CBSE Class 12 History Sample Paper 2012 Solved Set B

PART-A

Answer the following questions.

1. Name the two sacrifices performed by the Kings during the Vedic times. 

2. State any two reasons for the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire. 

3. Mention two main functions of the Village Panchayats in the 16th and 17th centuries in India. 

4. Why did the Zamindars default on the payment of revenues under the British government? Give two reasons.  

5. Explain any two problems that historians may face while studying autobiograhies

PART -B

SECTION I

Answer any three of the following questions :

6. State the factors that helped Magadha emerge as the most powerful Mahajanpada in the 6th century BCE. 

7. “The Begums of Bhopal played a significant role in preserving the remains of Stupa at Sanchi.” Support this statement with suitable evidence.

8. Describe the trade relations of the Harappans with West Asia. 

9. ‘The rules of the Brahmanical text were not universally followed in ancient time’. Justify giving five evidence. 

PART B

SECTION II

Answer any two of the following questions :

10. ‘Bernier’s accounts influenced western theorists from the 18th century’. Give arguments to support the statement. 

11. What are the distinctive features of the Mughal mobility? Give any five. 

12. Why do you think that the traditions of Baba Guru Nanak remain significant even in the 21st century?

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