MH 12th Question Paper June 2026 History

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(MSBSHSE) Class 12
2026
June Session Question
Paper · History
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Page No. 1/8 Subject Code J-270 Seat No.

DATE : 23/06/2026 E
SUBJECT : HISTORY (38)
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(ii) Figures to the right side indicate full marks.
(iii) Draw concept maps with pen in the answer sheet.
(iv) Start a new question on a new page.

Q. 1. (A) Choose the correct alternatives and rewrite the statements : (6) 10

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(i) The first explorer to circumnavigate the African continent _____ .
(a) Henry the Navigator
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(ii) The trading licence to
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(a) Sir George Oxenden (b) Queen Elizabeth I
(c) Princess Braganza (d) Charles II

(iii) The political relations between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and
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(a) King Hari Singh
(b) Swami Ramanand Tirth
(c) Pandit Mahadevshastri Joshi
(d) Keshavrao Jedhe

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Page No. 2/8 Subject Code J-270
(v) H.S. Williams was the first person to think of _____ unity.
(a) Asian (b) Australian
(c) American (d) African
(vi) A legal agreement was signed in Geneva in 1947 which is known
as _____.
(a) SEATO (b) NATO
(c) GATT (d) SAARC

(B) Find the incorrect pairs from every set in group ‘B’ and write
the correct ones : (4)
(i) Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
(a) First Anglo — Lord Amherst
Burmese War
(b) Second Anglo — Lord Dalhousie
Burmese War
(c) Third Anglo — Lord Dufferin
Burmese War
(d) Declaration of — George Washington
Independence of America

(ii) Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
(a) Firang — Indian sword made with
Portuguese blades
(b) Firangis — Portuguese later applied to
all Europeans
(c) Bardesh — The Northern region of Goa
(d) Chauthai — One tenth income of the tax payer
(iii) Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
(a) Bandung — Berlin Conference
(b) Paris — The first pan African congress
in 1919

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(c) London — The first conference of ‘African
Association’ in 1900
(d) Manchester — African unity conference
(iv) Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
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Samvardhan Samiti
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Q. 2. (A) Write the names of historical places/persons/events/countries: (4) 8
(i) The treatise written by Varahmihir –
(ii) Charles II, King of England was engaged to –

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Russia, Italy and America in the first World War –

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(iv) The idea of Commonwealth Games was introduced by –

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(B) Choose the correct reasons (4)
(i) 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
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(b) to protect natural beauty of Kashmir.
(c) to protect Kashmir from European intruders.
(d) to protect European tourist in Kashmir.

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Page No. 4/8 Subject Code J-270
(iii) United Nations Organization was established after the Second
World War, _____
(a) to suppress defeated nations.
(b) to spread colonialism in all over the world.
(c) to maintain peace in all over the world.
(d) for eradication of illiteracy.
(iv) India became the member of World Trade Organization,
because _____
(a) India wanted to compete with other nations.
(b) India cannot stay aloof from global economy.
(c) India adopted the policy of liberalization.
(d) India wanted to be in the leading position at global level.

Q. 3. (A) Observe the given map and answer the questions based on it : (5) 13

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(i) What information does this map give?
(ii) Name the important centres of freedom struggle located in present
Maharashtra.
(iii) Name the important centres of freedom struggle located in present
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(i) Complete the concept map :

European powers
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Depressed Classes Mission
Hitkarni Sabha
Bahishkrut
Ahmad Khan
Sir Sayyad

Social reformers
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(iii) Complete the concept map :

Persons who participated in the liberation
movement of Dadra and Nagar-Haveli

(iv) Complete the concept map :

Founder
countries of
Non-Aligned
Movement
(NAM)
Yugoslavia

(v) Complete the concept map :

Cities joined through Golden
Quadritateral (Suvarna
Chatushkon Yojana)

(vi) Complete the concept map :

Sponsorers
working for
eradication of
Polio

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Q. 4. (A) Write short notes (Any THREE) : (6) 15
(i) Cartaz
(ii) Vykom Satyagraha
(iii) Anusheelan Samiti
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American War of independence.
(ii) The ‘Carnatic Wars’ were fought between British and French.
(iii) The Second World War occurred.
(iv) The British granted independence to Myanmar in 1948.

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(i)
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(ii) Portuguese established colonies in India.
(iii) The policies adopted by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad are considered
progressive.
(iv) The process of decolonisation began in the African continent.
(v) Tourism industry is a continuously developing field.
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(iii) Write the information about South Asian Association of Regional
Co-Operation (SAARC).

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Q. 7. Answer the following questions in detail with the help of given points 15
(Any THREE) :

(i) Write the information about geographical discoveries and explorers –
(a) Ibn Batuta
(b) Captain James Cook
(c) Bartholomew Dias

(ii) Explain the relation between Portuguese and Marathas –
(a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
(b) Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj
(c) Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj

(iii) Write about Indian National Congress –
(a) Background
(b) Foundation
(c) Moderate and extremist thought process

(iv) Write information about the impact of World Wars on India –
(a) First World War
(b) Second World War

(v) Write about the India’s defence affairs policy –
(a) Kargil War
(b) Make in India
(c) Job Opportunities
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