NBSE Class 12 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 31 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 is complete as indicated on the
top left side.

1. Where is Lothal situated? 1

2. Who wrote the book ‘Arthashastra’? 1

3. What is the meaning of Piyadassi? 1

4. Why is social history called grass root history? 1

5. How many Shalokas does the Mahabharata contain? 1

6. Where did Gautama Buddha attain enlightenment? 1

7. Name the first British antiquarian who visited Hampi in AD 1799. 1

8. Who was the founder of Islam? 1

9. When was the subsidiary alliance introduced in Awadh? 1

10. When did the Constitution of Indian republic come into force? 1

11. Name any four cities of the Harappan Civilization discovered by
the archaeologists. 2

12. Where is the Sanchi Stupa situated? Name the first foreigner who
discovered its ruins. 1+1=2

13. Name the two famous battles that Humayun fought against Sher Shah Suri. 2

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14. State any two causes of the birth of the Bhakti movement. 2

15. Why did Mahatma Gandhi suspend the Non-Cooperation Movement? 2

16. State any two problems faced by India at the time of partition of the country. 2

17. What is Kinship? Name the two types of Kinship. 2+2= 4

18. Summarize the central teachings of Jainism. 4

19. Describe the story of the discovery of Hampi. 4

20. Write a note on Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March. 4

Answer any two from questions 21 - 24

21. What were the reasons that led to the rise of Mahajanapada of Magadha? 6

22. Describe the nature and contents of the book Ain-i-Akbari. 3+3=6

23. What were the causes of rural indebtedness in india? 6

24. Why did the British establish hill stations in India? 6

Answer any three from questions 25 - 30

25. Describe the extent of the Harappan Civilization. How do the
archaeologists reconstruct the past? 4+4=8

26. Explain the main features of Mughal provincial administration.
How did the centre control the provinces? 5+3=8
27. Who was Ibn Battuta? Briefly describe what he wrote about the condition
of India. 1+7=8
28. Why was the revolt of 1857 particularly widespread in Awadh? What
prompted the peasants, Taluqdars and Zamindars to join in the revolt? 5+3=8
29. What are the circumstances that compelled the Britishers to leave India? 8

30. Write an essay on the Constituent Assembly of India. 8

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

(a) Sanchi Stupa
(b) Dockyard of Harappa
(c) Champaran Satyagraha
(d) Fort Saint George
(e) First session of INC 1885
(f) Hampi

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