TN 11th Question Paper 2023 Ethics And Indian Culture

Tamil Nadu
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2023
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PART - III
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ETHICS AND INDIAN CULTURE
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version)

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÷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. "£s£õk' GßÓ ö\õÀø»z uªÈÀ •uß•u¼À AÔ•P¨£kzv¯Áº __________.
(A) öuõÀPõ¨¤¯º (B) CÍ[÷PõÁiPÒ
(C) Á.E. ]u®£µÚõº (D) i.÷P. ]u®£µ|õuÚõº
The word ‘culture’ was first introduced in Tamil by :

(a) Tholkappiar (b) Ilangovadigal

(c) Va.Vu. Chidambaranar (d) T.K. Chidambaranathar

2. RÌUPõs£ÚÁØÖÒ \›¯õP¨ ö£õ¸¢v²ÒÍ Cønø¯z ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(A) B´ Asiµß & ©°¾US¨ ÷£õºøÁ u¢uÁº
(B) £õ› & •Àø»USz ÷uº D¢uÁº
(C) Av¯©õß & }»|õPzvß Eøhø¯ CøÓÁÝUS AoÂzuÁº
(D) ÷£Pß & JÍøÁUS ö|À¼UPÛ AÎzuÁº
Choose the pair that is rightly matched in the following.

(a) Aai Andiran - gave his bedsheet to a peacock

(b) Paari - gave his chariot to mullai plant

(c) Adiyamaan - dressed God with the skin of blue cobra

(d) Began - offered nellikani to Avaiyar

3. ]¢xöÁÎ |õP›P® SÔzx APÇõ´Ä ÷©ØöPõsh öuõÀ¼¯»õͺ :
(A) æÀ÷h (B) hõUhº ìªz
(C) ÷P.G®. •ßæ (D) \º áõß ©õºåÀ
The archeologist who undertook excavation of Indus Valley civilisation :

(a) Shilde (b) Dr. Smith

(c) K.M. Munshi (d) Sir John Marshall

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4. ¤ßÁ¸® TØÖPÐÒ \›¯õÚÁØøÓz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(1) ]zvµ GÊzxUPÒ Chª¸¢x Á»©õP GÊu¨£mhÚ.
(2) ]zvµ GÊzxUPÒ Á»ª¸¢x Ch©õP GÊu¨£mhÚ.
(3) ]zvµ GÊzxUPÒ ÷©¼¸¢x RÇõP GÊu¨£mhÚ.
(4) ]zvµ GÊzxUPÒ Rȸ¢x ÷©»õP GÊu¨£mhÚ.
(A) (1) &®, (4) &® \› (B) (1) &®, (3) &® \›
(C) (3) &®, (4) &® \› (D) (1) &®, (2) &® \›
Choose the right one from these given below :
(1) Pictorial writing was written from left to right
(2) Pictorial writing was written from right to left
(3) Pictorial writing was written from top to bottom
(4) Pictorial writing was written from bottom to top
(a) (1) and (4) are correct (b) (1) and (3) are correct
(c) (3) and (4) are correct (d) (1) and (2) are correct

5. ö£õ¸¢uõu Cønø¯a _mkP.
(A) ¥©ß & öPõøh (B) u¸©ß & ö£õÖø©
(C) x›÷¯õuÚß & ö£õÓõø© (D) Aºa_Úß & ÂÀ»õØÓÀ
Choose the incorrect pair.
(a) Bhiman - Charity (b) Dharuman - Patience
(c) Duryodhanan - Jealousy (d) Arjunan - Archery

6. \[PPõ» ö£s£õØ ¦»Áº Á›ø\°À Ch® ö£ÓõuÁøµz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(A) PõøµUPõÀ A®ø©¯õº (B) JÍøÁ¯õº
(C) |¨£\ø»¯õº (D) Bv©¢v¯õº
Choose the poet who does not belong to the list of woman poets during Sangam
period.
(a) Karaikal Ammaiyar (b) Avaiyar

(c) Nappsalaiyar (d) Aadhimandiyar

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7. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ C¢v¯U ÷Põ°À PmhhU Pø» £õoø¯a \õµõux Gx ?
(A) Põ¢uõµU Pø» (B) |õPµ®
(C) vµõÂh® (D) ÷Á\µ®
Which of the following does not belong to the Indian style of temple architecture ?
(a) Gandhara art (b) Nagaram
(c) Dravidam (d) Vesaram

8. £À»ÁºPÒ, __________ &I uø»|PµõPU öPõsk uªÇPzøu •¢¡Ö BskPÒ
Bm] ¦›¢uÚº.
(A) ©xøµ (B) ug\õź (C) v¸a] (D) Põg]¦µ®
Which place did the Pallavas have as their capital and ruled Tamil Nadu for 300
years ?
(a) Madurai (b) Thanjavur (c) Tiruchi (d) Kanchipuram

9. ö£õ¸¢x® Cønø¯U PshÔP.
(A) S¸|õÚU & BvQµ¢u®
(B) ©Põõº & v›¥hP®
(C) •P®©x |¤ & v›µzvÚ[PÒ
(D) ¦zuº & v¸USÓÒ
Choose the correct pair.
(a) Guru Nanak - Aadhi Grandham
(b) Mahavira - Tripeetakas
(c) Muhammed Nabi - Triratnas
(d) Buddha - Tirukkural

10. ø\Á•® øÁnÁ•® Cøn¢x öPõshõk® uªÇPzvß ªP¨ö£›¯ v¸ÂÇõ
__________ .
(A) Bvøµz v¸ÂÇõ
(B) v¸Ásnõ©ø» w£z v¸ÂÇõ
(C) ©xøµ ]zvøµz v¸ÂÇõ
(D) ©Põ]Áµõzv›
The biggest festival in Tamil Nadu celebrated by both Saivites and Vaishnavites
together is __________.
(a) Aadhirai festival
(b) Festival of light at Tiruvannamalai

(c) Madurai chithirai festival
(d) Mahashivarathri

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11. ]ÖÁÚõÚ P›PõÀ ÁÍÁß, •v¯ ÷Áh® §sk wº¨¦ ÁÇ[Q¯øu ©UPÒ HØÖU
öPõÒÍU Põµn® :
(A) P›PõÀ ÁÍÁøÚz uµ ÷ÁÖ ¯õ¸® wº¨¦ ÁÇ[P •ß ÁµÂÀø»
(B) ]ÖÁÚõP C¸¢uõ¾®, P›PõÀ ÁÍÁß |õmiß Aµ\ß
(C) •v¯ÁºPÒ TÖ® wº¨¦, G¨÷£õx® \›¯õÚuõP÷Á C¸US®
(D) Aµ\ÝUSU Pmk¨£mk |h¨£x, AUPõ» ÁÇUP®
Why did people accept the verdict of the young boy Karikal Valavan in the guise of
an old man ?
(a) There was no one else except Karikal Valavan to come forward to give the
verdict.
(b) Though he was young, he was the king of the country.
(c) Verdicts given by elders will always be correct.
(d) It was customary in those days to be bound by the king.

12. öuõÀSi Âʪ¯zxUS¨ ö£õ¸¢uõu TØøÓa _mkP.
(A) C¯ØøP¯õPU QøhzuÁØøÓ C¯ØøPU÷P £øh¯¼k® |ßÔ²nºÄ
(B) E»Q¯À Cߣ[PøÍz x´UPõu ÁõÌUøP {ø»
(C) TmkøǨ£õÀ ÂøÍ¢u ö£õ¸øÍ AøÚÁ¸US® £[Qk® ©õs¦
(D) u®ø© |õi Á¢uÁ¸US EnÂmk ©QÊ® ¸¢÷uõ®£À £s¦
Choose the statement which does not match with ancient values.
(a) Showing gratitude by offering things obtained naturally, to nature itself.
(b) A life without worldly pleasures.
(c) The dignity of sharing harvested products obtained by collective farming
with all.
(d) The quality of hospitality of offering food to those who visit them.

13. AÓ¯À, AÇQ¯À, AÍøÁ°¯À BQ¯ ‰ßÖ® __________ AÔ¯»õS®.
(A) \©{ø» (B) ÷|º{ø»
(C) RÌ{ø» (D) E¯º{ø»
Science, aesthetics, logic are the three __________ sciences.

(a) balanced position (b) straight position
(c) lower position (d) higher position

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14. ""|Àö»õÊUP |Ø£s¦ (Virtue) Gߣx E¯º{ø» AÔÄøhø©'' GßÖ TÔ¯Áº :
(A) µõìhÀ (B) \õUµjì (C) öíPÀ (D) A›ìhõmiÀ
The ‘Virtue of discipline is the height of sensibility’ was told by :
(a) Rastel (b) Socrates (c) Hegel (d) Aristotle

15. ¤ßÁ¸® TØøÓ²® Põµnzøu²® £izxa \›¯õÚ Âøhø¯z ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
TØÖ : E[PÒ SÇ¢øuPÒ E[PÎhª¸¢x ÷uõßÔ°¸UP»õ®; BÚõÀ,
AÁºPÒ E[PÒ Eøhø©PÒ AÀ»º.
Põµn® : u®•øh¯ SÇ¢øu¯õ°¸¢uõ¾®, Auß «x E›ø© öPõÒÁuØS
Kº AÍÄ Esk.
(A) TØÖ uÁÖ, Põµn® \›
(B) TØÖ \›, Põµn•® \›
(C) TØÖ \›, Põµn® uÁÖ
(D) TØÖ uÁÖ, Põµn•® uÁÖ
Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the right answer.
Assertion (A) : Your children would have been born out of you but they are not
your property.
Reason (R) : Even though they are our children there is a certain limit to our
right over them.
(a) Assertion (A) is wrong and Reason (R) is correct.
(b) Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is correct.
(c) Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is wrong.
(d) Assertion (A) is wrong and Reason (R) is wrong.

16. v¯õP® Gߣx ¤Ó¸UPõPz uß __________ ÂmkU öPõk¨£÷u¯õS®.
(A) Føµ (B) E°øµ (C) ÁõÌUøPø¯ (D) E›ø©ø¯
‘Sacrifice’ means giving up __________ for the sake of others.
(a) Place (b) Life (c) Existence (d) Right

17. ¤ßÁ¸® TØÖUS¨ ö£õ¸zu©ØÓ öuõhº, B]›¯º £oUSz ÷uøÁ¯õÚøÁ :
(A) EÒÍõº¢u Dk£õk (B) AÔÁõØÓÀ
(C) ÁoPa ö\¯À£õkPÒ (D) uÛzxÁ©õÚ vÓø©PÒ
Which option does not match the following statement ?
The qualities required for a teacher’s job.

(a) Innate involvement (b) Intelligence
(c) Commercial activities (d) Special talents

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18. ö£õ¸¢uõu Âøhø¯U PshÔP.
(A) Gvºuµ¨¤Ú›ß |Øö£¯¸USU PÍ[P® HØ£kzx® ö\¯ÀPÎÀ Dk£hU
Thõx.
(B) }v©ßÓzvÀ Pso¯©õÚ ö\õØPøͨ £¯ß£kzu ÷Ásk®.
(C) ö\õ¢u ¸¨£zvß Ai¨£øh°÷»÷¯ ÁÇUSPøÍ Gkzx Áõuõh
÷Ásk®.
(D) £o¦›²® {ÖÁÚzvØS GvµõP Áõuõh»õ®.
Choose the answer which does not relate to the following statements.
(a) Should not indulge in activities which dishonour the good name of the opposite
camp.
(b) Dignified language should be used in court.

(c) Should argue in cases based on our own accord.
(d) We can argue against the organisations we are working in.

19. ©Põz©õ Põ¢v¯iPÒ \zv¯õQµPU öPõÒøPø¯U Pøh¨¤izx, •u¼À öÁØÔ
Psh |õk __________.
(A) C[Q»õ¢x (B) C¢v¯õ
(C) öußÚõ¨¤›UPõ (D) Aö©›UPõ
Which country did Mahatma Gandhi win over first, by following satyagraha
policy ?
(a) England (b) India

(c) South Africa (d) America

20. "¯õx® F÷µ ¯õÁ¸® ÷Pκ' GßÓ £õhÀ Á› Á¼²ÖzxÁx :
(A) ©Ûu÷|¯® (B) E»P \©õuõÚ®
(C) ÷u\¨£ØÖ (D) \‰P JØÖø©
“Yaadhum Oorae Yaavarum Kelir” what does this poetic line emphasise ?

(a) Humanism (b) World peace
(c) Patriotism (d) Social unity

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21. £mh¯[PÒ – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on inscriptions.

22. ]¢xöÁÎ ©UPÎß AoP»ßPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Write a note on the ornaments worn by the people of Indus Valley Civilisation.

23. ¤ØPõ» AÓ¡ÀPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the moral treatise of the Later Period ?

24. áÀ¼UPmk – ö\õØö£õ¸Ò ÂÍUP® u¸P.
Explain the terminology - “Jallikattu”.

25. \©n \©¯zvß C¸ ¤›ÄPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the two divisions of the Jain religion ?

26. öuõÀSi Âʪ¯[PÐÒ GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßQøÚ GÊxP.
Write any four values of ancient people.

27. \•uõ¯® – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Society.

28. öuõÈÀ\õº AÓ® – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Professional ethics.

29. \©¯ |À¼nUP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is religious tolerance ?

30. ¸®¤ HØÓ ö\¯À (Voluntary Action) GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?

What is meant by doing an act voluntarily ?

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x3=21
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31. Pøhö¯Ê ÁÒÍÀPÒ ¯õÁº ?
Who were the seven philanthropists of the later period ?

32. ]¢xöÁÎ ©UPÎß ö£õÊx÷£õUSPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What was the pastime of the people of Indus Valley civilisation ?

33. AÓ¨÷£õº •øÓ – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define non-violent agitation.

34. CÍÁmhUPÀ £ØÔ }º AÔÁÚ ¯õøÁ ?
What do you know about ‘Ilavattakkal’ ?

35. Bi¨ö£¸US – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on ‘Aadi Perukku’.

36. (i) AÓg\õµõa ö\¯À GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? GkzxUPõmk u¸P.
(ii) |hzøu GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
(i) What are unethical actions ? Give an example.
(ii) What is behaviour ?

37. J¸ |õk G¨÷£õx |ßÚõhõQÓx ?
When does a country become a ‘Welfare State’ ?

38. ~Pº÷Áõº JÆöÁõ¸Á¸US® ÁÇ[P¨£k® E›ø©PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the rights offered to every consumer ?

39. "øÁUP® õº' – ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
Write a note on “Vaikkom Veerar”.

"Sh÷Áõø» •øÓ' GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?

40.
What is meant by “Kudavolai” system ?

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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x5=35
Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) Pøhö¯Ê ÁÒÍÀPÒ Bm] ö\´u £Sv ©ØÖ® AÁºPÎß ÁÒÍÀ
ußø©ø¯ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯ Aµ]¯»ø©¨¦a \mh® ÁÇ[Q²ÒÍ Â»[S |» E›ø©PÒ
¯õøÁ ?
(a) Mention the area ruled by last seven philanthropists and also describe their
quality of charity.
OR
(b) What are the rights for the welfare of animals given by our Constitution ?

42. (A) ]¢xöÁÎ ©UPÒ CÓ¢u EhÀPøÍ AhUP® ö\´uÀ £ØÔ ÂÍUQ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) uªÇºPÎß Â¸¢÷uõ®£À £s¤øÚa \[P C»UQ¯[PÒ Áõ°»õP
öÁΨ£kzxP.
(a) Describe about how people of Indus Valley civilisation buried their dead.

OR

(b) Describe the quality of hospitality expressed through Sangam literature.

43. (A) uªÇP ÂøͯõmkPÐÒ CÍÁmhUPÀ, E›©µ® HÖuÀ £ØÔ ÂÍUQ
GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) øÁnÁz v¸ÂÇõUPÒ ¯õøÁ ? ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain about the sport of ‘Ilavattakkal’ and ‘Urimaram’ among the sports of
Tamil Nadu.

OR

(b) What are the Vaishnavite festivals ? Explain.

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44. (A) ""öuõÀSi°Úº ÁõÌÂÀ, C¯ØøP ÁÈ£õk CßÔ¯ø©¯õu ö\¯»õP
C¸¢ux'' – CUTØøÓ {ÖÄP.
AÀ»x
(B) C¯ØøP \õº¢u ÂÇõUPÎÀ ö£õ[PÀ v¸ÂÇõ öPõshõh¨£k® •øÓø¯
ÂÍUQ GÊxP.
(a) “Nature worship was indispensable in the life of ancient people”. Justify
this statement.
OR
(b) Among the festivals of nature, write in detail about how Pongal festival is
celebrated.

45. (A) ""\‰P AÓ¨£°Ø] ø©¯[PÍõP PÀ {ÖÁÚ[PÒ vPÌQßÓÚ'' Gߣøu
ÂÁ›zx GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) uÛ©ÛuÝUS C¸UP ÷Ási¯ \•uõ¯¨ £s¦PÍõPU Põ¢v¯iPÒ
TÖÁÚÁØøÓ¨ £mi¯¼kP.
(a) Explain in detail how educational institutions are a centre of learning in
socio-ethics teaching.
OR
(b) List the qualities of an individual for social life as told by Gandhiji.

46. (A) E¯º PÀ°À B]›¯ºPÐUPõÚ AÓ¯À ÷Põm£õkPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) E»QÀ ©Ûu÷|¯® Á͵ }º TÖ® P¸zxPøÍ öuõSzx GÊxP.
(a) Explain the code of ethics for teachers in higher education.
OR
(b) Compile ideas for the growth of humanism in the world.

47. (A) ""öuõÀSia \‰PzvÀ ‰z÷uõº ö\ÀÁ©õPU P¸u¨£mhÚº'' – CUTØøÓ
{ÖÄP.
AÀ»x
(B) ""÷PõÁ»ß ÷©®£mh £s¦øh¯Áß'' Gߣøua \õßÖhß ÂÍUSP.
(a) In ancient society older people were considered as wealth. Justify this
statement.
OR
(b) Explain with examples that “Kovalan had an exemplary character”.

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