¦zyº Hß uªÌ|õmiß "©õßö\ìhº' GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx ?
Why is Coimbatore called the Manchester of Tamil Nadu ?

23. C¯ØøP G›Áõ² GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is natural gas ?

24. öÁ¨£ SøÓÄ ÂQu® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is meant by normal lapse rate ?

25. C¢v¯õÂß ö\®ö©õÈPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the classical languages in India ?

26. ¤›Uì (BRICS) EÖ¨¦ |õkPÎß ö£¯ºPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.

Mention the member countries of BRICS.

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27. ö©õzu EÒ|õmk EØ£zv GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is meant by Gross Domestic Product ?

28. ÂQu Á› Âv¨¦ •øÓ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Proportionate tax ?

£Sv & III / PART - III
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® 10 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 42 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 10x5=50
Note : Answer any 10 questions. Question No. 42 is compulsory.

29. ÷Põimh Ch[PøÍ {µ¨¦P.
(i) hõöÚߣºU ÷£õ›À __________ ÷£›Ç¨¦PÐUS EÒÍõÚx.
(ii) \õzuÞº Aøn __________ BØÔß SÖU÷P Pmh¨£mkÒÍx.
(iii) __________ uªÌ|õmiß ©õ{» »[S BS®.
(iv) C¢v¯ Aµ]¯»ø©¨¦ __________ Aµ\õ[Pzøu ÁÇ[SQÓx.
(v) __________ B® BsiÀ ÷u]¯ EnÄ £õxPõ¨¦a \mh® C¢v¯
|õhõЩßÓzuõÀ {øÓ÷ÁØÓ¨£mhx.
Fill in the blanks.
(i) In the battle of Tannenberg, __________ suffered heavy losses.
(ii) Sathanur dam is constructed across the river __________.
(iii) __________ is the Tamil Nadu state animal.
(iv) The Constitution of India envisages a __________ government.
(v) In the year __________, National Food Security Act was passed by the Indian
Parliament.

30. Cµshõ® E»P¨ ÷£õ›ß ÂøÍÄPøÍ B´Ä ö\´P.
Analyse the effects of World War II.

31. ÷Á¿›À 1806 &À öÁizu ¦µm]°ß TÖPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

Account for the outbreak of Vellore Revolt in 1806.

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32. (A) ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
(i) ÷©ØS öuõhºa] ©ø»PÒ ©ØÖ® QÇUS öuõhºa] ©ø»PÒ
(ii) E÷»õP® ©ØÖ® A÷»õP PÛ©[PÒ
(B) Põµn® TÖP.
QÇUS öuõhºa] ©ø»PÒ öuõhºa]¯ØÖ Põn¨£kQÓx.
(a) Distinguish between :
(i) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
(ii) Metallic and Non metallic minerals
(b) Give reasons for the following :
Eastern Ghats are not a continuous range.

33. \mh ©Ö¨¦ C¯UPzvÀ uªÌ|õk ÁQzu £[QøÚ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Describe the role of Tamil Nadu in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

34. öuß÷©ØS £¸ÁU PõØÖ SÔzx GÊxP.
Write about south west monsoon.

35. C¢v¯ ©s ÁøPPÒ H÷uÝ® I¢vøÚU SÔ¨¤mk, ©soß £s¦PÒ ©ØÖ®
£µÁÀ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
State any five types of soil in India and explain the characteristics and distribution
of soil.

36. C¢v¯õÂß \õø»PøÍ ÁøP¨£kzv ÂÍUSP.
Classify and explain the roadways in India.

37. C¢v¯ Aµ]¯»ø©¨¤ß ]Ó¨¦U TÖPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
Explain the salient features of the Constitution of India.

38. C¢v¯ ¤µu© Aø©a\›ß £oPÒ ©ØÖ® Phø©PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What are the duties and functions of Prime Minister of India ?

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39. ö£õx Â{÷¯õP •øÓø¯ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Elaborate on the Public Distribution System.

40. MNC Áͺa]UPõÚ Põµn[PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

Explain the reason for the growth of MNC.

SÔ¨¦ : £õºøÁ¯ØÓ ©õnÁºPÒ Põ»U÷Põk ©ØÖ® Áøµ£hzvÀ •øÓ÷¯
{PÌÄPøͲ® Ch[PøͲ® SÔ¨¤mk PõmkÁuØS £v»õP AÁØøÓ¨
£ØÔ¯ SÔ¨¦PÒ ©mk® GÊu ÷Ásk®.
Note : Blind candidates have to write only notes for the questions related to Timeline
chart and map.

41. RÌUPõs£ÚÁØÔØS Põ»U÷Põk ÁøµP.
1910 •uÀ 1930 Áøµ°»õÚ BskPmS Em£mh •UQ¯ I¢x {PÌÄPøÍ
Põ»U÷PõmiÀ GÊxP.
Draw a Timeline for the following :

Write any five important events between 1910 and 1930.

42. E»P Áøµ£hzvÀ ¤ßÁ¸® Ch[PøÍ SÔUPÄ®.
(i) Q÷µm ¤›mhß
(ii) ¤µõßì
(iii) Czuõ¼
(iv) öẩÛ
(v) ö©õµõU÷Põ
Mark the following places on the map of world.
(i) Great Britain
(ii) France
(iii) Italy
(iv) Germany

(v) Morocco

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SÔ¨¦ : ¤ßÁ¸® ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 2x8=16
Note : Answer the following questions.
43. (A) w£PØ£ ¥h§ªPÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) 1857 ö£¸[P»P® ÷uõÀ¯øh¯ Põµn[PøÍ Bµõ´P.
(a) Explain the Peninsular plateaus.
OR
(b) Discuss the causes for failure of Revolt of 1857.

SÔ¨¦ : £õºøÁ¯ØÓ ©õnÁºPÒ Áøµ£h öuõhº¦øh¯ ÂÚõUPÐUS SÔ¨¦PÒ
©mk® GÊuÄ®.
Note : Blind candidates have to write only notes for the questions related to map.
44. (A) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ C¢v¯ Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌUPõq® Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®.
(i) BµÁÀ¼
(ii) |º©øu
(iii) uUPõn ¥h§ª
(iv) £ßÚõ E°º÷PõÍ ö£mhP®
(v) uõº £õø»ÁÚ®
(vi) ÷©ØS öuõhºa] ©ø»PÒ
(vii) £õµw¨
(viii) P›\À©s £Sv JßÖ
AÀ»x
(B) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ uªÌ|õk Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌUPõq® Ch[PøÍU
SÔUPÄ®.
(i) £õ»õÖ
(ii) ÷Áh¢uõ[PÀ
(iii) Põ¤ ÂøͲ® £Sv
(iv) •Àø» ö£›¯õº Aøn
(v) £mk öuõÈÀ |øhö£Ö® Ch®
(vi) Gsrº
(vii) ©õÚ {ø»¯® (H÷uÝ® JßÖ)

(viii) C¢v¯¨ ö£¸[PhÀ

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(a) Mark the following places on the given outline map of India.

(i) Aravalli
(ii) Narmada
(iii) Deccan plateau
(iv) Panna Biosphere Reserve
(v) Thar desert
(vi) Western Ghats
(vii) Paradeep
(viii) Black soil region (1)
OR
(b) Mark the following places on the given outline map of Tamil Nadu.
(i) River Palar
(ii) Vedanthangal
(iii) Coffee growing area
(iv) Mullai Periyar dam
(v) Silk industry region
(vi) Ennore
(vii) Airport (Any one)
(viii) Indian Ocean

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