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PART - III
Áµ»õÖ / HISTORY
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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. uºUP® SÔzu •uÀ •Êø©¯õÚ ö£Ízu ¡ø» GÊv¯Áº __________.
(A) \¢vµPõª¯õ (B) vU|õPº
(C) ÁµõPªQµº (D) Á_£¢x
The first regular Buddhist work on logic was written by __________.
(a) Chandrogamia (b) Dignaga
(c) Varahamihira (d) Vasubandhu

2. __________ •P»õ¯ Aµ\º uÚx Bm]°ß ÷£õx âê¯õ Á›ø¯ «sk®
Âvzuõº.
(A) åõáíõß (B) AU£º
(C) J͵[P^¨ (D) áíõ[Rº
__________ Mughal King reimposed Jizya Tax in his rule.
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Akbar
(c) Aurangazeb (d) Jahangir

3. C¤ß £yuõ J¸ __________ |õmk £¯o.
(A) x¸UQ (B) ö©õµõU÷Põ
(C) ^Úõ (D) ö£º]¯õ
Ibn Batuta was a traveller from __________.
(a) Turkey (b) Morocco
(c) China (d) Persia

4. £Ç[PØPõ»U P¸ÂPÒ •uß•u¼À __________ CÀ Aøh¯õÍ® Põn¨£mhÚ.
(A) 1873 (B) 1860
(C) 1883 (D) 1863
The first Palaeolithic tools were identified in __________.
(a) 1873 (b) 1860
(c) 1883 (d) 1863

5. __________ £õsi¯ºPÎß •uÀ uø»|Pµ©õS®.
(A) öPõØøP (B) ©xøµ
(C) ¦Põº (D) Põ¯À£miÚ®
__________ was the first Capital of Pandyas.
(a) Korkai (b) Madurai
(c) Puhar (d) Kayalpattinam

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6. RÌUPshÁØÔÀ G¢u Cøn uÁÓõÚx ?
(i) uø»¯õ»[PõÚ® & ö|kgö\ȯß
(ii) £miÚ¨£õø» & E¸zvµ[PsnÚõº
(iii) Pá£õS & C»[øP
(iv) v¸Ág]UPÍ® & ÷\õǺ
(A) (iii) (B) (i) (C) (iv) (D) (ii)
Which of the following pairs is not correct ?
(i) Talayalanganam - Nedunchezhiyan
(ii) Pattinapalai - Uruttirankannanar
(iii) Gajabahu - Ceylon
(iv) Tiruvanchikalam - Cholas
(a) (iii) (b) (i) (c) (iv) (d) (ii)

7. 1857 &B® Bsk ¦µm]°ß÷£õx C¢v¯õÂß PÁºÚº öáÚµ»õP C¸¢uÁº
__________ BÁõº.
(A) ªß÷hõ (B) hÀöíÍ]
(C) ÷á®ì Aßm›³ µõ®÷\ (D) PõÛ[
__________ was the Governor General of India when the great Rebellion of 1857 broke out.
(a) Minto (b) Dalhousie
(c) James Andrew Ramsey (d) Canning

8. __________ £Sv°À ÷µõ©õÛ¯ |õn¯[PÒ APÌ¢öukUP¨£mhÚ.
(A) ¦Põº (B) A›UP÷©k
(C) £À»õÁµ® (D) Bva\|À¿º
Roman coins have been excavated at __________.
(a) Puhar (b) Arikamedu
(c) Pallavaram (d) Adhichanallur

9. __________ GߣÁº A¯¾ÓÄ ©ØÖ® ÷£õºPÒ öuõhº£õÚ Aø©a\º BÁõº.
(A) AÁ¢v (B) S¢u»õ
(C) \ºÁõPuõ (D) £õÝ
__________ was the Minister for Foreign Relations and War.
(a) Avanti (b) Kuntala
(c) Sarvagata (d) Banu

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10. Q¸èn÷uÁµõ¯º uß öÁØÔPÎß {øÚÁõP öÁØÔzyøn Gʨ¤¯ Ch® :
(A) ]®©õa\»® (B) ö£ÀPõ®
(C) Cµõá©÷P¢vµÁµ® (D) PmhõU
Krishnadevaraya planted the Pillar of Victory at __________.
(a) Simhachalam (b) Belgaum
(c) Rajamahendravaram (d) Cuttack

11. ö£õ¸zxP :
GÊv¯Áº C»UQ¯¨ £øh¨¦
(1) ußÁ¢v› (i) `›¯ ]zuõ¢uõ
(2) ÁµõíªQµõ (ii) A©µ÷Põåõ
(3) Bº¯£mhº (iii) ¤¸íz\®îuõ
(4) A©µ]®©õ (iv) B³º÷Áuõ
(A) (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (i), (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)
Choose the match :
Author Literary works
(1) Dhanvantri (i) Surya Siddantha
(2) Varahamihira (ii) Amarakosha
(3) Aryabhatta (iii) Brihad Samhita
(4) Amarasimha (iv) Ayurveda
(a) (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (i), (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)

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12. RÌUPõq® TØøÓ Áõ]zx uÁÓõÚ TØøÓ öÁÎU öPõnºP.
(i) Pͨ¤µºPÒ ø\Ázøu Bu›zuÚº
(ii) £À»Áøµ²® £õsi¯øµ²® Pͨ¤µºPÒ ÷uõØPizuÚº
(iii) CU\ÁõSPÒ ÷Áu ÷ÁÒÂPøÍ Bu›zuÚº
(iv) E¨¦ ¯õ£õ›PÒ E©nº GßÓøÇUP¨£mhÚº
(A) (i) ©ØÖ® (iii) (B) (i) ©ØÖ® (ii)
(C) (iii) ©ØÖ® (iv) (D) (ii) ©ØÖ® (iii)
Read the following and pick out the wrong statement.
(i) Kalabhras were Saivites
(ii) Kalabhras defeated Pallavas and Pandyas
(iii) Ikshvakus supported Vedic sacrifices
(iv) Salt merchants were called Umanar
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii)

13. £¯oPÎß CÍÁµ\º GßÖ ¦PǨ£mhÁº ¯õº ?
(A) Å Q[ (B) Cm][
(C) ²Áõß _Áõ[ (D) £õQ¯õß
Who was hailed as the Prince of Pilgrims ?
(a) Woo King (b) Itsing
(c) Hiuen Tsang (d) Fa-Hien

14. ‰ßÓõÁx £õÛ¨£m ÷£õº |øhö£ØÓ Bsk :
(A) 1665 (B) 1526
(C) 1761 (D) 1556
The Third Battle of Panipat was held in __________.
(a) 1665 (b) 1526
(c) 1761 (d) 1556

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15. __________ Á[PõÍzvÀ Cµmøh Bm]ø¯ AÔ•P¨£kzvÚõº.

(A) PõµßÁõ¼ì (B) Áõµß ÷íìi[ì
(C) µõ£ºm QøÍÆ (D) i³¨÷Í
__________ introduced the Dual System in Bengal.
(a) Cornwallis (b) Warren Hastings
(c) Robert Clive (d) Dupleix

16. ""÷Áu[PøÍ ÷|õUQ v¸®¦P'' & GßÖ •ÇUPªmhÁº __________ BÁõº.
(A) Â÷ÁPõÚ¢uº (B) Cµõáõ µõ®÷©õPß µõ´
(C) Cµõ©Q¸èn £µ©í®\º (D) u¯õÚ¢u \µìÁv
“Back to Vedas” was the motto of __________.
(a) Vivekananda (b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (d) Dayananda Saraswathi

17. A÷\õPµx ysPÎÀ EÒÍ ¤µõª GÊzxUPÐUS ö£õ¸Ò Psk¤izuÁº
__________ .

(A) \º áõß ©õºåÀ (B) uõ©ì \õshºì
(C) ÂÀ¼¯® ÷áõßì (D) ÷á®ì ¤›ßö\¨
Brahmi script in Ashoka’s Pillar inscription was deciphered by __________.
(a) Sir John Marshal (b) Thomas Saunders
(c) William Jones (d) James Prinsep

18. Bva\|À¿º __________ ©õÁmhzvÀ Aø©¢xÒÍx.
(A) yzxUSi (B) ÷Põ¯®¦zyº
(C) ÷Á¿º (D) D÷µõk
Adichanallur is situated in __________ district.
(a) Thoothukudi (b) Coimbatore
(c) Vellore (d) Erode

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19. ¦zuº uÚx •uÀ ÷£õuøÚø¯ __________ CÀ {PÌzvÚõº.
(A) \õµ|õz (B) \õg]
(C) ¾®¤Û (D) Áõµnõ]
Buddha delivered his first sermon in __________.
(a) Saranath (b) Sanchi
(c) Lumbini (d) Varanasi

20. TØÖ : £õ£º •u»õ® £õÛ¨£m ÷£õ›À öÁØÔ ö£ØÓõº.
Põµn® : £õ£º ¥µ[Q¨ £øhø¯ ÷£õ›À £¯ß£kzvÚõº.
(A) TØÖ uÁÖ; Põµn•® uÁÖ
(B) TØÖ \›; Põµn® TØÔß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP® BS®
(C) TØÖ \›; Põµn® TØÔß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP® AÀ»
(D) TØÖ uÁÖ; Põµn® \›
Assertion (A) : Babur won the First Battle of Panipat.
Reason (R) : Babur used artillery in the battle.
(a) (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 wrong; (R) is correct

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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any seven questions briefly. Questions No. 30 is Compulsory.

21. ÷íõªÛß SÔzx ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Hominin.

22. öuõhUP ÷ÁuPõ»zvÀ ö£sPÎß {ø»ø¯U ÷PõimkU PõmkP.
Highlight the position of women in the Early Vedic Age.

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23. |©x B´ÄUSa \õßÓõP EÒÍ v›¥hP[PøÍ GÊxP.
Write the Tripitakas that serve as the source for our study.

24. Guß Põµn©õP ©Põ Aö»U\õshº, ÷£õµêß A›¯ønø¯z v¸¨¤z u¢uõº ?
What made Alexander the Great to restore the throne of Porus ?

25. uU÷Põ»¨ ÷£õ›ß •UQ¯zxÁ® SÔzx GÊxP.
Point out the significance of the Battle of Takkolam.

26. uµõ¨ì £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write a note on “Tarafs”.

27. •P»õ¯º Põ»zvÀ uªÌö©õÈ ©ØÖ® C»UQ¯zvß Áͺa] £ØÔ GÊxP.
Describe the development of Tamil Language and Literature during Mughal period.

28. \µìÁv ©íõÀ ¡»P® £ØÔ J¸ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Saraswati Mahal Library.

29. _zv C¯UP® Hß J¸ «möhk¨¦ C¯UP©õP P¸u¨£kQÓx ?
Why was the Shuddi Movement considered a Revivalist Movement ?

30. Ezvµ÷©¹º PÀöÁmk £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Uttaramerur Inscriptions.

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£Sv & III / PART - III

SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x3=21
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 40 is Compulsory.

31. Aa`¼¯ß ÷\õíõÛ¯U P¸Âz öuõÈÀ~m£® SÔzx GÊxP.
Write a note on Acheulian and Sohanian Industries.

32. ÷©´a\À \‰Pzvß C¯À¦PøÍ B´P.
Analyse the characteristics of a Pastoral Society.

33. Põmøhz v¸zv¯vÀ C¸®¤ß £[PΨ¦ SÔzx ©v¨¤kP.
Write a note on the use of iron in clearing the forest, critically.

34. \[P Põ»zvÀ uªÌ {»zvß I¢x vønPÒ £ØÔ _¸UP©õP GÊxP.
Write about Five eco-zones of Tamil Land during Sangam Age.

35. S¨u ÷£µµ]ß {ºÁõP¨ ¤›ÄPøÍU TÖP.
Describe the administrative divisions of Gupta Empire.

36. Cµê¯õ _ÀuõÚõ AvPõµzv¼¸¢x APØÓ¨£mhx Hß ?
Why was Razia Sultana thrown out of power ?

37. µõU\æ&u[Pi ÷£õº £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi.

38. •P»õ¯º Bm]°À {ÖÁ¨£mh I÷µõ¨¤¯ ÁoP {ÖÁÚ[PÒ/Si÷¯ØÓ[PÒ
GøÁ ?
What are the European factories/settlements established during the Mughal rule ?

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39. õ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©ß £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ u¸P.
Write a short note on Veera Pandiya Kattabomman.

40. A÷¯õzvuõ\ £siuº £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on ‘Iyotheethoss Pandithar’.

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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x5=35
Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) vmhªh¨£mh |Pµ[PÍõÚ íµ¨£õ ö©õPg\uõ÷µõ £ØÔ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) ¦zu›ß Gs ÁȨ£õøuø¯¨ £ØÔ ÂÁ›.
(a) Write about the planned towns of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
OR
(b) Explain the Eightfold path of Buddha.

42. (A) ö©Í›¯ ÷£µµ_ £ØÔ AÔ¯ EuÄ® \õßÖPøͨ £ØÔ ÂÍUPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) Pø»US® C»UQ¯zvØS® PÛèP›ß £[PΨ¦ SÔzx ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
(a) Explain the sources for the study of the Mauryan Empire.
OR
(b) Discuss the contribution of Kanishka to Art and Literature.

43. (A) ""S¨uº Põ»® £søh¯ C¢v¯õÂß ö£õØPõ»®''. ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ©õ©À»¦µU PhØPøµU ÷PõÂÀPÎß PmhhUPø» ÷©ßø©PøÍ ÂÍUPÄ®.
(a) “Gupta period is called the Golden Age of Ancient India”. Give reasons.
OR
(b) Describe the architectural excellence of Shore Temples at Mamallapuram.

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44. (A) ÷\õǺPõ» Pmk©õÚU Pø»°ß ]Ó¨¦PøÍ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) Âá¯|Pµ Bm]¯õͺPÎß Bm] •øÓ £ØÔ ÂÁ›.
(a) Highlight the architectural excellence of Cholas.
OR
(b) Describe the administration under the Vijayanagar rulers.

45. (A) öuß uªÇPzvÀ £õøͯUPõµº Aø©¨¦ •øÓ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯õÂÀ ÷£õºa_R]¯ºPÎß Á¸øP°ÚõÀ HØ£mh uõUPzøu ÂÁ›.
(a) Explain the organization of Palayakkarar system in South Tamil Nadu.
OR
(b) Describe the impact of Portuguese presence in India.

46. (A) hÀöíÍ] ¤µ¦Âß Áõ›_ E›ø© CǨ¦ öPõÒøP £ØÔ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) öPõkUP¨£mh C¢v¯ Áøµ£hzvÀ ¤ßÁ¸® I÷µõ¨¤¯ ÁoPz uÍ[PøÍ
SÔUPÄ®.
(i) ö\ßøÚ
(ii) PÀPzuõ
(iii) •®ø£
(iv) ÷PõÁõ
(v) PÒÎU÷Põmøh
(a) Explain the Doctrine of Lapse by Dalhousie.
OR
(b) On the given outline map of India mark the following places of European Trading.
(i) Chennai
(ii) Kolkatta
(iii) Mumbai
(iv) Goa
(v) Calicut

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47. (A) öußÛ¢v¯U Qͺa] (1801) £ØÔ Â›ÁõP GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) ©µõmi¯º Bm]U Põ»zvÀ |h¢u H÷uÝ® I¢x •UQ¯ {PÌÄPøÍU
Põ»U÷PõmiÀ Áøµ¢x GÊuÄ®.
(a) Explain the South Indian Rebellion (1801) in detail.
OR
(b) Draw a Time Line for any five important events of the Maratha Empire and write
about them.

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