TN 12th Model Question Paper Indian Culture

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PART - III
C¢v¯¨ £s£õk / INDIAN CULTURE
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version )

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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. £s£õk GßÓ ö\õÀ __________ GߣÁµõÀ E¸ÁõUP¨£mhx.
(A) ÷P.G®. •ßæ (B) C.¤. öh´»º
(C) i.÷P. ]u®£µÚõº (D) ].¤. µõ©\õª
A word 'Culture' is introduced by __________.
(a) K.M. Munshi (b) E.B. Taylor
(c) T.K. Chidambaranar (d) C.P. Ramasamy

2. öußÛ¢v¯ ö©õÈPÒ __________ GÚ AøÇUQßÓÚº.
(A) B]¯ ö©õÈPÒ (B) I÷µõ¨¤¯ ö©õÈPÒ
(C) B›¯ ö©õÈPÒ (D) vµõÂh ö©õÈPÒ
The South Indian languages are called :
(a) Asian Languages (b) European Languages
(c) Aryan Languages (d) Dravidian Languages

3. ]¢x \©öÁÎ ©UPÎß GÊzx •øÓ ¯õx ?
(A) ÷Põ»•øÓ (B) Gs ÁiÁ®
(C) Á›PÒ (D) ]zvµ GÊzx•øÓ
What is the name of the scripts of Indus Valley people ?
(a) Kolam (b) Numerical
(c) Lines (d) Pictography

4. B›¯ºPÎß §ºÃP® __________ BS®.
(A) B¨PõÛìuõß (B) ©zv¯ B]¯õ
(C) £õ¤÷»õÛ¯ (D) Q÷µUP®
__________ is the origin of Aryans.
(a) Afghanistan (b) Central Asia
(c) Babilon (d) Greece

5. `›¯Ûß ö£¸ø©ø¯U TÖ® ¦µõn® Gx ?
(A) Áõ² ¦µõn® (B) ¤µø© Áºzu ¦µõn®
(C) ÁµõP ¦µõn® (D) Tº© ¦µõn®
Which Purana describes about the Sun ?
(a) Vayu Puranas (b) Brahmma Varthai Purana
(c) Varaga Puranas (d) Koorma Purana

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6. uªÈÀ ªPÄ® £Çø©¯õÚ ¡À ¯õx ?
(A) ]»¨£vPõµ® (B) öuõÀPõ¨¤¯®
(C) v¸USÓÒ (D) ©o÷©Pø»
The oldest Tamil Book is __________.
(a) Silapathikaram (b) Tholkappiam
(c) Thirukkural (d) Manimegalai

7. BhÁÀ» |hÚ©PÒ __________ GÚ AøÇUP¨£mhõÒ.
(A) uõshÁ® (B) SµøÁ (C) Tzuß (D) ÂÓ¼
'Aadavalla Nadanamahal' is called as __________.
(a) Thandavam (b) Kuravai (c) Koothan (d) Virali

8. I¢uõ® ÷Áu® GÚ AøÇUP¨£k® ¡À :
(A) ¦µõn[PÒ (B) v¸¨£õøÁ (C) Cµõ©õ¯n® (D) ©Põ£õµu®
__________ is called the fifth vedas.
(a) Puranas (b) Thiruppavai (c) Ramayana (d) Mahabharatha

9. ö£Ízu \©¯zvß ÷Áu ¡À :
(A) v›¥hP® (B) BvQµP¢u®
(C) ¼¯® (D) v¸USµõß
The Holy Book of Buddhism is :
(a) Tripeetagas (b) Aadhigrahanthas
(c) The Bible (d) The Qurran

10. ö©Í›¯º Põ»zvÀ ©õÁmh Bm]¯øµ GÆÁõÖ AøÇzuÚº ?
(A) ÷Põ£ß (B) Aìv|õ©õ´ (C) AUµ|õª (D) QµõªPß
The collector was called as _________ in Mauryan Period.
(a) Gopan (b) Asthinama (c) Akranami (d) Gramigan

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11. Sh÷Áõø» ÷uºuÀ •øÓø¯ AÔ•P¨£kzv¯ÁºPÒ ¯õº ?
(A) £õsi¯ºPÒ (B) £À»ÁºPÒ (C) ÷\µºPÒ (D) ÷\õǺPÒ
Who introduced 'Kudavolai Election System' ?

(a) The Pandyas (b) The Pallavas (c) The Cheras (d) The Cholas

12. \µìÁv £shõµ® Gߣx __________ BS®.
(A) ¡»P® (B) ÷£¹µõm]
(C) Fµõm] (D) P¸Å»®
Saraswathi Pandaram means :

(a) Library (b) Town Panchayath

(c) Panchayath (d) Treasury

13. "`¤ C¯UPzøu' ÷uõØÖÂzuÁº __________ BÁõº.
(A) P¥º (B) AÀ£¸Û
(C) A¦À&A»õ&ö©Í¸i (D) S¸|õÚU
The founder of 'Sufi Movement' was __________.

(a) Kabir (b) Albaruni

(c) Abul-Ala-Maurudi (d) Gurunanak

14. xÍ]uõ\º C¢v°À GÊv¯ ¡À __________ BS®.
(A) ÷Áu[PÒ (B) vƯ¤µ£¢u®
(C) vµõÂh ÷u\® (D) Cµõ© \›u©õÚì
__________ Book was written by Thulasidasar in Hindi.

(a) Vedhas (b) Divyaprabandas

(c) Dravida Desam (d) Rama Sarithamanas

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15. "Gß Phß £o ö\´x Qh¨£÷u' GÚU TÔ¯Áº :
(A) A¨£º (B) v¸}»Pshº
(C) v¸bõÚ\®£¢uº (D) ©õoUPÁõ\Pº
Who said 'My bounden duty is to do' ?
(a) Appar (b) Thiruneelakandar
(c) Thirugna Sambandhar (d) Manickavasakar

16. "÷Áu[PøÍ ÷|õUQa ö\À' GÚU TÔ¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) _Áõª Â÷ÁPõÚ¢uº (B) ÷u÷Á¢vµ|õz uõTº
(C) Cµõ\õµõ® ÷©õPßµõ´ (D) u¯õÚ¢u \µìÁv
Who said 'Go back to Vedas' ?
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Devendranath Tagore
(c) Rajaram Mohanroy (d) Dayananda Saraswathy

17. "Bº¯õ' GßÓ ö\õÀ»õÚx __________ GÚ¨ ö£õ¸Ò.
(A) ö£sPÒ (B) BhÁº
(C) Bß©õ (D) PhÄÎß SÇ¢øu
What does 'Arya' means ?
(a) Ladies (b) Gents

(c) Soul (d) God's Child

18. Põ]°À ©zv¯ C¢x PÀ¿›ø¯ {Ö¯Áº :
(A) \÷µõâÛ |õ²k (B) AßøÚ öuµ\õ
(C) AßÛö£\ßm A®ø©¯õº (D) ¤ÍÁõmìQ
Central Hindu College was founded by ___________ in Kasi.
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Mother Therasa
(c) Anne Besant (d) Flowotsky

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19. Pø»PÎß ¤Ó¨¤h® __________ BS®.
(A) C¢v¯õ (B) öáº©Û (C) Aö©›UPõ (D) µè¯õ
__________ is called birth place of Art.
(a) India (b) Germany (c) America (d) Russia

20. "PhÀ ©PÒ' GÚ AøÇUP¨£k® PhÄÒ __________ BÁõº.
(A) xºPõ÷u (B) \Uv (C) C»USª (D) \µìÁv
Who is called as 'Daughter of Sea' ?
(a) Durgadevi (b) Sakthi (c) Lakshmi (d) Saraswathi

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H÷uÝ® 7 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 30 &Áx ÂÚõÂØS Psi¨£õP
Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14
Answer any 7 of the following questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21. £s£õk J¸ ö£õx AÝ£Á® & }º TÖ® P¸zx ¯õx ?
What is your opinion on 'Human Culture is a common experience' ?

22. "C¢v¯õ xønUPsh®' GÚ AøÇUP¨£kÁ÷uß ?
Why is India called as 'Sub-continent' ?

23. ]¢x \©öÁÎ ©UPÎß ö£õÊx÷£õUSPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Write a note on the entertainments of Indus Valley people.

24. ¦µõn® - ö\õÀ ÂÍUP® u¸P.
Explain : Puranas.

25. vµõÂh ö©õÈPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are Dravidian Languages ?

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26. C¢x©uzvß AÖÁøP \©¯[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Name the six religions of Hinduism.

27. QÔìxÁ® GßÓ ö\õÀ¼ß ö£õ¸Ò ¯õx ?
Define the term 'Christianity'.

28. \©¯a\õ›¯õºPÒ GÚ¨£kÁºPÒ ¯õÁº ?
Who were 'Samayachariyar' ?

29. ö£Ízu \©¯® G¢öu¢u |õkPÎÀ £µÂ¯x ?
Mention the countries where Buddhism spread.

30. y´ø©¯õÚ _ØÖa`Çø» PõUP |õ® ö\´¯ ÷ÁskÁÚ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the measures to be taken to protect pure environmental surroundings ?

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H÷uÝ® 7 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 40 &Áx ÂÚõÂØS Psi¨£õP
Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x3=21

Answer any 7 questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31. ©Ûu ÷|¯® ]ÓUP }º TÖ® P¸zxUPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Write your suggestions to flourish the Human Kindness.

32. ]¢x \©öÁÎ |õP›P® AÈ¢uuØPõÚ Põµn[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the causes for the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation ?

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33. ]¢x \©öÁÎ ©UPÎß A¯À|õmk ÁoP® £ØÔ TÖP.

Write a note on External Trade of Indus Valley people.

34. "S¸S»U PÀÂ' & SÔ¨¦ u¸P.

Give a short note on 'Gurukula Kalvi'.

35. \[PPõ»z uªÇ›ß AÓ¨÷£õº •øÓø¯ ÂÍUSP.

Explain the War of Non-violence (Arappore Murai) in Sangam age.

36. "vP®£µº', "ì÷Áu®£µº' & ÂÍUSP.

Explain 'Digambaras', 'Swedhambaras'.

37. JØøÓUPÀ µu[PÒ & SÔ¨¦ u¸P.

Write a short note on 'monolithic stone'.

38. Cì»õzvß \©¯U ÷Põm£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What are the religious principles of Islam ?

39. £Uv°ß C¸ ÁøPPÒ ÂÍUSP.

Explain the two types of 'Bhakthi'.

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40. £søh¯ GÊzx•øÓ CßøÓ¯ GÊzx •øÓ°¼¸¢x ©õÖ£mkÒÍuõ
Gߣøu _¸UP©õP GÊxP.
How do the new scripts differ from the old scripts ? Give a brief note on it.

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AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x5=35

Answer all the questions.

41. (A) uØPõ»zvÀ £s£õmkU PÀ AÁ]¯©õ Gߣx £ØÔ }º TÖ® TØÖ
¯õx ?

AÀ»x

(B) ÷ÁØÖø©°À JØÖø© Á͵ |õ® ö\´¯ ÷ÁskÁÚ ¯õøÁ ?

(a) Is Cultural Education necessary today ? State your reasons.

OR

(b) What steps do we take for the development of unity in diversity ?

42. (A) ]¢x \©öÁÎ, vµõÂh |õP›P® Gߣøu {¹¤.

AÀ»x

(B) ›U ÷Áu Põ»zvß \•uõ¯ {ø»ø¯ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Prove that Indus Valley Civilisation is Dravidian Civilisation.

OR

(b) Explain the social condition of Rig Vedic Period.

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43. (A) uªÇ›ß Qµõª¯ ÂøͯõmkPÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.

AÀ»x

(B) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiØS C¢x \©¯zvß öPõøh ¯õx ?

(a) Explain the villages games of Tamil Nadu.

OR

(b) What are the contribution of Hinduism to the Indian Culture ?

44. (A) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmiØS ö©Í›¯ºPÎß öPõøhPÒ H÷uÝ® I¢vøÚU
TÖP.

AÀ»x

(B) C¢v¯ £s£õmk Áͺa]US QÔzxÁ \©¯z öuõsk {ÖÁÚ[PÎß
£oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Write any five contribution of Mauryas to Indian Culture.

OR

(b) What is the role of Christian Missionaries for the growth of Indian Culture ?

45. (A) £Uv C¯UPzvß ÂøÍÄPÒ H÷uÝ® I¢vøÚ TÖP.

AÀ»x

(B) Cµõ\õµõ® ÷©õPßµõ´ Kº \©¯, \‰P ^ºv¸zuzvß ÂiöÁÒÎ Gߣøu
ÂÍUSP.
(a) Write any five effects of the 'Bhakthi Movement'.

OR

(b) Rajaram Mohanroy was a Socio-Religious Reformer. Explain.

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46. (A) ©Põz©õ Põ¢v¯iPÎß \‰P ÷\øÁPÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) E»QØS C¢v¯õ AÎzxÒÍ öPõøhPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the Social Services of Mahatma Gandhi.
OR
(b) Explain the contribution of India to the World .

47. (A) _ØÖ¨¦Óa `ÇÀ PÀ¯õÀ |õ® ö£Ö® £¯ßPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) _ØÖ¨¦Óa `Çø»¨ ÷£qÁvÀ ©õnÁºPÎß £[S ¯õx ?
(a) What are the benefits of environmental education ?
OR
(b) What is the role of students in safeguarding the environment ?

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