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Roll No. Q.P Code 15/10/10
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 contains 34 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

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. The 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. The 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 include 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 a few questions.

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

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

Section A
1. Awadh and Satara were captured under ________ [1]

a) Doctrine of Lapse b) Issue of Misgovernance

c) Mahalwari System d) Subsidiary Alliance

2. What did Buchanan searched for? [1]

a) All of these b) Mica

c) Iron ore d) Mineral

3. At which place were relics of the Buddha such as his bodily remains or objects used by him were buried there? [1]

a) Temple b) Vihar

c) Stupas d) Chaityas
4. Identify the officer with the help of the following information: [1]
He was an officer in the mint of the English East India Company.
He was able to decipher the ancient Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts.

a) James Princep b) R.E.M. Wheeler

 c) Alexander Cunningham d) John Marshall
5. The Ain mentions that the Mughal provinces of Agra produced ________ varieties of crops over the two [1]
seasons.

a) 12 b) 50

c) 10 d) 39
6. Which of the following statement is correct regarding Krishnadeva Raya? [1]
i. He was famous for his literary skills.
ii. He composed Amuktamalyada in Telugu.
iii. He was characterised by expansion and consolidation.
iv. He belonged to Saluvas dynasty.

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

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

7. Assertion (A): When the Turks set up the Delhi Sultanate, they resisted the insistence of the ulama on imposing [1]
shari'a as state law.
Reason (R): They anticipated opposition from their subjects, the majority of whom were non-Muslim.

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 devotee princess with the help of the given information. [1]
She was from Merta in Marwar.
She defied her husband and rejected the traditional role of wife and mother.

a) Akka Mahadevi b) Jhodabai

c) Shabri d) Mirabai
9. Which of these was the reason for Nana Saheb’s joining the revolt of 1857? [1]

a) The British captured Jhansi under the b) The British refused him the pension of
Doctrine of Lapse. Peshwa Baji Rao II.

c) Nana Saheb refused to accept Subsidiary d) The British captured Awadh.

Alliance.
10. Consider the following facts about Krishnadeva Raya: [1]
i. Krishnadeva Raya ruled between 1509 and 1529, the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara, composed a work
on statecraft in Telugu known as the Amuktamalayada.
ii. Krishnadeva Raya’s rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation.
iii. This was the time when the land between the Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers (the Raichur doab) was
acquired (1512), the rulers of Orissa were subdued (1514) and severe defeats were inflicted on the Sultan of
Bijapur (1520).
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

a) i and ii b) All of these

c) Only i d) i and iii

11. Identify the name of the person from the information given below. [1]
i. He was the commissioner of Guntur (Andhra Pradesh).
ii. He visited Amaravati and collected several sculpture panels and took them away to Madras.
iii. He also discovered the remains of the Western gateway.
iv. He came to the conclusion that the structure at Amaravati was one of the largest and most magnificent
Buddhist stupas ever built.

a) Alexander Cunningham b) Colin Mackenzie

c) Walter Elliot d) H.H. Cole

12. Who moved the Objective Resolution in the Assembly On December 13, 1846? [1]

a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) K.M. Munshi d) M.N. Roy

13. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [1]
Ashtadhyayi of Panini - 500 BCE
Charaka and Sushruta Samhita - 400-500 CE
Natyashastra of Bharata - 100 CE
Puranas (in Sanskrit) - 400 BCE onwards

a) Charaka and Sushruta Samhita - 400-500 b) Natyashastra of Bharata - 100 CE

CE

c) Puranas (in Sanskrit) - 400 BCE onwards d) Ashtadhyayi of Panini - 500 BCE
14. The earliest examples of sculpture in India go back to [1]

a) Pre-historic times b) Mauryan times

c) Gupta times d) Proto-historic times

15. At the annual Congress, held in Lucknow in December 1916, Gandhiji was approached by a peasant from [1]
_______ in Bihar, who told him about the harsh treatment of peasants by British indigo planters.

a) Poona b) Champaran

c) Khera d) Patna
16. The Constituent Assembly of India was passed and adopted on which of the following days? [1]

a) 26 November, 1949 b) 29 August, 1947

c) 26 January, 1950 d) 24 January, 1950

17. Which Indo-Persian term is used for denoting a peasant? [1]

a) Muzarian b) Ryot

c) Majur d) Kastha
18. Choose the correct site from the given options: [1]
Miniature pots of faience, perhaps used as perfume bottles, are found mostly in ________.

a) Dholavira and Lothal b) Harappa and Kalibangan

c) Mohenjodaro and Harappa d) Mohenjodaro and Lothal

19. Lije of Paharias of Rajmahal completely dependent upon ________ [1]

a) River b) Trade

c) Forests d) Permanent agriculture

20. Read the following statements carefully and identify the person from the given options. [1]
i. He is credited with building some fine temples and adding impressive gopurams to many important south
Indian temples.
ii. He founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara called Nagalapuram after his mother.

a) Viranarasimha Raya b) Rama Raya

c) Narasimha Deva Raya d) Krishnadeva Raya

21. The classification of people, in the name of gotras in Hindu religion, was practised from c. 1000 BCE onwards, [1]
by the

a) Shudras b) Kshatriyas

c) Brahmanas d) Vaishyas
Section B
22. Describe the position of untouchables in the society. [3]
OR
Describe the ideal occupations for each Varna.
23. Describe the life led by the forest dwellers during the Mughal era in 16th, 17th centuries. [3]
24. Mention any two observations made by Buchanan that helped the English East India Company to expand its [3]
trade in India.
25. Explain briefly how the rebel proclamations in 1857 were visualised to achieve unity among all sections of the [3]
population.
26. Discuss the contribution made by Krishnadeva Raya in the field of art and literature. [3]
27. What do you understand by layers of Indus Valley Civilisation? [3]
OR
Explain the term saddle querns.
Section C
28. Describe the experiences of Al-Biruni in the Indian Subcontinent. [8]
OR
Explain Al-Biruni's description of the caste system in India.
29. Describe the technological progress made in the Mauryan period. [8]
OR
How can we state that the early rulers considered themselves as Gods? Elaborate.
30. Salt Law of 1930 became the symbol of protest and gradually converted into a mass movement. Justify the [8]
statement.
OR
Analyse the significance of the Salt Satyagraha in the Indian National Movement.
Section D
31. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
This is an excerpt from the Sutta Pitaka, and contains the advice given by the Buddha to a wealthy householder
 named Sigala:
In five ways should a master look after his servants and employees... by assigning them to work according to
their strength, by supplying them with food and wages, by tending them in sickness; by sharing delicacies with
them any by granting leave at times ...
In five ways should the clansmen look after the needs of samanas (those who have renounced the world) and
Brahmanas: by affection in act and speech and mind, by keeping open house to them and supplying their worldly
needs.
There are similar instructions to Sigala about how to behave with his parents, teacher and wife.
i. What advice was given by Buddha to Sigala regarding the relationship between a master and his servants and
employees? (1)
ii. ist the instructions given by Buddha to the clansmen for samanas and Brahmanas. (1)
iii. According to you what suggestion Buddha would have advocated regarding parents and teachers? (2)
32. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
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. Is n't it gold all the same? Distinctions are the 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.
i. How did Kabir describe the Ultimate Reality in Islamic traditions? (1)
ii. Identify the terms he drew from Vedantic traditions to refer to the Ultimate Reality. (1)
iii. Kabir’s poems have survived in several languages and dialects. Name two special languages used by him. (2)
33. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
"The British element is gone, but they have left the mischief behind"
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel said:
It is no use saying that we ask for separate electorates, because it is good for us. We have heard it long enough.
We have heard it for years, and as a result of this agitation we are now a separate nation ... Can you show me one
free country where there are separate electorates? If so, I shall be prepared to accept it. But in this unfortunate
country if this separate electorate is going to be persisted in, even after the division of the country, woe betide
the country; it is not worth living in, Therefore, I say, it is not for my good alone, it is for your own good that I
say its forget the past. One day, we may be united ... The British element is gone, but they have left the mischief
behind. We do not want to perpetuate that mischief. (Hear, hear). When the British introduced this element they
had not expected that they will have to go so soon.
They wanted it for their easy administration. That is all right. But they have left the legacy behind. Are we to get
out of it or not? CAD, VOL.V.
i. Who was Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel? (1)
ii. Why did he speak these words? (1)
iii. What was one of serious impact of separate electorate? (2)
Section E
34. i. On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols: [5]

a. Taxila, Mahajanpad
b. Berar, British Control in 1857.
 c. Kolar, a centre of Nayaka power.
OR
Kaushambi, Pillar Inscription
ii. On the same outline map two places have been marked as A and B which are Harappan Sites.
Identify them and write their correct names.
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