Maharashtra 12th Std Model Question Paper 2027 History

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Std. XII (H.S.C.) · Maharashtra State Board

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80

General instructions:
(1) All questions are compulsory.
(2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(3) Draw concept maps with a pen in the answer-book.
(4) Start each new question on a new page.

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(A) Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the statement:

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(i) Write the name: The headquarters of SEATO were located at -
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(ii) In 1440 _____ started printing press. (a) James Watt (b) Gutenberg (c) Aristotle (d) Homer

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(iii) The first explorer to circumnavigate the African continent _____. (a) Henry the Navigator (b)
Marco Polo (c) Bartholomew Dias (d) Columbus
(iv) The Dutch established their first colony at _____. (a) Chennai (b) Machilipatnam (c) Karikal (d)
Pondicherry
(v) Vasco-da-Gama was a seafarer from _____. (a) Poland (b) England (c) France (d) Portugal
(vi) The first atom bomb was dropped on the city of _____ during the aerial attack of America on
Japan. (a) Nagasaki (b) Hiroshima (c) Pearl Harbour (d) Stalingrad
(B) Find the incorrect pair and write the correct one: 4

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(i) [context: map of powers ruling parts of 18th-century India] Name the power that ruled Hyderabad.

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(ii) [context: map of the thirteen American colonies] In which colony is the city of Boston located?

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(iii) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Cold war began after Second World War
because _____ (a) America opposed the 'Marshall Plan' (b) Soviet Russia adopted communism and
America adopted capitalism (c) England supported Soviet Russia (d) America and Soviet Russia
decided to continue the process of Detente

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(iv) Find the incorrect pair and write the correct one. Group A - Group B: (a) Bandung - Berlin
Conference (b) Paris - The first pan African congress in 1919 (c) London - The first conference of
'African Association' in 1900 (d) Manchester - African unity conference

Q. 2.
(A) Write the name of the historical place / person / event: 4
(i) Write the name: The first European to arrive in India -
(ii) Find the incorrect pair and write the correct one. Group A - Group B: (i) Accession of the princely
state of Hyderabad - Swami Ramanand Tirth (ii) Signed instrument of accession of Kashmir -
Shaikh Abdullah (iii) Significant contribution in Goa liberation Movement - Mohan Ranade (iv) The
trade Unionist leader in Puducherry - V. Subbayya
(iii) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: No country was included in the ANZUS
treaty except Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America because - (a) They did not
want to let United Kingdom and France to have an upper hand (b) It was a military pact (c) It was a
secret pact (d) It was a pact only among countries with friendly relations
(iv) [context: map of the thirteen American colonies] On the coast of which ocean were the American
colonies located?
(B) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: 4
(i) Explain the statement with reasons: The 'Carnatic Wars' were fought between British and French.
(ii) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: The British wanted to gain control over
Myanmar, because _____. (a) they wanted to expand their empire (b) it was very important for them
to control the natural resources and market in Myanmar (c) they wanted to be on the forefront in the
colonial competition amongst the European nations (d) they wanted to teach a lesson to King
Thibaw of Myanmar
(iii) State your opinion: Japan surrendered in the Second World War.
(iv) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built naval
force _____ (a) to levy octroi on British trade (b) to protect local salt trade (c) to arrest the advances
of foreigners' infiltration in India (d) to construct sea forts

Q. 3.
(A) Observe the map and answer the questions: 5
(i) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: During the Second World War the
Independence movement in Africa was more intensified because - (a) The colonies in Africa threw
away the dominance of alien European powers (b) African leaders were trained in Western
education system (c) During the Second World War the British and the French began to give some
rights to the people in their colonies (d) European countries were involved in the Second World War
(ii) Write the name: The treatise written by Varahmihir -
(iii) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Ravindranath Tagore gave up his title
(Sir) because he wished - (a) To criticise 'Jallianwala Bagh Massacre' (b) To oppose Simon
Commission (c) To support Indian freedom struggle (d) To support Non-Cooperation Movement
(iv) Find the incorrect pair and write the correct one. Group A - Group B: (i) Arcebispo - Chief
Executive Officer (ii) Chancellor - Judge (iii) Vedor da Fazenda - In-charge of Company's
Possessions (iv) Capitaon - Captain
(v) Explain the statement with reasons: Industrial Revolution first began in England.
(B) Complete the concept maps (any FOUR): 8
(i) Write a short note: Speed Post

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(ii) Complete the concept map: Social reformers and their organisations - Depressed Classes
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Mission, Dr. Atmaram Pandurang, Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan, Bahishkrut Hitkarni Sabha

(iii) Answer in detail: Explain the meaning and policies of Non-Aligned movement.

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(iv) Write a short note: Cold War

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(v) Complete the concept map: Cities joined through Golden Quadrilateral (Suvarna Chatushkon
Yojana)
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(vi) Write a short note: AYUSH

Q. 4.
(A) Write short notes on the following (any THREE): 6
(i) Complete the concept web: contributions to environment conservation and preservation -
Premsagar Mestry (Water conservation), Medha Patkar, Chipko Movement, ...

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(ii) Complete the concept map: Newspapers published by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

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(iii) Complete the concept map: The spread of the British Empire was in these continents

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(iv) Answer in detail with points: Write in detail about the British East India Company - (a)

a Foundation (b) Powers given to the East India Company (c) Administrative structure of Factory
(v) Complete the concept map: Causes of rise of Colonialism

(B) Explain the following statements with reasons (any THREE): 9

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(i) Explain the statement with reasons: The Second World War occurred.

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(ii) State your opinion: India is a leading country in the field of space research.

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(iii) Explain the statement with reasons: The British government in India decided to return home.
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(iv) State your opinion: The policies adopted by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad are considered
progressive.
(v) Answer in detail with points: Write information about the impact of World Wars on India - (a) First
World War (b) Second World War

Q. 5.
State your opinion on the following statements (any THREE): 9
(i) Explain the statement with reasons: Indian rulers found it difficult to fight the Portuguese.
(ii) Explain the statement with reasons: The industrial revolution gave a momentum to colonialism.
(iii) Explain the statement with reasons: Ultimately the princely state of Hyderabad was acceded to
India.
(iv) State your opinion: The end of Second World War created an environment in which the process
of decolonisation gained speed.
(v) State your opinion: According to Swatantryaveer Savarkar, the Independence War of 1857 was
the first war of Independence.

Q. 6.
Answer the following questions in detail (any TWO): 10
(i) Answer in detail: Write in detail about the 'Goa liberation movement.'
(ii) Answer in detail with points: Write the information about geographical discoveries and explorers -
(a) Ibn Batuta (b) Captain James Cook (c) Bartholomew Dias
(iii) Answer in detail with points: Write information about Reorganisation of States in India - (a)
Jharkhand (b) Telangana (c) Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh

Q. 7.
Answer in detail with the help of the given points (any THREE): 15
(i) Answer in detail: Write the information about South Asian Association of Regional Co-Operation
(SAARC).
(ii) Answer in detail with points: Explain the expansion of Portuguese empire in India - (a)
Establishment of colonies (b) Administration (c) Policies of Religious Intolerance
(iii) Answer in detail with points: Reasons for freedom struggle of 1857 - (a) Discontent of Indian
soldiers in the British Army (b) Discontent among rulers of Princely states (c) Unsympathetic outlook
of the British
(iv) Answer in detail with points: Write about the India's defence affairs policy - (a) Kargil War (b)
Make in India (c) Job Opportunities
(v) Answer in detail with points: Explain the relation between Portuguese and Marathas - (a)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (b) Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj (c) Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj

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