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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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ö£ß]À £¯ß£kzu ÷Ásk®.
Instructions : (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any
lack of fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(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.
£Sv & I/PART - I
SÔ¨¦ : (i) AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 14x1=14
(ii) öPõkUP¨£mh |õßS ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ Âøh°øÚ
÷uº¢öukzx 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. ö\ßøÚ ©PõáÚ \ø£°ß •uÀ uø»Áº ¯õº ?
(A) T.M. |õ¯º (B) P. µ[øP¯õ
(C) G. _¨¤µ©o¯® (D) G.A. |÷h\ß
Who was the first President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha ?
(a) T.M. Nair (b) P. Rangaiah
(c) G. Subramaniam (d) G.A. Natesan
2. uªÌ|õmiÀ v¸a]µõ¨£ÒΰÀ C¸¢x ÷Áuõµs¯® Áøµ E¨¦ \zv¯õQµP
¯õzvøµø¯ ÷©ØöPõshÁº ¯õº ?
(A) ].Bº. uõì (B) ÷©õv»õÀ ÷|¸
(C) ]. µõáõâ (D) M.N. µõ´
In Tamil Nadu, who led a Salt March from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam ?
(a) C.R. Das (b) Motilal Nehru
(c) C. Rajaji (d) M.N. Roy
3. ""HPõv£zv¯® •u»õÎzxÁzvß Ea\ Pmh®'' GÚU TÔ¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) ö»Ûß (B) ©õºUì (C) \߯õmö\ß (D) ©õ ÷\x[
Who said “imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism” ?
(a) Lenin (b) Marx (c) Sun-Yat-Sen (d) Mao Tsetung
4. ÷Á¿º ¦µm] G¨÷£õx öÁizux ?
(A) 1805 ÷© 24 (B) 1805 áüø» 10
(C) 1806 áüø» 10 (D) 1806 ö\¨h®£º 10
When did the Vellore Revolt breakout ?
(a) 24 May 1805 (b) 10 July 1805
(c) 10 July 1806 (d) 10 September 1806
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5. \›¯õÚ TØÖPøÍz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(i) £õøÍ¯UPõµº •øÓ PõPw¯¨ ÷£µµ]ß |øh•øÓ°À C¸¢ux.
(ii) Põß \õQ¨¤ß CÓ¨¤ØS¨¤ß §¼z÷uÁº ö|ØPmk® ö\Áø» 1764 &CÀ
«sk® øP¨£ØÔÚõº.
(iii) P®ö£Û {ºÁõPzvØS uPÁÀ AÎUPõ©À £õøÍ¯UPõµºP÷Íõk
÷£a_Áõºzøu°À Dk£mhuõÀ, ³_¨ Põß, x÷µõQ GßÖ SØÓ® _©zu¨£mk
1764 &CÀ yUQ¼h¨£mhõº.
(iv) JsiÃµß Pmhö£õ®©Ûß £øh¨¤›ÄPÎÀ JßøÓz uø»ø©÷¯ØÖ
ÁÈ|hzvÚõº.
(A) (i), (ii) ©ØÖ® (iv) (B) (i), (ii) ©ØÖ® (iii)
(C) (iii) ©ØÖ® (iv) ©mk® (D) (i) ©ØÖ® (iv) ©mk®
Find the correct statements.
(i) The Palayakkarars system was in practice in the Kakatiya Kingdom.
(ii) Puli Thevar recaptured Nerkattumseval in 1764 after the death of Khan
Sahib.
(iii) Yusuf Khan who was negotiating with the Palayakkarars, without informing
the company administration was charged with treachery and hanged in 1764.
(iv) Ondiveeran led one of the army units of Kattabomman.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv) only (d) (i) and (iv) only
6. ö£õ¸¢uõuøuz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
(A) Põuº (B) £õ[Pº (C) ÁshÀ ©s (D) P›\À ©s
Pick the odd one out.
(a) Khadar (b) Bhangar (c) Alluvial Soil (d) Black Soil
7. ©õ[PÜ_ CÁØÔÀ £¯ß£kzu¨£kQÓx :
(A) ÷\ª¨¦ ªßP»ßPÒ (B) GLS u¯õ›¨¦
(C) ö\®¦ E¸USuÀ (D) ö£m÷µõ¼¯ _zvP›¨¦
Manganese is used in __________.
(a) Storage batteries (b) Steel making
(c) Copper smelting (d) Petroleum refining
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8. RÌUPshÁØÔÀ uªÌ|õmiß ÷©ØS öuõhºa] ©ø»°À Aø©¯õu PnÁõ´ Gx ?
(A) £õ»UPõk (B) ö\[÷Põmøh (C) ÷£õºPõm (D) Aa\ß÷PõÂÀ
Which of the following passes is not located in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu ?
(a) Palghat (b) Shencottah (c) Bhorghat (d) Achankoil
9. __________ ""uªÌ|õmiß ö|\Äz uø»|Pµ®'' GßÓøÇUP¨£kQÓx ?
(A) ö\ßøÚ (B) v¸a] (C) ÷\»® (D) P¹º
__________ is known as “The Textile Capital of Tamil Nadu”.
(a) Chennai (b) Trichy (c) Salem (d) Karur
10. £õU }º\¢v ©ØÖ® ©ßÚõº ÁøÍShõ __________ C¢v¯õÂhª¸¢x ¤›UQÓx.
(A) ÷PõÁõøÁ (B) ÷©ØS Á[PõÍzøu
(C) C»[øPø¯ (D) ©õ»zwøÁ
The Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separates India from __________.
(a) Goa (b) West Bengal
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Maldives
11. G¢u ¤›Âß RÌ {v {ø» AÁ\µ{ø»ø¯ AÔÂUP •i²® ?
(A) \mh¨¤›Ä 352 (B) \mh¨¤›Ä 356
(C) \mh¨¤›Ä 360 (D) \mh¨¤›Ä 368
Under which Article financial emergency can be proclaimed ?
(a) Article 352 (b) Article 356
(c) Article 360 (d) Article 368
12. ÷©»øÁ EÖ¨¤ÚµõÁuØS SøÓ¢u£m\ Á¯x __________.
(A) 25 Á¯x (B) 21 Á¯x (C) 30 Á¯x (D) 35 Á¯x
The minimum age for the membership of Legislative Council is __________.
(a) 25 years (b) 21 years (c) 30 years (d) 35 years
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13. C¢v¯ Aµ\õ[PzuõÀ 1991 &CÀ AÔ•P¨£kzu¨£mhx __________.
(A) E»P©¯©õUPÀ (B) E»P ÁºzuP Aø©¨¦
(C) ¦v¯ ö£õ¸Íõuõµ öPõÒøP (D) CÁØÔÀ GxĪÀø»
Indian Government had introduced __________ in 1991.
(a) Globalization (b) World Trade Organisation
(c) New Economic Policy (d) None of the above
14. \›¯õÚ TØøÓz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
GST :
(i) GST "J¸ •øÚ Á›'
(ii) Cx ©zv¯ ©ØÖ® ©õ{» Aµ\õ[P[PÍõÀ ö£õ¸mPÒ ©ØÖ® ÷\øÁPÐUS
ÂvUP¨£k® AøÚzx ÷|µi Á›PøÍ²® ©õØÖÁøu ÷|õUP©õPU
öPõskÒÍx.
(iii) Cx áüø» 1, 2017 •uÀ |õk •ÊÁx® A•À£kzu¨£mhx.
(iv) Cx C¢v¯õÂÀ Á› Pmhø©¨ø£ JßÔønUS®.
(A) (i) ©ØÖ® (ii) (B) (ii), (iii) ©ØÖ® (iv)
(C) (i), (iii) ©ØÖ® (iv) (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ AøÚzx®
Choose the correct statement.
GST :
(i) GST is the ‘one point tax’.
(ii) This aims to replace all direct taxes levied on goods and services by the
Central and State Governments.
(iii) It was implemented from 1st July 2017 throughout the country.
(iv) It will unify the tax structure in India.
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) All of the above
£Sv & II / PART - II
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® 10 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 28 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 10x2=20
Note : Answer any 10 questions. Question No. 28 is Compulsory.
15. ö£õ¸Íõuõµ¨ ö£¸©¢u® C¢v¯ ÷ÁÍõsø©°ß «x GzuøP¯z uõUPzøu
HØ£kzv¯x ?
How did Great Depression impact on the Indian Agriculture ?
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16. ¤µ®© \©õázuõÀ JÈUP¨£mh \‰Pz wø©PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
List the social evils eradicated by Brahmo Samaj.
17. Áõ›_ CǨ¦U öPõÒøP°ß Ai¨£øh°À ¤›miè Aµ]À CønzxU
öPõÒͨ£mh £SvPøÍ¨ £mi¯¼hÄ®.
Name the territories annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse.
18. ö£›¯õøµ J¸ ö£so¯Áõv¯õP ©v¨¤kP.
Estimate Periyar as a feminist.
19. •zxz xøÓ•P {PÌøÁ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Describe the Pearl Harbour incident.
20. C»m\zwÄU Tmh[PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Explain the island group of Lakshadweep.
21. uªÌ|õmiß ÷ÁÍõs £¸ÁUPõ»[PøÍ GÊxP.
Explain the cropping seasons of Tamil Nadu.
22. C¢v¯õÂÀ AvP ©øÇ¨ö£Ö® £SvPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Name the areas which receive heavy rainfall in India.
23. uªÌ|õmiß GÀø»PøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
State the boundaries of Tamil Nadu.
24. Ea\}v©ßÓ }v£v BÁuØPõÚ uSvPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the qualifications of judges of the Supreme Court ?
25. \õºU EÖ¨¦ |õkPøÍ¨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the member countries of SAARC.
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26. GDP &°ß •UQ¯zxÁzøu GÊxP.
Write the importance of Gross Domestic Product.
27. uªÌ|õmi¾ÒÍ ]» Fmha\zx vmh[PÎß ö£¯ºPøÍ GÊxP.
Write some names of the nutrition programmes in Tamil Nadu.
28. {ÖÁÚ Á› GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is corporate tax ?
£Sv & III / PART - III
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® 10 ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 42 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 10x5=50
Note : Answer any 10 questions. Question No. 42 is Compulsory.
29. ÷Põimh Ch[PøÍ {µ¨¦P :
(i) 1913B® Bsk ÷© ©õu® øPö¯Êzvh¨£mh __________
EhߣiUøP°ß£i AÀ÷£Û¯õ GÝ® ¦v¯ |õk E¸ÁõUP¨£mhx.
(ii) __________ ©soÀ C¸®¦ BUøék AvP©õP Põn¨£kQÓx.
(iii) ªP AvP©õP QøhUPUTi¯ BØÓÀ ÁÍ® __________.
(iv) C¢v¯õÂØS® ^ÚõÂØS® Cøh°»õÚ Cøh¨£mh |õk __________
BS®.
(v) __________ Fmha\zx SøÓ£õmiß •UQ¯©õÚ SÔ±hõS®.
Fill in the blanks :
(i) The new state of Albania was created according to the Treaty of __________
signed in May 1913.
(ii) The soil which is rich in iron oxides is __________.
(iii) The most abundant source of energy is _________.
(iv) __________ is a buffer country between India and China.
(v) __________ is an important indicator of nutrition deficiency.
30. •uÀ E»P¨÷£õ¸UPõÚ •UQ¯U Põµn[PøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
Discuss the main causes of the First World War.
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31. ö£sPÎß ÷©®£õmiØS 19 &B® ¡ØÓõsk ^ºv¸zuÁõvPÒ BØÔ¯ £oPÒ
SÔzx J¸ Pmkøµ ÁøµP.
Write an essay on the role played by the 19th century reformers towards the
cause of women.
32. (A) ÷ÁÖ£kzxP :
(i) ÁõÛø» ©ØÖ® Põ»{ø»
(ii) ÁshÀ ©s ©ØÖ® P›\À ©s
(B) Põµn® TÖP.
C©¯©ø»PÒ "©i¨¦ ©ø»PÒ' GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQßÓÚ.
(a) Distinguish between :
(i) Weather and Climate
(ii) Alluvial Soils and Black Soils
(b) Give Reasons :
Himalayas are called ‘young fold mountains’.
33. Ai¨£øh E›ø©PÐUS® Aµ_ ö|Ô•øÓ²Özx® ÷Põm£õkPÐUS®
Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention the differences between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of
State Policy.
34. C¢v¯õÂß ¤›ÂøÚUS¨ ¤ßÚõÀ C¸¢u Põµn[PøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
Discuss the reasons behind the partition of India.
35. öuß÷©ØS £¸ÁUPõØÖ SÔzx GÊxP.
Write about South West Monsoon.
36. C¢v¯ ÂÁ\õ°PÒ GvºöPõÒЮ •UQ¯ \ÁõÀPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the major issues faced by farmers in India ?
37. C¢v¯¨ ¤µu© Aø©a\›ß £oPÒ ©ØÖ® Phø©PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the duties and functions of Prime Minister of India ?
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38. •u»ø©a\›ß AvPõµ[PÒ ©ØÖ® £oPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
What are the powers and functions of the Chief Minister ?
39. E»P©¯©õUP¼ß ÷|º©øÓz uõUP® ©ØÖ® Gvº©øÓz uõUP® £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about the positive impact and negative impact of Globalization.
40. P¸¨¦ £n® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? AuØPõÚ Põµn[PøÍ GÊxP.
What is black money ? Write the causes of black money.
SÔ¨¦ : £õºøÁ¯ØÓ ©õnÁºPÒ Põ»U÷Põk ©ØÖ® Áøµ£hzvÀ •øÓ÷¯
{PÌÄPøÍ²® Ch[PøÍ²® SÔ¨¤mkU PõmkÁuØS £v»õP AÁØøÓ
£ØÔ¯ SÔ¨¦PÒ ©mk® GÊu ÷Ásk®.
Note : Blind 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¯ I¢x {PÌÄPøÍU
Põ»U÷PõmiÀ GÊxP.
Draw a Time-line for the following :
Write any five important events between 1920 and 1940.
42. C¢v¯ Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌPõq® Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®.
(i) vÀ¼
(ii) SÁõ¼¯º
(iii) áõß]
(iv) £Úõµì
(v) £õµU§º
Mark the following places on the Map of India.
(i) Delhi
(ii) Gwalior
(iii) Jhansi
(iv) Banaras
(v) Barrackpore
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£Sv & IV / PART - IV
SÔ¨¦ : ¤ßÁ¸® ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 2x8=16
Note : Answer the following questions.
43. (A) (i) £ßÚõmka \[Pzvß Aø©¨¦ ©ØÖ® EÖ¨¦PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(ii) JzxøÇ¯õø© C¯UP vmhzvß TÖPøÍ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) ö£sPÒ C¯UP[PÒ SÔzx ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) (i) Explain about structure and composition of League of Nations.
(ii) Write the programme of Non-cooperation movement.
OR
(b) Write in detail about women’s movements.
SÔ¨¦ : £õºøÁ¯ØÓ ©õnÁºPÒ Áøµ£h öuõhº¦øh¯ ÂÚõUPÐUS SÔ¨¦PÒ
©mk® GÊuÄ®.
Note : Blind candidates have to write only notes for the questions related to Map.
44. (A) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ C¢v¯ Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌPõq® Ch[PøÍ SÔUPÄ®.
(i) £õU }º\¢v
(ii) P[øP
(iii) ÷©ØS öuõhºa] ©ø»
(iv) ÁshÀ ©s £Sv JßÖ
(v) Põµ÷Põµ®
(vi) öuß÷©ØS £¸ÁUPõØÖ Ã_® vø\
(vii) ö|À ÂøÍ²® £Sv JßÖ
(viii) ©ø»U PõkPÒ
AÀ»x
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(B) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ uªÌ|õk Áøµ£hzvÀ RÌPõq® Ch[PøÍU SÔUPÄ®.
(i) ©ßÚõº ÁøÍShõ
(ii) ÷\»®
(iii) }»Q›
(iv) Põ› BÖ
(v) Á[PõÍ Â›Shõ
(vi) ö\ßøÚ
(vii) £ÓøÁPÒ \µnõ»¯® JßÖ
(viii) ö|À ÂøÍ²® £Sv JßÖ
(a) Mark the following places on the given outline map of India.
(i) Palk Strait
(ii) Ganga
(iii) Western Ghats
(iv) Alluvial Soil region (1)
(v) Karakoram
(vi) Direction of South West Monsoon wind
(vii) Paddy growing region (1)
(viii) Mountain forests
OR
(b) Mark the following places on the given outline map of Tamil Nadu.
(i) Gulf of Mannar
(ii) Salem
(iii) Nilgiris
(iv) River Kaveri
(v) Bay of Bengal
(vi) Chennai
(vii) Birds Sanctuary (1)
(viii) Paddy growing region (1)
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