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PART - III
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ETHICS AND INDIAN CULTURE
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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. ]¢xöÁÎ |õP›P® Psk¤iUP¨£mh Bsk :
(A) 1921 (B) 1924
(C) 1923 (D) 1930
Indus Valley Civilisation was found in the year :
(a) 1921 (b) 1924
(c) 1923 (d) 1930
2. ""¡÷»õº ]Ó¨¤ß •QÀ÷uõ´ ©õh®'' GßÖ TÔ¯Áº :
(A) CÍ[÷PõÁiPÒ (B) ¦P÷Ç¢v
(C) |õuSzuÚõº (D) \õzuÚõº
Who said “Noolor Sirappin Mugilthoi Maadam” ?
(a) Ilango Adigal (b) Pugazhendhi
(c) Nadhakuthanar (d) Sathanar
3. RÌUSÔ¨¤mkÒÍÚÁØÖÒ Gx CµõqÁzvØPõÚ HÊ AÓ[PÎÀ Ah[Põux ?
(A) ©Úz xoÄ (B) £ØÖÖv
(C) \mh® (D) ©õs¦
Which of the following does not belong to the seven ethics of Army ?
(a) Courage (b) Attachment
(c) Law (d) Dignity
4. øÁSsh HPõu] G¢uz öu´Áz÷uõk öuõhº¦øh¯x ?
(A) Á¸nß (B) •¸Pß
(C) v¸©õÀ (D) ]Áß
Vaikunda Ekadasi is associated with :
(a) Varuna (b) Muruga
(c) Thirumal (d) Siva
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5. uPÁÀ AÔ²® E›ø©a \mh® |øh•øÓ¨£kzu¨£mh |õÒ :
(A) áüß 12, 2006 (B) AU÷hõ£º 12, 2003
(C) AU÷hõ£º 12, 2005 (D) áüß 12, 2005
Right to Information Act was implemented on :
(a) June 12, 2006 (b) October 12, 2003
(c) October 12, 2005 (d) June 12, 2005
6. C¢vµ ÂÇõ __________ {»zvÀ öPõshõh¨£k® ªP¨ö£›¯ ÂÇõÁõS®.
(A) •Àø» (B) SÔg]
(C) ö|´uÀ (D) ©¸u®
Indira Vizha is a big festival in __________ land.
(a) Mullai (b) Kurinji
(c) Neidhal (d) Marutham
7. “ETHOS” GßÓ Q÷µUPa ö\õÀ¼ß ö£õ¸Ò :
(A) C¯À¦ (B) ÁÇUP®
(C) ußø© (D) ©µ¦
Meaning of the Greek word “ETHOS” is :
(a) Nature (b) Practice
(c) Quality (d) Tradition
8. ußÚ»® öPõshÁºPøÍU "PkSÒÍ® öPõshÁºPÒ' GßÖ TÔ¯Áº :
(A) JÍøÁ¯õº (B) £õµv¯õº
(C) v¸ÁÒÐÁº (D) £õµvuõ\ß
Who described selfish people as ‘Mustard hearted’ ?
(a) Avvaiyar (b) Bharathiar
(c) Thiruvalluvar (d) Bharatidasan
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9. ö©õPg\uõ÷µõ¾ÒÍ uø»]Ó¢u Pmih® :
(A) ö£õxU SίÀ SÍ® (B) ÷Põmøh
(C) ©sh£® (D) uõÛ¯U PÍg]¯®
Which is the best building in Mohenjadaro ?
(a) The Great Bath (b) Fort
(c) Mandapam (d) Granary
10. ""‰[Q¼ß Eµ\¼¾® PØPÎß Eµõ´Â¾® ö|¸¨¦ ‰mhU PØÓÚº'' & CUTØÓõÀ
öuõÀSi°Ú›ß __________ öÁΨ£kQÓx.
(A) C¯ØøP ÁÈ£õk (B) Aa\ÄnºÄ
(C) £s£õmk ]Ó¨¦ (D) £SzuÔ²® vÓß
“They learnt to create fire from the rubbing of bamboo and stones” - This shows the __________
of the Ancient people.
(a) Nature Worship (b) Fear
(c) Cultural excellence (d) Reasoning Skill
11. ö£õ-¸z-xP :
(1) C¢v¯ ÷u]¯ ~Pº÷Áõº vÚ® (i) ©õºa 15
(2) E»P ~Pº÷Áõº vÚ® (ii) i\®£º 10
(3) ©Ûu E›ø© |õÒ (iii) i\®£º 24
(4) PÀ Áͺa] |õÒ (iv) áüø» 15
(A) (1) - (i), (2) - (iii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (ii)
(B) (1) - (ii), (2) - (iv), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)
(C) (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)
(D) (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (ii), (4) - (iv)
Match the following :
(1) National Consumer Day (i) March 15
(2) World Consumer Day (ii) December 10
(3) Human Rights Day (iii) December 24
(4) Education Development Day (iv) July 15
(a) (1) - (i), (2) - (iii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (ii)
(b) (1) - (ii), (2) - (iv), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)
(c) (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)
(d) (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (ii), (4) - (iv)
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12. •Àø» {»zuÁ›ß •ußø©¯õÚ Cø\UP¸Â :
(A) £hP® (B) ¯õÌ
(C) ©zuÍ® (D) ÷Á´[SÇÀ
Primary musical instrument in Mullai region :
(a) Padagam (b) Yaazh
(c) Mathalam (d) Veingkuzhal
13. ""xÀíä'' GßÓ C_»õª¯ ©õuzvÀ öPõshõh¨£k® £siøP __________.
(A) ª»õx |¤ (B) µ®áõß
(C) £UŸz (D) ö©õPµ®
Festival celebrated during the Islamic month “Dulhaj” is __________.
(a) Miladi Nabi (b) Ramzan
(c) Bakrid (d) Muharram
14. ""£vöÚsRÌUPnUS ¡ÀPÎÀ'', AÓUP¸zxUPøÍ TÖ® ¡ÀPÎß GsoUøP :
(A) 11 (B) 12
(C) 8 (D) 10
Number of books preaching ethical values in “Pathinenkeezh Kanaku” :
(a) 11 (b) 12
(c) 8 (d) 10
15. ÷\õǺPõ»U Qµõ© Bm]•øÓø¯¨ £ØÔ AÔ¯ EuÄ® PÀöÁmk Aø©¢xÒÍ
Ch® :
(A) ©shP¨£mk (B) uÍÁõÞº
(C) ©õ©slº (D) Ezvµ÷©¹º
The place which has the inscription about village administration during Chola Dynasty :
(a) Mandakapattu (b) Thalavanur
(c) Mamandur (d) Uthiramerur
16. ""öußÚPzvß ÷©¸'' GßÖ AøÇUP¨£k® ÷PõÂø»U Pmi¯Áº :
(A) Cµõ÷á¢vµ ÷\õÇß (B) Cµõáµõá ÷\õÇß
(C) S÷»õzx[P ÷\õÇß (D) Âá¯õ»¯ ÷\õÇß
Who constructed the temple called “Southern Meru” ?
(a) Rajendra Cholan (b) Rajaraja Cholan
(c) Kulothunga Cholan (d) Vijayalaya Cholan
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17. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ uÛ©Ûuß, \‰P®, |õk BQ¯ÁØÔß GvºPõ»zøuz
wº©õÛUS® •ußø© {ÖÁÚzøuz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(A) PÀÂ {ÖÁÚ® (B) öuõÈÀ {ÖÁÚ®
(C) Siø© {ÖÁÚ® (D) £°Ø] {ÖÁÚ®
Choose the primary institution that decides the future of an individual, society and country.
(a) Educational institutions (b) Industries
(c) Civil organisations (d) Training institutions
18. ""£sö£Ú¨£kÁx £õhÔ¢x JÊSuÀ'' & C¨£õh»i Ch® ö£ØÓ ¡À :
(A) P¼zöuõøP (B) |ØÔøn
(C) SÖ¢öuõøP (D) AP|õÞÖ
“Panbenapaduvathu paadarinthu ozhuguthal” - This line is from the book :
(a) Kalithogai (b) Natrinai
(c) Kurunthogai (d) Agananooru
19. ¤ßÁ¸® TØøÓ²® Põµnzøu²® £izxa \›¯õÚ Âøhø¯z
÷uº¢öukUPÄ® :
TØÖ : E[PÒ SÇ¢øuPÒ E[PÎhª¸¢x ÷uõßÔ°¸UP»õ®; BÚõÀ,
AÁºPÒ E[PÒ Eøhø©PÒ AÀ»º.
Põµn® : u®•øh¯ SÇ¢øu¯õ°¸¢uõ¾® Auß «x E›ø© öPõÒÁuØS
Kº AÍÄ Esk.
(A) TØÖ \›, Põµn® uÁÖ
(B) TØÖ uÁÖ, Põµn® \›
(C) TØÖ® uÁÖ, Põµn•® uÁÖ
(D) TØÖ® \›, Põµn•® \›
Read the following Assertion and Reasoning and choose the correct answer :
Assertion : Although your children are from you, they are not your possession.
Reason : Even though it is our child, there is a limit to claim your right on them.
(a) Assertion is correct, Reason is wrong
(b) Assertion is wrong, Reason is correct
(c) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are correct
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20. uªÇPzvÀ ªP E¯º¢u ©õÚzøu Eøh¯ ÷PõÂÀ __________.
(A) P[øP öPõsh ÷\õǦµ®
(B) v¸ÂÀ¼¦zyº BshõÒ ÷PõÂÀ
(C) v¸Áµ[P® Aµ[P|õuº ÷PõÂÀ
(D) ugø\¨ ö£›¯ ÷PõÂÀ
Temple with tallest Vimanam in Tamilnadu is __________.
(a) Gangaikonda Cholapuram
(b) Srivilliputhur Andal Temple
(c) Renganathar Temple, Thiruvarangam
(d) Big Temple, Tanjore
£Sv & II / PART - II
SÔ¨¦ : H÷uÝ® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. AÁØÔÀ ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.
21. ]¢xöÁÎ •zvøµPÎÀ Ch®ö£ØÖÒÍ Â»[SPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the animals inscribed in Indus Valley seals ?
22. |ßÞÀ TÖ® AÓ[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the ethics told in Nanool ?
23. uªÌ|õmiÀ Án[P¨£k® |õmhõº (PõÁÀ) öu´Á[PÒ GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßQøÚ
GÊxP.
Write any four Nattar (Guard) Gods worshipped in Tamil Nadu ?
24. ÷|º{ø» AÔ¯À GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is positive science ?
25. ©¸zxÁ •øÓø¯¨ £ØÔ ¤Íõm÷hõ TÔ¯x ¯õx ?
What did Plato say about medical practices ?
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26. Aß¤ß I¢vøn – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Anbin Ainthinai.
27. ""£õwk'' GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is “Pathidu” ?
28. SßÓU SµøÁU Tzx GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Kundrakuravai Koothu ?
29. ¦øÚ¯õ K¯® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is outline drawing ?
30. ÁÚ Â»[SPÒ Hß AÈQßÓÚ GߣuØPõÚ Põµn[PøÍ GÊxP.
Give the reasons for extinction of wild life.
£Sv & III / PART - III
SÔ¨¦ : H÷uÝ® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. AÁØÔÀ ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x3=21
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.
31. BÐø©¨ £s¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is managerial culture ?
32. uõÛ¯U PÍg]¯® – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Granary.
33. ""¯õ÷Úõ Aµ\ß ¯õ÷Ú PÒÁß'' & Cx ¯õº TÔ¯x ? CUTØÖ Enºzx® ö\´v
¯õx ?
“Yaano Arasan Yaane Kalvan” - Who said this ? What does this statement indicate ?
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34. |õ¯UPºPõ» PmhhUPø»US GkzxUPõmk u¸P.
Give an example of Nayaka period Architecture.
35. öuõÀSi ©UPÒ C¯ØøPø¯ G[VÚ® ÁȨ£mhÚº ?
How did the ancient people worship Nature ?
36. ~Pº÷Áõ¸US ÁÇ[P¨£mkÒÍ E›ø©PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the rights given to Consumers ?
37. ]¢xöÁÎ ©UPÎß GÊzxUPÒ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about the letters of Indus Valley people.
38. |kPÀ ÁÈ£õk GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What do you mean by ‘Nadukal’ worship ?
39. \©¯ |À¼nUP® HØ£h }º AÔ¢uÁØøÓU TÖP.
What do you think can be done to achieve religious harmony ?
40. ö£so¯ Aø©¨¦PÒ ÷£õµõi¨ ö£ØÖÒÍ E›ø©PÒ GøÁ÷¯Ý® BÔøÚ¨
£mi¯¼kP.
List out any six rights obtained by feminist organisations after great struggle.
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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x5=35
Note : Answer all the questions.
41. (A) C¢v¯¨ £s£õmk Áͺa]USa ]¢xöÁÎ |õP›Pzvß öPõøh ¯õx ?
AÀ-»-x
(B) ""uªÇºPÎß £s£õmøh öÁΨ£kzx® Põ»UPsnõi PÀöÁmkPЮ
£mh¯[PЮ'' Gߣøu {ÖÄP.
(a) What is the contribution of Indus Valley Civilisation for the growth of Indian Culture ?
OR
(b) Elucidate “Rock and Copper plate inscriptions are the mirror of Tamil Culture”.
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42. (A) ]¢xöÁÎ |õP›P® Kº ""|Pµ |õP›P®'' – ÂÍUSP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) uªÇºPÎß Qµõª¯ ÂøÍ¯õmkPÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Indus Valley Civilisation is a “City Civilisation” - Explain.
OR
(b) Explain the village sports of Tamils.
43. (A) Cø\UP¸ÂPøÍ ÁøP¨£kzv Euõµnzxhß ÂÍUSP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) öuõÀSi ©UPÎß, E°ºPÒ «x Aߦ ö\¾zx® £s¦ ©ØÖ® Ti EsquÀ
£s¤øÚ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Classify the musical instruments and explain with example.
OR
(b) Explain the character of Ancient people in showing their love to others and eating
together.
44. (A) µ©»õß ÷|õߦ ÷©ØöPõÒͨ£k® Âuzøu ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) v¸ÂÇõUPÒ öPõshõh¨£kÁuß ÷|õUP[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Explain how Ramzan fasting is followed.
OR
(b) What are the objectives of celebrating festivals ?
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45. (A) _ØÖa`Çø»¨ £õxPõUP AÔbºPÒ £›¢xøµzu ö\¯À£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ-»-x
(B) ÁoP AÓzvØS Ai¨£øh¯õÚ •ußø© ÂvPøÍ GkzxøµUPÄ®.
(a) What are the recommendations of experts for saving the environment ?
OR
(b) Mention the basic primary principles of Business Ethics.
46. (A) ö£›¯õ›ß _¯ ©›¯õøu C¯UP® £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) •a\[P[PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain the Self Respect Movement of Periyar.
OR
(b) Explain the three Sangams.
47. (A) \[P Põ» ©ßÚºPÎß öPõøhz ußø©ø¯ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) ^ÁP]¢uõ©o°À TÓ¨£k® AÓUP¸zxPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the generosity of kings of Sangam period.
OR
(b) Expain the ethical ideas mentioned in Seevakachinthamani.
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