CBSE Class XII - History All India Board Question Paper 2014

Time: 3 hrs

Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:

Answer all the questions. Some questions have choice. Marks are indicated against each question.

Answers to questions carrying 2 marks (Part-A Question Nos. 1 to 3) should not exceed 30 words each.

Answers to questions carrying 4 marks (Part-B Section-I Question Nos. 4 to 9) should not exceed 100 words each. Attempt any 5 questions from this part. (Part-B Section-II Question No.10) is a value-based question which is a compulsory question.

Answers to questions carrying 8 marks (Part-C Question Nos. 11 to 14) should not exceed 350 words each. Attempt any 3 questions from this part.

Answers to questions carrying 7 marks (Part-D, Source-based questions [No internal choice] Question Nos. 15 to 17)

Attach map with the answer sheet (Part E).

Part-A

Answer all the questions given below:

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1. How did Magadha become the most powerful mahajanpada between sixth to fourth century BCE? Give two reasons. 2
2. Who were Alvars and Narayanrs? Mention the support they got from the Chola rulers. 2
3. How did changes occur in the building pattern of colonial cities after the revolt of 1857? Cite any two examples. 2

Part - B (Section-I)

<math>(5\times4=20)</math> Marks

Answer any five of the following questions:

1. "The drainage system in Harappan civilization indicates town planning. Support the statement with examples.

4

1. Mention any two features of gotra as per the Brahimnical practice. What evidences do we get from the Satavahana inscriptions regarding the inheritance of gotra? Explain. 4
2. Vijayanagara was characterised by a distinctive building style. "Support this statement with the sacred architectural examples of Vijayanagara. 4

1. How were the subsistence and commercial production closely intertwined in an average peasant's holding during the Mughal period in 16th and 17th centuries? Explain.

4

1. Critically examine the experience of the ryots on the refusal of moneylenders to extend loans to them after 1830.

4

1. "The relationship of the sepoys with the superior white officers underwent a significant change in the years preceding the uprising of 1857." Support the statement with examples. 4

Part - B (Section - II)

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1. "The rebel proclamation of 1857 emphasised the values of co-existence amongst different

communities under Mughal Empire." Explain. 2

(10.2) Suggest two ways to bring peaceful coexistence and fraternity in the contemporary Indian society. 2

Part - C

(Long Answer Questions)

Answer any three of the following questions: <math>(8\times3=24)</math> Marks

1. What do you mean by numismatics? How has the study of coins help the numismatists to reconstruct possible commercial network? Discuss: 8
2. Explain the role of zamindars in Mughal India during 161"-17" century. 8
3. Describe the different sources from which we can reconstruct the political career of Gandhi and the history of the nationalist movement. 8
4. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of oral history. Mention any four sources from which the history of partition has been constructed. 8

Part - D

<math>(7\times3=21)</math> Marks

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The Sudarshana (beautiful) Lake in Gujarat

The Sudarshana, lake was an artificial reservoir. We know about it from a rock inscription

1. second century CE) in Sanskrit, composed to record the achievements of the Shaka ruler Rudradaman.

The inscription mentions that the lake, with embankments and water channels, was built by a local governor during the rule of the Mauryas. However, a terrible storm broke the embankments and water gushed out of the lake. Rudradaman, who was then ruling in the area, claimed to have got the lake repaired using his own resources, without imposing any tax on his subjects.