DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL GHAZIABAD
PRE-BOARD-1 2021-22
TERM II-CLASS XII
HISTORY - CODE 027
Time Allowed: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions: SET-A
i. This Question paper is divided into four sections-Section A, B, C and D
ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Section-A: Question no. 1 to 4 are Short Answer type questions of 3 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 80 words.
iv. Section-B: Question no. 5 to 7 are Long Answer type questions, carrying 6 marks. Answer to
this question should not exceed 150-200 words.
v. Section-C: Question no. 8 and 9 are Case Based questions, carrying 4 marks each with
subparts.
vii. Section-D: Question no. 10 is map based, carrying 2 marks
viii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted
Section A (Short Answer Type Questions)
1 What different demands were made by different members for the minorities in the New 3
Constitution?
2 Examine the policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 18th century. 3
OR
Why did zamindars often default on payment of land revenue?
3 Explain the economic cause of the revolt of 1857? 3
4 Analyze Gandhiji’s speech delivered at the foundation ceremony of Banaras Hindu University. 3
Section -B (Long Answer Type Questions)
5 ‘The revolt of 1857 was more than a mutiny’ Comment 6
6 Discuss the causes and programs of Non-Cooperation movement. Under what circumstances 6
was it withdrawn?
OR
Gandhiji unprecedented mass appeal is as much because of his concern for the poor as his
personal magnetism. Elucidate
7 “Mughal rulers efficiently assimilated heterogeneous populace within an imperial edifice”. 6
Support the statement.
OR
Assess the role played by women of the imperial household in the Mughal Empire
Section -C (Case Based Questions) 4x2
=8
8 Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows. 1+1
Nobles at Court +2
The Jesuit priest Father Antonio Monserrate, resident at the court of Akbar, noticed: =4
In order to prevent the great nobles becoming insolent through the unchallenged enjoyment of
power, the King summons them to court and gives them imperious commands, as though they
were his slaves. The obedience to these commands ill suits their exalted rank and dignity.
Answer the following Questions
(i) Who was Father Antonio Monserrate? 1
(ii) What inferences do you make about the Mughal emperor from the above remarks. 1
(iii) What were Antonio’s underlying remarks on the Mughal court? 2
9 Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows. 1+1
The problem with separate electorates +2=
At the Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi stated his arguments against separate 4
electorates for the Depressed Classes: Separate electorates to the “Untouchables” will ensure
them bondage in perpetuity … Do you want the “Untouchables” to remain “Untouchables”
forever? Well, the separate electorates would perpetuate the stigma. What is needed is
destruction of “Untouchability”, and when you have done it, the bar sinister, which has been
imposed by an insolent “superior” class upon an “inferior” class, will be destroyed. When you
have destroyed the bar sinister to whom will you give the separate electorates?
(i) What is called separate electorate? 1
(ii) Why did Mahatma Gandhi oppose it? 1
(iii) What was the purpose of Round Table Conference? Why did it fail? 2
10 Section-D Map Skill Base Question 1+1
=2
a) On the given political outline map of India, locate and label ANY ONE of the
following with appropriate symbol
I. The place where Gandhiji broke the salt law (1)
OR
II. The place where a congress session was held in 1920.
b) On the same outline map of India, a place related to the centers of the Revolt of 1857 is
marked as A. Identify it and write its name on the line drawn near them. (1)
(A)
