TN 12th Question Paper 2024 Political Science

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PART - III
Aµ]¯À AÔ¯À / POLITICAL SCIENCE
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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. Tmhõm] Aµ\ø©¨¤ß ªP •UQ¯ ußø© :
(A) AvPõµ¨ £QºÄ (B) ©õ{» Aµ\õ[P[PÒ
(C) Aµ]¯À Pm]PÒ (D) ÷u]¯ Aµ\õ[P®
The most important feature of a Federal Constitution is :

(a) Decentralization of Powers (b) Regional Governments

(c) Political Parties (d) National Government

2. RÌUPshÁØÔÀ Gx Aµ\õ[Pzvß EÖ¨¦ AÀ» ?
(A) Bm]zxøÓ (B) \mh©ßÓ®
(C) }vzxøÓ (D) AvPõµÁºUP®
Which of the following is not an organ of the Government ?

(a) Executive (b) Legislature

(c) Judiciary (d) Bureaucracy

3. 1950 &B® Bsk GzuøÚ ö©õÈPÒ A[RP›UP¨£mhÚ ?

(A) 12 (B) 26 (C) 18 (D) 22
In 1950, how many languages were recognised ?

(a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 22

4. ÷u]¯ \mh©ßÓ® __________ GßÖ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) |õhõЩßÓ® (B) Ea\ }v©ßÓ®
(C) \mh©ßÓ ÷£µøÁ (D) E¯º }v©ßÓ®
National Legislature is called __________.

(a) The Parliament (b) The Supreme Court

(c) Legislative Assembly (d) The High Court

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5. |ÃÚ C¢v¯õÂß ]ؤ ¯õº ?
(A) áÁíº»õÀ ÷|¸ (B) G®.Gß. µõ´
(C) µõáõµõ® ÷©õPß µõ´ (D) ¤.Bº. A®÷£zPº
Who is the architect of Modern India ?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) M.N. Roy

(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) B.R. Ambedkar

6. ©õ{»[PÍøÁ°ß ö©õzu EÖ¨¤ÚºPÒ __________.
(A) 280 EÖ¨¤ÚºPÒ (B) 200 EÖ¨¤ÚºPÒ
(C) 300 EÖ¨¤ÚºPÒ (D) 250 EÖ¨¤ÚºPÒ
The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is :

(a) 280 members (b) 200 members

(c) 300 members (d) 250 members

7. A•À £õÀ ö£õ¸Ò {ÖÁÚ® G[SÒÍx ?
(A) £Àµõ®§º, Ezvµ¨¤µ÷u\® (B) A䫺, Cµõáìuõß
(C) Ek¨¤, Pº|õhP® (D) BÚ¢z, Sáµõz
Where is the AMUL dairy located ?

(a) Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh (b) Ajmer in Rajasthan

(c) Udupi in Karnataka (d) Anand in Gujarat

8. \õºU \õ\Ú® øPö¯Êzvh¨£mh |Pµ® Gx ?
(A) Cì»õ©õ£õz (B) ¦xvÀ¼ (C) hõUPõ (D) öPõÊ®¦
In which city was the SAARC Charter signed ?

(a) Islamabad (b) New Delhi (c) Dhaka (d) Colombo
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9. RÌUPõq® ö\õØPÒ •P¨¦øµ°À G¢u Á›ø\°À Ch® ö£ØÖÒÍÚ ?
(i) ©UPÍõm] (ii) \©uº©® (iii) CøÓ¯õsø©
(iv) ©ua\õº¤ßø© (v) Si¯µ_
(A) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv), (v) (B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i), (v)
(C) (iii), (i), (ii), (v), (iv) (D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i), (v)
The order of following words seen in Preamble is :
(i) Democratic (ii) Socialist (iii) Sovereign
(iv) Secular (v) Republic
(a) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv), (v) (b) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i), (v)
(c) (iii), (i), (ii), (v), (iv) (d) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i), (v)

10. ©UPÍøÁ°ß uø»Áº ¯õº ?
(A) Si¯µ_z uø»Áº (B) \£õ|õ¯Pº
(C) Si¯µ_z xønz uø»Áº (D) ¤µu©º
Who is the leader of the Lok Sabha ?
(a) The President (b) The Speaker
(c) The Vice-President (d) The Prime Minister

11. JßÔ¯ Aµ_¨ £o¯õͺ ÷uºÁõøn¯zvß •¢øu¯ Aø©¨£õÚ Aµ_¨
£o¯õͺ ÷uºÁõøn¯® Aø©UP¨£mh Bsk :
(A) 1947 (B) 1926 (C) 1950 (D) 1930
When was the Public Service Commission, a forerunner of Union Public Service
Commission, was first of all set up in India ?
(a) 1947 (b) 1926 (c) 1950 (d) 1930

12. \ºÁ÷u\ \[P® E¸ÁõÁuØS Põµn©õP C¸¢uÁº ¯õº ?
(A) ¤µõ[PÎß i ¹ìöÁÀm (B) GÀ÷|õº ¹ìöÁÀm
(C) v÷¯õhº ¹ìöÁÀm (D) Em÷µõ ÂÀ\ß
Who among the following individuals outlined the idea of the League of Nations ?
(a) Franklin D Roosevelt (b) Eleanor Roosevelt
(c) Theodore Roosevelt (d) Woodrow Wilson

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13. ©õsm›¯À J¨£¢u Âv•øÓPÒ Gx SÔzx E¸ÁõÚx ?
(A) ÁÚ[PÒ (B) K÷\õß £h»®
(C) £õø»ÁÚ® (D) PhÀ _Põuõµ®
The Montreal Protocol deals with __________.

(a) Forests (b) Ozone Layer

(c) Desert (d) Ocean Health

14. uªÌ|õk ©õ{»a \mh©ßÓzvß ÷uº¢öukUP¨£mh EÖ¨¤ÚºPÎß
GsoUøP :
(A) 250 (B) 239 (C) 350 (D) 234
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly consists of __________ elected members.

(a) 250 (b) 239 (c) 350 (d) 234

15. C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¤ß G¢u £õPzvÀ Si¯µ_z uø»Á›ß ö|¸UPiPõ»
AvPõµ[PÒ SÔ¨¤h¨£mkÒÍx ?
(A) £õP® - XV (B) £õP® - V (C) £õP® - XVIII (D) £õP® - X
Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the emergency powers of the
President ?

(a) Part - XV (b) Part - V (c) Part - XVIII (d) Part - X

16. Ao÷\µõ C¯UPzøu •ßö©õÈ¢uÁº ¯õº ?
(A) im÷hõ (B) |õ\º
(C) ÷|¸ (-D) CøÁ AøÚzx®
Who initiated Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ?

(a) Tito (b) Nasser

(c) Nehru (d) All

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17. G¢u Bsk Tmhõm] }v©ßÓ® öuõh[Q øÁUP¨£mhx ?
(A) 1935 (B) 1937 (C) 1932 (D) 1936
In which year, was the Federal Court inaugurated ?
(a) 1935 (b) 1937 (c) 1932 (d) 1936

18. E»P \x¨¦ {» |õÒ G¨ö£õÊx Pøh¤iUP¨£kQÓx ?
(A) H¨µÀ - 2 (B) ¤¨µÁ› - 2 (C) áÚÁ› - 2 (D) ©õºa - 3
The World Wetlands Day is celebrated on __________.

(a) 2nd April (b) 2nd February (c) 2nd January (d) 3rd March

19. ©õ{»[PÐUQøh÷¯¯õÚ |v}º¨ ¤µa\øÚPøÍ wº¨£uØPõÚ C¢v¯
Aµ\ø©¨¤ß EÖ¨¦ Gx ?
(A) EÖ¨¦ 352 (B) EÖ¨¦ 360 (C) EÖ¨¦ 262 (D) EÖ¨¦ 356
Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers to settle Inter-State River Water Dispute ?
(a) Article 352 (b) Article 360 (c) Article 262 (d) Article 356

20. |õhõЩßÓ® ö£õxÁõP ‰ßÖ TmhzöuõhºPøÍU öPõshx. RÌÁ¸£ÁØÖÒ
uÁÓõP £mi¯¼h¨£mkÒÍx Gx ?
(A) CÍ÷ÁÛØPõ»U Tmhzöuõhº
(B) {v{ø» AÔUøPU Tmhzöuõhº
(C) ©øÇUPõ»U Tmhzöuõhº
(D) £¸ÁPõ»U Tmhzöuõhº
The Parliament of India generally holds three sessions. Which one of the following has been
wrongly listed as a session of Parliament ?
(a) Spring Session
(b) Budget Session

(c) Winter Session

(d) Monsoon Session

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(ii) ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Note : (i) Answer any seven questions.

(ii) Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21. ©UPÍøÁ ©ØÖ® ©õ{»[PÍøÁUS Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ GÊxP.
Distinguish between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

22. {»¨£µ¨¦ AvPõµ¨£QºÄ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What do you mean by Territorial Distribution of Powers ?

23. §ªuõÚ C¯UPzvß ÷|õUP[PøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
State the motivation of the Bhoodan Movement.

24. \[Pµ¼[PÚõº SÔzx ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
Write a short note on Sankaralinganar.

25. ¤›Uì Aø©¨¤ß ÷|õUP[PøÍ GÊxP.
Explain the objectives of BRICS.

26. DµøÁ •øÓ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is called bicameral system ?

27. öÁsø©¨¦µm] £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
Write a note on White Revolution (Operation Flood).
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28. C¢v¯ Bm]¨£o £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Indian Administrative Service.

29. }v©ßÓ ^µõ´øÁ Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Judicial Review.

30. I.|õ. &Âß £õxPõ¨¦a \ø£°À, {µ¢uµ EÖ¨¦ |õkPÒ GøÁ ?
Which are the permanent members of the UN Security Council ?

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(ii) ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Note : (i) Answer any seven questions.

(ii) Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31. ©UPÒ |» Aµ]ß ]Ó¨£®\[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the special features of a Welfare State ?

32. ö£õx |» ÁÇUQß •UQ¯zxÁ® £ØÔU SÔ¨¤kP.
Briefly discuss the significance of Public Interest Litigations.

33. E»P® •ÊÁx® ÁõÊ® uªÇºPÒ £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write about the Tamil Diaspora across the world.

34. Aµ\ø©¨¦ {ºn¯ \ø£ Aø©¨¦ SÔzx GÊxP.
Write a brief note on the composition of Constituent Assembly.

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35. E»P Á[Q°ß I¢x Aø©¨¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the five institutions of the World Bank ?

36. ©õ{» Aø©a\ºPÒ SÊ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on State Council of Ministers.

37. ÷u\® ©ØÖ® Aµ_ CÁØÔØQøh÷¯ EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ GÊxP.
Distinguish between a Nation and a State.

38. AQ» C¢v¯ £oUS £o¯©ºzx® Cµsk •øÓPÒ SÔzx GÊxP.
Write about the two modes of recruitment to the All India Services.

39. Cµõá©ßÚõº SÊÂß •UQ¯ £›¢xøµPøÍ GÊxP.
Enumerate the main recommendations of Rajamannar Commission.

40. ©õ{»[PÍøÁ EÖ¨¤ÚµõÁuØPõÚ uSvPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the qualifications to become member of Rajya Sabha ?

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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x5=35

Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) C¢v¯ ©UPÍõm]°À |õhõЩßÓ •øÓ SÔzx ›ÁõÚ ÂÍUP® u¸P.
AÀ-»-x
(B) §ºÁUSi \•uõ¯[PÒ GvºöPõÒЮ \ÁõÀPÒ SÔzx Bµõ´P.
(a) Explicate parliamentary type of democracy in India.
OR

(b) Examine the challenges faced by Indigenous Communities.

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42. (A) \ºÁ÷u\ \[Pzvß ÷uõØÓ® SÔzx Kº Pmkøµ ÁøµP ©ØÖ® Ax uß
÷|õUPzvÀ Hß ÷uõÀÂ Aøh¢ux GÚ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) v¸zua\mhzvß ö\¯À•øÓ ©ØÖ® ÁÈ•øÓPøͨ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Write an essay on the evolution of the League of Nations and discuss why it failed to
fulfill its purpose.
OR
(b) Explain the process and procedure of the Amendment.

43. (A) C¢v¯ E¯º }v©ßÓzvß Aø©¨¦, AvPõµ Áµ®¦ ©ØÖ® £oPøͨ £ØÔ
ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) £_ø©¨ ¦µm]°ß uõUP[PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Discuss the organization, powers and functions of the High Courts of India.
OR
(b) What were the impacts of the Green Revolution ?

44. (A) ©õ{»[PÐUS Cøh°»õÚ |v}º ]UPÀPøÍ wº¨£uØPõÚ C¢v¯
Aµ\ø©¨¤ß AqS•øÓø¯ B´Ä ö\´P.
AÀ-»-x
(B) C¢v¯õ & ^Úõ GÀø» ¤µa\øÚ SÔzx ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Examine the dispute settlement approach to Inter-State River Water Disputes in Indian
Constitution.
OR
(b) Explain about the India-China border conflict.

45. (A) {v B÷¯õUQß £[S £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) \õºU Aø©¨¦ £ØÔ Â›ÁõÚ Pmkøµ ÁøµP.
(a) Discuss the role of NITI Aayog.
OR
(b) Write an essay about SAARC.

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46. (A) uªÇº Aøh¯õÍ[PøÍ ÁiÁø©¨£vÀ "_¯©›¯õøu C¯UPzvß'
£[PΨ¦ ¯õx ?
AÀ-»-x
(B) {v {ºÁõPzvß SÔU÷PõÒPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) How significant is the 'Self-respect Movement' in shaping Tamil Identity ?

OR

(b) Explain the objectives of Financial Administration.

47. (A) Si¯µ_z uø»Á›ß £oPÒ ©ØÖ® AvPõµ[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ-»-x
(B) µõ®\º ]Ó¨¦ ©õ|õk £ØÔ Â›ÁõP ÂÍUSP.
(a) What are the functions and powers of the President ?

OR
(b) Write an essay on Ramsar Convention.

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