Science (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for History

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 ____________.

Who among the following was the composer of ‘Prayaga Prashasti’?

Which of the following statement is correct regarding Mahnavami Dibba?

Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R).

Assertion (A): From c. 500 BCE norms were compiled in Sanskrit texts known as the Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras.

Reason (R): Brahmanas laid the codes of social behaviour for the society in general.

Consider the following statements regarding Al-Biruni’s description of the caste system.

1. Al-Biruni disapproved of the notion of pollution.
2. He suggested that social division was unique to India.
3. He believed the concept of social pollution, intrinsic to the caste system was contrary to the laws of nature.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Ahom kings belonged to ______.