TN 10th Question Paper 2024 Social Science

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

Põ» AÍÄ : 3.00 ©o ÷|µ® ] [ ö©õzu ©v¨ö£sPÒ : 100
Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 100

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(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw diagrams.

SÔ¨¦ : CÆÂÚõzuõÒ |õßS £SvPøÍU öPõshx.
Note : This question paper contains four Parts.

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SÔ¨¦ : (i) AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 14x1=14

(ii) öPõkUP¨£mh |õßS ©õØÖ ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯
Âøh°øÚ ÷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. öẩÛ÷¯õk ª³Ûa EhߣiUøP°À øPö¯Êzvmh ¤›mhß ¤µu©º
¯õº ?
(A) ÷\®£º¼ß (B) Âßìhß \ºa]À
(C) »õ°m áõºä (-D) ì÷hß¼ £õÀkÂß
Which Prime Minister of Britain signed the Munich Pact with Germany ?

(a) Chamberlain (b) Winston Churchill

(c) Lloyd George (d) Stanley Baldwin

2. ©õºß ÷£õº GuØPõP {øÚÄ TÓ¨£kQÓx ?
(A) BPõ¯¨ ÷£õº•øÓ (B) £x[SU SȨ ÷£õº•øÓ
(C) }º‰ÌQU P¨£À ÷£õº•øÓ (-D) PhØ£øh¨ ÷£õº•øÓ
What is the Battle of Marne remembered for ?

(a) air warfare (b) trench warfare

(c) submarine warfare (d) ship warfare

3. ÂuøÁ ©Ö©na \[Pzøu HØ£kzv¯Áº __________.
(A) ©Põ÷uÆ ÷Põ¢z µõÚ÷h (B) ÷u÷Á¢vµ|õz uõTº
(C) ÷áõv£õ ¦÷» (-D) A´¯ßPõÎ
__________ was the founder of Widow Remarriage Association.

(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade (b) Devendranath Tagore

(c) Jyotiba Phule (d) Ayyankali

4. G¢u Bsk Áõº\õ J¨£¢u® Pø»UP¨£mhx ?
(A) 1979 (B) 1989 (C) 1990 (-D) 1991
In which year the Warsaw Pact was dissolved ?

(a) 1979 (b) 1989 (c) 1990 (d) 1991

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5. ᨣõÛ¯U P¨£Ø£øh Aö©›UP P¨£Ø£øh¯õÀ G[÷P ÷uõØPiUP¨£mhx ?
(A) UÁõhÀöPÚõÀ ÷£õº (B) ªm÷Á ÷£õº
(C) ö»ÛßQ÷µk ÷£õº (-D) GÀ A»õö©´ß ÷£õº
Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the American (US) Navy ?
(a) Battle of Guadalcanal (b) Battle of Midway
(c) Battle of Leningrad (d) Battle of El Alamein

6. BÖPÎß ‰»® E¸ÁõS® ©s :
(A) ö\®©s (B) P›\À ©s (C) £õø»©s (-D) ÁshÀ©s
The soils formed by the rivers are :
(a) Red soil (b) Black soil (c) Desert soil (d) Alluvial soil

7. £Ç÷ÁØPõk H› __________ ©õ{»[PÐUQøh÷¯ Aø©¢xÒÍx.
(A) ÷©ØS Á[PõÍ® ©ØÖ® Ji\õ
(B) Pº|õhPõ ©ØÖ® ÷PµÍõ
(C) Ji\õ ©ØÖ® B¢vµ¨¤µ÷u\®
(-D) uªÌ|õk ©ØÖ® B¢vµ¨¤µ÷u\®
Pulicat Lake is located between the States of __________.
(a) West Bengal and Odisha
(b) Karnataka and Kerala
(c) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

8. ¤ßÚøh²® £¸ÁUPõØÖ __________ ¼¸¢x Dµ¨£uzøu GkzxU öPõÒQÓx.
(A) Aµ¤U PhÀ (B) Á[PU PhÀ
(C) C¢v¯¨ ö£¸[PhÀ (-D) øu‰ºU PhÀ
Retreating monsoon wind picks up moisture from :
(a) Arabian Sea (b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Indian Ocean (d) Timor Sea

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9. C¢v¯õÂß •uÀ ©UPÒöuõøP PnUöPk¨¦ __________ B® Bsk
÷©ØöPõÒͨ£mhx.
(A) 1991 (B) 1881 (C) 1872 (-D) 2011
In India the first census was carried out in the year __________.
(a) 1991 (b) 1881 (c) 1872 (d) 2011

10. £¸ÁUPõØÖ PõkPÒ __________ GÚÄ® AøÇUP¨£kQßÓÚ.
(A) A¯Ú ©sh» £_ø© ©õÓõU PõkPÒ
(B) Cø»²vºU PõkPÒ
(C) ©õ[S÷µõÆ PõkPÒ
(-D) ©ø»U PõkPÒ
The monsoon forests are otherwise called as __________.
(a) Tropical evergreen forest
(b) Deciduous forest
(c) Mangrove forest
(d) Mountain forest

11. G¢u C¸ |õkPÐUQøh÷¯ £g\^» J¨£¢u® øPö¯Êzvh¨£mkÒÍx ?
(A) C¢v¯õ ©ØÖ® ÷|£õÍ® (B) C¢v¯õ ©ØÖ® £õQìuõß
(C) C¢v¯õ ©ØÖ® ^Úõ (-D) C¢v¯õ ©ØÖ® ÿ»[Põ
The Panchasheel Treaty has been signed between :
(a) India and Nepal (b) India and Pakistan
(c) India and China (d) India and Sri Lanka

12. ©õ{» Aø©a\µøÁ°ß uø»Áº :
(A) •u»ø©a\º (B) BÐ|º
(C) \£õ|õ¯Pº (-D) ¤µu© Aø©a\º
The State Council of Ministers is headed by :
(a) The Chief Minister (b) The Governor
(c) The Speaker (d) The Prime Minister

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13. Põm (GATT) &Cß •uÀ _ØÖ |øhö£ØÓ Ch® :
(A) ÷hõUQ÷¯õ (B) E¸S÷Á (C) hõºS÷Á (-D) öáÜÁõ
GATT’s first round held in :
(a) Tokyo (b) Uruguay (c) Torquay (d) Geneva

14. C¢v¯õÂÀ, E»PÍõ¯ ö£õx ÁÇ[PÀ •øÓø¯ HØÖU öPõsh J÷µ ©õ{»®
__________ .

(A) ÷PµÍõ (B) B¢vµ¨¤µ÷u\®
(C) uªÌ|õk (-D) Pº|õhPõ
__________ is the only State in India to adopt universal Public Distribution System (PDS).
(a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka

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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® 10 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh- ¯ - Î U- P - Ä ®. ÂÚõ Gs 28 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 10x2=20
Note : Answer any 10 questions. Question No. 28 is compulsory.

15. •zxz xøÓ•P {PÌøÁ¨ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about the Pearl Harbour incident.

16. v¸ö|À÷Á¼ GÊa] £ØÔ J¸ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on the Tirunelveli Uprising.

17. ""hõ»º HPõv£zv¯®'' – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define “Dollar Imperialism”.

18. ö£›¯õøµ J¸ ö£so¯Áõv¯õP ©v¨¤kP.
Estimate Periyar as a feminist.

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19. ¤µ®© \©õázuõÀ JÈUP¨£mh \‰Pz wø©Pøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the Social evils eradicated by Brahmo Samaj.

20. P›\À ©soß H÷uÝ® Cµsk £s¦PøÍU TÖP.
State any two characteristics of black cotton soil.

21. PhØPøµa \©öÁÎ GÆÁõÖ E¸ÁõQÓx ?
How is coastal plain formed ?

22. uªÌ|õmiß ÷ÁÍõs £¸ÁU Põ»[PøÍ GÊxP.
Write the cropping seasons of Tamil Nadu.

23. "£¸Á©øÇ öÁi¨¦' GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is ‘burst of monsoon’ ?

24. ©õ[PÜ]ß £¯ßPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
State the uses of Manganese.

25. C¢v¯U Si¯µ_z uø»Áº GÆÁõÖ ÷uº¢öukUP¨£kQÓõº ?
How is President of India elected ?

26. C¢v¯õÂß Asøh |õkPÎß ö£¯ºPøÍ GÊxP.
Name the neighbouring countries of India.

27. E»P©¯©õUP¼ß ÷|º©øÓ¯õÚ uõUP[PÒ GøÁ÷¯Ý® CµsiøÚ GÊxP.
Write any two positive impacts of Globalization.

28. ö\ßøÚ ""B]¯õÂß öhmµõ´m'' GßÖ AøÇUP¨£kÁx Hß ?
Why is Chennai called “Detroit of Asia” ?

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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® 10 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh- ¯ - Î U- P - Ä ®. ÂÚõ Gs 42 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 10x5=50

Note : Answer any 10 questions. Question No. 42 is compulsory.

29. ÷Põimh Ch[PøÍ {µ¨¦P.

(i) C¢v¯õÂß •uÀ ö£s \mh©ßÓ EÖ¨¤Úº __________ BÁõº.

(ii) QÇUSz öuõhºa] ©ø»°ß öuß £Sv°À EÒÍ E¯µ©õÚ ]Pµ®
__________ BS®.

(iii) ©õ{»[PÍøÁ EÖ¨¤ÚºPÎß £uÂUPõ»® __________ BskPÍõS®.

(iv) |õ]\ öáº©Û°ß µP]¯U PõÁÀ£øh __________ GÚ AøÇUP¨£mhx.

(v) C¢v¯õÂÀ __________ xøÓ •ußø©z xøÓ¯õS®.

Fill in the blanks.

(i) The first Woman Legislator in India was __________.

(ii) __________ is the highest peak in the Southern part of the Eastern Ghats.

(iii) The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of __________ years.

(iv) The Secret State Police in Nazi Germany was known as __________.

(v) __________ sector is the primary sector in India.

30. £ßÚõmka \[Pzvß £oPøÍ ©v¨¤kP.

Estimate the work done by the League of Nations.

31. C¢v¯õÂß ¤›ÂøÚUS¨ ¤ßÚõÀ C¸¢u Põµn[PøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.

Discuss the reasons behind the Partition of India.

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32. (A) ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

(i) ÷ÁÍõs \õº¢u ©ØÖ® PÛ©® \õº¢u öuõÈ»P[PÒ

(ii) EÒ|õmk ÁoP® ©ØÖ® £ßÚõmk ÁoP®

(B) Põµn® TÖP.

Áh C¢v¯ BÖPÒ ÁØÓõu BÖPÒ.

(a) Distinguish between :

(i) Agro-based industry and mineral-based industry

(ii) Internal trade and International trade

(b) Give Reason :

North Indian Rivers are perennial.

33. Ai¨£øh E›ø©PøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.

Point out the Fundamental Rights.

34. C©¯©ø»°ß Em¤›ÄPøͲ®, C¢v¯õÂØS Auß •UQ¯zxÁ® £ØÔ²®
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Explain the divisions of Northern Mountains (Himalayas) and its importance to India.

35. |Pµ©¯©õUP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? Auß ]UPÀPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

What is Urbanization ? Explain its problems.

36. C¢v¯õÂÀ EÒÍ £¸zv ö|\Áõø»PÎß £µÁÀ £ØÔ GÊxP.

Write about the distribution of cotton textile industries in India.

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37. 1857 &B® Bsiß ö£¸® ¦µm]UPõÚ Põµn[PÒ SÔzx Bµõ¯Ä®.

Discuss the causes of the Revolt of 1857.

38. öÁβÓÄU öPõÒøPø¯ {ºn°US® Ai¨£øhU PõµoPÒ GøÁ ?

Discuss the basic determinants of India’s Foreign Policy.

39. ö©õzu EÒ|õmk EØ£zv (GDP) PnUQk® •øÓPÒ ¯õøÁ ? AøÁPøÍ
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

What are the methods of calculating Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ? Explain them.

40. P¸¨¦ £n® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? AuØPõÚ Põµn[PøÍ GÊxP.

What is black money ? Write the causes of black money.

SÔ¨¦ : ©õØÖzvÓÚõÎ ©õnÁºPÒ Põ»U÷Põk ©ØÖ® Áøµ£hzvÀ {PÌÄPøͲ®
Ch[PøͲ® SÔ¨¤mk PõmkÁuØS £v»õP AÁØøÓ¨ £ØÔ¯ SÔ¨¦PÒ
©mk® GÊu ÷Ásk®.
Note : Differently abled candidates have to write only notes for the questions related to
Time-line chart and map.

41. RÌUPõs£ÚÁØÔØS Põ»U÷Põk ÁøµP.

1920 •uÀ 1940 Áøµ°»õÚ BskPmS Em£mh •UQ¯ {PÌÄPÒ H÷uÝ®
I¢vøÚ Põ»U÷PõmiÀ GÊxP.

Draw a Time-line for the following :

Write any five important events between 1920 and 1940.

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42. E»P Áøµ£hzvÀ ¤ßÁ¸® Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®.
(i) QŸì
(ii) x¸UQ
(iii) î÷µõæ©õ
(iv) ©õì÷Põ
(v) \õߤµõß]ì÷Põ
Mark the following places on the map of World.

(i) Greece

(ii) Turkey

(iii) Hiroshima

(iv) Moscow

(v) San Francisco

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SÔ¨¦ : ¤ßÁ¸® ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 2x8=16

Note : Answer the following questions.

43. (A) •uÀ E»P¨÷£õ¸UPõÚ •UQ¯U Põµn[PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) QÇUQ¢v¯ P®ö£Û¯õøµ Gvºzx õ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©ß |hzv¯
õwµ¨ ÷£õºPÒ £ØÔ J¸ Pmkøµ ÁøµP.
(a) Explain the main causes of the First World War.

OR

(b) Attempt an essay of the heroic fights of Veerapandya Kattabomman, conducted against
the East India Company.

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SÔ¨¦ : ©õØÖzvÓÚõÎ ©õnÁºPÒ Áøµ£h öuõhº¦øh¯ ÂÚõUPÐUS
SÔ¨¦PÒ ©mk® GÊuÄ®.
Note : Differently abled candidates have to write only notes for the questions related to
map.

44. (A) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ C¢v¯ Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌUPõq® Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®.
(i) ÷\õmhõ |õP¦› ¥h§ª
(ii) Põµ÷Põµ®
(iii) ©ø»U PõkPÒ
(iv) AvP ©øÇ ö£Ö® £Sv
(v) £õø» ©s
(vi) îµõSm Aøn
(vii) APzv¯º ©ø» E°º÷Põͨ ö£mhP®
(viii) £¸zv ÂøͲ® £Sv

AÀ-»-x
(B) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ uªÌ|õk Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌUPõq® Ch[PøÍU
SÔUPÄ®.
(i) øÁøP BÖ
(ii) ÷PµÍõ
(iii) ÷u°ø» ÂøͲ® £Sv
(iv) ÷\õÇ©sh» PhØPøµ
(v) PõQu öuõÈ»P®
(vi) xøÓ•P® (H÷uÝ® JßÖ)
(vii) ö\ßøÚ
(viii) ©ßÚõº ÁøÍShõ

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(a) Mark the following places on the given outline map of India. 12345
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(i) Chota Nagpur plateau 12345
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(ii) Karakoram

(iii) Mountain forests

(iv) Area of heavy rainfall

(v) Desert soil

(vi) Hirakud dam

(vii) Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve

(viii) Area of cultivation of cotton

OR

(b) Mark the following places on the given outline map of Tamil Nadu.

(i) Vaigai river

(ii) Kerala

(iii) Tea growing area

(iv) Coromandel coast

(v) Paper Industry

(vi) Sea Port (Any one)

(vii) Chennai

(viii) Gulf of Mannar

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