SHAHEED RAJPAL D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOLPRE BOARD EXAM (2019-20)

HISTORY (SET - A)TIME: 3 Hrs. CLASS: XII M.M.: 80

General Instructions: Answer all the questions. Some questions have internal choice. Marks are indicated against

each question. Question number 1 to 20 are objective type questions carrying 1 mark should be one word or

one sentence each. Answer to questions carrying 3 marks(part- B Question 21 to 24) should not exceed 100 words

each. Answer to questions carrying 8 marks(Part-C Question 25-27) should not exceed 350 words

each. Question numbers 28 to 30 (Part-D) are source based questions carrying 6 marks each Question number 31 (Part-E) is a Map question that includes identification and location of

significant test items. Attach the map with the answer book._________________________________________________________________________________

PART- A

1- Consider the following statement regarding the identification of Shiva, a figure represented on Harappan seals: 1I. It is shown in the form of GajapatiII. It is shown seated in Yogic postureIII. It is surrounded by animalsIV. 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 4b- 2 and 3c- 2 and 4d- 3 and 4

2- Who was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India? 1

3- Define a votive inscription. 1

4- Differentiate between Exogamy and Endogamy. 1

5- Choose the correct option: 1Buddhism 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.

6- Magadha had its capital in Rajagaha which was fortified and later the capital shifted to_________. 1

7- From among the following which one depicts the correct meaning of the term jins-i-kamil concerning crops in Mughal India? 1A. Paddy cropB. Perfect cropC. PulsesD. Crop grown in the arid zone

8- Choose the correct option: 1The European traveller who has given a detailed description of the practice of sati is ________.A- Jean Baptiste TavernierB- ManucciC- Francois BernierD- Roberto Nobili

9- Identify which of the following aspects is NOT common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement? 1A- Personal love for GodB- Worship of idolsC- MysticismD- Visit to holy shrines

10- The concept of ‘Asiatic Mode of Production’ is given by _________. 1

11- With which of the following responsibilities Mir Bakshi was the officer in Akbar’s reign? 1A- Revenue CollectionB- Payment of salariesC- Head of the military administrationD- Head of nobility

12- Find out from the following pairs which one is correctly matched: 1A- Akbar Nama: Abdul Hamid LahoriB- Badshah Nama : Zahiruddin BaburC- Humayun Nama : Gulbadan BegumD- Babur Nama : Abul FazalAllami

13- Mention one reason why Qandahar was a bone of contention between the Safavids and the Mughals. 1

14- Give the meaning of the term ‘Antyaja’. 1

15- Cite one reason for mapping of the cities by the colonial government. 1

16- Consider the following events: 11- Cabinet Mission2- Cripps Mission3- Khilafat Movement4- Pakistan Resolution

The correct chronological order of these events is:a- 4, 3, 2, 1b- 4, 3, 1, 2c- 3, 4, 1, 2d- 3, 4, 2, 1

17- Indicate which of the following options is NOT correct.. 1People gave evasive answers to the census officials as: A- They were suspicious of census operations.B- They thought that enquiries 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.

ORThe 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 labouring poor.D- The Committee cleared the river bank of encroachments.

18- Consider the following statements regarding the establishment of British East India Company in Bengal: 1I- The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793.II- In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan, during which a number of mahals 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 Ib- I and IIc- I and IIId- I, II and III

19- 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. 1

20- Identify the following image and write its name. 1

OR

Identify the following image and write its name.

PART-B

21- State any three elements that historians considered while analysing the Mahabharata. 3

22- ‘Buildings or architectural remains are a source for reconstruction for temple architecture”. Justify the statement with reference to the Vitthala temple of Vijayanagara Empire. 3

OR‘The Amara- Nayaka system was the major political innovation of the Vijayanagara empire’. Justify.

23- Which revenue system was introduced in the Bombay Deccan? What were its features? 3

24- How did British dispossesses Taluqdars of Awadh during 1857. Explain with examples. 3

PART- C

25- “Historians often try to understand the meaning of sculpture by comparing it with textual evidence”. Evaluate the statement in the context of Sanchi Stupa. 8

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?

26- Identify the relationship of the Alvars and Nayanars of Tamil Nadu with the state from the eighth to the eighteenth century. 8

ORDescribe the teachings of Kabir. How did he describe the ultimate reality through his poems?

27- In the history of nationalism Gandhiji was often identified with the making of a nation. Explain his role in the freedom struggle of India. 8

ORExplain the strengths and weaknesses of oral history. Mention any four sources from which the history of partition has been reconstructed.

PART- D

28- Evidence of an “invasion”

Much later, in 1947, R.E.M. Wheeler, then Director-General of the ASI, tried to correlate this archaeological evidence with that of the Rigveda, the earliest known text in the subcontinent. He wrote:

The Rigveda mentions pur, meaning rampart, fort or stronghold. Indra, the Aryan war-god is called puramadara, the fort-destroyer.

Where are – or were – these citadels? It has in the past been supposed that they were mythical... The recent excavation of Harappa may be thought to have changed the picture. Here we have a highly evolved civilisation of essentially non-Aryan type, now known to have employed massive fortifications .... What destroyed this firmly settled civilisation? Climatic, economic or political deterioration may have weakened it, but its ultimate extinction is more likely to have been completed by deliberate and large-scale destruction. It may be no mere chance that at a late period of Mohenjodaro men, women, and children, appear to have been massacred there. On circumstantial evidence, Indra stands accused.

From R.E.M. WHELLER, “Harappa 1946”, Ancient India, 1947.(a) Who /what is puramadara? 1(b) Who was R.E.M. Wheeler? 1

(c) How is Indra associated to the theory of invasion? 2(d) In what way this source is helpful to you? 2

29- “The real minorities are the masses of this country”

Welcome to Objectives Resolution introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru, N.G. Ranga said:

Sir, there is a lot of talk about minorities. Who are the real minorities? Not the Hindus in the so-called Pakistan provinces, not the Sikhs, not even the Muslims. No, the real minorities are the masses of this country. These people are so depressed and oppressed and suppressed till now that they are not able to take advantage of the ordinary civil rights. What is the position? You go to the tribal areas. According to law, their own traditional law, their tribal law, their lands cannot be alienated. Yet our merchants go there, and in the so-called free market they are able to snatch their lands. Thus, even though the law goes against this snatching away of their lands, still the merchants are able to turn the tribal people into veritable slaves by various kinds of bonds, and make them hereditary bond-slaves. Let us go to the ordinary villagers. There goes the money-lender with his money and he is able to get the villagers in his pocket. There is the landlord himself, the zamindar, and the malguzar and there are the various other people who are able to exploit these poor villagers. There is no elementary education even among these people. These are the real minorities that need protection and assurances of protection. In order to give them the necessary protection, we will need much more than this Resolution....

(a) Who was N.G.Ranga? 1(b) What was Objective Resolution? 1(c) “The real minorities are the masses of this country.” Justify. 3(d) How does this source help us to know about the Constitution of India? 1

30- Clearance of forests for agricultural settlements

This is an excerpt from a sixteenth-century Bengali 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 themHeavy 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 KalaketuWho distributed betel-nut to each of them.From the south came the harvestersFive hundred of them under one organiserFrom the west came Zafar Mian,Together with twenty-two thousand men.Sulaimani beads in their handsThey chanted the names of their pir and paighambar (Prophet).Having cleared the forestThey established markets.Hundreds and hundreds of foreignersAte and entered the forest.Hearing the sound of the axe,Tigers became apprehensive and ran away, roaring.

(a) What forms of intrusion into the forest does the text suggest? 2(b) Evaluate the concept of Jangli in the context of the source. 2(c) Analyse any two effects of foreign intrusion on the lives of forest dwellers. 2

PART- E

31- (31.1) On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols: 1 x 6 A- Chanhudaro

ORVaranasi

B- Jhansi ORChitagong

C- Bardoli

(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 their correct names on the lines marked near them. (The revised political map of India is not used)

SHAHEED RAJPAL D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOLPRE BOARD EXAM (2019-20)

HISTORY (SET - B)TIME: 3 Hrs. CLASS: XII M.M.: 80

General Instructions: Answer all the questions. Some questions have internal choice. Marks are indicated against

each question. Question number 1 to 20 are objective type questions carrying 1 mark should be one word or

one sentence each. Answer to questions carrying 3 marks(part- B Question 21 to 24) should not exceed 100 words

each. Answer to questions carrying 8 marks(Part-C Question 25-27) should not exceed 350 words

each. Question numbers 28 to 30 (Part-D) are source based questions carrying 6 marks each Question number 31 (Part-E) is a Map question that includes identification and location of

significant test items. Attach the map with the answer book._________________________________________________________________________________

PART- A

31- Consider the following statement regarding the identification of Shiva, a figure represented on Harappan seals: 1V. It is shown in the form of GajapatiVI. It is shown seated in Yogic postureVII. It is surrounded by animalsVIII. It is shown with a female figure identifiable with Parvati

Which of the above are correct reasons for identifying the figure with Shiva?e- 1 and 4f- 2 and 3g- 2 and 4h- 3 and 4

32- Who was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India? 1

33- Define a votive inscription. 1

34- Differentiate between Exogamy and Endogamy. 1

35- Choose the correct option:Buddhism grew rapidly both during the lifetime of the Buddha and after his death as : 1E- Buddha and his disciples taught in Prakrit.F- Importance was given to rituals in Buddhism.G- People were dissatisfied with existing social practices.H- Only men were allowed into the Sangha.

36- Magadha had its capital in Rajagaha which was fortified and later the capital shifted to_________. 1

37- From among the following which one depicts the correct meaning of the term jins-i-kamil concerning crops in Mughal India? 1E. Paddy cropF. Perfect cropG. PulsesH. Crop grown in the arid zone

38- Choose the correct option:The European traveller who has given a detailed description of the practice of sati is ________. 1E- Jean Baptiste TavernierF- ManucciG- Francois BernierH- Roberto Nobili

39- Identify which of the following aspects is NOT common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement? 1E- Personal love for GodF- Worship of idolsG- MysticismH- Visit to holy shrines

40- The concept of ‘Asiatic Mode of Production’ is given by _________. 1

41- With which of the following responsibilities Mir Bakshi was the officer in Akbar’s reign? 1E- Revenue CollectionF- Payment of salariesG- Head of the military administrationH- Head of nobility

42- Find out from the following pairs which one is correctly matched: 1E- Akbar Nama: Abdul Hamid LahoriF- Badshah Nama : Zahiruddin BaburG- Humayun Nama : Gulbadan BegumH- Babur Nama : Abul FazalAllami

43- Mention one reason why Qandahar was a bone of contention between the Safavids and the Mughals. 1

44- Give the meaning of the term ‘Nishada’. 1

45- Cite one reason for mapping of the cities by the colonial government. 1

46- Consider the following events: 15- Cabinet Mission6- Cripps Mission7- Khilafat Movement8- Pakistan Resolution

The correct chronological order of these events is:e- 4, 3, 2, 1f- 4, 3, 1, 2g- 3, 4, 1, 2h- 3, 4, 2, 1

47- Indicate which of the following options is NOT correct. 1People gave evasive answers to the census officials as: E- They were suspicious of census operations.F- They thought that enquiries were being conducted to impose new taxes.G- They were not willing to give any information regarding the women of their household.H- 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.E- The Lottery Committee commissioned a new map of the city so as to get a

comprehensive picture of Calcutta.F- The Committee undertook road building activities in the Indian part of the city.G- The Committee built houses for labouring poor.H- The Committee cleared the river bank of encroachments.

48- Consider the following statements regarding the establishment of British East India Company in Bengal: 1IV- The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793.V- In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan, during which a number of mahals held by

the Raja of Burdwan were being sold.VI- 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?e- Only If- I and IIg- I and IIIh- I, II and III

49- 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.e- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.f- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.g- A is true but R is false.h- A is false but R is true. 1

50- Identify the following image and write its name. 1

OR

Identify the following image and write its name.

PART-B

51- What do you know about the authors and the period when Mahabharata was compiled. Describe. 3

52- ‘The rulers of Vijayanagara innovated and developed new traditions in the Virupaksha temple’. Examine. 3

OR‘The Mahanavami dibba in the Royal centre of Vijayanagara has been assigned name on the basis of its form of building as well as functions’. Examine.

53- Which revenue system was introduced in the Bombay Deccan? What were its features? 3

54- How did British dispossesses Taluqdars of Awadh during 1857. Explain with examples. 3

PART- C

55- Explain the structural and sculptural features of the Sanchi Stupa. 8OR

How did Sutta Pitaka reconstruct the philosophy of Buddhism? Mention about Buddhist Tripitaka.

56- Identify the relationship of the Alvars and Nayanars of Tamil Nadu with the state from the eighth to the eighteenth century. 8

ORDescribe the teachings of Guru Nanak ?

57- Explain the main events of the Dandi March. What is its significance in the history of the Indian National Movement? 8

ORExplain various events that led to the partition of British India.

PART- D

58- Evidence of an “invasion”In the 1960s, the evidence of a massacre in Mohenjodaro was questioned by an archaeologist named George Dales. He demonstrated that the skeletons found at the site did not belong to the same period:

Whereas a couple of them definitely seem to indicate a slaughter, .... the bulk of the bones were found in contexts suggesting burials of the sloppiest and most irreverent nature. There is no destruction level covering the latest period of the city, no sign of extensive burning, no bodies of warriors clad in armour and surrounded b the weapons of war. The citadel, the only fortified part of the city, yielded no evidence of a final defence.

From G.F.DALES, “The Mythical Massacre at Mohenjodaro”, Expedition, 1964.

(a) What do you mean by the phrase ‘Evidence of an Invasion’? 2(b) How did George Dales propose the theory of invasion? 2(c) What was citadel? 1(d) What way the given source is helpful to you? 1

59- “I believe separate electorates will be suicidal to the minorities”

During the debate on 27 August 1947, Govind Ballabh Pant said:

I believe separate electorates will be suicidal to the minorities and will do them tremendous harm. If they are isolated for ever, they can never convert themselves into a majority and the feeling of frustration will cripple them even from the very beginning. What is ti that you desire

and what is our ultimate objective? Do the minorities always want to remain as minorities or do they ever expect to form an integral part of a great nation and as such to guide and control its destinies? If they do, can they ever achieve that aspiration and that ideal if they are isolated from the rest of the community? I think it would be extremely dangerous for them if they were segregated from the rest of the community and kept aloof in an air-tight compartment where they would have to rely on others even for the air they breath... The minorities if they are returned by separate electorates can never have any effective voice.

(a) Who was Govind Ballabh Pant? 1(b) Why did Pant term separate electorate as ‘sucidal’? 3(c) What is an electorate? 1(d) The ‘majority’ term used in the source denotes to which community? 1

60- How silver came to India

This excerpt from Giovanni Careri’s account (based on Bernier’s account) gives an idea of the enormous amount of wealth that found its way into the Mughal Empire:

That the Reader may form some idea of the Wealth of this (Mughal) Empire, he is to observe that all the Gold and Silver, which circulates throughout the World at last Centres here. It is well known that as much of it comes out of America, after running through several Kingdoms of Europe, goes partly into Turky (Turkey), for several sorts of Commodities; and part into Persia, by the way of Smirna for Silk. Now the Turks not being able to abstain from Coffee, which comes from Hyeman(Oman), and Arabia ... nor Perisa, Arabia, and the Turks themselves to go without the commodities of India, send vast quantities of Mony(money) to Moka(Mocha) on the Red Sea, near Babel Mandel; to Bassora(Basra) at the bottom of the Persian Gulgh(Gulf); ... which is afterwards sent over in Ships to Indostan(Hindustan). Besides the Indian, Dutch, English, and Portuguese Ships, that every year carry the Commodities of Indostan, to Pegu, Tanasserri(parts of Myanmar), Siam(Thailand), Ceylon(Sri Lanka).... the Maldive Islands, Mozambique and other Places, must of necessity convey much Gold and Silver thither, from those Countries. All that the Dutch fetch from the Mines in Japan, sooner or later, goes to Indostan; and the goods carry’d hence into Europe, whether to France, England, or Portugal, are all purchas’d for ready Mony, which remains there.

(a) Who was Bernier? 1(b) If you want to visit Persia to which country you will travel? 1(c) To which country Dutch belong? 1(d) How did silver come to India? 3

PART- E

31- (31.1) On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols: 1 x 6

D- Balakot ORPuhar

E- Berar ORAvadh

F- Karachi

(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 their correct names on the lines marked near them.