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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.

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Gß£ÁµõÀ E¸ÁõUP¨£mhx.

(A) ÷P.G®. •ßæ (B) C.¤. öh´»º (C) i.÷P. ]u®£µÚõº (D) ].¤. µõ©\õª

A word 'Culture' is introduced by __________.

(a) K.M. Munshi (b) E.B. Taylor

(c) T.K. Chidambaranar (d) C.P. Ramasamy

2.

öußÛ¢v¯ ö©õÈPÒ

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(A) B]¯ ö©õÈPÒ (B) I÷µõ¨¤¯ ö©õÈPÒ (C) B›¯ ö©õÈPÒ (D) vµõÂh ö©õÈPÒ

The South Indian languages are called :

(a) Asian Languages (b) European Languages (c) Aryan Languages (d) Dravidian Languages

3.

]¢x \©öÁÎ ©UPÎß GÊzx •øÓ ¯õx ?

(A) ÷Põ»•øÓ (B) Gs ÁiÁ®

(C) Á›PÒ (D) ]zvµ GÊzx•øÓ

What is the name of the scripts of Indus Valley people ?

(a) Kolam (b) Numerical

(c) Lines (d) Pictography

4.

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(A) B¨PõÛìuõß (B) ©zv¯ B]¯õ (C) £õ¤÷»õÛ¯ (D) Q÷µUP®

__________ is the origin of Aryans.

(a) Afghanistan (b) Central Asia

(c) Babilon (d) Greece

5.

`›¯Ûß ö£¸ø©ø¯U TÖ® ¦µõn® Gx ?

(A) Áõ² ¦µõn® (B) ¤µø© Áºzu ¦µõn®

(C) ÁµõP ¦µõn® (D) Tº© ¦µõn®

Which Purana describes about the Sun ?

(a) Vayu Puranas (b) Brahmma Varthai Purana

(c) Varaga Puranas (d) Koorma Purana

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6.

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(A) ]»¨£vPõµ® (B) öuõÀPõ¨¤¯®

(C) v¸USÓÒ (D) ©o÷©Pø»

The oldest Tamil Book is __________.

(a) Silapathikaram (b) Tholkappiam

(c) Thirukkural (d) Manimegalai

7.

BhÁÀ» |hÚ©PÒ

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GÚ AøÇUP¨£mhõÒ.

(A) uõshÁ® (B) SµøÁ (C) Tzuß (D) ÂÓ¼

'Aadavalla Nadanamahal' is called as __________.

(a) Thandavam (b) Kuravai (c) Koothan (d) Virali

8.

I¢uõ® ÷Áu® GÚ AøÇUP¨£k® ¡À :

(A) ¦µõn[PÒ (B) v¸¨£õøÁ (C) Cµõ©õ¯n® (D) ©Põ£õµu®

__________ is called the fifth vedas.

(a) Puranas (b) Thiruppavai (c) Ramayana (d) Mahabharatha

9.

ö£Ízu \©¯zvß ÷Áu ¡À :

(A) v›¥hP® (B) BvQµP¢u®

(C) ÂÂ¼¯® (D) v¸USµõß

The Holy Book of Buddhism is :

(a) Tripeetagas (b) Aadhigrahanthas

(c) The Bible (d) The Qurran

10.

ö©Í›¯º Põ»zvÀ ©õÁmh Bm]¯øµ GÆÁõÖ AøÇzuÚº ?

(A) ÷Põ£ß (B) Aìv|õ©õ´ (C) AUµ|õª (D) QµõªPß

The collector was called as _________ in Mauryan Period.

(a) Gopan (b) Asthinama (c) Akranami (d) Gramigan

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11.

Sh÷Áõø» ÷uºuÀ •øÓø¯ AÔ•P¨£kzv¯ÁºPÒ ¯õº ?

(A) £õsi¯ºPÒ (B) £À»ÁºPÒ (C) ÷\µºPÒ (D) ÷\õÇºPÒ

Who introduced 'Kudavolai Election System' ?

(a) The Pandyas (b) The Pallavas (c) The Cheras (d) The Cholas

12.

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Saraswathi Pandaram means :

(a) Library (b) Town Panchayath

(c) Panchayath (d) Treasury

13.

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(A) P¥º (B) AÀ£¸Û

(C) A¦À&A»õ&ö©Í¸i (D) S¸|õÚU

The founder of 'Sufi Movement' was __________.

(a) Kabir (b) Albaruni

(c) Abul-Ala-Maurudi (d) Gurunanak

14.

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(A) ÷Áu[PÒ (B) vÆ¯¤µ£¢u®

(C) vµõÂh ÷u\® (D) Cµõ© \›u©õÚì

__________ Book was written by Thulasidasar in Hindi.

(a) Vedhas (b) Divyaprabandas

(c) Dravida Desam (d) Rama Sarithamanas

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15.

"Gß Phß £o ö\´x Qh¨£÷u' GÚU TÔ¯Áº :

(A) A¨£º (B) v¸}»Pshº

(C) v¸bõÚ\®£¢uº (D) ©õoUPÁõ\Pº

Who said 'My bounden duty is to do' ?

(a) Appar (b) Thiruneelakandar

(c) Thirugna Sambandhar (d) Manickavasakar

16.

"÷Áu[PøÍ ÷|õUQa ö\À' GÚU TÔ¯Áº ¯õº ?

(A) _Áõª Â÷ÁPõÚ¢uº (B) ÷u÷Á¢vµ|õz uõTº (C) Cµõ\õµõ® ÷©õPßµõ´ (D) u¯õÚ¢u \µìÁv

Who said 'Go back to Vedas' ?

(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Devendranath Tagore (c) Rajaram Mohanroy (d) Dayananda Saraswathy

17.

"Bº¯õ' GßÓ ö\õÀ»õÚx

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GÚ¨ ö£õ¸Ò.

(A) ö£sPÒ (B) BhÁº

(C) Bß©õ (D) PhÄÎß SÇ¢øu

What does 'Arya' means ?

(a) Ladies (b) Gents

(c) Soul (d) God's Child

18.

Põ]°À ©zv¯ C¢x PÀ¿›ø¯ {ÖÂ¯Áº :

(A) \÷µõâÛ |õ²k (B) AßøÚ öuµ\õ (C) AßÛö£\ßm A®ø©¯õº (D) ¤ÍÁõmìQ

Central Hindu College was founded by ___________ in Kasi.

(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Mother Therasa

(c) Anne Besant (d) Flowotsky

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(A) C¢v¯õ (B) öáº©Û (C) Aö©›UPõ (D) µè¯õ

__________ is called birth place of Art.

(a) India (b) Germany (c) America (d) Russia

20.

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(A) xºPõ÷uÂ (B) \Uv (C) C»USª (D) \µìÁv

Who is called as 'Daughter of Sea' ?

(a) Durgadevi (b) Sakthi (c) Lakshmi (d) Saraswathi

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Answer any 7 of the following questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21.

£s£õk J¸ ö£õx AÝ£Á® & }º TÖ® P¸zx ¯õx ?

What is your opinion on 'Human Culture is a common experience' ?

22.

"C¢v¯õ xønUPsh®' GÚ AøÇUP¨£kÁ÷uß ?

Why is India called as 'Sub-continent' ?

23.

]¢x \©öÁÎ ©UPÎß ö£õÊx÷£õUSPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

Write a note on the entertainments of Indus Valley people.

24.

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Explain : Puranas.

25.

vµõÂh ö©õÈPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What are Dravidian Languages ?

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26.

C¢x©uzvß AÖÁøP \©¯[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

Name the six religions of Hinduism.

27.

QÔìxÁ® GßÓ ö\õÀ¼ß ö£õ¸Ò ¯õx ?

Define the term 'Christianity'.

28.

\©¯a\õ›¯õºPÒ GÚ¨£kÁºPÒ ¯õÁº ?

Who were 'Samayachariyar' ?

29.

ö£Ízu \©¯® G¢öu¢u |õkPÎÀ £µÂ¯x ?

Mention the countries where Buddhism spread.

30.

y´ø©¯õÚ _ØÖa`Çø» PõUP |õ® ö\´¯ ÷ÁskÁÚ ¯õøÁ ?

What are the measures to be taken to protect pure environmental surroundings ?

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Answer any 7 questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31.

Write your suggestions to flourish the Human Kindness.

32.

What are the causes for the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation ?

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33.

Write a note on External Trade of Indus Valley people.

34.

"S¸S»U PÀÂ' & SÔ¨¦ u¸P.

Give a short note on 'Gurukula Kalvi'.

35.

\[PPõ»z uªÇ›ß AÓ¨÷£õº •øÓø¯ ÂÍUSP.

Explain the War of Non-violence (Arappore Murai) in Sangam age.

36.

"vP®£µº', "ì÷Áu®£µº' & ÂÍUSP.

Explain 'Digambaras', 'Swedhambaras'.

37.

JØøÓUPÀ µu[PÒ & SÔ¨¦ u¸P.

Write a short note on 'monolithic stone'.

38.

What are the religious principles of Islam ?

39.

£Uv°ß C¸ ÁøPPÒ ÂÍUSP.

Explain the two types of 'Bhakthi'.

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40.

How do the new scripts differ from the old scripts ? Give a brief note on it.

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AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.

Answer all the questions.

41.

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(a) Is Cultural Education necessary today ? State your reasons.

OR

(b) What steps do we take for the development of unity in diversity ?

42.

AÀ»x

(B) ›U ÷Áu Põ»zvß \•uõ¯ {ø»ø¯ ÂÍUSP.

(a) Prove that Indus Valley Civilisation is Dravidian Civilisation.

OR

(b) Explain the social condition of Rig Vedic Period.

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43.

(A) uªÇ›ß Qµõª¯ ÂøÍ¯õmkPÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.

AÀ»x

(a) Explain the villages games of Tamil Nadu.

OR

(b) What are the contribution of Hinduism to the Indian Culture ?

44.

AÀ»x

£oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

(a) Write any five contribution of Mauryas to Indian Culture.

OR

(b) What is the role of Christian Missionaries for the growth of Indian Culture ?

45.

(A) £Uv C¯UPzvß ÂøÍÄPÒ H÷uÝ® I¢vøÚ TÖP.

AÀ»x

(a) Write any five effects of the 'Bhakthi Movement'.

OR

(b) Rajaram Mohanroy was a Socio-Religious Reformer. Explain.

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46.

AÀ»x

(B) E»QØS C¢v¯õ AÎzxÒÍ öPõøhPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

(a) Explain the Social Services of Mahatma Gandhi.

OR

(b) Explain the contribution of India to the World .

47.

(A) _ØÖ¨¦Óa `ÇÀ PÀÂ¯õÀ |õ® ö£Ö® £¯ßPÒ ¯õøÁ ? AÀ»x

(a) What are the benefits of environmental education ? OR

(b) What is the role of students in safeguarding the environment ?

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