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History Official 2019-2020 ISC (Arts) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

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History [Official]
Marks: 80 CISCE
ISC (Arts)

Academic Year: 2019-2020
Date: March 2020
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(Candidates are allowed an additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper. They must NOT start writing during this time.)

Answer Question 1 (Compulsory) from Part I and five questions from Part II, choosing two questions from Section A, two questions from Section B, and one question from either Section A or Section B.

The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].


PART I (20 Marks)
Answer all questions.
[1]1. (i)

Which political party formed ministries in a majority of the provinces after the elections of 1937?

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What was the significance of the Lahore Session of the Muslim League (1940)?

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[1]1. (iii)

Who was elected President of the All India Congress at the Haripura Session in 1938?

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[1]1. (iv)

Name any two princely states that had not signed the Instrument of Accession Accord by 15th August, 1947.

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[1]1. (v)

Which historical event posed the greatest threat to Indian democracy in the year 1975-76?

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[1]1. (vi)

What is the significance of December 1963 in the history of Nagaland’s demand for autonomy?

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[1]1. (vii)

What was the most significant contribution of the Janata Party (1977 – 1979) to the changing face of Indian democracy?

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[1]1. (viii)

Name the signatories of the Tashkent Declaration of 1966.

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[1]1. (ix)

Which international movement was based on the principles of Panch Sheel?

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[1]1. (x)

Mention any one social evil against which a campaign was launched by the Mahila Dakshita Samiti.

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Which event transformed World War II into a global conflict?

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[1]1. (xii)

Mention one tactical mistake made by Hitler during World War II.

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[1]1. (xiii)

State one important objective of the Hundred Flowers Campaign.

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[1]1. (xiv)

Name the first Prime Minister of independent Kenya.

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[1]1. (xv)

Why was the Berlin Wall erected in 1961?

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[1]1. (xvi)

Explain the term Détente.

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[1]1. (xvii)

Name the policies introduced in the USSR by Gorbachev.

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Why is the Civil Rights Act of 1964 considered a landmark in US legislation?

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Name the book written by Betty Friedan that sparked off the second wave of American Feminism in the 20th century.

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Explain the meaning of the term Intifada.

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PART II (60 Marks) (SECTION-A)
Answer five questions in all, choosing two questions from Section A, two questions from Section B, and one question from either Section A or Section B.
[6]2. (a)

Give an account of the revival of the INA and its contribution to India’s struggle for freedom under the leadership of Subhash Chandra Bose.

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[6]2. (b)

What were the main provisions of the Indian Independence Act?

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[6]3. (a)

Discuss the linguistic reorganisation of the state with reference to Andhra.

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[6]3. (b)

Discuss the linguistic reorganisation of the state with reference to Bombay.

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[6]4. (a)

With reference to India’s foreign policy, discuss the following:

The Kashmir problem and the outbreak of the Indo-Pak war of 1948-49.

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[6]4. (b)

Discuss the consequences of the Indo-Pak war of 1971.

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[6]5. (i)

Review the achievements of the Janata Government (1977 – 1979).

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[6]5. (ii)

Review the failures of the Janata Government (1977 – 1979).

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[6]6. (a)

What were the main features of the Towards Equality Report (1974)? 

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Discuss briefly the efforts made by various Women’s Movements in India, to root out the social evils of:

  1. Dowry.
  2. Domestic violence in the 1970s and 1980’s.
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[6]7. (a)

Discuss any four significant changes in Mussolini’s foreign policy after 1935, till the outbreak of World War II.

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Chapter: [7] World War-II
[6]7. (b)

Why did Britain and France follow a policy of appeasement towards Germany and Italy?

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[6]8. (a)

State any three causes of the Communist victory in the civil war in China in the year 1949.

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In the context of the civil war and the establishment of the People’s Republic in China, answer the following question:

What important economic changes were introduced by Mao Tse Tung under the Great Leap Forward?

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[12]9.

The Cuban Missile Crisis led to an escalation of international tensions and pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war. Discuss.

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[6]10. (a)

In the context of the protest movement in the USA, discuss the following:

The significant change in the attitude of the government towards racial discrimination in the USA.

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[6]10. (b)

In the context of the protest movement in the USA, discuss the following:

The impact of the Presidential Commission on the Feminist Movement in the USA (1960s – 1980s).

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[6]11. (a)

To what extent was Nasser responsible for the Suez War of 1956?

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[6]11. (b)

State the consequences of the Suez War of 1956.

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