Class 12 History Exam Today’s Term 2 Question Paper & Answer Key 2023

B.R. AmbedkarHistory (Class 12) Term 2 Question Paper 2023

SECTION -A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1. Which of the following are correctly matched?
I. Cholas in Tamil Nadu
Il. Hoysala in Warangal
Ill. Sultans of the Deccan
IV. Gajapati of Orissa
Options:
(A) I, Il and III (B) I, Il andIV
(C) I, Tl andIV (D) II, III and IV

2. Identify the given image of a temple from the following options :

Options:
(A) Vitthala Temple (B) Brihadeshwara Temple
(C) Virupaksha Temple (D) Kailasha Temple
Note The following question is for the Visually Impaired candidates in lieu of question number 2.

Which one of the following dynasties was the first dynasty of Vijaynagara empire? ,

(A) Sangama dynasty
(B) Tuluva  dynasty
(C) Saluva dynasty
(D) Aravidu dynasty

3. Identify the British official with the help of the following information and select the correct option :

• He was a Physician, came to India during 1794 to 1815.

• He served in the Bengal Medical Services.

• He served as Surgeon to the Lord Wellesley.

• He organised ‘Calcutta Alipore Zoo’.

Options :
(A) Marco Polo
(B) Francis Buchanan
(C) Francois Bernier
(D) Colon Meckenzie

4. Which of the following statements regarding Krishnadeva Roy is incorrect?
(A) He belonged to the Tuluva dynasty.
(B) His rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation.
(C) He founded a suburban township called Krishnapuram.
(D) He composed a work on statecraft known as ‘Amuktamalyada’.

5. Which of the following crops were considered as ‘Jins-i-Kamil’ in the Mughal Empire?
(A) Maize and Bajra
(B) Rice and Wheat
(C) Chillies and Potatoes
(D) Cotton and Sugarcane

6. Consider the following statements regarding the early traditions of Bhakti and select the correct ones :
I. Historians draw on hagiographies of saints for knowing traditions.
II. Many beliefs and practices were shaped through ‘great’ and ‘little’ Sanskritic Puranic traditions.
III. Bhakti tradition was classified into two broad categories Saguna and Nirguna.
IV. God was worshipped with attributes in the Nirguna bhakti.
Options :
(A) I, II and III
(B) I, and IV
(D) II, II and IV
(C) I, land IV

7. Which one of the following countries did ‘Afanasi Nikitin’ belong to?
(A) Russia
(B) Portugal
(C) Spain
(D) France

8. Which one of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Buddha was born in Sanchi.
(B) Buddha attained enlightenment in Lumbini.
(C) Buddha delivered his first sermon in Bodhgaya.
(D) Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar.

9. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order :

I. Nandas
II, Shungas
III. Mauryas
IV. Guptas
Options :
(A) IV, Il, Il and 1
(B) II, I, IV and II
(C) I, II, l and IV
(D) IV, I, IV and II

10. Match the following :

Column-I (Archeologists)	Column-II (Contribution)
(a) S.N. Roy	(i) The Mythical Massacre At Mohenjodaro
(b) G.F. Dales	(ii) Ancient India
(c) R.E.M. Wheeler	(iii) The Story of Indian Archaeology
(d) John Marshall	(iv)Mohenjodaro and the Indus

Options:

	a	b	c	d
(A)	iii	i	ii	iv
(B)	ii	iv	i	ii
(C)	i	ii	iii	iv
(D)	i	ii	iv	iii

11. Who among the following was the author of ‘Ashtadhyayi, a work on Sanskrit grammar?
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Bhardwaj
(C) Charaka
(D) Panini

12. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The book ‘Sipah Abadi’ was the important book on the nilitary and civil administration of the Mughals.
Reason (R) : Book ook includes short biographical sketches of imperial officials like Mansabdars, Poets etc.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(D) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

13. Which one of the following regions was called as the bNurecny io? the Bengal Army” by the British during 1850’s?
(A) Banaras
(B) Awadh
(C) Barrackpur
(D) Azamgarh

14. Consider the given statements regarding Constituent Assembly and select the correct from the following options :
(A) Motilal Nehru moved resolution of National flag in the Constituent Assembly.
(B) G.B. Pant was the Legal Advisor.
(C) Sardar Patel was the Constitutional Advisor.
(D) K.M. Munshi was called as Frontier Gandhi.

15. Who among the following rulers rebuilt ‘Sudarshan Lake’?
(A) Chashtana
(B) Rudradaman
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Vikramaditya

16. In which of the following regions Satvahanas ruled during second century BCE to Second century CE?
(A) Northern and Deccan India
(B) Western and Deccan India
(C) Deccan and Eastern India
(D) Eastern and Northern India

17. Who among the following rulers worked on the preservation of Sanchi Stupa?
(A) Ruksar Begum
(B) Jahanara Begum
(C) Roshnara Begum
(D) Shahjahan Begum

18. Match the following :

Column-I (Leaders)	Column-II(Role in the Constituent Assembly)
a. Jawaharlal Nehru	i. President of the Constituent Assembly
b. B.R. Ambedkar	ii. Constitutional Advisor
c. Rajendra Prasad	iii. Chairman of the Drafting Committee
d. B.N. Rau	iv. Worked on the ‘Objective Resolution

Options:

	a	b	c	d
(A)	iii	ii	i	iv
(B)	iii	iv	i	ii
(C)	iv	iii	i	ii
(D)	ii	iii	iv	i

 

19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Gandhiji called for a countrywide agitation against the Rowlatt Act.
Reason (R) : British authorized the government to imprison people without trial.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) is correct but (A) is not correct.

20. Identify the character of Mahabharata with the help of the following information :

• Was the husband of Gandhari.

• Became the King of Hastinapur.

(A) Pandu
(B) Dhritrashtra
(C) Yudhisthira
(D) Duryodhana

21. Find out the chronological order of the events of the Revolt of 1857 :
I. Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh
II. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed.
III. Summary Revenue settlement introduced in Awadh by the British
IV. Mutiny started in Meerut.

Options:
(A) I, II, II and IV
(B) II, III, IV and I
(C) III, II, I and IV
(D) IV, I, II and III

SECTION -B
(Short Answer Type Questions)

22. How is Mahabharata a colossal epic to understand social behaviour of early historic period ?

23. (a) Why was Persian ambassador Abdur Razzaq greatly impressed by the fortifications of Vijayanagara empire ? Explain.

OR

(b) Why was the ‘Mahanavami Dibba’ a centre of main Vijayanagara rituals ? Explain.

24. Examine the position of Zamindars in the Mughal Village Society.

25. Examine the role of village Panchayats in the Mughal rural society.

26. (a) “The Rebel proclamations of 1857 appealed to all the sections of the population for Unity.’ Explain the statement with examples.

OR

(b) “Art and Literature as much as the writing of history have helped in keeping alive the memory of 1857.” Explain the statement in reference to Rani Lakshmibai.

27. Describe any three features of ancient numismatics.

SECTION – C
(Long Answer Type Questions)

28. (a) Describe the town planning of Harappa.

OR

(b) Describe the contributions of various archaeologists from 1875 till 1950 in discovering the Harappan civilization.

29. (a) “The Alvars and Nayanars initiated a Bhakti and Social movement with the support of the state.” Explain the statement.

OR

(b) “Baba Nanak’s vision of the sacred word was all inclusive.” Explain the statement.

30. (a) Explain the causes and events of the ‘Salt Satyagraha’.

OR

(b) Explain the role of Gandhiji in Indian Freedom Movement from 1916 till 1922.

SECTION – D
(Source Based Questions)

31. Read the following source and answer the questions that follows :

A newspaper report
The following report, titled ‘The ryot and the moneylender’, appeared in the Native Opinion (6 June, 1876), and was quoted in Report of the Native Newspapers of Bombay :

‘They (the ryots) first place spies on the boundaries of their villages to see if any Government officers come, and to give timely intimation of their atrival to the offenders. They then assemble in a body and go to the houses of their creditors, and demand font them a surrender of their bonds and other documents, and threaten them in case of refusal with assault and plunder. If any Government officer happens to approach the villages where the above is taking place, the spies give intimation to the offenders and the latter disperse in time.

31.1 What does the given report of newspaper show about the Deccan Countryside?

31.2 Examine the causes of revolt by the ryots against moneylenders.

31.3 Examine the ways through which ryots spied the British.

32. Read the following source and answer the questions that follow :

Education and Entertainment

This is what Ibn Juzayy, who was deputed to write what Ibn Battuta dictated, said in his introduction :

A gracious direction was transmitted (by the ruler) that he (Ibn Battuta) should dictate an account of the cities which he had seen in his travel, and of the interesting events which had clung to his memory, and that he should speak of those whom he had met of the
rulers of countries, of their-distinguished men of learning, and their pious saints. Accordingly, he dictated upon these subjects a narrative which gave entertainment to the mind and delight to the ears and eyes, with a variety of curious particulars by the exposition of which he gave edification and of marvellous things, by referring to which he
aroused interest.

32.1 Why did the Sultan of Morocco insist Ibn Battuta to dictate the story of his travel to Ibn Juzayy ?

32.2 Highlight the places Ibn Battuta explored during his travel.

32.3 What do Iba Battuta’s travel account reveal about the things he noted in India ?

33. Read the following source and answer the questions that follow: 1+1+2=4

The Therigatha

This unique Buddhist text, part of the Sutta Pitaka, is a collection of verses Composed by bhikkhunis. It provides an insight into women’s social and spiritual experiences, Punna, a dasi or slave woman, went to the river each morning to fetch water for her master’s household. There she would daily see a Brahmana performing bathing rituals. One morning she spoke to him. The following are verses composed by Punna, recording her conversation with the Brahmana:

I am a water carrier :
Even in the cold
I have always gone down to the water
frightened of punishment
Or the angry words of high class women.
So what are you afraid of Brahmana,
That makes you go down to the water
(Though) your limbs shake with the bitter cold ?

The Brahmana replied:
lam doing good to prevent eyil;
anyone young or old
who has done something bad
is freed by washing in water.

Punna said :
Whoever told you

You are freed from evil by washing in the water ?….

In that case all the frogs and turtles

Would go to heaven, and so would the water snakes and crocodiles!
(Instead) Don’t do that thing,

the fear of which

leads you to the water.

Stop now Brahmana!

Save your skin from the cold…

33.1 How does the text provide and insight into punna’s spiritual experience?

33.2 How is Punna reflected as an awakened soul?

33.3 Which of the teachings to Buddha are evident in the composition?

SECTION – E
(Map Based Questions)

84.1 On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the
following with appropriate symbols :
I. Sanchi-A Stupa
II. Dholavira— A matured Harappan Site
III. (a) Shahjahanabad (Delhi) — Territory under the control of Mughals.

OR

(b) Golconda — An empire of 14th to 18th century.

34.2 On the same outline map, two places related with the centres of the Revolt of 1857 have been marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.

Note; The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of Q. No. 34:

34.1 Name any two sites of the matured Harrapan period.

34.2 (a) Name any one territory under the control of Mughal empire.

OR

(b) Name the capital of Vijayanagara empire.

34.3 Name any two Centres of the Revolt of 1857.