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

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In what way was the livelihood of the Paharias different from that of the Santhals?

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Do you think Ibn Battuta’s account is useful in arriving at an understanding of life in contemporary urban centres? Give reasons for your answer.

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On an outline map of the world mark the countries visited by Ibn Battuta. What are the seas that he may have crossed?

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Discuss the ways in which the Alvars, Nayanars and Virashaivas expressed critiques of the caste system.

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Why Was the Revolt Particularly Widespread in Awadh? What Prompted the Peasants, Taluqdars and Zamindars to Join the Revolt?

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Examine how and why rulers tried to establish connections with the traditions of the Nayanars and the sufis.

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Analyse, with illustrations, why bhakti and sufi thinkers adopted a variety of languages in which to express their opinions.

 On an outline map of India, plot three major sufi shrines, and three places associated with temples (one each of a form of Vishnu, Shiva and the goddess).

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To What Extent Are Census Data Useful in Reconstructing Patterns of Urbanisation in the Colonial Context?

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Describe the process of manuscript production in the Mughal court.

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To what extent do you think caste was a factor in influencing social and economic relations in agrarian society? 

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Discuss the ways in which panchayats and village headmen regulated rural society.

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How Did Mahatma Gandhi Seek to Identify with the Common People?

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How Was Mahatma Gandhi Perceived by the Peasants?

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Why Was the Charkha Chosen as a Symbol of Nationalism?

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How Was Non-cooperation a Form of Protest?

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In what way did Mahatma Gandhi transform the
nature of the national movement?

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Discuss, with examples, the distinctive features of Mughal chronicles.

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What Were the Ideals Expressed in the Objectives Resolution?

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To what extent do you think the visual material presented in this chapter corresponds with Abu’l Fazl’s description of the taswir (Source 1)?

Source 1 :- (In praise of taswir)

Abu’l Fazl held the art of painting in high esteem:-

Drawing the likeness of anything is called taswir. His Majesty from his earliest youth, has shown a great predilection for this art, and gives it every encouragement, as he looks upon it as a means both of study and amusement. A very large number of painters have been set to work. Each week, several supervisors and clerks of the imperial workshop submit before the emperor the work done by each artist, and His Majesty gives a reward and increases the monthly salaries of the artists according to the excellence displayed. .... Most excellent painters are now to be found, and masterpieces, worthy of a Bihzad, may be placed at the side of the wonderful works of the European painters who have attained worldwide fame. The minuteness in detail, the general finish and the boldness of execution now observed in pictures are incomparable; even inanimate objects look as if they have life. More than a hundred painters have become famous masters of the art. This is especially true of the Hindu artists. Their pictures surpass our conception of things. Few, indeed, in the whole world are found equal to them.