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+1 Public Exam March 2019 Model

11th Standard

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History

Time : 02:30:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 90
    20 x 1 = 20
  1. The ______________ inscriptions mention the trade contacts between Mesopotamia and Harappan civilisation.

    (a)

    Cuneiform

    (b)

    Heiroglyphics

    (c)

    Devanagiri

    (d)

    Kharoshti

  2. Among the 16 mahajanapadas, ______ emerged as the most powerful in northern India.

    (a)

    Kosala

    (b)

    Avanti

    (c)

    Magadha

    (d)

    Kuru

  3. The first known ruler of Magadha was ______ of the Haryanka dynasty.

    (a)

    Bimbisara

    (b)

    Ajatashatru

    (c)

    Ashoka

    (d)

    Mahapadma Nanda

  4. The regular interchange of ambassadors and correspondence ______

    (a)

    affected the regular trade from India to the West

    (b)

    facilitated regular trade from India to the West

    (c)

    facilitated regular trade from India to the East

    (d)

    none of the above

  5. Which one of the following is the wrong option for the rock-cut cave temple of Gupta Period ?
    (i) Udayagiri cave (Odisha)
    (ii) Ajanta and Ellora caves (Maharashtra)
    (iii) Elephanta cave (Maharashtra)
    (iv) Bagh (Madhya Pradesh)

    (a)

    i

    (b)

    ii

    (c)

    iii

    (d)

    iv

  6. Choose and match

    1.Simhavishnu Chalukya
    2.Jayasimhan I Rashtrakuta
    3.Aditya I Dockyard
    4.Mamallapuram Chola king
    (a)

    4, 3, 1, 2

    (b)

    4, 1, 2, 3

    (c)

    2, 1, 4, 3

    (d)

    4, 3, 2, 1

  7. ___________ was the ruler of Sind when the Arabs invaded it in the 8th century.

    (a)

    Hajjaj

    (b)

    Muhammad-Bin-Qasim

    (c)

    Jaya Simha

    (d)

    Dahar

  8. Match the Following

    1.Cantonments Padaividu
    2.Military outposts Dandanayagam
    3.Captain Nilaipadai
    4.Commander-in-chief Padaimudali
    (a)

    1, 3, 4, 2

    (b)

    4, 2, 1, 3

    (c)

    2, 1, 3, 4

    (d)

    2, 3, 1, 4

  9. ___________was the greatest ruler of the Sangama dynasty

    (a)

    Devaraya I

    (b)

    Devaraya II

    (c)

    Krishnadevaraya

    (d)

    Veera Narsasimha

  10. __________was one of the disciples of the Bhakti saint-poet Ramananda.

    (a)

    Chaitanya

    (b)

    Ravidas

    (c)

    Guru Nanak

    (d)

    Kabir

  11. __________ regarded God as the supreme beauty and believed that one must admire it.

    (a)

    Darmasena

    (b)

    parapakkam

    (c)

    Vishistadvaita

    (d)

    Sufis

  12. The fiscal administration of Akbar was largely based on the methods of ____________

    (a)

    Babur

    (b)

    Humayun

    (c)

    Sher Shah

    (d)

    Ibrahim Lodi

  13. The growth of Afghan power in the regions around Bihar and Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of___________.

    (a)

    Sher Khan

    (b)

    Sher Shah

    (c)

    Rani Durgavati

    (d)

    Akbar

  14. Name the book which was not written by Serfoji II.

    (a)

    Kumarasambhava Champu

    (b)

    Devendra Kuravanji

    (c)

    Mudrarakshaschaya

    (d)

    Kumarasambhavam

  15. The ______ was the chief village officer

    (a)

    Patel

    (b)

    Nayak rule

    (c)

    Raghunath Rao

    (d)

    Kotwal

  16. Francis Martin made___________ the strategic centre of French settlements in India.

    (a)

    Masuli patnam

    (b)

    Nagapattinam

    (c)

    Goa

    (d)

    Pondicherry

  17. The efforts of _______________ played a decisive part in getting the practice of sati abolished.

    (a)

    Warren Hastings

    (b)

    William Jones

    (c)

    Raja Rammohan Roy

    (d)

    Dayanand Saraswati

  18. Clive did not like his predecessor _____________ restoring Oudh to Shah Alam.

    (a)

    Diwan's duty

    (b)

    Nizam's function

    (c)

    Vansittart's decision

    (d)

    province of Oudh

  19. ___________brought Puli Thevar's three major forts, Nerkattumseval, Vasudevanallur amd Panayur under his control.

    (a)

    Mafus Khan

    (b)

    YusufKhan

    (c)

    Colonel Heron

    (d)

    NabikhanKattak

  20. The National Social Conference was organized at the initiative of___________

    (a)

    M. G. Ranade

    (b)

    DevendranathTagore

    (c)

    Keshab Chandra Sen

    (d)

    Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

  21. 7 x 2 =14
  22. What do you know of the Iron Age in India?

  23. What are the features of a centralised state?

  24. Explain the contribution of merchants to the expanding trade and commerce.

  25. Highlight the significance of Nalanda University during the Pala dynasty

  26. Mahmud becoming the ruler of Ghazni

  27. Name the founders of city of Vijayanagar. How did it get its name?

  28. What were the three major uprisings against Aurangzeb in the North?

  29. Write a note on Albuquerque.

  30. Write a note on the humiliating terms of the Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792) imposed on Tipu Sultan.

  31. Who are the members of the Prarthana Samaj?

  32. 7 x 3 = 21
  33. What do you know about the faith and belief system of the Harappans?

  34. What do you know of Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?

  35. Importance of Harsha’s criminal justice system.

  36. Write about the social hierarchy under Cholas.

  37. Explain the location of Golkonda fort and its splendour.

  38. Kabir’s teachings.

  39. The siege of Chittor by Akbar.

  40. Write a note on Cavalry

  41. Indentured Labour System.

  42. Singh Sabha Movement

  43. 7 x 5 = 35
    1. “Upper Palaeolithic culture marked an innovation in tool technology.” Elucidate

    2. List out the eightfold path of Buddha.

    1. Who were the Kalabhras? What do we know about them from Pulankurichi inscriptions.

    2. Examine the role of guilds during Gupta period.

    1. Give an account of the administrative system of the Delhi Sultanate.

    2. Irrigation and water management schemes resulted in agrarian surplus during the rule of Cholas.

    1. Write a note about Golkonda Fort.

    2. Explain the impact of Sufism.

    1. Explain how Akbar’s religious policy was different from the religious policy of Aurangzeb.

    2. Highlight the military conquests of Shivaji.

    1. Describe the impact of Portuguese presence in India.

    2. Explain the coffee plantation.

    1. Explain the organization of Palayakkarar system in South Tamilnadu.

    2. Write the issues of Phule

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