K.V.NO.
2 Raipur
SAMPLE PAPER
2020-2021
Class 11 History
each.
• Section D:Answer to questions carrying 8 marks ( Question 24 to 26) should not
map with the answer book
SECTION A:- Attempt any 15 Objective type questions 1 mark each
SECTION B Source based questions: 1 mark each
A. Hamurabi
B. Sargon
Q.2 Innana was the Godess of.
A. The Moon
B. Love and War
C. Wind
D.Fire
Q.3 The Religion of Islam arose during the-
A.5th Century
B.6th Century
C.8th Century
D.7th Century
Q.4. What were Amphore?
A. A type of paint
B. A type of container
C. A type of animal
D. None of these
Q.5.------and Greek language were used in administration in roman empire?
A. Latin
B. Turkish
C. Mayan
D. Mandarin
Q.6. What was the name of Nomedic Arab Tribe?
A. Sanam
B. Qbila
C. Bedouins
D. Roza
Q.7 Zakat was a/an
A. Alms Tax
B. Trade Tax
C. Agriculture tex
Q 8.
Ptolemy’s Almagest was work on ______
(a) Mathematics
(b) Astronomy
(c) Philosophy
(d) Sociology
Q 9.
The families that gave more importance to women during the 15th century were those
of
(a) aristocrats
(b) artists
(c) merchants
(d) scholars
Q10.
The first Derby invented a _____ in 1709 C.E.
(a) Flying shuttle
(b) Blast Furnace
(c) The typewriter
(d) The locomotive
Q11.
Initially, canals were built in England to
(a) transport coal to cities
(b) transport food grains
(c) transport people
(d) transport raw cotton
Q 12.
The Native American tribe, which was forcibly evicted by US President Andrew
Jackson, was ____________
(a) Hopis
(b) Cherokees
(c) Metis
(d) Ottawas
Q13.
The _______ began to arrive on the continent of Australia over forty thousand years
ago.
(a) Aztecs
(b) Cherokees
(c) Aborigines
(d) Ottawas
Q 14
The slogan Fukoku Kyohei under the Meiji rule in Japan meant _______
(a) rich country, strong army
(b) strong lands, strong rivers
(c) rich lands, strong rivers
(d) rich country, weak neighbour
Q 15.
Mao Tse Tung advocated ways of solving social problems based on a survey
conducted in 1930 in
(a) Fuzhou
(b) Jiujiang
(c) Nanchang
(d) Xuanwu
Q.16.- Caliph Muawiya sifted his capital to
A. Mecca
B. Madina
C. Damascus
D. Iran
Q.17Read the passage and give the answer of following question
This woman’s head was sculpted in white marble at Uruk before 3000 BCE. The eyes
and eyebrows would probably have taken lapis lazuli (blue) and shell (white) and
bitumen (black) inlays, respectively. There is a groove along the top of the head,
perhaps for an ornament. This is a world-famous piece of sculpture, admired for the
delicate modelling of the woman’s mouth, chin and cheeks. And it was modelled in a
hard stone that would have been imported from a distance. Beginning with the
procurement of stone, list all the specialists who would be involved in the production
of such a piece of sculpture.
Questions one mark each
(i) Which material was used for sculpting the Warka Head?
(ii) Why is there a groove on top of the head?
(iii) What is the sculpture admired for?
Q.18The Seal – An Urban Artefact
In India, early stone seals were stamped. In Mesopotamia until the end of the first
millennium BCE, cylindrical stone seals, pierced down the centre, were fitted with a
stick and rolled over wet clay so that a continuous picture was created. They were
carved by very skilled craftsmen, and sometimes carry writing: the name of the
owner, his god, his official position, etc. A seal could be rolled on clay covering the
string knot of a cloth package or the mouth of a pot, keeping the contents safe. When
rolled on a letter written on a clay tablet, it became a mark of authenticity. So the seal
was the mark of a city dweller’s role in public life.
Questions one mark each
(i) How was seals made in early Mesopotamia?
(ii) What was the possible writing on the seals?
(iii) What was the significance of seal in a city dweller’s life?
Q.19 Islamic Calendar
The Hijri era was established during the caliphate of Umar, with the first year falling
in 622 CE. A date in the Hijri calendar is followed by the letters AH. The Hijri year is
a lunar year of 354 days, 12 months (Muharram to Dhul Hijja) of 29 or 30 days. Each
day begins at sunset and each month with the sighting of the crescent moon. The Hijri
year is about 11 days shorter than the solar year. Therefore, none of the Islamic
religious festivals, including the Ramazan fast, Id and hajj, corresponds in any way to
seasons. There is no easy way to match the dates in the Hijri calendar with the dates in
the Gregorian calendar (established by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 CE). One can
calculate the rough equivalents between the Islamic (H) and Gregorian Christian (C)
years with the following formulae:
(H × 32 / 33) + 622 = C
(C – 622) × 33 / 32 = H
Questions 1 mark each
(i) What is a Hijri year?
(ii) How can we calculate the rough equivalents between the Islamic (H) and
Gregorian Christian (C) years?
(iii) What is the difference between Hijri year and solar year?
SECTION C short questions 3 marks each
Q.20.What was the policy of taxation in the Roman empire?
Q.21.What were the effects of the Crusades on Europe and Asia?
Q.22.How did the landscapes of America receive changes?
Q.23Compare details of Italian architecture of this period with Islamic architecture.
SECTION D Source based questions: 1 mark each
Read the passage and give the answer of following question
Q24.Thomas Jefferson, third President of the USA, and a contemporary of
Wordsworth,
spoke of the natives in words that would lead to a public outcry today:
This unfortunate race which we have been taking so much pains to civilize… have
justified extermination.
Questions:
(i) Who was Thomas Jefferson?(1)
(ii) Why was Thomas Jefferson known for?(2)
(iii) What were his views about native Americans?(2)
Q.25.We also caused to be painted, by the exquisite hands of many masters from
different regions, a splendid variety of new windows… Because these windows are
very valuable on account of their wonderful execution and the profuse expenditure of
painted glass and sapphire glass, we appointed an official master craftsman for their
protection, and also a goldsmith—who would receive their allowances, namely, coins
from the altar and flour from the common storehouse of the brethren, and who would
never neglect their duty to look after these
Questions:
1. Who was appointed for the protection of windows?(1)
2. Windows were precious. How?(2)
3. Who would receive their allowances, namely coins?(2)
Q.26.Takes up a space that many poor supplied;
Space for his lake, his park’s extended bounds,
Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds;
The robe that wraps his limbs in silken cloth
Has robbed the neighboring fields of half their growth.
— Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village.
Questions
(i) Who wrote this? Write the name of the book from which it was taken.(1)
(ii) What do you understand by the Enclosure Movement?(2)
(iii) Write any two effects of this movement.()2
SECTION E long question 8 marks each
Q.27Discuss the features of town planning of early urban society.
OR
What were the effects of the Crusades on Europe and Asia?
Q.28 Discuss the effects of early industrialization on British towns and villages and
compare these with similar situations in India.
OR
What were the interesting features of the inventions of this period?
Q.29
What do you understand by the scientific revolution in Europe during the period of
the renaissance?
OR
Q29.
Why is Italian architecture in sixteenth-century appear the most excellent and
admiring?
SECTION F MAP BASED QUESTION
Q.3O On the given map of West Asia, mark and locate any 5 cities:
On the map of Britain, mark and locate the following cotton textile manufacturing
areas.
(i) Newcastle
(ii) Nottingham
(iii) Birmingham
(iv) Glasgow
(v) Leicester
(vi) London
