CBSE SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER History Class XII

 

Time -3 hours                                                                                                              M.M  100

 

General instructions

1.     Attempt all the questions Marks are indicated against each question

2.     Answer to 2 marks questions should not exceed 30 marks

3.     Answer to 5 marks questions should not exceed 100 words

4.     Answer to 8 marks questions should not exceed 250 words

5.     Maps should be tied in answer sheet

 

                   SECTION –A

 

Q1  Define Marginal utility          (1mark)

        Part A Very Short Answers           10 marks

Q1.   Name two literary  sources of knowing about kabira.        2

Q2.   Who was the leader of Santhal Rebellion.                       2

Q3.   Name two main rulers of the Maurya Dyansty.                 2

Q4.   What do you mean by 'Nirvana'.                                    2

Q5.   Who is the author of 'Kitab-ul-Hind' and 'Rihla'.               2

 

        Part B Short Answers          40 marks

          Section 1 Attempt any three questions

Q6.   Write a note on the text -The Mahabharat.     5

Q7.   Summarize the Central Teachings of Jainism.  5

Q8.   Describe the salient features of Mahjanpadas. 5

Q9.   List the items of food available to people in Harappan cities.Identify the groups who would         have provided these.    5

 

        Section 2 Attempt any two questions

Q10.  Discuss the major features of Mughal Provincial administration. 5

Q11.  Write a short note on Kitab-ul-Hind.                                      5

Q12.  Describe the role played by woman in agricultural production.   5

 

        Section 3  Attempt any three questions

Q13.  Why was British India portioned.                                                                           5

Q14.  What was the causes for the revolt of 1857?                                                           5

Q15.  In what way did Mahatma Gandhi transform the nature of the national movement.       5

Q16.  Why were many Zamindars auctioned after Permanent Settlement?                            5

 

        Part C  Long Answers 16 marks

Q17.  What historical forces shaped the vision of the Constitution.     8

                OR

        Discuss the main features of Maurayan Administration. Which of these elements are evident         in the Ashokan Inscriptions that you have studied.

Q18.  Analyse, with illustrations, why Bhakti and Sufi thinkers adopted a variety of languages in         which to express their opinions. 

                OR

        Examine the role played by Zamindars in Mughal India.

 

        Part D   Passage Based Questions        24 marks

Q19.  Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below

        One of the most distinctive features of cities was the carefully planned drainage system if         you look at the plan of the lower town you will notice that roads and streets were laid out         along an approximate 'grid' pattern, intersecting at right angles. It seems that streets with         drains were laid out first and then house built along them. If domestic waste water had to         follow into the street drains, every house needed to have at least one wall along a street.

        (i). Here cities indicates to what. 1

        (ii). Was that type of drainage system found in other contemporary civilization of the world or               not.         1

        (iii). Write two other specific features of that civilization.                                2

        (iv). Write a note on 'Planned drainage System' of this civilization.                    4

                OR

        Between the sixth and the fourth centuries BC, Magadha became the most powerful         Mahajanpada Modern historians explain this development in a variety of ways Magadha was a         region where agriculture was especially productive. Besides iron mines were accessible and         provided resources for tools and weapons. Elephants, an important component of the army,         were found in forests in the region. Also the Ganga and its tributaries provided a means of         cheap and convenient communication.

        (i). what is the present name of Magadha.                                              1

        (ii). Mention any two Mahajanpadas except Magadha                                1

        (iii). Name any two dynasties ruled over Magadha.                                   2

        (iv). Why Magadha emerged as an Empire? Give four reasons for this.        4

 

        Part D Passage Based Questions          24 marks

Q20.  Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below

        Numerous are the instances of handsome pieces of workmanship made by persons destitute         of tools, and who can scarely be said to have receieved instruction from a master. Sometimes         they initiate so perfectly article of European manufacture that the difference  between the         original and copy can hardly be discerned. Among other thing, the Indians make excellent          muskets, and fowling pieces, and such beautiful gold ornaments that it may be doubted if the         exquisite workmanship of those articles can be exceeded by any European  goldsmith. I have         often admired the beauty, softness, and delicacy of their paintings.

        (i). List the crafts mentioned in the passage.                                                                  1

        (ii). Who is 'I ' in the para.                                                                                           1

        (iii). Name two others whose travelogues are  important in studying /writing Indian History. 2

        (iv). When did 'I' visited India and during whose rule?                                                      4

                OR

        One of the most important chronicles was the Aim-i- Akbari(in short the aim).This text         meticulously recorded the arrangements made by the state to ensure civilization, to enable         collection of revenue by the between the state and rural magnates, the Zamindars.

        (i). who is the author of the Ain-i-Akbari?                                                                       1

        (ii). What other aspects of Mughal Empire have  been mentioned in Ain-i-Akbari?                 1

        (iii). Who was the person behind the revenue  reforms introduced by Akbar?                        2

        (iv). Mention four other major sources for the  agrarian history of 16th and 17th centuries.   4

 

        Part D Passage Based Questions          24 marks

Q21.  Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below

        Not everywhere were the leader people of the court- ranis, rajas, nawabs,and taluqdars.Often         the message of rebellion was carried by ordinary men, and woman and in places by religious         men too. From Meerut, these were reports that a fakir had appeared riding an elephant and         the repoys were visiting him frequently. In lucknow, after the annexation of Awadh, there        were amny religious leaders and self -styled prophets who preached the destruction of British         rule.

        (i). What other name can be given to this rebellion?                        1

        (ii). Who was made the leader of this rebellion?                              1

        (iii). When did this rebellion take place? Also name its four leaders.  2

        (iv). Mention four causes for this rebellion.                                     4

                OR

        Students stopped going to schools and colleges run by government. Lawyers refused to         attend court. The working class went on strike in 1921, involving 600000 workers and a loss         of seven million work days. The Countryside was something with discontent too. Hill tribes in         Northern Andhra violated the forest laws, farmers in Awadh did not pay taxes. Peasants in         Kumaun refused to carry loads for colored officials. These protest movements were         sometimes carried out in defiance of the local nationalist leadership. Peasans, workers, and         others interpreted and acted upon the call to non cooperate with colonial rule in ways that         best suited their interests, rather than conform to the dictates laid down from above.

        (i). Name that movement which was supposed to be launched .        1

        (ii). Who was the leader of this revolt?                                          1

        (iii). How did it come to an end?                                                   2

        (iv). nlist the events which caused the beginning of this movement.  4

 

        Part E Map-Work        10 marks

Q22.  Locate 5 Mahajanpads on the given map of India.   5

                OR

        Show the Empires of Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas in the given map of India.

Q23.  Locate 5 major sites of the Harappan civilization on the given map of India.      5

                OR

        Locate Italy, Portugal, Iran, Russia,and france on the given map of India.

 

Tips: 1.Read properly the question paper 2.As for as possible attempt the questions in the serial order given in the    paper 3.Do not waste the time for the questions which you do not know 4.Leave at least one or two lines after every question 5.Write the answer to the point only.

Dr. H. R. Singh PGT History K.V. ONGC