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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 12 History Set 8 for Practice
Time: 3 Hours.
Max. Marks: 70
General Instructions:
- Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 34 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
- Section A – Question 1 to 21 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
- Section B – Question no. 22 to 27 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60-80 words.
- Section C – Question no. 28 to 30 are Long Answer Type Questions, carrying 8 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 300-350 words.
- Section D – Question no. 31 to 33 are Source based questions with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each.
- Section E – Question no. 34 is Map based, carrying 5 marks that includes the identification and location of significant test items. Attach the map with the answer book.
Section – A (21 Marks)
Question 1.
Identify the ruler with the following set of information: [1]
I. He was a famous Kushana ruler.
II. The first gold coins were issued under their reign.
A. Ashoka
B. Rudradamana
C. Kanishka
D. Prasenjit
Question 2.
The Harappan script was generally written from ______. [1]
A. Left to Right
B. Right to Left
C. Top to Bottom
D. Bottom to Top
Question 3.
Match the following and select the correct options: [1]
| List – I (Ruler) | List – II (Dynasty) |
| 1. Ashoka | a. Greek |
| 2. Kanishka | b. Mauryan Dynasty |
| 3. Prabhavati Gupta | c. Kushana Dynasty |
| 4. Seleucus | d. Gupta Dynasty |
A. 1 – b, 2- c, 3 -d, 4- a
B. 1 – a, 2- d, 3 -c, 4- b
C. 1 – c, 2- b, 3 -d, 4- a
D. 1 – d, 2- a, 3 -b, 4- c
Question 4.
Which one of the following statements is the correct statement concerning the hoards in the Harappan Civilisation? [1]
A. Used to store precious jewels
B. Wooden almirah
C. Plastic boxes
D. Used as stamps
Question 5.
Identify the given image from the following options: [1]
A. Prayaga Prashasti
B. Junagadh Prashasti
C. Kollam Prashasti
D. Amravati Prashasti
Question 6.
The Harappan writing has been found on which of the following objects? [1]
A. Seals
B. Copper Tools
A. Seals
B. Copper Tools
Question 7.
Akbar built a new capital at which of the following places? [1]
A. Fatehpur Sikri
B. Aurangabad
C. Vaishali
D. Pataliputra
Question 8.
Fill in the blank:
______ was Ibn Battuta’s native land. [1]
A. Morocco
B. Iran
C. Egypt
D. Iran
Question 9.
Find out the correct chronological order of “the events that took place in the Mughal Empire” from the following options: [1]
I. Babur defeated the Ibrahim Lodhi.
II. Akbar abolished the practice of Jizya.
III. Aurangzeb sent armies to the Deccan.
IV. Shah Jahan led to the construction of the Taj Mahal.
Options:
A. I, II, IV & III
B. II, III, IV &I
C. Ill, II,I & IV
D. IV, II,I & III
Question 10.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). [1]
Assertion (A): Kitab-ul-Hind was one of the famous accounts of Al-Biruni about India.
Reason (R): Al-Biruni came to India with the expeditions of the Mahmud of Ghazni.
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
D. (R) is correct, but (A) is not correct.
Question 11.
Complete the following with the correct option: [1]
Begums: Noble Women:: Aghas: ______.
A. Servants
B. Concubines
C. Warriors
D. None of these
Question 12.
Which among the following is correctly matched? [1]
| List – I | List – II |
| A. Ibn Batuta | Persia |
| B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq | Daulatabad |
| C. Mahmud of Ghazni | Abul Fazl |
| D. Muhammad Ghur | Abdul Hamid Lahori |
Question 13.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). [1]
Assertion (A): Gandhiji was in the favour of partition of India.
Reason (R): Gandhiji tried to stop the communal violence that took place during the partition of the nation.
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
D. (R) is correct, but (A) is not correct.
Question 14.
Consider the following statements and select the correct from the following options: [1]
I. Congress passed a resolution to protect the minorities after the independence of India.
II. Gandhiji toured all over India to promote the idea of communal harmony.
Choose the correct statements.
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
Question 15.
In which of the following revolts Gandhiji was not involved comprehensively: [1]
A. Champaran movement
B. Kheda District, Gujarat
C. Ahmedabad Cotton Textiles movement
D. Satyagraha in Kerala
Question 16.
What was the name of the hill folks of the Rajmahal Hills? [1]
A. Mukharias
B. Paharias
C. Niharias
D. None of these
Question 17.
What was the use of the seals? [1]
A. Used as a stamp
B. Used as food
C. Used as an ornament
D. Used as a cloth
Question 18.
What are the contributions of Walter Elliot concerning the study of the stupa at Amaravati? [1]
A. He collected many sculpture panels and took them away to Madras.
B. He discovered the ruins of the Western gateway.
C. He said the Amaravati stupa was one of the largest and most magnificent buildings.
D. All of the above
Question 19.
Find out from the following pairs which one is NOT correctly matched: [1]
A. Kitab-ul-Hind : A1 Biruni
B. Rihla : Ibn Batuta
C. Humayun Nama : Gulbadan Begum
D. Travemier: The Last Ride
Question 20.
Why the Zamindars hired people from Santhal tribes? [1]
A. For hunting purposes
B. For reclaiming and cultivating land
C. For guarding their territories
D. For fighting the British
Question 21.
In which year was the system of Sati abolished? [1]
A. 1829
B. 1857
C. 1856
D. 1833
Section – B (18 Marks)
Question 21.
List some of the important functions of the sub-committees created for coordinating military activities as per Megasthenes. [3]
Question 22.
Explain briefly the barriers, felt by Al-Biruni, in understanding what he observed in India. [3]
Question 23.
Briefly discuss about the participation of taluqdars of Awadh in the Revolt of 1857. [3]
Question 24.
“Amidst the partition of India, Gandhiji showed his conviction for communal harmony.” Explain the statement with examples. [3]
Question 25.
What was the geographical extent of the Harappan civilisation?
OR
Was there a break between the Early Harappan and Mature Harappan phases? [3]
Question 26.
There was more to rural India than the sedentary agriculture”. Explain the statement in the context of Mughal period.
OR
“Land revenue was the economic mainstay of the Mughal Empire.” Examine the statement. [3]
Section – C (24 Marks)
Question 27.
What are the seven means of acquiring wealth for men according to the Manusmriti?
OR
What methods were used by the Brahamanas to obtain legitimacy for the Varna system? [8]
Question 28.
Who were Sufis? Discuss their ideologies concerning religion?
OR
What events generally occurred after the death of the Sheikh? [8]
Question 29.
Discuss the three constitutions that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru mentioned in one of his famous speeches on December 13, 1946, on the eve of Objectives Resolution. How it was important?
OR
What was the view of Somnath Lahiri on the Constituent Assembly of India? Discuss in detail the excerpts he wrote in his letters. [8]
Section – D (12 Marks)
Question 30.
Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
We get a glimpse of lively discussions and debates from Buddhist texts, which mention as many as 64 sects or schools of thought. Teachers travelled from place to place, trying to convince one another as well as laypersons, about the validity of their philosophy or the way they understood the world.
Debates took place in the kutagarashala, a hut with a pointed roof – or in groves where travelling mendicants halted. If a philosopher succeeded in convincing one of his rivals, the followers of the latter also became his disciples. So support for any particular sect could grow and shrink over time.
Many of these teachers, including Mahavira and the Buddha, questioned the authority of the Vedas. They also emphasized individual agency- suggesting that men and women could strive to attain liberation from the trials and tribulations of worldly existence.
This was in marked contrast to the Brahmanical position, wherein, as we have seen, an individual’s existence was thought to be determined by his or her birth in a specific caste or gender.
(i) What glimpses are provided by the Buddhist exits as per the passage?
(ii) Who challenged the authority of Vedas?
(iii) How the men and women can attain liberation as per the philosophers?
Question 31.
Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
About a tank constructed in Vijayanagara, Paes wrote: The king made a tank at the mouth of two hills so that all the water which comes from either one side or the other collects there, and, besides this, water comes to it from more than three leagues (approximately 15 kilometres) by pipes which run along with the lower parts of the range outside. This water is brought from a lake which itself overflows into a little river.
The tank has three large pillars handsomely carved with figures; these connect above with certain pipes by which they get water when they have to irrigate their gardens and rice fields. In order to make this tank the said king broke down a hill. In the tank I saw so many people at work that there must have been fifteen or twenty thousand men, looking like ants.
(i) Where the tank was constructed?
(ii) What were the sources of water for the tanks?
(iii) What were the advantages of constructing tanks?
Question 32.
Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Many groups in Britain were opposed to the monopoly that the East India Company had over trade with India and China. These groups wanted a revocation of the Royal Charter that gave the Company this monopoly. An increasing number of private traders wanted a share in the Indian trade, and the industrialists of Britain were keen to open up the Indian market for British manufactures.
Many political groups argued that the conquest of Bengal was benefiting only the East India Company but not the British nation as the whole. Information about Company misrule and maladministration was hotly debated in Britain and incidents of the greed and corruption of Company official were widely publicized in the press.
(i) Why there was opposition to the monopoly of the East India Company?
(ii) What were the views of the political groups concerning the East India Company?
(iii) How did the press work in the disfavor of the East India Company in Bengal?
SECTION – E
Question 34.
34.1. On the given political map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols: [3]
I. Kalibangan- A Mature Harappan Site
II. Lumbini- A Major Buddhist Site
III. Bardoli- A Main Centre of the National Movement
OR
Masulipatam- A City Under the British Control in 1857
34.2. On the same outline map, two places have been marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’, as the Territories Under the Control of Mughals. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them. [2]
