TN 11th Question Paper 2024 History

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PART - III
Áµ»õÖ / HISTORY
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version )

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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. ö©õP»õ¯ CÍÁµ\µõÚ uõµõ _÷Põ E£{hu[PøÍ __________ ö©õÈ°À ö©õÈ
ö£¯ºzuõº.
(A) E¸x (B) Aµ¤
(C) Q÷µUP® (D) £õµ^P
The Mughal Prince of Dara Shukoh translated the Upanishads into __________ language.

(a) Urdu (b) Arabic

(c) Greek (d) Persian

2. µõá`¯ ¯õPzøu |hzv¯Áº __________.
(A) ]•Põ (B) ö£¸|ØQÒÎ
(C) Av¯©õß (D) •xSkª¨ ö£¸ÁÊv
__________ performed Rajasuya sacrifice.

(a) Simuka (b) Perunarkilli

(c) Athiyaman (d) Mudukudumi Peruvazhuthi

3. ÷Á¿º ¦µm]US EhÚiU Põµn©õP Aø©¢u {PÌÄ __________ AÔ•P¨&
£kzv¯x BS®.
(A) ¦v¯ uø»¨£õøP
(B) GßL¥Àk µP x¨£õUQz ÷uõmhõUPÒ
(C) öPõʨ¦ uhÁ¨£mh ÷uõmhõUPÒ
(D) |ÃÚ ^¸øh ©õØÓ®
The immediate cause for the Vellore Revolt was the introduction of __________.

(a) New turban

(b) Enfield Rifle

(c) Greased Cartridges

(d) Dress Code

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4. C¢v¯õÂÀ B[Q» ö©õÈø¯ A¾ÁÀ ö©õȯõPÄ®, £°ØÖ ö©õȯõPÄ®
AÔ•P¨£kzv¯Áº __________.
(A) ö©UPõ÷» (B) PõµßÁõ¼ì
(C) uõ©ì ©ß÷Óõ (D) ÂÀ¼¯® ö£si[
__________ introduced English as the literary and official language of India.
(a) Macaulay (b) Cornwallis
(c) Thomas Munroe (d) William Bentinck

5. __________ GßÓ C»[øP°À Qøhzu, £õ¼°À GÊu¨£mh ›ÁõÚ Áµ»õØÖ
¡À ö©Í›¯¨ ÷£µµ_ £ØÔ AÔ¢x öPõÒÍ EuÄ® •UQ¯©õÚ \õßÓõS®.
(A) ¤µ©õn® (B) ©PõÁ®\®
(C) •zµõµõm\\® (D) w£Á®\®
A comprehensive historical chronicle in Pali from Sri Lanka serving as an important source
for the Mauryan period is __________.
(a) Brahmanas (b) Mahavamsa
(c) Mudrarakshasa (d) Deepavamsa

6. ©Puzvß •uÀ Aµ\µõP AÔ¯¨£k£Áº íº¯[Põ Á®\zøua ÷\º¢u __________.
(A) A÷\õPº (B) ¤®¤\õµº
(C) ©Põ£z© |¢uº (D) Aáõu\z¸
The first known ruler of Magadha was __________ of the Haryanka dynasty.
(a) Ashoka (b) Bimbisara
(c) Mahapadma Nanda (d) Ajatashatru

7. \[P© Á®\zvß ]Ó¢u Bm]¯õ͵õPU P¸u¨£mhÁº __________.
(A) Q¸èn ÷uÁµõ¯º (B) •u»õ® ÷uÁµõ¯º
(C) õ |µ]®©º (D) Cµshõ® ÷uÁµõ¯º
__________ was the greatest ruler of the Sangama dynasty.
(a) Krishnadevaraya (b) Devaraya-I
(c) Veera Narasimha (d) Devaraya-II

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8. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) ]®© Âèq (i) \õÐUQ¯ Aµ\ß
(2) •u»õ® öá¯]®©ß (ii) £À»Á Aµ\ß
(3) •u»õ® Bvzuß (iii) P¨£À uÍ®
(4) ©õ©À»¦µ® (iv) ÷\õÇ Aµ\ß
(A) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (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) Simhavishnu (i) Chalukya King
(2) Jayasimhan I (ii) Pallava King
(3) Aditya I (iii) Dockyard
(4) Mamallapuram (iv) Chola King
(a) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (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)

9. RÌSÔ¨¤mkÒÍ TØÖPÎÀ uÁÓõÚx Gx ?
(A) ©Q£õ»º Ru[PÒ Á[PõÍzvß Qµõ©¨£SvPÎÀ C¨÷£õx® £õh¨£kQßÓÚ
(B) uº©£õ»º ÷\õ©¦µzvÀ ©PõÂPõøµ {ÖÂÚõº
(C) öPÍh£õhº BP© \õzvµzøu C¯ØÔÚõº
(D) Cµõ©£õ»º Cµõ©\›uzøu GÊvÚõº
Which one of the following statement is wrong ?
(a) Mahipala songs are still popular in rural parts of Bengal
(b) Dharmapala established Somapura Mahavihara
(c) Agama Shastra was written by Gaudapada
(d) Ramapala wrote Ramacharitam

A

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10. ö\¼²Pì {÷PhµõÀ uø»|Pµ® £õh¼¦zvµzxUS __________ yuµõP ö©PìuÛì
Aݨ£¨£mhõº.
(A) ^Ú (B) ÷µõ©õÛ¯
(C) ¤›miè (D) Q÷µUP
Megasthenes was sent by Seleucus Nicator to the Capital Pataliputra as the __________
ambassador.
(a) Chinese (b) Roman
(c) British (d) Greek

11. Aµ\ Sk®£® öuõhº£õÚ \h[SPøÍ |hzxÁuØPõPa \õÐUQ¯µõÀ Pmh¨£mh
÷PõÂÀPÒ G[S EÒÍx ?
(A) ÷©Si (B) I÷íõÀ
(C) £mhõhUPÀ (D) Áõuõ¤ (£õuõª)
Where was temple built for performing royal rituals by Chalukyas ?
(a) Megudi (b) Aihole
(c) Pattadakkal (d) Vatapi (Badami)

12. TØÖ : ø\¯x AP©x Põß A¼P›À {Ö¯ |ÃÚ¨ £ÒÎ, ¤ßÚº
•P©v¯ B[Q÷»õ&K›¯shÀ PÀ¿›¯õP Áͺa] ö£ØÓx.
Põµn® : •ì½®PÒ B[Q»U PÀ PØ£øu AÁº ¸®¤Úõº.
(A) TØÖ ©ØÖ® Põµn® Cµsk÷© uÁÖ
(B) TØÖ \›; Põµn® TØÔß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP® BS®
(C) TØÖ \›; Põµn® TØÔß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP® AÀ»
(D) TØÖ \›; Põµn® uÁÖ
Assertion (A) : Syed Ahmad Khan founded a modern school at Aligarh, which developed
into the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental college.
Reason (R) : He wanted to promote English Education among the Muslims.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(b) (A) is correct; (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is correct; (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(d) (A) is correct; (R) is wrong

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13. õ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©ß öuõhº£õÚ ¤µa\øÚPøÍ uÁÓõPU øP¯õshuõÀ
£o }UP® ö\´¯¨£mh B[Q÷»¯ Bm]¯º __________.
(A) S.R. ¿æ[hß (B) W.C. áõU\ß
(C) P.A. BUÛ³ (D) A. £õÚº÷©ß
__________ was the collector who was dismissed from service for mishandling the affairs of
Veera Pandiya Kattabomman.
(a) S.R. Lushington (b) W.C. Jackson
(c) P.A. Agnew (d) A. Bannerman

14. __________ USU Pµõáõ GßÓ £mh® AÎUP¨£mhx.
(A) Cµshõ® \¢vµS¨uº (B) •u»õ® \¢vµS¨uº
(C) ÿS¨uº (D) \•zvµS¨uº
__________ was given the title “Kaviraja”.
(a) Chandragupta II (b) Chandragupta I
(c) Srigupta (d) Samudragupta

15. PÀöÁmkU SÔ¨¦PÒ ö©\£÷hõª¯õÄUS® íµ¨£õÄUS®
__________
Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÁoPz öuõhº¦PøÍU SÔ¨¤kQßÓÚ.
(A) ÷uÁ|õP› (B) U³Û£õº®
(C) P÷µõèi (D) øí÷µõUøͤUì
The __________ inscriptions mention the trade contacts between Mesopotamia and Harappan
civilisation.
(a) Devanagiri (b) Cuneiform
(c) Kharoshti (d) Heiroglyphics

16. •u»õ® Pº|õhP¨ ÷£õ›ß ÷£õx ¦xa÷\›°ß BÐ|µõP C¸¢uÁº __________.
(A) x´¨÷Í (B) ¥mhß
(C) ÷©õºì (D) »õ ÷£õº÷hõÚõ´ì
During the First Carnatic War, __________ was the Governor of Pondicherry.
(a) Dupleix (b) Peyton
(c) Morse (d) La Bourdonnais

A

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17. £õ»® £÷Áõ¼ PÀöÁmk __________ ö©õÈ°À EÒÍx.
(A) Aµ¤ (B) \©ìQ¸u®
(C) E¸x (D) £õµ^P
The Palam Baoli inscriptions is in __________ language.
(a) Arabic (b) Sanskrit
(c) Urdu (d) Persian

18. __________ £ÀPø»UPÇP® Áäµõ¯Ú ö£ÍzuzvØPõÚ •UQ¯©õÚ PÀÂ
{ø»¯©õS®.
(A) uUå^»õ (B) |õÍ¢uõ
(C) ¦è£Q› (D) ÂUµ©^»õ
The __________ University was an important Educational Centre of Vajrayana Buddhism.
(a) Takshashila (b) Nalanda
(c) Pushpagiri (d) Vikramsila

19. __________ PhÀÁȨ £øhö¯k¨¦PÒ ÿ Âá¯õ Aµ_ Áøµ ›Áøh¢v¸¢uÚ.

(A) •u»õ® CµõáµõáÛß (B) ‰ßÓõ® S÷»õzx[PÛß
(C) £µõ¢uPÛß (D) •u»õ® Cµõ÷á¢vµÛß
Naval expeditions of __________ extended as far as Sri Vijaya Kingdom.
(a) Rajaraja I (b) Kulothunga III
(c) Paranthaka (d) Rajendra I

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

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£Sv & II / PART - II

SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh- ¯ - Î U- P - Ä ®. ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any seven questions briefly. Question No. 30 is Compulsory.

21. £Ç[ PØPõ»® GÆÁõÖ ¤›UP¨£kQÓx ?
How is the Old Stone Age (or) Palaeolithic Period divided ?

22. ÷ÁuPõ» C»UQ¯[Pøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the literature of Vedic Age.

23. áÚ£u[PÐUS®, ©PõáÚ£u[PÐUS® Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÷ÁÖ£õmøhU TÖP.
Distinguish between Janapadas and Mahajanapadas.

24. ¤®¤\õµº GÆÁõÖ ©Pu¨ ÷£µµø\ ›ģkzvÚõº ?
How did Bimbisara extend the territory of Magadhan Empire ?

25. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚ SÔzx J¸ £mi¯ø»z u¯õ›UPÄ®.
(A) C¢v¯õ¼¸¢x ÷µõ•US HØÖ©v ö\´¯¨£mh ö£õ¸ÒPÒ.
(B) ÷µõª¼¸¢x C¢v¯õÄUS CÓUS©v ö\´¯¨£mh ö£õ¸ÒPÒ.
Make a list of the following :
(a) Items exported to Rome from India.
(b) Items imported into India from Rome.

26. íúnºPÒ SÔzx }[PÒ AÔÁx GßÚ ?
What do you know about Huns ?

27. £õ» Á®\ Bm]°ß ÷£õx |õÍ¢uõ £ÀPø»UPÇPzvß •UQ¯zxÁzøu
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Highlight the significance of Nalanda University during the Pala dynasty.

A

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28. \õÐUQ¯º Põ»zvÀ PßÚhzvÀ GÊu¨£mh Cµsk •UQ¯©õÚ C»UQ¯[&
PøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Identify two important literary works in Kannada of Chalukyas’ time.

29. x¸UQ¯¨ £øhö¯k¨¤ß÷£õx Áh C¢v¯õÂÀ Bm]°¼¸¢u µõá¦zvµ
Á®\õÁÎPÒ ¯õÁº ?
Who were the important ruling Rajput dynasties of Northern India during the Turkish
invasion ?

30. Aºzu \õìvµ® SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Arthasastra.

£Sv & III / PART - III

SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh- ¯ - Î U- P - Ä ®. ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x3=21
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 40 is Compulsory.

31. íµ¨£õ ©UPÎß |®¤UøPPÒ SÔzx }[PÒ AÔ¢ux GßÚ ?
What do you know about the faith and belief system of the Harappans ?

32. öuß C¢v¯õÂß ö\®¦UPõ»¨ £s£õkPøÍa _¸UP©õP ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Briefly describe the Chalcolithic culture of South India.

33. P[øPa \©öÁΰÀ {PÌ¢u, |Pµ[PÎß ÷uõØÓzxUPõÚ Põµn[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Analyse the factors responsible for the rise of towns and cities in the Ganges Plains.

34. S¨uº Põ»zvÀ AÔ¯À Áͺa] SÔzx ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Comment on the Scientific advancement made during Gupta period.

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35. Cµshõ® Aö»U\õshº GßÖ AøÇUP¨£mhÁº ¯õº ? Hß ?
Who assumed the title “Second Alexander” ? Why ?

36. `ºuõì, xUPõµõ® BQ÷¯õ›ß ÷£õuøÚPøÍ B´P.
Analyse the teachings of (a) Sur Das (b) Tuka Ram.

37. AU£µx ©ß\¨uõ› •øÓ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about the Mansabdari System of Akbar.

38. uµ[P®£õi – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Tarangambadi.

39. AP©v¯õ C¯UP® £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Ahmadiya Movement.

40. S¸|õÚU £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about Guru Nanak.

£Sv & IV / PART - IV

SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x5=35
Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) ]¢x |õP›P® Hß íµ¨£õ |õP›P® GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx ?
AÀ-»-x
(B) ÷Áu Põ» Aµ]¯À ©ØÖ® {ºÁõP® SÔzx J¸ Pmkøµ ÁøµP.
(a) Why is the Indus Civilisation also known as Harappan Civilisation ?
OR
(b) Write an essay on the polity and administration of the Vedic Age.

A

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42. (A) B]ÁP® SÔzx ÂÍUPÄ®. ÷©¾® C¢v¯õÂÀ Auß £µÁø»²®
SÔ¨¤hÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) C¢v¯õÂß «x £õµ^PºPÎß uõUP® SÔzx GÊxP.
(a) Give an account of Ajivikam and its spread in India.
OR
(b) Write about the impact of Persians on India.

43. (A) \[P Põ»®, \[P Põ»zøuz öuõhº¢x EhÚi¯õP Á¢u Põ»zøua ÷\º¢u
ÁoPºPÒ ©ØÖ® öuõø»yµ ÁoP® £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) ©zv¯z uøµUPhÀ E»Qß ö£¸g\Uv¯õP ÷µõ©õÛ¯ Aµ_ ÷©ö»Ê¢u
Âuzøu ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Give an account of traders and their long distance trade during the Sangam and the
immediate Post-Sangam Period.
OR
(b) Explain how Rome emerged as the super power of the Mediterranean World.

44. (A) Lö£÷µõì xUÍQß Bm]ø¯ ©v¨¤kP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) ""Á¸Áõ´ {ºÁõPzvÀ, öåºåõ, AU£µx •ß÷Úõi'' – ÂÍUSP.
(a) Estimate the rule of Firuz Tughlaq.
OR
(b) “Sher Shah was the forerunner of Akbar in revenue administration” - Explain.

45. (A) •P©x PÁõÛß Bm]•øÓ ©ØÖ® µõqÁ {ºÁõP® £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) uªÌ|õmiÀ |h¢u \‰P ^ºv¸zu C¯UP[PøÍ GkzxUPõmkP.
(a) Describe the military campaigns and the administrative machinery under Mohammed
Gawan.
OR
(b) Highlight the Social Reform Movements in Tamil Nadu.

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46. (A) ö£õ.B.•. BÓõ® ¡ØÓõsiÀ HØ£mh AÔÄ ©»ºa]UPõÚ Põµn[PÒ
£ØÔ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) öPõkUP¨£mh C¢v¯ Áøµ£hzvÀ A÷\õP¨ ÷£µµ]À RÌUPsh
Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®.
(i) QºÚõº
(ii) öPÍ\õ®¤
(iii) GµõSi
(iv) ¾®¤Û
(v) µõ®§ºÁõ
(a) Discuss the causes of intellectual awakening in the Sixth Century BCE.
.
OR
(b) On the given outline map of India, mark the following places from Ashoka’s Empire.
(i) Girnar
(ii) Kausambi
(iii) Yerragudi
(iv) Lumbini
(v) Rampurva

47. (A) ö£õ.B. 1 &B® ¡ØÓõsk uªÌ Aµ\õm]PÒ SÔzu ÂÁµ[PÒ u¸P.
AÀ-»-x
(B) I÷µõ¨¤¯›ß Á¸øP SÔzx H÷uÝ® I¢x •UQ¯ {PÌÄPøÍ Põ»U&
÷PõmiÀ Áøµ¢x PõmkP.
(a) Given an account of the Tamil Kingdoms of First Century CE.
OR
(b) Draw a Time line for any five important events of the coming of the Europeans.

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