NBSE Class 11 Question Paper 2021 for History

Total number of printed pages: 3 NB/XI/HIS/1

2021
HISTORY
Full marks: 80 Time: 3 hours

General instructions:
i) Approximately 15 minutes is allotted to read the question paper and revise the
answers.
ii) The question paper consists of 29 questions.
iii) Marks are indicated against each question.
Answer to questions carrying 1 mark should not exceed one sentence.
Answer to questions carrying 2 marks should not exceed 50 words.
Answer to questions carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words.
Answer to questions carrying 6 marks should not exceed 200 words.
Answer to questions carrying 8 marks should not exceed 300 words.
N.B: Check that all pages of the question paper are complete as indicated on the top left
side.

1. What is the origin of the word Mesopotamia? 1

2. When did the royal city of Mari flourish? 1

3. Who was the first Roman Monarch in 27 BC? 1

4. When did the Islamic era begin? 1

5. Who introduced feudalism in England? 1

6. When did feudal system come to an end in France? 1

7. Who wrote ‘the Prince’? 1

8. Who was Petrarch? 1

9. From which word was the name Canada derived? 1

10. Who made the first commercial treaty with Japan? 1

11. State any two reasons as to why the village people migrate to cities. 2

12. Who founded the settlement of Rome? 2

13. Give two merits of Feudalism. 2

14. Mention two features of Humanism. 2

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15. What is the meaning of the term Industrial Revolution? 2

16. Why were the Americas called the ‘New World’? 2

17. How were the Christians persecuted by the Roman Emperors? 4

18. Describe briefly the teachings of Islam. . 4

19. Why was Christianity divided into Protestantism and Roman Catholic
Church? 4

20. What functions were performed by Zaibatsu? 4

Answer any two from questions 21 – 23

21. Write a note on the early cities of Mesopotamia :
i) Mari ii) Uruk iii) Tepe Gwara 2+2+2=6

22. Describe the achievements of Augustus. 6

23. Describe the struggle of the natives of America for their political rights. 6

Answer any three from questions 24 – 28

24. Describe the career and achievements of Caliph Harun Rashid. 8

25. What is meant by feudalism? Describe the main features of feudalism. 1+7=8

26. What is Renaissance? What were the causes of Renaissance
Movement? 1+7=8

27. How did the Industrial Revolution lead to the emergence of working
class? What was the condition of the working class during the Industrial
Revolution? 4+4=8

28. Describe the achievements of Meiji rule in Japan. 8

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29. On the map given below, 6 (six) areas have been numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 and 6. Name these numbered countries/places which represent the
following : 6x1=6

(a) Oldest planned city
(b) Capital of Eastern Roman Empire
(c) Birth of Renaissance
(d) Place where Prophet Muhammad migrated
(e) Meiji rule
(f) Beginning of Industrial Revolution

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