HSC Arts (English Medium) 12th Standard Board Exam - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Write short Note.

European Crusades

Write the name of a historical place/person/event.

Commission established vide Human Right Protection Act.

In 1440 ______ started the printing press.

In 1609 ______ made a modified telescope.

Write the name of a historical place/person/event:

Father of the empirical science.

Write the name of a historical place/person/event:

A scientist who told the world that the center of our planetary system is the 'Sun' and not the 'Earth' - ______

Write the name of a historical place/person/event:

The treatise was written by Varahmihir - ______

Explain the following statement with reason.

The European renaissance is supposed to have reached its zenith in the 15^th-16^th centuries.

State your opinion:

The European natural scientists of the 17^th century laid the foundations of modern science.

Answer the following questions in detail.
Give detailed information on the development of science and scientific inventions during the renaissance period.

Write a short Note.
Nature of Colonialism

Find the incorrect pair from group 'B', and write the corrected one.

Explain the following statement with reason.

The Indian rulers had to obtain cartaz.

Explain the following statement with a reason.

Indian rulers found it difficult to fight the Portuguese.

Answer the following question in detail.
Which are the places where the Portuguese established their colonies?

Marathas defeated the Portuguese during the siege of ______.

The younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa I defeated ______ the at Vasai.

Write the name of a historical place/ person/event:
The first Europeans to arrive in India - ______ 

Write the name of a historical place/person/event:

The place where the Portuguese stored ammunition –

Write the name of the historical place/person/event.
The title conferred on Raja Ram Mohan Roy by the Mughal Badshah