TN 11th Question Paper 2023 Political Science

Tamil Nadu
State Board

2023
QUESTION
PAPER

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PART - III
Aµ]¯À AÔ¯À / POLITICAL SCIENCE
( 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. C¢v¯ AÍÂÀ ªP¨£Çø©¯õÚ Aµ]¯À ]¢uøÚ¯õͺPÒ GÚ ¯õøµU TÓ»õ® ?
(A) \µPº ©ØÖ® __¸uº (B) öPÍiÀ¯º ©ØÖ® v¸ÁÒÐÁº
(C) ¯õ\º ©ØÖ® B›¯£mhº (D) ÁõÀ«Q ©ØÖ® ÁµõPªQµº
In the Indian context, who are all considered as the ancient political thinkers ?
(a) Charaka and Susrutha (b) Kautilya and Thiruvalluvar
(c) Viyasar and Aryabatta (d) Valmiki and Varahamihira

2. RÌÁ¸£øÁPÎÀ Gx |ÃÚ Aµ]ß £oPøÍ \õº¢ux AÀ» ?
(A) Azv¯õÁ]¯ ÷\øÁPøÍ ÁÇ[SuÀ
(B) ChºPõ¨¦ ©ØÖ® £õxPõ¨¦
(C) ©uU Phø©PÒ
(D) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ £oPÒ
Which of the following is not the function of Modern State ?
(a) Provision of Essential services
(b) Security and Defence
(c) Religious duties
(d) Economic functions

3. ‘Si¯µ_’ GßÓ ¡ø» GÊv¯Áº __________.

(A) »õU (B) ÷£õiß (C) Bìiß (D) ¹÷\õ
‘The Republic’ book is written by :
(a) Locke (b) Bodin (c) Austin (d) Rousseau

4. Ea\}v ©ßÓzvß ‰»® Si©UPÐUS Aµ\ø©¨¦ \mh £›Põµ® ö£ÖÁuØS
G¢u EÖ¨¦ ÁÈÁøP ö\´QÓx ?
(A) EÖ¨¦ 32 (B) EÖ¨¦ 21 (C) EÖ¨¦ 18 (D) EÖ¨¦ 15
Which Article provides the Constitutional Remedies to the citizens at Supreme
Court ?

(a) Article 32 (b) Article 21 (c) Article 18 (d) Article 15

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5. £õxPõ¨¦ ©UPÍõm] GuøÚ Ai¨£øh¯õPU öPõshx ?
(A) _u¢vµ® (B) \©zxÁ®
(C) \‰P¨ £õxPõ¨¦ (D) E›ø©PÒ
Protective democracy is based on :
(a) Liberty (b) Equality
(c) Social Security (d) Rights

6. ©UPÍõm]°ß uø»¯õ¯ £o(PÒ) :
(A) ÷£a_›ø©
(B) ©u _u¢vµ®
(C) AøÚÁ¸US® \©©õÚ \mh¨ £õxPõ¨¦
(D) ÷©ØPsh AøÚzx®
The primary function(s) of democracy is :
(a) Freedom of Speech
(b) Freedom of Religion
(c) Equal Protection before law
(d) All of the above

7. RÌPshÁØÔÀ Tmhõm] Aµ\õ[Pzxhß öuõhº¤À»õ £s¤¯À¦ Gx ?
(A) Aµ\ø©¨¤ß ÷©»õÚ ußø©
(B) GÊu¨£mh Aµ\ø©¨¦
(C) _u¢vµ©õÚ }vzxøÓ
(D) ö|QÊ® Aµ\ø©¨¦
Which of the following characteristics is not related to the Federal form of
Government ?
(a) Supremacy of the Constitution
(b) Written Constitution
(c) Independent Judiciary

(d) Flexible Constitution

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8. |õhõЩßÓ Aµ\õ[P •øÓ __________ GßÖ® AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) ö£õÖ¨£õÚ Aµ\õ[P®
(B) öÁìmªÛìhº Aµ\õ[P®
(C) Aø©a\µøÁ Aµ\õ[P®
(D) CøÁ AøÚzx®
‘‘Parliamentary form of Government” is also known as __________.
(a) Responsible Government
(b) Westminister form of Government
(c) Cabinet Government
(d) All of the above

9. ""Aµ]¯À AÔ¯¼ß u¢øu'' GßÖ AøÇUP¨£k£Áº ¯õº ?
(A) A›ìhõmiÀ (B) \õUµjì
(C) ö\÷Úõ÷£õß (D) ¤Íõm÷hõ
Who is called the Father of Political Science ?
(a) Aristotle (b) Socrates
(c) Xenophon (d) Plato

10. ÷|º©øÓ uõµõÍÁõu®, Aµø\ GÆÁøP¯õÚ P¸Â¯õP P¸v¯x ?
(A) \‰P |»ß (B) \mh® JÊ[S
(C) ¦µm] (D) _µshÀ
Positive Liberalism viewed the State as an instrument of __________.
(a) Social welfare (b) Law and order
(c) Revolution (d) Exploitation

11. C¸ Pm] •øÓ öPõsh |õk Gx ?
(A) C¢v¯õ (B) C[Q»õ¢x
(C) £õQìuõß (D) CøÁ GxÄ® CÀø»
Which country has bi-party system ?
(a) India (b) England

(c) Pakistan (d) None of these

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12. ©UPÍøÁz ÷uºu¾UPõP |©x |õk __________ öuõSvPÍõP ¤›UP¨£mkÒÍx.
(A) 535 (B) 543 (C) 540 (D) 545
For Lok Sabha elections our country is divided into __________ constituencies.
(a) 535 (b) 543 (c) 540 (d) 545

13. C¢v¯ Si©UPÎß ÁõUPÎUS® Á¯vøÚ 21 &¼¸¢x 18 BP SøÓzu
Aµ\ø©¨¦ \mhzv¸zu® Gx ?
(A) 91 &Áx (B) 42 &Áx (C) 73 &Áx (D) 61 &Áx
Which Amendment Act reduced the voting age of Indian citizen from 21 to 18 ?
(a) 91st (b) 42nd (c) 73rd (d) 61st

14. C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¤ß £Sv XV __________ £ØÔ¯uõS®.
(A) ÷uºuÀPÒ
(B) Ai¨£øh E›ø©PÒ
(C) Aµ_ ÁÈPõmk ö|Ô•øÓPÒ
(D) Si²›ø©
Part XV of the Indian Constitution deals with __________.
(a) Elections
(b) Fundamental Rights
(c) DPSP
(d) Citizenship

15. G¨÷£õx ›¨£ß ¤µ¦ wº©õÚ® HØP¨£mhx ?
(A) 1882 (B) 1892 (C) 1870 (D) 1858
When was the Lord Rippon Resolution adopted ?
(a) 1882 (b) 1892 (c) 1870 (d) 1858

16. C¢v¯õÂÀ Qµõ© EÒÍõm] Aµ\õ[P[PÒ __________ GßÓ ö£õx¨ ö£¯›À
AøÇUP¨£kQßÓÚ.
(A) |Pµõm] (B) ©õ|Pµõm]
(C) £õøͯ Áõ›¯[PÒ (D) £g\õ¯zx µõä
In India, the rural Local governments are generally called as __________.

(a) Municipal Corporation (b) Corporation
(c) Cantonment Boards (d) Panchayati Raj

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17. uÁÓõÚ CønPøÍz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(i) |ÃÚa `Ǽ¯À – }i¯ •ß÷ÚØÓ®
(ii) BÇa `Ǽ¯À – ©µzøu Pmi¨¤i C¯UP®
(iii) ÷©÷»õmh©õÚ `Ǽ¯À – ©Ö_ÇØ]
(iv) ]¨÷Põ C¯UP® – E°º •ußø© \©zxÁ®
(A) (ii) ©ØÖ® (iv) ©mk® (B) (i) ©ØÖ® (iv) ©mk®
(C) (iii) ©ØÖ® (iv) ©mk® (D) (ii) ©ØÖ® (iii) ©mk®
Select the incorrect pairs.

(i) Modernist ecology – Sustainable development

(ii) Deep ecology – Hug the trees Movement

(iii) Shallow ecology – Recycle

(iv) Chipko Movement – Bio-centric equality

(a) (ii) and (iv) only (b) (i) and (iv) only

(c) (iii) and (iv) only (d) (ii) and (iii) only

18. "öußÛ¢v¯ Âkuø»U Tmhø©¨¦' ¤ØPõ»zvÀ GÆÁõÖ AøÇUP¨£mhx ?
(A) uªÌ PÇP® (B) }vU Pm]
(C) vµõÂhU Pm] (D) vµõÂhº PÇP®
The South Indian Liberal Federation was later known as :

(a) Tamil Kazhagam (b) Justice Party

(c) Dravidian Party (d) Dravida Kazhagam

19. B[Q÷»¯ C¢v¯õÂÀ öuõÈ»õͺ £õxPõ¨¦a \mh® C¯ØÓ¨£mh Bsk :
(A) 1926 (B) 1914 (C) 1928 (D) 1924
The Labour Protective Law was passed in British India in the year :

(a) 1926 (b) 1914 (c) 1928 (d) 1924

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20. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) ÷\õǺPÒ (i) ©xøµ
(2) ÷\µºPÒ (ii) Põg]¦µ®
(3) £õsi¯ºPÒ (iii) öPõ[S |õk
(4) £À»ÁºPÒ (iv) EøÓ³º
(A) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(B) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)
(C) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(D) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
Match the following :
(1) Cholas (i) Madurai
(2) Cheras (ii) Kancheepuram
(3) Pandyas (iii) Kongunadu
(4) Pallavas (iv) Uraiyur
(a) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(b) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)
(c) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(d) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14

Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.
21. ÷|¸ÂÚõÀ TÓ¨£mkÒÍ H÷uÝ® ‰ßÖ \ÁõÀPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List any three challenges highlighted by Nehru.

22. "ö©ßø© Aµ_' ÷uõßÖÁuØPõÚ PõµoPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the factors responsible for the emergence of ‘Soft state’ ?

23. |©US QøhUPU Ti¯ Ai¨£øh E›ø©PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What are the Fundamental Rights that are available to us ?

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24. JØøÓ¯õm] •øÓ Aµ\õ[Pzvß {øÓPøͨ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about the merits of Unitary form of Government.

25. ¤Íõm÷hõÂß £øh¨¦PøÍ GÊxP.
Write Plato’s works.

26. P¸Â ©õºU]¯® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is instrumental Marxism ?

27. C¢v¯õ¾ÒÍ •UQ¯ Aµ]¯À Pm]Pøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the major Political Parties in India.

28. ÁõUPõͺ £mi¯À GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is voter’s list ?

29. Qµõ© \ø£ Tmh® Á¸hzvØS GzuøÚ •øÓ TkQÓx ?
How many times are the Gram Sabha meets held in a year ?

30. £søh¯ uªÇPzvß •UQ¯ xøÓ•P[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the important Ports of ancient Tamil Nadu ?

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x3=21

Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31. A›ìhõmi¾US®, ¤Íõm÷hõÄUS® EÒÍ öuõhº¤øÚU TÖP.
State the relationship between Aristotle and Plato.

32. |ÃÚ Aµ_PÎß £oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What are the functions of Modern State ?

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33. C¢v¯õÂÀ Si²›ø© ö£ÓUTi¯ £À÷ÁÖ ÁÈ•øÓPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the different ways in which citizenship can be acquired in India ?

34. Tmhõm] Aµ\õ[P •øÓ°ß {øÓPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the merits of Federal form of Government.

35. Pm] •øÓ°ß ÁøPPøͨ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about the types of party system.

36. A›ìhõmiÀ, Aµ]øÚ GÆÁõÖ ÁøP¨£kzxQÓõº ?
How does Aristotle classify the State ?

37. öuõSv ÁõUS •øÓø¯ ¤ß£ØÖ® |õkPÒ ]»ÁØøÓU TÖP.
Name some countries which follow Block vote.

38. £g\õ¯z µõä Aø©¨¤ß ]Ó¨¦z ußø©PøÍU TÖP.
State the salient features of the Panchayati Raj Institutions.

39. ©shÀ Bøn¯zvß £›¢xøµPÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
Explain the recommendations of Mandal Commission.

40. Si¯õm] Põ»zvØS® ö£õ¸¢vÁ¸® ÁÒÐÁ›ß P¸zxUPøÍ GkzxU&
Põmkhß GÊxP.
Write Thiruvalluvar’s ideas applicable to the present system of democracy with an

example.

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

41. (A) Aµ]¯À AÔ¯¾US® ¤Ó \‰P AÔ¯À £õh[PÐUS® EÒÍ
EÓÄ•øÓPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) "©UPÒ |» Aµ_' GßÓ P¸zx £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain the relationship between Political science and other Social sciences.
OR
(b) Explain the concept of “Welfare State”.

42. (A) CøÓ¯õsø©°ß P¸zx ©ØÖ® ]Ó¨¤¯À¦PøÍ Bµõ´P.
AÀ»x
(B) Aµ]¯À Pmk¨£õkPÒ £ØÔ¯ £À÷ÁÖ ÷Põm£õkPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the concept and characteristics of Sovereignty.
OR
(b) Explain various theories of Political Obligation.

43. (A) C¢v¯ ©UPÍõm]°ß \ÁõÀPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯ ÷u]¯Áõu® £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the challenges to Indian Democracy.
OR
(b) Explain the Indian Nationalism.

44. (A) ©ÛuÛß ußø© £ØÔ ©õUQ¯ÁÀ¼°ß AqS•øÓ°øÚ ©v¨¤kP.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯õÂß •UQ¯ _ØÖa`ÇÀ C¯UP[PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Assess in detail Machiavelli’s approach to human nature.
OR

(b) Enumerate the major Environmental Movements of India.

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45. (A) C¢v¯õÂÀ EÒÍ ö£õxU P¸zx £ØÔ J¸ Pmkøµ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯ ÷uºuÀ Bøn¯zvß AvPõµ[PÒ ©ØÖ® £oPøÍ öÁÎUöPõnºP.
(a) Write an essay on Public opinion in India.
OR
(b) Bring out the powers and functions of Election Commission of India.

46. (A) C¢v¯õÂß £g\õ¯z µõä Aø©¨¦ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) |õhõЩßÓ •øÓ Aµ\õ[PzvØS®, Si¯µ_z uø»Áº •øÓ Aµõ\[PzvØS®
Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÷ÁÖ£õkPÒ £ØÔ GÊxP.
(a) Explain the system of Panchayati Raj in India.
OR
(b) Differentiate between Parliamentary form of Government and Presidential
form of Government.

47. (A) ""uªÌ |õmiß öuõÈ»õͺ uø»Áº ][Põµ÷Á»º'' Gߣøu ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯õÂß ÷uºuÀ |øh•øÓ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Discuss “Singaravelar as a labour leader in Tamil Nadu”.
OR
(b) Explain the Electoral Process in India.

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