TN 12th Question Paper 2024 Ethics and Indian Culture

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2024

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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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(ii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ |õßS ©õØÖ ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯
Âøhø¯z ÷uº¢öukzxU SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx
GÊuÄ®.

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. BP© ]zuõ¢u[PÒ GßÓøÇUP¨£k£øÁ :

(A) _zu ¥hP® (B) \©n ¡ÀPÒ

(C) u¸© \õzvµ ¡ÀPÒ (D) ö£Ízu ¡ÀPÒ

__________ is known as 'Agama Philosophy'.

(a) Sutha peedagam (b) Jainism books

(c) Dharmasastra books (d) Buddhism books

2. "÷©ßø©¯õÚ ]¢uøÚPÒ GÀ»õ¨ £SvPμ¸¢x® |®ªh® Áµmk®' GßÖ
TÖ® ÷Áu® :

(A) \õ©® (B) ›U (C) AuºÁn® (D) ¯áüº

Veda which tells "Let great thoughts come to us from all regions" is :

(a) Sama (b) Rig (c) Atharvana (d) Yajur

3. C¢v¯õøÁ ""£» CÚ[PÎß A¸[Põm]¯P®'' GÚ SÔ¨¤mhÁº :

(A) hõUhº Âßö\ßm Bºuº ìªz

(B) Aö£º S÷µõ®¤

(C) öí÷µõ÷hõmhì

(D) G.GÀ. £õå®

India, "A museum of several races" was told by :

(a) Dr. Vincent Arthur Smith

(b) Aber Krombi

(c) Herodotus

(d) A.L. Baasham

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4. ö£õ¸zxP.
(1) £g\õ¨ (i) Kn®
(2) uªÌ|õk (ii) ÷£õíõ¼ ¤íú
(3) ÷PµÍõ (iii) ø£\õQ
(4) Aìéõ® (iv) ö£õ[PÀ
(A) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)
(B) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(C) (1)-(iii), (2)-(ii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)
(D) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
Match the following :
(1) Punjab (i) Onam
(2) Tamil Nadu (ii) Bohali Bihu
(3) Kerala (iii) Bhaisaki
(4) Assam (iv) Pongal
(a) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)
(b) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(c) (1)-(iii), (2)-(ii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)
(d) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)

5. 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´
Ramayana was translated as Ramacharitamanas in Hindi by :
(a) Tulsidas (b) Tukaram (c) Namadeva (d) Meerabai

6. RÌUPõs£ÚÁØÔÀ ö£õ¸¢uõu Cønø¯U PshÔP.
(A) Âuõuõ & \©¯ ÂÁõu AøÁ
(B) \£õ & ‰z÷uõº AøÁ
(C) ÷\ÚõÛ & CÍÁµ\º
(D) \ªv & ©UPÒ ¤µv{vPÎß AøÁ
Find the unmatched pair.
(a) Vidhata - Religious discussion forum
(b) Sabha - Elders' Assembly
(c) Senani - Prince
(d) Samiti - People representatives' Assembly
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7. "ãÚº' GßÓ ö\õÀ¼ß ö£õ¸Ò :
(A) öu´Áz ußø©²ÒÍÁº
(B) ¤Ó¨ ö£¸[Phø»U Ph¢u bõÛ
(C) ¦»ßPøÍ öÁØÔ PshÁº
(D) ö©´²nºÄ ö£ØÓÁº
Meaning of the word 'Jenar' is :
(a) A Godly person
(b) One who has relinquished worldly pleasure
(c) A person who has control over his senses
(d) One who has attained self consciousness

8. ö£õ¸¢uõu Cønø¯a _miU PõmkP.
(A) v¸‰»º & v¸©¢vµ®
(B) v¸Áõ\P® & ©õoUPÁõ\Pº
(C) |®¤¯õshõº |®¤ & |õ»õ°µz vƯ ¤µ£¢u®
(D) ÷\UQÇõº & ö£›¯¦µõn®
Identify the unmatched pair :
(a) Thirumoolar - Thirumanthiram
(b) Thiruvasagam - Manickavasagar
(c) Nambiandar Nambi - Naalayira Divya Prabandham
(d) Sekkizhar - Periyapuranam

9. J÷µ PÀ»õÀ ö\xUP¨£mh, E»Q÷»÷¯ ªP¨ ö£›¯ ÷Põ©wìÁµº ]ø»
Aø©¢xÒÍ Ch® :
(A) v¸UPÊSßÓ® (B) ]zußÚÁõ\À
(C) ]µÁnö£»öPõ»õ (D) |õºzuõ©ø»
The world's biggest statue of Gomatesvara, carved out of a single stone, is located at :
(a) Thirukazhukundram (b) Chitannavasal
(c) Sravanabelagola (d) Narthamalai

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10. \›¯õÚ ÂøhU SÔ¨ø£z öu›Ä ö\´P.
(1) ¤µ®© \©õá® (i) _Áõª Â÷ÁPõÚ¢uº
(2) B›¯ \©õá® (ii) Cµõáõµõ® ÷©õPßµõ´
(3) Cµõ©Q¸èn C¯UP® (iii) u¯õÚ¢u \µìÁv
(4) ¤µ®© bõÚ \ø£ (iv) ¤ÍÁõmìQ A®ø©¯õº
(A) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)
(B) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iv)
(C) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(D) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)
Match the following :
(1) Brahma Samaj (i) Swami Vivekananda
(2) Arya Samaj (ii) Rajaram Mohan Roy
(3) Ramakrishna Mission (iii) Dayananda Saraswati
(4) Brahma Gnana Sabha (iv) Lady Blavatsky
(a) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)
(b) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iv)
(c) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(d) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)

11. ""C¢v¯õ C¢v¯¸U÷P'' GßÖ •Ç[Q¯Áº :
(A) Cµõáõµõ® ÷©õPßµõ´ (B) _Áõª Â÷ÁPõÚ¢uº
(C) Cµõ©Q¸èn £µ©í®\º (D) u¯õÚ¢u \µìÁv
Who raised the slogan "India is for Indians ? "
(a) Rajaram Mohan Roy (b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (d) Dayanand Saraswati

12. ÷¯õP ÁÈPøÍ ©Ûu CÚzvØSz u¢uÁº :
(A) Azu› •ÛÁº (B) îµs¯Pº£º
(C) £ug\¼ •ÛÁº (D) Bv÷\åß
Who introduced Yoga to mankind ?
(a) Rishi Athiri (b) Hiranyakarbar
(c) Rishi Patanjali (d) Adiseshan
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13. uÁÓõÚ Cønø¯a _miU PõmkP.
(A) u£ì & Bh®£µ®
(B) ö»Ía\Ú® & y´ø©
(C) ìÁz¯õ©® & ußøÚ¨ £ØÔ¯ GÎø©
(D) \¢÷uõ\® & v¸¨v
Choose the odd pair :
(a) Tapas - Luxury
(b) Louchanam - Purity
(c) Swathyamam - Self-Simplicity
(d) Happiness - Contentment

14. ¤ßÁ¸® TØøÓ²® Põµnzøu²® £izxa \›¯õÚ ÂøhUSÔ¨ø£z
÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
TØÖ : •u»õ® ©÷P¢vµÁº©ß "\[Rµn\õv' GßÓ Â¸x¨ ö£¯º
ö£ØÔ¸¢uõº.
Põµn® : AÁº, £›ÁõvÛ GßÓ Ãønø¯ «mkÁvÀ ÁÀ»Áº.
(A) TØÖ, Põµn® Cµsk® uÁÖ
(B) TØÖ ©mk® \›
(C) TØÖ, Põµn® Cµsk® \›
(D) Põµn® ©mk® \›
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option :
Assertion : Mahendravarman - I had the title 'Sankeerana Jaathi'.
Reason : He was an expert in playing 'Parivadhini' Veena.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong
(b) Only Assertion is correct
(c) Both Assertion and Reason are correct
(d) Only Reason is correct

15. •P»õ¯º Põ»zvÀ }v\[Q¼ •øÓ°øÚ AÔ•P¨£kzv¯Áº :
(A) áíõ[Rº (B) Aĵ[P^¨ (C) AU£º (D) åõáPõß
During Mughal period, 'Justice Chain Method' was introduced by :
(a) Jahangir (b) Aurangazeb (c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan

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16. "©zu »õ\ ¤µP\Ú®' GßÓ Áhö©õÈ |õhP ¡ø» GÊv¯Áº :
(A) µõá]®©ß (B) •u»õ® ©÷P¢vµÁº©ß
(C) |¢vÁº©ß (D) •u»õ® |µ]®©Áº©ß
The author of the play 'Matthavilasa Prakasanam' is :
(a) Rajasimhan (b) Mahendravarman - I
(c) Nandivarman (d) Narasimhavarman - I

17. AÖ£zx ‰ßÖ |õ¯ß©õºPÎß Áµ»õØøÓU TÖ® ¡À :
(A) P¢u¦µõn® (B) v¸Âøͯõhئµõn®
(C) ö£›¯¦µõn® (D) Põg]¨¦µõn®
Book which describes 63 Nayanmars' history :
(a) Kandhapuranam (b) Thiruvilayadal Puranam
(c) Periyapuranam (d) Kanchipuranam

18. v¸Áõ\Pzøu B[Q»zvÀ ö©õÈö£¯ºzuÁº :
(A) PõÀköÁÀ (B) â.². ÷£õ¨
(C) õ©õ•ÛÁº (D) ^PߣõÀU
'Thiruvasagam' was translated into English by :
(a) Caldwell (b) G.U. Pope
(c) Veeramamunivar (d) Seganbalk

19. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) £µõ\Uv (i) ©°À
(2) \Û £PÁõß (ii) ¯õøÚ
(3) •¸Pß (iii) PõP®
(4) C¢vµß (iv) ][P®
(A) (1)-(iv), (2)-(ii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iii)
(B) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(C) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(D) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)
Match the following :
(1) Parasakthi (i) Peacock
(2) Lord Sani (ii) Elephant
(3) Muruga (iii) Crow
(4) Indra (iv) Lion
(a) (1)-(iv), (2)-(ii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iii)
(b) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(c) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(d) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)
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20. "C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiß Bo÷Áº' GÚU SÔ¨¤h¨£kÁx :
(A) ÷¯õPõ (B) Pø» (C) ©¸zxÁ® (D) BߪP®
__________ is called the 'Root of Indian culture'.
(a) Yoga (b) Art (c) Medicine (d) Spirituality

£S-v & II / PART - II
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any 7 questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21. C¢v¯¨ £s£õmøh AÔ¯ EuÄ® \õßÖPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the evidences that enable us to know about Indian culture ?

22. C¢v¯õøÁ "w£PØ£ |õk' GÚ AøÇUPU Põµn® ¯õx ?
Why is India called a 'Peninsular Country' ?

23. PõÎuõ\›ß |õhP ¡ÀPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the dramatic books of Kalidasa ?

24. _ØÖa`ÇÀ PÀÂ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Environmental Education ?

25. A_Á÷©u ¯õP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is 'Aswamedha Yagya ?'

26. A£µ£Uv GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is 'Aparabhakti' ?

27. AÖÁøPa \©¯[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the six types of religions ?

28. ÷©õQÛ Bmh® & SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on 'Mohiniattam'.

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

30. "÷¯õPõ' GߣuØS £ug\¼ •ÛÁ›ß ÂÍUP® ¯õx ?
What is the explanation of Yoga by Rishi Patanjali ?

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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US 7x3=21
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Note : Answer any 7 questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31. P[øP |v°ß ]Ó¨¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the outstanding qualities of river Ganges ?

32. Sh÷Áõø» •øÓ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is 'Kudavolai' method ?

33. £s£õk GߣuØS D.¤. öh´»¸®, ÷©z³ BºÚõÀk® u¸® Áøµ¯øÓPÒ
¯õøÁ ?
What are the guidelines for culture according to E.B. Taylor and Mathew Arnold, ?

34. "£g\§u u»[PÒ' GÚ GÁØøÓU SÔ¨¤kQ÷Óõ® ?
Which places are called 'Panchabhootha Sthalas' ?

35. "E£{hu[PÒ' & SÔ¨¦ u¸P.
Write a note on 'Upanishads'.

36. QÔzxÁ \©¯U ÷Põm£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the religious doctrines of Christianity ?

37. £µu|õmi¯® & ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on 'Bharatanatyam'.

38. `¤°\zvß •ußø©U öPõÒøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the primary principles of Sufism ?

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39. £Uv ÷¯õP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
Define Bhakti Yoga.

40. C¢v¯õÂÀ B[Q»U PÀ AÔ•P® ö\´¯¨£mhuõÀ HØ£mh uõUPzøuU
SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention the impact of introducing English education in India.

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

41. (A) £s£õmiØS® |õP›PzvØS® EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ-»-x
(B) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiØS ö©Í›¯ºPÎß öPõøhPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Distinguish between culture and civilisation.
OR
(b) What is the contribution of Mauryas to Indian Culture ?

42. (A) £s£õmkU PÀ塧 £¯ßPÒ SÔzx GÊxP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmk JØÖø©ø¯ ÁͺUPz xøn¦›²® PõµoPøÍ
öuõSzx GÊxP.
(a) Mention the uses of cultural education.
OR
(b) Compile the reasons that contribute towards growth of unity in Indian culture.

43. (A) •ß ÷ÁuPõ»zvß \©¯{ø»ø¯¨ £ØÔ ÂÁ›zx GÊxP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiØSa ÷\õǺPÎß öPõøh SÔzx öuõSzx GÊxP.
(a) Describe in detail, the position of religion in the Pre-Vedic period.
OR
(b) Compile the contribution of Cholas to Indian Culture.

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44. (A) QÔzuÁ \©¯z öuõsk {ÖÁÚ[PÎß £oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ-»-x
(B) ÁÒÍ»õ›ß \©¯ ö|ÔPøÍ öuõSzx GÊxP.
(a) What are the works of Christian religious service organisations ?
OR
(b) Compile the religious doctrines of Vallalar.

45. (A) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiØS C¢x \©¯zvß öPõøhPÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›zx GÊxP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) |õ¯ß©õºPÎß \©¯z öuõskPÒ SÔzx GÊxP.
(a) Describe the contributions of Hindu religion to Indian Culture.
OR
(b) Write about the religious services of Nayanmars.

46. (A) \‰P&\©¯ ^ºv¸zu C¯UP[PÒ ÷uõßÓU Põµn[PøÍ GÊxP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) GøÁ÷¯Ý® I¢x B\Ú[PÒ ö\´²® •øÓPøÍ GÊxP.
(a) Give the reasons for formation of socio-religious reform organisations.
OR
(b) Mention about the ways of performing any five asanas.

47. (A) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiÀ PõkPÒ GÆÁõÖ ÷£õØÓ¨£kQßÓÚ ?
AÀ-»-x
(B) E»QØS C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiß öPõøhPÐÒ "AÓU ÷Põm£õkPÒ'
ö£Öªhzøu ÂÍUSP.
(a) How are forests treasured in Indian culture ?
OR
(b) Explain the place of 'religious doctrines' among the contributions of Indian culture to
the world.

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