Arts (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for History

Consider the following events:

1. Abolition of sati
2. Passing of Widow Remarriage Act.
3. The beginning of the revolt
4. Queen’s Proclamation

The correct chronological order of these events is?

Consider the following events:

1. Soldiers revolted at Meerut.
2. Bahadur Shah Zafar declared the leader of Barker.
3. Awadh was captured by the British.
4. Relief of Lucknow was painted by Thomas Jones Barker.

Write these events in correct chronological order.

Assertion (A): British built European architectural style buildings in Bombay.

Reason (R): Familiar landscape in an alien country.

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. First spinning and weaving mill set up in Bombay
2. Asiatic Society founded by Sir William Jones
3. Supreme Court set up in Calcutta by EIC
4. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi

Choose the correct option.

Who among the following made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making?

Mahatma Gandhi wanted to make ______ language as the national language.

Which of the following languages Gandhiji favoured as the national language?

Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the question : 

A Prayer to Agni

Here are two verses from the Rigveda invoking Agni, the God of Fire:
Bring, O strong one, this sacrifice of ours to the Gods, O wise one, as a liberal giver. Bestow on us, O priest, abundant food. Agni, obtain, by sacrificing, mighty wealth for us. Pro-cure, O Agni, forever to him who pays to you (the gift of) nourishment the wonderful cow. May a son be ours, offspring that continues our line...
Verses such as these were composed in a special kind of Sanskrit, known as Vedic Sanskrit. They were taught orally to men belonging to priestly families.

Why were sacrifices performed during the Vedic Period?

Study this Mughal painting entitled 'Jahangir Shooting the Figure of Poverty' carefully and answer the following question by choosing the correct option:

The artist has enveloped the target in a dark cloud to suggest: ______ 

Study this Mughal painting entitled 'Jahangir Shooting the Figure of Poverty' carefully and answer the following question by choosing the correct option:

The animals are seen in the painting underneath the feet of the emperor stand for: ______ 

Study this Mughal painting entitled 'Jahangir Shooting the Figure of Poverty' carefully and answer the following question by choosing the correct option:

The chain descending from heaven is a symbol of: ______ 

Study this Mughal painting entitled 'Jahangir Shooting the Figure of Poverty' carefully and answer the following question by choosing the correct option:

The ‘halo’ shown around the face of Jehangir indicates: ______ 

Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow.

The flight of the written word

In Abu’l Fazl’s words:

The written word may embody the wisdom of bygone ages and may become a means to intellectual progress. The spoken word goes to the heart of those who are present to hear it. The written word gives wisdom to those who are near and far. If it was not for the written word, the spoken word would soon die, and no keepsake would be left us from those who are passed away. Superficial observers see in the letter a dark figure, but the deep sighted see in it a lamp of wisdom (chirag-i shinasai ). The written word looks black, notwithstanding the thousand rays within it, or it is a light with a mole on it that wards off the evil eye. A letter (khat) is the portrait of wisdom; a rough sketch from the realm of ideas; a dark light ushering in day; a black cloud pregnant with knowledge; speaking though dumb; stationary yet travelling; stretched on the sheet, and yet soaring upwards.

1. Why were words considered as the lamp of wisdom?    
2. How has Abul Fazal related words with knowledge?    
3. How did Abul Fazal refer to the difference between a ‘common viewer's observation’ and the ‘observation of a learned person?    

Match the following and select the correct option.

“Be lamps unto yourselves as all of you must work out your own liberation.” Identify the essence of the words of Buddha from the options given below.

Which one of the following languages was favored by Gandhiji as the national language?

"Art and Literature as much as the writing of history have helped in keeping alive the memory of 1857." Explain the statement in reference to Rani Lakshmibai.

How did Gandhiji try to bring peace in various areas after the independence of India? Explain.

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? 

Describe the main teachings of Buddhism.