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

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.

Choose the correct option.

Assertion(A): Agni was the God of Fire in the Vedic tradition.

Reason(R): Therefore offerings were made to Agni so that in form of smoke they would reach the Gods living in the sky and invoke their blessings.

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.

Consider the following statements :

a) Rig Veda consists of hymns in praise of Agni, Indra, Soma, etc.

b) Many of these hymns were chanted when sacrifices were performed.

Choose the correct option:

Analyze the limitations of Ain-i-Akbari as a source of Akbar’s reign.

Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:

1. Examine the reason for calling Meera Bai an ascetic figure.
2. Analyze Meera Bai’s relation with Mewar.
3. How was Mirabai unique among the poet-saints of the Bhakti movement?

Analyze the importance of Ain-i-Akbari as a source of Akbar’s reign.

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

1. How were the people informed about the conduct of the court?
2. How was the social control exercised in the court?
3. How did Akbar dispose of the appeals or cases in the court?

Which of the following informations are correct about Ain-i-Akbari?

1. Written by Abdul Razi in Arabic language.
2. Manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household.
3. Sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administrations.
4. Mulk-abadi, deals with the fiscal side of the empire.

'Kabir is known as one of the saints whose philosophy has greatly influenced the Bhakti Movement.' Justify the statement with suitable points.

Explain the limitations of epigraphy.

"Meera Bai was perhaps one of the best known woman poet within the Bhakti Tradition." Substantiate the statement.

Assertion (A): The book 'Sipah Abadi' was the important book on the military arid civil administration of the Mughals.

Reason (R): Book includes short biographical sketches of imperial officials like Mansabdars, Poets etc.

'Kabir Das is one of the most outstanding examples of a Poet-saint who has given extensive views on social situation, institution and on ultimate reality.' Explain the statement.

"Baba Nanak's vision of the sacred word was all inclusive." Explain the statement.

'Meerabai was a well known poet of North Indian Hindu Tradition.' Explain her philosophy and belief system.

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

1. How were the people informed about the conduct of the court?
2. How was the social control exercised in the court?
3. How did Akbar dispose of the appeals or cases in the court?

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

Read any five of the sources included in this chapter and discuss the social and religious ideas that are expressed in them.

What does the symbol of ‘empty seat’ symbolise?

Which of these was the cause of decline of Harappan civilisation?

Which of these was not worshipped by the Harappan?

Which of the following pairs associated with Buddha’s symbolic representation is incorrect?