CBSE Class 12 History Question Paper 2025 (Set 2- 61/2/2) Available- Download Solutions with Answer Key

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read them carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Harappa was a well-planned city.
Reason (R): It had a well-planned drainage system.

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct reasoning of (A)
• (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct reasoning of (A)
• (C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
• (D) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the codes of social behavior as laid down in Dharamasutras and Dharamashastras during the period of Mahabharata?

Choose the correct option:

• (A) These norms were to be followed by the Brahmins only.
• (B) These norms were being followed universally.
• (C) These norms were not followed universally.
• (D) Only the rulers followed these norms.

Which one of the following dynasties did Queen Prabhavati belong to?

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Kanvas
• (B) Shakas
• (C) Vakataka
• (D) Maurya

Which one of the following was a distinctive feature of Harappan architecture?

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Use of Wood
• (B) Use of Iron
• (C) Use of Bricks
• (D) Use of Marble

Identify the ruler from Indian history with the following information:

- Ruler of Bhopal

- Ruled from 1868 to 1901 CE

- Helped in preserving the Sanchi Stupa

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Jehanara Begum
• (B) Shahjehan Begum
• (C) Gulbadan Begum
• (D) Rukhsaar Begum

The given sculpture from the fifth-century Devgarh temple depicts which of the following deities?

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Indra
• (B) Shiva
• (C) Rudra
• (D) Vishnu

Note: The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of Q. No. 6.
Vardhman Mahavir is related to which of the following religions?

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Christianity
• (B) Hinduism
• (C) Buddhism
• (D) Jainism

Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option:

Column-I                               Column-II
Sculpture of Sanchi           Symbolic Importance

a. Empty seat                   i. Indicator of Mahaparinibbana
b. Gajalakshmi                ii. Indicator of good fortune
c. Wheel                           iii. Indicator of auspicious
d. Shalbanjika                 iv. Indicator of first sermon of Buddha

Choose the correct option:

• (A) a i, b ii, c iv, d iii
• (B) a ii, b iii, c i, d iv
• (C) a i, b iii, c iv, d ii
• (D) a iv, b i, c iii, d ii

Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option:

Column-I                                 Column-II
Temple                                     Location

a. Brihadeshwara temple      1. Tanjavur
b. Chennakeshava temple     2. Vijayanagara
c. Hazara Ram temple            3. Belur
d. Chidambaram temple        4. Tamil Nadu

Choose the correct option:

• (A) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
• (B) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
• (C) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-4
• (D) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4

Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct option:

I. Battle of Talikota
II. Establishment of Nagalpuram
III. Formation of Kamalpuram Tank
IV. Emergence of the Sultanate of Golconda

Options:

• (A) I, II, III, IV
• (B) II, III, IV, I
• (C) III, II, IV, I
• (D) IV, I, III, II

Identify the ruler of India from the sixteenth century with the following information and choose the correct option:

- He went on a pilgrimage to Ajmer fourteen times.
- He sought blessings for new conquests and the birth of sons from Ajmer Sharif.

Options:

• (A) Sultan Ghias-ud-din Khalji
• (B) Shah-Jehan
• (C) Akbar
• (D) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Who among the following included the composition of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji in the Guru Granth Sahib?

Options:

• (A) Guru Hargobind Sahibji
• (B) Guru Gobind Singhji
• (C) Guru Arjan Devji
• (D) Guru Harkrishan Sahibji

Which of the following statements is true regarding the land revenue system of the Mughals?

Options:

• (A) The revenue collectors collected tax of land in cash only.
• (B) The cultivated lands were taxed without any measurement.
• (C) Revenue from the land was the economic mainstay of the empire.
• (D) The tax collectors used to collect taxes with the help of Sahukars.

Identify the correct statement from the following regarding the role of women in agrarian society of the Mughal State.

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Only artisanal work were done by women
• (B) Women worked in the fields with men
• (C) Remarriage were not allowed for divorced women.
• (D) Women were totally independent.

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding Virashaiva or Lingayat tradition?

Choose the correct option:

• (A) They emphasize Brahman as the supreme entity.
• (B) They do not bury their dead persons.
• (C) They believe that on death they will be united with Shiva.
• (D) They are the followers of Vishnu.

How was the Constituent Assembly influenced by public opinion? Choose the correct option.

I. People aired their views outside the Parliament House.
II. People gave their reactions through the press.
III. The members of the Constituent Assembly used to discuss with the public.
IV. Public expressed their views in the Constituent Assembly.

Choose the correct option:

• (A) I, III & IV
• (B) II, III & IV
• (C) I, IV & II
• (D) I, II & III

Which of the following statements best describes the effect of the Permanent Settlement on zamindars?

Choose the correct option:

• (A) They became landless labourers.
• (B) They all were replaced by Jotedars.
• (C) They sold their land to British.
• (D) They gained significant control over land.

Fill in the blank with the suitable option given below:

The Revolt of 1857 marked the end of the _____ dynasty in India.
Choose the correct option:

• (A) Maratha
• (B) Rajput
• (C) Scindia
• (D) Mughal

Find the odd one out regarding the revolt of 1857 from the following:

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Arrah : Kunwar Singh
• (B) Barout : Shah Mal
• (C) Singhbhum : Gonu
• (D) Hyderabad : Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah

Identify the person from the given information:

1. He was the head of the Advisory Committee of the Constituent Assembly.
2. He was against the separate electorate.
3. He was the first home minister of free India.

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Gobind Ballabh Pant
• (B) R.V. Dhulekar
• (C) Vallabhbhai Patel
• (D) Pandit Nehru

On whose advice did Gandhiji spend a year travelling around British India to get to know the land and its people before entering politics?

Choose the correct option:

• (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• (B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• (C) Lala Lajpat Rai
• (D) Bipin Chandra Pal

Why did Gandhi call for a nationwide campaign against the 'Rowlatt Act'? Choose the appropriate option from the following:

Choose the correct option:

• (A) The British Government closed all the schools and colleges.
• (B) The First World War came to an end.
• (C) British Govt. permitted detention without trial.
• (D) People expected independence from the British.

Question 22:

22. (a) Why were the seals and sealings used by the Harappans to facilitate long-distance communication? Explain with examples.

22. (b) "There were different views of archaeologists on the administration of Harappa." Explain the statement with examples.

Explain any three sources to know about the Gupta Empire.

24. (a) Analyse the role of Krishnadev Rai in the Vijayanagara Empire.

24. (b) Analyse the importance of Mahanavami Dibba in the Vijayanagara Empire.

Describe the role of Zamindars in the Mughal era.

Analyse the impact of the policy of annexation imposed by the British during the 1850s.

K. Santhanam was in favour of giving greater powers to the provinces in the Constituent Assembly. Examine the statement.

28. (a) ‘Francois Bernier contrasted what he saw in India with the situation in Europe.’ Explain the statement with examples.

28. (b) ‘Ibn-Battuta has written extensively about his experience in India.’ Explain the statement with examples.

29. (a) Examine the nature and characteristics of the land grants in ancient Indian society.

29. (b) Examine the various strategies used to enhance agricultural output from the sixth BCE onwards.

30.(a) Examine various aspects of administration and other activities of East India Company as contained in the fifth report.

30. (b) Examine the causes of resistance and failure of zamindars to make payment of land revenue to the East India Company in Bengal during eighteenth century.

31.1 What unique form did Amir Khusrau introduce to the Chishti ‘sama’?

31.2 How did the Chishti-sufi traditions shape Amir Khusrau’s understanding of spirituality?

31.3 Analyse the significance of the Sufism in the qawwali performances.

Question 32:

32. Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Why the Salt Satyagraha?
Why was salt the symbol of protest? This is what Mahatma Gandhi wrote:
The volume of information being gained daily shows how wickedly the salt tax has been
designed. In order to prevent the use of salt that has not paid the tax which is at times
even fourteen times its value, the Government destroys the salt it cannot sell profitably.
Thus it taxes the nation’s vital necessity; it prevents the public from manufacturing it
and destroys what nature manufactures without effort. No adjective is strong enough
for characterizing this wicked dog-in-the-manger policy.
From various sources, I hear tales of such wanton destruction of the nation’s property
in all parts of India. Maunds if not tons of salt are said to be destroyed on the Konkan
coast. The same tale comes from Dandi. Wherever there is likelihood of natural salt
being taken away by the people living in the neighbourhood of such areas for their
personal use, salt officers are posted for the sole purpose of carrying on destruction.
Thus valuable national property is destroyed at national expense and salt taken out of
the mouths of the people.
The salt monopoly is thus a fourfold curse. It deprives the people of valuable easy
village industry, involves wanton destruction of property that nature produces in abun-
dance, the destruction itself means more national expenditure and fourthly, to crown this
folly, an unheard of tax of more than 1,000 per cent is exacted from a starving people.
This tax has remained so long because of the apathy of the general public. Now that it
is sufficiently roused, the tax has to go. How soon it will be abolished depends upon the
strength the people.

32.1 Why was salt law disliked by the masses?

32.2 Why were salt officers appointed by the British Government?

32.3 Why did Lord Irwin fail in understanding the significance of Salt March?

Question 33:

33.1 Mention the main theme of the verse.

33.2 Mention the relationship between the self and the wind in the context of these verses.

33.3 How does this source reflect the philosophical ideas of the Upanishads?

34.1 On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following places with appropriate symbols:

34.2 On the same map two places have been marked as A and B as the centres of Indian National movement. Identify them and write their names on the lines drawn near them.