CBSE Class 12 History Mock Tests

Q1.Who deciphered the ancient Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts in 1838, opening new directions in Indian epigraphy?

Q2.The Prayaga Prashasti (Allahabad Pillar Inscription), composed in praise of Gupta ruler Samudragupta, was authored in classical Sanskrit by his court poet:

Q3.Which Mahajanapada emerged as the most powerful state between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE in northern India?

Q4.The Sudarshana Lake, an artificial irrigation reservoir in Saurashtra (Gujarat), was originally constructed during the reign of the Mauryas and rebuilt around 150 CE by the Shaka ruler:

Q5.The earliest punch-marked coins (6th century BCE onward) minted in India were made of which metals?

Q1.Under the leadership of V.S. Sukthankar in 1919, a team of scholars prepared the Critical Edition of which major ancient Indian epic?

Q2.The rule of Patriliny, common in early Indian monarchies, means:

Q3.According to the Manusmriti, which occupational duty was assigned strictly to the Shudra varna?

Q4.Which ruling dynasty in the Deccan broke the ideal Brahmanical rules of endogamy and patriliny by taking metronymics (names derived from mothers, like Gotamiputa)?

Q5.The silk-weavers guild from Lata (Gujarat) who migrated and settled in Dashapura (Mandasor, Madhya Pradesh) built a magnificent temple dedicated to:

Q1.Why was the Great Stupa at Sanchi preserved in its original location, while the Stupa at Amaravati was reduced to ruins?

Q2.The central hemispherical mound of a Buddhist stupa is called the:

Q3.What is the central philosophical doctrine of Jainism preached by Vardhamana Mahavira (the 24th Tirthankara)?

Q4.In Buddhist monastic discipline, what is the term for the collection of rules and regulations governing monks and nuns in the Sangha?

Q5.The magnificent monolithic rock-cut temple carved top-down from an entire hillside at Ellora (Maharashtra) in the 8th century is the:

Q1.Al-Biruni, who came to India from Khwarizm (Uzbekistan) in the 11th century, authored which encyclopedic Arabic text on Indian culture and science?

Q2.The Moroccan globe-trotter Ibn Battuta, author of the travelogue Rihla, was appointed as the Qazi (Judge) of Delhi by which Delhi Sultan?

Q3.What two postal communication systems in 14th-century India were described in detail by Ibn Battuta?

Q4.The French physician and traveler François Bernier compared Mughal India unfavorably to contemporary Europe, asserting that the root cause of Indian poverty was:

Q5.Which barriers did Al-Biruni identify as obstructing deep understanding of Indian society and Sanskrit literature by foreign observers?

Q1.The early Tamil Bhakti movement was spearheaded by the Alvars and Nayanars, who were devoted to which deities?

Q2.The celebrated Tamil text Nalayira Divyaprabandham, composed by the Alvars, is revered in South India as the:

Q3.The Virashaiva (Lingayat) movement in 12th-century Karnataka was founded by which minister in the Kalachuri court?

Q4.The hospice or center of community life where a Sufi Pir/Shaikh lived, taught disciples, and held open musical sama gatherings was called a:

Q5.Kabir's poetry, composed in vernacular Sant Bhasha and collected in the Kabir Bijak and Guru Granth Sahib, emphasized:

Q1.The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in 1336 along the banks of the Tungabhadra river by which two brothers?

Q2.Which Persian diplomat and traveler visited Vijayanagara in the 15th century and recorded his astonishment at finding seven rings of massive fortifications that encircled not just the city, but agricultural fields and forests?

Q3.Under which ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty did the Vijayanagara Empire reach its cultural, economic, and territorial zenith?

Q4.The Amara-Nayaka system was an important political and military innovation of Vijayanagara, where the Nayakas were:

Q5.The decisive battle fought in 1565 where the combined armies of the Deccan Sultanates (Bijapur, Golconda, and Ahmadnagar) defeated Vijayanagara and sacked the capital is known as:

Q1.The Ain-i Akbari, which provides an exhaustive statistical account of Mughal agrarian administration, revenue assessments, and court culture, was authored by:

Q2.In Mughal agrarian society, the term Jins-i Kamil referred to:

Q3.What was the difference between Khud-kashta and Pahi-kashta peasants in 17th-century rural India?

Q4.The hereditary village headman who maintained local accounts and supervised the village community council (Panchayat) was known as the:

Q5.What was the Milkiyat land held by Zamindars in the Mughal Empire?

Q1.The Permanent Settlement of land revenue was introduced in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in 1793 by which British Governor-General?

Q2.What was the 'Sunset Law' associated with the collection of land revenue under the Permanent Settlement?

Q3.In the Rajmahal Hills, who symbolized the conflict between the shifting-cultivator Paharias and the settling Santhal agriculturists?

Q4.The Santhal Rebellion of 1855–56, which fought against British revenue collectors and oppressive moneylenders (dikus), was led by:

Q5.The Deccan Riots of 1875 broke out in Supa and Poona districts primarily because:

Q1.The Great Revolt of 1857 began on 10 May 1857 in the military cantonment of:

Q2.Why did the British annexation of Awadh in 1856 by Lord Dalhousie under the pretext of 'misgovernance' cause deep resentment in the Bengal Army?

Q3.Who led the anti-British 1857 uprising in Arrah and Jagdishpur (Bihar)?

Q4.The famous Azamgarh Proclamation issued on 25 August 1857 appealed for:

Q5.Following the suppression of the 1857 Revolt, what major constitutional change was enacted by the British Parliament under the Government of India Act, 1858?

Q1.Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915 and made his first major public appearance on an Indian political platform at the opening of:

Q2.Why did Mahatma Gandhi abruptly suspend the nationwide Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922?

Q3.The Historic 240-mile Salt March (Dandi Yatra) from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi was undertaken in 1930 to break:

Q4.Which historic resolution did Mahatma Gandhi introduce at the Bombay Session of the All India Congress Committee on 8 August 1942?

Q5.The 'Direct Action Day' called by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League on 16 August 1946 led to severe communal riots in:

Q1.Who introduced the landmark 'Objectives Resolution' in the Constituent Assembly of India on 13 December 1946?

Q2.Who served as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

Q3.In the debates on the National Language in the Constituent Assembly, which compromise formula was adopted to resolve the language question?

Q4.Why did members like Sardar Patel and Govind Ballabh Pant strongly oppose the retention of 'Separate Electorates' during the constitution-making debates?

Q5.The Constitution of India was officially signed and adopted by the Constituent Assembly on: