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Tamil Nadu
State Board
2023
QUESTION
PAPER
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6786
!6786IstYearEmployabilitySkills! £vÄ Gs
Register Number
Part III — Vocational Subjects
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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
(uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version)
Põ» AÍÄ : 3.00 ©o ÷|µ® ] [ ö©õzu ©v¨ö£sPÒ : 70
Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 70
AÔÄøµPÒ : (1) AøÚzx ÂÚõUPЮ \›¯õP £vÁõQ EÒÍuõ GߣuøÚ \›£õºzxU
öPõÒÍÄ®. Aa_¨£v¨¤À SøÓ°¸¨¤ß AøÓU PsPõo¨£õÍ›h®
EhÚi¯õPz öu›ÂUPÄ®.
(2) }»® AÀ»x P¸¨¦ ø©°øÚ ©mk÷© GÊxÁuØS®
AiU÷PõikÁuØS® £¯ß£kzu ÷Ásk®. £h[PÒ ÁøµÁuØS
ö£ß]À £¯ß£kzuÄ®.
(3) CÆÂÚõzuõÎÀ B[Q»zvÀ ÷PmP¨£mkÒÍ ÂÚõUPÐUS
B[Q»zv÷»÷¯ Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Instructions : (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of
fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw
diagrams.
(3) In this question paper, answer the questions asked in English, in English.
£Sv & I / PART - I
SÔ¨¦ : (i) AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 30x1=30
(ii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ©õØÖ ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ Âøhø¯z
÷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. BBC Bitesize Gߣx __________ P¸Â¯õS®.
(A) Â›Äøµ (B) J¸ ¦zuP® (C) ÂÚõi ÂÚõ (D) Ãi÷¯õ
BBC Bitesize is a __________ tool.
(a) Lecture (b) Book (c) Quiz (d) Video
2. uÛ |£º vÓßPÎÀ Ah[SÁx __________.
(A) SÊ ÷Áø» (B) ¤µa]øÚø¯z wº¨£x
(C) öuõhº¦ (D) ÷©÷» EÒÍ AøÚzx®
Interpersonal skills include __________.
(a) Team work (b) Problem solving
(c) Communication (d) All of the above
3. _¯ PØÓÀ Gߣx J¸ __________ •¯Ø].
(A) uÛ |£º (B) B]›¯ºPÒ (C) Ao (D) SÊ
Self-learning is a/an __________ effort.
(a) Individual (b) Teachers (c) Team (d) Group
4. Business people often greet one another with __________.
(a) A handshake (b) A hug (c) A phone call (d) A highfive
5. It is too late to go shopping. The shops are only open __________ 9:00 pm. They
will be closed __________ now.
(a) by, by (b) by, until (c) until, until (d) until, by
6. Pick the odd one out :
(a) sad (b) happy (c) anger (d) healthy
7. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔÀ Gx ÷£_ÁuØS uøh¯õP EÒÍx ?
(A) Aø©v (B) |®¤UøP (C) |m¦ (D) £umh®
Which one of the following is a barrier to speaking ?
(a) Calmness (b) Confidence (c) Friendliness (d) Nervousness
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8. J¸ SÊÂß •ß ÷£_®÷£õx ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔÀ Gøuz uºUP ÷Ásk® ?
(A) BØÓø» En¸uÀ (B) Ps öuõhºø£¨ ÷£quÀ
(C) EÖv¯õP {Ø£x (D) ÷£aø\ ©Ú¨£õh® ö\´uÀ
Which of the following should be avoided while speaking before a group ?
(a) Feel energetic (b) Maintaining eye contact
(c) Stand rigidly (d) Memorizing the speech
9. ì©õºm ÷£õÛÀ J¸Áº ÷£_Áøu¨ £vÄ ö\´Áx GuØS £¯ÝÒÍuõP C¸US® ?
(A) J¸Á›ß uPÁÀ öuõhº¦PÎÀ £»® ©ØÖ® £»ÃÚ[PøÍ ©v¨¤kuÀ
(B) G¨ö£õÊöuÀ»õ® _u¢vµ©õP C¸UQÕºP÷Íõ A¨÷£õöuÀ»õ® Aøu¨
£õº¨£x.
(C) •P¡¼À £vÂkÁx
(D) |s£ºPÐUSU PõmkuÀ
Recording the speech of a person in a smart phone is useful for :
(a) Assessing strength and weakness in one’s communication
(b) Looking at it whenever you are free
(c) Posting it on facebook
(d) Showing to friends
10. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔÀ Gx ªßÚg\À ÷\øÁ°À Ah[S® ?
(A) Põºmlß ö|möÁõºU (B) Google.com
(C) Hotcrossmail.com. (D) íõmìhõº.Põ®
Which of the following comes under e-mail services ?
(a) Cartoon network (b) Google.com
(c) Hotcrossmail.com (d) Hotstar.com
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11. uPÁÀ öuõhº¦ ö\¯À•øÓ Gߣx __________ I EÒÍhUQ¯x.
(A) ö\´v (B) ö£Ö£Áº
(C) Aݨ¦£Áº (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ AøÚzx®
Communication process includes __________.
(a) Message (b) Receiver
(c) Sender (d) All of the above
12. CPU &Gߣuß Â›ÁõUP® :
(A) Central Planning Unit (B) Central Programming Unit
(C) Central Progress Unit (D) Central Processing Unit
CPU stands for __________.
(a) Central Planning Unit (b) Central Programming Unit
(c) Central Progress Unit (d) Central Processing Unit
13. AmhÁøna ö\¯¼°À Á›ø\²®, ö|kÁ›ø\²® \¢vUS® Ch® __________.
(A) \xµ® (B) ~snøÓ
(C) AmhÁønzuõÒ (D) ÷»¤Ò
In Excel, the intersection of a row and column is called a :
(a) Square (b) Cell
(c) Worksheet (d) Label
14. |PÀ Gk¨£uØPõÚ SÖUSÁÈ \õ :
(A) Ctrl + X (B) Ctrl + C (C) Ctrl + A (D) Ctrl + V
__________ is a shortcut key for the copy command.
(a) Ctrl + X (b) Ctrl + C (c) Ctrl + A (d) Ctrl + V
15. LAN &ß Â›ÁõUP® :
(A) Logical Area Network (B) Local Area Name
(C) Legal Area Network (D) Local Area Network
The expansion of LAN is :
(a) Logical Area Network (b) Local Area Name
(c) Legal Area Network (d) Local Area Network
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16. ~Pº÷Áõº Áõ[S® |hzøu __________ Põµoø¯ \õº¢uuÀ».
(A) Áõ[S® vÓß (B) Áõ[S® £ÇUP®
(C) ÁõÌUøP £ÇUP® (D) PÀÂ
Consumer’s buying behaviour does not depend on __________ factor.
(a) Purchasing power (b) Buying habits
(c) Living habit (d) Education
17. SWOT £S¨£õ´ÂÀ 'S' Gߣx __________ I SÔUQÓx.
(A) ©v¨£õ´Ä (B) öÁØÔ (C) ÷\øÁ (D) Á¼ø©
In SWOT analysis ‘S’ stands for _________.
(a) Survey (b) Success (c) Service (d) Strength
18. RÌUPshÁØÔÀ Gx \õzv¯U TÔß ÁøP¯À» ?
(A) PÀ \õzv¯® (B) \¢øu \õzv¯®
(C) {v \õzv¯® (D) öuõÈÀ~m£ \õzv¯®
Which one is NOT a type of feasibility ?
(a) Educational feasibility (b) Market feasibility
(c) Financial feasibility (d) Technical feasibility
19. •iöÁkUS® ö\¯À£õmiÀ __________ £iPÒ EÒÍÚ.
(A) ‰ßÖ (B) |õßS (C) Cµsk (D) I¢x
There are __________ steps in decision making process.
(a) Three (b) Four (c) Two (d) Five
20. GDP __________ GßÓ Ai¨£øh°À PnUQh¨£kQÓx.
(A) Bsk÷uõÖ® (B) JÆöÁõ¸ ©õu®
(C) 5 BskPÐUS J¸•øÓ (D) 6 ©õu[PÐUS J¸•øÓ
GDP is calculated on __________ basis.
(a) Annually (b) Monthly
(c) Once in 5 years (d) Once in 6 months
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21. uÛ¨£mh Áͺa] Gߣx AÔÄ ©ØÖ® vÓßPøÍU PØS®, ÷©®£kzx®
__________ Ehß öuõhº¦øh¯x.
(A) Pmhõ¯® (B) AÁ]¯®
(C) ¦›uÀ (D) ¸¨£®
Personal growth is linked with __________ to learn and upgrade knowledge and
skills.
(a) Force (b) Necessity
(c) Understanding (d) Willingness
22. __________ Gߣx J¸ |£º {PÌÄ, `Ì{ø» AÀ»x SÊÂØS GvµõÚ J¸ P¸zx
BS®.
(A) £õ¼Ú® (B) J¸ \õº¦
(C) £õS£õk PõmkuÀ (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ÁØÔÀ GxĪÀø»
A __________ is a type of opinion against a person, event, situation or group.
(a) Gender (b) Bias
(c) Discrimination (d) None of the above
23. J¸ __________ Gߣx J¸ |£º AÁ¸øh¯ |hzøu, Euõµn® AÀ»x AÁµx
öÁØÔ ©ØÓÁºPÍõÀ, SÔ¨£õP CøÍ¯ÁºPÍõÀ ¤ß£ØÓ¨£h»õ®.
(A) •ß©õv› (B) C»US
(C) £õ¼Ú® (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ GxĪÀø»
A __________ is a person whose behaviour, example or success is or can be emulated
by others, especially by younger people.
(a) Role Model (b) Target
(c) Gender (d) None of the above
24. £sh©õØÖ •øÓ°À, ©ÛuºPÒ __________ Eu²hß £›ÁºzuøÚ ö\´x
Á¢uÚº.
(A) Amøh (B) ö£õ¸mPÒ
(C) £n® (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ AøÚzx®
In barter system, humans used __________ for transaction.
(a) Card (b) Goods
(c) Money (d) All of the above
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25. £n® GkUP, Põ÷\õø»°À __________ C¸UP ÷Ásk®.
(A) PnUS øÁzv¸¨£Á›ß PAN Amøh Gs
(B) PnUS øÁzv¸¨£Á›ß øPö¯õ¨£®
(C) ö£Ö|›ß øPö¯õ¨£®
(D) ÷©ØPsh AøÚzx®
For money withdrawal, a cheque must have :
(a) PAN Card No. of the account holder
(b) Signature of the account holder
(c) Signature of the recipient
(d) All the above
26. £n®, RÌPsh G¢u •øÓPÎÀ •u½k ö\´¯¨£kQÓx ?
(A) £µì£µ {v (B) £[S \¢øu
(C) £zvµ[PÒ (D) CøÁ AøÚzx®
In which of the following method money is invested ?
(a) Mutual funds (b) Share market
(c) Bonds (d) All the above
27. __________ Gߣx ÁõÌ|õÒ £¯n®. CvÀ J¸ |£º PØÖUöPõÒÍ ÷Ási¯
vÓßPøÍ AÔÄhß £¯ß£kzv, AÝ£Ázvß ‰»® SÔ¨¤mh xøÓ°À £n®
\®£õvUP EuÄQÓx.
(A) vÓß (B) ÁõÌUøP¨ ÷£õUS
(C) £o¯õͺ (D) ÷Áø»
__________ is a lifelong journey in which an individual learns skills, and use
those skills with knowledge and gain experience in a particular field or industry
to earn money.
(a) Skill (b) Career
(c) Employee (d) Job
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28. __________ BÚx uØSÔ¨¤¾ÒÍ uÁÖPøÍ \› ö\´¯ EuÄQÓx.
(A) {µõP›¨¦ (B) öÁαk
(C) B´Ä (D) ÷©ØPsh AøÚzx®
___________ of Resume helps to overcome the faults.
(a) Reject (b) Publish
(c) Review (d) All of the above
29. __________ ÷|ºPõnÀ Gߣx £°Ø] ÷|ºPõnÀ GßÓøÇUP¨£k®.
(A) ©º\Ú® (B) Esø©¯õÚ
(C) ©õv› (D) ÷©ØPsh AøÚzx®
A __________ interview is also known as practice interview.
(a) Review (b) Real
(c) Mock (d) All the above
30. SMART Gߣx SÔ¨¤mh, __________, Aøh¯UTi¯, öuõhº¦øh¯, ÷|µ Ai¨&
£øh°»õÚx.
(A) |P¸® (B) ö£õ¸Ò
(C) ªuÁõu (D) AÍÂhUTi¯
SMART stands for Specific, __________, Achievable, Realistic and Time-based.
(a) Moving (b) Material
(c) Moderate (d) Measurable
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£Sv & II / PART - II
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® 5 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 37 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x2=10
Note : Answer any five questions. Question No. 37 is Compulsory.
31. ÷Áø»Áõ´¨¦ vÓßPøÍ Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Employability skills.
32. öuõhº¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is communication ?
33. RAM GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is RAM ?
34. PoÛ £ØÔ } AÔ¢uøu GÊuÄ®.
What do you understand about computers ?
35. ÷|µ ÷©»õsø©°ß •UQ¯zxÁ[PÒ ]»ÁØøÓ¨ £mi¯¼kP.
List some importance of time-management.
36. £À÷ÁÖ ÁøP¯õÚ Á[QU PnUSPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
Explain the various types of Bank Accounts.
37. ÷|ºPõn¼À {µõP›UP¨£kÁuØPõÚ •UQ¯ Põµn[PøÍ GÊxP.
Write the main reasons to be rejected in an interview.
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£Sv & III / PART - III
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® I¢x ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 44 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x3=15
Note : Answer any five questions. Question No. 44 is Compulsory.
38. {PÌ{ø» PØÓ¾UPõÚ Buõµ[PøÍ }[PÒ ÷\P›US® ÁÈPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the ways you can gather resources for online learning ?
39. ö©õø£À ÷£õß GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is a mobile phone ?
40. vmh AÔUøP GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is a project report ?
41. ©Ú AÊzuzøu ÁøP¨£kzv, Gx \©õÎUP •i²® ©ØÖ® Gx \©õÎUP •i¯õx
Gߣøu ÂÍUSP.
Classify stress and explain which is manageable and unmanageable.
42. iâmhÀ ÷£[Q[QÀ ö\´¯ ÷Ási¯øÁ ©ØÖ® ö\´¯U ThõuøÁPÒ
GøÁ÷¯Ý® ‰ßÓøÚ¨ £mi¯¼kP.
List any three Do’s and Don’ts of Digital banking.
43. ÷|ºPõn¾US u¯õµõSuÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What do you mean by interview preparation ?
44. Cøn¯zøu Áøµ¯Özx Auß ÁøPPÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Define Internet. Explain various types of internet.
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£Sv & IV / PART - IV
SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 3x5=15
Note : Answer all the questions.
45. (A) J¸ öuõÈø»z ÷uº¢öuk¨£uØS •ß }[PÒ P¸zvÀ öPõÒÍ ÷Ási¯
PõµoPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) PoÛø¯²® Auß £SvPøÍ²® Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
(a) What are the factors you will consider before choosing a career ?
OR
(b) Define computer and its parts.
46. (A) ©Ú AÊzuzøu ©v¨¤kÁuØS¨ £¯ß£kzu¨£k® 4 EzvPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) E[PÒ £Ò롧 _ØÖ¨¦Ózøu¨ £ØÔ¯ E[PÒ ¦›uÀ £ØÔ¯ AÔUøPø¯
GÊxP ©ØÖ® E[PÒ PØÓø» •ßÛø»¨£kzxP.
(a) Explain the 4 strategies used for evaluating stress.
OR
(b) Write a report on your understanding of school surroundings and highlight
your learnings.
47. (A) ATM (HiG®) ©ØÖ® Auß ÷|õUPzøu ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ©õv› ÷|ºPõnø» Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®. ©õv› ÷|ºPõn¾US u¯õµõÁx GÆÁõÖ
Gߣøu ›ÁõP ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Describe ATM and its purpose.
OR
(b) Define Mock interviews and elaborate how you would prepare for a mock
interview.
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