What is the Battle of Marne remembered for?

(a)

air warfare

(b)

trench warfare

(c)

submarine warfare

(d)

ship warfare

__________ Was the American President in 1904.

(a)

Abraham Lincoln

(b)

Franklin Roosevelt

(c)

Theodore Roosevelt

(d)

George Washington

Where did the US drop its first atomic bomb?

(a)

Kawasaki

(b)

Tokyo

(c)

Hiroshima

(d)

Nagasaki

NATO had _______________ members in 2017.

(a)

29

(b)

28

(c)

27

(d)

25

In which year was Sati abolished?

(a)

1827

(b)

1829

(c)

1826

(d)

1927

Deccan Plateau covers an area of about __________ sq.km.

(a)

8 lakh

(b)

6 lakh

(c)

5 lakh

(d)

7 lakh

_________ forests are found above 2400m Himalayas.

(a)

Deciduous forests

(b)

Alpine forests

(c)

Mangrove forests

(d)

Tidal forests

The leading producer of rice in India is ________.

(a)

Punjab

(b)

Maharashtra

(c)

Uttar Pradesh

(d)

West Bengal

The world's highest road has been constructed by Border Roads Organisation joining________and Leh in Ladakh.

(a)

Chandigarh

(b)

Dehradun

(c)

Manali

(d)

Nainital

Which one sector is highest employment in the GDP.

(a)

Agricultural sector

(b)

Industrial sector

(c)

Service sector

(d)

None of the above.

When did the Partition of Bengal come into effect ?

(a)

19 June 1905

(b)

18 July 1906

(c)

19 August 1907

(d)

16 October 1905

Literacy rate of Tamil Nadu as per 2011 census is

(a)

80.32%

(b)

62.33%

(c)

73.45%

(d)

80.33%

Non – military issues are

(a)

Energy security

(b)

Water security

(c)

Pandemics

(d)

All the above.

Tuticorin is known as ___________.

(a)

Gateway of India

(b)

Gateway of Tamil Nadu

(c)

Pump city

(d)

None of these

What were the objectives of the League of Nations?

Discuss the importance of Ottawa Economic Summit.

Name the Bretton Woods Twins.

What do you know of Baghdad Pact?

Name the famous reformist movements of India in the 19^th century.

Write a note on Convention on Biological Diversity.

Who is a Citizen?

What are the different categories of Ministers at the Union level?

What is Court of Record?

What is the main objective of WTO?

What was the bone of contention between the Company and Kattabomman?

Outline the key incidents during the Quit India Movement in Tamil Nadu.

Why is Coimbatore called the Manchester of South India?

What were the issues and incidents of violations of the League of Nations.

Trace the circumstances that led to the rise of Hitler in Germany.

Attempt an essay on the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler.

Given an account of the communist Victory over China.

Write an essay on the role played by the 19th century reformers towards the cause of Women.

Describe peninsular plateau.

Describe the forests of India.

Mention the differences between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy.

Write the classification of different sectors contribution in GDP.

How did the people of Bengal respond to the Partition of Bengal (1905)?

Examine the origin and growth of Non-Brahmin Movement in Tamil Nadu.

Highlight India and International organisation with special reference to any three India’s global groupings.

Trace the reason for the formation of BRICS and write its objectives.

Mention OPEC missions and how does it help other countries?

1. Fall of Berlin Wall and End of Cold War Era.
   (a) How did West Germany's economy become prosperous?
   (b) Why did people in East Berlin try to move to West Berlin?
   (c) Why did East Germany begin to construct a wall in 1961?
   (d) What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?

2. Causes of Russian Revolution
   (a) When and where was Lenin born?
   (b) How did he spend his time?
   (c) Why were the labourers and workers aggrieved?
   (d) With whom did the revolutionary forces join?

1. Outbreak of World War II.
   (a) When did Britain and France Declare war on Germany.
   (b) Name the' countries in the Axis powers in 1940.
   (c) How were the first years of the war.
   (d) Name the tactic followed by German army to storm other countries.

2. Iyothee Thassar
   (a) What languages was Iyothee Thassar fluent in?
   (b) What were the movement and magazine started by Iyothee Thassar and John Rathinam called?
   (c) What according to him would liberate the people?
   (d) How did he consider the 'Untouchables'?