TN 12th 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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(ii) Choose the correct answer from the given four alternatives and write
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1. ""£Ç[Põ»¨ £s£õmiß Ga\® |õmk¨¦Ó¯À'' Gߣx __________ GߣÁ›ß
P¸zuõS®.
(A) ].]. |õºz (B) ÂÀ¼¯® áõß uõ©_
(C) D.¤. öh´»º (D) ÁõÀ÷hº
"Folklore is the remains of ancient civilization" was said by ________.

(a) C.C. North (b) William John Thomas

(c) E.B. Taylor (d) Walter

2. ""£s£õk Gߣx, ^›¯ ÁõÌÄ •øÓ'' GßÖ TÔ¯Áº :
(A) Bh®\ß K£À (B) ÁõÀ÷hº
(C) D.¤. öh´»º (D) ÷P.G®. •ßæ
"Culture is a disciplined living" was said by :

(a) Adamson Opel (b) Walter

(c) E.B. Taylor (d) K.B. Munshi

3. \›¯õP¨ ö£õ¸¢v²ÒÍøuz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ® :
(A) Á[P÷u\® & CµõÛ¯ CÚ®
(B) Aìéõ® & ©[÷Põ¼¯ CÚ®
(C) Põ諺 & x¸UQ¯ CÚ®
(D) ©µõmi¯¨ £Sv & B›¯ vµõÂh CÚ®
Choose the correct pair :

(a) Bangladesh - Iranian race

(b) Assam - Mangolian race

(c) Kashmir - Turks

(d) Maratha Region - Arya Dravidian race

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4. ""B]¯õÂß Czuõ¼'' GßÖ AøÇUP¨£k® |õk :
(A) ÷|£õÍ® (B) C¢v¯õ (C) C»[øP (D) ^Úõ
__________ is called as "Asia's Italy".

(a) Nepal (b) India (c) Sri Lanka (d) China

5. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) B²º ÷Áu® (i) ÷£õºUPø»
(2) uݺ ÷Áu® (ii) Cø\, |hÚ®
(3) Põ¢uºÁ ÷Áu® (iii) ]Ø£®, PmhhUPø»
(4) ]À£ ÷Áu® (iv) ©¸zxÁ®
(A) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(B) (1)-(iv), (2)-(i), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iii)
(C) (1)-(i), (2)-(ii), (3)-(iii), (4)-(iv)
(D) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)
Match :

(1) Ayurveda (i) Martial Art

(2) Dhanur Veda (ii) Music, Dance

(3) Gandharva Veda (iii) Sculpture, Architecture

(4) Shilpa Veda (iv) Medicine

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

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

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

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

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6. ÷Áu[PÎß \õµ® __________ GßÖ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) E£{hu[PÒ (B) ¤µõ©n[PÒ
(C) BP©[PÒ (D) Bµs¯P[PÒ
The essence of Veda is called as ___________.

(a) Upanishads (b) Bramanas

(c) Agamas (d) Aranyas

7. Pn£vø¯ ÁÈ£k® \©¯® __________ GßÖ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) ö\͵® (B) öPÍ©õµ® (C) Põnõ£z¯® (D) \õUu®
Worship of God Ganesha is known as ___________.

(a) Souram (b) Koumaram (c) Ganapathyam (d) Saktham

8. \©n \©¯zvß Pøh] wºzu[Pµº __________.
(A) Bv |õuº (B) Áºzu©õÚ ©Põõº
(C) Aâu |õuº (D) £õº\Á |õuº
The last Theerthankara of Jain Community is ___________.

(a) Adi Nath (b) Vardhamana Mahavira

(c) Ajitha Nath (d) Bharsava Nath

9. £õsi¯º Põ»zvÀ ¡»PzvØS ÁÇ[P¨£mh ö£¯º :
(A) \µìÁv £shõµ® (B) \õ»÷£õP®
(C) £mh¸zv (D) u¸©õ\Ú®
During Pandya period, libraries were known as ___________.

(a) Saraswathi Bhandar (b) Salabogam

(c) Pattaviruthi (d) Dharmasanam

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10. ^UQ¯ºPÐUS Aªºu\µêÀ ö£õØ÷PõÂÀ PmkÁuØS {»zøuz uõÚ©õP
ÁÇ[Q¯Áº :

(A) åõáPõß (B) £õ£º (C) AU£º (D) íü©õ³ß

The King who donated land to Sikhs for construction of Golden Temple at Amristar :

(a) Shah Jahan (b) Babur (c) Akbar (d) Humayun

11. `¤°\® __________ ©uzvß £Uv¨ ¤›Ä BS®.

(A) öáõµõìi›¯® (B) QÔìxÁ®

(C) Cì»õ® (D) C¢x

Sufism is the religious division of ___________.

(a) Zorastrianism (b) Christianity

(c) Islam (d) Hinduism

12. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ ©Põ¯õÚzvØS ö£õ¸¢uõu TØÖ :

(A) £õ¼ ö©õÈUS •UQ¯zxÁ® AÎUP¨£mhx

(B) ¦zu¸US E¸Á ÁÈ£õh Esk

(C) Bß©õ Esk GÚ |®¦QÓx

(D) xÓÁÓ® Á¼²Özu¨£hÂÀø»

Choose the odd one for Mahayana :

(a) Importance was given to Pali language

(b) There is Idol worship for Buddha

(c) Belief in existence of Atma

(d) Renunciation is not insisted

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13. B›¯ \©õázøuz ÷uõØÖÂzuÁº :
(A) ÿ |õµõ¯n S¸ (B) _Áõª Â÷ÁPõÚ¢uº
(C) u¯õÚ¢u \µìÁv (D) ÷áõv£õ §÷»
Arya Samaj was founded by :

(a) Sri Narayana Guru (b) Swami Vivekananda

(c) Dayanand Saraswathi (d) Jyothiba Pule

14. "J¸ ø£\õz uªÇß' GßÓ ö\´vzuõøÍ öÁΰmhÁº :
(A) DìÁµ \¢vµ Âz¯õ\õPº (B) A÷¯õzvuõ\¨ £siuº
(C) ÿ |õµõ¯n S¸ (D) P¢xT› Ã÷µ\¼[P®
The newspaper "Oru Paisa Tamizhan" was published by :

(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Ayothithasa Pandit

(c) Sri Narayana Guru (d) Kanthukuri Veeresalingam

15. C¢v¯õÂß öuõßø©¯õÚ Áõ̯À ö|Ô•øÓ __________.
(A) ÷Áuõ¢u® (B) uºUP¯À (C) ÷¯õPõ (D) ]zuõ¢u®
India's oldest principles of living is ___________.

(a) Vedantam (b) Logic (c) Yoga (d) Ideology

16. PõÀPøÍ ÷©÷» E¯ºzv {ØS® B\Ú® :
(A) \»£õ\Ú® (B) £ŸuP›Û
(C) £õu íìuõ\Ú® (D) £ÁÚ •zuõ\Ú®
Raising the legs upwards in standing posture is ___________.

(a) Chalabasanam (b) Vibarithakarani

(c) Patha Hasthasanam (d) Bhavana Muthasanam

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17. \[P C»UQ¯[PÎÀ "BÀ A©º ö\ÀÁß' GßÖ SÔ¨¤h¨£k£Áº :

(A) ©PõÂèq (B) ]Áö£¸©õß

(C) ¤µ®©õ (D) •¸P¨ ö£¸©õß

Who is called as 'Aal Amar Selvan' in Sangam Literature ?

(a) Lord Mahavishnu (b) Lord Shiva

(c) Lord Brahma (d) Lord Muruga

18. "B´Põì' Gߣx G¢u ö©õÈa ö\õÀ ?

(A) Q÷µUP® (B) C»zwß (C) ì£õÛè (D) ¤öµg_

'Aaikhas' belongs to which language ?

(a) Greek (b) Latin (c) Spanish (d) French

19. ãÁPõ¸s¯ JÊUPzøu Á¼²Özv¯Áº :

(A) Cµõ©¼[P AiPÍõº (B) öuõÀPõ¨¤¯º

(C) õ©õ•ÛÁº (D) CÍ[÷PõÁiPÒ

Who insisted on the virtue of compassionate living ?

(a) Ramalinga Adigal (b) Tholkappiyar

(c) Veeramamunivar (d) Elangoadigal

20. C¢v¯ Cø\°ß \õµ©õPz vPÊ® ÷Áu® :

(A) \õ©® (B) ›U (C) AuºÁn® (D) ¯áüº

Which Veda is the essence of Indian Music ?

(a) Sama (b) Rig (c) Atharvana (d) Yajur
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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any 7 questions. Q. No. 30 is Compulsory.

21. £s£õk GßÝ® ö\õÀ¾US ÁõÌÂ¯Ø PÍg]¯® u¸® ÂÍUP® ¯õx ?
What is the meaning of culture as explained in 'Vazhviyar Kalanjiyam' ?

22. ""HmiÀ GÊuõ C»UQ¯[PÒ'' GÚU SÔ¨¤h¨£kÁÚ ¯õøÁ ?
Which are called as "Literature not recorded."?

23. C¢v¯õÂÀ Põn¨£k® £Çø©¯õÚ ìy¤PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Which are the oldest stupas found in India ?

24. uªÇPzvß £Ç[Si°Ú ©UPÒ ¯õÁº ?
Name the Tribals of Tamil Nadu.

25. ©µ¦ öu´Á[PÎß ö£¯ºPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention the names of traditional Gods.

26. Põ¢uõµU Pø» GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Gandhara Art ?

27. £µ£Uv GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
Define Parabakthi.

28. ÁÒÍ»õ›ß \©¯ ö|ÔPÒ H÷uÝ® |õßQøÚ GÊxP.
Mention any 4 religious doctrines of Vallalar ?

29. ÷¯õPõÂß ¤›ÄPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Mention the divisions of yoga.

y´ø©¯õÚ _ØÖa`Çø»U PõUP }º TÖ® P¸zx ¯õx ?

30.
What is your suggestion for protecting clean environment ?

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

31. £s£õk SÔzx ÁõÀ÷hº ©ØÖ® ].]. |õºz u¸® Áøµ¯øÓPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the guidelines issued by Walter and C.C. North on culture ?

32. ö\ƯÀ ö©õÈ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
Define classical language.

33. C¢v¯õøÁ¨ ""£» CÚ[PÎß A¸[Põm]¯P®'' GÚU TÓU Põµn® GßÚ ?
What is the reason for defining India as "A museum of several races" ?

34. ¤ß ÷ÁuPõ»a \©¯{ø» £ØÔU SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Religion during Post-Vedic period.

35. ¦µõn[PÎß ÷|õUP® ¯õx ?
What is the objective of our Puranas ?

36. ÷\õǺ Põ»zvÀ \ø£ EÖ¨¤ÚºPøÍz ÷uº¢öukUS® •øÓ £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on how assembly members were elected during Chola period ?

37. öuõÀPõ¨¤¯›ß AÓU÷Põm£õmøh ÂÍUSP.
Explain Tholkappiyar's theory on ethics.

38. Cµõ©¼[P AiPÍõº CÍ® \‰PzvÚ¸US TÖ® ö|ÔPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the doctrines given by Ramalinga Adigalar to the younger generation ?

39. C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiÀ Aµ\ ©µzvØS •UQ¯zxÁ® AΨ£x Hß ?
Why peepul tree is given importance in Indian Culture ?

40. £Uv°ß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ? AÁØøÓ¨ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.

What are the types of Bhakthi ? Write short notes on them.

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£Sv & IV / PART - IV

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

Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiß SÔ¨¤hzuUP C¯À¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmk Áͺa]US £À»ÁºPÒ AÎzu öPõøhPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) What are the salient features of Indian Culture ?

OR

(b) Mention the contribution of Pallavas for the development of Indian Culture ?

42. (A) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiß ]Ó¨¦U TÖPÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ÷ÁØÖø©°À JØÖø© – JØÖø©U TÖPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the special features of Indian Culture ?

OR
(b) Unity in Diversity - Explain the features of unity.

43. (A) E£{hu[PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›zx GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) S¨uºPÒ Põ»® C¢v¯ Áµ»õØÔÀ ö\ƯÀ Põ»® GßÖ AøÇUP¨£kÁx
Hß ?
(a) Explain in detail about Upanishads.

OR

(b) Why is Gupta Period called the Golden Period of Indian History ?

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44. (A) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiØS Cì»õ® \©¯® AÎzu öPõøhPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) £Uv C¯UPzvß ÂøÍÄPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) What are the contributions of Islam towards Indian Culture ?
OR
(b) What are the effects of Bhakti Movement ?

45. (A) C¢x \©¯zvß ö£¸ø©PÒ SÔzx ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) `¤ C¯UPzvß ÷uõØÓ® ©ØÖ® •ußø©¯õÚ öPõÒøPPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain in detail the greatness of Hindu Religion.
OR
(b) Explain the birth and principal doctrine of Sufism.

46. (A) \‰P&\©¯ ^ºv¸zu C¯UPzvß ÂøÍÄPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) ©Ú® ©ØÖ® EhÀ Áͺa]°À ÷¯õPõÂß £[S £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) What are the effects of Socio-religious Reformation Movement ?
OR
(b) Explain the role of Yoga in the development of body and mind.

47. (A) _ØÖa`Çø»¨ £õxPõUP ©õnÁºPÒ ÷©ØöPõÒÍ ÷Ási¯ £[QøÚ
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) E»QØS C¢v¯õ ÁÇ[Q¯ £s£õmkU öPõøhPÒ GøÁ÷¯Ý® I¢vøÚ
ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the role of students in protecting the environment.
OR
(b) Explain any 5 contributions of Indian culture to the World.

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