Tamil Nadu Board 11th Standard Commerce - Chapter 1: Book Back Answers and Solutions
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Question Types Covered:
- 1 Mark Questions: Choose the correct answer, Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, Match the following
- 2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly
- 3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail
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Chapter 1: Historical Background of Commerce in the Sub-Continent
I. Choose the correct answer
a) Angadi
b) Market
c) Nalangadi
d) Allangadi
Answer Key:
a) Angadi
II. Very Short answer questions
1. What is meant by Barter System? - A barter system which means exchange of goods for goods.
- It was so comfortable for neighbouring villages, states, even countries to practice barter in the absence of a medium of exchange in the form of money today.
- Day market was called as Nalangadi.
- Night market was called as Allangadi.
III. Short answer questions
1. Explain the meaning of the term “Vanigam”. - The word vaniyam or vanipamwould have had a Dravidian origin.
- The word ‘Vanigam’ has beenwidely used in sangam literature like Purananuru and Thirukkural.
2. State the meaning of Maruvurapakkam and Pattinapakkam.
- Big cities like Poompuhar had the Maruvurappakam’ and‘Pattinapakkam’ had market and bazaars where many merchants met one another for the purpose of selling or buying different kinds of commodities and food stuff.
3. What are the ports developed by Pandiya kingdom?
- Port towns like Tondi, Korkai, Puhar and Muziri were always seen as busy with marts and market with activities related to imports and exports.
- Boats like ‘Padagu’, ‘Thimil’,‘Thoni’, ‘Ambu’ ‘Odampunai’ etc…
- Domestic trade whileKalam, Marakalam, Vangam, Navai etc..were used
IV. long answer questions
1. What are the hindrances of Commerce?Hindrance of person:
- Manufacturers do not know the place and face of the consumers.
- Production takes place in one centre and consumers are spread throughout the country and world.
- Consumers want products whenever they have money, time and willingness to buy.
- Fire, theft, floods and accidents may bring huge loss to the business.
- Advertising and communication help in announcing the arrival of new products and their uses to the people.
2. State the constraints in barter system?
- Unless two persons who have surplus have the demand for the goods possessed by each other, barter could not materialize.
- Barter system could not determine the value of commodities to be exchanged as they lacked commonly acceptable measures to evaluate each and every commodity.
- It was not possible for buyers and sellers to meet face to face in many contexts for exchanging the commodities for commodities.
- Absence of surplus stock was one of the impediments in barter system.
3. Briefly explain the coastal trade in ancient Tamilnadu?
- Big cities like Poompuhar had the Maruvurappakam’ and‘Pattinapakkam’ had market and bazaars
- where many merchants met one another for the purpose of selling or buying different kinds of commodities and food stuff.
- Port towns like Tondi, Korkai, Puhar and Muziri were always seen as busy with marts and markets with activities related to imports and exports.
- Boats like ‘Padagu’, ‘Thimil’,‘Thoni’, ‘Ambu’ ‘Odampunai’ etc…
- domestic trade whileKalam, Marakalam, Vangam, Navai etc
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