CBSE Sample Papers for Class 12 History Paper 5

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 12 History Paper 5

Board	CBSE
Class	XII
Subject	History
Sample Paper Set	Paper 5
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 the two rules about classification of people in terms of ‘Gotra’ under Brahmanical practice around 1000 BCE onwards.

Question 2:
Write the two ideas of Brahmanical system challenged by the lingayats.

Question 3:
How were towns often defined in opposition to rural areas during precolonial times? Give any two points of differences.

PART – B
Section – I

Answer any Five of the Following Questions:

Question 4:
Mention the characteristics features of domestic architecture at ‘Mohenjodaro’.

Question 5:
What information can be gleaned from the 5th century inscription found in Mandasor? Discuss.

Question 6:
Mention the main characteristics of the Vithala temple of Vijaynagara.

Question 7:
Give a brief description of central administration of Mughal.

Question 8:
Explain the provisions of the subsidiary Alliance imposed on Awadh in 1801 by the British.

Question 9:
The discussions within the Constituent Assembly were also influenced by the opinion expressed by the public. Examine the statement.

Section – II

Value Based Question

Question 10:
Read the following passage and answer the question that follow.
‘The problem of the ‘untouchables’ could not be resolved through protection and safeguards alone. Their disabilities were caused by the social norms and the moral values of caste society. Society had used their services and labour but kept them at a social distance; refusing to mix with them or dine with them or allow them entry into the temples.
Which values will be helpful to bring the change for the welfare of untouchables?

PART – C

Answer All the questions given below:

Question 11:
What type of sources have been used to reconstruct the history of Mauryan Empire? Explain with examples.
OR
Explain the extent of the Mauryan Empire.

Question 12:
Krishnadeva Raya was the greatest king of the Vijaynagara kingdom. Discuss.
OR
Death of Krishnadeva Raya affected the Vijaynagara Empire. How? Explain.

Question 13:
Explain the changes reflected in the history of urban Centres in India during the 18th century with special reference to network of trade.
OR
What were the main characteristics of the towns established by the Mughals in 16th & 17th centuries?

PART – D

Source Based Questions

Question 14:
Reading the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follow

This is an excerpt from the Adi Parvan (literally, the first section) of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, describing why conflicts arose amongst the Kauravas and Pandavas: The Kauravas were the … sons of Dhritarashtra, and the Pandavas … were their cousins. Since Dhritarashtra was blind, his younger brother Pandu ascended the throne of Hastinapura (see Map 1) … However, after the premature death of Pandu, Dhritarashtra became king, as the royal princes were still very young. As the princes grew up together, the citizens of Hastinapura began to express their preference for the Pandavas, for they were more capable and virtuous than the Kauravas. This made Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas, jealous. He approached his father and said, “You yourself did not receive the throne, although it fell to you, because of your defect. If the Pandava receives the patrimony from Pandu, his son will surely inherit it in turn, and so will his son, and his. We ourselves with our sons shall be excluded from the royal succession and become of slight regard in the eyes of the world, lord of the earth!” Passages such as these may not have been literally true, but they give us an idea about what those who wrote the text thought. Sometimes, as in this case, they contain conflicting ideas.

1. Why did the citizens of Hastinapur express preference for Pandavas?
2. Explain the reactions of Duryodhana against Pandavas.
3. Explain the criteria of patrilineal succession.

Question 15:
Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Here is a composition attributed to Kabir: Tell me, brother, how can there be No one lord of the world but two? Who led you so astray? God is called by many names: Names like Allah, Ram, Karim, Keshav, Hari, and Hazrat. Gold may be shaped into rings and bangles. Isn’t it gold all the same? Distinctions are only words we invent… Kabir says they are both mistaken. Neither can find the only Ram. One kills the goat, the other cows. They waste their lives in disputation.

1. Mention three teachings of Kabir.
2. How did Kabir describe the ultimate Reality?
3. Name any two scriptures in which verses ascribed to Kabir have been compiled.

Question 16:
Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel said: It is no use saying that we ask for separate electorates, because it is good for us. We have heard it long enough. We have heard it for years, and as a result of this agitation we are now a separate nation … Can you show me one free country where there are separate electorates? If so, I shall be prepared to accept it. But in this unfortunate country if this separate electorate is going to be persisted in, even after the division of the country, woe betide the country; it is not worth living in. Therefore, I say, it is not for my good alone, it is for your own good that I say it, forget the past. One day, we may be united … The British element is gone, but they have left the mischief behind. We do not want to perpetuate that mischief. (Hear, hear). When the British introduced this element they had not expected that they will have to go so soon. They wanted it for their easy administration. That is all right. But they have left the legacy behind. Are we to get out of it or not?

1. Why are we now a separate nation?Explain.
2. Explain the remarks made by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel after the division of the country.
3. Why did the demand for separate dectorates provoke anger and dismay amongst most nationalist? Expalin.

PART – E

Map Questions

17.1. On the given outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols.
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Chanhudaro

17.2. On the same outline map of India, three centres related to the cities under British control in 1857 have been marked as A, B and C. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.

Answers

Answer 1:
1. (a) Each gotra was named after a vedic seer.
(b) Women were expected to give up their father’s gotra and adopt that of their husband on marriage and the members of the same gotra could not marry.

Answer 2:
(a) Lingayats were the followers of a Brahmana named Basavanna who worship Shiva in his manisfestation as Linga. After the death devotee will be united with Shiva and return to this world.
(b) They challenged the idea of caste and ‘pollution’ attributed to certain groups by Brahmanas and questioned the theory of rebirth.

Answer 3:
(a) Towns were to represent specific form of economic activities and cultures. People from different groups-artisans, traders, administrators and rulers were there.
(b) Whenever the countryside people subsisted by cultivating land, forging in the forest or rearing animals.

Answer 4:

1. The residential building of the Lower Town at Mohenjodaro provides the examples of
   domestic architecture.
2. Many were centred on a courtyard with rooms on all sides. Every house had its own bathroom paved with bricks, drains connected through the wall to the street drains.
3. Many houses had wells, often in a room that could be reached from the outside.
4. There were no windows in the wall along the ground level and the main entrance placed with a view to maintain the privacy of the occupants.

Answer 5:
(i) The Mandasor inscription records the history of a guild of silk weavers who originally lived in Lata (Gujarat) and migrated to Mandasor.
(ii) It gives details of their journey and insight into the nature of guilds.
(iii) From the inscription we gather some of members of the guild followed other occupations and were not silk weavers.
(iv) The guild members collectively invested a portion of their wealth to construct a temple. The temple was dedicated to the Sun God.

Answer 6:
(i) The Vitthala temple had various characteristics.
(ii) The principal diety of the temple was Vitthala. He was an incarnation of Vishnu.
(iii) Vitthala was generally worshiped in Maharashtra. The temple had several Halls.
(iv) This temple had a unique shrine designed as a chariot.

Answer 7:
(i) Emperor himself was the head of central administration of Mughals. There were some
important ministers in Mughal administration.
(a) Mir Bakshi:

1. (i) He was the paymaster general. He used to stand in the open court on the right side of the emperor.
2. (ii) He presented all candidates for appointment or promotion. His office used to prepare ’ orders bearing his seal and signature of emperor as well.

(b) Diwani-i-Alla and Sadr-ur-Sadur:

1. There were two important ministers at the centre. Diwan-i-Ala was the finance minister and Sadr-ur-Sadur was minister of grants or Maded- i-maash.
2. He was the incharge of appointing gazis or local judges. All three ministers worked as an advisory body but generally were independent from each other.

Answer 8:
(i) The Subsidiary Alliance was executed in 1801 on Awadh. The Nawab of Awadh had to stop his military force.
(ii) As per the Subsidiary Alliance the British could position their soldiers within the territories of the kingdom.
(iii) The Nawab was forced to act in accordance with the advice of the British Resident and he was attached to the court of the Nawab.
(iv) As a result of the restrictions the Nawab became absolutely dependent on the British. He became a puppet in the hands of the British. The British curtailed all the privileges of the Nawab and he could not enter into agreements with other ruler without the permission of the British.

Answer 9:
(i) The discussions within the Constituent Assembly were also influenced by the opinions expressed by the public. The arguments were reported in the newspapers and the proposals were publically debated.
(ii) Criticisms and counter criticisms in the press in turn shaped the nature of the consensus that was ultimately reached on specific issues. To create a sense of collective participation the public was also asked for submission.
(iii) LOW caste groups demanded an end to ill treatment by upper caste people and reservation of separate seats on the basis of their population in legislatures, government departments and local bodies.
(iv) Linguistic minorities asked for ‘freedom for speech in mother tongue’ and the redistribution of provinces on linguistic basis”.

Answer 10:
(i) Harmony
(ii) Fraternity
(iii) Equality
(iv) Cooperation & coordination etc.

Answer 11:

1.  The most valuable sources are Asokan inscriptions that have been found from many areas in the Indian sub-continent including the peninsula. These are encised either on pillars of stone or on rock and consisted of the 14 rock edits.
2.  The valuable contemporary works-Arthashastra of Kautilya supposed to be the minister of Chandragupta Maurya.
3. Greek and Latin sources have preserved impressions and accounts of travellers who visited India at this time. The most valuable is the account of Megasthenes-‘Indica’.
4. He visited the court of Chandragupta Maurya and stayed at Patliputra for sometimes. Original text is not available now.
5. Several Buddhist and Jaina literary texts both in Sanskrit and Pali. This period can be profitably used for historical reconstruction.
6. Jatakas, the Digha Nikaya, the Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsha and Mahavamsha and Divyavadana, a collection of legends built around Asoka survived in Tibetan and Chinese sources.
7. The Puranas contain legends interspread with religions teachings in the section on genealogy and list of rules of different dynasties. Mauryas are one of them. The historicity has to be verified from other sources because the Puranas date from 4th century CE and later.
8. Archaeological exavations are an invaluable source of information on the material culture. Unearthed at Patliputra, finds of Northern Black Polished ware and coins are a frequent occurance at Mauryan sites.

OR

1. Asokan inscriptions corroborated by archaeological data are a reliable guide to the extent of the Mauryan Empire.
2. Magadha was the home province of the Mauryas. Patliputra was its capital. Incriptions- Ujjaini, Taxila, Kausambi, Tosali and Survarmagmi.
3. Kashmir was included in the Asokan Empire. It had close connection with the area of modem Nepal since the foothills were a part of the empire. In the east its influence extended as far as the Ganga delta.
4. Modem Tamluk was an important port on the east coast from where ships sailed to Burma. Sri Lanka as well as South India. Broach was another major port on the west coast.
5. Kandahar formed the westernmost extension of the Mauryan Empire and the Asokan inscriptions mention the Gandharas, Kambojas as his borderers.
6. They maintained close contacts with their neighbours-Seleucid empire and Greek kingdom through North-West-Close relation were with Sri Lanka.
7. After the Kaling war, Asoka no longer tried to conquer foreign dominions by military conquest but tried to conquer them ideologically and through missionaries of peace.
8. Asokan inscriptions in the South mention the Cholas, Pandyas, Saiyaputras and keralaputras; with whom he was on friendly terms.

Answer 12:

1. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the Tuluva dynasty and some historians consider him to
   be the greatest of all the Vijaynagar rulers. The mle was characterised by expansion and consolidation.
2. His greatest achievement lay in the broad toleration that prevailed in his empire. In a series of battles, the Raichur Doab was acquired in 1572, Ruler of Orissa subdued in 1574. Vijaynagara emerged as the strongest military power in the South.
3. It flourished under conditions of unparalleled peace and prosperity. Foreign travellers like Barabosa, Paes and Nuniz. Speak of his efficient administration and prosperity of the empire under his rule.
4. Agriculture flourished and to increase production the Rayas undertook wise irrigation policy.
5. There was flourishing in land, coastal and overseas trade which was an important source of general prosperity agriculture wealth was supplemented by numerous industries were textiles, mining and metallurgy.
6. Krishnadeva Raya was also a great builder. He built a new town near Vijaynagara named Magalapuram after his mother.
7. Krishnadeva Raya was a scholar of Telegu and patron of Telegu, Kanada and Tamil poets. His reign marked a new era in Telegu literature.
8. He was the man of much justice, who cherished his subjects and their welfare. It was remarked by foreign traveller as ‘Paes’.

OR

1. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to Tuluva dynasty, and most powerful ruler of Vijayanagara. Under his rule kingdom witnessed unparalleled peace and prosperity.
2. He gave the empire the necessary political stability by defeating his enemies.
3. After his death, the empire began to collapse. Rebellious military chief not only harassed his successor but sought to assert themselves.
4. By 1542 power sliped into the hands of the Aravidu dynasty.
5. The military achievements of the Vijaynagara rulers as well as those of the Deccan Sultanates resulted in shifting alignments and eventually led to the alliance of the sultanates against Vijaynagara.
6. During the reign of Sadashiva Raya policy of trying to play off various Muslim powers in order to maintain a balance of power in favour of kingdom.
7. It led to the three rulers-Bijapur, Ahmed nagar and Golconda to form an alliance. They decisively defeated the Vijaynagara army in the battle of Talikota and sacked the city.
8. The death of Krishnadeva Raya adversely affected the Vijaynagara kingdom. After the defeat at Talikota, the kindgom lingered on its focus shifted to the east. Aravidu dynasty ruled from Penukonda and later from Chandragiri.

Answer 13:

1. After 1800 urbanisation in India was sluggish according to careful study of censuses and
   beneath this picture of changelessness.
2. There were significant variations in the pattern of urban development in different regions.
3. The smaller towns had little opportunity is grow economically. On the other hand, Calcutta Bombay and Madras, grew rapidly and soon become sprawling cities.
4. The growth of these three cities as the new commercial and administrative centres was at the expense of other existing urban centres.
5. They functioned as collection on depots for the export of Indian manufacturer such as cotton textiles in 18th and 19th centuries.
6. After the Industrial Revolution in England this trend was reversed and these cities instead became the entry point for British manufactured goods and for expert of Indian raw material.
7. The nature of this activity shortly differentiated these colonial cities from India’s traditional towns and urban settlements.
8. Economic activity near the river or sea led to the development of docks and ghat. Along the shore East India company established their godowns.

OR

1. The main characteristics of the towns built by the Mughals in 16th & 17th centuries, as they were famous for their concentration of population, their monumental buildings and their imperial grandeur and wealth.
2. Agra, Delhi and Lahore were important centres of imperial administration and control. Residence of these centres of power loss symbolic of the status and prestige of a noble.
3. The presence of the emperor and the nobleman in these centres meant that a wide variety of services had to be provided.
4.  Artisans produced exclusive handicrafts for the households of nobles. Grain from the countryside was brought into urban markets for the town dwellers and the army.
5. The treasury was also located in the imperial capital. Thus, the revenue of the kingdom flowed into the capital regularly.
6. The Emperor lived in a fortified palace, the town was enclosed by a wall with entry and exit being regularly by different gates.
7. There were gardens, mosques, temples, tombs, colleges, bazaars, and carvanserais within the town.
8. The focus of the towns was oriented toward the palace and the principal mosque.

Answer 14:
(i) (a) The citizens preferred the Pandavas to the Kauravas.
(b) Pandavas were more capable and virtuous.

(ii) (a) The preference of citizen for the Pandavas made Duryodhana jealous.
(b) He said to his father, you, yourself did not get the throne.
(c) The throne fell to you, because of your defect.

(iii) (a) The criteria of patrilineal succession, comes from father to son, grandson and so on.
(b) Consequently, sons could claim the resources of their fathers when the latter died.

Answer 15:
(i) (a) Emphasised Hindus and Muslims are one and worship the same god.
(b) He urged the Hindus and Muslims to give up external of religion.
(c) Sympathised with the poor and identified into them.

(ii) (a) Kabir described the ‘Ultimate Reality’ as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Pir.
(b) Several terms from the ‘Vedantic traditions such as Alakh, Nivakar, Brahman were also taken.

(iii) (a) The Kabir Bijak.
(b)The Kabir granthavali.

Answer 16:
(1) (a) Dicisive policies followed by the British and the leagues insistance and belief that
only in Pakistan, the interests of the muslim minorities would be safeguard.
(b) The congress inability to rein the communal elements in their organisation and the activities of communal bodies like the RSS and the Hindu Mahasabha.

(2) (a) The policy had been introduced by the British in their self interest to divide the countryand enable them to rule.
(b) The British had gone, he believed it would be detrimental for the unity of the nation and had to be discarded.

(3) (a) Demand for separate electorates created anger and dismay among most nationalists.
(b) They feared it would create divide loyalties and hinder the unity of the nationstate.
(c) They were haunted by the fear of continued civil war, riots and violence.

Answer 17:

(2) (A) Surat , (B) Patna , (C) Culcutta

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