AHSEC| CLASS 12| HISTORY| QUESTION PAPER - 2020| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2020
HISTORY
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
1. Answer the following question: 1x12=12
(i) Name one of the grains found at Harappan sites. 1
(ii) Who was the court poet of Gupta Emperor Samudragupta? 1
(iii) Name the famous Sanskrit text written by Shudraka. 1
(iv) Mention any one of the five vows taken by the Jaina monks and
nuns. 1
(v) Name the Ahom king to whom the earliest Ahom coins discovered so
far belonged. 1
(vi) Who was Pelsaert? 1
(vii) Name the first dynasty of the Vijayanagar empire. 1
(viii) What was Peshkash? 1
(ix) In which year did the British government abolish the custom of
Sati? 1
(x) Who was the political mentor of Mahatma Gandhi? 1
(xi) Name the place where the Muslim League was floated. 1
(xii) Which member of the Constituent Assembly introduced the ‘Objective
Resolution’? 1
2. Answer the
following questions in brief: (any twelve) 2x12=24
(i) What metals did the Harappans procure from Khetri region or
Rajasthan and South India? 2
(ii) Name the present Indian state where the Sudarshana Lake is
located. Who rebuilt it? 2
(iii) Define Exogamy and Polyandry. 2
(iv) Mention any two main teachings of Buddhism. 2
(v) Who was Gomdhar Konwar? Name one of his fellow rebels. 2
(vi) What is Shari’a? Mention any one of its bases. 2
(vii) Mention two new features of temple architecture developed in
the Vijaynagara empire. 2
(viii) Name any two Sufi Saint of Medieval India. 2
(ix) Give two examples of village artisans in India during the 16th
and 17th centuries. 2
(x) What were the two kinds of the postal systems in India according
to Ibn Batuta? 2
(xi) Mention two causes why the zamindars initially failed to pay
the land revenue regularly to East India Company as per the Permanent
Settlement. 2
(xii) Give two reasons why the Salt March was considered to be
notable. 2
(xiii) Mention two members of Cabinet Mission. 2
(xiv) Write two characteristics of the Indian Constitution. 2
(xv) Define White Town and Black Town. 2
3. Answer the
following questions: (any ten) 4X10=40
(i) Explain the pattern of domestic architecture of Mohenjodaro. 4
(ii) Give a historical outline of Pataliputra. 4
(iii) Which Smriti laid down the duties of the chandalas? What were
the duties of a chandala according to the text? 4
(iv) write about the features of the paik system. 4
(v) Write briefly about the peasant movements in Assam in the latter
half of the 19th century. 4
(vi Write a note on Kitab-ul-Hind. 4
(vii) Explain the religious practices of the Lingayats. 4
(viii) How did Abu’l Fazl give an account of Akbar’s darbar? 4
(ix) What was ‘Damin-i-Koh’? How was it developed? 4
(x) Discuss about the causes of the Revolt of 1857 4
(xi) How did the India carry out the programmes of the Quit India
Movement? 4
(xii) Mention four mature Harappan sites along with the name of the
states which fall within the map of the present Indian territories. 4
(xiii) What were the views of Mahatma Gandhi on the national
language? 4
4. What and whose
reign the captain Welsh expedition took place in Assam? What were the
historical importance of the expedition? 2+4=6
Or
When and between whom the treaty of Yandaboo was signed? Discuss the
historical importance of the treaty of Yandaboo. 2+4=6
5. Who
was Alberuni? Write a short on Alberuni. 1+5=6
Or
Who was Ibn Batuta? Briefly discuss about Ibn Batuta’s accounts on
India. 1+5=6
6. (a)
“Fort St. George became the nucleus of the White Town where most of the Europeans
lived. Walls and bastion made this a distinct enclave. Colour and religion
determined who was allowed to live within the fort. The Company did not permit
any marriages with Indians. Other than the English, the Dutch and Portuguese
were allowed to stay here because they were European and Christian. The
administrative and judicial systems also favored the white population. Despite
being few in numbers the Europeans were the rulers and the development of
Madras followed the needs and convenience of the minority in the town.”
(i) Who were in majority in Madras? 1
(ii) What were the main bases to live at Fort St. George? 2
(iii) How did the practices in Madras reflect racial discrimination
in favor of the white population? 2
(b) “From the mid eighteenth century, there was a new phase of
change, Commercial centres such as Surat, Masulipatanam and Dhaka, which had
grown in the seventeenth century, declined when trade shifted to other places.
As the British gradually acquired political control after the Battle of Plassey
in 1757, and the trade of the English East India Company expanded, colonial
port cities such as Madras, Calcutta and Bombay rapidly emerged as the new
economic capitals. They also became centres of colonial administration and
military power. New building and institutions developed and people flocked to
these colonial cities. By about 1800, they were the biggest cities in India in
terms of populations.”
(i) Why did the commercial centres decline which grew in the
seventeenth century? 1
(ii) What were the causes of the emergence of the new economic
capitals? 2
(iii) What were the characters of the newly emerged cities? 3
7.
Answer the following questions: 6
(a) Draw a map of India and identify the location of the following
major Buddist sites: Sarnath, Amaravti and Sanchi.
(b) Draw a map of India and identify the locations of any three
great Mahajanapadas.3+3=6
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