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Roll No. Q.P Code 15/14/14
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. Under the Ryotwari system, the lands were surveyed every [1]

a) 20 years b) 10 years

c) 30 years d) 40 years
3. Which of the following is related with the Buddhist Philosophy? [1]
i. Anicca means the world is transient.
ii. Anatta means the world is soulless.
iii. The world is full of sorrows.

a) (ii) and (iii) b) Only (iii)

c) (i) and (ii) d) All of these

4. Identify the picture from the given options: [1]
 a) An inscription, Rajgir b) An inscription, Sanchi

c) An inscription, Lothal d) An inscription, Sarnath

5. Complete the following with the correct option: [1]
Muqaddam : Panchayat headman, Patwari : ________.

a) Panchayat Police b) Panchayat Accountant

c) Panchayat Farmer d) Panchayat Secretary

6. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Mahnavami Dibba? [1]
i. Mahnavami Dibba was part of The King's Palace Complex.
ii. Mahnavami Dibba was a part of Sacred Centre.
iii. Mahnavami Dibba was a Counselling Hall.
iv. Mahnavami Dibba was a Discussion Hall

a) Statement (ii) is correct b) Statement (iv) is correct

c) Statement (iii) is correct d) Statement (i) is correct

7. Assertion (A): Some of the most magnificent Shiva temples, including those at Chidambaram, Thanjavur, and [1]
Gangaikondacholapuram, were constructed under the patronage of Chola rulers.
Reason (R): The Chola rulers supported Brahmnical and Bhakti traditions.

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 category of bhakti tradition with the help of the given information. [1]
This tradition encompassed the worship of various specific deities, including Shiva, Vishnu, and their
avatars.
The deities in this tradition were often depicted in anthropomorphic forms.

a) Advaita b) Saguna

c) Nirguna d) Dvaita
9. Who was the prominent leader in Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857? [1]

a) Bahadur Shah Zafar b) Rani Laxmi Bai

c) Kuwar Singh d) Begum Hazrat Mahal

10. Consider the following statements regarding Colin Mackenzie and choose the correct option. [1]
i. The ruins at Sanchi stupa were brought to light in 1800 by an antiquarian named Colonel Colin Mackenzie.
 ii. Colin Mackenzie became famous as an engineer, surveyor and cartographer.
iii. In 1815 Colin Mackenzie was appointed the first forest Inspector General of India, a post he held till his
death in 1821.
iv. Colin Mackenzie collected local histories and surveyed historical sites to understand India’s past better and
make governance of the colony easier.

a) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct. b) Only (i) is correct.

c) Only (i) and (ii) are correct. d) Only (ii) and (iv) are correct.
11. Identify the structure from the information given below. [1]
i. Derived from the Sanskrit word heap.
ii. Originated as a simple semi-circular mound of earth, later called anda.
iii. Gradually, it evolved into a more complex structure, balancing round and square shapes.
iv. This structure featured the harmika and mast called the yashti with a chhatri (umbrella) on top.

a) Vihara b) Stupa

c) Pagoda d) Chaitya
12. How many lists of subject were provided by Draft Constitution? [1]

a) Four b) Three

c) One d) Two
13. With reference to the forms of marriage from the Manusmriti, match Column B with Column- A, by using the [1]
codes given below.

Column A Column B

a. First form 1. Bridegroom giving wealth to kinsmen and bride

b. Fourth form 2. Voluntary union of a maiden and her lover

c. Fifth form 3. The gift of a daughter to a learned man

d. Sixth form 4. The gift of a daughter after addressing the couple

a) 3, 1, 2, 4 b) 3, 4, 1, 2

c) 2, 3, 4, 1 d) 2, 1, 4, 3
14. Which one of the following not the limitation of inscriptional evidence in the study of archaeology? [1]

a) Many inscriptions have not been b) Letters are very faintly engraved.
deciphered.

c) All inscriptions were in Sanskrit language. d) Inscriptions might be damaged.

15. On 12 March ______, Gandhiji began walking from his ashram at Sabarmati towards the ocean. He reached his [1]
destination three weeks later, making a fistful of salt as he did and thereby making himself a criminal in the eyes
of the law.

a) 1930 b) 1931

c) 1929 d) 1928
16. Who told that the deliberations of Constituent Assembly were under clear influence of British imperialism? [1]
 a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Somnath Lahir

c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah d) BR Ambedkar

17. Who wrote Ain-i-Akbari? [1]

a) Abul Fazal b) Abdur Razzaq

c) Al-Biruni d) Ibn Battuta

18. Choose the correct Harappan settlement from the given options: [1]
________ had the entire settlement fortified and sections within the town separated by walls.

a) Mohenjodaro and Lothal b) Dholavira and Lothal

c) Mohenjodaro and Harappa d) Harappa and Kalibangan

19. What do you mean by cutcheries? [1]

a) Hospital b) Police Station

c) Zamindar's house d) Court

20. Read the following statements carefully and identify the beautiful building in the royal center from the given [1]
options.
i. It was named by British travelers in the nineteenth century.
ii. Historians are unsure of its exact purpose, but one suggestion is that it may have served as a council chamber
for the king and his advisers.

a) Elephanta caves b) Mahanavami dibba

c) Lotus Mahal d) Chandra Mahal

21. Which of the following was one of the occupations of Kshatriyas? [1]

a) Agriculture b) Trade

c) Perform sacrifices and give gifts d) To teach Vedas

Section B
22. Critically examine the duties as laid down in Manusmriti for Chandalas. [3]
OR
What rules did the dharma sutras and Dharma Shastra's contain about the Ideal occupations of the four Varna's?
23. Who were zamindars? What were their functions? [3]
24. What steps were taken by the British Government to crush the peasants revolt at Poona and Ahmedanagar in [3]
1875?
25. Mention any three sources to know about the Revolt of 1857. [3]
26. Why is Krishnadeva Raya considered as the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire? Explain. [3]
27. Explain the contribution of John Marshall in Indian Archaeology. [3]
OR
What was the feature of the weight system of Harappan civilization?
Section C
28. Examine Bernier’s perceptions about ownership of landed property in Mughal India. [8]
OR
Explain giving examples of how the accounts of foreign travellers help in reconstructing the history of India from the
 Tenth to Seventeenth Centuries?
29. This is a statement made by one of the best-known epigraphists of the twentieth century, D.C. Sircar: There is [8]
no aspect of life, culture, and activities of the Indians that are not reflected in inscriptions. Discuss.
OR
Write note on differences in rural society in about 250 words.
30. There are many different kinds of sources from which we can reconstruct the political career of Gandhiji [8]
and the history of the nationalist movement. Justify the statement with suitable examples.
OR
In what way did Mahatma Gandhi transform the nature of the national movement?
Section D
31. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [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:
I am doing good to prevent evil;
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 …
i. What justification did the Brahmana give for his daily dip in the river? (1)
ii. Explain the ideas of Punna with an example. (1)
iii. Explain the core of Buddhist philosophy that is being conveyed through their Gatha. (2)
32. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The Chaturvedins (Brahmana versed in the four Vedas) and the outcaste
This is an excerpt from a composition of Tondaradippodi, who was a Brahmana: You (Vishnu) manifestly like
those servants who express their love for your feet, though they may be born outcastes, more than the
Chaturvedins who are strangers and without allegiance to your service.
i. Who is referred to as Chaturvedins here? (1)
ii. To which bhakti tradition did Tondaradippodi belong? (1)
iii. Write about the duties and facts attached to the outcastes? (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 Vallabhbhai 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 it, 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?
i. What did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel say in opposition to the provision of separate electorates? (1)
ii. The provision of separate electorates was not good for the country. It has led to the partition of the country. It
has brought woes to the people. (1)
iii. What did he say while making an appeal to abolish separate electorates? (2)
Section E
34. i. On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following: [5]

a. Satavahanas, Important kingdoms and towns

b. Kosala, a Mahajanapada
c. Chola Kingdom
OR
Panipat, a Mughal territory
ii. On the same outline map, two places have been marked as A and B which are under the Revolt of 1857.
Identify them and write their correct names.
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