TN 11th Question Paper 2023 History

Tamil Nadu
State Board

2023
QUESTION
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PART - III
Áµ»õÖ / HISTORY
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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. C¢÷uõ&Q÷µUP Pø» ©ØÖ® ]Ø£¨ £õo __________ GßÖ SÔ¨¤h¨£mhx.
(A) £õU Pø» (B) ©xµõ Pø» (C) £õ»õ Pø» (D) Põ¢uõµU Pø»
Indo-Greek style of art and sculpture is referred to as _________.
(a) Bagh Art (b) Mathura Art (c) Pala Art (d) Gandhara Art

2. Âá¯|Pµ Aµ]ß Aµ\ •zvøµ __________.
(A) «ß (B) £ßÔ (C) ÂÀ (D) ¦¼
The emblem of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was __________.
(a) Fish (b) Varaha (c) Bow (d) Tiger

3. Põ®÷£õá® Gߣx uØ÷£õx __________ GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) BÚ® (B) Aìéõ® (C) P®÷£õi¯õ (D) _©zµõ
Kambuja is modern __________.
(a) Annam (b) Assam (c) Cambodia (d) Sumatra

4. Áµ»õØÔß öuõßø©¯õÚ Põ»® __________.
(A) ö\®¦U Põ»® (B) £Ç[ PØPõ»®
(C) C¸®¦U Põ»® (D) ¦v¯ PØPõ»®
The earliest age in History is called __________.
(a) Copper Age (b) Old Stone Age
(c) Iron Age (d) New Stone Age

5. PâÛ ©õ•x, C¢v¯õÄUSÒ __________ •øÓ CµõqÁz uõUSuÀPÒ |hzvÚõº.
(A) 18 (B) 15 (C) 19 (D) 17
Mahmud of Ghazni conducted as many as _________ military campaigns into India.
(a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 17

6. CU\ÁõSPÒ __________ £Sv°À Á¼ø© ö£ØÔ¸¢uÚº.
(A) uUPõn¨ £Sv (B) B¢vµõ&Pº|õhPõ
(C) £ÚÁõ] (D) Ji\õ
Ikshavakus wielded power in _________.
(a) Deccan Region (b) Andhra - Karnataka Region

(c) Banavasi (d) Odisha

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7. C¢v¯õÂÀ ÷£õºzxR]¯›ß Aµ]¯À uø»ø©°h® __________ BS®.
(A) hõ©ß (B) ÷PõÁõ (C) `µz (D) øh³
_________ became the political headquarters for the Portugese in India.
(a) Daman (b) Goa (c) Surat (d) Diu

8. C¢÷uõ&Q÷µUP Aµ\ºPÎÀ |ßPÔ¯¨£mhÁº :
(A) ªÚõshº (B) ³vöh©ì
(C) Bßi¯õÀøéhì (D) öhö©m›¯ì
__________ was the best known of the Indo-Greek Kings.
(a) Menander (b) Euthydemus
(c) Antialcidas (d) Demetrius

9. £õsi¯ºPÎß •uÀ uø»|Pµ® __________.
(A) öPõØøP (B) ©xøµ
(C) ¦Põº (D) Põ¯À£miÚ®
_________ was the first capital of Pandyas.
(a) Korkai (b) Madurai
(c) Puhar (d) Kayalpattinam

10. __________ J¸ P»zxUSa \©® BS®.

(A) 32 Q.Q (B) 28 Q.Q (C) 72 Q.Q (D) 27 Q.Q
__________ makes one Kalam.
(a) 32 kg (b) 28 kg (c) 72 kg (d) 27 kg

11. ¤µ£õPµ ÁºzuÚº uÚx ©PÒ µõä¯ÿø¯ __________ GߣÁ¸USU v¸©n®
ö\´x öPõkzuõº.
(A) \\õ[Pß (B) QµPÁº©ß (C) ¦è¯¦zvµº (D) ÷uÁS¨uº
Prabakaravardhana gave his daughter Rajyasri in marriage to __________.

(a) Sasanka (b) Grahavarman (c) Pushyaputirar (d) Deva Gupta

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12. ¤µ®©bõÚ \ø£ __________ À {ÖÁ¨£mhx.
(A) ¤µõß_ (B) C¢v¯õ
(C) C[Q»õ¢x (D) Aö©›UP IUQ¯ |õkPÒ
The Theosophical Society was founded in __________.

(a) France (b) India

(c) England (d) United States of America

13. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) ußÁ¢v› (i) `›¯ ]zuõ¢uõ
(2) ÁµõíªQµº (ii) A©µ÷Põåõ
(3) Bº¯£mhº (iii) ¤¸íz \®îuõ
(4) A©µ]®©º (iv) B²º÷Áuõ
(A) (1)-(iv), (2)-(ii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iii)
(B) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(C) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)

(D) (1)-(iv), (2)-(i), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iii)
Match the following :

(1) Dhanvantri (i) Surya Siddantha

(2) Varahamihira (ii) Amarakosha

(3) Aryabhatta (iii) Brihadsamhita

(4) Amarasimha (iv) Ayurveda

(a) (1)-(iv), (2)-(ii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iii)

(b) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)

(c) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)

(d) (1)-(iv), (2)-(i), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iii)

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14. Tß £õsi¯ß GßÖ AøÇUP¨£mhÁº __________.
(A) |µ]®©Áº©ß
(B) •u»õ® ©÷P¢vµÁº©ß
(C) _¢uµ £õsi¯ß
(D) ©õÓÁº©ß A›÷P\›
__________ was known as Koon Pandyan.
(a) Narasimhavarman
(b) Mahendravarman I
(c) Sundara Pandyan
(d) Maravarman Arikesari

15. öPõ›À»õ¨ ÷£õº •øÓ __________ ß Á¼ø©¯õPz vPÌ¢ux.
(A) B[Q÷»¯º (B) ©µõzv¯º (C) |õ¯UPº (D) •P»õ¯º
Guerilla warfare was the strength of __________ army.
(a) British (b) Maratha (c) Nayaks (d) Mughal

16. uUPºPøÍ AhUQ¯ B[Q÷»¯ AvPõ› __________.
(A) ÷á®ì íõ»¢x (B) ÂÀ¼¯® Bu®
(C) áõß {UPÀ\ß (D) ÂÀ¼¯® ì½÷©ß
The British officer who ended the menace of Thuggee was _________.
(a) James Holland (b) William Adam
(c) John Nicholson (d) William Sleeman

17. __________ |À» {ºÁõP® £ØÔ¯ ÁÈPõmk® ¡»õS®.

(A) µõáuµ[Qo (B) Aºzu\õìvµ®
(C) •zµõµõm\\® (D) CsiPõ
The __________ was a prescriptive text for good administration.
(a) Rajatharangini (b) Arthasastra

(c) Mudrarakshasa (d) Indica

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18. ø£¯®£ÒÎ __________ ©õÁmhzvÀ Aø©¢xÒÍx.

(A) yzxUSi (B) ÷Põ¯®¦zyº (C) ÷Á¿º (D) v¸ö|À÷Á¼
Paiyampalli is a village in __________ district.

(a) Thoothukudi (b) Coimbatore (c) Vellore (d) Tirunelveli

19. __________, ÷ÁÍõsø© •øÓø¯ ÷©®£kzv¯vÀ •UQ¯ £[PõØÔ¯x.

(A) ö\®¦ (B) C¸®¦ (C) ¤zuøÍ (D) öÁsP»®
_________ played an important role in improving the method of cultivation.

(a) Copper (b) Iron (c) Brass (d) Bronze

20. TØÖ : J͵[P^¨ Bm]°ß CÖv°À •P»õ¯¨ ÷£µµ]ß AÈÄ
Bµ®£©õ°ØÖ.
Põµn® : J͵[P^¨ uUPõn Aµ\ºPÎh® |m¦ÓÁõP C¸¢uõº.
(A) TØÖ uÁÖ; Põµn® \›
(B) TØÖ \›; Põµn® TØÔß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP® AÀ»
(C) TØÖ \›; Põµn® uÁÖ
(D) TØÖ \›; Põµn® TØÔß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP® BS®
Assertion (A) : Towards the end of Aurangzeb’s reign, the Mughal empire began to
disintegrate.

Reason (R) : Aurangzeb was friendly towards all Deccan rulers.

(a) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.

(b) (A) is correct; (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.

(d) (A) is correct; (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14

Note : Answer any seven questions briefly. Question No. 30 is Compulsory.

21. Áµ»õØÖUS •¢øu¯ Põ»zxUPõÚ B´ÄUS EuÄ® \õßÖPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the sources for the study of pre-historic period ?

22. C¢v¯õÂß C¸®¦UPõ»® SÔzx }º AÔ¢uöußÚ ?
What do you know of the Iron Age in India ?

23. ©Põõ¸øh¯ ÷£õuøÚPÎß ø©¯UP¸zx GßÚ ?
What is the core of Mahavir’s teachings ?

24. ""¯ÁÚ'' GßÓ ö\õÀ¾US¨ ö£õ¸Ò GßÚ ?
What is meant by the term ‘Yavana’ ?

25. íºå¨ ÷£µµ_ SÔzx AÔ¯ EuÄ® PÀöÁmka \õßÖPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the epigraphical sources for the study of Harsha's Empire ?

26. v¸¦Ó®¤¯® ÷£õøµ¨ £ØÔ }º AÔ¢ux GßÚ ?
What do you know of the Battle of Sripurambiyam ?

27. •u»õ® Cµõ÷á¢vµÝUPõÚ £mh[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What were the titles assumed by Rajendra I ?

28. Cµõ©õÚ¢u›ß ÷£õuøÚPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What were Ramananda’s teachings ?

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29. ©õPõn® ©ØÖ® ©õ{»® – ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
Distinguish between ‘Presidency’ and ‘Province’.

30. AèhvUPá[PÒ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on ‘The Ashtadiggajas’.

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

31. C¢v¯õÂß Cøh¨ £Ç[PØPõ»zvß •UQ¯U TÖPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the main features of Indian Middle Palaeolithic age ?

32. Põmøhz v¸zv¯vÀ C¸®¤ß £[PΨ¦ SÔzx GÊxP.
Write a note on the use of iron in clearing the forest critically.

33. A÷\õPº P¼[P® «x £øhö¯kzux £ØÔ }º AÔÁx GßÚ ?
What do you know of Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga ?

34. •ØPõ» ÷\õÇ Aµ\ºPÎÀ uø»]Ó¢uÁß P›Põ»ß GÚ Hß AøÇUP¨£kQÓõº ?
Why Karikala was called the greatest of early Chola rulers ?

35. S¨u¨ ÷£µµ]ß {ºÁõP¨ ¤›ÄPøͨ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about the administrative divisions of Gupta Empire.

36. C¢v¯õÂÀ PâÛ ©õ‰vß CµõqÁz uõUSuÀPÐUPõÚ Põµn[PÒ GßöÚßÚ ?

What were the reasons for the military raids of Mahmud of Ghazni in India ?

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37. ÷\õǺ Põ»zvÀ Á`¼UP¨£mh Á›PÒ GßöÚßÚ ?
What were the taxes collected during the Chola period ?

38. •P»õ¯º Bm]°À {ÖÁ¨£mh I÷µõ¨¤¯U Si÷¯ØÓ[PøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention the European factories established during the Mughal rule.

39. G®.â. µõÚ÷h £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on M.G. Ranade.

40. Cµ¯zxÁõ› •øÓ £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Ryotwari System.

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Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) ""Põ諺 £Sv°ß ¦v¯ PØPõ»¨ £s£õk íµ¨£õ |õP›Pzvß Põ»zøua
÷\º¢ux'' & TØøÓ {ÖÄP.
AÀ»x
(B) ö©Í›¯ Bm]¯ø©¨¤ß •UQ¯U TÖPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) “The Neolithic culture in Kashmir region was contemporary to the Harappan
civilisation”. Justify the statement.
OR
(b) Describe the salient features of Mauryan Polity.

42. (A) ‰÷Á¢uº Aµ_PÐøh¯ {ºÁõPU Pmhø©¨ø£ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) Áh C¢v¯õÂß {ø» SÔzu ²Áõß _Áõ[Qß P¸zxUPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Describe the Administrative Structure in the kingdom of Muvendars.

OR
(b) Highlight the condition of North India as described by Hieun Tsang.

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43. (A) C¢v¯ Áµ»õØÔÀ Cµshõ® uöµ´ß ÷£õº v¸¨¦•øÚ¯õP Aø©¢ux
GÆÁõÖ ?
AÀ»x
(B) ""÷\õǺ Põ»zvÀ E¸ÁõUP¨£mh £õ\Ú, ÂÁ\õ¯ {ºÁõPz vmh[PÒ AvP
Á¸©õÚzxUS ÁÈ ÁSzuÚ'' & Bµõ´¢x GÊxP.
(a) How did the Second Battle of Tarain prove to be a turning point in Indian
History ?

OR

(b) Irrigation and water management schemes resulted in agrarian surplus
during the rule of Cholas. Analyse.

44. (A) Âá¯|Pµ¨ ÷£µµ]ß \‰P ©ØÖ® ö£õ¸Íõuõµ {ø»°øÚ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) •P»õ¯U PmhhU Pø»°ß ]Ó¨£®\[Pøͨ £ØÔ J¸ Pmkøµ ÁøµP.
(a) Describe the society and economy of the Vijayanagar Empire.

OR

(b) Attempt an essay on the splendour of Mughal architecture.

45. (A) •u»õ® £õâµõÆ ÁõÌUøPø¯²® \õuøÚø¯²® £ØÔ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) 1865 &B® Bsk C¢v¯ ÁÚa \mh® ¤Ó¨¤UP¨£mhuØPõÚ `Ì{ø»&
PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®. Auß ÂøÍÄPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Write about the life and achievement of Baji Rao I.

OR

(b) Narrate the circumstances leading to the passing of the Indian Forest Act,

1865 and point out its effects.

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46. (A) C¢v¯õÂÀ \©n® ÃÌa] Aøh¢uuØPõÚ Põµn[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) öPõkUP¨£mh C¢v¯ Áøµ£hzvÀ J͵[P^¨ ÷£µµ]À RÌUPsh
Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®.
(i) öhÀ¼
(ii) A»Põ£õz
(iii) •®ø£
(iv) Á[PõÍ®
(v) Sáµõz
(a) What are the causes for the decline of Jainism in India ?
OR
(b) On the given outline map of India mark the following places from Aurangazeb’s
Empire.
(i) Delhi
(ii) Allahabad
(iii) Mumbai
(iv) Bengal
(v) Gujarat

47. (A) C¢v¯õÂÀ £õ£›ß £øhö¯k¨ø£¨ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ]Áõâ°ß Bm]°À |h¢u •UQ¯ {PÌÄPÒ H÷uÝ® I¢vøÚ Põ»U&
÷PõmiÀ Áøµ¢x PõmkP.
(a) Describe about Babur’s Invasion of India.
OR
(b) Draw a Time-line for any five important events of Shivaji’s period.

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