AHSEC CLASS 12 HISTORY SOLVED PAPER - 2026| ASSEB BOARD
2026
HISTORY
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 24
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions.
1. Answer the following questions (any eight): 1×8=8
(a) Name one
major city of Harappan Civilization.
Ans:- Harappa (or Mohenjodaro, Dholavira,
Rakhigarhi, etc.)
(b) Name the
most powerful Mahajanapada in India between the sixth and the fourth centuries
BCE.
Ans:- Magadha.
(c) Who did
not accept Ekalavya as his disciple?
Ans:- Dronacharya (Guru Drona).
(d) Name any
one of the Tripitaka.
Ans:- Vinaya Pitaka (or
Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka).
(e) Who was
the greatest king of Koch kingdom?
Ans:- Maharajadhiraja Naranarayan (Malladeva).
(f) Who was
the author of Sakari Feti Buranji?
Ans:- Dwarkanath Barbarua (or Durlov Bhuyan as a
compiler/author depending on the specific text version, though Dwarkanath
Barbarua is widely credited for the compilation).
(g) What is
the title of Bernier's travel account on India?
Ans:- Travels in the Mughal Empire.
(h) Which God
is worshipped in the Nava Vaishnav Dharma or Neo-Vaishnavism?
Ans:- Lord Krishna (or Lord Vishnu).
(i) Who was
the greatest king of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Ans:- Krishnadeva Raya.
(j) In which
empire was the Mansabdari system used?
Ans:- Mughal Empire.
(k) Who were
made the owners of land under the Permanent Settlement?
Ans:- Zamindars.
(l) In which
year did the Sepoy Mutiny take place?
Ans:- 1857.
2. Answer the following questions in brief (any eight):
2x8=16
(a) Mention
two characteristics of the script of the Harappan Civilization.
Ans:-
Characteristics of the Harappan script:-
(i) It was
pictographic and non-alphabetic, using signs and symbols instead of alphabets.
(ii) The
writing style was boustrophedon—mostly from right to left in the first line and
then from left to right in the next. (This is still largely unintelligible
today.)
(b) Which two
languages were commonly used in the earliest inscription?
Ans:-
Languages commonly used in early writing:-
(i) Prakrit
(the language used in most early writings, such as those of Emperor Ashoka).
(ii) Brahmi or
Kharosthi (although technically scripts, Greek and Aramaic were also commonly
used alongside Prakrit in early writings, especially in the northwest regions).
(c) Write any
two duties fixed by the Manusmriti for the Chandalas.
Ans:- Work
prescribed for Chandalas in the Manusmriti:-
(i) They were
required to live outside the village and use discarded pottery.
(ii) They were
required to wear the clothes and iron ornaments of the dead, and work as
executioners or handle the corpses of destitute people.
(d) Which two
famous Chinese Buddhist monks visited India?
Ans:- Famous
Chinese Buddhist monks who visited India:-
(i) Fa Xian
(Faxian) – visited India in the early 5th century CE during the reign of
Chandragupta II (Gupta Empire).
(ii) Xuan
Zang (Xuanzang) – visited India in the 7th century CE during the reign of
King Harshavardhana.
(e) Who led
the Ahom forces in the Battle of Saraighat and what was its result?
Ans:- Leader
and outcome of the Battle of Saraighat:-
Leader:
Lachit Borphukan led the Ahom army.
Result: The
Ahom army achieved a significant victory over the Mughal army, successfully
halting the Mughal expansion into Assam and securing the independence of the
Ahom kingdom.
(f) Where and
in which year was the Pandu Congress Session held?
Ans:- Year
and place of the Pandu Congress session:-
Place:
Pandu, Guwahati (Assam).
Year:
1926 (This was the 41st session of the Indian National Congress).
(g) What were
the two kinds of postal system in India according to Ibn Battuta?
Ans:-
According to Ibn Battuta, there were two types of postal systems:-
(i) Uluk
(horse-post): A postal system in which royal horses were stationed every
four miles.
(ii) Dawa
(foot-post): A relay system in which walking horses were stationed every
one-third of a mile.
(h) What is
Khanqah?
Ans:- A
Khanqah was a dharamshala or monastery managed by a Sufi saint (Sufi Sheikh or
Pir). It served as a center for spiritual training, social gatherings, and
gatherings where disciples (Murids) gathered, and travelers or visitors
received food and accommodation.
(i) What is
Jama and Hasil?
Ans:- Jama:
This was the estimated revenue from an area or province, or the amount
calculated as land revenue.
Hasil:
This was the actual revenue collected from that area or province.
(j) Give two
reasons for Santhal Rebellion.
Ans:-Two
causes of the Santhal rebellion:-
(i)
Exploitation by moneylenders and traders: The Santhals were severely
defrauded by dikus (outsiders, moneylenders, and traders), who charged them
exorbitant interest and trapped them in a never-ending cycle of debt.
(ii) Loss
of land and forest rights: The British revenue system and the expansion of
railways encroached upon their traditional forest lands, and heavy land taxes
dispossessed them of the lands they had cleared and cultivated.
3. Answer the following questions (any eight):4x8=32
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