NBSE Class 11 Question Paper 2022 History

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2022
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 to ensure that all pages of the question paper are complete as indicated on the
top left side.

1. Give the meaning of Hominid. 1

2. Name the earliest system of writing. 1

3. From which Latin word does the English word ‘City’ come? 1

4. Who transferred the capital of Roman Empire to Constantinople? 1

5. What is the source of Muslim Law? 1

6. Who was Charlemagne? 1

7. Who wrote Utopia? 1

8. Who first claim Brazil for Portugal? 1

9. Who invented the ‘spinning Jenny’? 1

10. From what word was the name ‘Canada’ derived? 1

11. What is carbon-14 dating? 2

12. Give two basic reasons for the growth of early cities. 2

13. Why was trade so significant to the Mongols? 2

14. Mention any two impacts of the European settlements in South Africa. 2

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15. Name two inventions in textile industry during the Industrial Revolution. 2

16. Mention two principles of Sun-yat-sen. 2

17. Describe the slave rebellion led by Spartacus. 4

18. Describe the circumstances leading to the Crusades. . 4

19. Mention four features of feudalism. 4

20. Explain the political ideas of Machiavelli. 4

Answer any two from questions 21 - 23

21. Describe the development of the art of writing. 6

22. Who was Prophet Muhammad? What were his teachings? 1+5=6

23. Describe the causes of aggressive nationalism in Japan. 6

Answer any three from questions 24 - 28

24. Examine the life of man in Neolithic Age. 8

25. Describe the career and achievements of Genghis Khan. 8

26. Explain the life of the Incas of Peru. Describe the policies of Pizarro
towards the Incas. 4+4=8

27. Describe the protest movements of the workers of England during the
Industrial Revolution. 8

28. What was the attitude of the Europeans towards the aboriginals of North
America? 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) Southern Ape
(b) Birth place of Islam
(c) Birth place of Genghis Khan
(d) Land of Incas
(e) Origin of Renaissance
(f) Origin of Zaibatsu

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