CBSE Class 12 History Sample Paper 2012 Solved Set A

PART A

1. Mention any two strategies that were used to increase agricultural production from the 6th century BCE. 

2. State any two problems faced by AlBiruni in writing an account of India. 

3. Describe any two practices associated with the Chishti Silsila of the Sufis. 

4. State any two difficulties faced by the census commissioners in collecting and classifying the data. 

5. What was the attitude of the Indian National Congress towards the Second World War? 

PART B

SECTION I

Answer any three of the following questions

6. Describe the growth of temple architecture in the early Indian period. 

7. Explain the factors that should be kept in mind by the historian while handling textual traditions. 

8. Explain the relationship between the Varna system and the occupation according to the Brahmanical texts. How did the Brahmanas reinforce these? Explain two.

9. Mahabharata is a good source to study the social values of ancient times. Support this statement with suitable arguments. 

PART B

SECTION II

Answer any two of the following questions.

10. Who were Nayakas and Amara Nayakas? Describe their role in the administration of Vijayanagar Empire. 

11. Analyse how the Mughal Emperor’s Court procedures reflected his status and power. 

12. Describe any three strengths and two limitations of the ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ as an important document in the study of the Mughal period. 

PART B

SECTION III

Answer any three of the following questions :

13. Describe the life style of the Pahariyas in the late 19th century. 

14. ‘Rumours circulate only when they resonate, with the deep fears and suspicion of the people’. How was this statement true in the context of the Revolt of 1857? 

15. Critically examine the impact of Cabinet Mission Proposals on Indian polity. 

16. List any five ways in which the Taluqdars of Awadh were affected by the British policy.  

Please refer to attached file for CBSE Class 12 History Sample Paper 2012 Solved Set A