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GROUP-I MAINS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1 & 2 – SYLLABUS

PAPER-I

A) MODERN HISTORY OF INDIA & INDIAN CULTURE

1. Advent of European Invasion. 2. Expansion and consolidation of British rule. 3. Effect of British rule on Socio-Economic factors. 4. Social reforms and religious movements. 5. India since Independence. 6. Characteristics of India’s culture. 7. Unity in diversity: Race, Colour, Language, Custom 8. India- a secular state 9. Characters for fine arts, dance, drama, music. 10. Growth of nationalist, Dravidian movement in TN 11. Political parties and populist schemes. 12. National renaissance. 13. Early uprising against British rule. 14. 1857 Revolt. 15. Indian National Congress. 16. Emergence of National leaders. 17. Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore. 18. Growth of militant movements. 19. Different modes of agitations. 20. Era of different Acts & Pacts. 21. World War & final phase struggle. 22. Communalism lead to partition. 23. Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle – Rajaji, VOC,

Periyar & others. B) CURRENT EVENTS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE 1. Latest dairy of events-national/international. 2. National symbols. 3. Profile of states. 4. Defence, national security and terrorism. 5. Geographical landmarks. 6. World organizations pacts and summits. 7. Latest inventions on science & technology. 8. Eminent persons & places in news. 9. Sports & Games. 10. Books & Authors. 11. Awards & honours. 12. Cultural panorama. 13. Latest historical events. 14. Policy on environment and ecology. 15. India and its neighbours. 16. Current socio-economic problems. 17. Natural disasters – safeguard measures. 18. Latest Terminology. 19. Appointments – who is who?. 20. India’s foreign policy. 21. Latest court verdicts - public opinion. 22. Problems in conduct of public elections. 23. Political parties and political system in India. 24. Public awareness & general administration. 25. Role of voluntary organizations & govt. 26. Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility. 27. New economic policy & govt sector. 28. Mass media & communication.

C) STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, GRAPHS & DIAGRAMS 1. Conversion of information to classified data. 2. Collection, compilation and presentation of data. 3. Tables, graphs and diagrams. 4. Parametric representation of data. 5. Analytical interpretation of data. 6. School Arithmetic. 7. Basics in computers/Computer Terminology. 8. Numerical ability. 9. Behavioural ability. 10. Logical reasoning. 11. Information Technology. D) SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND OTHER CURRENT SENSITIVE ISSUES 1. Bonded labour. 2. Child labour. 3. Problems of Minorities. 4. Problems to SC/ST, Untouchability. 5. Poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and population. 6. Corruption in public life – control and preventive

mechanism. 7. Terrorism – cause, effect and control mechanism –

social vis-à-vis legal measures. 8. Human Rights problems – people’s awareness to

solutions and organisations. 9. Public grievances - redressal mechanism 10. Role of NGO’s in recent times. 11. Role of women is empowerment of women. 12. Criminalisation of politics and electoral system. 13. Faith and conflict among the pillars of democracy –

legislature, executive, Judiciary and press.

PAPER-2

E) INDIAN POLITY

1. Constitution of India. 2. Preamble to the constitution. 3. Salient feature of constitution. 4. Union, State and territory. 5. Citizenship rights and duties. 6. Fundamental rights. 7. Directive principles of state policy. 8. Fundamental duties. 9. Human rights charter. 10. Union executive. 11. Union legislature – Parliament. 12. State executive. 13. State legislature – assembly. 14. Status of Jammu & Kashmir. 15. Local government – Panchayat Raj. 16. Indian federalism – centre state relations. 17. Judiciary in India – Rule of law Due process of law. 18. Emergency provisions. 19. Civil services in India. 20. Administrative challenges in a welfare state. 21. Complexities of district administration. 22. Elections. 23. Official language and Schedule –VIII. 24. Amendment of Constitution. 25. Schedules to Constitution.



F) INDIAN ECONOMY AND GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

1. Nature of Indian economy. 2. Need for economic planning. 3. Five-year plan models – an assessment. 4. Land reforms & agriculture. 5. Application of science in agriculture. 6. Industrial Growth. 7. Capital formation and investment. 8. Role of public sector & disinvestment. 9. Development of infrastructure. 10. National income. 11. Public finance & fiscal policy. 12. Price policy & public distribution. 13. Consumer protection & marketing. 14. Banking, money & monetary policy. 15. Role of direct foreign investment. 16. WTO-globalization & privatisation. 17. Rural Welfare oriented programmes. 18. HRD sustainable economic growth. 19. Economic trend in Tamil Nadu. 20. Earth and Universe. 21. Solar System. 22. Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere. 23. Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climate. 24. Water resources – rivers in India. 25. Soil, minerals & natural resources. 26. Natural Vegetation. 27. Forest & wildlife. 28. Agricultural pattern, livestock & fisheries. 29. Transport & communication. 30. Centres of trade, commerce & art. 31. Social geography – population – density and

distribution. 32. Natural calamities – disaster management. G) ROLE AND IMPACT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPMETN OF INDIA 1. Nature of universe. 2. General Scientific laws. 3. Scientific instruments. 4. Inventions and discoveries. 5. National scientific laboratories. 6. Science glossary. 7. Physical quantities, standard and units. 8. Mechanics and properties of matter. 9. Force, motion and energy. 10. Heal, light and sound. 11. Magnetism, electricity and electronics. 12. Atomic and nuclear physics. 13. Astronomy and space science. 14. Elements and compounds. 15. Acids, bases and salts. 16. Oxidation and reduction. 17. Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds. 18. Natural disasters – safeguard measures. 19. Chemistry of ores and metals. 20. Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides. 21. Biochemistry and Bio-Technology. 22. Polymers and plastics. 23. Electrochemistry. 24. Main concepts of life science. 25. The cell – basic unit of life. 26. Classification of living organism. 27. Nutrition and dietetics. 28. Respiration. 29. Excretion of metabolic waste.

30. Bio-communication. 31. Blood and Blood circulation. 32. Endocrine system. 33. Reproductive system. 34. Animals, plants and human life. 35. Govt. policy / organizations on S & T. 36. Role, achievement & impact of S & T. 37. Energy – self sufficiency – oil exploration. 38. Defence Research Organization. 39. Ocean research and development. 40. Genetics – the science of heredity. 41. Environment, ecology, health and hygiene. 42. Human diseases, prevention and remedies. 43. Computer science and advancements. 44. General Engineering. 45. Remote sensing and Benefits . H) TAMIL LANGUAGE – TAMIL SOCIETY – IT’S CULTURE AND HERITAGE 1. ehfhPfKk; gz;ghLk; - jkpHh; njhw;wKk; gutYk;. 2. gz;ilj;jkpHh; thH;tpay; rpe;jidfs; - tPuk;/ fhjy;./

mwk;/ mwf;nfhl;L tHpghLfs; kw;Wk; rl';FKiwfs;. 3. jkpHh; rkaKk; gz;ghl;L bewpKiwfSk; - irtk;/

itztk;. 4. jkpHh; gz;ghl;Lf;fiya[k; - ehfhPfKk; - ,ay;/ ,ir/

ehlfk;/ Xtpak;/ kUj;Jtk;/ rpw;gk;/ ehl;Lg;g[wf; fiyfs;.

5. jw;fhy thH;tpy; jkpHh; rKf thH;f;if – rhjp. rkak;/ bgz;fs;/ murpay;/ fy;tp/ bghUspay;. tzpfk;/ btspehl;Lj; bjhlh;g[fs;.

jkpH; ,yf;fpa tuyhWjkpH; ,yf;fpa tuyhWjkpH; ,yf;fpa tuyhWjkpH; ,yf;fpa tuyhW 6. jkpHpd; bjhz;ika[k; rpwg;g[k;. 7. r';f fhy ,yf;fpa';fs;. 8. mwbewp ,yf;fpa';fs;/ jpUf;Fws;/ rpyg;gjpfhuk;/ ePjp

E}y;fs;. 9. gf;jp ,yf;fpa fhy';fs;. 10. fhg;gpa fhy';fs; - rpw;wpyaf;fpak;/ Fwt";rp/ guzp/

gs;S/ gps;isj;jkpH;. 11. jw;fhyk; - ftpij / kug[f;ftpij/ g[Jf;ftpiy/ ehlfk;/

r\f ehlfk;/ tuyhw;W ehlfk;/ ciueil/ rpWfij/ g[jpdk;/ Mfpatw;wpd; tsh;r;rpf;F bghpJk; bjhz;lhw;wpath;fs;.

I) TAMIL NADU ADMINISTRATON 1. Sate government organization – structure, functions

and control mechanism. 2. District administration - Role in people’s welfare

oriented programmes. 3. Industrial map of Tamil Nadu role of state govt. 4. Public Services – role of recruitment agencies. 5. State finance – resources, budget and financial

administration. 6. Use of IT in administration – e-governance. 7. Natural calamities – strategic planning. 8. Social welfare- government sponsored schemes.

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In which year was the English east India Company founded? 1600

2) ð‚ê£˜ «ð£˜ .............. Ý‡®™ The Battle of Buxar was fought in the yearA1764AAAA. 3) ................... Ý™ Þó†¬ì Üóê£ƒè‹ åN‚èŠð†ì¶.

The Dual Government was abolished byAAWarren HastingsAAAAAA.. . 4) ................... ¬õCó£ò£èŠ ðEò£ŸPò è£ôˆF™ CŠð£Œ èôè‹ «î£¡Pò¶.

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The first Indian who was admitted in the viceroy’s Executive council was Satyendra Prasad

Sinha.AAAAAA.. 7) ªê¡¬ùJ™ ºî™ ñ‚èœªî£¬è èí‚ªè´Š¹ ............ Ý‡®™ â´‚èŠð†ì¶

The first census report was taken at madras in A1831AAAA 8) ................ Ý‡®™ è˜„¡ Hó¹ è£ôˆF™ ªî£™Lò™¶¬ø à¼õ£‚èŠð†ì¶.

The Department of Archaeology was created by Curzon inAA1904…AAA 9) ...................... Ý‡®™ cF‚è†C à¼õ£ù¶.

The justice party was formed in the year AA1916…(or) 1917 (According to School Text)……. 10) âõªóv† ñ¬ô„CèóˆF¡ à„C¬ò ªê¡ø¬ì‰î ºî™ Þ‰FòŠ ªð‡ñE ò£˜?

Who is the first Indian woman to have reached the tap of mount Everest? Bachendri Pal 11) õ¼õ£Œ ªðø îŸè£Lèñ£è MF‚èŠð´‹ õKJ¡ ªðò˜..........

Temporary tax levied to obtain revenue is called asASURCHARGEAAA 12) "«ïM«èû¡" â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is navigation?

Navigation is the process of planning, reading, and controlling the movement of a craft or

vehicle from one place to another. 13) 1985- Ý‹ Ý‡®¡ 52-õ¶ ê†ìˆF¼ˆî‹ â¬îŠ ðŸPò¶?

What is fifty second Amendment Act of 1985? Anti-Defection Law 14) MüŒ «è™è˜ °¿M¡ «ï£‚è‹ â¡ù?

Mention the objective of Vijay Kelkar committee. Tax payers facilitation and encouraging compliance

towards enhanced Revenue.

15) Þ‰Fò Kêóš õƒAJ¡ ÝÀï˜ ò£˜? Who is the Governor of Reserve Bank of India? Y.V.Reddy (Then)

16) ä‚Aò ï£´èO¡ GÁõù‹ GÁõŠð†ì Þì‹? The united Nations organization was founded at New York 17) '«ð£˜èœ' â¡Šð´ð¬õ ò£¬õ?

What are ‘Bores’? is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms

a wave (or waves) of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the

current.

18) Þó£xò êð£M¡ î¬ôõ˜ ò£˜? Who is the chairman of the Rajya sabha? M.A. Ansari 19) â‰î ï£´ ÜFèñ£è îƒèˆ¬î àŸðˆF ªêŒAø¶?

Which country produces largest quantity of gold? South Africa 20) ð¡ù£†´ cFñ¡ø‹ Ü¬ñ‰¶œ÷ ïèó‹ â¶?

Which city is the seat of the international court of justice? The Hague.

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21) õ¬èŠð´ˆ¶î™ Ü™ô¶ ÞùŠð´ˆ¶î™ â¡ø£™ â¡ù?

What is meant by classification ? is a procedure in which individual items are placed into groups

based on quantitative information on one or more characteristics inherent in the items 22) ºî™ î¬ôº¬ø¬ò «ê˜‰î ºî™ I¡ùµ èEŠªð£P â¶?

Which was the first electronic computer that belongs to the first generation of computers ? ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer)

23) õ¬÷õ¬óèœ y=ex ñŸÁ‹ y=e-x ªõ†®‚ªè£œÀ‹ ¹œO¬ò‚ è£‡è.

Find the point of intersection of the graphs y=ex and y=e-x (0,1).

24) Ü†ìõ¬íJ¡ ð£èƒè¬÷ °PŠH´è. Mention the different parts of a standard table.

Table Number, Title, Date, Row Column headings, Body of the Table, Unit of measurement,

Source.

25) ªè£ˆî®¬ñ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What do you mean by Bonded labour ?

Bonded labour – most widely used method of enslaving people. A person becomes a bonded

labourer when his or her labour is demanded as a means of repayment for a loan.



26) Cø£˜ ªî£Nô£O â¡ðõ˜ ò£˜? Who is a child lobour ?

Child labor" is, generally speaking, work for children that harms them or exploits them in

some way (physically, mentally, morally, or by blocking access to education). 27) «îCò è™MˆF†ì‹ âŠ«ð£¶ ð£ó£Àñ¡øˆî£™ ãŸÁ‚ªè£œ÷Šð†ì¶?

When was the the National policy on Education approved by the parliament ? 1968 and 1986 28) «îCò ñ‚èœªî£¬è ªè£œ¬è¬ò º¡ªñ£Nò âŠ«ð£¶ ²õ£Iï£î¡ °¿ Ü¬ñèèŠð†ì¶?

When was the swaminathan committee appointed for proposing a National population policy? 1993 29) ð®Š¹ «õ¬ôJ¡¬ñ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is educational unemployment ?

Unemployment among educated people. 30) ñ¡ì™ °¿ âŠ«ð£¶ î¡ ÜP‚¬è¬ò êñ˜ŠHˆî¶?

When did the Mandal commission submit its reports? 1980

31) bMóõ£î‹ â¡ø£™ â¡ù?What is terrorism?

Acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for an ideological goal and

deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants.

32) 'Ü‰ˆ«ò£îò£ F†ì‹' â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is ‘Antyodaya programme’ ?

The Antyodaya programme was instituted for the upliftment of the poorest of the poor in

the country. Launched first by the Govt of Rajasthan in 1977. 33) Þ‰F£ F†ì Ý¬íòˆF¡ ¶¬íˆ î¬ôõ˜ ò£˜?

Who is the Deputy chairman of the planning commission of India? Montek Singh Ahluwalia 34) ñˆFò ñQî õ÷ «ñ‹ð£†®¡ è£Hªù† Ü¬ñ„ê˜ ò£˜?

Who is the union cabinet minister for Human Resource Develompment ? Arjun Singh 35) ä‚Aò ï£´èœ ê¬ðJ¡ ªð£¶„ªêòô£÷ó£è «î˜‰ªî´‚èŠð†ì ñŸÁ‹ 2007-Ý‹ Ý‡®™ ðîM âŸÁ ªî¡ ªè£Kò£¬õ «ê˜‰îõ˜ ò£˜?

Who is the secretary- General of united Nations organization elected from southkorea and assumed office from 2007 onwards ? Ban-Ki-Moon.

36) Ý†ªè£í˜ cF «ðó£¬í â¡ø£™ â¡ù?

What is ‘Habeas corpus’ ? is a writ, through which a person can seek relief from unlawful

detention of himself or another person.

37) b‡ì£¬ñ â¡ðî¡ ªð£¼œ ÃÁè? Define untouchability.?

Social Discrimination and Exploitation of the so called Lower castes by Upper Castes.

38) ñ‚èœªî£¬è èí‚° â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is census?

Population Census is the total process of collecting, compiling, analyzing or otherwise

disseminating demographic, economic and social data pertaining, at a specific time, of all

persons in a country or a well-defined part of a country

39) ªð£¶ õ£›¾ â¡ø£™ â¡ù?What is public Life ? Service rendered to the public with out any favour. 40) áö™ â¡ðî¡ ªð£¼œ ÃÁè. Define corruption.

Not performing duties it was originally intended to, or performing them in an improper way,

to the detriment of the system's original purpose.

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ii) åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ å¼ ñFŠªð‡/Each question carries three mark 20 x 3 = 60 41) M™Lò‹ ªð‡®ƒ Hó¹ ÜPºè‹ ªêŒî Y˜ˆF¼ˆîƒè¬÷‚ èí‚A´è

Enumerate the reforms introduced by Lord Bentinck. 42) Þ‰Fò M´î¬ô Þò‚èˆF™ Iîõ£FèO¡ ðƒèOŠH¬ù M÷‚°è.

Explain the role of moderates in the Indian National movement. 43) ü£Lò¡ õ£ô£ð£‚ ð´ªè£¬ô ðŸP å¼ °PŠ¹ â¿¶è. Write a note on jallianwalla bagh massacre. 44) 1904 Ý‹ Ý‡´ Þ‰Fò ð™è¬ô‚èöè ê†ìˆF¡ º‚Aòˆ¶õˆ¬î Mõ®.

Describe the importance of the Indian universities Act of 1904. 45) Þó£ñA¼wí ðóñýñê¬óŠ ðŸP ²¼‚èñ£è æ˜ ñFŠd†®¬ùˆ î¼è

Briefly given an of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. 46) Þói‰Fóï£ˆ î£Ã˜ Þô‚AòˆFŸ° ÝŸPò «ê¬õè¬÷ °PŠH´è

State the services of Rabindranath Tagore to literature. 47) Þó£ü ó£ñ‡í£M¡ ê£î¬ùè¬÷ ªõO‚ªè£í˜è Bring out the achievements of Raja Ramanna.



48) ¹¶ŠH‚è Þòô£î õ÷ƒèœ â¡ð¬õ ò£¬õ? What are non –renewable resources ? 49) àôèñòñ£‚è¬ô õ¬óòÁ. Define Globalisation 50) Þ‰FòM¡ Gô Ü¬ñŠ¹ õ¬óðìˆ¬î îòKŠð¶ ò£˜? Who prepares topographical maps of India / 51) c®ˆ¶ G¬ôˆî õ÷ó„C¬ò õ¬óòÁ. Define sustainable Development . 52) H¡õ¼‹ Mð˜ƒè¬÷ î°‰î õ¬óðì‹ Íô‹ M÷‚°è:

å¼ õ¼ìˆF™ A, B â¡ø Þ¼ ñ£GôˆF½œ÷ Ý‡, ªð‡ ñŸÁ‹ °ö‰¬î ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ â‡E‚¬è H¡õ¼ñ£Á è‡ìPòŠð†´œ÷¶: ñ£Gô‹ñ£Gô‹ñ£Gô‹ñ£Gô‹ Ý‡Ý‡Ý‡Ý‡ ªð‡ªð‡ªð‡ªð‡ °°°°ö‰¬îö‰¬îö‰¬îö‰¬î ªñ£ˆî‹ªñ£ˆî‹ªñ£ˆî‹ªñ£ˆî‹

ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ ªî£Nô£÷˜èœªî£Nô£÷˜èœªî£Nô£÷˜èœªî£Nô£÷˜èœ A 150000150000150000150000 105000105000105000105000 120000120000120000120000 375000375000375000375000 B 340000340000340000340000 200000200000200000200000 140000140000140000140000 680000680000680000680000

Represent the following data by means of a suitable diagram; Numbers of male, and female and child labours in two states A and B in a year are Recorded below; State Male Female Child Total

Labour Labour Labour

A 150000150000150000150000 105000105000105000105000 120000120000120000120000 375000375000375000375000 B 340000340000340000340000 200000200000200000200000 140000140000140000140000 680000680000680000680000

53) M÷‚èŠðìƒèÀ‚°‹, õ¬óðìƒèÀ‚°ºœ÷ «õÁð£´è¬÷ â¿¶è. Write down the differences between diagrama and graphs. 54) A å¼ «õ¬ô¬ò 15 ï£†èO™ ªêŒ¶ º®Šð£˜. «õ¬ô Ýó£‹Hˆ¶ 9 ï£†èÀ‚° Hø°, A ‚° B ðF™ Ü‰î

«õ¬ô¬ò ªî£ìó Ýó‹Hˆ¶ 17õ¶ ï£O™ «õ¬ô º®Aø¶ âQ™, B ñ†´‹ Ü‰î «õ¬ô¬ò ªêŒ¶ º®‚è âšõ÷¾ ï£†èœ â´ˆ¶ ªè£œõ£˜?

A can do a piece of work in 15 days. After 9 days A was replaced by B and total work lasted for 17 days. In how many days can B do the whole work alone ?

55) å¼ ð™è¬ô‚èöèˆF™ è¬ô. ÜPMò™ ñŸÁ‹ õEè‹ ð£ìƒèO™ ºîô£ñ£‡´, Þó£‡ì£ñ£‡´ ñŸÁ‹ Í¡ø£‹ Ý‡´èO™ «î˜¾ â¿Fò ñ£íõ, ñ£íMè¬÷ °PŠH† å¼ ªõŸÁ Ü†ìõ¬í îò£˜ ªêŒè. Draw a blank table to show the candidates sex wise appearance for first yesr. Second year and third year examinations of a university in the faculties of Arts.

56) 'õÁ¬ñ ð‡ð£´' â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is ‘culture of poverty’ ? 57) «îCò ºF«ò£˜ èôMˆ F†ìˆF¡ ªð£¶‚ °P‚«è£¬÷‚ ÃÁè.

State the general objective of National Adult Education programme [NAEP]. 58) 1947-™ Gè›‰î HKM¬ù âšõ£Á Þ‰Fò ºvh‹èO¡ è™M G¬ô¬ò ð£Fˆî¶ â¡ðî¬ù ²¼ƒè‚ ÃÁè. State briefly how the partition of the country in 1947 affected the educational status of muslims in india. 59) Þ¡¬øò ñ£Áð†ì ÅöL™, ðöƒ°®J¡˜ 'C¬øH®Š¹ F¼ñí º¬ø¬ò' ªî£ì˜‰¶ è¬ìH®ŠðF™ àœ÷

C‚è¬ô ²†®‚ è£†´è. Point out the problem stemming from the tribal practice of ‘marriage by capture’ in the changed situation of today. 60) Cø£˜ ªî£Nô£÷˜ «è£íˆF™, Cø£˜ ªî£N½‚è£ù è£óíˆ¬î ²¼‚èñ£è â´ˆ¶¬ó‚è. Elucidate briefiy,the cause of child labour from perspective of the child labourer. 61) Þó£µõŠ ðEèO™ ªð‡èœ - è¼ˆ¶¬ó‚è. Women in Armed Forces-comment 62) ñ.ªð£.Cõë£ù‹ ðŸP CÁ °PŠ¹ õ¬óè. Write a brief note on m.p sivajnanam. 63) I¡-ÝÀ¬è â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is E-governance 64) ô…êˆFŸè£ù êÍè è£ó‡ƒè¬÷ ð†®ŒL´è. List out the social causes of corruption 65) Ü¬ùˆ¶ «ð£«ì£ ñ£íõ˜ Þò‚èˆF¡ º‚Aò «è£K‚¬è ò£¶?What is the principal demand of ABSU?

HK¾HK¾HK¾HK¾---- ÞÞÞÞ (Section- C) ((((²¼‚èñ£è²¼‚èñ£è²¼‚èñ£è²¼‚èñ£è M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è) (Brief Answer Type)

°PŠ¹: i) W›è‡ìõŸÁœ â«îÂ‹ Þ¼ðˆFªó‡´Þ¼ðˆFªó‡´Þ¼ðˆFªó‡´Þ¼ðˆFªó‡´ Mù£‚èÀ‚° ñ†´‹ M¬ì î¼è. åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ 100 ªê£Ÿèœ Iè£ñ™ M¬ìòO‚è¾‹.

Note: Answer any twenty-two of the followings not exceeding 100 Words each. 22 OUT OF 30

ii) åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ å¼ ñFŠªð‡/ Each question carries five marks. 22 x 5 = 110 66) 1892 Ý‹ Ý‡´ è¾¡C™ ê†ì‹ âšõ£Á Þ‰Fò HóFGFˆ¶õ Üó² º¬óJ¬ù õ÷˜ˆî¶?

How did the council Act 1982 promote the growth of Representative Government in British lndia ? 67) Þ‰FŒ «îCò Þò‚èˆF¡ e¶ ºî™ àôèŠ «ð£˜ ãŸð´ˆFò î£‚èˆF¬ù MõK. Describe the impact of word war I on Indian National movement. 68) Ìù£ àì¡ð£†´‚°Kò è£óíƒè¬÷ò‹, Üî¡ M¬÷¾è¬÷»‹ MõK. Trace the events leading to the Poona pact and analyse its consequences. 69) ð£Avî£¡ Ü¬ñ‰î õóô£ŸP™ ºè‹ñ¶ ÜL T¡ù£M¡ ðƒ¬è ñFŠH´è. Assess the role of mohammed Ali Jinnah in the creation of Pakistan.



70) 1932 ™ ªè£‡´õóŠð†ì õ°Š¹õ£î å¶‚W†®¡ Ü‹êƒè¬÷ M÷‚°è Examine critically the provisions of the communal Award of 1932. 71) H.Ý˜.Ü‹«ðˆè£˜ ï‹ ï£†®Ÿ° ÝŸPò ðƒèOŠH¬ù M÷‚°è.

Explain the contribution of B.R.Ambedkar to our nation. 72) îI› ï£†®™ ð™è¬ô‚èöèƒèO¡ õ÷˜„C ðŸP MõK‚è. Describe the development of universities of Tamil Nadu. 73) Þ‰Fó£ è£‰F Üµ Ýó£Œ„C ¬ñŒˆ¬îŠ ðŸP æ˜ °PŠªð¿¶è.

Write a note on lndira Gandhi centre for Atomic Research. 74) õ÷˜‰¶M†ì, õ÷˜‰¶ õ¼‹ ï£´èÀ‚A¬ìJô£ù º‚Aò «õÁð£´èœ ò£¬õ?

What are the major differences between developed and developing nations. 75) CøŠ¹ ªð£¼÷£î£ó ñ‡ìôƒèœ-Mõ£F. Special Economic zones (SEZs) –Discuss. 76) ïiù õ˜ˆîèˆF¡ õKJ™ô£ î¬ìèœ ò£¬õ? What are non –tariff barriers under modern trade 77) å¼ °PŠH†ì ªð£¼œèÀ‚è£ù M¬ô Mð˜ƒè¬÷ 5 õ¼†ƒèO™ Þó‡´ ïèóƒèOL¼‰¶ W«ö

ªè£´‚èŠð†´œ÷¶. â‰î ïèóˆF™ M¬ô G¬ôò£è àœ÷¶ â¡ð¬î‚ è‡ìPò¾‹. A ïèóˆF™

M¬ô 20 22 19 23 16

B ïèóˆF™ M¬ô

10 20 18 12 15

Prices of a particular commodity in 5 year in two cities are given below.find the city which had more staple prices.

Prices in city A

20 22 19 23 16

Prices in city B

10 20 18 12 15

78) ðƒW†´ Ü÷¬õ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? ð™«õÁ ðƒW†´ Ü÷¬õè¬÷ â¿F, Ü¬î Ü¬ôªõ‡ ðóõ½‚°

èí‚A´‹ º¬ø‚è£ù õ£Œð£†¬ì â¿¶è. What is meant by partition values?Write down the various partition values and the formula used to calculate them for a frequency distribution

79) W¿œ÷ MðóƒèÀ‚° ªî£ì˜ ªêšõè‹ õ¬ó‰¶, ºè´ è£‡è. HK¾

Þ¬ìªõO 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90

Ü¬ôªõ‡ 5 11 19 21 16 10 8 6 3 Draw a histogram from the following data and hence find mode.

Class-Interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 Frequency 5 11 19 21 16 10 8 6 3

80) 2607.8125-Þ ðFù£P¡ Ü®Šð¬ì â‡ º¬øò£è â¿¶è Convert 2607.8125 into Hexadecimal system.

81) ªè£´‚èðð†ì 100 º¿ â‡èO™ Þ¼‰¶ eŠªð¼ â‡¬í è£‡ðîŸè£ù å¼ õ¬óðì‹ õ¬óè. Write a flowchart to find out the largest number from a given set of 100 integer numbers.

82) å¼ ªêƒ«è£í º‚«è£íˆF™ ªêƒ«è£íˆFŸ° âFK™ àœ÷ ð‚èˆF¡ c÷ñ£ù¶, Ü‰î ð‚èˆFŸ° âFK™ àœ÷ à„CJ™ Þ¼‰¶ Ü‰î ð‚èˆFŸ° õ¬óòŠð´‹ ªêƒ«è£†®¡ c÷ˆ¬îŠ«ð£ô 2√2 ñ†ƒ° âQ™ ñŸø Þó‡´ «è£íƒè¬÷»‹ è£‡è In a right –angled triangle the hypotenuse is 2'√2 times the length of the perpendicular drawn from the opposite vertex on the hypotenuse .Find the other two angles

83) ªè£ˆî®¬ñ º¬ø (åNŠ¹) ê†ì‹ 1976-¡ ï¬ìº¬ø M¬÷¾è¬÷ ÃÁè. State the implications of Bonded Labour system (Abolition)Act,1976. 84) ªè£ˆî®¬ñ‚°‹,Cø£˜ ªî£NÖ‚°‹ àœ÷ ªî£ì˜H¬ù â´ˆ¶¬ó‚è.

Highlight the linkages between bonded labour and child labour. 85) Þ‰Fò ºvh‹èœ ê‰F‚A¡ø êÍè-ªð£¼÷£î£ó Þì˜ð£´è¬÷ â´ˆ¶¬ó‚è.

Elucidate the socio-economic disadvantages suffered by Muslims in India. 86) Þ‰Fò£M™ Ü†ìõ¬í ê£F ñ‚è¬÷ ð£F‚°‹ º‚Aò êÍè-ªð£¼÷£î£ó

Hó„C¬ùè¬÷ ²ì®‚ è£†´è Point out the major socio-economic problems affecting scheduled caste population in India .

87) Þ‰Fò£M™ «õ¬ôJ¡¬ñJ™ è£íŠð´‹ «ð£‚°è¬÷ â´ˆ¶è£†´è Bring out the trends in unemployment in India. 88) ñ£Gô ºîôõ˜èÀ‚° âFó£ù áö™ ¹è£˜è¬÷ Mê£K‚è ãŸð´ˆîŠð†ì Mê£ó£¬í èIû¡èœ

ðŸP CÁ°PŠ¹ õ¬óè.



Write short descriptions on commissions of enquiry instituted against the chief ministers of states on corruption charges.

89) ïèv¬ô† ðòƒèóõ£ˆF¡ «î£Ÿø‹ ðŸP CÁ°PŠ¹ õ¬óè. Write a brief note on the origin of Naxalite terrorism. 90) Þ‰Fò ñŸÁ‹ ÜªñK‚è£ ï£´èÀ‚A¬ìJô£ù Üµê‚F åˆ¶¬öŠ¬ð Føù£Œè.

Critically examine the nuclear co- operation between India and the united states of America. 91) Þôƒ¬èJ¡ ÞùŠHó„C¬ùè¬÷ Mõ£F‚è. Ethnic crisis in sri Lanka –Discuss 92) ß.ªõ.ó£ñê£I ï£ò‚è¬óŠ ðŸP CÁ°PŠ¹ õ¬óè. Write a brief note on E.V. Ramasamy Naickar. 93) 86õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñŠ¹ ê†ìF¼ˆFˆF¡ ªð£¼÷ì‚èˆ¬î ²¼‚èñ£è â´ˆ¶¬ó‚è¾‹. Briefly highlight the content of 86th constitutional Amendment 94) 'êÍè ïìõ®‚¬è' â¡ðî¬ù M÷‚°è. Explain the concept of ‘Social Action’ 95) ªð‡èÀ‚° ÜFè£ó£‹ õ¿ƒ°î™ â¡ðF™ ñQîõ÷ º¡«ùŸø è‡ªí£†ì‹ â¡ø£™ â¡

What is Human resource development perspective in the context of women Empowerment?

HK¾- ß (Section- D) ((((MKõ£èMKõ£èMKõ£èMKõ£è M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è) (Detailed Answer Type)

°PŠ¹: i) W›è‡ìõŸÁœ â«îÂ‹ ÝÁ ÝÁ ÝÁ ÝÁ Mù£‚èÀ‚° ñ†´‹ M¬ì î¼è. åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ 200 ªê£Ÿèœ Iè£ñ™ M¬ìòO‚è¾‹.

Note: Answer any six of the followings not exceeding 200 Words each. ii) åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ ðF¬ù‰¶ðF¬ù‰¶ðF¬ù‰¶ðF¬ù‰¶ ñFŠªð‡èœñFŠªð‡èœñFŠªð‡èœñFŠªð‡èœ 6 OUT OF 9

Each question carries fifteen marks. 6 x 15 = 90

96) Þ‰Fò£M™ êñò, êºî£ò Y˜F˜¼ˆî Þò‚èƒè¬÷Š ðŸP â¿¶è Give an account of religious and social reform movements in India. 97) Þ‰Fò ²«îê Üó²èÀì¡ ÝƒA«ôò˜ ªè£‡®¼‰î ªî£ì˜H¬ù MõK. Describe the relation of the British towards princely states in India 98) Þ‰Fò ÜóCòô¬ñŠ¹ ê†ìˆF¡ CøŠHò™¹è¬÷ M÷‚°è.

Explain the salient features of the constitution of India 99) 1947 ºî™ 1964 õ¬ó Þ‰Fò£-ð£Avî£¡ àø¾è¬÷ ÝŒè.

Review Indo-Pakistan relations from 1947 to 1964 100) «î˜ˆ™ Y˜F¼ˆîˆF¡ Ü®Šð¬ìJ™ «î˜î™ Ý¬íòˆF¡ ñ£Põ¼‹ ðƒ° ñŸÁ‹ ðEè¬÷

Ýó£Œè. Examine the changing role and functions of the election commission of India in view of the Electoral reforms undertaken in the recent decades.

101) Ü¡Qò ºîh†®¡ ð™«õÁ õ¬èèœ ò£¬õ? ð¡ù£†´ ºîh†¬ì ð£F‚°‹ è£óEè¬÷ ð†®òL´è. What are the different types of foreign investments? List out the factors affecting international investment.

102) ªð‡èO¡ «õ¬ôŠðƒèOŠH¬ù ð£F‚°‹ è£óEè¬÷ °PŠH´è. State the factors affecting women’s participating in work. 103) cFˆ ¶¬øJ¡ Übî ªêò™ð£´è¬÷ - è¼ˆ¶¬ó‚è. Judicial Activism – Comment. 104) Þ‰Fò£M¡ ÜFèñ£ù HøŠ¹ MAˆF¡ è£óíƒè¬÷ ÝŒè.Examine the causes of India’s high birth rate.

2008200820082008 ªð£¶ ÜP¾ªð£¶ ÜP¾ªð£¶ ÜP¾ªð£¶ ÜP¾ GENERAL STUDIES (ORIGINAL PAPER) î£œ-II PAPER –II (îI› ñŸÁ‹ ÝƒAô õ®õ‹) (Tamil & English versions)

«ïó‹: 3 ñE«ïó‹: 3 ñE«ïó‹: 3 ñE«ïó‹: 3 ñE / / / / Duration : 3 hours [ªñ£ˆî‹ ñFŠªð‡èœ: 300[ªñ£ˆî‹ ñFŠªð‡èœ: 300[ªñ£ˆî‹ ñFŠªð‡èœ: 300[ªñ£ˆî‹ ñFŠªð‡èœ: 300 / / / / [Max. marks: 300 M‡íŠðî£ó˜èÀ‚è£ù ªð£¶ °PŠM‡íŠðî£ó˜èÀ‚è£ù ªð£¶ °PŠM‡íŠðî£ó˜èÀ‚è£ù ªð£¶ °PŠM‡íŠðî£ó˜èÀ‚è£ù ªð£¶ °PŠ¹¹¹¹èœèœèœèœ General instructions to the candidates:

i) Mù£‚èœ ð†ìŠð®Š¹ îóˆF½‹, MKõ£è M¬ìòO‚°‹ õ¬èJ½‹ àœ÷¶.

This question paper is descriptive type in degree standard.

ii) M‡íŠðîó£˜ Üõ¼¬ìò ðF¾ â‡¬í Hóî£ù M¬ìî£O™ ÜîŸ‚ªèù å¶‚èŠð†ì ÞìˆF™ ñ†´«ñ

â¿î «õ‡´‹. Hóî£ù M¬ìˆî£O¡ «õÁ ð‚èƒèO«ô£ Ü™ô¶ Ã´î™ M¬ìî£œèO«ô£ ðF¾ â‡¬í

è‡®Šð£è â¿î‚Ãì£¶.

Candidates should write their register numbers in the space provided for in the main answer book only and should not write

Anywhere else and also in the additional answer-books.

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iii) Mù£ˆî£÷£ù¶ îI› ñŸÁ‹ ÝƒAô õ®õƒèO™ àœ÷¶. ã«îÂ‹ ê‰«îè‹ Þ¼ŠH¡, ÝƒAô õ®M™

îóŠð†´œ÷ °PŠ¹è«÷ º®õ£ù¶.

The question paper is printed in Tamil and English version. In all matters and in cases of doubt English version is

Tamil.

iv) M‡íŠðî£ó˜ Mù£‚èÀ‚° îI«ô£ Ü™ô¶ ÝƒAôˆF«ô£ Ü™ô¶ ð°F îIN«ô£ ñŸÁ‹ ð°F

ÝƒAôˆF«ô£ M¬ìòO‚èô£‹.

The candidate may answer in Tamil or English or Partly in Tamil and English.

v) M‡íŠðî£ó˜èœ Mù£‚èœ ñŸÁ‹ ¶¬í Mù£‚èO¡ â‡è¬÷ è‡®Šð£è â¿î «õ‡´‹. Üšõ£Á

â¿îˆ îõPù£™, Ü‰î M¬ìèÀ‚° â‰îMî ñFŠªð‡µ‹ õöƒèŠð†ñ£†ì£¶.

Candidates must write the correct number of the question and sub question. Failure to do so will entail loss of

credit for the answers.

vi) Þˆ«î˜¬õ ªð£Áˆîõ¬ó, Üöè£è â¿¶õîŸ«è£ ñŸÁ‹ H¬öJ™ô£ñ™ â¿FòîŸè£è«õ£ îQò£è ñFªð‡èœ

å¶‚èŠðìM™¬ô.

There is no reservation of marks for neatness of execution and correctness of spelling in respect of this paper.

HK¾ HK¾ HK¾ HK¾ ----ÜÜÜÜ (Section- A)

(Iè„CPò Ü÷M™ M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)(Iè„CPò Ü÷M™ M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)(Iè„CPò Ü÷M™ M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)(Iè„CPò Ü÷M™ M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è) (Very Short Answer Type)

°PŠ¹: 1) Ü¬ùˆ¶ Mù£‚èÀ‚°‹ M¬ìòO. åšªõ£¡PŸ°‹ 20 ªê£ŸèÀ‚° Iè£ñ™ M¬ìòO‚è¾‹.

Note: Answer all the questions not exceeding 20 words. NO CHOICE

ii) åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ å¼ ñFŠªð‡ / Each question carries one mark 35 x 1 = 35

1) «îCò ñèO˜ °¿ ê†ì‹ 1990-¡ «ï£‚è‹ â¡ù?

What is the aim of National Commission for women act, 1990? To protect the Rights and Welfare of

Women. 2) â‰î ê†ìˆF¡ð® à„êcFñ¡ø‹ GÁõŠð†ì¶?

Under which act was the supreme court established ? Regulating Act of 1773.

3) Þ‰Fò ÜóCòô¬ñŠ¹ MF 40¡ º‚Aˆ¶õ‹ ò£¶?What is the importance of Art, 40 of the constitution of India?

(DPSP) The State shall take steps to organise village Panchayats.

4) Þ‰Fò °®òó² ¶¬íˆî¬ôõ˜ âšõ£Á «î˜‰ªî´‚èŠð´Aø£˜? How is the Vice-president of India elected?

By both Elected and Nominated members of both the houses of Parliament.

5) «î˜î™ Ý¬íòˆ¬îŠ ðŸP å¼ °PŠ¹ õ¬óè. Write Note on election commission.

The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the

conduct of, all elections to Parliament and to the Legislature of every State and of elections to

the offices of President and Vice-President.

6) â‰î Üóê£ƒè‹ 'ñ¡ì™ °¿¬õ GòIˆî¶.

Which government appointed the Mandal commission? Janata Government. 7) Þ‰Fò ñQî àK¬ñ Ý¬íòˆF¡ î¬ôõ˜ ò£ó£™ GòI‚èŠð´Aø£˜?

Who appoints the chairman of the Indian National Human rights commission? The President of India. 8) Þ‰Fò «îCò ñQî àK¬ñ Ý¬íò‹ âŠªð£¿¶ Ü¬ñ‚èŠð†ì¶.

When was Indian national human rights commission established ? 1993.

9) Þ‰Fò °®»K¬ñ„ ê†ì‹ â‰î Ý‡´ G¬ø«õŸøŠð†ì¶. When was Indian Citizenship act passed? 1955 10) ê†ìˆF¡ Ý†C â¡ðî¡ ªð£¼œ â¡ù? Give the meaning of the ‘Rule of law’?

The Rule of Law, in its most basic form, is the principle that no one is above the law.

11) °®¬ê ªî£N™ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is meant by cottage industry ?

An industry where the creation of products and services is home-based, rather than factory-

based.

12) Þ‰Fò£M™ ºîô£‹ ä‰î£‡´ F†ìˆF™ ðò¡ð´ˆFò º¡«ùŸø «è£†ð£†®¡ ªðò˜ â¡ù?

Give the name of the growth model adopted in the first five year plan of India. Harrod-Domar Model

13) ðJ˜ õ¬è Ü¬ñŠ¹ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is meant by cropping pattern?

Cropping pattern refers to the proportionate area under different crops during a fasli year.



Extra Note: (Fasli year commences from 1st July and ends on 30th June of the next calendar

year. This is fixed taking into consideration of the crop pattern. Generally first crop or samba

in our State is during rainy season (i.e.) October to January/February . The second crop

commences in January/February and lasts till April/May. However in Thanjavur,. Thiruvarur ,

Nagapattinam, Tiruchirapalli, Karur and Perambalur districts lands under Cauvery , Mettur

Project , Kuruvari crop is raised in July and harvested in October/November. After this, Samba

crop is raised.)

14) 'îô£ õ¼ñ£ù‹' - Þô‚èí‹ õ¬óè. Define per capita income.

Total National income divided by total population; in other words, average income per person

in a country.

15) î£«ñ£î˜ ÝŸP¡ àŸðˆF îô‹ â¶. What is the source of Damodar river?

The river originates from a cold water spring of Khamarpat Hill of Palamau district, Bihar.

16) CŠ«è£ Þò‚èˆF¡ º‚Aò °P‚«è£œ â¡ù? What is the main aim of Chipko movement?

The main aim of the chipko movement is to stop the cutting of trees.

17) õ£† â¡ðF¡ MKõ£‚èˆ¬î î¼è. Explain the term VAT. Value Added Tax 18) îI›ï£†®¡ â«îÂ‹ Í¡Á ºî¡¬ñò£ù ãŸøñF õ¼õ£Œ îó‚Ã®ò ªî£NŸê£¬ôè¬÷ °PŠH´è.

Mention any three major export income earning industries of Tamilnadu. IT & ITES Industries, Automobile Industries & Textile Industries.

19) Ýv®ó£Œ´ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is an Asteroid?

Asteroids also called minor planets, are Solar System bodies smaller than planets but larger

than meteoroids. The vast majority of known asteroids are found within the main asteroid belt,

between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

20) ºî¡¬ñ àJ˜ Íô‚ÃÁèO¡ Ü®Šð¬ì ÃÁè¬÷ â¿¶è Write the building blocks of major biomacromolecules. The four major biomacromolecules are nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides.

Their building blocks are nucleotides, amino acids, fatty acids, and sugars, respectively.

21) ð£vC®ò˜ GÁõù‹ ñŸÁ‹ è£ê «ï£Œ Ýó£Œ„C ¬ñò‹ Þ‰Fò£M™ Where is the Pasteur institute and Tuberculosis Research Centre located in India? Mention their thrust areas. Coonoor Respectively. DPT, BCG, ARV

22) ªï£F àJ˜ ªî£N™¸†ðMòL™ ¸‡µJKèO¡ ªï£Fèœ, ð£Ö†®èO¡ ªï£Fè¬÷Mì CøŠð£ù¬õ â¡ðˆŸ° ãî£õ¶ Þó‡´ °PŠ¹è¬÷ˆ î¼è. Give any two advantages of microbial enzymes over mammalian enzymes in enzyme biotechnology. Quick Reaction Time & Temperature Resistant,

23) Mõó‚ ¬è‚ªè£÷™ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is meant by DATA CAPTURE?

The acquisition of data to be entered into a computer.

24) ªð£¼ïó£ŸÁŠð¬ìJ¡ î¬ôõ˜ ò£˜? Who is the hero of Porunarattru padai? Karikal Cholan. 25) "ªðK«ò£¬ó Mòˆîô‹ Þô«ñ; CP«ò£¬ó

Þè›î™ ÜFQÂ‹ Þô«ñ'- â¡Šð£®òõ˜ ò£˜? “Periyorai viyathalum ilame; Siriyorai igalthal athaninum ilame”. – Who sung this? Kaniyan Poongundranar

26) 'Fó£Mì C²' âù F¼ë£ù ê‹ð‰î¬ó Ü¬öˆîõ˜ ò£˜?Who is called Thirujnanasambandar as ‘ Dravida sisu’?

Adi Sankarar

27) "à¬öŠH¡ õ£ó£ àÁFèœ à÷«õ£"- â¡Š ð£®òõ˜ ò£˜?

“Uzhaipin vara uruthigal uzhavo”- Who sung this? Pattinatthar.

28) '«ó£ñ£¹KŠð£‡®ò¡' â¡ø ï£õL¡ ÝCKò˜ ò£˜? Who is the author of ‘Romapuri Pandiyan’?

Kalignar Karunanithi

29) 'F¼ï£¬÷ «ð£õ£˜' â¡ðõ˜ ò£˜? Who is called as ‘Thirunalai Povar’? Nandanar. 30) îI›ï£†®™ Üõêóè£™ GF e¶ è†´Šð£†¬ì ªê™ˆ¶‹ ÜFè£ó‹ ò£¼‚° îóŠð†´œ÷¶.

Who has the power to control over the contingency fund in Tamilnadu? Governor

31) îI›ï£†®™ 'ïñ¶ Aó£ñ‹ F†ì‹' â‰î Ý‡´ Ýó‹H‚èŠð†ì¶?

In which year, Namadhu Gramam programme was launched in Tamilnadu? 2004. 32) êñˆ¶õ àK¬ñŠ ðŸP Mœ‚°è. Explain Right to equality.

right to equality irrespective of “religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth”.

33) â‰î ÜóCòô¬ñŠ¹ F¼ˆFˆF¡ Íô‹ Þ‰Fò ÜóCòô¬ñŠ¹ Ü®Šð¬ì èì¬ñèœ «ê˜‚èŠð†´œ÷¶?

By which amendment act, are fundamental duties incorporated in the constitution of India? 42nd Amendment.



34) ²¼‚°è:

21

31

41

5

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13

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15

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Ans. 7/4

35) âšõ÷¾ ªî£¬è Ý‡´‚° 5% îQõ†® MAîˆF™ 3 Ý‡´èO™ Ï.900 îQõ†®¬ò ªè£´‚°‹? How much money lent out at 5% per annum simple interest will amount to Rs.900 as interest in 3 years?

SI=Pnr/100 ; 900 = Px3x5/100; P=6000.

HK¾- Ý(Section- B) (CPò Ü÷M™ M¬ìòO‚°(CPò Ü÷M™ M¬ìòO‚°(CPò Ü÷M™ M¬ìòO‚°(CPò Ü÷M™ M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)‹ Mù£ õ¬è)‹ Mù£ õ¬è)‹ Mù£ õ¬è) (Short Answer Type)

°PŠ¹: i) W›è‡ìõŸÁœ â«îÂ‹ Þ¼ð¶ Mù£‚èÀ‚° ñ†´‹ M¬ì î¼è. åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ 50 ªê£Ÿèœ Iè£ñ™ M¬ìòO‚è¾‹.

Note: Answer any twenty five of the followings not exceeding 50 Words each. 25 OUT OF 30

ii) åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ å¼ ñFŠªð‡ Each question carries three mark 25 X 3 = 75

36) °®òó² î¬ôõK¡ 'ñ¡Q‚°‹ ÜFè£óˆ¬î' â¿¶è. Write down the ‘Power of pardon’ of the president 37) îI›ï£†®¡ ¹Fò ð…ê£òˆ¶ ó£x ê†ìˆF¡ CøŠ¹ˆ î¡¬ñè¬÷ M÷‚°è.

Explain the salient features of the Tamilnadu New Panchayat raj Act. 38) ñ£Gôƒèœ Ü¬õ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is Council of states ? 39) Ü®Šð¬ì èì¬ñè¬÷ â¿¶è. Write the Fundamental duties. 40) ðí ñ«ê£î£ â¡ø£™ â¡ù? What is ‘Fiannce Bill’? 41) "õƒAèœ «îCò¾ì¬ñ" °Pˆ¶ °PŠ¹ õ¬óè. Write a note on the ‘Nationalisation of Banks’. 42) è£‰FJ¡ õ÷˜„C «è£†ð£†®¡ ²¼‚A °PŠH´è. Briefly explain the Gandhian model of growth. 43) õEè õƒAèO¡ º‚Aò ðEè¬÷ °PŠH´è. List the important functions of commercial banks. 44) ªõO«ð£‰î£ Ü‚Qð£¬øèœ âšõ£Á àÁõ£A¡øù? How do Extrusive Igneous rocks from? 45) õO ñ‡ìôˆF™ có£MJ¡ º‚Aòˆ¶õˆ¬î‚ ÃÁè.State the significance of water vapour in the atmosphere. 46) ñ£Gô GFò£î£ó£ƒèO™ ã«îÂ‹ Í¡P¬ù ÃÁè. Mention any three sources of state Finance. 47) G»†ìQ¡ º¡ø£õ¶ MF¬ò ÃÁè. Give third laws of Newton’s laws of motion. 48) W›è‡ì M¬ùð´ªð£¼œèÀ‚è£ù Ý™ì£™ °Á‚°M¬ù M¬ùªð£¼¬÷ Üî¡ Ü¬ñŠ¹ õ£ŒŠð£†´ì¡

â¿¶è. O

NaoH ?

H ii) H+

Write the aldol condensation product of the starting material given below and mention the stereo chemistry of the double bond.

49) ð£˜ˆî«ù£ªüQRv â¡ðî¡ ²¼‚èñ£è M÷‚°è. Briefly explain Parthenogenesis and its types 50) ñó¹Š ªð£PJòL™ ðò¡ð´ˆîŠð´‹ ªï£FèO¡ º‚Aòˆ¶õˆ¬î ÃÁè. Ü¬õèO¡ «õ¬ôè¬÷ ²¼‚èñ£èˆ

î¼è. Mention the importance enzymes used in genetic engineering. Give their functions in brief.

51) ROM ñŸÁ‹ RAM â¡ð¬õ ò£¬õ? What is ROM and RAM ? Explain the difference between them. 52) â‡«ì£H÷£ê£ õ¬ôJ¡ «õ¬ôè¬÷ MõK. Describe the function of Endoplasmic reticulum. 53) è‰î¹ó£í‹ ðŸP °PŠ¹ õ¬óè. Write a short note on kanda purana’. 54) °Ÿø£ô‚ °øõ…CJ¡ CøŠ¬ð M÷‚°è. Explain the significance of ‘ Kutrala Kuravanchi’ 55) CôŠðFè£ó õóô£Á CøŠ¬ð M÷‚°è. Explain historical significance of ‘Silapathikaram’ 56) «õ÷£‡¬ñ„ êìƒ°èœ ðŸP °PŠH´è. Mention the agricultural rituals. 57) ªïòî™ Gôˆ¶ ñ‚èO¡ õ£›¬õ Mœ‚°è. Write about the life of people who lived in ‘Neithl Lands’ 58) Hœ¬÷Š «ðŸÁ «ï£¡H¡ CøŠ¬ð M÷‚°è. Write about the importance of ‘ Child birth ritual’. 59) ¬îŠªð£ƒèL¡ CøŠ¬ð M÷‚°è. Explain the significance of ‘Thai pongal’ 60) ªî¼‚ÃˆF¡ CøŠ¬ð Þò‹¹è. Explain the significance of ‘ Theru Koothu’ 61) °‹Iò£†ì‹ ðŸP °PŠH´è. Write a short note on ‘Kummiattam’ 62) îI›ï£†®™ ïèó£†CèO¡ õ¼õ£Œ Ýî£óƒèœ ò£¬õ? What are the sources of income of municipalities in Tamilnadu? 63) îIöè ÝÀïK¡ G˜õ£è ÜFè£óƒèœ ò£¬õ? What are the executive powers of the governor of Tamilnadu?



64) îI›ï£´ ¸è˜«õ£˜ ð£¶è£Š¹„ ê†ìˆF¡ º‚Aòˆ¶õ‹ ò£¶? What is the importance of consumer protection act in Tamilnadu?

65) º¬ó«ò 17,16 ñŸÁ‹ 15 õòî£ù Í¡Á ê«è£îó˜èO¬ì«ò (A, B, C) Ï.21,765-ä Üõ˜èœ îQˆîQ«ò 18 õò¬î Ü¬ì»‹ ªð£¿¶ Ý‡´‚° 5% îQõ†®J™ êññ£ù ªî£¬è¬ò Ü¬ì»ñ£Á HKˆîO‚èð´‚Aø¶. C -¡ ðƒ¬è èí‚A´è. Rs.21765 are divided among three brothers A, B and C aged 17 years, 16 years and 15 year respectively in such a way that each receives the same amount at 5% p.a. S.I. when he reaches 8 years of age find the share of C.

HK¾- Þ (Section- C)

((((²¼‚èñ£è²¼‚èñ£è²¼‚èñ£è²¼‚èñ£è M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è) (Brief Answer Type)

°PŠ¹: i) W›è‡ìõŸÁœ â«îÂ‹ Þ¼ðˆFªó‡´Þ¼ðˆFªó‡´Þ¼ðˆFªó‡´Þ¼ðˆFªó‡´ Mù£‚èÀ‚° ñ†´‹ M¬ì î¼è. åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ 100 ªê£Ÿèœ Iè£ñ™ M¬ìòO‚è¾‹.

Note: Answer any seventeen of the followings not exceeding 100 Words each. 17 OUT OF 22

ii) åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ å¼ ñFŠªð‡ /Each question carries five marks 17 x 5 = 85

66) Þ‰Fò ÜóCòô¬ñŠH™ °PŠHìŠð†´œ÷õ£Á ºè¾¬ó¬ò °PŠH´è. Mention the preamble as given in the consticution of India.

67) ê†ìˆF¡ º¡ Ü¬ùõ¼‹ êñ‹ â¡ðî¬ù M÷‚°è.Explain the equality before law. 68) ñ‚è÷¬õJ¡ âF˜è†C î¬ôõ¬óŠ ðŸP å¼ °PŠ¹ õ¬óè.

Write a note on the leader of the opposition of the House of the people. 69) ñ£õ†ì G˜õ£èˆF¡ º‚Aò ï£¡° ðEè¬÷ Mõ£F.

Discuss four important functions of District administration. 70) Þ‰Fò ÜóCò™ ê£ê¡ˆF¡ ºè¾¬óJ¡ º‚Aòˆ¶õˆ¬î â¿¶è.

Write the significance of the preamble of constitution of India. 71) 'F†ì‚°¿' °Pˆ¶ °PŠ¹ â¿¶è. Write a note on planning commission. 72) ð‡¬í à¬öŠð£OJ¡ ã›¬ñ G¬ô‚è£ù è£ó£‡ƒè¬÷ M÷‚°è.

Explain the causes of the poor economic condition of farm labour. 73) bðèŸð Þ‰Fò£¬õMì, õì Þ‰Fò êñªõOJ™ ã¡ c˜ð£êù‹ ÜFè Ü÷¾ õ÷˜„Cò¬ì‰¶œ÷¶?

Why is irrigation more developed in the northern Indian plains than in peninsular India? 74) îI›ï£´ ÜóC¡ êÍè ïôˆF†ìˆ¬î (Cø£˜èÀ‚°) ðŸP â¿¶è.

Elaborate on social welfare Programme aimed especially at children. 75) ðôñ®¬ò Íô‚ÃÁ M¬êJ¡ Ü®Šð¬ìJ™ õ¬èŠð´ˆF, MõK‚è¾‹.

Discuss the classification of polymers based on molecular force. 76) àJ˜ ªî£N™ ¸†ðMòL™ àJ˜ îèõ™ ¸ìðˆF¡ º‚Aòˆ¶õˆ¬î ªõOèªè£í˜è.

Bring out the importance of bioinformatics in biotechnology. 77) ð£óFJ¡ ð¡ºèŠ ðEèœ ðŸP â¿¶è. Write about multi –faceted roles of Bharathi. 78) õóô£ŸÁ‚° ºŸð†ì îIöè‹ ðŸPò ªêŒFèœ ò£¬õ? What are the prehistoric news about Tamilnadu? 79) î‰¬î ªðKò£K¡ êÍè ðEèœ ò£¬õ? What are the social functions of ‘Thanthai Periyar’ 80) êƒèè£ô Þ¬ê‚è¼Mèœ ðŸP °PŠH´è. Mention the musical instruments during sangam age. 81) îIöè„ CŸð‚è¬ô °Pˆ¶ â¿¶è. Write about the art of sculpture in Tamil Nadu. 82) bIF àŸêõ‹ ðŸP °PŠ¹ â¿¶è. Write a short note on ‘walking on embers’ ritual. 83) º™¬ô Gô ñ‚èO¡ Þò™¬ð Mœ‚°è. Write the salient features of the people who live in ‘Mullai’ land. 84) '°ó¬õ Ãˆ¶' ðŸP ªêŒFè¬÷ Mœ‚°è. Write about ‘Kuravai Koothu’ 85) îI›ï£†®¡ ªî£NŸªè£œ¬è¬ò MõK. Explain the industrial policy of Tamilnadu. 86) ñ£õ†ì F†ì °¿‚èO¡ º‚Aò ðEè¬÷ M÷‚°è Explain the main functions of district planning committees. 87) Ï.5450 Í¡Á ð£èƒè÷£è HK‚è. Ü¬õ º¬ø«ò 3, 4, 5 Ý‡´èO™ 4%, 5% ñŸÁ‹ 6% õ†® MAˆF™ ê‹ñ£ù

ªî£¬è¬ò îó «õ‡´‹. Divide Rs.5450 into 3 parts so that the respective amounts at 4, 5, 6 percent in 3, 4, 5 years respectively may be the same.

HK¾- ß (Section- D)

((((MKõ£èMKõ£èMKõ£èMKõ£è M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è)M¬ìòO‚°‹ Mù£ õ¬è) (Detailed Answer Type)

°PŠ¹:°PŠ¹:°PŠ¹:°PŠ¹: i) W›è‡ìõŸÁœ â«îÂ‹ ÝÁ ÝÁ ÝÁ ÝÁ Mù£‚èÀ‚° ñ†´‹ M¬ì î¼è. åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ 200 ªê£Ÿèœ Iè£ñ™ M¬ìòO‚è¾‹.

Note: Answer any seven of the followings not exceeding 200 Words each. 7 OUT OF 12

ii) åšªõ£¼ Mù£MŸ°‹ ðF¬ù‰¶ ñFŠªð‡èœðF¬ù‰¶ ñFŠªð‡èœðF¬ù‰¶ ñFŠªð‡èœðF¬ù‰¶ ñFŠªð‡èœ Each question carries fifteen marks. 7 x 15 = 105 88) Þ‰Fò ð£ó£Àñ¡øˆF¡ Ü¬ñŠ¹ ñŸÁ‹ ÜFè£˜ƒè¬÷ MõK.

Explain the composition and powers of the parliament. 89) ÜóCòô¬ñŠ¬ð F¼ˆ¶‹ º¬øèœ ðŸP æ˜ è†´¬ó â¿¶è.

Write an essay on the constitution amendment processes.



90) «îCò ñQî àK¬ñ Ý¬íˆF¡ ªêò™ð£´è¬÷ ñFŠH´è. Estimate the functions of National Human Rights commission.

91) Þ‰Fò ªð£¼÷£î£óˆF¡ Ü®Šð¬ì ð‡¹è¬÷ M÷‚°è Explain the basic characteristics of Indian economy. 92) Þ‰FòM¡ ðô«õÁ ñ‡ õ¬èèœ ðŸP å¼ ªî£°Š¹ õ¬óè. Write an account on the different types of soils in India. 93) îI›ï£†®¡ ñèO˜ ñŸÁ‹ °ö‰¬îèO¡ êÍèïô F†ìƒèœ ò£¬õ?

What are the social welfare programmes for woman and children in Tamilnadu? 94) RƒA¡ (Zinc) º‚Aòñ£ù Í¡Á î£¶‚è¬÷ ÃÁ. Rƒ Hª÷‡† â¡Â‹ î£¶L¼‰¶ Rƒ âŠð†

HKˆªî´èðð´Aø¶. Rƒ è£óð«ù†®¡ º‚Aòˆ¶õ‹ ðŸP â¿¶è. Name three ores of zinc. How is zinc extracted from zinc blende? Write the importance of zinc carbonate.

95) Þ‰FòM™ ÜPMòL¡ º¡«ùŸøˆF™ CSIR -¡ ðƒA¬ù î¼è. Üî¡ ã«îÂ‹ Í¡Á Ýó£Œ„C GÁõ¡ƒèO¡ ðƒ¬è â´ˆ¶‚è£†´è. Write on the role of CSIR in the improvement of science in India. Highlight any 3 research institutions with their contributions.

96) Þ«ó£ŠHò˜ îI¿‚° ÝŸP»œ÷ ðƒèOŠH¬ù MõK‚è. Explain the role of Europeans to tamil language. 97) Þ¼ðî£‹ ËŸø£‡®™ îIöèˆF™ ãŸð†ì ªð‡èœ º¡«ùŸø‹ ðŸP MõK‚è.

Explain about the development that has taken place among women of Tamil nadu in twentieth century. 98) ñ£õ†ì Ý†Cˆî¬ôõK¡ º‚Aò ðEè¬÷ Mõ£F. Discuss the important powers of the district collector. 99) Þ‰Fò °®òó² î¬ôõK¡ ÜFè£ó‹ ñŸÁ‹ ðEè¬÷ Mõ£F. Discuss the powers and functions of the president of India.

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iv)iv)iv)iv) Å¢ñ½ôÀ¾¡Ã÷ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ¾Á¢Æ¢§Ä¡ «øÄÐ ¬í¸¢Äò¾¢§Ä¡ «øÄÐ ÀÌ¾¢ ¾Á¢Æ¢§Ä¡ ÁüÚõ ÀÌ¾¢ ¬í¸¢Äò¾¢§Ä¡ Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸Ä¡õ. The candidate may answer in Tamil or English or partly in Tamil and English.

v)v)v)v) Å¢ñ½ôÀ¾¡Ã÷¸û Å¢É¡ì¸û ÁüÚõ Ð¨½ Å¢É¡ì¸Ç¢ý ±ñ¸¨Ç ¸ñÊôÀ¡¸ ±Ø¾ §ÅñÎõ. «ùÅ¡Ú ±Ø¾ò ¾ÅÈ¢É¡ø, «ó¾ Å¢¨¼¸ÙìÌ ±ó¾Å¢¾ Á¾¢ô¦ÀñÏõ ÅÆí¸ôÀ¼Á¡ð¼¡Ð. Candidates must write the correct number of the question and sub-question. Failure to do so will entail loss of credit for the answer.

vi)vi)vi)vi) þò§¾÷¨Å ¦À¡Úò¾Å¨Ã, «Æ¸¡¸ ±ØÐÅ¾ü§¸¡ ÁüÚõ À¢¨ÆÂ¢øÄ¡Áø ±Ø¾¢Â¾ü¸¡¸§Å¡ ¾É¢Â¡¸ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û ´Ðì¸ôÀ¼Å¢ø¨Ä. There is no reservation of marks for neatness of execution and correctness of spelling in respect of this paper.

vii)vii)vii)vii) Å¨ÃÀ¼í¸û Å¨ÃÅ¾ü¸¡É Å¨ÃÀ¼ò¾¡û ¾ÃôÀðÎûÇÐ. Graph Sheet has been provided for drawing graphs.

GROUP-I MAINS 2009 GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-1



À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×----«««« SECTION-A (Á¢¸îº¢È¢Â «ÇÅ¢ø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ìÌõ Å¢É¡ Å¨¸) (Very Short Answer Type)

ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ: i) «¨ÉòÐ«¨ÉòÐ«¨ÉòÐ«¨ÉòÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌõ Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢. ´ù¦Å¡ýÈ¢üÌõ 20 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ20 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ20 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ20 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸×õ. Answer all the questions not exceeding 20 words each.

Note: ii) ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ ´Õ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ.´Õ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ.´Õ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ.´Õ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ. Each question carries one mark. 40404040×1=40 1) ........¬ñÊø ´ØíÌ Ó¨Èî ºð¼õ À¢ÈôÀ¢ì¸ôÀð¼Ð. The Regulating Act was passed in the yearA

1773

2) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ý ±ó¾ Á¡¿¢Äõ ¿£ñ¼ ¸¼ü¸¨Ã¨Âô ¦ÀüÚûÇÐ? Which state of India has the longest coastline?

Gujarat. 3) 4¼ý¸ð¨¼ ²Ú¾ø Ó¨È¨Â ¿£ì¸¢ÂÅ÷ .........¬Å¡÷. The practice of Sati was abolished byA.

Lord William Bentinck.

4) 1861-¬õ ¬ñÎî ºð¼ôÀÊ ¨Åº¢Ã¡ö ¦ºÂøÀ¡ðÎÌØ 4ÚôÀ¢É÷¸Ç¢ý ±ñ½¢ì¨¸........¬¸ 4Â÷ò¾ôÀð¼Ð.

The number of members of the Executive Council of the viceroy has been raised by the Act of 1861 toA. 5(Five). 5) Åí¸¡Çò¾¢ø Å¢¾¨Å¸û ÁÚÁ½ò¾¢ü¸¡¸ ÌÃø ¦¸¡Îò¾ Ó¾ø ºÓ¾¡Â º£÷¾¢Õò¾Å¡¾¢ .......¬Å¡÷. The social

reformer of Bengal who championed the council the cause of widow remarriage wasA.. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

6) ........±ýÀÅÃ¡ø À¢ÃõÁ»¡É º¨À ²üÀÎò¾ôÀð¼Ð. The Theosophical Society was established byA

The Theosophical Society was founded in New York City, USA, in 1875 by Madam Helena

Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others.

7) ........±ýÀÅÃ¡ø þÃð¨¼ ¬ðº¢ Ó¨È «È¢Ó¸õ ¦ºöÐ ¨Åì¸ôÀð¼Ð. The Dual system was introduced byA.

Robert Clive. 8) §Á¾¡Àò¸÷ ±ýÀÅ¡¢ý ¦ÀÂ÷ ±ó¾ ¾¢ð¼òÐ¼ý þ¨½òÐô §ÀºôÀÎ¸¢ýÈÐ? Medha Patkar is a name associated

with which project? Sardar Sarovar Dam being built across the Narmada river, Gujarat, India.

9) ¬ôÀ¢¡¢ì¸¡Å¢Ä¢ÕóÐ ¿¢ÂÁ¢ì¸ôÀð¼ Ó¾ø ³ì¸¢Â ¿¡Î¸Ç¢ý ¦ºÂÄ÷.......¬Å¡÷. The First UN Secretary General

from Africa wasA. Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt. 10) Å¢Î¾¨Ä þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ý Ó¾ø ƒÉ¡¾¢À¾¢ Â¡÷? Who was the first President of free India?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 11) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø ¬ñ¸¨Ç Å¢¼ ¦Àñ¸Ç¢ý ±ñ½¢ì¨¸ 4ûÇ Á¡¿¢Äõ ±Ð? Which state in India shows an excess of

females over males? Kerala. 12) ±øÄý º÷îº¢ø ¦ºõÀ¢Ç¢Â¢ý Ó¾ø Òò¾¸õ ±Ð? What is Ellen Churchill Semple’s first book?

American History and Its Geographic Conditions (1903).

13) þó¾¢Â ¾¢ð¼ ¬¨½Âò¾¢ý ¾¨ÄÅ÷ Â¡÷? Who is the Chairman of the planning Commission of India?

Our Prime Minister.

14) 4Ä¸ Åí¸¢Â¢ý §¿¡ì¸õ ±ýÉ? What is the aim of World Bank?

To provide financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

15) «ð¼Å¨½ôÀÎòÐ¾Ä¢ý §¿¡ì¸í¸û Â¡¨Å? What are the objectives of tabulation?

To understood easily and quickly able to locate the desired information.

16) .........«Å÷¸Ç¢ý ¸¡Äò¾¢ø 1813-¬õ ¬ñÎô Àð¼Âî ºð¼õ À¢ÈôÀ¢ì¸ôÀð¼Ð. The Charter Act 1813 was

passed during the time ofA.. Lord Minto.

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17) '´ôÒ¨Áî º¡¾¸õ' ±ýÀ¦¾ýÉ? What is comparative advantage?

Comparative advantage (David Ricardo’s theory) refers to the ability of a party (an individual, a

firm, or a country) to produce a particular good or service at a lower marginal cost and

opportunity cost than another party.

18) 1985¬õ ¬ñÊý 52-ÅÐ ºð¼ò¾¢Õò¾õ ±¨¾ô ÀüÈ¢ÂÐ? What is fifty second Amendment Act of 1985? Anti-

Defection Law.



19) UNCTAD-Å¢¡¢Å¡ìÌ¸. Expand UNCTAD.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

20) 4ñ¨ÁôÀ¢¡¢× þ¨¼¦ÅÇ¢¸ÙìÌõ, §¾¡üÈô À¢¡¢× þ¨¼¦ÅÇ¢¸ÙìÌÁ¢¨¼§Â 4ûÇ §ÅÚÀ¡Î¸¨Çì ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸. Mention the difference between the inclusive and exclusive intervals.

Inclusive interval: x - y means all the values between x and y including x and y.

Exclusive interval: x - y means all the values between x and y including x but excluding y..

21) Å¨ÃÀ¼ò¾¢ý 4¾Å¢Ô¼ý §¸¡ð¼ «Ç¨Å¨Â Å¢Å¡¢. Define skew ness with the help of diagram.

In probability theory and statistics, skewness is a measure of the asymmetry of the probability

distribution of a real-valued random variable.

NEGATIVE SKEW: The left tail is longer; the mass of the distribution is concentrated on the

right of the figure. It has relatively few low values. The distribution is said to be left-skewed.

Example (observations): 1, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003 .

POSITIVE SKEW: The right tail is longer; the mass of the distribution is concentrated on the

left of the figure. It has relatively few high values. The distribution is said to be right-skewed.

Example (observations): 1, 2, 3, 4, 100.

22) Ó¾ø º¢Ú ¸½¢ô¦À¡È¢¸û ±ó¾ ¬ñÎ 4ÕÅ¡ì¸ôÀð¼É? When was the first mini-computer built?

The first successful minicomputer was Digital Equipment Corporation’s 12-bit PDP-8, launched

in 1964.

23) À¼ò¾¢ø 4ûÇ ºÐÃõ ABCD-ý ÀÃô¨À ¸¡ñ¸. Find the area of the square ABCD given in the following figure.

The Side of the square is Sqrt(2), therefore the area = 2.

(or) The Diagonal of this square is 2. Therefore the area = (diagonal)x(diagonal)/2 = 2.

24) Å¨ÃÀ¼ò¾¢ý 4¾Å¢Ô¼ý ¾ð¼ «Ç¨Å¨Â Å¢Å¡¢. Define kurtosis with the help of diagram?

In probability theory and statistics, kurtosis (from the Greek word kurtos, meaning bulging) is

a measure of the "peakedness" of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable.

Higher kurtosis means more of the variance is due to infrequent extreme deviations, as

opposed to frequent modestly-sized deviations.

25) ²ú¨Á ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? Define poverty.

Poverty is the condition of lacking basic human needs such as nutrition, clean water, health

care, clothing, and shelter because of the inability to afford them.



26) Å¨ÃÂ¨Èì ¸£Æ¡É §Å¨Ä ±ýÀ¾ý ¦À¡Õû ±ýÉ? What is the meaning of under-employment?

A situation in which a worker is employed, but not in the desired capacity, whether in terms

of compensation, hours, or level of skill and experience.

27) ¦Àñ º¢Íì¦¸¡¨Ä ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is Female Infanticide?

Female Infanticide is the practice of someone intentionally killing an female infant. Often it is

the mother who commits the act.

28) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø ±ó¾ Á¡¿¢Äò¾¢ø ¦Àñ ¸øÅ¢ ¿¢¨Ä 4Â÷óÐûÇÐ? In which state of India is the women Literacy rate

high? Kerala. 29) 1989 Ó¾ø 1999 Å¨Ã þó¾¢Â¡ ±ò¾¨É Ó¨È À¡Ã¡ÙÁýÈ §¾÷¾ø¸¨Ç ºó¾¢òÐûÇÐ? How many

Parliamentary elections had taken place in India between 1989-1999. 5 times: 1989 � 1991 � 1996 � 1998 � 1999

30) Áò¾¢Â-Á¡¿¢Ä «ÃÍ¸Ç¢ý 4È× ÀüÈ¢Â ¬¨½Âò¾¢ý ¾¨ÄÅ÷ Â¡÷? Who headed the commission on Centre-State Relations?

Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 submitted in 1988.

Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi in 2007.

31) þó¾¢Â «Ãº¢ÂÄ¨ÁôÒî ºð¼õ À¢¡¢×¸û 13, 32, 131-136, 143 ÁüÚõ 226-ý Óì¸¢ÂòÐÅò¨¾ ÍÕì¸Á¡¸ ÜÚ¸. Briefly state the importance of Articles 13, 32, 131-136, 143 and 226 of the Constitution of India.

The powers of Judicial Review of legislation have been specifically recognized in the articles

13, 32, 131-136, 143 and 226.

32) þó¾¢Â ¾¢ð¼ ¬¨½Âõ §Å¨ÄÂ¢ý¨Á¨Â ±ùÅ¡Ú Å¢ÇìÌ¸¢ÈÐ? How has the planning Commission of India described unemployment?

Unemployed are those who did not work for atleast 100 days in a year.

33) ¾ü§À¡¨¾Â ¦ÅÇ¢Å¢Å¸¡Ã ¸¡À¢¦Éð «¨Áîº÷ Â¡÷? Who is the present Cabinet Minister for External Affairs? Shri

SM Krishna 34) º¡ýÈ¢¾ú ¿£¾¢§ÀÃ¡¨½ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is ‘Certiorari’?

A writ of certiorari means an order by a higher court directing a lower court, tribunal, or public

authority to send the record in a given case for review and may quash the order if necessary.

35) ¸ð¼¨Ç ¿£¾¢§ÀÃ¡¨½ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is mandamus?

A writ of mandamus (means "we command” in Latin), is "issued by a superior court to compel

a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties

correctly".

36) ¾¸Åø ¦ÀÚõ 4¡¢¨Áî ºð¼õ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is Right to Information Act?

An Act to provide for right of access to information to the citizens of the State and in relation

to the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

37) ±ô§À¡Ð ´ôÀó¾ ¦¾¡Æ¢Ä¡Ç¢ Ó¨È ¿ÁÐ ¿¡ðÊø ´Æ¢ì¸ôÀð¼Ð? When was the system of contract labour in our country abolished?

The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970

38) þÉì¦¸¡¨Ä ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is Genocide?

Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial,

religious, or national group.

39) ¾Á¢ú¿¡ðÊø ±ó¾ Á¡Åð¼ò¾¢ø ÌÆó¨¾ ¦¾¡Æ¢Ä¡Ç÷¸û «¾¢¸õ 4ûÇÉ÷? Which district in Tamil Nadu has the highest child labourers? Dharmapuri (According to Tamil Nadu Govt Website)

40) «ñ¨¼Â¡ƒ¡Š ±ýÀÅ÷¸û Â¡÷? Who are antyajas?

The Antyajas or untouchables are not considered as a part of Chaturvarna system. They are

also known as Avarnas meaning people without any Varna.

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(º¢È¢Â «ÇÅ¢ø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ìÌ Å¢É¡ Å¨¸) (Short Answer Type) ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ: i) ¸£ú¸ñ¼ÅüÚû ²§¾Ûõ þÕÀÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌþÕÀÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌþÕÀÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌþÕÀÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ Å¢¨¼ ¾Õ¸. ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ

50 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø50 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø50 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø50 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸×õ. Note: Answer any twenty of the following questions not exceeding 50 words each.

ii) ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ ãýÚ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. ãýÚ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. ãýÚ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. ãýÚ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. Each question carries three marks. 20×3=60 41) À¢Ç¡º¢ô§À¡÷ Å¨ÃÂ¢ø (1757) ¸¢Æì¸¢ó¾¢Âì ¸õ¦ÀÉ¢Â¢ý ÅÇ÷îº¢¨Â Å¢Å¡¢. Describe of the growth of the East

India company up to the battle of Plassey (1757)



42) ¨ºÁý ¸Á¢„ý ÒÈì¸½¢ì¸ôÀð¼¨¾ì ÌÈ¢òÐ ÌÈ¢ô¦ÀØÐ¸. Write a note on the boycott of Simon Commission. 43) «¨ÁîºÃ¨Å àÐì ÌØÅ¢ý Óì¸¢ÂòÐÅò¨¾ ¦ÅÇ¢ì ¦¸¡½÷¸. Bring out the importance of Cabinet Mission

Plan. 44) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ý ¸Å¢ìÌÂ¢ø ±É º§Ã¡ƒ¢É¢ ¿¡ÔÎ ²ý «¨Æì¸ôÀÎ¸¢ýÈ¡÷? Why is Sarojini Naidu Known as the

Nightingale of India? 45) ÄÄ¢ò ¸Ä¡ «¸¡¼Á¢Â¢ý º¡¾¨É¸¨Ç ¬ö× ¦ºö¸.Review the achievements of Lalit kala Academy? 46) Ò¾¢Â ¸øÅ¢ì ¦¸¡û¨¸¨Âô (1986) ÀüÈ¢ ÌÈ¢ô¦ÀØÐ¸. Write a note on the New Education Policy of 1986. 47) §À¡À¡ø Å¢„Å¡Ô ¸º¢× ¦ÀÕÅ¢ÀòÐ ÀüÈ¢ ¦¾¡Ìò¦¾ØÐ¸. Give an account of the Bhopal gas leak tragedy. 48) 'ÒÅ¢ò¾¸Åø ¦¾¡Ì¾¢' ÑðÀò¾¢¨É ¨ÅòÐ ¿õÁ¡ø ¦ºöÂìÜÊÂÐ ±ýÉ? What can we do with GIS Technology? 49) 4Ä¸ÁÂÁ¡ì¸¨Ä Å¨ÃÂÚ. Define Globalization. 50) ¬ìŠð 9, 1971 ¬õ ¨¸¦Â¡ôÀÁ¡É þó¾¢Â-§º¡Å¢Âò ¿ðÒÈ× 4¼ýÀÊì¨¸¨Âô ÀüÈ¢ ÍÕì¸Á¡¸ì ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸.

Briefly mention the Indo-soviet Treaty of friendship of 9th August, 1971 51) 2006-¬õ ¬ñÎ ƒ£ý Á¡¾õ ¿¼ó¾ 4Ä¸ Å÷ò¾¸ «¨ÁôÒ Á¡¿¡ðÊý þó¾¢Âì ÌØÅ¢ý ¾¨ÄÅ÷ Â¡÷? Who led

the Indian Delegation at the world Trade organization (WTO) meeting in Geneva in June 2006? 52) Ó¾ø ÀòÐ þÂø ±ñ¸Ç¢ý ºÃ¡º¡¢ ÁüÚõ ¾¢ð¼Å¢Äì¸õ ¸¡ñ¸. Find the mean and standard deviation of first 10

natural numbers. 53) ¸£§Æ ¦¸¡Îì¸ôÀðÎûÇ ÀÃÅ¨Ä §ÁÄ¢É ÌÅ¢× ÀÃÅø ÁüÚõ ¸£Æ¢ÉÌÅ¢× ÀÃÅø¸Ç¡¸ Á¡üÚ¸:

Å¡Ã¡ó¾¢Ã ÜÄ¢ (å.) À½¢Â¡Ç÷¸Ç¢ý ±ñ½¢ì¨¸ 0-200 40 200-400 51 400-600 64 600-800 38 800-1000 7

Convert the following distribution into more than cumulative frequency and less than cumulative frequency. Weekly Wages (Rs.) No.of workers 0-200 40 200-400 51 400-600 64 600-800 38 800-1000 7

54) ¸£§Æ 4ûÇ AB=10cm, BC=15cm À¼ò¾¢ø §ÁÖõ AD:DC=2:3 ±É¢ø ABC∠ ³ì ¸¡ñ¸. In the following figure,

AB=10cm, BC=15cm, AD:DC=2:3; then find ABC∠

55) ƒ£¨Ä 2004-ø ¾É¢Â¡÷ Åí¸¢¸Ùì¸¡¸ À¡Ã¾ ¡¢º÷ù Åí¸¢Â¢ÉÃ¡ø ÅÌì¸ôÀð¼ §¸¡ðÀ¡Î¸Ç¢ý º¢ÈôÀõºí¸û

Â¡¨Å? What are the salient features of guidelines unveiled by RBI on July, 2004 for private banks? 56) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø Å¡Øõ ºÁÂ º¢ÚÀ¡ý¨ÁÂ¢É÷ Â¡Å÷? Who are the religious minorities in India? 57) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø ¾üºÁÂõ ¿¢Ä×õ ºÓ¾¡Âô À¢Ãîº¢¨É¸û Â¡¨Å? What are the current social problems affecting the

Indian Society? 58) «ð¼Å¨½ô ÀðÊÂø ƒ¡¾¢ Áì¸Ùì¸¡¸ ²üÀÎò¾ôÀð¼ §¾º¢Â ¬¨½ìÌØ ÀüÈ¢ ÌÈ¢ôÒ ±ØÐ¸. Write short

notes on National Commission for Scheduled Castes. 59) §¾÷¾ø º£Ã¨ÁôÀ¡¸ 2004-ø þó¾¢Âò §¾÷¾ø ¬¨½Âõ ¦¸¡ÎòÐûÇ ÅÆ¢¸¡ðÎ ¦¿È¢¸û Â¡¨Å?

What are the guidelines given by the Election Commission of India as Election Reforms in 2004? 60) ¦¸¡ò¾Ê¨Áò ¦¾¡Æ¢ÖìÌõ ÌÆó¨¾ò ¦¾¡Æ¢ÖìÌõ 4ûÇ §ÅÚÀ¡Î¸¨Ç Å¢Å¡¢ì¸. Distinguish between Bonded

Labour and Child Labour 61) Á¢ý-¬Ù¨¸ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is E- Governance? 62) þÃð¨¼ ÌÊÔ¡¢¨Á-Å¢Å¡¾¢. Distinguish Dual Citizenship 63) §¾º¢Â º¢ÚÀ¡ý¨ÁÂ¢É÷ ¬¨½Âõ-Å¢Å¡¾¢. Discuss National Commission for Minorities? 64) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø ¿¨¼¦ÀÚõ ¾£ñ¼¡¨Á ¿¼ÅÊì¨¸¸ÙìÌ ²¾¡ÅÐ ãýÚ ±ÎòÐì¸¡ðÎì¸¨Çì ÜÚ¸. Give any

three examples of Untouchability practices in India. 65) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø 4ûÇ ²ú¨ÁìÌ ²¾¡ÅÐ ãýÚ Óì¸¢Âì ¸¡Ã½í¸¨Çì ÜÚ¸. What are the main causes of poverty

in India?



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ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ: i) ¸£ú¸ñ¼ÅüÚû ²§¾Ûõ þÕÀò¾¢¦ÃñÎ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ²§¾Ûõ þÕÀò¾¢¦ÃñÎ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ²§¾Ûõ þÕÀò¾¢¦ÃñÎ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ²§¾Ûõ þÕÀò¾¢¦ÃñÎ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ Å¢¨¼ ¾Õ¸. ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ 100 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø100 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø100 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø100 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸×õ.

Note: Answer any twenty-two of the following questions not exceeding 100 words each. ii) ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ ³óÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û³óÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û³óÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û³óÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û.Each question carries five marks. 22222222×5=110

66) Àìº¡÷ §À¡¡¢ý Å¢¨Ç×¸¨Ç ÍðÊì ¸¡ðÎ¸. Point out the results of the battle of Buxar. 67) 1916-ø Äì§É¡Å¢ø ²üÀð¼ 4¼ýÀ¡ðÊý Óì¸¢Â „ÃòÐì¸¨Ç ¬ö× ¦ºö¸. Examine the main provisions of

Lucknow Pact of 1916. 68) §Å¾¡ÃñÂò¾¢ø ¿¨¼¦ÀüÈ 4ôÒ ºò¾¢Â¡¸¢Ã¸ò¾¢ø Ã¡ƒ¡ƒ¢Â¢ý Àí¸Ç¢ôÀ¢¨Éô ÀüÈ¢ Á¾¢ôÀ£Î ¾Õ¸. Give an

estimate of the role played by Rajaji in the Salt Satyagraha at Vedaranyam. 69) §¿Õ «È¢ì¨¸Â¢ý Óì¸¢ÂòÐÅò¨¾ Å¡¾¢Î¸. Discuss the significance of Nehru Report. 70) ¦ºý¨É Á¡¿¢Äò¾¢ý ¬Ù¿÷ ±ýÈ Ó¨ÈÂ¢ø ¾¡ÁŠ Áý§È¡ ¬üÈ¢Â À½¢¸¨Ç Á¾¢ôÀ¢Î¸. Estimate the work of

Sir Thomas Monroe as Governor of Madras 71) þÃ¡ÁÄ¢í¸ «Ê¸Ç¡¡¢ý ºÁÂ º£÷¾¢Õò¾í¸¨Çò ¦¾¡Ìò¦¾ØÐ¸. Give an account of St. Ramalinga’s religious

reforms. 72) À¢ÃõÁ»¡É º¨À ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? ¾Á¢ú¿¡ðÊø «¾ý Óì¸¢ÂòÐÅò¨¾ô ÀüÈ¢ ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸. What is Theosophical

Society? Indicate its significance in the history of Tamil Nadu. 73) þó¾¢Â Å¢ñ¦ÅÇ¢ ¬Ã¡öîº¢ ÁüÚõ ÅÇ÷îº¢¨Âô ÀüÈ¢ ÍÕì¸Á¡¸ ±ØÐ¸. Write briefly on Indian Space Research

and Development. 74) ¿ÁìÌ '4Ä¸ «¨ÁÅ¢¼õ ¸¡ðÎõ ¦¾¡Ì¾¢' ÑðÀõ ²ý §¾¨ÅÂ¡¸¢ýÈÐ? Why do we need positioning system

(GPS) technology? 75) «Ãº¢ÂÄ¨ÁôÒ „ÃòÐ 370-¸ÕòÐ¨Ãì¸. Comment on Article 370. 76) ãÄ¾Éì ¸½ìÌ À¡¢Å÷ò¾¨É ´Õ þÄì¸¡¸ ²ý þó¾¢Â¡ þýÛõ ±ÎòÐì ¦¸¡ûÇÅ¢ø¨Ä? Why is India yet to

accept capital account convertibility as a goal? 77) þó¾¢Âô ¦ÀÕí¸¼Ä¢ø 4ûÇ ¾£×¸¨Ç «ÅüÈ¢ý ÀÃôÀÇ×¸Ù¼ý ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸. 4Ä¸ò¾¢§Ä§Â Á¢¸ô¦À¡¢Â

¾£¨Å¨ÂÔõ ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸. Name the islands in the Indian Ocean with their areas and also mention the largest island in the world.

78) À¢ýÅÕÅÉÅüÈ¢ý Å¢¡¢Å¡ì¸í¸¨Ç ±ØÐ¸. Write the expansions for the following? i) NASSCOM ii) UNICEF iii) PERT iv) PMUPE v) SUNFED

79) A ÁüÚõ B ±ýÈ þÃñÎ ¸¢¡¢ì¦¸ð Å£Ã÷¸û ¦ÀüÈ µð¼í¸Ç¢ý Å¢ÀÃí¸û ¾ÃôÀðÎûÇÐ. ¾¢È¨ÁÂ¡É ¬ð¼ì¸¡Ã÷ Â¡÷ ±ýÚõ ¿¢¨ÄÂ¡É µð¼ì¸¡Ã÷ Â¡÷ ±Éì ¸¡ñ¸. The following are the runs scored by two batsmen A and B. who is the better scorer and who is the consistent player?

A 5 7 16 27 39 53 56 61 80 101 105 B 0 4 16 21 41 43 57 78 83 90 95

80) (101.11)2 ³ ¾ºÁ ±ñ½¡¸×õ 983.27 ±ýÈ ¾ºÁ ±ñ¨½ ±ð¨¼ «ÊôÀ¨¼Â¡¸ ¦¸¡ñ¼ ±ñ½¡¸×õ Á¡üÚ¸. Convert (101.11)2 into decimal number and the decimal number 983.27 into octal system.

81) Ññ ¦ºÂÄ¸ò¨¾ «ÊôÀ¨¼Â¡¸ ¦¸¡ñ¼ ¸½¢ô¦À¡È¢¸Ç¢ý ¬Ú «ÊôÀ¨¼ ÜÚ¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the six basic components of a microprocessor-based system.

82) Á¾¢Âõ 2 Á½¢ìÌ, A, B ±ýÈ þÕÅ÷ Ó¨È§Â Á½¢ìÌ 3 ¸¢.Á£ ÁüÚõ 6 ¸¢.Á£ §Å¸ò¾¢ø ´§Ã þ¼ò¾¢ø þÕóÐ ÒÈôÀð¼É÷ ±É¢ø Å¨ÃÀ¼ò¨¾ô ÀÂýÀÎò¾¢ ±ô¦À¡ØÐ þÕÅÕìÌõ þ¨¼§Â 4ûÇ àÃõ 15 ¸¢.Á£ ¬¸ þÕìÌõ ±É ¸¡ñ¸. At 2 pm, two persons A and B starts from a place with a speed of 3 km per hour and 6 km per hour respectively. Find graphically, which the distance between A and B will be 15 km.

83) NAEP ÀüÈ¢ ÍÕì¸Á¡¸ ±ØÐ¸. Give a brief explanation on NAEP. During 1978-79, the Government of India launched National Adult Education Programme with following

objectives : Awareness, Functionality & Literacy.

84) Áò¾¢Â ¸ñ¸¡½¢ôÒ ¬¨½Âõ ÀüÈ¢ ´Õ º¢Ú ÌÈ¢ôÒ ±ØÐ¸. Write a short note on Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

85) ¾£Å¢ÃÅ¡ò¾¢ý ºã¸Å¢Âø ¸ñ§½¡ð¼ò¨¾ Å¢Å¡¢òÐ ±ØÐ¸. Describe the sociological perspective of terrorism. 86) ¾ýÉ¡÷Å «¨ÁôÒ¸ÙìÌõ «ÃÍ-º¡Ã¡ «¨ÁôÒ¸ÙìÌõ þ¨¼§Â 4ûÇ §ÅÚÀ¡Î¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the

differences between the voluntary organization and Non- Governmental Organizations. 87) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø 4ûÇ ¦Àñ¸Ç¢ý ¦À¡ÕÇ¡¾¡Ã 4¡¢¨ÁÂ¨¼Â 4¾×õ Ò¾¢Â ¾¢ð¼í¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the new

programmes for Economic Empowerment of women in India. 88) ¿ÁÐ ¿¡ðÊø 4ûÇ «Ãº¢Âø 4Â÷ó§¾¡÷ ÌÆ¡Á¢ý ºã¸ ¦À¡ÚôÒ ÀüÈ¢ Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the social responsibility of

political elite in our country. 89) ¾£Å¢ÃÅ¡¾ò¾¢ý ¸¡Ã½í¸û ÀüÈ¢Â §¸¡ðÀ¡Î Å¢Çì¸ò¨¾ Å¢Å¡¢ì¸. Describe the theoretical explanation of the

causes of Terrorism. 90) 2006-ø ¿¨¼¦ÀüÈ 4ûÇ¡ðº¢ §¾÷¾Ä¢ø ¾Á¢Æ¸ «Ãº¢É¡ø ²üÀÎò¾ôÀð¼ Á¡üÈí¸¨Ç Å¢Å¡¢. Describe the

changes introduced by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the local body elections in 2006.



91) º¢ÈôÒ ¦À¡ÕÇ¡¾¡Ã Áñ¼Äí¸û-Å¢Å¡¾¢. Discuses Special Economic Zones (SEZ). 92) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø ¿¾¢¿£÷ Àí¸£ðÊý ÓÃñÀ¡Î¸û: ¸ÕòÐ¨Ãì¸. Comment on River Water Disputes in India. 93) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø 4ûÇ «Ãº¢Âø ¸ðº¢¸Ç¢ý ºã¸ ¿¢¨Ä ÀüÈ¢ Å¢Å¡¾¢. þó¾¢Â Áì¸û ¬ðº¢Â¢ø 4ûÇ þ¾ý ¾¡ì¸õ

±ýÉ? Discuss the social base of political parties in India. What has been its impact on Indian democracy? 94) ¦¿üÓ¨Èì §¸¡ðÀ¡Î¸ÙìÌõ «ÊôÀ¨¼ 4¡¢¨Á¸ÙìÌõ 4ûÇ §ÅÚÀ¡Î¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the difference

between Directive principles and Fundamental Rights. 95) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø ÁÉ¢¾ 4¡¢¨Á¸¨Ç ¿¢¨Ä¿¡ð¼ò §¾¨ÅÂ¡É ¾£÷×¸¨Ç Å¢Å¡¢ì¸. What are the solutions to safeguard

the Human Rights in India?

À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×----® ® ® ® SECTION-D (Å¢¡¢Å¡¸ Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ìÌõ Å¢É¡ Å¨¸) (Detailed Answer Type)

ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ: i) ¸£ú¸ñ¼ÅüÚû ²§¾Ûõ ¬Ú Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ²§¾Ûõ ¬Ú Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ²§¾Ûõ ¬Ú Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ²§¾Ûõ ¬Ú Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ Å¢¨¼ ¾Õ¸. ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ 200 200 200 200 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸×õ.

Note:Note:Note:Note: Answer any six of the following questions not exceeding 200 words each. ii) ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ À¾¢¨ÉóÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û.À¾¢¨ÉóÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û.À¾¢¨ÉóÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û.À¾¢¨ÉóÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. Each question carries fifteen marks. 6×15=90

96) ÅÌôÒÅ¡¡¢ ¾òÐÅõ þó¾¢Â «Ãº¢ÂÄ¢ø ÅÇ÷îº¢ÔüÈ¨¾ Å¢ÇìÌ¸. «¾ý Å¢¨Ç×¸û Â¡¨Å? Trace the growth of communalism in Indian politics. What were its effects?

97) ¡¢ôÀý À¢ÃÒÅ¢ý º¡¾¨É¸¨Ç Á¾¢ôÀ¢Î¸. Estimate the achievements of Lord Ripon. 98) ƒÅ†÷Ä¡ø §¿ÕÅ¢ý º¡¾¨É¸¨Ç ¦ÅÇ¢ì ¦¸¡½÷¸. Bring out the achievements of Jawaharlal Nehru. 99) þó¾¢Â ÌÊÂÃÍò¾¨ÄÅ¡¢ý «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û ÁüÚõ À½¢¸¨Ç ¸£úì¸ñ¼ ÌÈ¢ôÒ¸Ç¢ý ¸£ú Å¢Å¡¾¢:

¿¢÷Å¡¸ «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û, ºð¼ÁýÈ «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û, ¿£¾¢ ¦¾¡¼÷À¡É «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û, ¿¢¾¢ ¦¾¡¼÷À¡É «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û, þýÉ À¢È «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û, ¦ÅÇ¢¿¡ðÎ Å¢Å¸¡Ãí¸û ÁüÚõ à¾Ã¸ «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û, ¦¿Õì¸Ê ¿¢¨Ä ¦¾¡¼÷À¡É «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û ÁüÚõ ¦¿Õì¸Ê ¿¢¨Ä «È¢Å¢ò¾ø §À¡ýÈ¨Å¸û. Discuss power and functions of the president of India on the following points: Executive powers, Legislative powers, Judicial powers, Financial powers, miscellaneous powers Affairs and Diplomatic powers, Emergency powers and Declaration of Emergency etc.

100) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ý Á¾º¡÷ÀüÈ §¸¡ðÀ¡ðÊý ¦À¡Õû ÁüÚõ «¾ý ¦ºÂøÀ¡Î¸¨Ç «Ãº¢ÂÄ¨ÁôÒ¼ý ´ôÀ¢ðÎ ¾¢ÈÉ¡ö× ¦ºö¸. Critically examine the meaning of secularism in Indian context and relevance

101) ¸¢Ã¡ÁôÒÈ ²¨Æ¸û ²ý ÅÇ÷óÐ ÅÕõ ¿¡Î¸Ç¢ø ÌØÁ¢ì ¸¡½ô ¦ÀÚ¸¢ýÈÉ÷ ±ýÀ¨¾Ôõ, ¸¢Ã¡ÁôÒÈí¸Ç¢ø ÅÚ¨Á¨Âì Ì¨Èì¸ ±ýÉ ¦ºöÂ §ÅñÎõ ±ýÀ¨¾Ôõ «Ú¾¢Â¢ðÎ Á¾¢ôÀ¢Î¸. Critically assess why rural poors are concentrated in developing countries and what to do to reduce poverty in rural areas.

102) þó¾¢Â Áì¸ð ¦¾¡¨¸Â¢É¡ø ²üÀÎõ À¢Ãîº¢¨É¸Ç¢ý Å£¡¢Âò¨¾ Å¢Å¡¢òÐ «¨¾ì ¸ðÎôÀÎòÐÅ¾ü¸¡É ¾£÷Å¢¨É ±ØÐ¸. Critically analyses the magnitude of population problems in India and suggest ways and means of controlling its growth.

103) ÀÂí¸ÃÅ¡¾õ Å¨ÃÂÚ. þó¾¢Â¡ ÁüÚõ 4Ä¸ ¿¡Î¸Ç¢ý ÀÂí¸ÃÅ¡¾ À¢Ãîº¢¨É¸û ÁüÚõ 4Ä¸ ¿¡Î¸û ±¾¢÷§¿¡ìÌõ ºÅ¡ø¸¨Ç ¾¢ÈÉ¡ö× ¦ºö¸. Define terrorism. Critically examine the problems and challenges of tourism inn both national context of India and as a global phenomenon.

104) ¦Àñ¸û ÁüÚõ ÌÆó¨¾¸û ¿ÄÛì¸¡É º¢ÈôÒ ¿¼ÅÊì¨¸¸¨Ç ¬Ã¡ö¸. Critically examine the special welfare measures available for women and children.

GENERAL STUDIES

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ÁðÎ§Á ±Ø¾ §ÅñÎõ. À¢Ã¾¡É Å¢¨¼ò¾¡Ç¢ý §ÅÚ Àì¸í¸Ç¢§Ä¡ «øÄÐ ÜÎ¾ø Å¢¨¼ò¾¡û¸Ç¢§Ä¡ À¢Ã¾¡É Å¢¨¼ò¾¡Ç¢ý §ÅÚ Àì¸í¸Ç¢§Ä¡ «øÄÐ ÜÎ¾ø Å¢¨¼ò¾¡û¸Ç¢§Ä¡ À¢Ã¾¡É Å¢¨¼ò¾¡Ç¢ý §ÅÚ Àì¸í¸Ç¢§Ä¡ «øÄÐ ÜÎ¾ø Å¢¨¼ò¾¡û¸Ç¢§Ä¡ À¢Ã¾¡É Å¢¨¼ò¾¡Ç¢ý §ÅÚ Àì¸í¸Ç¢§Ä¡ «øÄÐ ÜÎ¾ø Å¢¨¼ò¾¡û¸Ç¢§Ä¡ À¾¢× ±ñ¨½ ¸ñÊôÀ¡¸ ±Ø¾ìÜ¼¡Ð.À¾¢× ±ñ¨½ ¸ñÊôÀ¡¸ ±Ø¾ìÜ¼¡Ð.À¾¢× ±ñ¨½ ¸ñÊôÀ¡¸ ±Ø¾ìÜ¼¡Ð.À¾¢× ±ñ¨½ ¸ñÊôÀ¡¸ ±Ø¾ìÜ¼¡Ð. Candidates should write their Register Numbers in the space provided for in the main answer-book only and should not write anywhere else and also in the additional answer-books.

iii)iii)iii)iii) Å¢É¡ò¾¡Ç¡ÉÐ ¾Á¢ú ÁüÚõ ¬í¸¢Ä ÅÊÅí¸Ç¢ø 4ûÇÐ. ²§¾Ûõ ºó§¾¸õ þÕôÀ¢ý, ¬í¸¢Ä ÅÊÅ¢ø ¾ÃôÀðÎûÇ ÌÈ¢ôÒ¸§Ç ÓÊÅ¡ÉÐ. The Question paper is printed in Tamil and English Versions. In all matters and in cases of doubt English version is final.

GROUP-I MAINS 2009 ¦À¡Ð «È¢×¦À¡Ð «È¢×¦À¡Ð «È¢×¦À¡Ð «È¢× GENERAL STUDIES ¾¡û¾¡û¾¡û¾¡û----IIIIIIII PAPER-II



iv)iv)iv)iv) Å¢ñ½ôÀ¾¡Ã÷ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ¾Á¢Æ¢§Ä¡ «øÄÐ ¬í¸¢Äò¾¢§Ä¡ «øÄÐ ÀÌ¾¢ ¾Á¢Æ¢§Ä¡ ÁüÚõ ÀÌ¾¢ ¬í¸¢Äò¾¢§Ä¡ Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸Ä¡õ. The candidate may answer in Tamil or English or partly in Tamil and English.

v)v)v)v) Å¢ñ½ôÀ¾¡Ã÷¸û Å¢É¡ì¸û ÁüÚõ Ð¨½ Å¢É¡ì¸Ç¢ý ±ñ¸¨Ç ¸ñÊôÀ¡¸ ±Ø¾ §ÅñÎõ. «ùÅ¡Ú ±Ø¾ò ¾ÅÈ¢É¡ø, «ó¾ Å¢¨¼¸ÙìÌ ±ó¾Å¢¾ Á¾¢ô¦ÀñÏõ ÅÆí¸ôÀ¼Á¡ð¼¡Ð. Candidates must write the correct number of the question and sub-question. Failure to do so will entail loss of credit for the answer.

vi)vi)vi)vi) þò§¾÷¨Å ¦À¡Úò¾Å¨Ã, «Æ¸¡¸ ±ØÐÅ¾ü§¸¡ ÁüÚõ À¢¨ÆÂ¢øÄ¡Áø ±Ø¾¢Â¾ü¸¡¸§Å¡ ¾É¢Â¡¸ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û ´Ðì¸ôÀ¼Å¢ø¨Ä. There is no reservation of marks for neatness of execution and correctness of spelling in respect of this paper.

À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×----« « « « SECTION-A

(Á¢¸îº¢È¢Â «ÇÅ¢ø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ìÌõ Å¢É¡ Å¨¸) (Very Short Answer Type) ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ: i) «¨ÉòÐ«¨ÉòÐ«¨ÉòÐ«¨ÉòÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌõ Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢. ´ù¦Å¡ýÈ¢üÌõ 20 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ20 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ20 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ20 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸×õ. Answer

all the questions not exceeding 20 words each. Note: ii) ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ ´Õ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ.´Õ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ.´Õ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ.´Õ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ. Each question carries one mark. 35353535×1=35 1) º¢Ú ÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸: ´Õ ¿¡ðÊý ÌÊÁ¸ý. Write a short note on citizen of a state.

A native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government

and is entitled to its protection.

2) Á¡¿¢Ä ¬Ù¿÷ Â¡÷? Who is Governor?

The `Governor` is the Constitutional head of the state; they have appraised powers and

functions at the state level as that of the President of India at the central level.

3) ƒÉ¿¡Â¸õ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is democracy?

government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the

people and exercised directly by them or by their elected representatives under a free

electoral system.

4) 73-ÅÐ «Ãº¢ÂÄ¨ÁôÒ ºð¼ò¾¡ø «í¸£¸¡¢ì¸ôÀð¼ ãýÚ «ÎìÌ Ó¨È ±Ð? What is the three-tier system recognized by the 73rd Amendment Act? Under three-tier system of democratic decentralization, Zilla Parishad is the apex body at the

district level followed by Panchayat Samitis at Block level as second-tier and Gram

Panchayats, the third-tier.

5) º¢Ú ÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸: ´Õ Á¡¿¢Ä ¾¨Ä¨Áî ¦ºÂÄ÷. Write a short note on Chief Secretary of a state.

In India Each state and some Union Territories have Chief Secretaries-member of the Indian

Administrative Service-As such the Chief Secretary serves as Chief of all government staff in the

state and is the Secretary of the State Cabinet of Ministers.

6) þó¾¢Â «Ãº¢Âø º¡ºÉò¾¢ý ¾ó¨¾ ±ýÈ¨Æì¸ôÀÎÅÐ Â¡÷? Who is considered as the ‘Guardian of the Constitution of India’? The Supreme Court of India.

7) ãýÈÎìÌ Àïº¡ÂòÐ Ó¨È¨Â À¡¢óÐ¨Ãò¾ ¸Á¢ðÊ ±Ð? Which committee recommended the three-tier system of Panchayat?

The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)

8) '¬À§Ã„ý Å¢ƒö' ±ýÚ «¨Æì¸ôÀÎÅÐ ±Ð? Which is called ‘Operation Vijay’?

a. Operation Vijay (1961), the operation by the Military of India that led to the capture of Goa,

Daman and Diu and Anjidiv Islands.

b. Operation Vijay (1999), the Indian operation to push back infiltrators in the Kargil War.

9) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ý Ó¾ø «Ï ¬Ô¾ §º¡¾¨É ±ô¦À¡ØÐ ¿¼ò¾ôÀð¼Ð? When did India explode its first nuclear device?

May 18, 1974.

10) 1955 À¡ñÎí Á¡¿¡ðÊø ±ò¾¨É ¿¡Î¸û ÀíÌ ¦¸¡ñ¼É? How many nations participated in the Bandung Conference of 1955?

Twenty-nine governments of Asian and African nations.

11) Åð¼¡Ã Óý§ÉüÈõ ±ýÀÐ ±ýÉ? What is regional development?

Regional development is the provision of aid and other assistance to regions which are less

economically developed.

12) ÌÊô¦ÀÂ÷îº¢ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is migration? 13) ±ÎòÐì¸¡ðÎ¼ý §¿÷Ó¸ Å¡¢Â¢ý þÄì¸½õ ¾Õ¸. Define Direct Tax with an example.



All taxes on Income, Property or Wealth are known as Direct Taxes. A direct tax is borne

entirely by the entity that pays it, and cannot be passed on to another entity; Eg: Income Tax,

Corporation Tax, Wealth Tax etc.

14) ¿¸÷ÒÈ §Å¨ÄÂ¢ý¨ÁÂ¢ý ¾ý¨ÁÂ¢¨Éì ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸. State the nature of urban unemployment. 15) ¦ÅûÇô¦ÀÕìÌ ¸¡øÅ¡ö¸û ±ýÀÉ Â¡¨Å? What are inundation canals?

Inundation channels and delivered water to the fields when rivers were in high flow during the

Heavy rain fall, summer or during flood.

16) §¸¡¨¼ì¸¡Ä ÀÂ¢÷¸û Â¡¨Å? Name the Kharif crops.

The Kharif crop is the autumn harvest (also known as the summer or monsoon crop) in India

and Pakistan. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains in July, during

the south-west monsoon season. The term Kharif means "autumn" in Arabic.

17) ¾Á¢ú¿¡Î ¾¸Åø ¦¾¡Æ¢øÑðÀ ¿¢ÚÅÉõ ±ó¾ Àø¸¨Äì¸Æ¸òÐ¼ý þ¨½ì¸ôÀðÎûÇÐ? To which university has the Information Technology Institute of Tamil Nadu (TANITEC) been merged? Anna University.

“GK-RADIAN” – ENGLISH MAGAZINE for IAS-CSAT, BANK Exams.

“GK“GK“GK“GK----§ÃÊÂý” §ÃÊÂý” §ÃÊÂý” §ÃÊÂý” ---- Á¡¾ þ¾ú Á¡¾ þ¾ú Á¡¾ þ¾ú Á¡¾ þ¾ú ---- ¾Á¢Æ¢ø for TNPSC Exams¾Á¢Æ¢ø for TNPSC Exams¾Á¢Æ¢ø for TNPSC Exams¾Á¢Æ¢ø for TNPSC Exams (For UPSC, TNPSC & Banking Exams)

18) Å¢ø §À¡¨É (WLL) ¸ñÎÀ¢Êò¾Å÷ Â¡÷? Who has developed WLL (Wireless Local Loop service)?

19) ±ìÇ¢ôÊì ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is meant by ecliptic?

The sun's apparent path around the earth. The ecliptic is the plane in which the Earth rotates around the

Sun. It is inclined by 23.44° against the celestial equator.

20) ´Õ ¸¨ÃºÄ¢ø 4ûÇ ¨†ð§Ã¡É¢Âõ «ÂÉ¢Â¢ý ¦ºÈ¢× 0.0001 §Á¡ø/Ä¢ð¼÷ ±É¢ø, ¸¨ÃºÄ¢ý HP

Á¾¢ôÒ ±ýÉ? What is

the HP

of a solution whose hydronium ion concentration is 0.0001 moles per litre?

21) 4Â¢÷âîº¢¦¸¡øÄ¢¸û ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? þ¾ý ÀÂý¸¨Çò ¾Õ¸. What are biopesticides? Give their benefits.

Biopesticides are certain types of pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants,

bacteria, and certain minerals.

22) ELISA ÀüÈ¢ ÍÕì¸Á¡¸ Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Briefly explain ELISA.

ELISA- Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay, is a widely-used method for measuring the concentration

of a particular molecule (e.g., a hormone or drug) in a fluid such as serum or urine.

23) «Ç¨Å Å¡Â¢ø ±ýÀÐ Â¡Ð? What is a logic gate?

A logic gate performs a logical operation on one or more logic inputs and produces a single logic output.

The logic normally performed is Boolean logic and is most commonly found in digital circuits.

24) ´öÁ¡ ¿¡ðÎ ¿øÄ¢Â§¸¡¼¨Éî º¢ÈôÀ¢ìÌõ ¬üÚôÀ¨¼ áø ±Ð? Which Atrruppadai book praises about the Nalliyakodan of Oiyma kingdom? Sirubanattru Padai.

25) º¢ýÉÁë÷ ¦ºô§ÀÎ 4½÷òÐõ ¦ºö¾¢ Â¡Ð? What was the message found in the Chinnamanur Bronze plate inscriptions?

“Mahabharatham tamil padutthum Madurapuri Sangam vaithu” – Means Perundevanar wrote

Mahabharata in Tamil during Sangam Age.

26) ¬ñ¼¡û À¨¼ò¾ áø¸û Â¡¨Å? What were the books contributed by Andal?

Thirupavai and Nachiar Tirumozhi.

27) ¸õÀ¨É ¬¾¡¢ò¾ ÅûÇÄ¢ý ¦ÀÂ÷ Â¡Ð? Name the benevolent who supported kamban?

Sadayappa Vallal.

28) ¾Á¢Æ¸ò¾¢ø Ì¨¼Å¨Ãì §¸¡Â¢ø 4ûÇ þ¼í¸û þÃñÊ¨Éì ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸. Name the two places where rock-cut temples were found in Tamil Nadu.

29) ÒÐî§º¡¢ìÌ «Õ¸¢ø «¸úÅ¡ö× ¦ºöÂôÀð¼ ÀÌ¾¢ ±Ð? Name the place near Pondicherry where excavation work was carried

out. Arikamedu.

30) ±ô§À¡Ð ¾Á¢ú¿¡Î Á¡¿¢Äõ §¾¡ýÈ¢ÂÐ? When did the state of Tamil Nadu come into existence?

The State of Madras was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1969.

31) ¾Á¢ú¿¡ðÊø ±ò¾¨É ÅÕÅ¡ö Åð¼í¸û 4ûÇÉ? How many Revenue Taluks are there in Tamil Nadu?

32) ¾Á¢ú¿¡Î ºð¼º¨À¨Âô ÀüÈ¢ º¢ÚÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸. Write a brief note on Tamil Nadu Legislature.

Tamil Nadu was the residuary part of the erstwhile Madras Presidency. The First Legislative Assembly of

the present Tamil Nadu State was constituted in March 1952. the Legislative Council was abolished with

effect from 1 November 1986. Unicameral with Legislative Assembly consisting of 235 members including

one nominated member.



33) ¾Á¢ú¿¡Î Ó¾Ä¨Áîº÷ ±ùÅ¡Ú ¿¢ÂÁ¢ì¸ôÀÎ¸¢È¡÷? How is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu appointed?

The Governor of the state who call the head of the party with the majority in the election to form the

goverment. The head of the Party (or) his nominee become the chief minister and appointed by the Governor

of the state concerned.

34) ´ÕÅ÷ ´Õ Å£ð¨¼ å.4000-ìÌ Å¢üÈ¾¢ø 20% ¿ð¼Á¨¼ó¾¡÷ ±É¢ø «ùÅ£ðÊý 4ñ¨Á Å¢¨Ä ¸¡ñ¸. A man sold a house for Rs. 4,000 and lost 20%. Find the cost price of the house. Selling Price = 4000; Loss = 20% ; Cost Price = SP/ 0.8 = 4000 / 0.8 = 5000.

35) ´Õ ¿¸Ãò¾¢ý Áì¸û ¦¾¡¨¸ 80,000 Áì¸û ¦¾¡¨¸ ¬ñÎìÌ 20% 4ÂÕÁ¡É¡ø, ãýÈ¡ñÎ¸ÙìÌ À¢ý 4ûÇ Áì¸û ¦¾¡¨¸¨Â ¸½ì¸¢Î¸. The population of a town is 80,000. If the population increases 20% every year, find the population after 3 years. Population after 3 years = 80000 [1 + 20/100]3 = 80000 x (1.2)3 = 138240.

À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×----¬ (¬ (¬ (¬ (SECTION-B) (º¢È¢Â «ÇÅ¢ø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ìÌ Å¢É¡ Å¨¸) (Short Answer Type) ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ: i) ¸£ú¸ñ¼ÅüÚû ²§¾Ûõ þÕÀò¨¾óÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌþÕÀò¨¾óÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌþÕÀò¨¾óÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌþÕÀò¨¾óÐ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ Å¢¨¼ ¾Õ¸. ´ù¦Å¡Õ

Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ 50 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø50 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø50 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø50 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸×õ. Note: Answer any twenty-five of the following questions not exceeding 50 words each.

ii) ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ ãýÚ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. ãýÚ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. ãýÚ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. ãýÚ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. Each question carries three marks. 25×3=75 36) À¡Ã¡ÙÁýÈ ƒÉ¿¡Â¸õ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What is meant by Parliamentary Democracy? 37) þó¾¢Â «Ãº¢ÂÄ¨ÁôÀ¢ý 365-ÅÐ Å¢¾¢¨Â Å¢ÇìÌ. Explain Article 365 of the Constitution of India. 38) Á¡Åð¼ ¬ðº¢Â¡¢ý Àí¸¢ø Á¡üÈõ ²üÀ¼ 4¾×õ ¸¡Ã½¢¸û Â¡¨Å? What are factors that influence the changing

role of the Collector? 39) Áì¸û º¨ÀÂ¢ý À½¢¸û ÌÈ¢òÐ ±ØÐ¸. Write the duties of the Lok Sabha. 40) ¿£¾¢ ÁÚ¬öÅ¢ý ¿¢¨È Ì¨È¸¨Ç Å¢Å¡¢ì¸. List out the merits and demerits of Judical Review. 41) «Ãº¢Âø ¿¢÷½Â º¨À ÌÈ¢òÐ ÌÈ¢ôÒ ±ØÐ¸. Write a note on Constituent Assembly. 42) Á¨ÈÓ¸ Å¡¢Â¢¨É ±ÎòÐì¸¡ðÎ¼ý Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain indirect tax with an example. 43) ¿¡ðÎ ÅÕÁ¡Éõ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? ¿¡ðÎ ÅÕÁ¡Éõ ¸½ì¸¢Îõ Ó¨È¸¨Ç ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸. Define national income and

list the methods of accounting it. 44) ÌÆ¡ö ¸¢½Ú¸û «¨ÁôÀ¾üÌ §¾¨ÅÂ¡É ¸¡Ã½¢¸û Â¡¨Å? What are the conditions essential for the

construction of Tubewells? 45) ¦Åñ¨Á ÒÃðº¢ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? What do you mean by white revolution? 46) «ñ½¡ ÁÚÁÄ÷îº¢ ¾¢ð¼õ ÀüÈ¢ º¢Ú ÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸. Write a brief note on Anna Marumalarchi thittam. 47) ¸£úì¸ñ¼ Å¢¨Éì¸¡É SN2 Å¢¨ÉÅÆ¢¨Â ±ØÐ¸.

Explain the SN2 mechanism for the reaction shown below:

48) ¸£úì¸ñ¼ Å¢¨ÉÀÎ ¦À¡ÕÙì¸¡É ¸¢Çöºý ÁÚº£Ã¨ÁôÒ Å¢¨É Å¢¨Ç ¦À¡Õ¨Ç «¾ý Å¢¨É ÅÆ¢Ô¼ý

±Ø¾×õ. Write the Claisen rearrangement product for the starting material given below. Show the mechanism with arrow.

49) º¢Ú¿£÷ 4ÕÅ¡Ì¾ø ¿¢¸úîº¢¨Â ÍÕì¸Á¡¸ Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain in brief the process of urine formation. 50) 4½×ò ¦¾¡Æ¢üº¡¨Ä¸Ç¢ø 4Â¢÷¦¾¡Æ¢ø ÑðÀÅ¢ÂÄ¢ý Àí¸¢¨É ÀðÊÂÄ¢Î¸. Enumerate the contribution of

biotechnology of the food industry. 51) 1112 ³ 1012 ¬ø ¨ÀÉ¡¢ ¦ÀÕì¸ø Ó¨ÈÂ¢ø ¦ÀÕì¸×õ. Multiply 1112 by 1012 using binary multiplication method. 52) ¾¡ÅÃ ¦ºøÄ¢ø ¸¡½ôÀÎõ ¿¢äìÇ¢ì «Á¢Äí¸¨Ç Å¢Å¡¢. Describe the types of nucleic acids in a plant cell. 53) ÓìÜ¼üÀûÙÅ¢ý º¢ÈôÀ¢¨É Å¢Å¡¢ì¸. Explain the significance of Mukkudarpallu. 54) À¢û¨Çò¾Á¢Æ¢ý º¢ÈôÒ Â¡Ð? What is the significance of Pillaitamil? 55) ¸¡ÅÊÂ¡ð¼õ-ÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸. Write a short note on Kavadiattam.



56) ºí¸ ¸¡Ä «¸Å¡úÅ¢ý ¾ý¨Á¸¨Ç ÍðÎ¸. Write the characteristic features of family and personal life during Sangam period.

57) Óîºí¸í¸Ç¢ý º¢Èô¨À Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the significance of three Sangams. 58) ÌÈ¢ïº¢ ¿¢Ä Áì¸Ç¢ý Å¡ú¨Å Å¢Å¡¢ì¸. Explain the life of people who lived on Kurunji land. 59) ºí¸ ¸¡Ä Á¸Ç¢¡¢ý ¿¢¨Ä ±ýÉ? What was the status of women during Sangam period? 60) Àñ¨¼ò ¾Á¢Æ÷¸Ç¢ý 4½× Ó¨ÈÀüÈ¢ ÜÚ. State about the food habit of ancient Tamils. 61) ºí¸ ¸¡Ä ¾¢ÕÁ½ ÁÃÀ¢ý º¢ÈôÒ Â¡Ð? What was the significance of marriage during Sangam period? 62) ¾Á¢ú¿¡Î Àïº¡ÂòÐÃ¡ˆ Ó¨ÈÂ¢¨É Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the Tamil Nadu Panchayat Raj system. 63) ºð¼ÁýÈ 4ÚôÀ¢É÷ ¦¾¡Ì¾¢ ÅÇ÷îº¢ ¾¢ð¼õ ÀüÈ¢ ±ØÐ¸. Write on MLA Constituency Development Scheme. 64) þó¾¢Â ÌÊÁì¸ÙìÌ «Ç¢ì¸ôÀðÎûÇ ¬Ú Í¾ó¾¢Ãí¸¨Ç Å¢Å¡¢. What are six freedoms given to the Indian

citizens? 65) ´ÕÅ÷ þÃñÎ Ì¾¢¨Ã¸¨Ç ¾Ä¡ å.990-ìÌ Å¢üÈ¾¢ø, ´ýÈ¢ø 10% Ä¡ÀÓõ ÁüÈ¾¢ø 10% ¿ð¼Óõ «¨¼ó¾¡÷.

«ÅÃÐ ¦Á¡ò¾ Ä¡ÀÓõ «øÄÐ ¿ð¼ò¨¾Ôõ «¾ý º¾Å£¾ò¨¾Ôõ ¸½ì¸¢Î¸. A man sold two horses for Rs.990 each gaining 10% on the one and losing 10% on the other. Find his total gain or loss and also its percentage. Whenever a person sells two articles for same price and on one he gains r% and on the other

he loses r%, then in total there will be always a loss and loss% = (r/10)2.

There for here (10/10)2=1% loss.

À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×----þ þ þ þ SECTION-C

(ÍÕì¸Á¡¸ Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ìÌõ Å¢É¡ Å¨¸) (Brief Answer Type) ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ: i) ¸£ú¸ñ¼ÅüÚû ²§¾Ûõ À¾¢§ÉØ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ²§¾Ûõ À¾¢§ÉØ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ²§¾Ûõ À¾¢§ÉØ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ²§¾Ûõ À¾¢§ÉØ Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ Å¢¨¼ ¾Õ¸. ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ

100 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø100 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø100 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø100 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸×õ. Note: Answer any seventeen of the following questions not exceeding 100 words each.

ii) ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ ³óÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û³óÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û³óÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û³óÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. Each question carries five marks. 17171717×5=85 66) «Ãº¢ÂÄ¨ÁôÀ¢ý ¿¡ýÌ « (Part IV A) ÀÌ¾¢Â¢ø þ¨½ì¸ôÀðÎûÇ «ÊôÀ¨¼ ¸¼¨Á¸û Â¡¨Å? What are the

Fundamental Duties incorporated in Part IV A of the Constitution? 67) ¨ÁÂ-Á¡¿¢Ä 4È×¸û ÀüÈ¢ Å¢Å¡¢. Explain the Centre-State relations. 68) 4Â÷¿£¾¢ÁýÈò¾¢ý «¾¢¸¡Ã ÅÃõÒ¸û Â¡¨Å? What are the jurisdictions of High Court? 69) Á¡Åð¼ °Ã¸ ÅÇ÷îº¢ ¿¢ÚÅÉò¾¢ý «¨Áô¨À Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the organization of District Rural Development

Agency. 70) §¾º¢Â ÅÇ÷îº¢ ÁýÈ ÌØ ÌÈ¢òÐ ÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸. Write a note on National Development Council. 71) ¾£÷ôÀ¡Âí¸Ç¢ý Óì¸¢ÂòÐÅò¨¾ ±ØÐ. Write the significance of tribunals. 72) ¿øÄ Å¡¢Å¢¾¢ôÒ Ó¨ÈÂ¢ý þÂøÒ¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the characteristics of a good tax system. 73) ¸ÕõÒ ÀÂ¢¡¢Î¾Öì¸¡É ÒÅ¢Â¢Âø ¸¡Ã½¢¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the geographical requirements for the cultivation of

sugarcane. 74) ¸¢Ã¡ÁôÒÈ þó¾¢Â¡ §¾¨ÅÂ¡ÉÅü¨È ¦¾¡¼÷óÐ «¨¼Å¾ü¦¸É ²üÀÎò¾ôÀð¼ “Sustainable Access in Rural

India (SARI)” þý §¿¡ì¸í¸û Â¡¨Å? What are the objectives of Sustainable Access in Rural India (SARI)? 75) C6H10 ±ýÈ ¨†ð§Ã¡¸¡÷Àý ´Õ ãÄìÜÚ ¨†ðÃƒ¨É ²üÚì ¦¸¡û¸¢ÈÐ. «§¾ ¨†ð§Ã¡ ¸¡÷Àý ´§º¡É¡ü

ÀÌôÒ ¦ºöÔõ §À¡Ð ¸£úì¸ñ¼ Å¢¨Ç ¦À¡Õû ¸¢¨¼ì¸¢ÈÐ. OHC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CHO ¨†ð§Ã¡ ¸¡÷ÀÉ¢ý «¨ÁôÒ Å¡öôÀ¡ð¨¼ ¾Õ¸. A hydrocarbon of formula C6H10 absorbs H2 upon catalytic hydrogenation. Upon ozonolysis the hydrocarbon gives the product below: OHC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CHO What is the structure of the hydrocarbon?

76) ƒ£ý Á¡üÚ 4Â¢¡¢¸û ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? ¾¡ÅÃí¸û ÁüÚõ Å¢ÄíÌ¸Ç¢Ä¢ÕóÐ 4¾¡Ã½í¸¨Ç ¦¸¡ÎòÐ ¦ÅÇ¢ôÀÎòÐ¸. What are the transgenic organisms? Highlight with examples from both plants and animals.

77) ÀðÊÉôÀ¡¨Ä áÄ¢ý º¢Èô¨À þÂõÒ? State the significance of the book “Pattinapalai”. 78) Óø¨Äô À¡ðÊý Àñ¨À Å¢Å¡¢. Explain the characteristic features of “Mullaipattu”. 79) ¨¾ô¦À¡í¸ø º¢Èô¨À Å¢Å¡¢. Explain the significance of “Thai Pongal”. 80) ¦À¡öì¸¡ø Ì¾¢¨Ã ÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸. Write a short note on “Poikal Kuthirai”. 81) ÀíÌÉ¢ 4ò¾¢Ãõ ÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸. Write a short note on “Panguni Utthirum. 82) ºí¸ °Ã¸Óõ ºó¨¾Ôõ Å¢Å¡¢. Explain about rural set-up and market during Sangam period. 83) ¿¡ðÎôÒÈ þÄì¸¢Âí¸û ÅÆ¢ «È¢ÂÄ¡Ìõ ÅÃÄ¡üÚî ¦ºö¾¢¸û ÀüÈ¢ ±ØÐ¸. What are all the historical information

obtained through fold literatures? 84) 4ûÇ¡ðº¢ Ó¨È ÌÈ¢ôÒ Å¨Ã¸. Write a short note on local self government. 85) º÷ì¸¡¡¢Â ÌØÅ¢ý þÕ Óì¸¢Â À¡¢óÐ¨Ã¸û Å¢Å¡¢. Explain two important recommendations of Sarkaria

Commission.



86) þó¾¢Â «Ãº¢ÂÄ¨ÁôÀ¢ý ¿¡ýÌ Óì¸¢Â þÂøÒ¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain four important features of the Constitution of India.

87) å.162.80, 5 ¬ñ¸û, 6 ¦Àñ¸û ÁüÚõ 10 ¨ÀÂý¸û þ¨¼§Â À¢¡¢òÐ «Ç¢ì¸ôÀÎ¸¢ÈÐ. ´ù¦Å¡Õ ¬ÏìÌõ, ´Õ ¦ÀñÏìÌõ ¸¢¨¼ôÀ¨¾ô §À¡ýÚ «¨Ã Á¼íÌ ÜÎ¾Ä¡¸×õ, ´ù¦Å¡Õ ¦ÀñÏìÌõ ´Õ ¨ÀÂÛìÌõ ¸¢¨¼ôÀ¨¾ô §À¡ø þÕ Á¼íÌ ¸¢¨¼ì¸ §ÅñÎõ ±ýÈ¡ø, ´ù¦Å¡ÕÅ¡¢ý ÀíÌ Â¡Ð? Rs.162.80 are divided among 5 men, 6 women and 10 boys so that each man may get half as much as a woman and each woman twice as much as a boy. Find the share of each.

À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×À¢¡¢×----® ® ® ® SECTION-D (Å¢¡¢Å¡¸ Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ìÌõ Å¢É¡ Å¨¸) (Detailed Answer Type)

ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ:ÌÈ¢ôÒ: i) ¸£ú¸ñ¼ÅüÚû ²§¾Ûõ ²Ø Å¢É¡ì²§¾Ûõ ²Ø Å¢É¡ì²§¾Ûõ ²Ø Å¢É¡ì²§¾Ûõ ²Ø Å¢É¡ì¸ÙìÌ¸ÙìÌ¸ÙìÌ¸ÙìÌ ÁðÎõ Å¢¨¼ ¾Õ¸. ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ 200 200 200 200 ¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø¦º¡ü¸ÙìÌ Á¢¸¡Áø Å¢¨¼ÂÇ¢ì¸×õ.

Note: Answer any seven of the following questions not exceeding 200 words each. ii) ´ù¦Å¡Õ Å¢É¡Å¢üÌõ À¾¢¨ÉóÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û.À¾¢¨ÉóÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û.À¾¢¨ÉóÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û.À¾¢¨ÉóÐ Á¾¢ô¦Àñ¸û. /Each question carries fifteen marks.

7×15=105 88) «ÃÍì ¦¸¡û¨¸Â¢¨É ¦¿È¢ôÀÎòÐõ §¸¡ðÀ¡Î¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain Directive Principles of State Policy. 89) þó¾¢Â ÌÊÂÃÍò ¾¨ÄÅ¡¢ý ¦¿Õì¸Ê¸¡Ä «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û Â¡¨Å? What are the emergency powers of the President

of India? 90) Àø§ÅÚ ¦À¡Ðò§¾÷¾ø¸Ç¢ý Óì¸¢ÂòÐÅò¨¾ ¬Ã¡ö¸. Trace the significance of various General Elections. 91) Ó¾ø 4ÕÅ¡ìÌ¾ø ±ýÀ¨¾ Å¢ÇìÌ¸. þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø Ó¾ø 4ÕÅ¡ìÌÅ¾¢ø 4ûÇ º¢ì¸ø¸¨Ç ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢Î¸.

Explain capital formation. Specify the problems of capital formation in India. 92) þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ý ¿£÷ôÀ¡ºÉ ¬¾¡Ãí¸¨Ç ÌÈ¢òÐ ´÷ ¸ðÎ¨Ã ±ØÐ¸. Write an essay on the sources of irrigation in

India. 93) «¨ÉÅÕìÌõ ºã¸ À¡Ð¸¡ôÒ «Ç¢ôÀ¾¢ø ¾Á¢Æ¸ «ÃÍ ±¾¢÷¦¸¡ûÙõ º¢ì¸ø¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the

constraints and issues faced by the Government of Tamil Nadu for providing social security for all. 94) A ±ýÈ Å¢¨ÉÀÎ¦À¡ÕÇ¢ø þÕóÐ B ±ýÈ Å¢¨Ç ¦À¡Õ¨Ç ¾Â¡¡¢ì¸ò §¾¨ÅÂ¡É §Å¾¢ô¦À¡Õð¸û ÁüÚõ

þ¨¼¿¢¨Ä¸¨Ç ÌÈ¢ôÀ¢¼×õ. Synthesize the compound B from A with suitable reagents and intermediates:

95) ¾¸Åø ¦¾¡Æ¢øÑðÀ ¸øÅ¢¨Â ÀÃôÒÅ¾ü¸¡¸ ¾Á¢Æ¸ «ÃÍ §Áü¦¸¡ñ¼ ¿¼ÅÊì¨¸¸û Â¡¨Å? What are the

steps taken by Tamil Nadu Government to propagate Information Technology Education? 96) þó¾¢Â ÀñÀ¡ðÊüÌ ¾Á¢Æ¸ò¾¢ý ¦¸¡¨¼Â¢¨É ¦¾¡ÌòÐ ±ØÐ¸. Write about the contributions of Tamil Nadu to

Indian Culture. 97) ¾Á¢Æ¢ý ¦¾¡ý¨ÁÔõ ¦ºõ¦Á¡Æ¢ò ¾Ì¾¢ôÀ¡ð¨¼Ôõ ±ÎòÐì¸¡ðÎ¸. Illustrate that Tamil is an ancient language

and mention that it has all the qualities to get a classical language status. 98) ¾Á¢Æ¸ ¬Ù¿¡¢ý «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸û ÁüÚõ À½¢¸¨Ç Å¢ÇìÌ¸. Explain the powers and functions of the Governor of

Tamil Nadu. 99) Á¡¿¢Ä Ó¾Ä¨Áîº¡¢ý «¾¢¸¡Ãí¸¨Ç Å¢Å¡¢. Write the important powers of a Chief Minister of a state.

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