CBSE Class 12 History 2025 Sample Paper Set 08 Solved

SECTION-A

1 Who among the following was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) ?
(a) R.E.M. Wheeler
(b) John Marshall
(c) Daya Ram Sahni
(d) Alexander Cunningham

Answer : d

2 Which of the following options accurately describes the significance of the Sangam Age in the context of literature?
(a) It marked the introduction of Sanskrit literature in South India.
(b) It was a period of decline in literary activities in Tamil Nadu.
(c) It witnessed the flourishing collection of ancient Tamil literature.
(d) It was characterized by the dominance of Greek literature in India.

Answer : c

3 Read the following statements about the Indus Valley Civilization :
(i) Early and mature Harappan culture shared subsistence strategies.
(ii) Millets have been found from one of the Indus Valley Civilization sites.
(iii) Archaeologists have found evidences of a ploughed field at Kalibangan.
(iv) Archaeo-zoologists reconstructed dietary practices from charred grains.
Choose the correct option :
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i), (iii) and (iv)

Answer : b

4 Identify the best reason for considering King Ashoka as ‘Devanampiya’ or ‘Piyadassi’ by his subjects.
(a) Asoka commissioned the edicts himself.
(b) He adopted the title of ‘Devaputra’.
(c) Epigraphists have concluded him as Devanampiya.
(d) He worked for the wellbeing of society through Dhamma.

Answer : d

5 Identify the character of Mahabharata with the help of following information :
She belonged to Rakshasa clan.
She was married to Bheema.
She was the mother of Ghatotkatcha.
(a) Bhilni
(b) Subhadra
(c) Draupadi
(d) Hidimba

Answer : b

6 Which of the following statements regarding the roles played by women in agrarian society is incorrect?
(a) Women sowed, weeded, threshed, and winnowed the harvest.
(b) Women worked shoulder to shoulder with men in fields.
(c) During some days of the month women were not allowed to touch the plough.
(d) Women took the produce to the overseas markets for trade.

Answer : d

7  Two statements as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Read them carefully and answer the questions that follow :
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A)
(c) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are not correct.
(d) Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is incorrect.

Answer : a

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