TN 8th Question Paper 2023 Social Science

TN PUBLIC EXAM

QUESTION
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2024

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\‰P AÔ¯À / SOCIAL SCIENCE
(uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version)

Põ» AÍÄ : 2.00 ©o ÷|µ® ] [ ö©õzu ©v¨ö£sPÒ : 100
Time Allowed : 2.00 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 100
AÔÄøµPÒ : (1) AøÚzx ÂÚõUPЮ \›¯õP¨ £vÁõQ EÒÍuõ GߣuøÚa
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AiU÷PõikÁuØS® £¯ß£kzu ÷Ásk®. £h[PÒ ÁøµÁuØS
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Instructions : (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of
fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw
diagrams.

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öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ©õØÖ ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ Âøhø¯z
÷uº¢öukzxU SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx GÊxÄ®. 10x1=10
Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
the option code along with the corresponding answer.

1. 1757 B® BsiÀ Á[PõÍzøu Bm] ö\´uÁº :
(A) _áõ&Ez&öuÍ»õ (B) ]µõä&Ez&öuÍ»õ
(C) «º Põ]® (D) v¨¦ _Àuõß
The ruler of Bengal in 1757 was __________.
(a) Shuja-ud-daulah (b) Siraj-ud-daulah
(c) Mir Qasim (d) Tipu Sultan

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2. Põ¼ß áõU\ß G¢u¨ £Sv°ß Bm]¯õͺ ?
(A) ©xøµ (B) v¸ö|À÷Á¼
(C) Cµõ©|õu¦µ® (D) yzxUSi
Colin Jackson was the Collector of __________.
(a) Madurai (b) Tirunelveli
(c) Ramanathapuram (d) Tuticorin

3. "\v' GÝ® |øh•øÓ JÈUP¨£mh Bsk :
(A) 1827 (B) 1828 (C) 1829 (D) 1830
The practice of “Sati” was abolished in the year __________.
(a) 1827 (b) 1828 (c) 1829 (d) 1830

4. RÌUPshÁØÖÒ Gx ""£õøÓU ÷PõÍ®'' GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx ?
(A) ÁΩsh»® (B) E°ºU÷PõÍ®
(C) {»U÷PõÍ® (D) }ºU÷PõÍ®
Which of the following is known as ‘sphere of rocks’ ?
(a) Atmosphere (b) Biosphere
(c) Lithosphere (d) Hydrosphere

5. ÷£õ›ß Põµn©õP |øhö£Ö® Siö£¯ºÄ __________ Ia \õº¢ux.
(A) ©UPίÀ (B) \‰P ©ØÖ® P»õa\õµ®
(C) Aµ]¯À (D) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ®
War is one of the __________ causes of human migration.
(a) demographic (b) socio-cultural
(c) political (d) economic

6. B¨¤›UPõÂß öuß ÷Põi •øÚ __________.
(A) ÷P¨ ¤Íõ[÷Põ (B) ASÀPõì •øÚ
(C) |ßÚ®¤UøP •øÚ (D) ÷P¨ hÄß
The Southernmost tip of Africa is __________.
(a) Cape Blanco (b) Cape Agulhas
(c) Cape of Good Hope (d) Cape Town

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7. \©¯a _u¢vµ E›ø© GuÝhß öuõhº¦øh¯x ?
(A) }vzxøÓ
(B) £õµõЩßÓ®
(C) Aµ_ ö|Ô•øÓ²Özx® öPõÒøP
(D) Ai¨£øh E›ø©PÒ
Right to Freedom of Religion is related to __________.
(a) Judiciary
(b) Parliament
(c) Directive Principles of State Policy
(d) Fundamental Rights

8. Ea\}v©ßÓ® Aø©¢xÒÍ Ch® __________.
(A) \siPº (B) £®£õ´ (C) PÀPzuõ (D) ¦x vÀ¼
Supreme Court is located at __________.
(a) Chandigarh (b) Bombay (c) Calcutta (d) New Delhi

9. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔÀ P¸¨¦¨ £n® S¨£uØS Põµn©õÚÁºPÒ :
(A) Á› H´¨£ÁºPÒ (B) £xUS£ÁºPÒ
(C) PhzuÀPõµºPÒ (D) ÷©ØPsh AøÚzx®
Among the following who are responsible for Black Money ?
(a) Tax-evaders (b) Hoarders
(c) Smugglers (d) All of the above

10. Á[Q £n® Gߣx Gx ?
(A) Põ÷\õø» (B) ÁøµÄ
(C) Phß ©ØÖ® £ØÖ Amøh (D) £zvµ®
Which is the Bank Money ?
(a) Cheque (b) Draft
(c) Credit and Debit Cards (d) Bond

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÷Põimh Ch[PøÍ {µ¨¦P. 10x1=10
Fill in the blanks.

11. •P»õ¯¨ ÷£µµ\º __________ C¢v¯õÂÀ B[Q÷»¯ºPÒ ÁºzuP® ö\´¯
AÝ©v AÎzuõº.
The Mughal Emperor __________ permitted the English to trade in India.

12. __________ "]ÁP[øP°ß ][P®' GÚ AøÇUP¨£mhõº.
__________ was called as ‘lion’ of Sivagangai.

13. uªÌ|õmiß ªP¨ö£›¯ \‰P ^ºv¸zuÁõvPÎÀ J¸Áº__________ BÁõº.
__________ was one of the greatest social reformers of Tamil Nadu.

14. __________ ©s, vøÚ¨ £°ºPÒ Âøͨ£uØS HØÓuõS®.
__________ soil is highly suitable for millets cultivation.

15. {»a\›Ä__________ Ch¸US Kº GkzxUPõmhõS®.
Landslide is an example of __________ hazard.

16. ¦Â°ß ÷PõÍ ÁiÁ® J¸ \©uÍ £µ¨¤À Áøµ¯¨£k® •øÓ __________
GÚ¨£k®.
A way of representing the spherical earth on a flat surface is __________.

17. J¸ |õmiß__________, A¢|õk ÁÇ[S® Si°¯À ©ØÖ® Aµ]¯À E›ø©Pøͨ
ö£Óz uSv²øh¯Áº BÁº.
The __________ of a state enjoys full civil and political rights.

18. __________ E¯º }v©ßÓ® C¢v¯õÂß £Çø©¯õÚ E¯º }v©ßÓ® BS®.
The __________ High Court is the oldest High Court in India.

19. Phß AmøhPÒ ©ØÖ® £ØÖ AmøhPÒ __________ £n©õS®.
Credit cards and Debit cards are __________ money.

20. ö£õxzxøÓ __________ ÷|õUP® Eøh¯x.
Public sector is on __________ motive.

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ö£õ¸zxP. 10x1=10

21. Põߧº - ö\ÀÁa _µshÀ ÷Põm£õk

22. Cµshõ® \µ÷£õâ - `ÓõÁÎ

23. uõuõ£õ´ ö|Í÷µõâ - ~PºÄ uºzu Á¸©õÚ®

24. ÷Puõº|õz - \‰P ^ºv¸zuÁõv

25. SøÓ¢u AÊzu® - ÷Áø»Áõ´¨¤ßø©

26. }º _¸[SuÀ - |õÚõ \õQ¨

27. E¢x Põµo - \©¯ ø©¯®

28. {ÇØ£møh¨ £h® - \µìÁv ©PõÀ

29. Cµõáõµõ® ÷©õPß µõ´ - ÷©P[PÒ

30. ÷\ª¨¦ - P¸zx¨£h®
Match the following.

21. Kanpur - Drain Theory

22. Sarofoji II - Cyclone

23. Dadabai Naoroji - Consumer’s disposable income

24. Kedarnath - Social reformer

25. Low Pressure - Unemployment

26. Condensation of water - Nana Saheb

27. Push factor - Religious Centre

28. Choropleth map - Saraswathi Mahal

29. Rajaram Mohan Roy - Clouds

30. Savings - Thematic map

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Áµ»õÖ / HISTORY

GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS ©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ[®. 4x2=8

Answer any four questions only.

31. CÍÁµ\º öíßÔ " ©õ¾ª öíßÔ' GÚ Hß AøÇUP¨£kQÓõº ?
Why Prince Henry is called as ‘Henry the Navigator’ ?

32. xøn¨£øhz vmhzvÀ øPö¯Êzvmh |õkPÎß ö£¯ºPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Name the States signed into Subsidiary Alliance.

33. 1857 - B® Bsk ¦µm]UPõÚ EhÚiU Põµn® GßÚ ?

What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 ?

34. ÷\õǺ Põ»zvÀ uøÇz÷uõ[Q¯ PÀ {ø»¯[PøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention the education centres that flourished in Cholas Period.

35. ©ø»¨¤µ÷u\[PÒ Põ»ÛzxÁ |Pº¨¦Ó Áͺa]°À uÛzxÁ©õÚ A®\©õP
C¸¢uÚ. Hß ?
Hilly areas were distinctive features of colonial urban development. Why ?

36. ö£sPÎß •ß÷ÚØÓzvØPõP ÷£õµõi¯ •UQ¯ uø»ÁºPÎß ö£¯ºPøÍU
SÔ¨¤kP.
Name the prominent leaders who fought for the upliftment of women.

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¦Â°¯À / GEOGRAPHY

GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS ©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 4x2=8

Answer any four questions only.

37. "£õøÓPÒ' & Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define : ‘Rocks’.

38. ÷ÁÖ£kzxP & ÁõÛø» ©ØÖ® Põ»{ø».
Distinguish between - Weather and Climate.

39. _ØÖa `ÇÀ AÀ»x C¯ØøP¯õÀ Ch® ö£¯ºÁuØPõÚ Põµn[PøÍU TÖP.
State the causes of the ecological or natural migration.

40. ÁÓm]°ß ÁøPPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention the types of drought.

41. öuõÈØ\õø» & Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define : ‘Industry’.

42. Áøµ£hU ÷Põmka \mh® £ØÔ ]ÖSÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on ‘Map Projection’.

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Siø©°¯À ©ØÖ® ö£õ¸Íõuõµ® / CIVICS AND ECONOMICS

GøÁ÷¯Ý® Cµsk ÂÚõUPÐUS ©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 2x2=4

Answer any two questions only.

43. \©¯a\õº¤ßø©ø¯ £µ¨¤h £[PÎzu ]» C¢v¯ºPÍx ö£¯ºPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Name some of the Indians who contributed to spread of Secularism.

44. \õø» £zxUPÎß ÷|µi ÂøÍÄPÒ GßÚ ?
What are the direct consequences of road accidents ?

45. ö£õ¸ÍõuõµzvÀ P¸¨¦¨ £nzvß ÂøÍÄPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the effects of black money on economy ?

46. ö£õxzxøÓPÎß ‰ßÖ EÖ¨¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the three organs of public sectors ?

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RÌUPõq® ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x5=30

Answer the following questions.

47. (A) öÁÀö»ì¼ ¤µ¦ GÆÁõÖ B[Q÷»¯ BvUPzøu C¢v¯õÂÀ ›Ä
£kzvÚõº ?
AÀ»x
(B) Põ»ÛzxÁ |Pº¨¦Ó Áͺa]ø¯¨ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) How did Lord Wellesley expand the British Power in India ?
OR
(b) Describe the colonial urban development.

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48. (A) wµß ]ßÚ©ø»US®, B[Q÷»¯¸US® Cøh÷¯ ÷£õµõmhzvØS Cmka
ö\ßÓ `Ì{ø»PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ^ºv¸zu C¯UPzvß uõUP® SÔzx ›ÁõP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
(a) Explain the events that led to conflict between Dheeran Chinnamalai and
the British.
OR
(b) Give a detailed account on the Impact of Reform Movement.

49. (A) £õøÓPøÍ ÁøP¨£kzv ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) {» AvºøÁ Áøµ¯Özx Auß ÂøÍÄPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
(a) Classify and explain the rocks.
OR
(b) Define Earthquake and list out its effects.

50. (A) ©øǨ ö£õÈÂß £» ÁiÁ[Pøͨ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) Ch® ö£¯ºu¾UPõÚ £À÷ÁÖ Põµn[PøÍ Â›ÁõP ÂÍUSP.
(a) Give a detailed explanation on different forms of precipitation.
OR
(b) Explain in detail about the various causes of migration.

51. (A) \©¯\õº£ØÓ PÀ |©US Hß ÷uøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) \õø» £zxUPÒ |øhö£Óõ©À ukUP C¢v¯ Aµ\õ[P® ÷©ØöPõskÒÍ
•¯Ø]PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Why do we need secular education ?
OR
(b) Describe the steps taken by the Government of India to prevent Road
accidents.

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52. (A) £sh©õØÖ •øÓ°¾ÒÍ wø©PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) uÛ¯õº xøÓ°ß £oPøͨ £ØÔ GÊxP.
(a) What are the disadvantages of barter system ?
OR
(b) Write the functions of private sector.

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53. RÌUPshøÁPÐUS Põ»U÷Põk ÁøµP. 5x1=5
(A) Á¢uÁõ] ÷£õº
(B) £U\õº ÷£õº
(C) Cµmøh Bm] JȨ¦
(D) ÿµ[P¨£miÚ EhߣiUøP
(E) {ø»¯õÚ {»Á›z vmh®
Draw a time line on the following :
(a) Battle of Wandiwash
(b) Battle of Buxar
(c) The Dual Government was abolished
(d) Treaty of Srirangapatnam
(e) The Permanent Settlement

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AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Answer all the questions.
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54. C¢v¯ ¦ÓÁ› {» Áøµ¨£hzvÀ RÌPshÁØøÓ SÔUPÄ®. 5x1=5
(A) Aµ¤U PhÀ
(B) Á[PõÍ Â›Shõ
(C) AP©uõ£õz
(D) hõUPõ
(E) Aìéõ®
Mark the following places in the outline map of India.
(a) Arabian Sea
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Dacca
(e) Assam

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55. E»P Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌUPsh Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®. 10x1=10
(A) BºiU ö£¸[PhÀ
(B) QŸß»õ¢x
(C) AshõºiPõ
(D) C¢v¯õ
(E) µè¯õ
(F) A»õìPõ
(G) _Äv A÷µ¤¯õ
(H) AºöáßiÚõ
(I) Bìv÷µ¼¯õ
(J) ᨣõß
Mark the following places in the World Map.
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Greenland
(c) Antarctica
(d) India
(e) Russia
(f) Alaska
(g) Saudi Arabia
(h) Argentina
(i) Australia
(j) Japan

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