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best resources for the student to prepare for the exam. These help the student
to get a prior experience before they attempt for the final exam also, they
will know if they are prepared for the exam completely or not. They can test
their knowledge for all these subjects and get confident about the answer. if
any discrepancies occur in the written answer, they can focus more on such a
question, so that there are no mistakes happening in the final paper. they can
also mark themselves for correct and wrong answers.
Structure of CBSE Class 12th History Model
Paper 2020
History, the paper will
be of three hours and a total of 80 marks. the paper will consist of 31 questions.
(i) Question number 1 to 20
(Part-A) are objective type questions each question will have 1 mark. the answer
should be one word or one sentence each.
(ii) (Part-B Question 21 to
24) each question will have 3 marks. The answer should not exceed 100 words each.
(iii) (Part-C Question 25 to 27)
each question will have 8 marks. The answer should not exceed 350 words each.
(iv) Question numbers 28 to 30
(Part -D) are Source based questions. each questions will have 6 marks.
(v) Question number 31 (Part-E) is a Map question that
includes the identification and location of significant test items. Attach the map
with the answer book.
PART- A
Q1. Consider the following statements
regarding the identification
of
Shiva, a figure represented on Harappan
seals:
1. It is shown
in the form of Gajapati
2. It
is shown seated in Yogic posture.
3. It is surrounded by animals.
4. It
is shown with a female figure identifiable with Parvati.
Which of the above are correct reasons
for identifying the figure with Shiva?
a. 1
and 4
b. 2
and 3
c. 2
and 4
d. 3
and 4
Q2. Name any two centers for making
shell objects in the Harappan Civilisation.
Q3. Define a votive inscription.
Q4. Differentiate between polygyny and
polyandry.
Q5.
Choose the correct option :
Buddhism
grew
rapidly both during the lifetime
of
the Buddha and after his death as
A. Buddha and his disciples
taught in Prakrit.
B. Importance was given
to rituals in Buddhism.
C. People
were dissatisfied with existing social practices.
D. Only men were
allowed into the Sangha.
Q6. The special officers appointed
to spread the message of Dhamma
by Asoka were known as______________
Q7.
From among the following which one depicts the correct meaning of the term Jins-i-Kamil concerning crops in Mughal India?
A. Paddy crop
B. Perfect crop
C. Pulses
D. Crop is grown in the arid zone
Q8.
Choose the correct option:
The
European traveler who has given a detailed description
of
the practice of Sati.
A. Jean Baptiste Tavernier
B. Manucci
C. Francois
Bernier
D. Roberto
Nobili
Q9. Identify
which
of
the following aspects are NOT common to both
Bhakti movement and
Sufi movement?
A. Personal
love for God
B. Worship
of
idols
C. Mysticism
D. Visit holy shrines
Q10. Name the traveler for whom
the term, globe-trotter,
is used.
Q11. With which of the following
responsibilities Mir Bakshi was the officer in Akbar’s
reign?
A. Revenue
Collection
B. Payment of salaries
C. Head
of
the military administration
D. Head
of
Nobility
Q12. Find out from the following
pairs which one is
correctly matched:
A. Akbar
Nama: Abdul Hamid Lahori
B. Badshah Nama :
Zahiruddin Babur
C. Humayun
Nama
: Gulbadan Begum
D. Babur Nama: Abul FazlAllami
Q13. Mention
one reason why Qandahar was a bone of contention
between the Safavids
and the Mughals.
Q14. Give the meaning
of the term ‘Antyaja’.
Q15. Cite one reason for mapping of
the cities by the colonial
government.
Q16. Consider the following events:
1. Cabinet Mission
2. Cripps Mission
3. Khilafat Movement
4. Pakistan
Resolution
The correct chronological
order of these events is:
a. 4, 3, 2, 1
b. 4, 3, 1, 2
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
d. 3, 4, 2, 1
Q17. Indicate
which
of
the following options are NOT correct.
People gave evasive answers to the census
officials as
A. They were suspicious of census operations.
B. They thought that inquiries were being conducted to
impose new taxes.
C. They were not willing to give any
information regarding the
women of their household.
D. They were claiming identities
associated with lower
status.
OR
The Lottery Committee
in Calcutta was formed by the British keeping in
mind certain objectives. Identify
which
of the following statements is NOT correct about the
Committee.
A. The Lottery Committee commissioned
a new map of the city so
as
to get a comprehensive picture
of
Calcutta.
B. The Committee undertook road-building activities in the Indian part of
the city.
C. The Committee built houses for the laboring poor.
D. The Committee cleared
the riverbank of encroachments.
Q18. Consider the following statements regarding
the
establishment of British
East India Company in Bengal:
I. The Permanent A settlement had come into operation in
1793.
II. In 1797 there was an auction in
Burdwan, during
which
a number of mahals (estates) held
by the Raja of Burdwan
were
being sold.
III.
The estates of those
who failed to pay were to be auctioned to
recover the revenue.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are
correct?
a. Only I
b. I and II
c. I
and III
d. I,
II and III
Q19. Assertion (A): Mahatma
Gandhi thought Hindustani would
be the ideal language
of communication between
diverse
communities.
Reason (R): It could unify Hindus
and Muslims and the people
of
the North and the South.
a. Both
A and R are true and R is
the correct explanation
of
A.
b. Both A and
R are true but R is not
the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A
is false but R is true.
Q20. Identify
the
following image
and write its name.
OR
Identify the following image and write its name
Question For
Visually Impaired candidates only: In lieu
of
Question number 20.
The first woman to be ordained as a Bhikkhuni was
_________________.
OR
In Jainism the teachers who guide
men and women across the river
of existence are called __________________.
PART-B
Q21. State any three elements that historians considered while analyzing the Mahabharata.
Q22. ”Buildings or architectural remains are a source for reconstruction for temple architecture.” Justify
the statement with reference to theVitthala temple of the Vijayanagara Empire.
OR
”Krishnadeva
Raya’s rule
was characterized by expansion and consolidation”. Justify with suitable arguments.
Q23. Show how the power
of
the Jotedars within a village was more effective
than that of the Zamindars.
Q24. Explain the grievances of
the Indian sepoys against the British rule
before the revolt of 1857 with examples.
PART- C
Q25. “Historians often try to understand
the meaning of sculpture
by comparing it with textual evidence.” Evaluate the statement in
the
context of Sanchi
Stupa.
OR
”Amaravati was
discovered before Sanchi yet it had
lost its glory and was an insignificant little mound.”
In the light of the above statement justify
why Sanchi survived
but Amaravati did not?
Q26. Describe the relations between
the state
and
the Bhakti and Sufi traditions.
OR
Describe the teaching of
Baba Guru Nanak and its
relevance in today’s world.
Q27. Explain how
the coming of Gandhiji
broadened the base of the Indian
National Movement.
OR
Explain how
the partition of India
was a culmination of communal
politics that started developing in
the
opening decades of the 20th century.
PART- D
Q28. Evidence of an “invasion”
Deadman Lane is a narrow alley, varying from 3 to 6 feet
in width.At the point where the lane
turns westward, part of a skull and
the
bones of the thorax and upper arm of
an adult was discovered, all
in a very friable condition, at a depth of 4 ft 2 in. The body lay on its back
diagonally across the lane. Fifteen
inches to the west were
a few fragments of a tiny skull.
It is to these
remains that the lane
owes its name.
From John Marshall, Mohenjodaro and the Indus Civilisation,1931.
a. Why is the lane called the
Deadman Lane?
b. State the conclusions that scholars and archaeologists draw from
this information?
c. Give
reasons to justify that
the earlier interpretations
can sometimes be reversed?
Q29. Clearance of forests for agricultural settlements
This is
an excerpt from
a sixteenth-century Bengali a poem, Chandimangala, composed by Mukundaram Chakrabarti. The hero of the poem, Kalaketu, set
up a kingdom by clearing forests:
Hearing the news, outsiders came from
various
lands.
Kalaketu then bought and
distributed among
them
Heavy knives, axes, battle-axes, and pikes.
From the north came
the Das (people).
One hundred of them advanced.
They were struck with wonder on seeing Kalaketu
Who distributed betel-nut
to each of them
From the south came the
harvesters
Five hundred of them under one organizer.
From the west came Zafar
Mian,
Together with twenty-two
thousand men.
Sulaimani beads in their hands
They chanted the names
of their pir
and paighambar
(Prophet).
Having cleared the forest
They established
markets.
Hundreds and hundreds
of foreigners
Ate and entered the forest.
Hearing the sound
of the ax,
Tigers became apprehensive and ran
away, roaring.
a. What
forms of intrusion into the forest does the text suggest?
b. Evaluate the concept
of jangle in the context of
the source?
c. Analyze any
two effects of foreign intrusion on the lives of forest
dwellers.
Q30. We have never asked
for privileges
Hansa Mehta of Bombay demanded justice for
women, not reserved seats, or separate electorates.
We have never asked for
privileges. What
we have asked for is
social
justice, economic justice, and political justice. We have asked for that equality which alone
can be the basis of mutual respect
and understanding,
without which real
cooperation is not possible between a man
and a woman.
a. Hansa Mehta
did not demand reserved seats for women.
Give reasons.
b. What could be
the basis of mutual respect
among men and women?
c. Explain
the ways in which
the
women can be empowered
economically?
PART- E
Q31. (31.1) On the given
political
outline map of India, locate and
label the following with appropriate symbols:
a. Dholavira, a mature
Harappan site
OR
Ujjayini, capital
of
Avanti
b. Azamgarh, a center of Revolt of 1857
OR
Masulipatnam,a
city under British control
in 1857
c. Amritsar
(31.2) On the same
outline map three
places have been marked
as A, B, C
which
are territories under Babur,
Akbar and Aurangzeb. Identify them and write they're correct
names on the lines
marked
near
them.
Note: The following questions are for the
Visually Impaired
Candidates only in
lieu of Q. No.31.
(31.1) Name
any three centers of the Indian National Movement. OR
Name any three territories under
Babur.
(31.2) Name
any three Buddhist sites.
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