Karnataka 2nd PUC Question Paper 2026 History

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V1 – 2026
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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)

¸ÀÆZÀ£ÉUÀ¼ÀÄ : 1. ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ¼À PÀæªÀĸÀASÉåAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¸ÀjAiÀiÁV £ÀªÀÄÆ¢¸ÀĪÀÅzÀÄ.

2. ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¸ÀÆZÀ£ÉUÀ½UÀ£ÀéAiÀĪÁV GvÀÛj¸ÀĪÀÅzÀÄ.

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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.

P.T.O.

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I. PÉÆnÖgÀĪÀ DAiÉÄÌUÀ¼À°è ¸ÀÆPÀÛªÁzÀ GvÀÛgÀªÀ£ÀÄß Dj¹ §gɬÄj : (5 × 1 = 5)

1) ¥Àæw¥ÁzÀ£É (J) : ¹AzsÀÆ £ÁUÀjPÀvÉAiÀÄÄ ¥Àæ¥ÀAZÀzÀ ¥ÁæaãÀ
£ÁUÀjPÀvÉUÀ¼À°è MAzÁVzÉ.

PÁgÀt (Dgï) : EzÀÄ Ff¥ïÖ, ªÉĸÀ¥ÉÆmÉëÄAiÀiÁ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ aãÁ
£ÁUÀjPÀvÉUÀ¼À ¸ÀªÀÄPÁ°Ã£À £ÁUÀjPÀvÉAiÀiÁVzÉ.
a) (J) ¸ÀjAiÀiÁVzÉ (Dgï) vÀ¥ÁàVzÉ

b) (J) vÀ¥ÁàVzÉ (Dgï) ¸ÀjAiÀiÁVzÉ

c) (J) ªÀÄvÀÄÛ (Dgï) UÀ¼ÉgÀqÀÆ ¸ÀjAiÀiÁVªÉ ºÁUÀÆ (Dgï) (J) £À
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2) ‘ZÁ®ÄPÀågÀ ªÁ¸ÀÄÛ²®àªÀ£ÀÄß ¨sÁgÀwÃAiÀÄ zÉêÁ®AiÀÄUÀ¼À ªÁ¸ÀÄÛ²®àzÀ
vÉÆn֮Ē JAzÀÄ ºÉýPÉ ¤ÃrzÀªÀgÀÄ.

a) ¥À¹ð ¨Ëæ£ï b) «.J. ¹äxï

c) ¸ÀįÉʪÀiÁ£ï d) Jré£ï C£Áð¯ïØ

3) §ºÀªÀĤ ¸ÀįÁÛ£ÀgÀ ªÉÆzÀ® gÁdzsÁ¤.

a) zɺÀ° b) UÀÄ®âUÁð

c) CºÀªÀÄzï£ÀUÀgÀ d) ©eÁ¥ÀÄgÀ

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4) ‘DzsÀĤPÀ ªÉÄʸÀÆj£À ²°à ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¤ªÀiÁðvÀÈ’ JAzÀÄ ¥ÀjUÀt¸À®àlÖ
¢ªÁ£ÀgÀÄ.

a) gÀAUÁZÁ®Äð

b) PÁAvÀgÁd CgÀ¸ï

c) ±ÉõÁ¢æ LAiÀÄågï

d) ¸Àgï.JA. «±ÉéñÀégÀAiÀÄå

5) ‘dAiÀÄ ¨sÁgÀvÀ d£À¤AiÀÄ vÀ£ÀÄeÁvÉ’ ¥ÀzÀå §gÉzÀªÀgÀÄ.

a) PÀĪÉA¥ÀÄ

b) zÀ.gÁ. ¨ÉÃAzÉæ

c) ©.JA.²æÃ

d) ªÀÄAUÉÃ±ï ¥ÉÊ

II. PÉÆnÖgÀĪÀ GvÀÛgÀUÀ¼À°è ¸ÀjAiÀiÁzÀÄzÀ£ÀÄß Dj¹ ©lÖ ¸ÀܼÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¨sÀwð ªÀiÁr :
(5 × 1 = 5)
(ªÀÄAUÀ¯ï ¥ÁAqÉ, CzÉéöÊvÀ, PÀÄ£Àégï ¹AUï, PÀȵÀÚzÉêÀgÁAiÀÄ, ¸À¼À, §ÄzÀÞ ZÀjvÀ)

6) C±ÀéWÉÆõÀ gÀa¹zÀ PÀÈw _______________.

7) _______________ ºÉÆAiÀÄì¼À ªÀÄ£ÉvÀ£ÀzÀ ¸ÁÜ¥ÀPÀ.

8) «dAiÀÄ£ÀUÀgÀ ¸ÁªÀiÁædåzÀ ±ÉæõÀ× CgÀ¸À _______________.

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9) _______________ ±ÀAPÀgÁZÁAiÀÄðgÀ ¹zÁÞAvÀ.

10) ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ ¸ÁévÀAvÀæöå ¸ÀAUÁæªÀÄzÀ°è ©ænµï ¸ÁfðAmï£À£ÀÄß
PÉÆAzÀªÀgÀÄ _______________.

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

11) a) eÁ£ï ªÀiÁµÀð¯ï i) UÉƪÀÄämÉñÀégÀ «UÀæºÀ

b) ZÁªÀÅAqÀgÁAiÀÄ ii) ¹AzsÀÆ £ÁUÀjPÀvÉAiÀÄ
¸ÀA±ÉÆÃzsÀ£É

c) ªÀĺÀªÀÄzï UÀªÁ£ï iii) ªÀÄAqÀå ¸ÀPÀÌgÉ PÁSÁð£É

d) §¸ÀªÉñÀégÀ iv) ªÀÄzÀgÀ¸À

e) «ÄeÁð E¸Áä¬Ä¯ï v) PÁ°§AUÀ£ï

vi) PÁAiÀÄPÀªÉà PÉʯÁ¸À

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

12) PÀ£ÀßqÀzÀ ‘D¢PÀ«’ JAzÀÄ AiÀiÁgÀ£ÀÄß PÀgÉAiÀÄÄvÁÛgÉ?

13) avÀæzÀÄUÀðzÀ PÉÆÃmÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß gÀQë¹zÀ ªÀÄ»¼ÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ºÉ¸Àj¹.

14) PÀ©ÃgÀgÀÄ gÀa¹zÀ ¨sÀQÛVÃvÉUÀ¼ÀÄ AiÀiÁªÀ ¥ÀæPÁgÀzÀ°èªÉ?

15) ¨sÁgÀvÀPÉÌ ºÉƸÀ d®ªÀiÁUÀðªÀ£ÀÄß PÀAqÀÄ»rzÀªÀgÀÄ AiÀiÁgÀÄ?

16) ¸ÉÆÃjPÉ ¹zÁÞAvÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¥Àæw¥Á¢¹zÀªÀgÀÄ AiÀiÁgÀÄ?

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

17) ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ JgÀqÀÄ EvÀgÉ ºÉ¸ÀgÀÄUÀ¼À£ÀÄß w½¹.

18) PÀ«gÁdªÀiÁUÀðzÀ ¥ÀæPÁgÀ PÀ£ÁðlPÀzÀ ªÉÄÃgÉ J°èAzÀ J°èAiÀĪÀgÉUÉ
ºÀ©âvÀÄÛ?

19) ‘¤AiÉÆðyPï’ ¥ÀzÀzÀ CxÀðªÉãÀÄ?

20) ¹AzsÀÆ £ÁUÀjPÀvÉAiÀÄ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ £ÀUÀgÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß w½¹.

21) AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ ªÉÃzÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ºÉ¸Àj¹.

22) ¸ÀAUÀA AiÀÄÄUÀzÀ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ ¥Àæ¹zÀÞ PÀÈwUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ºÉ¸Àj¹.

23) ²ªÁfAiÀÄ vÀAzÉ vÁ¬Ä AiÀiÁgÀÄ?

24) ²ªÀ¥Àà £ÁAiÀÄPÀ AiÀiÁgÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ CªÀ£ÀÄ KPÉ ¥Àæ¹zÀÞ£ÁVzÁÝ£É?

25) gÁªÀiÁ£ÀÄeÁZÁAiÀÄðgÀÄ AiÀiÁªÀ ªÀµÀð ªÀÄvÀÄÛ J°è d¤¹zÀgÀÄ?

26) a¹Û ¥ÀAxÀzÀ E§âgÀÄ ¥ÀæªÀÄÄR ¸ÀAvÀgÀ£ÀÄß ºÉ¸Àj¹.

27) zÀvÀÄÛ ¥ÀÄvÀæjUÉ ºÀQÌ®è ¤Ãw JAzÀgÉãÀÄ?

28) AiÀiÁgÁzÀgÀÆ E§âgÀÄ wêÀæUÁ«Ä £ÁAiÀÄPÀgÀ£ÀÄß ºÉ¸Àj¹.

29) gÁdåUÀ¼À ¥ÀÄ£Àgï-gÀZÀ£ÉUÁV gÀa¸À¯ÁzÀ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ
¸À«ÄwUÀ¼À£ÀÄß w½¹.

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

30) ªÀĺÁ«ÃgÀ£À fêÀ£À ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¨ÉÆÃzsÀ£ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ªÀtÂð¹.

31) CPÀâgÀ£À zsÁ«ÄðPÀ ºÁUÀÆ gÀd¥ÀÆvï ¤ÃwAiÀÄ£ÀÄß «ªÀj¹.

32) ¥Áè¹ PÀzÀ£ÀzÀ PÁgÀtUÀ¼ÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥ÀjuÁªÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ AiÀiÁªÀŪÀÅ?

33) ¸Áé«Ä «ªÉÃPÁ£ÀAzÀgÀ ªÀåQÛvÀéªÀ£ÀÄß ZÀað¹.

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VII. PɼÀV£À AiÀiÁªÀÅzÁzÀgÀÆ JgÀqÀÄ ¥Àæ±ßÉ UÀ½UÉ 30 jAzÀ 40 ªÁPÀåU¼
À °
À è GvÀj
Û ¹ :
(2 × 10 = 20)

34) C±ÉÆÃPÀ£À fêÀ£À ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÁzsÀ£ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß «ªÀj¹.

35) ‘UÀÄ¥ÀÛgÀ PÁ®ªÀ£ÀÄß ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ EwºÁ¸ÀzÀ°è ¸ÀĪÀtð AiÀÄÄUÀ’ JAzÀÄ
PÀgÉAiÀįÁVzÉ. «±Éèö¹.

36) ªÉƺÀªÀÄzï ©£ï vÀÄWÀ®Pï£À DqÀ½vÁvÀäPÀ ¥ÀæAiÉÆÃUÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ªÀtÂð¹.

37) ¨sÁgÀvÀ gÁ¶ÖçÃAiÀÄ ZÀ¼ÀĪÀ½AiÀÄ°è UÁA¢üÃfAiÀĪÀgÀ ¥ÁvÀæªÀ£ÀÄß «ªÀj¹.

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

38) a) ªÉÄʸÀÆgÀÄ ¨ÁåAPï ¸ÁÜ¥À£É.
b) ªÀÅqï ªÀgÀ¢ eÁj.
c) ±ÀPÀ AiÀÄÄUÀ.
d) «dAiÀÄ£ÀUÀgÀ ¸ÁªÀiÁædå ¸ÁÜ¥À£É.
IX. ¸ÀÆZÀ£ÉUÀ½UÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ PɼÀV£À ¥Àæ±ÉßUÀ¼À£ÀÄß GvÀÛj¹ :
39) (A) ¤ªÀÄUÉ MzÀV¹gÀĪÀ ¨sÁgÀvÀzÀ ¨sÀÆ¥ÀlzÀ°è PɼÀV£À LwºÁ¹PÀ
¸ÀܼÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß UÀÄgÀÄw¹ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥ÀæwAiÉÆAzÀÄ ¸ÀܼÀzÀ §UÉÎ «ªÀgÀuÉ
§gɬÄj. (5 × 2 = 10)

a) vÀPÀ벯Á
b) PÀAa
c) DUÁæ
d) ²æÃgÀAUÀ¥ÀlÖt
e) d°AiÀÄ£ïªÁ¯Á ¨ÁUï
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(zÀ馅 «PÀ®ZÉÃvÀ£À «zÁåyðUÀ½UÉ ªÀiÁvÀæ)
39) (B) PɼÀV£À ¥Àæ±ÉßUÉ 30 jAzÀ 40 ªÁPÀåUÀ¼À°è GvÀÛj¹ : (1 × 10 = 10)

«dAiÀÄ£ÀUÀgÀ PÁ®zÀ zsÀªÀÄð, ¸Á»vÀå ªÀÄvÀÄÛ PÀ¯É-ªÁ¸ÀÄÛ²®àªÀ£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 first written answers will be
considered for evaluation.

4. Visually Challenged Students need to answer
question number 39 ‘B’ instead of Map question
number 39 ‘A’.

PART – A

I. Choose and write appropriate answer in the given options : (5 × 1 = 5)

1) Assertion (A) : The Indus Civilization is one of the ancient civilizations
of the world.

Reason (R) : It was the contemporary civilization of Egypt,
Mesopotamia and China.
a) (A) is true (R) is false
b) (A) is false (R) is true
c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

2) ‘Chalukya architecture is the cradle of Indian architecture’ is the
statement of
a) Percy Brown b) V.A. Smith
c) Sulaiman d) Edwin Arnold

3) The first capital of the Bahamani Sultans
a) Delhi b) Gulburga
c) Ahmednagar d) Bijapur

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4) The Diwan considered as ‘The Architect and Maker of Modern Mysuru’
a) Rangacharlu b) Kantharaja Urs
c) Sheshadri Iyer d) Sir. M. Vishweshwariah

5) The poem ‘Jaya Bharatha Jananiya Tanujathe’ is written by
a) Kuvempu b) Da.Ra. Bhendre
c) B.M.Shree d) Mangesh Pai

II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate answers given : (5 × 1 = 5)
[Mangal Pandey, Adwaita, Kunwar Singh, Krishnadevaraya, Sala,
Buddha Charita]

6) Ashwagosha wrote _______________.

7) _______________ was the founder of Hoysala dynasty.

8) _______________ was the greatest king of Vijayanagara Empire.

9) _______________ is the philosophy of Shankaracharya.

10) _______________ killed the British Sergeant during the First War of
Indian Independence.

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

11) a) John Marshall i) Gommateshwara Statue

b) Chavundaraya ii) Discovery of Indus Civilization

c) Mohammad Gawan iii) Mandya Sugar Factory

d) Basaveshwara iv) Madarasa

e) Mirza Ismail v) Kalibangan

vi) Kayakave Kailasa

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IV. Answer the following questions in 1 word or a sentence each : (5 × 1 = 5)

12) Who is called ‘Adikavi’ of Kannada?

13) Name the woman who saved the Chitradurga fort.

14) In which form is the devotional songs of Kabir composed?

15) Who discovered the new sea route to India?

16) Who propounded the drain theory?

PART – B

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

17) Mention two other names of India.

18) What is the extent of Karnataka according to Kavirajamarga?

19) What is the meaning of the term ‘Neolithic’?

20) Mention any two cities of Indus valley civilization.

21) Name any two Vedas.

22) Name any two famous works of the Sangam Age.

23) Who were the Parents of Shivaji?

24) Who was Shivappa Nayaka and why is he famous?

25) In which year and where was Ramanujacharya born?

26) Name two prominent saints of Chisti Order.

27) What is the doctrine of Lapse?

28) Name any two Extremist Leaders.

29) Mention any two committees formed for the Re-organization of States.

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PART – C

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

30) Describe the Life and Teachings of Mahaveera.

31) Explain the Religious and Rajput policy of Akbar.

32) What are the causes and results of the Battle of Plassey?

33) Discuss the personality of Swami Vivekananda.

PART – D

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

34) Explain the life and achievements of Ashoka.

35) ‘Gupta Age is called as the Golden Age in the History of India’. Analyse.

36) Describe the administrative experiments of Mohammed bin Tughlaq.

37) Explain the role of Gandhiji in the Indian National Movement.

PART – E

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

38) a) Establishment of Mysore Bank.

b) Implementation of Wood’s Despatch.

c) Saka Era.

d) Establishment of Vijayanagara Empire.

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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 on each. (5 × 2 = 10)

a) Takshashila

b) Kanchi

c) Agra

d) Srirangapattana

e) Jallianwala bagh

PART – F

(For Visually Challenged Students only)

39) (B) Answer the following question in 30 to 40 sentences :
(1 × 10 = 10)
Explain the Religion, Literature and art-architecture of Vijayanagara
period.

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Subject Name : HISTORY Subject Code : 21 (NS)

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