Karnataka 2nd PUC Question Paper 2025 History

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Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board

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X1 – 2025
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21 (NS)
Subject Code

EwºÁ¸À / HISTORY
(Kannada and English Versions)

[¸ÀªÀÄAiÀÄ: 3 UÀAmÉUÀ¼ÀÄ] [MlÄÖ ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ¼À ¸ÀASÉå : 39] [UÀjµÀ× CAPÀUÀ¼ÀÄ : 80]
[Time : 3 Hours] [Total No. of questions : 39] [Max. Marks : 80]

(Kannada Version)
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2. ¥Àæ±ÉßAiÀÄ ¸ÀÆZÀ£ÉUÀ½UÀ£ÀéAiÀĪÁV GvÀÛj¸ÀĪÀÅzÀÄ.
3. ¨sÁUÀ-‘J’ zÀ°è£À ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ½UÉ ¥ÀæxÀªÀĪÁV §gÉzÀ
GvÀÛgÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ªÀiÁvÀæ ªÀiË®åªÀiÁ¥À£ÀzÀ°è ¥ÀjUÀt¸À¯ÁUÀĪÀÅzÀÄ.
4. zÀ馅 «PÀ®ZÉÃvÀ£À «zÁåyðUÀ¼ÀÄ ¨sÀÆ¥ÀlzÀ ¥Àæ±Éß ¸ÀASÉå
39 ‘A’ §zÀ°UÉ ¥Àæ±Éß ¸ÀASÉå 39 ‘B’ AiÀÄ£ÀÄß GvÀÛj¸ÀĪÀÅzÀÄ.

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I. PÉÆnÖgÀĪÀ GvÀÛgÀUÀ¼À°è ¸ÀjAiÀiÁzÀÄzÀ£ÀÄß Dj¹ §gɬÄj. (5 × 1 = 5)

1) ªÀÄƯÁzsÁgÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ºÉQÌ vÉUÉAiÀÄ®Ä PÉÊUÉƼÀÄîªÀ ªÉÊeÕÁ¤PÀ ¨sÀÆ CUÉvÀ.
a) ¸ÁägÀPÀUÀ¼À CzsÀåAiÀÄ£À b) ±Á¸À£ÀUÀ¼À CzsÀåAiÀÄ£À
c) ¨sÀÆGvÀÍ£À£À d) £ÁtåUÀ¼À CzsÀåAiÀÄ£À

P.T.O.

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2) UÀAUÀgÀ ¥Àæ¹zÀÞ zÉÆgÉ

a) ªÀÄAiÀÄÆgÀ ªÀªÀÄð b) zÀAwzÀÄUÀð

c) zÀÄ«ð¤ÃvÀ d) ZÁªÀÅAqÀgÁAiÀÄ

3) ¥À®èªÀgÀ gÁdzsÁ¤

a) ¨ÁzÁ«Ä b) vÀ®PÁqÀÄ

c) §£ÀªÁ¹ d) PÀAa

4) ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆj£À ¸ÁÜ¥ÀPÀ£ÀÄ

a) ªÀÄzÀPÀj £ÁAiÀÄPÀ

b) MAzÀ£ÉÃAiÀÄ PÉA¥ÉÃUËqÀ

c) gÀt¨sÉÊgÉÃUËqÀ

d) ²ªÀ¥Àà £ÁAiÀÄPÀ

5) ‘¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ°è EAVèÃµï ²PëÀtzÀ ªÀĺÁ¸À£ÀßzÀÄ’ JAzÀÄ PÀgÉAiÀÄĪÀ ªÀgÀ¢.

a) ªÀÅqïì£À ªÀgÀ¢

b) ªÉÄPÁ¯É ªÀgÀ¢

c) zsÁgï ¸À«ÄwAiÀÄ ªÀgÀ¢

d) £ÉºÀgÀÆ ªÀgÀ¢

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II. PÉÆnÖgÀĪÀ GvÀÛgÀUÀ¼À°è ¸ÀjAiÀiÁzÀÄzÀ£ÀÄß Dj¹ ©lÖ ¸ÀܼÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¨sÀwð ªÀiÁr.
(5 × 1 = 5)
(¥sÁæ¤ì¸ÉÆÌ-r-C°äqÁ, QvÁ¨ï-G¯ï-»Azï, ¸ÀvÀÛªÀgÀ UÀÄqÀØ, C°WÀgï,
¥Á±Àéð£ÁxÀ, ªÀÄAfgï-G¯ï-E£Áë)

6) ªÉƺÉAeÉÆÃzÁgÉÆà ¥ÀzÀzÀ CxÀð _______________.

7) _______________ £ÀÄ 23 £Éà wÃxÀðAPÀgÀ£ÀÄ.

8) C¯ÉâgÀĤAiÀÄ ±ÉæõÀ× PÀÈw _______________.

9) ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ°è£À ¥ÉÇÃZÀÄðVøÀgÀ ªÉÆzÀ® ªÉʸïgÁAiÀiï _______________.

10) ¸Àgï ¸ÉÊAiÀÄåzï CºÀªÀÄäzï SÁ£ïgÀÄ _______________ ZÀ¼ÀĪÀ½AiÀÄ£ÀÄß
DgÀA©ü¹zÀgÀÄ.

III. PɼÀV£ÀªÀÅUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ºÉÆA¢¹ §gɬÄj. (5 × 1 = 5)

11) J ©

a) zÀAiÀiÁgÁªÀÄï ¸ÀºÁ¤ i) ±ÀQÛ «²µÁÖzÉé ÊvÀ ¹zÁÞAvÀ

b) PÁ¤µÀÌ ii) ‘zÀvÀÄÛ ªÀÄPÀ̽UÉ ºÀQÌ®è ¤Ãw’

c) §¸ÀªÉñÀégÀgÀÄ iii) ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ GQÌ£À ªÀÄ£ÀĵÀå

d) ¯Áqïð qÁ¯ïºË¹ iv) ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉÊ£Àå ¥ÀzÀÞw

e) ªÀ®è¨sÀ¨sÁ¬Ä ¥ÀmÉïï v) ºÀgÀ¥Àà ±ÉÆÃzsÀ£É

vi) PÀıÁtgÀ ¥Àæ¹zÀÞ zÉÆgÉ

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IV. F PɼÀV£À ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ½UÉ ¥ÀæwAiÉÆAzÀPÀÆÌ 1 ¥ÀzÀ CxÀªÁ 1 ªÁPÀåzÀ°è GvÀÛj¹.
(5 × 1 = 5)

12) ‘EArPÁ’ JA§ UÀæAxÀªÀ£ÀÄß gÀa¹zÀªÀgÀÄ AiÀiÁgÀÄ?

13) UËvÀ«Ä ¨Á®²æÃAiÀÄÄ ºÉÆgÀr¹zÀ ²¯Á±Á¸À£À AiÀiÁªÀÅzÀÄ?

14) PÀzÀA§ ªÀÄ£ÉvÀ£ÀzÀ ¸ÁÜ¥ÀPÀ AiÀiÁgÀÄ?

15) ²ªÀ¥Àà £ÁAiÀÄPÀ£À `²¸ÀÄÛ’ JAzÀgÉãÀÄ?

16) `ªÉÃzÀUÀ½UÉ »A¢gÀÄV’ JAzÀÄ PÀgÉ ¤ÃrzÀªÀgÀÄ AiÀiÁgÀÄ?

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V. F PɼÀV£À AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JAlÄ ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ½UÉ ¥ÀæwAiÉÆAzÀPÀÆÌ 2 ¥ÀzÀ CxÀªÁ
2 ªÁPÀåUÀ¼À°è GvÀÛj¹. (8 × 2 = 16)

17) `DzsÁgÀUÀ½®èzÉ EwºÁ¸À«®è’. KPÉ?

18) ‘¥Áå°AiÉÆðyPï’ ¥ÀzÀzÀ CxÀðªÉãÀÄ?

19) eÉÊ£À zsÀªÀÄðzÀ ¥ÀAUÀqÀUÀ¼ÁªÀŪÀÅ?

20) ªÀiËAiÀÄðgÀ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ°è C¹ÛvÀézÀ°èzÀÝ JgÀqÀÄ §UÉAiÀÄ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ
AiÀiÁªÀŪÀÅ?

21) ¥sÁ»AiÀiÁ£ï AiÀiÁgÀÄ? CªÀ£ÀÄ KPÉ ¨sÁgÀvÀPÉÌ §AzÀ£ÀÄ?

22) ²ªÁfAiÀÄ ªÉÄÃ¯É ¥Àæ¨sÁªÀ ©ÃjzÀ E§âgÀÄ ªÀåQÛUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ºÉ¸Àj¹.

23) ²æÃgÀAUÀ¥ÀlÖt M¥ÀàAzÀzÀ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ PÀgÁgÀÄUÀ¼À£ÀÄß w½¹.

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24) ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ°è ©ænõÀgÀÄ eÁjUÉ vÀAzÀ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ
¨sÀÆ PÀAzÁAiÀÄ ¥ÀzÀÞwUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ºÉ¸Àj¹.

25) ¸Áé«Ä «ªÉÃPÁ£ÀAzÀgÀÄ AiÀiÁªÁUÀ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ J°è d¤¹zÀgÀÄ?

26) ªÀiÁPïð PÀ§â£ïgÀ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ DqÀ½vÀ ¸ÀÄzsÁgÀuÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß
§gɬÄj.

27) §AUÁ¼ÀªÀ£ÀÄß AiÀiÁgÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ AiÀiÁªÁUÀ «¨sÀf¹zÀgÀÄ?

28) UÁA¢üÃfAiÀĪÀgÀÄ `G¦à£À ¸ÀvÁåUÀæºÀ’ ªÀ£ÀÄß J°èAzÀ DgÀA©ü¹zÀgÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ
CzÀÄ J°è PÉÆ£ÉUÉÆArvÀÄ?

29) eÉ.«.¦. ¸À«ÄwAiÀÄ AiÀiÁgÁzÀgÀÆ E§âgÀÄ ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀ£ÀÄß ºÉ¸Àj¹.

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VI. F PɼÀV£À AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ½UÉ ¥ÀæwAiÉÆAzÀPÀÆÌ 15 jAzÀ 20 ªÁPÀåUÀ¼À°è
GvÀÛj¹ : (2 × 5 = 10)

30) ZÉÆüÀgÀ UÁæªÀiÁqÀ½vÀªÀ£ÀÄß «ªÀj¹.

31) ºÉÆAiÀÄì¼ÀgÀ ªÁ¸ÀÄÛ±ÉÊ°AiÀÄ ¥ÀæªÀÄÄR ®PëÀtUÀ¼À£ÀÄß «ªÀj¹.

32) gÁªÀiÁ£ÀÄeÁZÁAiÀÄðgÀ fêÀ£À ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¨ÉÆÃzsÀ£ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß «ªÀj¹.

33) ªÉÄʸÀÆgÀ£ÀÄß ‘ªÀiÁzÀj gÁdå’ ªÀ£ÁßV ªÀiÁqÀĪÀ°è «ÄeÁð E¸Áä¬Ä¯ïgÀªÀgÀ
¥ÁvÀæªÀ£ÀÄß awæ¹.

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VII. F PɼÀV£À AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ ¥Àæ±ßÉ UÀ½UÉ 30 jAzÀ 40 ªÁPÀåU¼
À °
À è GvÀj
Û ¹.
(2 × 10 = 20)
34) §ÄzÀÞ£À fêÀ£À ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¨ÉÆÃzsÀ£ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß PÀÄjvÀÄ ZÀað¹.
35) C¯èÁªÀÅ¢Ýãï T°ÓAiÀÄ ¸ÉʤPÀ ¸ÁzsÀ£ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß «±Éèö¹.
36) «dAiÀÄ£ÀUÀgÀ PÁ®zÀ zsÀªÀÄð, ¸Á»vÀå, PÀ¯É ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ªÁ¸ÀÄÛ²®àªÀ£ÀÄß «ªÀj¹.
37) ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ ªÉÆzÀ® ¸ÁévÀAvÀæöå ¸ÀAUÁæªÄÀ PÉÌ PÁgÀtUÀ¼ÄÀ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥ÀjuÁªÀÄUÀ¼£
À ÄÀ ß
«ªÀj¹.

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VIII. F PɼÀV£À WÀl£ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß PÁ¯Á£ÀÄPÀæªÀÄzÀ°è §gɬÄj. (4 × 1 = 4)

38) a) UÀÄ¥ÀÛ ±ÀPÉAiÀÄ DgÀA¨sÀ.
b) ªÀĺÀªÀÄäzï-©£ï-vÀÄWÀ®Pï£À gÁdzsÁ¤AiÀÄ ªÀUÁðªÀuÉ.
c) ªÉÄʸÀÆgÀÄ «±Àé«zÁå®AiÀÄzÀ ¸ÁÜ¥À£É.
d) ¨sÁgÀvÀPÉÌ DAiÀÄðgÀ DUÀªÀÄ£À.
IX. ¸ÀÆZÀ£ÉUÀ¼À£ÀéAiÀÄ F PɼÀV£À ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ¼À£ÀÄß GvÀÛj¹.
39) (A) ¤ªÀÄUÉ MzÀV¹gÀĪÀ ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ ¨sÀÆ¥ÀlzÀ°è F PɼÀV£À
LwºÁ¹PÀ ¸ÀܼÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß UÀÄgÀÄw¹ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥ÀæwAiÉÆAzÀÄ ¸ÀܼÀzÀ §UÉÎ
«ªÀgÀuÉ §gɬÄj. (5 + 5 = 10)

a) ºÀgÀ¥Àà
b) ¥Ál°Ã¥ÀÅvÀæ
c) ¨ÁzÁ«Ä
d) ©ÃzÀgï
e) ¥ÁArZÉÃj

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(zÀ馅 «PÀ®ZÉÃvÀ£À «zÁåyðUÀ½UÉ ªÀiÁvÀæ)
39) (B) PɼÀV£À ¥Àæ±ÉßAiÀÄ£ÀÄß 30 jAzÀ 40 ªÁPÀåUÀ¼À°è GvÀÛj¹. (1 × 10 = 10)

EªÀÄär ¥ÀÅ®PÉòAiÀÄ ¸ÁzsÀ£ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß «ªÀj¹.

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(English Version)
Instructions : 1. Write Sl. Nos. of the questions correctly.

2. Answer the questions according to the instructions given.

3. For Part-‘A’ questions only the answers first written will be
considered for evaluation.

4. Visually Challenged Students need to answer
Question No. 39 ‘B’ instead of map Question No. 39 ‘A’.

PART – A

I. Choose and write the correct answer from the given : (5 × 1 = 5)

1) The scientific digging of earth for unearthing sources is
a) Study of Monuments b) Study of Inscriptions
c) Excavations d) Study of Coins

2) The most famous ruler amongst the Ganga King’s
a) Mayura Varma b) Dantidurga
c) Dhurvinita d) Chavundaraya

3) The capital of the Pallava’s
a) Badami b) Talakadu
c) Banavasi d) Kanchi

4) The founder of Bengaluru
a) Madakari Nayaka b) Kempegowda I
c) Ranabhaire Gowda d) Shivappa Nayaka

5) Which report is called as the ‘Magna Carta of English education in India’?
a) Woods Despatch b) Macauley Report
c) Dhar Committee Report d) Nehru Report

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II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate answer’s given : (5 × 1 = 5)
(Fransico-De-Almeida, Kitab-Ul-Hind, The mound of the dead, The Aligarh,
Parshvanatha, Manzir-Ul-Insha)

6) The word Mohenjodaro means _______________.

7) The 23rd Thirthankara was _______________.

8) _______________ was the famous book of Alberuni.

9) _______________ was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India.

10) _______________ movement was started by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

III. Match the following : (5 × 1 = 5)

11) A B

a) Dayaram Sahani i) Shakti Vishistadwaita Philosophy
b) Kanishka ii) ‘Doctrine of Lapse’
c) Basaweshwara iii) Iron man of India
d) Lord Dalhousie iv) The Subsidiary Alliance
e) Vallabhbhai Patel v) Discovered Harappa
vi) The greatest king of the Kushana's
IV. Answer the following questions in 1 word or 1 sentence each : (5 × 1 = 5)

12) Who wrote the book 'Indica'?

13) Which was the inscription issued by Gautami Balashri?

14) Who was the founder of Kadamba dynasty?

15) What is Shivappa Nayaka's Shistu?

16) Who gave the call ‘Go back to Vedas’?

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PART – B

V. Answer any eight of the following questions in 2 words or 2 sentences each :
(8 × 2 = 16)

17) ‘No Sources No History’. Why?

18) What is the meaning of the term ‘Paleolithic’?

19) Which are the sects of Jainism?

20) Which were the two types of courts that existed in the Mauryan Period?

21) Who was Fa-hien? Why did he come to India?

22) Name two persons who influenced Shivaji.

23) Mention any two terms of the treaty of Shrirangapattana.

24) Name any two Land Revenue systems introduced by British in India.

25) When and where was Swami Vivekananda born?

26) Write any two administrative reforms of Mark Cubbon.

27) Who partitioned Bengal and when?

28) From where did Gandhiji start the ‘Salt March’ and where did it
culminate?

29) Name any two members of the JVP Committee.

PART – C

VI. Answer any two of the following questions in 15 to 20 sentences each :
(2 × 5 = 10)

30) Describe the Village administration of the Cholas.

31) Explain the main features of Hoysala Architecture.

32) Describe the life and teachings of Ramanujacharya.

33) Sketch the role of Mirza Ismail in making Mysore ‘A model state’.

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PART – D

VII. Answer any two of the following questions in 30 to 40 sentences each :
(2 × 10 = 20)

34) Discuss the life and teachings of Buddha.

35) Analyse the military achievements of Alla-ud-din-Khilji.

36) Describe the Religion, Literature, Art and Architecture of the Vijayanagara
Period.

37) Explain the causes and results of the first war of Indian Independence.

PART – E

VIII. Arrange the following events in chronological order : (4 × 1 = 4)

38) a) Commencement of Gupta Era.

b) Transfer of Capital by Muhammad Bin Tughluq.

c) The establishment of the Mysore University.

d) Advent of Aryans into India.

IX. Answer the following questions as indicated :

39) (A) Mark the following Historical Places on the outline map of India
provided to you and add an explanatory note. (5 + 5 = 10)

a) Harappa

b) Pataliputra

c) Badami

d) Bidar

e) Pondicherry

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PART – F

(For Visually Challenged Students only)

39) (B) Answer the following question in 30 to 40 sentences :
(1 × 10 = 10)
Describe the achievements of Pulikeshi II.

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