{"id":121769,"date":"2022-05-18T18:09:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T12:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=121769"},"modified":"2022-05-19T11:10:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T05:40:14","slug":"history-ncert-sample-question-paper-semester-ii-code027-2021-2022-class-xii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/education\/history-ncert-sample-question-paper-semester-ii-code027-2021-2022-class-xii","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY NCERT SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-SEMESTER-II Code(027) 2021-2022 Class XII"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Describe the role of Dr BR Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly of India.<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nRole of Dr BR Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly of India.
\n(i) He served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.
\n(ii) He plead for the abolition of untouchability
\n(iii) He wanted \u201ca strong and united Centre\u2019
\n(iv) He asked for equal rights.
\n(v) He was in favour of Parliamentary Democracy
\n(vi) Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

2. Critically analyse the Fifth Report which was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813.<\/h2>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Examine the policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 18th century.<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nCritically analyse the Fifth Report of 1813.
\n(i) It was the fifth series of report on the administration and
\nactivities of the East India Company in India.
\n(ii) . It ran into1002 pages of which over 800 pages were
\nappendices that reproduced petitions of zamindars and riots, reports of collectors and districts.
\n(iii) It contained information on company\u2019s misrule and maladministration.
\n(iv) Many British traders wanted a share in Company\u2019s trade
\nin India and emphasised for openness for British manufactures in India
\n(v) Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 18th century.
\n(i) British adopted policy of extermination.
\n(ii) British proposed policy of pacification with Paharia chiefs
\nto ensure proper conduct.
\n(iii) Paharia went into mountains and deep forests and
\ncontinued their war against outsiders
\n(iv) Many Paharia chiefs who accepted allowances came to
\nbe perceived as subordinate employees or stipendiary chiefs so they lost their authority within the community.
\n(v) Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

3. Rumours and Prophecies played a part in moving people to action.\u2019 Explain the statement in the context of the Revolt of 1857.<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nRumours and Prophecies in the Revolt of 1857.
\n(i) There was a rumour that the new cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs which would pollute their castes and religion.
\n(ii) The rumours about the British trying to destroy the
\nreligion of Indians by mixing the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour
\n(iii) There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted
\nto convert Indians to Christianity.
\n(iv) There were rumours that British had mixed the bone
\ndust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the market.
\n(v) Prophecy:The response to the call for action was
\nreinforced by the prophecy that British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 23 June, 1857.
\n(vi) Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

4. Why have many scholars written the months after Independence as being Gandhiji’s “finest hours? Explain.<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nMonths after Independence as being Gandhiji’s “finest hours
\n(i) He plead for cooperation and communal harmony.
\n(ii) He urged that the two parts respect and befriend one another
\n(iii) He tried to build a spirit of mutual trust and confidence between the communities.
\n(iv) He was worried for the displaced people in India and
\nPakistan.
\n(v) Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

5. Describe the role of any six prominent leaders of northern India who fought against the British in the Revolt of 1857.<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nRole of prominent leaders of the Revolt of 1857.
\n(i) In Kanpur, Nana Sahib, the successor of Peshwa Baji
\nRao II became the leader of the revolt.
\n(ii) In Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai assumed the leadership of
\nthe uprising.
\n(iii) In Arrah in Bihar, Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar
\nbecame leader under popular pressure
\n(iv) In Lucknow, BIrjis Qadr, the young son of nawab Wajid
\nAli Shah became the leader of the revolt against the annexation of the state
\n(v) Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur,
\nbecame a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region .
\n(vi) Shah Mal organized the villagers of pargana Barout
\n(vii) Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

6.Quit India movement was genuinely a mass movement bringing into its ambit hundreds of thousands of ordinary Indians. Elucidate the statement with suitable examples.<\/h2>\n

OR<\/p>\n

\u2018Gandhiji had mobilized a wider discontentment against the British rule in the Salt Satyagraha.\u2019 Elucidate the statement with suitable examples<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nQuit India movement
\n(i) Activists organised strikes and protests
\n(ii) Students left their colleges to go to jail.
\n(iii) Socialist resisted for the cause
\n(iv) Women across the country participated
\n(v)Thousands of Indians joined the mass movement
\n(vi) Strikes, boy-cott and picketing
\n(vii) Attacks on government buildings or any other visible
\nsymbol of colonial authority.
\n(viii) Any other relevant point
\n(To be evaluated as a whole.)<\/h3>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Salt Satyagraha
\ni. Gandhiji announced a march to break the Salt Law
\nii. Salt law gave the state a monopoly in the manufacture and
\nsale of salt.
\niii. The state monopoly on salt was deeply unpopular as in
\nevery Indian household salt was indispensable and the people
\nwere forbidden for making salt even for domestic use.
\niv. Gandhiji hoped to mobilize a wider discontent against British
\nrule and started Dandi March. Once he reached Dandi he broke
\nthe salt law.
\nv. Parallel Salt Marches were organized in other parts of the
\ncountry.
\nvi. Peasants breached the colonial forest laws which restricted
\ntheir access to forests.
\nvii. Factory owners went on strike.
\nviii. Lawyers boycotted British courts.
\nix. Students refused to attend educational Institutions and
\nschools run by government.
\nx. Indians were arrested.
\nxi. Gandhiji made a plea to the upper caste to serve
\nuntouchables.
\nxii. Hindus, Muslims, Parsees and Sikhs were told to unite.
\nxiii. Thousands of Volunteers joined for the cause.
\nxiv. Many officials resigned from their posts.
\nxv. Gandhiji\u2019s meetings were attended by all sections of people.
\nxvi. Women participated in large number.
\nxvii. Dandi March brought Gandhi to world attention. The March
\nwas covered by European and American press.
\nxviii. Salt march made British realized that they would have to
\ndevolve some powers to Indians.
\nxix. Any other relevant point To be evaluated as a whole<\/h3>\n

7. Abul Fazal describes the ideal of Sulh- i -Kul (absolute peace) as the cornerstone of Akbar enlightened rule\u201d. Support the statement with few examples.<\/h2>\n

OR<\/p>\n

\u2018The officer corps of the Mughals were described as bouquet of flowers held together by loyalty to the emperor.\u2019 Justify the statements with suitable arguments<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nSulh- I -kul policy of Akbar
\n(i) Different ethnic and religious communities had freedom
\nof expression but on condition that they did not
\nundermine the authority of the state or fight among themselves.
\n(ii) He ensured that justice and peace.
\n(iii) The nobility was comprised of Iranis, Turanis,
\nAfghans,Rajputs, Deccanis, etc who were given positions and awards based on merit and services.
\n(iv) . Akbar abolished the tax on pilgrimage \/Jjizya
\n(v) He gave grants to support and maintain religious
\nbuildings
\n(vi) He celebrated festivals like Id, Shab-i-barat and Holi
\n(vii) He invited Jesuit mission for religious discussions.
\n(viii)Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

OR<\/p>\n

\u2018The officer cops of the Mughals
\n(i) The Mughal nobility was comprised of Iranis, Turanis,
\nAfghans,Rajputs, Deccanis, etc
\n(ii) The Mughal nobility were the main pillars of Mughal state
\n(iii) The Mughal nobility was chosen from different groups, both
\nreligiously and ethnicity to ensure a balance of power between the various groups.
\n(iv) They were described as guldasta or a bouquet of flowers
\nin the official chronicles
\n(v) It signified their unity, held together by loyalty towards the
\nMughal emperor.
\n(vi) All nobles were ranked or were allotted mansabs
\ncomprising of zat and sawar
\n(vii) The nobles were also required to perform military service
\nfor the emperor
\n(viii)Any other relevant point.<\/h3>\n

8. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows. The flight of the written word
\nIn Abu\u2019l Fazl\u2019s words: The written word may embody the wisdom of bygone ages and may become a means to intellectual progress. The spoken word goes to the heart of those who are present to hear it. The written
\nword gives wisdom to those who are near and far. If it was not for the written word, the spoken word would soon die, and no keepsake would be left us from those who are passed away. Superficial observers see in the letter a dark figure, but the deep sighted see in it a lamp of wisdom (chirag-i shinasai ). The written word looks black, notwithstanding the thousand rays within it, or it is a light with a mole on it that wards off the evil eye.
\nA letter (khat) is the portrait of wisdom; a rough sketch from the realm of ideas; a dark light ushering in day; a black cloud pregnant with knowledge; speaking though dumb; stationary yet travelling; stretched on the sheet, and yet soaring upwards.
\n8.1 Why were words considered as the lamp of wisdom?
\n8.2 How has Abul Fazal related words with knowledge?
\n8.3 How did Abul Fazal refer difference between a \u2018common viewer’s observation\u2019 and the \u2018observation of a learned person?<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nRead the source given below and answer the questions that
\nfollows. The flight of the written word In Abu\u2019l Fazl\u2019s words:
\n8.1 Why were words considered as the lamp of wisdom? (1)
\n(i) According to him the spirit for rational thinking comes
\nfrom the words.
\n8.2 How has Abul Fazal related words with knowledge? (1)
\n(i) Words have the power to shape and articulate ideas
\nwhich in turn helps in enhancing knowledge.
\n8.3 Difference between a \u2018common viewer’s observation\u2019
\nand the \u2018observation of a learned and deep person\u2019? ( 2)
\n(i) Learned ones can put down their ideas in distinctive
\nforms
\n(ii) Learned ones observes things minutely and with vast
\nvision and can express the same with the power of words.
\n(iii) Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

9. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows. \u201cThere cannot be any divided loyalty\u201d Govind Ballabh Pant argued that in order to become loyal citizens people had to stop focusing only on the community and the self: For the success of democracy one must train himself in the
\nart of self-discipline. In democracies one should care less for himself and more for others. There cannot be any divided loyalty. All loyalties must exclusively be centred round the State. If in a democracy, you create rival loyalties, or you create a system in which any individual or group, instead of suppressing his extravagance, cares nought for larger or other interests, then democracy is doomed. Cad, Vol.Ii Source from Theme-15 \u2013 \u201cFraming the Constitution\u2019
\n9.1 How did G.B Pant encourage citizens to make a unified nation?
\n9.2 Why did he urge citizens for loyalty towards nation?
\n9.3How was loyalty considered as the base of social
\npyramid?<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nRead the source given below and answer the questions that
\nfollows. \u201cThere cannot be any divided loyalty\u201d
\n9.1How did G.B Pant try to mould citizens for making a
\nunified nation?
\n(i) According to Pant one should care less for himself and more for nation to make it strong and unified
\n9.2Why did he urge citizens for loyalty towards nation?
\n(ii) According to him, for making nation successful, Individual should care less for personal gain and focus more on collective benefit and for the development of nation in all perspectives.
\n9.3How was loyalty considered as the base of social
\npyramid?
\n(i) He suggested that nothing should be done for personal
\ngain which can harm the interest of other person or large section of people
\n(ii) This philosophy promotes people centric benefits instead of individual centric.
\n(iii) Any other relevant point<\/h3>\n

10. On the given political outline map of India, locate and label ANY ONE of the following with appropriate symbol:
\nI. The place where Gandhiji withdrew Non-Cooperation
\nMovement<\/h2>\n

OR<\/p>\n

II. The place where Gandhiji started satyagraha for the
\nindigo planters
\nb) On the same outline map of India, a place related to the centres of the Revolt of 1857 is marked as A. Identify it and write its name on the line drawn near them<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Note: The following questions are for the Visually Impaired
\nCandidates only in lieu of Q. No. 10
\n10.Name any two Capital cities of Mughal empire.<\/h2>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Mention any two places related to the Revolt of 1857.<\/h2>\n

Answer.
\nOn the given political outline map of India, locate and label
\nANY ONE of the following with appropriate symbol:
\nI. The place where Gandhiji withdrew Non-Cooperation
\nMovement \u2013 Chauri Chaura<\/h3>\n

OR<\/p>\n

II. The place where Gandhiji started satyagraha for the
\nindigo planters \u2013 Champaran
\nb) On the same outline map of India, a place related to the
\ncentres of the revolt of 1857 is marked as A. Identify it and
\nwrite its name on the line drawn near them.- JHANSI<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Note: The following questions are for the Visually Impaired
\nCandidates only in lieu of Q. No. 10
\n10.Name any two capital cities of Mughal empire.
\nAgra, Lahore, Delhi Fatehpur (Any two)<\/h3>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Mention any two places related to the Revolt of 1857. ]
\nJhansi, Delhi, Calcutta, Awadh, Kanpur, Meerut<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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