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PART - III
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ETHICS AND 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. ""©Û-uß uß-Ý-øh¯ ÷uøÁ-P-øÍ-²® ¸¨-£[-P-øÍ-²® {øÓ-÷ÁØ-ÔU öPõÒÍ
E¸-ÁõU-Q¯ P¸-Â÷¯ £s-£õk'' GÚU TÔ-¯-Áº :
(A) ].]. |õºz (B) Bh®-\ß K£À
(C) D.¤. öh´-»º (D) ÁõÀ-÷hº
"Culture is a means of satisfying human wants and desires" was said by :
(a) C.C. North (b) Adamson Opel
(c) E.B. Taylor (d) Waltare

2. B›-¯º-P-Îß Cø\-¯õº-Áz-vØ-Sa ]Ó¢u Gkz-xU-Põm-hõP EÒÍ ÷Áu® :
(A) \õ-©® (B) ›U (C) Auº-Á-n® (D) ¯áüº
The Veda that is the best example to show the keen interest of the Aryans towards music is :
(a) Sama (b) Rig (c) Atharvana (d) Yajur

3. 'Religio' Gß-£-x G¢u ö©õ-È-°-¼-¸¢x ö£Ó¨-£mh ö\õÀ ?
(A) B[-Q-»® (B) Q÷µU-P®
(C) Áh-ö©õÈ (D) C»z-wß
The word 'Religio' is derived from which language ?
(a) English (b) Greek
(c) Language of North India (d) Latin

4. ö©Í-›-¯º Põ-»z-vÀ, E›-ø©-°-¯À }v-©ß-Ó® G¨-ö£-¯-µõÀ AøÇU-P¨-£m-hx ?
(A) u¸-©-\õ-Ú® (B) Ps-hP ÷\õ-u-Ú[-PÒ
(C) µn-£¢-u-Pº (D) u¸-©ì-uõ-Û-¯®
How was Civil Rights Court called during Mauryan period ?
(a) Dharmasanam (b) Kandaga Sodhanas
(c) Ranabandhagar (d) Dharmasthaniyam

5. ¤Ø-Põ-»¨ £õs-i-¯º-PÒ £ØÔ AÔ¯ Eu-Ä® PÀ-öÁmk \õß-Ö-PÒ :
(A) ©õ-©s-lº (B) Ez-v-µ-÷©-¹º
(C) uõ-µõ-_-µ® (D) Á¯-¿º
Which rock cut inscriptions give information about Later period Pandyas ?
(a) Mamandur (b) Uthiramerur
(c) Dharasuram (d) Vayalur

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6. |õ-Põº-áúÚ-µõÀ GÊ-u¨-£mh ¡ø»z ÷uº¢-öu-kUP.
(A) ©z-v-¯-ªP `z-v-µ® (B) ¦z-u \-›-u®
(C) ö\Í¢-uµ |¢-u® (D) ©Põ-Â-£õ \›z-v-µ®
Choose the book written by Nagarjuna.
(a) Madhyamiga Sutra (b) Buddha Charitha
(c) Soundara Nandam (d) Mahaviba Charithra

7. ¤ß-Á-¸® TØ-ÖU-S¨ ö£õ-¸¢-uU-T-i¯ ÂøhU-S-Ô¨-ø£U Ps-h-ÔP.
"uªÌ ö\´u ©õ-Óß' GßÖ |®-©õÌ-Áõº AøÇU-P¨-£-hU Põ-µ-n® :
(A) ©õ-Óß Gß-Ý® Si¨-ö£-¯-¸-hß ÂÍ[-Q-¯ø©
(B) GÀ-»õa \©-¯z-vØ-S® E›-¯-Á-µõ-Pz vPÌ¢-uø©
(C) v¸-Áõ´-ö©õÈ, v¸-Â-¸z-u® ÷£õßÓ £Uv ¡À-PøÍ C¯Ø-Ô-¯-ø©
(D) |õÀ-ÁøP ÷Áu[-P-øÍ-²® uª-ÈÀ £õ-i-¯-ø©
Choose the appropriate option for the following statement :
The reason for Nammazhvar being called as, 'Tamizh Seidha Maaran' was :
(a) He had the reputation of holding the family name "Maaran"
(b) He was tolerant towards all religions
(c) He created religious literary works like "Thiruvaaimozhi" and "Thiruvirutham"
(d) He sang all the four Vedas in Tamil

8. ¨-µ-|õ-µõ-¯-nº GßÓ C¯Ø-ö£-¯º öPõs-h-Áº :
(A) §uz-uõÌ-Áõº (B) ö£õ´-øP-¯õÌ-Áõº
(C) öuõs-h-µ-i¨ ö£õ-i-¯õÌ-Áõº (D) ÷£¯õÌ-Áõº
Who among the following had the name of Vibranarayanar ?
(a) Boothathaazhvaar (b) Poigaiaazhvaar
(c) Thondaradipodiaazhvaar (d) Peiaazhvaar

9. uõä-©-Põ-¼ß Pm-k-©õ-Ú¨ £o-ø¯ J¸[-Q-ønz-u-Áº :
(A) Eì-uõU A¼ (B) \õ-xÀ-»õ-Põß
(C) ø£µõ®- Põß (D) Eì-uõz AP-©-x- »-íõ-Á-›
Who coordinated the construction of Taj Mahal ?
(a) Ustaq Ali (b) Sadulla Khan
(c) Bhairam Khan (d) Ustad Ahmed Lahaavari
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10. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) Bz-ª¯ \ø£ (i) Bz-©-µõ® £õs-kµ[
(2) ¤µõºz-uøÚ \©õ-á® (ii) Cµõ-áõ-µõ® ÷©õ-Pß -µõ´
(3) Âu-øÁ-PÒ ©Ö-©-na \m-h® (iii) Cµõ-©-¼[P Ai-PÍõº
(4) \©-µ\ _z-u- \ß-©õºUP \[-P® (iv) Dì-Áµ \¢-vµ Âz-¯õ-\õ-Pº
(A) (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (ii)
(B) (1) - (ii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (iii)
(C) (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)
(D) (1) - (ii), (2) - (iii), (3) - (i), (4) - (iv)
Match :
(1) Athmiya Sabha (i) Athmaram Pandurang
(2) Prarthana Samaj (ii) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(3) Widow Remarriage Act (iii) Ramalinga Adigalaar
(4) Samarasa Sutha Sanmaarga Sangam (iv) Eswara Chandra Vidya Sagar
(a) (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (ii)
(b) (1) - (ii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (iii)
(c) (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)
(d) (1) - (ii), (2) - (iii), (3) - (i), (4) - (iv)

11. ""GÀ-÷»õ-¸® Cß-¦Ø-Ô-¸UP {øÚ¨-£-x÷Á AÀ-»õ-©À ÷ÁöÓõß-Ö® AÔ-÷¯ß
£µõ-£-µ÷©'' GßÖ TÔ-¯-Áº :
(A) uõ-²-©õ-Ú-Áº (B) v¸-|õ-ÄU-P-µ-\º
(C) Cµõ-©-¼[P Ai-PÍõº (D) _¢-u-µº
"Ellorum Inputrirukka Ninaipathuve Allamal Verondrum Ariyen Paraparame" was said by :
(a) Thayumaanavar (b) Thirunavukkarasar
(c) Raamalinga Adigalar (d) Sundarar

12. C¢-v-¯õ-ÂÀ `›-¯-Úõº ÷Põ-°À Aø©¢-xÒÍ Ch® :
(A) ÷Põ-ÚõºU (B) øÁ\õ-¼
(C) uõ-µõ-_-µ® (D) S¢-uÀ- Á-Ú®
Where is the Sun temple located in India ?
(a) Konark (b) Vaishali
(c) Darasuram (d) Kundal Vanam

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13. •P-»õ-¯º Põ» KÂ-¯[-P-ÎÀ Av-P-©õ-P¨ £¯ß-£-kz-u¨-£mh Ás-n[-PÒ :
(A) }»®, ]Á¨-¦ (B) }»®, £a-ø\
(C) ]Á¨¦, P¸¨¦ (D) ]Á¨¦, ©g-\Ò
The colours that were mostly used in the Mughal Period Paintings :
(a) Blue, Red (b) Blue, Green
(c) Red, Black (d) Red, Yellow

14. ""E»- Q À G[- ö P[- ÷ Põ ÷uõß- Ö - Q ßÓ Køh- ö ¯À- » õ® CÖ- v - ° À Ph- ¼ À ö\ßÖ
\[- P - © õ® £õß- ø ©- ° - ø Ú¨ ÷£õßÖ E»- ÷ Põº ¤ß- £ Ø- Ö ® uß- ø ©- ¯ õ÷»....''
¯õ-¸-øh¯ TØÖ ?
(A) Â÷Á-Põ-Ú¢-uº (B) ÁÒÍ-»õº
(C) u¯õ-Ú¢u \µì-Áv (D) Cµõ-©-Q-¸èn £µ-©-í®-\º
'The nature of people' is like 'Rivers which originate from different parts of the world
confluencing at the ocean' was said by :
(a) Vivekanandar (b) Vallalar
(c) Dayananda Saraswati (d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

15. 1898 &B® Bsk Põ-]-°À ©z-v¯ C¢-xU PÀ-¿›ø¯z öuõ-h[-Q-¯-Áº :
(A) Dì-Áµ \¢-vµ Âz-¯õ-\õ-Pº (B) Pº-ÚÀ BÀ-Põm
(C) ÂÀ-¼-¯® ÷P› (D) Aß-Û -ö£-\ßm
The Central Hindu College was started in 1898 at Kasi by :
(a) Eswara Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Colonel Olcott
(c) William Kerey (d) Annie Besant

16. Â]è-hõz-øÁ-uU P¸z-øuU TÔ-¯-Áº :
(A) Bv-\[-P-µº (B) ©z-x-Áº
(C) |õ-u-•-Û-PÒ (D) Cµõ-©õ-Ý-áº
Vishistadvaitha was said by :
(a) Adishankara (b) Madhwa
(c) Nathamuni (d) Ramanuja

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17. C¢-v-¯õ-Âß öuõß-ø©-¯õÚ ÁõÌ-Â-¯À ö|Ô-•-øÓ :
(A) ÷Áuõ¢-u® (B) uºU-P-Â-¯À
(C) ÷¯õ-Põ (D) ]z-uõ¢-u®
India's oldest way of life is :
(a) Vedantam (b) Tharkashastra
(c) Yoga (d) Sithantham

18. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) Søh-Á-øµU ÷Põ-ÂÀ-PÒ (i) |¢-v-Áº-©ß £õ-o
(2) JØ-øÓU-PÀ µu[-PÒ (ii) Q¸è-n-÷u-Á-µõ-¯º
(3) Pm-k-©õ-ÚU ÷Põ-ÂÀ-PÒ (iii) •u-»õ® ©÷P¢-v-µ-Áº-©ß
(4) Cµõ-¯-÷Põ-¦-µ[-PÒ (iv) •u-»õ® |µ-]®-©-Áº-©ß
(A) (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (ii)
(B) (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)
(C) (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)
(D) (1) - (iii), (2) - (iv), (3) - (i), (4) - (ii)
Match :
(1) Rock-cut temples (i) Nandivarman style
(2) Single stone rathas (ii) Krishnadeva Raya
(3) Constructed temples (iii) Mahendravarman - I
(4) Rajagopurams (iv) Narasimhavarman - I
(a) (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (ii)
(b) (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)
(c) (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)
(d) (1) - (iii), (2) - (iv), (3) - (i), (4) - (ii)

19. øÁè-nÁ ÷u ÷Põ-°À Ch® ö£Ø-ÖÒÍ ©õ-{-»® :
(A) C©õa-\» ¤µ-÷u-\® (B) Põè-«º
(C) ]U-Q® (D) uªÌ-|õ-k
Vaishno Devi temple is situated in __________ State.
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Kashmir
(c) Sikkim (d) Tamil Nadu

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20. •uß-•-u-¼À \º-Á-÷u\ ÷¯õ-Põ vÚ® öPõs-hõ-h¨-£mh |õÒ __________.
(A) 21 áüß 2015 (B) 25 áüß 2015
(C) 21 áüß 2016 (D) 25 áüß 2016
International Yoga Day was first celebrated on :
(a) June 21, 2015 (b) June 25, 2015
(c) June 21, 2016 (d) June 25, 2016

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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. Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21. £s-£õk Gß-Ý® ö\õÀ-¾US ÁõÌ-Â-¯Ø PÍg-]-¯® u¸® ÂÍU-P® ¯õx ?
What is the explanation given by 'Vaazhviyal Kalanjiam' for the word 'Culture' ?

22. C¢-v-¯¨ ö£¸-|õmøh Bm-]¨ ¦›¢x, Áµ-»õØ-ÔÀ ]Ó¨-¤-h® ö£ØÓ Aµ-\º-PÒ
¯õ-Áº ?
Who were the Kings who ruled India and occupied a special position ?

23. ¦µõ-n® & SÔ¨-ö£-Ê-xP.
Write a note on 'Purana'.

24. S¸-|õ-ÚU-Qß ÷£õ-u-øÚ-Pøͨ £m-i-¯-¼-kP.
List the teachings of Guru Nanak.

25. A»õ´ uº-Áõ-\õ & SÔ¨¦ GÊ-xP.
Write a note on 'Alai Darwaza'.

26. -Ez-v-µ-÷©-¹º PÀ-öÁmk SÔ¨-¤-k® ö\´v ¯õx ?
What is the information given by Uthiramerur rock cut inscriptions ?

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27. Põ-øµU-Põ-»®-ø©-¯õº £Ø-ÔU SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Karaikal Ammayar.

28. B›¯ \©õ-áz-vß Pm-h-øÍ-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the commandments of the Arya Samaj ?

29. ÿ |õ-µõ-¯n S¸-Âß \‰-Pz öuõs-k-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What was the social work rendered by Sri Narayana Guru ?

30. C¢- v - ¯ õ-  À AÔ-  - ¯ À, C»UQ¯®, Aø©v ÷£õßÓ xøÓ- P - Î À ]Ó¢x
ÂÍ[-Q-¯-Áº-PøÍU TÖ-P.
Name the people who were prominent in the field of Science, Literature and Peace in India.

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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. ¦µõ-nU Pøu-P-ÐUS Gkz-xU-Põm-k-PÒ u¸-P.
Give examples of Puranas.

32. C¢-v-¯õ-ÂÀ öPõs-hõ-h¨-£-k® •U-Q¯ v¸-Â-ÇõU-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the important festivals celebrated in India ?

33. •ß-÷Á-u-Põ» Aµ-\-ø©¨¦ ©Ø-Ö® Bm-]-•øÓ SÔzx GÊ-xP.
Write on the structure and form of administration during the pre-Vedic period.

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34. ö£Ízu \©-¯z-vß Aè-hõ[P ©õºU-P[-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What is the eight-fold path of Buddhism ?

35. ©x-µõ Pø»- £õo £ØÔ GÊ-xP.
Write on the Mathura Art style.

36. Âá-¯-|-P-µ¨ ÷£µ-µ-_ Põ-»z-vÀ Á¸-øP ¦›¢u A¯À-|õmk £¯-o-PÒ ¯õ-Áº ?
Name the foreign travellers who visited during the reign of the Vijayanagaras.

37. £Uv C¯U-Pz-vß ^›-¯ uß-ø©-PÒ £ØÔ GÊ-xP.
Write on the special qualities of the Bhakthi Movement.

38. ÁÒÍ-»õ-›ß \©-¯ ö|Ô-P-øͨ £m-i-¯-¼-kP.
List the religious principles of Vallalar.

39. ]¨-÷Põ C¯U-P® Gß-ÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Chipko Movement ?

40. "B]-¯õ-Âß Cz-uõ¼ C¢-v-¯õ' & CU-TØøÓ ÂÍU-SP.
Explain the term - 'India is Asia's Italy'.

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

41. (A) C¢-v-¯¨ £s-£õmiß SÔ¨-¤-hz-uUP C¯À-¦-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) C¢-v-¯õ-ÂÀ öPõs-hõ-h¨-£-k® \©-¯ ÂÇõU-PÒ £ØÔ Pm-køµ ÁøµP.
(a) What are the special qualities of Indian culture ?
OR
(b) Write an essay on religious festivals celebrated in India.

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42. (A) C¢-v-¯¨ £s-£õmiØS \©n \©-¯z-vß öPõ-øh-PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ-›U-P-Ä®.

AÀ»x

(B) ÷\õ-Ǻ-PÒ Põ» C»U-Q-¯[-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

(a) What is the contribution of Jainism to Indian Culture ?

OR

(b) Write about literature of the Chola period.

43. (A) v¸-|õ-ÄU-P-µ-\-›ß A¸g-ö\-¯À-PøÍ ÂÍU-SP.

AÀ»x

(B) C¢-v-¯¨ £s-£õm-iØS •P-»õ-¯º-P-Îß öPõ-øh-PÒ £ØÔ Â›-ÁõP GÊ-xP.
(a) Explain the noble deeds of Thirunavukkarasar.

OR

(b) Write in detail, the contribution of the Mughals to Indian culture.

44. (A) £õ-£º-|õ-©õ ¡À öÁΨ-£-kz-x® C¢-v-¯õ-Âß {ø»¨ £ØÔ GÊ-xP.

AÀ»x

(B) \©-n® TÖ® I¢x ÁøP-¯õÚ AÔ-Ä {ø»-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

(a) Write about the position of India as expressed by the book 'Babar Nama'.

OR

(b) What are the five steps of knowledge according to Jainism.

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45. (A) C¯ØøP ÁÍ[- P øͨ £õ- x - P õUP Aµ- _ ÷©Ø- ö PõÒ- Ð ® |h- Á - i U- ø P- P Ò
¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) C¢-v-¯õ-ÂÀ Põ-n¨-£-k® ö©õ-È-÷Á-Ö-£õ-k-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) What are the steps taken by the Government to conserve natural resources ?

OR

(b) What are the differences in language observed in India ?

46. (A) C¢-v¯ Áõ-Ú-Â-¯-¼-¾® Po-u-Â-¯-¼-¾® ]Ó¢x ÂÍ[-Q¯ AÔ-bº-P-øÍ-²®
AÁº-P-Îß £[-P-Ψ-ø£-²® öuõ-Szx GÊ-x-P.
AÀ»x
(B) öhÀ¼ _À-uõ-Û¯ Põ» Bm-]-•-øÓø¯ ÂÁ-›U-P-Ä®.
(a) Compile the names of scholars and their contribution to the field of Astronomy and
Mathematics.

OR

(b) Explain about the administration during the Delhi Sultanate period.

47. (A) £Uv C¯U-P® ÷uõ-ßÓU Põ-µ-n[-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) Cµõ-©-¼[P Ai-PÍõ-›ß £øh¨-¦-PÒ £ØÔ GÊ-xP.
(a) What were the causes for the formation of Bhakti Movement ?

OR

(b) Write on the literary works of Ramalinga Adigal.

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