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TN PUBLIC EXAM
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PART - III
Aµ]¯À AÔ¯À / POLITICAL SCIENCE
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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. C¢v¯ Tmhõm] •øÓ G¢u |õmiß ©õv›°»õÚx ?
(A) Aö©›UPõ (B) PÚhõ (C) ᨣõß (D) C[Q»õ¢x
The Federal System in India is based on the model of which country ?
(a) America (b) Canada (c) Japan (d) UK
2. ö£õxUP¸zx Gߣx •UQ¯ £[S ÁQ¨£x :
(A) ©UPÍõm] ©ØÖ® \ºÁõvPõµ •øÓ BQ¯ Cµsi¾®
(B) ©UPÍõm] •øÓ°À
(C) _‰P©õP ö\¯À£k® AøÚzx ÁøP¯õÚ Aµ]¯À •øÓø©Pξ®
(D) \ºÁõvPõµ •øÓ°À
Public opinion plays a vital role in :
(a) Both Democratic as well as Dictatorial systems
(b) Democratic system
(c) The smooth working of all types of Political systems
(d) Dictatorial system
3. ö£õ¸Íõuõµ CøÓ¯õsø©U ÷Põm£õmøh GkzxøµzuÁº :
(A) ©›¯® (B) Bìiß (C) ÂÀ÷»õø£ (D) öíPÀ
Monistic theory of Sovereignty was propounded by :
(a) Merriam (b) Austin (c) Willoughby (d) Hegel
4. "PhÄÎß |Pµ®' GßÓ ¡ø» GÊv¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) öíµõÀm »õìöÁÀ (B) ¦Ûu APìiß
(C) ÷hÂm Dìhß (D) ©õUQ¯ÁÀ¼
Who wrote the book “City of God” ?
(a) Harold Lasswell (b) St. Augustine
(c) David Easton (d) Machiavelli
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5. _¯©›¯õøu C¯UPzøu uªÌ|õmiÀ xÁUQ¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) ©øÓ©ø» AiPÒ (B) Asnõxøµ
(C) ©. ][Põµ÷Á»º (D) D.öÁ.µõ. ö£›¯õº
Who started the Self-respect movement in Tamil Nadu ?
(a) Maraimalai Adigal (b) Annadurai
(c) M. Singaravelar (d) E.V.R. Periyar
6. C¢v¯õÂß Aµ\ø©¨¤À ©UPÒ |» Aµ_ £ØÔ¯ ]¢uøÚø¯ EÒÍhUQ¯ £Sv :
(A) £Sv I (B) £Sv IV (C) £Sv II (D) £Sv III
The idea of Welfare State in the Indian Constitution is contained in :
(a) Part I (b) Part IV (c) Part II (d) Part III
7. "EøÇUS® ÁºUPzvß ÷ÁuõP©®' GÚ AøÇUP¨£k® £øh¨¦ Gx ?
(A) E£› ©v¨¦U ÷Põm£õk
(B) Aµ]¯À ö£õ¸Íõuõµzvß öPõÒøPPÒ
(C) ¤µõß]ß ÁºUP¨ ÷£õµõmh®
(D) ‰»uÚ®
Which work is called as the “Bible of the working class” ?
(a) Theory of Surplus value
(b) Principles of Political Economy
(c) Class struggle of France
(d) Das Capital
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8. TØÖ (A) : C¢v¯ |õhõЩßÓ® DµøÁPøÍU öPõshuõS®.
Põµn® (R) : RÇøÁ¯õP ©UPÍøÁ²®, ÷©»øÁ¯õP ©õ{»[PÍøÁ²®
EÒÍÚ.
(A) (A) Gߣx Esø©¯õS® (R) Gߣx uÁÓõS®
(B) (A) ©ØÖ® (R) Cµsk® Esø©¯õS®. (R) Gߣx (A) &°ß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP®
BS®
(C) (A) Gߣx uÁÓõS® (R) Gߣx Esø©¯õS®
(D) (A) ©ØÖ® (R) Cµsk® Esø©¯õS®. (R) Gߣx (A) &°ß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP®
AÀ»
Assertion (A) : Indian Parliament has a Bicameral Legislature.
Reason (R) : Lok Sabha is the Lower house and Rajya Sabha is the Upper house.
(a) (A) is true but (R) is false
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is false but (R) is true
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
9. ""£õ¼iUì'' GßÓ Áõºzøu "ö£õ¼ì' (Polis) GßÓ Q÷µUP ö\õÀ¼¼¸¢x Á¢ux.
C¢u "ö£õ¼ì' GßÓ ö\õÀ¼ß ö£õ¸Ò :
(A) Aµ]¯À (B) |Pµ Aµ_
(C) PõÁÀ Aµ_ (D) PõÁÀ £øhPÒ
The term ‘Politics’ is closely related to the Greek word ‘Polis’ meaning :
(a) Politics (b) City-State
(c) Police State (d) Police Forces
10. _u¢vµ C¢v¯õÂß •uÀ ¤Ø£kzu¨£m÷hõº Bøn¯® __________ B® Bsk
Aø©UP¨£mhx.
(A) 1953 (B) 1952 (C) 1963 (D) 1962
In Independent India, First Commission for backward community was established on
__________.
(a) 1953 (b) 1952 (c) 1963 (d) 1962
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11. ÁõÊ® E›ø©, _u¢vµ® ©ØÖ® \©zxÁ® BQ¯øÁ GÆÁõÖ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx ?
(A) \mh E›ø©PÒ (B) Aµ]¯À E›ø©PÒ
(C) C¯ØøP E›ø©PÒ (D) Siø©°¯À E›ø©PÒ
The right to Life, Liberty and Equality are called as :
(a) Legal Rights (b) Political Rights
(c) Natural Rights (d) Civil Rights
12. A¨¤U÷Põ C¯UP® Gߣx :
(A) GÎ÷¯õ¸USU PÀÂø¯ PØÖzuõ¸[PÒ
(B) Põ¨£õØÖÁuØPõP ©µ[PøÍU Pmi¨¤i²[PÒ
(C) ©UPÎß ÷|õ´PøÍa \›¯õUS[PÒ
(D) HøÇ ©UPÐUS EnÄ öPõk[PÒ
Appiko Movement meant a movement :
(a) Educate the less privileged people
(b) Hug the trees to save them
(c) Cure the illness of the people
(d) Serve the poor by feeding them
13. wµ •ß÷ÚØÓÁõu ©UPÍõm]ø¯ •ßö©õÈ¢u •ß÷Úõi Aµ]¯À
]¢uøÚ¯õͺ :
(A) ÷|¸ (B) G®.Gß. µõ´ (C) A®÷£zPº (D) Põ¢v
The leading political thinker who proposed Radical Democracy was :
(a) Nehru (b) M.N. Roy (c) Ambedkar (d) Gandhi
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14. ö£õ-¸z-xP :
(1) C¢v Gvº¨¦¨ ÷£õµõmh® (i) 1949
(2) v.•.P. Âß ÷uõØÓ® (ii) 1937
(3) ©õ{» ©Ö^µø©¨¦a \mh® (iii) 1919
(4) Cµmøh¯õm] (iv) 1956
(A) (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)
(B) (1) - (ii), (2) - (iii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (i)
(C) (1) - (ii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (iii)
(D) (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (ii), (4) - (iv)
Match :
(1) Anti-Hindi Agitation (i) 1949
(2) Birth of DMK (ii) 1937
(3) States Reorganization (iii) 1919
(4) Dyarchy (iv) 1956
(a) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(b) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)
(c) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)
(d) (1)-(iii), (2)-(i), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iv)
15. L÷£¤¯ß \©uº©Áõu® GÁ¸øh¯ ö£¯µõÀ E¸ÁõUP¨£mhx ?
(A) ÷µõ©õÛ¯ öáÚµÀ (B) B[Q÷»¯ öáÚµÀ
(C) C¢v¯ß öáÚµÀ (D) µè¯ß öáÚµÀ
Fabian Socialism was named after :
(a) Roman General (b) English General
(c) Indian General (d) Russian General
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16. C¢v¯ ÷u]¯ Põ[Qµì Pm]ø¯ {Ö¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) uõuõ£õ´ ö|Í÷µõâ (B) A.O. î³®
(C) M.N. µõ´ (D) W.C. £õÚºâ
Who founded the Indian National Congress Party ?
(a) Dadabai Naoroji (b) A.O. Hume
(c) M.N. Roy (d) W.C. Banarji
17. BÇa `Ǽ¯À GßÓ P¸zøu E¸ÁõUQ¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) Bm› »õºm (B) ª\À §U÷Põ
(C) Bºß ÷|¯ì (D) Cµõ£ºm i ¦m|®
Who coined the term “Deep Ecology” ?
(a) Audrelorde (b) Michel Foucault
(c) Arne Naess (d) Robert D. Putnam
18. G¢u BsiÀ ö\ßøÚ ©õPõn® "uªÌ|õk' GÚ ö£¯º ©õØÓ¨£mhx ?
(A) 1950 (B) 1969 (C) 1965 (D) 1975
In which year the Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu ?
(a) 1950 (b) 1969 (c) 1965 (d) 1975
19. ©UPÍõm] AiU÷Põimk Põmk® öPõÒøP :
(A) Aµ\ø©¨¤ß£i Bm] (B) ©UPÎß Bm]
(C) BЮ Âv (D) ÷uºuÀ
Democracy underlines the principle of :
(a) Rule of Constitution (b) Rule by the people
(c) Governing principle (d) Election
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20. Aµ]ß {v²u²hÚõÚ ÷uºuÀPøÍ __________ Bu›zux.
(A) ÷Áõµõ SÊ (B) C¢vµâz S¨uõ SÊ
(C) h[Põ SÊ (D) uõºS¢z SÊ
State funding of elections was backed by __________ committee.
(a) Vohra Committee (b) Indirajit Gupta Committee
(c) Tanka Committee (d) Tarkunde Committee
£Sv & II / PART – II
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh- ¯ - Î U- P - Ä ®. ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.
21. Aµ]ß Ai¨£øh TÖPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the essential elements of State ?
22. CøÓ¯õsø©°ß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the types of Sovereignty ?
23. C¯ØøPU Si²›ø© GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Natural Citizenship ?
24. Aµ\õ[P® – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define - Government.
25. "©UPÍõm] ©zv¯zxÁ®' Gߣøu ÂÍUSP.
Explain the term “Democratic Centralism”.
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26. £» Pm] •øÓ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
Write a short note on Multi-Party System.
27. FPTP GߣuøÚ ›ÁõUP® ö\´P.
Expand the term FPTP.
28. _µshÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Exploitation ?
29. öuõÈ»õͺ C¯UPzvÀ ©. ][Põµ÷Á»›ß £[S £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on M. Singaravelar’s role in Labour Movement.
30. ""£g\õ¯zx µõä'' – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on “Panchayati Raj”.
£Sv & III / PART – III
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh- ¯ - Î U- P - Ä ®. ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x3=21
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.
31. Aµ]¯À AÔ¯¼ß uzxÁõºzu AqS•øÓ £ØÔ TÖP.
Explain the Philosophical approach of Political Science.
32. ""Aø©¨ö£vºÁõu®'' GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Anarchism ?
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33. Aµ]¯À ÷Põm£õmiÀ Si²›ø© GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What does Citizenship mean in the Political theory ?
34. ¤.Bº. A®÷£zP›ß ©UPÍõm] SÔzu P¸zxUPøÍ GÊxP.
Write about the views of B.R. Ambedkar on Democracy.
35. ©õUQ¯ÁÀ¼°ß Bm]UPø» £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
Write a short note on Machiavelli’s Statecraft ?
36. \•uõ¯Áõuzvß ÷|º©øÓ E›ø©PÒ GßÓ P¸zøu ›ÁõP ÂÍUPÄ®.
Elaborate the concept of Positive Rights of Communitarianism.
37. Aµ]¯À Pm]PÎß £oPøÍ¨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the functions of Political Parties.
38. |Pµ £Svø¯ Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define an Urban area.
39. 1944 &B® Bsk ÷\»® ©õ|õmiß •UQ¯ •iÄPøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
Discuss the outcomes of the Salem Conference (1944).
40. "v¸USÓÒ Kº ©ua \õº£ØÓ ¡À' – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on ‘Thirukural - A truly secular ethical works’.
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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 7x5=35
Note : Answer all the questions.
41. (A) Aµ]¯À AÔ¯À Gߣx Pø»¯õ AÀ»x AÔ¯»õ Gߣøu {ÖÄP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¤¾ÒÍ \©zxÁzøu¨ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Is Political Science an Art or Science ? Substantiate your answer.
OR
(b) Explain about Equality in the Indian Constitution.
42. (A) |ÃÚ Aµ]ß £oPÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) \mhzvß ÁøPPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Describe the functions of Modern State.
OR
(b) Explain the different kinds of Law.
43. (A) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ uÍzvÀ C¢v¯ ©UPÍõm]°ß \õuøÚPÒ SÔzx J¸ Pmkøµ
ÁøµP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) PÀÂ, ©UPÍõm] ©ØÖ® Aµ\ø©¨¦ £ØÔ¯ ¤Íõm÷hõÂß £øh¨¦UPøÍ¨
£S¨£õ´P.
(a) Write an essay on achievements of Indian democracy in the economic front.
OR
(b) Analyse Plato’s works on Education, Democracy and Constitution.
44. (A) |õhõЩßÓ •øÓ Aµ\õ[PzvØS®, Si¯µ_z uø»Áº •øÓ Aµ\õ[PzvØS®
Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÷ÁÖ£õkPÒ £ØÔ GÊxP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) £À÷ÁÖ ö£so¯U öPõÒøP¨ £ÒÎPÒ £ØÔ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
(a) Differentiate between Parliamentary form of Government and Presidential form of
Government.
OR
(b) Discuss the various feminist schools of thought.
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45. (A) C¸Pm] •øÓ°ß {øÓPÒ ©ØÖ® SøÓPøÍ öuÎÄ£kzxP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) ©õ|Pµõm] ÷©¯›ß AvPõµ® ©ØÖ® £o°øÚ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Elucidate the merits and demerits of bi-party system.
OR
(b) Describe the functions and powers of the Mayor of a Municipal Corporation.
46. (A) C¢v¯ ÷uºuÀ Bøn¯zvß Aø©¨¦ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ-»-x
.
(B) C¢v¯ ÷u]¯Áõu® ÷uõØÓzvØPõÚ PõµoPøÍ¨ £mi¯¼kP.
(a) Explain the Election Commission of India - Structure.
OR
(b) Enumerate the causative factors of Indian Nationalism.
47. (A) \©zxÁzvØS £À÷ÁÖ uø»ÁºPÒ BØÔ¯ £[QøÚ¨ £ØÔ TÖP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) ö£›¯õ›ß ÁõÌUøP Áµ»õÖ ©ØÖ® £[PΨø£ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Discuss about various leaders’ role in Equality.
OR
(b) Explain the life history and contribution of Periyar.
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