KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NEW CANTT

PRE-BOARD II 2016-17

CLASS XII MAX.MARKS- 60

SUBJECT- HIST0RY MAX.TIME 2&1/2HRS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

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

2. Answer to questions no. 1 to 3 carrying 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each

3. Answer to questions no. 4 to 9 carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words. Students should attempt only five questions in this section.

4. Question 10 ( for 4 marks) is a value based question and compulsory question

5. Answer to questions 11 to 13 carrying 8 marks should not exceed 350 words.

6. Questions 14 to 16 are source based questions and have no internal choice

7. Questions 17 is a Map question includes identification and significant test items. Attach the map with the answer sheet.

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PART-A

Answer all the questions given below:

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1.Describe briefly how the study of artefacts helps in identifying social differences of the Harappan period. 2

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2.What were the barriers faced by Al-Biruni to understand India ?2

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3. Define the term Jama and Hasil.

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PART-B/

SECTION-I/ -1

Answer any five of the following questions:

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4 .How did architectural features of Harappan culture indicate the systematic town planning .Support the statement with examples ? 4

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5 .What were the limitations of inscriptional evidences in ancient India ? 4

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6.Explain how access to property sharpened social differences between

men and women in ancient India ? 4

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7.Describe attitude of the Alvars and Nayanar towards caste system.

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8.Discuss the major features of Mughal provincial administration ?How did the

centre control the provinces ?

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9.Why was Jotedar a powerful figure in many areas of rural Bengal ?

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SECTION II

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VALUE BASED QUESTION (COMPULSORY)

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10 .Read the following passage and answer question that follows:

The one lord

Here is a composition attributed to Kabir:

Tell me ,brother ,how can there be

No one lord of the world but two?

Who led you so astray ?

God is called by many names :

Names like Allah, Ram,Karim,Keshav,Hari and Hazrat.

Gold may be shaped into rings and bangles.

Isnt itgold all the same?

Distinctions are only words we invent

Kabir says they are both mistaken.

Neither can find the only Ram .One kills the goat, the other cows.

They waste their lives in disputation.

Questions:

I.How did Kabir describe the Ultimate Reality . 1

ii .Explain the arguments given by Kabir against the world of different communities. 1

iii. Do you agree with Kabir ?Give your own views as well . 1

iv.Name any two compiled text in which verses ascribed by Kabir have been compiled . 1

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PART C

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LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Answer all the questions given below:

11 . What is meant by kinship? What were the rules and practices of Kinship and marriages introduced in Mahabharat age ? 8

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Describe teaching of Gautam Buddha .What were its affect on social life of India?

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12 . Examine how the Amar-nayak -System was a Political innovation of the

Vijayanagara Empire .

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How were the lives of forest dwellers transformed in sixteenth and

seventeenth centuries ?

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13. Why was the revolt particularly widespread in Awadh ?What

prompted peasants ,Talukqdars and zamindar to join the rebellion ?

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How did the American Civil War affect the lives of the ryots (peasants )in

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PART-- D

SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS

14-Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follows:

A Mothers advice

The Mahabharat Describes how ,when war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas became almost inevitable ,Gandhari made one last appeal to her eldest son,Duryodhan :

By making peace you honour your father and me ,as well as your well-wishers it is the wise man in control of his senses who guards his kingdom .Greed and anger drag a man away from his profits ;by defeating these two enemies a king conquer the earthYou will happily enjoy the earth ,my son ,along with the wise and heroic Pandavas There is no good in a war ,nor law(dharma)and proft (artha),let alone happiness;nor is there(necessarily) victory in the end dont set your on war Duryodhan did not listen to this advice and fought and lost the war.

i.who was Gandhari ? 1

ii. What did she appeal to Duryodhan ?2

iii. Who were the enemy of king /human according to Draupadi ?2

iv. Why did Duryodhan not act on advice of his mother?2

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15 . Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follows:

The poor peasant

An excerpt from Berniers description of the peasantry in the countryside:

Of the vast tracts of country constituting the empire of Hindustan, badly, cultivated, and thinly populated. Even a considerable portion of the good land remains untilled for want of laborers; many of whom perish in consequence of the bad treatment they experience from Governors. The poor people, when they become incapable of discharging the demands of their rapacious lords, are not only often deprived of the means of subsistence, but are also made to lose their children, who are carried away as slaves. Thus, it happens that the peasantry, driven to despair by so excessive a tyranny, abandon the country.

In this instance, Bernier was participating in contemporary debates in Europe concerning the nature of state and society, and intended that his description of Mughal India would serve as a warning to those who did not recognize the merits of private property.

(i) What was the problem about cultivating the land; according to Bernier? 1 (ii) Why did peasantry abandon the land? 2

(iii) Explain the reasons given by Bernier for the exploitation of the

peasants. 2

(iv) How did his observations influence thinkers in Europe? Explain. 2

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.16.Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follows:

The Accessible Emperor

In the account of his experiences Monserrate,who was a member of the first Jesuit mission says:

It is hard to exaggerate how accessible he(Akbar)makes himself to allwho wish audience of him .For he creates an opportunity almost every day for any of the common people or of the nobles to see him and to conserve with him ;and endeavours to show himself pleasant-spoken and affable rather than severetowards all who come to speak with him .it is very remarkable how great an effect this courtesy and affability has in attaching him to the minds Of his subjects.

Questions:

I. Which is the source of this passage? 2

ii.What is the personal opinion of moneserrate about Akbars character ? 2

iii. What was the effect of Akbars pleasant and affable nature on the general public? 3

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Q.17.1On the given outline map of India three centres related to revolt of 1857

marked as 1.,2,3,.Identify and write their correct names at that place? 3

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17.2On the outline map of India show the followings and write their names-

i. Kanchipuram - ii. Tanjavur

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