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 Series ARSP/13 Set ~ 13
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/13/13
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 06 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper ontains
c 38 questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

HISTORY

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 34 questions in the question paper. All

questions are compulsory.

2. Section A – Question 1 to 21 are MCQs of 1 mark each.

3. Section B – Question no. 22 to 27 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each

question should not exceed 60-80 words.

4. Section C - Question no 28 to 30 are Long Answer Type Questions, carrying 8 marks each. Answer to each

question should not exceed 300-350 words.

5. Section D – Question no.31 to 33 are Source based questions with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each.

6. Section-E - Question no. 34 is Map based, carrying 5 marks that includes the identification and location of

significant test items. Attach the map with the answer book.

7. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions.

Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.

8. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.

Section A
1. Copernicus was afraid of printing his manuscript because [1]

a) it was a disclosure of Church’s fallacy b) it was not good for mankind

c) he wanted to avoid its bitter repercussion in d) it would here jeopardise his image in society
his lifetime
2. Chiang-Kai-Shek could not lead the NPP properly because [1]

a) He launched a campaign to eliminate the b) He was driven out at Taiwan

communists

c) He could not make his base strong d) He was aggressive

3. When was Canberra named Australian capital? [1]

a) 1907 b) 1931

c) 1911 d) 1903
4. Identify the given image from the following options: [1]
 a) A clay tablet written on both sides in b) a) A clay tablet written on both sides in
Cuneiform Akkadian

c) A clay tablet written on both sides in d) A clay tablet written on both sides in
Sumerian Babylonian
5. Assertion (A): The third century of the Roman empire was also called the Early empire. [1]
Reason (R): The Roman Empire can broadly be divided into two phases, early and late, divided by the third
century as a sort of historical watershed between them.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

6. The earliest temples in Southern Mesopotamia were built-in [1]

a) c.7000 BCE b) c.4000 BCE

c) c.6000 BCE d) c.5000 BCE

7. Assertion (A): As per archaeologists, people were concerned about privacy in the city of Ur. [1]
Reason (R): Light came into the rooms not from doorways but from windows.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

8. Identify the type of peasant with the help of following information. [1]
They cultivated plots of land, but these belonged to the lord, so the major of the produce had to be given to
the lord.
They also had to work on the land which belonged exclusively to the lord.

a) Plowman b) Seigneur

c) Serfs d) Knight
9. Which of these banks was established in 1882? [1]

a) Bank of Russia b) Bank of China

c) Bank of India d) Bank of Japan

10. Consider the following statements and select the correct from the following option: [1]
i. The Mongols were a diverse body of people, linked by similarities of language to the Tatars, Khitan and
Manchus to the east, and the Turkic tribes to the west.
ii. Some of the Mongols were pastoralists while others were hunter-gatherers. The pastoralists tended cattle,
goats and camels and, to a lesser extent, horses, sheep.
iii. They nomadised in the steppes of Central Asia in a tract of land in the area of the modern state of Mongolia.
 a) ii and iii b) i and ii

c) i, ii and iii d) i and iii

11. Find out the correct chronological order from the following options: [1]
i. James Cook reaches Botany Bay, named New South Wales
ii. Tasman lands on the island later named Tasmania
iii. Dutch travellers sight Australia
iv. British penal colony formed. Sydney founded

a) ii, iii, iv, i b) iii, ii, i, iv

c) iv, ii, i, iii d) i, ii, iii, iv

12. When was the Treaty of Nanking signed? [1]

a) 15 Aug. 1942 b) 29 Aug. 1842

c) 26 Aug. 1942 d) 15 Aug. 1842

13. Match the following and select the correct option [1]

List I List II

1. 1516 A. Martin Luther writes the Ninety-Five Theses

2. 1517 B. Luther translates the Bible into German

3. 1522 C. Peasant uprising in Germany

4. 1525 D. Thomas More’s Utopia published

a) 1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - d, 4 - a b) 1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - c

c) 1 - a, 2 - d, 3 - c, 4 - b d) 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a
14. When did Roman Empire became a Republic? [1]

a) 563 BCE b) 563 CE

c) 509 BCE d) 509 CE

15. The path of modernisation runs between [1]

a) Availability of men and machines b) Thought and their application

c) The situations and the means d) Availability of resources

16. Who bestowed Temujin with the title of Genghis Khan? [1]

a) Quriltai b) Muhammad

c) The Prophet Muhammad d) Mongke

17. Where was Genghis Khan bora? [1]

a) Mongolia b) South Korea

c) China d) Vietnam
18. Assertion (A): Today, England has a republican form of government and France has a monarchy. [1]
Reason (R): The histories of the two countries took different directions after the seventeenth century.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
 explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

19. When was USA discovered? [1]

a) 1492 b) 1672

c) 1592 d) 1602
20. Match the following and select the correct option [1]

List I List II

1. War between Japan and China A. 1904-05

2. Two Opium Wars B. 1644-1911

3. Qing dynasty C. 1839-60

4. War between Japan and Russia D. 1894-95

a) 1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - d, 4 - a b) 1 - a, 2 - d, 3 - c, 4 - b

c) 1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - c d) 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a
21. When was Plymouth (Massachusetts) discovered? [1]

a) 1620 b) 1427

c) 1497 d) 1627
Section B
22. Mention a few features of the new constitution of Japan of 1889. [3]
OR
Did Deng raise Chinese people's expectations?
23. Where did the Europeans first settle in N. America? What was their attitude towards the local people of the [3]
continent?
24. Write a short note on the Ulus System. [3]
25. Give a brief description of examination system giving entry to elite ruling class in China. [3]
26. What do you know about ancient Mesopotamian town Kish? [3]
27. How satisfactory is a museum gallery display in explaining the culture of a people? Give examples from your [3]
own experience of a museum.
OR
Why did there come changes in the landscapes of America in the nineteenth century? What were these changes?
Section C
28. What were the demerits of the nation-states? [8]
OR
Discuss the contribution of universities to the rise and growth of Humanism.
29. "Europe’s economic progress slowed down by the early 14th century” - Give reasons. [8]
OR
Describe the merits of Feudalism.
30. Explain the system of administration by politicians of senatorial rank in Rome. [8]
OR
 Roman Civilisation flourished in the Mediterranean region. It had contributed a lot to world civilisation. With the
help of the example describe the contribution of this civilisation.
Section D
31. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Although the social and political organisations of the nomadic and agrarian economies were very different, the
two societies were hardly foreign to each other. In fact, the scant resources of the steppe lands drove Mongols
and other Central Asian nomads to trade and barter with their sedentary neighbours in China. This was mutually
beneficial to both parties: agricultural produce and iron utensils from China were exchanged for horses, furs and
game trapped in the steppe. Commerce was not without its tensions, especially as the two groups unhesitatingly
applied military pressure to enhance profit. When the Mongol lineages allied, they could force their Chinese
neighbours to offer better terms and trade ties were sometimes discarded in favour of outright plunder. This
relationship would alter when the Mongols were in disarray. The Chinese would then confidently assert their
influence in the steppe. These frontier wars were more debilitating to settled societies. They dislocated
agriculture and plundered cities. Nomads, on the other hand, could retreat away from the zone of conflict with
marginal losses. Throughout its history, China suffered extensively from nomad intrusion and different regimes -
even as early as the eighth century BCE - built fortifications to protect their subjects. Starting from the third
century BCE, these fortifications started to be integrated into a common defensive outwork known today as the
'Great Wall of China' a dramatic visual testament to the disturbance and fear perpetrated by nomadic raids on the
agrarian societies of north China.
i. Identify the potential reason that drove the Mongols and other Asian nomads towards trade and barter. (1)
ii. Was this barter trade beneficial for both parties? How? (1)
iii. How did commercial relations get affected when the Mongols were in disarray? (2)
32. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The Peoples Republic of China Government was established. It was based on the principles of the 'New
Democracy' and alliance of all social classes, unlike the dictatorship of the proletariat that the Soviet Union said
it had established. Critical areas of the economy were put under government control and private enterprises and
private ownership of land were gradually ended. This program lasted till 1953 when the government declared
that it would launch a program of socialist transformation. The Great Leap Forward Movement launched in 1958
was a policy to galvanized the country to industrialize rapidly. People were encouraged to set up steel furnaces
in their backyards. In the rural areas, peoples Commune (where land would be collectively owned and
cultivated) were started. By 1958, there were 26,000 communes covering 98% of the farm population.
i. What was done to promote rapid industrialisation in the country? (1)
ii. When was the government of the People's Republic of China established? (1)
iii. What happened to private enterprises in the New Democracy? (2)
33. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The Seal-An Urban Artefact
In India, early stone seals were stamped. In Mesopotamia until the end of the first millennium BCE, cylindrical
stone seals, pierced down the centre, were fitted with a stick and rolled over wet clay so that a continuous picture
was created. They were carved by very skilled craftsmen, and sometimes carry writing: the name of the owner,
his god, his official position, etc. A seal could be rolled on clay covering the string knot of a cloth package or the
mouth of a pot, keeping the contents safe. When rolled on a letter written on a clay tablet, it became a mark of
authenticity. So the seal was the mark of a city dweller’s role in public life
 i. Who carved the seals during Mesopotamian civilisation? What do you see on each of the seals? (1)
ii. What does the inscribed sign describe? (1)
iii. Mesopotamians valued city life in which people of many communities and cultures lived side by side.
Mention some of the facts regarding this. (2)
Section E
34. i. On the given map of South America, locate and label the following areas with appropriate symbols: [5]

a. Rio de Janeiro
b. Santiago
c. Lima
OR
d. La Paz

ii. On the given map of South-East Asia, three places have been marked as A and B related to the Mongol
empire. Identify any two of them and write their correct names on the lines marked near them.