CBSE Class 12 History Sample Paper 2020 Solved Set A

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Section A

1.How did Harappans adopt red colour or carnelian?

2. Mention any two ceremonies performed on the occasion of the Mahanavmi Dibba.

3. What arguments were given against Hindi being a national Language?

Section B I

4. What does the motif of a woman, surrounded by lotuses and elephants depict? Mention the two opinions.

5. Describe briefly the method worked out by the team of scholars for comparing the verses for each manuscript of Mahabharata. What were their findings?

6. Explain briefly the barriers countered by Al –Biruni, in understanding what he observed in India.

7. What were the similarities between Sufi and Bhakti movements?

8 Describe the people’s reactions to the Rowlatt Act of 1919.

OR

Critically examine the experiences of injustices felt by the ryots on the refusal of moneylenders to extend loans to them after 1830.

Section B II

9. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow

The 77 year old Gandhiji decided to stake his all in a bid to vindicate his lifelong principle of non violence, and his conviction that people’s hearts could be changed. He moved from the villages of Noakhali in East Bengal to the villages of Bihar and then to the riot torn slums of Calcutta and Delhi, in a heroic effort to stop Hindus and Muslims kill each other, careful everywhere to reassure the minority community. In October 1946, Muslims in East Bengal targeted Hindus. Gandhiji visited the area, toured the villages on foot and persuaded the local Muslims to guarantee the safety of Hindus. Similarly, in other places such as Delhi he tried to build a spirit of mutual trust and confidence between the two communities.

i. Explain how the spirit of mutual trust and confidence building was initiated by Gandhiji.

ii. Explain the values mentioned in this passage.

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