CBSE Sample Papers for Class 12 History Paper 3

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 12 History Paper 3

Board	CBSE
Class	XII
Subject	History
Sample Paper Set	Paper 3
Category	CBSE Sample Papers

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Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions

(i) Answer all the questions. Some questions have internal choice. Marks are indicated against each question.
(ii) Answer to question nos 1 to 3 carrying 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each.
(iii) Answer to question nos. 4 to 9 carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words. Students should attempt only 5 questions in this section.
(iv) Question 10 (for 4 marks) is a value based question and compulsory question.
(v) Answer to question nos 11 to 13 carrying 8 marks should not exceed 350 words.
(vi) Questions 14-16 are source based questions and have no internal choice.
(vii) Question 17 is a map question includes ‘identification’ and significant’ test items.

PART-A

Answer all the Questions Given Below:

Question 1:
Mention any four items found in the graves of the Harappans.

Question 2:
Who were the Khud-Kashta and Pali-Kashta?

Question 3:
Why were hill stations so important during the British rule?

PART-B
Section-I

Answer any Five of the Following Questions:

Question 4:
Write a note on the Harappan script.

Question 5:
Why were stupas built?

Question 6:
What were the rulers of Orissa, Deccan Sultans and Rayas termed as according to popular traditions?

Question 7:
Why is the tradition of Ziyarat called Urs?

Question 8:
Why Zamindars defaulted on payments of revenue demand?

Question 9:
What were the primary sources for reconstruction of the event of 1857?

Section II

Value Based Question Compulsory.

Question 10:
Read the following passage and answer the question that follow.

The Mahabharata describes how, when war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas became almost inevitable, Gandhari made one last appeal to her eldest son Duryodhana: By making peace you honour your father and me, as well as your well-wishers … it is the wise man in control of his senses who guards his kingdom. Greed and anger drag a man away from his profits; by defeating these two enemies a king conquers the earth … You will happily enjoy
the earth, my son, along with the wise and heroic Pandavas … There is no good in a war, no law (dharma) and profit (artha), let alone happiness; nor is there (necessarily) victory in the end – don’t set your mind on war … Duryodhana did not listen to this advice and fought and lost the war.
Which values may be reflected/highlighted from this passage?

PART-C

Answer All the Questions Given Below:

Question 11:
Write about the Dhamma of Ashoka whether it was influenced by Buddhism? Explain.
OR
Compare Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism.

Question 12:
Akbamama is one of the most illustrated Mughal official histories. Describe its content.
OR
Describe the importance of the painted image in Mughal manuscripts.

Question 13:
How did Gandhiji transform national movement into mass?
OR
Explain the ideals introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru in the objective is resolution that were to be kept in mind while framing the constitution of India.

PART – D

Source Based Questions

Question 14:
Reading the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follow
To justify their claims, Brahmanas often cited a verse from a hymn in the Rigveda known as the Purusha sukta, describing the sacrifice of Purusha, the primeval man. All the elements of the universe, including the four social categories, were supposed to have emanated from his body: The Brahmana was his mouth, of his arms was made the Kshatriya. His thighs became the Vaishya, of his feet the Shudra was bom.

1. Write the name of four vamas.
2. What is Purusha Sukta? Where is the rules of ideal occupations written?
3. How did the Brahmanas reinforce these?

Question 15:
Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follows.
This is how Ibn Battuta describes the postal system: In India the postal system is of two kinds. The horsepost, called uluq, is run by royal horses stationed at a distance of every four miles. The foot-post has three stations per mile; it is called dawa, that is one-third of a mile … Now, at every third of a mile there is a well populated village, outside which are three pavilions in which sit men with girded loins ready to start. Each of them carries a rod, two cubits in length, with copper bells at the top. When the courier starts from the city he holds the letter in one hand and the rod with its bells on the other; and he runs as fast as he can. When the men in the pavilion hear the ringing of the bell they get ready. As soon as the courier reaches them, one of them takes the letter from his hand and runs at top speed shaking the road all the while until he reaches the next dawa. And the same process continues till the letter reaches its destination. This foot-post is quicker than the horse-post; and often it is used to transport the fruits of Khurasan which are much desired in India.

1. Name the two kinds of postal systems.
2. How did the foot Post work?
3. How did the state encourage merchants in the 14th century?

Question 16:
Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follows.
For over twenty-four hours riotous mobs were allowed to rage through this great commercial city unchallenged and unchecked. The finest bazaars were burnt to the ground without a shot being fired to disperse the incendiaries (i.e. those who stirred up conflict). The … District Magistrate marched his (large police) force into the city and marched it out again without making any effective use of it at all…

1. To which event does this source refer to? Describe what the mobs were doing?
2. Why did Amritsar become the scene of bloodshed later in 1947?
3. What was the attitude of the soldiers and policemen towards the mob?

PART-E

Map Questions

Question 17:
17.1. On the given outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols, (a) Bijapur
(b) Mysore
17.2. On the same out line map of India, three centres related to the major Buddhist sites have been marked as A, B and C. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.

Answers

Answer 1:
(i) Jewellery of both men and women, an ornament consisting of three shell rings; a jasper and beads.
(ii) Hundreds of micro beads, copper mirrors.

Answer 2:
(i) Khud – Kashta: Cultivation on own land
(ii) Paki – Kashta: Cultivation on others land

Answer 3:
(i) The founding and setting of hill Stations was initially connected with the needs of the British army.
(ii) Hill Stations became strategic places for billeting troops, guarding frontiers and launching campaigns against enemy rulers.

Answer 4:
(i) Pictograph.
(ii) Not deciphered.
(iii) Writing on seals, Coppers stones,
(iv) Puzzling script.

Answer 5:
(i) There were other places too that were regarded as sacred. This was because relics of the Buddha such as his bodily remains were buried there. These mounds were known as stupa.
(ii) The tradition of erecting stupas may have been pre-Buddhist but they came to be associated with Buddhism.
(iii) Since they contained relics regarded as sacred; the entire stupa came to be venerated as an emblem both the Buddha and Buddhism.
(iv) By the second century, a number of stupas, including those at Bharhut, Sanchi, and Samath had been built.

Answer 6:
(i) According to popular traditions the rulers of Orissa were termed as ‘Gajapati’ lord of elephants.
(ii) The name of the then ruling lineage of Orissa was also ‘Gajapati’.
(iii) Deccan Sultans were termed ashavapati or lord of horses.
(iv) The rulers of Vijaynagara were called ‘rayas’. As per popular traditions they were called ‘narapati’ or lord of men.

Answer 7:
(i) Zyarat means pilgrimage to tombs of sufi saints in another words, it means to seek the Sufi’s spiritual grace that is barakat.
(ii) When the Shaikh died, has tomb, shrine became a centre of prilgrimage or devotion for his followers.
(iii) Ziarat meant, the pilgrimage to tomb on the death aniversary of the saint.
(iv) On other side, less signified the union of his soul with God. The purpose of both is the same. So ziarat is called urs.

Answer 8:
(i) The initial demands were very high. The demand was fixed for all time to come.
(ii) The East India company wanted to minimise anticipated loss. In case of increased income from land, when prices rose and cultivation increased.
(iii) High demand was imposed at a time in the 1790s when prices rose and cultivation increased.
(iv) Thus, when ryots failed to pay their dues to zamindars, zamindars could not collect rent, and they defaulted.

Answer 9:
(i) Records on rebel points, rebel proclamations and notifications, and also some letters of the rebel leaders.
(ii) Official accounts, memo’s and notes of officials, versions of colonial administrators and military men in letters, diaries, autobiographies and official histories.
(iii) Stories of the revolt: published in British newspapers and magazines.
(iv) Pictorial images produced by the British and Indians paintings: pencil drawings, sketchings, posters, cartoons, bazaar prints.

Answer 10:
(i) To keep control our ambitions.
(ii) To avoid greed & anger.
(iii) To follow brotherhood and Fraternity
(iv) Live with co-existence.

Answer 11:
(i) War of Kalinga changed the life of Ashoka, after victory of territories who began to pursue victory of Dhamma.
(ii) Ashoka adopted the important measures to promote his Dhamma. He set a personal example and gave a wide publicity to his law of piety through edicts engraved on stone pillars, rocks and caves.
(iii) He appointed Dhamma Mahamatras and geared his entire administration for this piirpose.
(iv) According to R.C. Majumdar, the aspect of Dharma which he emphasised was a code of morality rather than a system of religion.

Influenced by Buddhism

1. The main principle of Ashoka was to respect the elders.
2. Everyone should analyse their actions from time to time.
3.  Non-violence was the cardinal principle of Ashoka’s Dhamma.
4. Envy, anger, pride and untruth are all evils. To some extent it was influenced by Buddhism.

OR

1. Hinayana held firm to the letter of Buddha’s teachings. Mahayana to the spirit.
2. Hinayana developed with the Sangha as the center, Mahayana with the individual.
3. Hinayana believes in salvation by self effort, self discipline and meditation. Mahayana in salvation by faith.
4. Hinayana scripture were written mainly in Pali and are founded on the Tripitaka. Mahayana scripture were written in Sanskrit and are the Sutras.
5. Hinayana is centred around the acts of Buddha, Mahayana round the symbolism of his life and personality.
6. Hinayana stressed righteous action and the law of the Karma. Mahayana held that over and above the law of karma was the law of ‘karuna’ or compassion.
7. Hinayana’s ideal is the Buddha who strives after his own redemption, Mahayana upholds the ideal of the Bodhisattva or saviour who is concerned with the salvation.
8. Unlike Mahayanist, Hinyanists did not believe in ideal worship. However they did worship symbols.

Answer 12:

1. It is one of the most important mughal official histories.
2. It has a lot of paintings depicting battles, hunts, sieges building constructions, court scenes etc.
3. Abul Fazl was its author. He was widely read in Arabic, Persian, Philosophy, suffism etc.
4. He started his work in 1559 and worked for 13 years and repeatedly revised it. It is divided in three books. First two are chronicles and third is Ain-i-Akbari.
5. It is detailed description of Akbar’s reign in the traditional diachronic sense of recording politically significant events across time.
6. It depicts various aspects such as geographic, social cultural and administrative.
7. It represents the diverse population of Mughal Empire-Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists and Jains.
8. Abul Fazl wrote in the language that was ornate.

OR

1. Chronicles narrating the events of the Mughal emperors, reigns were richly endowed with paintings.
2. These miniatures served to enhance the beauty of the book.
3. Scenes or themes of the book were given visual expression.
4. Abul fazl described painting as a magical art. According to him, it had the power to make inanimate objects look as if they possessed life.
5. Paintings were believed to possess special powers of communicating ideas about the kingdom and the power of the kings in ways that written medium could not.
6. Bihzad contributed in spreading the cultural fame of the safavid court far and wide. They contributed to spreading the fame of the Mughal court.
7. Enabled artists to win patronage, prestige and rewards. Artists from Iran made their way to Mughal court. Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdur Samad accompanied Emperor Humayun to Delhi. While still others migrated in search of opportunities.
8. Abul Fazl cited that emperor as Saying, the artist has a unique way of recognising God when he must come to feel that he can not bestow life on his work.

Answer 13:

1. Simple life style.
2. Use of Hindi for communication.
3. Emphasis on truth, non violence, Swadeshi, boycott and Swaraj.
4. Importance of Charkha and Khadi.
5. Upliftment of women, poor and down-trodden.
6. Hindu Muslim unity.
7. Abolition of untouchability.
8. Balancing each and every section of society.

OR

1. On December 13, 1946, Jawahar Lai Nehru introduced the ‘Objective Resolution’ in the constituent Assembly’. It provided the framework within which constitution making was to proceed, defining the ideals of the constitution of Independent India.
2. It proclaimed India to be an ‘Independent Sovereign Republic.
3. Ultimate power was to be vested in the Indian people.
4. Guaranteed its citizen’s justice, social, economic and political equality of status, of opportunities and before the law.
5. Freedom of thought, expression, belief, fourth, worship, vacation, association and action, subject to law and public morality.
6. Assured adequate safeguards shall be provided for minorities, backward and tribal areas, depressed and other backward classes.
7. Shall maintain the integrity of the republic and its sovereign rights according to justice and the law of civilized nations.
8. These ideals embodied in the Objective Resolution are faithfully reflected in the Preamble of the constitution.

Answer 14:
(1) The four vamas are the Brahmans, Kshatriya, the Vaishyas and the Shudras.

(2) (a) Hymn in the Rigveda is known as the Purusha Sukta, 10th mandal.
(b) Rules of ideal occupation of four varnas are written in Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras.

(3) (a) Brahmanas reinforced these by advising the kings to enforce the order.
(b) By persuading people to believe caste was based on birth.

Answer 15:
(1) (i) Horse Post called ‘uluq’.
(ii) Foot post called ‘Dawa’.

(2) (i) The post was carried by men. After every on third of a mile, dawa, men were stationed
ready to carry forward the letter.
(ii) The courier held the letter in one hand and in the other a rod with bells, whereby the man in the pavilion on hearing these and other bells got ready to take forward the letter.
(iii) Used to run as fast as possible until he reached the next dawa. i.e., one third of a mile.

(3) (i) State encouraged merchants in the 14th century by equipping almost all trade routes
within inns and guest houses.
(ii) Setting up an efficient postal system on important trade routes to enable merchants to send information, remit credit across land distance, and dispatch goods at short notice.

Answer 16:
(1) (a) The event was communal riots all over the country during partition.
(b) The mobs were fighting against each other in the name of religion.

(2) (a) Panderal Moon, an administrator serving in Bahawalpur.
(b) At the time noted, how the police failed to fire even a single shot when arson and killings were taking place in Amritsar, 1947.
(c) The bloodshed continued for one year after 1947.

(3) (a) The policemen and soldiers under the British were almost in active.
(b) They were not taking interest because they were planning to go England.

Answer 17:

(2) (A) Nasik (B) Ajanta (C) Bodh gaya

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