CBSE Class 12 History Question Paper 2025 (Set 3 - 61/2/3) Available: Download Solutions with Answer Key

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

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

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.

• (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 one of the following is a correct statement regarding the codes of social behavior as laid down in Dharmashutras and Dharmashastras during the period of Mahabharata?

• (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 was a distinctive feature of Harappan architecture?

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

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

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

Note: The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of Q. No. 7.

Vardhman Mahavir is related to which of the following religions?

• (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

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

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

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

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.
 

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

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

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

• (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?

• (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.

• (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?

• (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.

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

Fill in the blank with the suitable option given below:

The Revolt of 1857 marked the end of the ______ dynasty in India.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Identify the person from the given information:

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

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

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

• (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:

• (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.

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

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

Explain any three features of ancient Indian coinage.

(a) Analyse the causes of decline of the Vijayanagara Empire.

(b) Analyse the significance of water resources of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Describe the role of village artisans in the Mughal era.

Examine the rumours that spread across India during the 1850s.

Analyse the ideas put forward by Bal Krishan Sharma on federalism in the Constituent Assembly.

(a) Imagine you are leading a historical research team. How would you explain the role of the Ryotwari System in fostering rural indebtedness and its long-term consequences on Bombay-Deccan peasantry? Explain.

(b) You are asked to prepare a report on how the end of the American Civil War affected the cotton boom in the Indian Deccan. How would you assess the changes? Explain.

(a) Examine how did Al-Biruni compare the caste system in India with other societies and also write the chief features of his book Kitab-Ul-Hind.

(b) Examine Bernier’s opinion on the question of land ownership in Mughal India and how were the western economists influenced by Bernier’s description?

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

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

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

31.1 Why was salt law disliked by the masses?

31.2 Why were salt officers appointed by the British Government?

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

Question 32:

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

32.1 Mention the main theme of the verse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• (i) Rakhigarhi - a mature Harappan site
  (ii) Ajanta - a Buddhist site
  (iii) (a) Ajmer - a territory under Mughals
  OR
  (iii) (b) Agra - a territory under Mughals

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.

The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates in lieu of Question No. 34.

(a) Mention any one mature Harappan site in India.

(b) Mention one Buddhist site in Maharashtra.

(c) Name any one territory which was under the Mughals.

(d) Name the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.

(e) Name any two centres of the Indian National Movement.