6.

Pulicat Lake is located between the States of __________

HALF YEARLY EXAM 2024 (a) West Bengal and Odisha
SOCIAL MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 2 (b) Karnataka and Kerala
(c) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Part - I (d) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
14 X 1 = 14
(i) Answer all the questions. 7. When did the Japanese formally sign of their surrender?
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write (a) 2 September, 1945
the option code and the corresponding answer. (b) 2 October, 1945
(c) 15 August, 1945
1. Which Prime Minister of Britain signed the Munich Pact with Germany ? (d) 12 October, 1945
(a) Chamberlain
(b) Winston Churchill 8. The district which has the largest forest cover in Tamil Nadu is
(c) Lloyd George (a) Dharmapuri
(d) Stanley Baldwin (b) Vellore
(c) Dindigul
2. Who said “imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism”? (d) Erode
(a) Lenin
(b) Marx 9. The length of Golden Quadrilateral superhighways in India is
(c) Sun Yat-sen a) 5846 km
(d) Mao Tsetung (b) 5942 km
(c) 5630 km
3. Who was the founder of Namdhari Movement? (d) 5800 km
(a) Baba Dayal Das
(b) Baba Ramsingh 10. The monsoon forests are otherwise called as __________.
(c) Gurunanak (a) Tropical evergreen forest
(d) Jyotiba Phule (b) Deciduous forest
(c) Mangrove forest
4. When was North and South Vietnam united? (d) Mountain forest
(a) 1975
(b) 1976 11. The Panchasheel Treaty has been signed between :
(c) 1973 (a) India and Nepal
(d) 1974 (b) India and Pakistan
(c) India and China
5. _________ is the highest gravity dam in India. (d) India and Sri Lanka
(a) Hirakud dam
(b) Bhakra Nangal dam
(c) Mettur dam 12. The State Council of Ministers is headed by :
(d) Nagarjuna Sagar dam (a) The Chief Minister
(b) The Governor
(c) The Speaker (iii) ________ has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of both
(d) The Prime Minister Houses of the Parliament.
(iv) The Secret State Police in Nazi Germany was known as __________.
13. Colonial advent in India (v) GDP is the indicator of _____ economy
(a) Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French
(b) Dutch, English, Danish , French 30. Discuss the main causes of the First World War.
(c) Portuguese , Danish, Dutch, French, English 31. Examine the factors that led to the transformation of Gandhi into a mass leader.
(d) Danish, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch 32. (a) Distinguish between :
(i) Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers.
14. __________ is the only State in India to adopt universal Public Distribution (ii) Tropical Evergreen Forest and Deciduous Forest.
System (PDS). (b) Give reasons for the following : North Indian Rivers are perennial.
(a) Kerala 33. Write briefly on the Right to Constitutional Remedies.
(b) Andhra Pradesh 34. Give an account on the major peninsular rivers of India.
(c) Tamil Nadu 35. What is Urbanization ? Explain its problems.
(d) Karnataka 36. How did the people of Bengal respond to the Partition of Bengal (1905)?
Part - II 37. Explain the salient features of the Constitution of India.
Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 28 is compulsory. 38. Write a detailed note on Non-alignment.
10 x 2 = 20 39. Write any five differences between the growth and development.
40. What is black money ? Write the causes of black money.
15. Name the Bretton Woods Twins. 41. Draw a Timeline for the following :
16. List out the contribution of the moderates. Write any five important events between 1920 and 1940.
17. How did Great Depression impact on the Indian agriculture? 42. Mark the following places on the map of world.
18. Estimate Periyar as a feminist. (i) Greece (ii) France (iii) Hiroshima (iv) Australia (v) San Francisco
19. Discuss Mahadev Govind Ranade’s contribution to social reforms.
20. State any two characteristics of black cotton soil. Part - IV
21. How is coastal plain formed ? 2 x 8 = 16
22. Write the cropping seasons of Tamil Nadu. Note: Answer the following questions.
23. Name the areas which receive heavy rainfall.
24. State the uses of Manganese. 43. (a) Explain the main causes of the First World War.
25. How is President of India elected ? OR
26. How do you assess the importance of Chabahar agreement?. (b) Attempt an essay of the heroic fights of Veerapandya Kattabomman,
27. Write any two positive impacts of Globalization. conducted against the East India Company.
28. Why is Chennai called “Detroit of Asia” ?
44. (a) Mark the following places on the given outline map of India.
Part - III (i) Chota Nagpur plateau
Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 33 is compulsory. (ii) Karakoram
10 x 5 = 50 (iii) Mountain forests
29. Fill in the blanks. (iv) Desert soil
(i) __________ gave prominence to Tamil music. (v) Area of heavy rainfall
(ii) __________ is the highest peak in the Southern part of the Eastern Ghats. (vi) Hirakud dam
 (vii) Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve
(viii) Area of cultivation of cotton
HALF YEARLY EXAM 2024
OR SOCIAL MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 1
(b) Mark the following places on the given outline map of Tamil Nadu.
(i) Vaigai river Part - I
(ii) Kerala 14 X 1 = 14
(iii) Mullai Periyar dam (i) Answer all the questions.
(iv) Coromandel coast (ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
(v) Silk Industry the option code and the corresponding answer.
(vi) Sea Port (Any one)
(vii) Chennai 1. Who made Peru as part of their dominions?
(viii) Gulf of Mannar (a) English
(b) Spaniards
(c) Russians
(d) French

2. When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China ?

(a) September 1959
(b) September 1949
(c) September 1954
(d) September 1944

3. Who was the Commander-in-Chief responsible for the new military regulations in
Vellore fort?
(a) Col. Fancourt
(b) Major Armstrong
(c) Sir John Cradock
(d) Colonel Agnew

4. In which session of Indian National Congress was Non-cooperation Movement

approved ?
(a) Bombay
(b) Madras
(c) Calcutta
(d) Nagpur

5. Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy?

(a) Battle of Guadalcanal
(b) Battle of Midway
(c) Battle of Leningrad
(d) Battle of El Alamein 12. Which of the following is not about NAM?
(i) The term Non-Alignment was coined by V. Krishna Menon
6. The first Nuclear Power station was commissioned in (ii) It aimed to maintain national independence in foreign affairs by joining any military
(a) Gujarat alliance
(b) Rajasthan (iii) At present it has 120 member countries.
(c) Maharashtra (iv) It has transformed to an economical movement
(d) Tamil nadu (a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (iii) and (iv)
7. The highest peak in Tamil Nadu is __________. (c) (ii) only
(a) Anaimudi (d) (iv) only
(b) Doddabetta
(c) Mahendragiri 13. __________ revolution was born in India paving way for self-sufficiency in food
grains production.
(d) Servarayan
(a) Blue Revolution
(b) White Revolution
8. Second staple food of the people of Tamil Nadu is
(c) Green Revolution
(a) Pulses
(d) Grey Revolution
(b) Millets
(c) Oilseeds
14. Which one of the following is not having leather factories ?
(d) Rice
(a) Ranipet
(b) Dharmapuri
9. Pulicat Lake is located between the states of
(c) Ambur
a) West Bengal and Odisha
(d) Vaniyambadi
(b) Karnataka and Kerala
Part - II
(c) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 28 is compulsory.
(d) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
10 x 2 = 20
10. Bajra is an indigenous crop of __________.
15. Who were the three prominent dictators of the post World War I ?
(a) Asia
16. What was the result of Musolini’s march to Rome ?
(b) India
17. Discuss Mahadev Govind Ranade’s contribution to social reforms.
(c) Africa
18. Summarise the essence of Lucknow Pact.
(d) Russia
19. What was the role of Mustafa Kemal Pasha?
20. During cyclone, how does the Meterological department warn the fishermen?
11. Under which Article the President is vested with the power to proclaim
Financial Emergency ? 21. Define “International trade”.
(a) Article 352 22. Name the important multipurpose projects of Tamil Nadu.
(b) Article 360 23. What is natural gas ?
(c) Article 356 24. What are ‘jet streams’?
(d) Article 365 25. What are the classical languages in India ?
26. List out any five global groupings in which India is a member.
27. What is meant by Gross Domestic Product ?
28. What is Proportionate tax ? 35. (a) Mark the following places on the given outline map of India.
(i) Aravalli
Part - III (ii) Narmada
Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 33 is compulsory. (iii) Deccan plateau
10 x 5 = 50 (iv) Panna Biosphere Reserve
29. Fill in the blanks. (v) Thar desert
(i) Locarno Treaty was signed in the year ___________ (vi) Western Ghats
(ii) Sathanur dam is constructed across the river __________. (vii) Paradeep
(iii) __________ is the Tamil Nadu state animal. (viii) Black soil region (1)
(iv) The Constitution of India was adopted on________. OR
(v) In the year __________, National Food Security Act was passed by the Indian (b) Mark the following places on the given outline map of Tamil Nadu.
Parliament. (i) River Palar
30. Analyse the effects of World War II. (ii) Vedanthangal
31. Highlight the tragic fall of Sivagangai and its outcome. (iii) Coffee growing area
32. (a) Distinguish between : (iv) Tea growing area
(i) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. (v) Paper Industry
(ii) Metallic and Non metallic minerals (vi) Ennore
(b) Give reasons for the following : Eastern Ghats are not a continuous range. (vii) Airport (Any one)
33. Discuss the response to Swadeshi Movement in Tamil Nadu. (viii) Indian Ocean
34. Write about south west monsoon.
35. What is Multipurpose projects and write about any two Multipurpose projects of
India.
36. Explain the importances of satellite communication in India.
37. Explain the salient features of the Constitution of India.
38. What are the duties and functions of Prime Minister of India ?
39. Explain Minimum Support Price.
40. Briefly explain the advantages and disadvantages of MNC.
41. Draw a Timeline for the following :
Write any five important events between 1910 and 1930.
42. Mark the following places on the map of world.
(i) Great Britain (ii) Turkey (iii) Italy (iv) Moscow (v) Morocco

Part - IV
2 x 8 = 16
Note: Answer the following questions.

34. (a) Explain the Peninsular plateaus.

OR
(b) Discuss the causes for failure of Revolt of 1857.
 (d) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
HALF YEARLY EXAM 2024
SOCIAL MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 3 6. Pick the odd one out.
(a) Kolleru Lake
Part - I (b) Vembanad Lake
14 X 1 = 14 (c) Chilka Lake
(i) Answer all the questions. (d) Pulicat Lake
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
the option code and the corresponding answer. 7. Golden Revolution is related to the production of this :
(a) Potato
1. Where did the Ethiopian army defeat the Italian Army ? (b) Oil seed
(a) Delville (c) Honey
(b) Orange State (d) Jute
(c) Adowa
(d) Algiers 8. The National Institute of Wind Energy is at :
(a) Faridabad
2. The U.N. Charter was signed on : (b) Chennai
(a) June 26, 1942 (c) Kanyakumari
(b) June 26, 1945 (d) Vizhinjam
(c) January 1, 1942
(d) January 1, 1945 9. Retreating monsoon wind picks up moisture from :
a) Arabian Sea
3. The author of the book Satyarthaprakash is : (b) Bay of Bengal
(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (c) Indian Ocean
(b) Atma Ram Pandurang (d) Timor Sea
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Debendranath 10. Disaster emergency contact number :
(a) 1095
4. The context in which the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act was passed : (b) 1944
(a) Kol Revolt (c) 1098
(b) Indigo Revolt (d) 1077
(c) Munda Rebellion
(d) Deccan Riots 11. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the ‘Heart and
Soul of the Constitution’ ?
5. Assertion (A) : The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939. (a) Right to freedom of religion
Reason (R) : The Colonial Government of India entered the war without (b) Right to equality
consulting the elected Congress Ministries. (c) Right to constitutional remedies
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (d) Right to property
(b) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(c) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
12. Who drew up the borders for newly independent Pakistan ? Part - III
(a) Lord Mountbatten Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 33 is compulsory.
(b) Sir Cyril Radcliffe 10 x 5 = 50
(c) Clement Atlee 29. Fill in the blanks :
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (i) Latin America protested the ___________ of U.S.A.
(ii) The trees of the Alpine forests are called _________ trees.
13. A better economy introduces rapid development of the : (iii) The difference between the value of exports and imports is called _________.
(a) Cash Subsidies (iv) India conducted its first nuclear test at _________.
(b) Capital Market (v) __________ foundation from U.S.A. introduced the HYV in India.
(c) Tax Concessions
(d) Property Rights 30. Elaborate about Velunachiar.
31. Discuss the main causes for the First World War.
14. Choose the incorrect statements : 32. (a) Distinguish between :
(i) Shortage of goods, whether natural or artificial is the root cause of black money. (i) Agro-based industry and mineral-based industry
(ii) Industrial sector has been the major contributor to black money. (ii) Roadways and Railways
(iii) Smuggling is one of the major sources of black money. (b) Give reasons for the following : The Eastern Ghats is discontinuous
(iv) When the tax rate is low, more black money is generated. 33. Assess the structure and the activities of the U.N.
(a) (i) and (ii) only 34. What were the causes for the failure of the Great Rebellion of 1857 ?
(b) (iv) only 35. Explain the Eastern and Western Coastal Plains of India.
(c) (i) only 36. What is urbanization ? Explain its impacts.
(d) (ii) and (iii) only 37. Describe the various vital powers of the Governor.
Part - II 38. Make a list on the basic concepts followed by India to maintain friendly
Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 28 is compulsory. relations with its neighbours.
10 x 2 = 20 39. Write the challenges of Globalization.
40. Write briefly some of the important objectives of India’s agricultural policy.
15. Highlight the global influence of Russian Revolution 41. Draw a Timeline for the following :
16. Describe the Pearl Harbour incident. Write any five important events between 1920 and 1940.
17. What was the impact of Swami Vivekananda’s activist ideology ? 42. Mark the following places on the map of world.
18. How are the peasant uprisings in British India classified ? (i) Meerut (ii) Barrackpore (iii) Dandi (iv) Chauri Chaura (v) Vedaranyam
19. Write short note on the martyrdom of Tirupur Kumaran.
20. What is burst of Monsoon Part - IV
21. What is mixed farming agriculture ? 2 x 8 = 16
22. What is Communication ? What are its types ? Note: Answer the following questions.
23. What is the role played by Mangroves in Coastal Zone Management ?
24. How is the President of India elected ? By whom ? 43. (a) (i) Write short notes on Ho Chi Minh and the emergence of Viet Minh
25. State the reasons for the formation of BRICS. (ii) Comment on the life and teachings of Ramalinga Swamigal.
26. Name the sectors that contribute to the GDP with examples. OR
27. What is progressive tax ? (b) Describe Gandhiji’s early Satyagrahas in India and their outcome.
28. What are the main objectives of India’s Foreign Policy ?
44. (a) Mark the following places on the given outline map of India.
(i) Mount K2
HALF YEARLY EXAM 2024
(ii) Black Soil Region (1) SOCIAL MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 2
(iii) Mumbai High
(iv) Palk Strait Part - I
(v) Gulf of Kutch 14 X 1 = 14
(vi) Neyveli (i) Answer all the questions.
(vii) Coromandal Coast (ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
(viii) Rail Route from Chennai to Calcutta the option code and the corresponding answer.
OR
(b) Mark the following places on the given outline map of Tamil Nadu. 1. Which Prime Minister of Britain signed the Munich Pact with Germany ?
(i) Chennai (a) Chamberlain
(ii) Doddabetta (b) Winston Churchill
(iii) Kanyakumari (c) Lloyd George
(iv) Salem (d) Stanley Baldwin
(v) River Cauvery
(vi) Gulf of Mannar 2. What is the Battle of Marne remembered for ?
(vii) Agathiyarmalai (a) air warfare
(viii) Bay of Bengal (b) trench warfare
(c) submarine warfare
(d) ship warfare

3. __________ was the founder of Widow Remarriage Association.

(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(b) Devendranath Tagore
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) Ayyankali

4. In which year the Warsaw Pact was dissolved ?

(a) 1979
(b) 1989
(c) 1990
(d) 1991

5. The soils formed by the rivers are :

(a) Red soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Desert soil
(d) Alluvial soil
6. Pulicat Lake is located between the States of __________ (c) The Speaker
(a) West Bengal and Odisha (d) The Prime Minister
(b) Karnataka and Kerala
(c) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh 13. GATT’s first round held in :
(d) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (a) Tokyo
(b) Uruguay
7. Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the American (US) Navy ? (c) Torquay
(a) Battle of Guadalcanal (d) Geneva
(b) Battle of Midway
(c) Battle of Leningrad 14. __________ is the only State in India to adopt universal Public Distribution
(d) Battle of El Alamein System (PDS).
(a) Kerala
8. Retreating monsoon wind picks up moisture from : (b) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Arabian Sea (c) Tamil Nadu
(b) Bay of Bengal (d) Karnataka
(c) Indian Ocean Part - II
(d) Timor Sea Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 28 is compulsory.
10 x 2 = 20
9. In India the first census was carried out in the year __________.
a) 1991 15. Write about the Pearl Harbour incident.
(b) 1881 16. Write a note on the Tirunelveli Uprising.
(c) 1872 17. Define “Dollar Imperialism”.
(d) 2011 18. Estimate Periyar as a feminist.
19. List out the Social evils eradicated by Brahmo Samaj.
10. The monsoon forests are otherwise called as __________. 20. State any two characteristics of black cotton soil.
(a) Tropical evergreen forest 21. How is coastal plain formed ?
(b) Deciduous forest 22. Write the cropping seasons of Tamil Nadu.
(c) Mangrove forest 23. What is ‘burst of monsoon’ ?
(d) Mountain forest 24. State the uses of Manganese.
25. How is President of India elected ?
11. The Panchasheel Treaty has been signed between : 26. Name the neighbouring countries of India.
(a) India and Nepal 27. Write any two positive impacts of Globalization.
(b) India and Pakistan 28. Why is Chennai called “Detroit of Asia” ?
(c) India and China
(d) India and Sri Lanka Part - III
Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 33 is compulsory.
10 x 5 = 50
12. The State Council of Ministers is headed by : 29. Fill in the blanks.
(a) The Chief Minister (i) The first Woman Legislator in India was __________.
(b) The Governor (ii) __________ is the highest peak in the Southern part of the Eastern Ghats.
(iii) The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of __________ years. (vi) Hirakud dam
(iv) The Secret State Police in Nazi Germany was known as __________. (vii) Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve
(v) __________ sector is the primary sector in India.Parliament. (viii) Area of cultivation of cotton
OR
30. Estimate the work done by the League of Nations. (b) Mark the following places on the given outline map of Tamil Nadu.
31. Discuss the reasons behind the Partition of India. (i) Vaigai river
32. (a) Distinguish between : (ii) Kerala
(i) Agro-based industry and mineral-based industry (iii) Mullai Periyar dam
(ii) Internal trade and International trade (iv) Coromandel coast
(b) Give reasons for the following : North Indian Rivers are perennial. (v) Silk Industry
33. Point out the Fundamental Rights. (vi) Sea Port (Any one)
34. Explain the divisions of Northern Mountains (Himalayas) and its importance to (vii) Chennai
India. (viii) Gulf of Mannar
35. What is Urbanization ? Explain its problems.
36. Discuss the causes of the Revolt of 1857.
37. Explain the salient features of the Constitution of India.
38. Discuss the basic determinants of India’s Foreign Policy.
39. What are the methods of calculating Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ? Explain
them.
40. What is black money ? Write the causes of black money.
41. Draw a Timeline for the following :
Write any five important events between 1920 and 1940.
42. Mark the following places on the map of world.
(i) Greece (ii) France (iii) Hiroshima (iv) Italy (v) San Francisco

Part - IV
2 x 8 = 16
Note: Answer the following questions.

43. (a) Explain the main causes of the First World War.
OR
(b) Attempt an essay of the heroic fights of Veerapandya Kattabomman,
conducted against the East India Company.

44. (a) Mark the following places on the given outline map of India.
(i) Chota Nagpur plateau
(ii) Karakoram
(iii) Mountain forests
(iv) Desert soil
(v) Area of heavy rainfall
 (d) Baldwin
HALF YEARLY EXAM 2024
SOCIAL MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 1 6. The Anthracite coal has __________ of carbon.
(a) 80 to 95%
Part - I (b) Above 70%
14 X 1 = 14 (c) 60 to 70%
(i) Answer all the questions. (d) Below 50%
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
the option code and the corresponding answer. 7. The highest peak in Tamil Nadu is __________.
(a) Anaimudi
1. Which part of the world disliked Dollar Imperialism ? (b) Doddabetta
(a) Europe (c) Mahendragiri
(b) Latin America (d) Servarayan
(c) India
(d) China 8. Number of major and minor ports in Tamil Nadu.
(a) 3 and 15
2. When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China ? (b) 4 and 16
(a) September 1959 (c) 3 and 16
(b) September 1949 (d) 4 and 15
(c) September 1954
(d) September 1944 9. __________ plains are formed by the older alluvium.
a) Bhabar
3. Who was the first Palayakkarars to resist the East India Company’s Policy of (b) Tarai
territorial aggrandizement ? (c) Bhangar
(a) Marudhu brothers (d) Khadar
(b) Puli Thevar
(c) Velunachiyar 10. Bajra is an indigenous crop of __________.
(d) Veerapandya Kattabomman (a) Asia
(b) India
4. In which session of Indian National Congress was Non-cooperation Movement (c) Africa
approved ?
(d) Russia
(a) Bombay
(b) Madras
11. Under which Article the President is vested with the power to proclaim
(c) Calcutta Financial Emergency ?
(d) Nagpur (a) Article 352
(b) Article 360
5. Who initiated the formation of League of Nations ? (c) Article 356
(a) Roosevelt (d) Article 365
(b) Chamberlain
(c) Woodrow Wilson
12. Arrange the following in the correct chronological order and choose the correct 28. What is Proportionate tax ?
answer from the code given below.
(i) Panchasheel Part - III
(ii) China’s Nuclear test Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 33 is compulsory.
(iii) Twenty year Treaty 10 x 5 = 50
(iv) First Nuclear test of India 29. Fill in the blanks.
(a) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii) (i) In the battle of Tannenberg, __________ suffered heavy losses.
(b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (ii) Sathanur dam is constructed across the river __________.
(c) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (iii) __________ is the Tamil Nadu state animal.
(d) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv (iv) The Constitution of India envisages a __________ government.
(v) In the year __________, National Food Security Act was passed by the Indian
13. __________ revolution was born in India paving way for self-sufficiency in food Parliament.
grains production. 30. Analyse the effects of World War II.
(a) Blue Revolution 31. Account for the outbreak of Vellore Revolt in 1806.
(b) White Revolution 32. (a) Distinguish between :
(c) Green Revolution (i) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
(d) Grey Revolution (ii) Metallic and Non metallic minerals
(b) Give reasons for the following : Eastern Ghats are not a continuous range.
14. Which one of the following is not having leather factories ? 33. Describe the role of Tamil Nadu in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
(a) Ranipet 34. Write about south west monsoon.
(b) Dharmapuri 35. State any five types of soil in India and explain the characteristics and
(c) Ambur distribution of soil.
(d) Vaniyambadi 36. Classify and explain the roadways in India.
Part - II 37. Explain the salient features of the Constitution of India.
Note: Answer any 10 questions. Question number 28 is compulsory. 38. What are the duties and functions of Prime Minister of India ?
10 x 2 = 20 39. Elaborate on the Public Distribution System.
40. Explain the reason for the growth of MNC.
15. How did Hitler get the support from the people of Germany ? 41. Draw a Timeline for the following :
16. What was the result of Musolini’s march to Rome ? Write any five important events between 1910 and 1930.
17. Write a note on reforms of Ramalinga Adigal. 42. Mark the following places on the map of world.
18. Summarise the essence of Lucknow Pact. (i) Great Britain (ii) France (iii) Italy (iv) Germany (v) Morocco
19. What do you know of Trench Warfare ?
20. Define : Disaster Risk Reduction. Part - IV
21. Define “International trade”. 2 x 8 = 16
22. Why is Coimbatore called the Manchester of Tamil Nadu ? Note: Answer the following questions.
23. What is natural gas ?
24. What is meant by normal lapse rate ? 34. (a) Explain the Peninsular plateaus.
25. What are the classical languages in India ? OR
26. Mention the member countries of BRICS. (b) Discuss the causes for failure of Revolt of 1857.
27. What is meant by Gross Domestic Product ?
35. (a) Mark the following places on the given outline map of India.
(i) Aravalli
(ii) Narmada
(iii) Deccan plateau
(iv) Panna Biosphere Reserve
(v) Thar desert
(vi) Western Ghats
(vii) Paradeep
(viii) Black soil region (1)
OR
(b) Mark the following places on the given outline map of Tamil Nadu.
(i) River Palar
(ii) Vedanthangal
(iii) Coffee growing area
(iv) Mullai Periyar dam
(v) Silk industry region
(vi) Ennore
(vii) Airport (Any one)
(viii) Indian Ocean