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11th Public Exam March 2019 Model Question Paper

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History

Time : 02:30:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 90
    20 x 1 = 20
  1. The site of Mehrgarh has been associated with ________ culture.

    (a)

    Palaeolithic

    (b)

    Neolithic

    (c)

    Mesolithic

    (d)

    Chalcolithic

  2. _________ is the Buddhist text that makes a reference to Ajatashatru’s meeting of Buddha.

    (a)

    Jivakasinthamani

    (b)

    Acharrangasutra

    (c)

    Kalpasutra

    (d)

    Samannapha Sutta

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

    (a)

    Bimbisara

    (b)

    Ajatashatru

    (c)

    Ashoka

    (d)

    Mahapadma Nanda

  4. Indo-Greek style of art and sculpture is referred to as ___________

    (a)

    Mathura art

    (b)

    Gandhara art

    (c)

    Bagh art

    (d)

    Pala art

  5. Which is the least reliable of the sources for the study of Gupta period?

    (a)

    Literary sources

    (b)

    Epigraphical sources

    (c)

    Numismatic sources

    (d)

    Myths and legends

  6. Kambuja is modern __________

    (a)

    Assam

    (b)

    Sumatra

    (c)

    Annam

    (d)

    Cambodia

  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. In the reign of Rajaraja I, Mammallapuram was administered by a body called __________

    (a)

    Nattar

    (b)

    Maanagaram

    (c)

    Nagarattar

    (d)

    Urar

  9. Ibn Battutah was a ________ traveller

    (a)

    Moroccan

    (b)

    Venetian

    (c)

    Portuguese

    (d)

    Chinese

  10. Madhavacharya belonged to the philosophical school of__________.

    (a)

    Dwaita

    (b)

    Advaita

    (c)

    Visistadvaita

    (d)

    Pushti marga

  11. _____________preached the worship of God in the name of Krishna.

    (a)

    Mirabai

    (b)

    Ravidas

    (c)

    Tazkirah-i-Auliya-i- Hind

    (d)

    Guru Govind Singh

  12. ________won the Battle of Chausa due to his superior political and military skills.

    (a)

    Babur

    (b)

    Humayun

    (c)

    Sher khan

    (d)

    Akbar

  13. Akbar was crowned at the age of fourteen.

    (a)

    thirteen

    (b)

    fourteen

    (c)

    fifteen

    (d)

    sixteen

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

    (a)

    Kumarasambhava Champu

    (b)

    Devendra Kuravanji

    (c)

    Mudrarakshaschaya

    (d)

    Kumarasambhavam

  15. ______ was born in Shivner near Junnar.

    (a)

    Peshwa

    (b)

    Konkan

    (c)

    Serfoji II

    (d)

    Shivaji

  16. (i) Albuquerque was the real founder of the Portuguese Empire in India.
    (ii) Albuquerque attempted to stop the practice of Sati.

    (a)

    (i) is correct

    (b)

    (ii) is wrong

    (c)

    Both (i) and (ii) are correct

    (d)

    Both (i) and (ii) are wrong

  17. _____________ was the first Viceroy and Governor General of India accountable to the British Parliament.

    (a)

    Cornwallis

    (b)

    Canning

    (c)

    Wellesley

    (d)

    Hastings

  18. The British called ___________ the place where the office of Chief Administrative Head was situated.

    (a)

    Presidency

    (b)

    Rani Lakshmi Bai

    (c)

    thanas

    (d)

    Alexander Duff

  19. ___________defeated Nana Sahib's forus during the 1857 Rebelliion

    (a)

    Henry Lawrence

    (b)

    Major General Havelock

    (c)

    Sir Hugh Wheeler

    (d)

    General Neill

  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. Who were the Rig Vedic Gods?

  23. How did Bimbisara extend the territory of Magadhan Empire?

  24. What was the result of the war between Chandragupta and Seleucus Nicator.

  25. How did Harsha become the king of Kanauj?

  26. Scholars patronized by Mahmud of Ghazni

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

  28. What prompted Babur to invade India?

  29. Island of Bombay

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

  31. What is social reform?

  32. 7 x 3 = 21
  33. Write a note on Acheulian and Sohanian industries.

  34. Discuss the extensive trade on textiles carried on during the Mauryan period.

  35. Shrines at Elephanta and at Ellora.

  36. Why was Rajendra Chola called “Kadaramkondan”?

  37. Battle of Rakshasi – Tangadi (1565)

  38. Point out the impact of the Bhakti Movement.

  39. Dara Shukoh

  40. What do you know about the province?

  41. Impact of Industrial Revolution on Indian handloom weavers.

  42. Ahmadiya Movement

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

  45. Explain the schism in Jainism pointing out its implications.

  46. Attempt an account of traders and their long distance trade during the Sangam and the immediate post-Sangam period.

  47. Examine the role of guilds during Gupta period.

  48. Discuss the economic reforms of Ala-ud-din Khalji.

  49. Justify the statement “Temple was a social institution”.

  50. Write the administrative reforms of Gawan?

  51. Explain the impact of Sufism.

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

  53. Highlight the sources of revenue under the Peshwas.

  54. Describe the impact of Portuguese presence in India.

  55. What is meant by the provisions of the Subsidiary Treaty?

  56. Discuss the causes and results of Great Rebellion of 1857.

  57. Write the overall contribution of Brahmo Samaj

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