Commerce (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for History

Write a short essay  (250-300 words) on the following:

What were the concerns that influenced town  planning in the nineteenth century?

Write a short essay (about 250-300 words) on the following:

How were the lives of forest dwellers transformed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Map work

On an outline map of India, trace the major rivers and hill ranges. Plot ten cities mentioned in the chapter, including Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, and prepare a brief note on why  the importance of any two cities that you have  marked (one colonial and one pre-colonial) changed in the nineteenth century. 

Answer in 100-150 Words

What were Mahatma Gandhi’s arguments against Partition? 

Answer in 100-150 Words

What Were the Arguments in Favour of Greater Power to the Provinces?

Write a Short Essay (250-300 Words) on the Following:

What Connection Did Some of the Members of the Constituent Assembly Make Between the Political Situation of the Time and the Need for a Strong Centre?

Which of the following items has not been found in the Harappan graves?

Harappa is located on the banks of which river?

Which two strategies are adopted by the archaeologists to identify social differences among the Harappans?

Who composed the Prayag Prashasti in praise of Samudragupta?

Consider the following statements regarding gendered access to the property.

1. Women had no right to the paternal estate.
2. Paternal estate was divided equally amongst sons after the death of the parents.
3. Stridhana could be inherited by the children and husband of the woman.

Which of the statement(s) above is/are correct?

What was the name of the gana to which Buddha belonged to?

Which traveller called the ‘Mahanavami Dibba’ as the ‘House of Victory’?

On which of the following occasions was the ceremony performed at Mahanavami Dibba?

Consider the following statement:

1. After independence, most of the Harappan civilisation centres went over to Pakistan.
2. The Harappan script has been deciphered.
3. Rulers had an important role in Harappan civilisation.
4. Dead were buried in Harappa.

Which of the above is correct statement?

Sangam is literature of ____________ language.

Harishena was the court poet of ____________.

____________ is the birth place of Gautama Buddha.

At which place Lord Buddha attained true enlightenment?

Vitthala was the principal deity in vitthala temple. Vitthala was known as the incarnation of Lord ____________.