Udaya Public School, Ayodhya

Summative Assessment- I (2024-25)

Class XII Subject: History
Time: 3 Hours MM: 80
General Instructions:
1. Question paper comprises five sections A, B, C ,D and E. There are 34 Marks are indicated against each
question. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section 'A’ Question number 1 to 21 are MCQ of 1 mark each.
3. Section 'B' Question number 22 to 27 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 mark each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 60_80 words.
4. Section 'c' Question number 28 to 30 are Long answer type questions , carrying 8 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 300_350 words .
5. Section 'D' Question number 31 to 33 are source based questions with 3 sub questions and are of 4 marks
each.
6. Section' E' Question number 34 is a Map based, carrying 5 marks that includes the identification and location
of significant test items.Attach the map with the answer book.
7. There is no over all choice in the question . However an internal choice has been provided in few questions.

SECTION - A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q1. Which of the following empires issued gold coins for the very first time in first century CE?
a) Gupta Empire b) Maurya Empire c) kushana Empire d)Yaudheya
Q2. Which of the following script were deciphered by James Prinsep?
a) Bengali and Devnagri b) Sanskrit and Prakrit c) Brahmi and Kharoshthi d) Greek and Indo_Greek.
Q3. The critical edition of the Mahabharata was compiled in the year_
a)1919 b)1925 c)1927 d)1966
Q4. the term vanik Sanskrit inscriptions is used to designate___
a) Merchants b) Soldiers c) Traders d) Farmers
Q5. "be lamps unto yourselves as all of you must work out your own liberation"
Identify the essence of the word of the Buddha from the options given below:
a) One should connected to inner being. b) One should live life of brahmacharya.
c) One should focus and express feelings. d) One should spread religion everywhere.
Q6. The European traveller who has given a detailed description of the practice of sati.
a) Jean Baptist Tavernier b) Manucci c)Francois Bernier d)Robert Nobili
Q7. Who among the following gurus of Sikh compiled Shree Ram Guru Adi Granth Sahib?
a) Guru Teg Bahadur b) Guru Arjun Dev c) Guru Nanak Dev d) Guru Govind Singh
Q8. who was the followers of Basavana?
a) Veershaiv b) Lingayat c)Vilal d) Pratihara
Q9. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct option from the given below.
(i) Guru Govind Singh (ii) Guru Arjun Dev (iii) Guru Harkrishan Dev (iv) Guru Nanak Dev
a) (i),(iv),(iii),(ii) b)(ii),(iii),(iv),(i) c)(iii),(i),(ii),(iv) d)(iv),(ii),(iii),(i)
Q10. When did Muhammad bin Qasim win Sind?
a) 611 AD b)711 AD c) 811AD d) 851AD
Q11. Which of the following battles brought the downfall of the Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Battle of Mysore b) Battle of Trichinopoly c)Battle of Rakshasi_Tangdi d) Battle of Arcot
Q12. Assertion (A) Chandragupt Maurya was the founder of the modern Empire.
Reason (R) The growth of Magda culminated in the emergence of mauryan Empire.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
Q13. Identify the term which is the correct term for the given statement.
"Those who were the supporters of the materialism"
a) Tirthankaras b) Rajasuya c) Ashwamedha d) Ajivikas
Q14. arrange the journey of Ibn Battuta in chronological order:
i) Maldives ii) Sri Lanka iii) Malabar iv) China
Codes
a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) b) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) c) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) d) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
Q15. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
a) Domingo Paes Italian traveler b) Abdur Razzak Russian traveler
c) Nicolo _de conti Russian ambassador d) Duarte Barbosa A Portuguese traveller
Q16 Who among the following was the author of the book The story of Indian Archaeology ?
a)R.E.M.Wheelar b) John Marshall c) S.N.Roy d) R.D.Banerjee
Q17. Read the following information and identify the practitioners of a sub_ discipline of archaeology.
They are the specialist in ancient animal remains subsistence strategies through animal bones and found at
Harappan site and indicated that Harappans domesticated few animals.
a) Archaeo Botanist b) Archaeo Zoologist c) Geo Archaeologists d) Anthropologist
Q18. Which of the following state immense is the correct explanation of Endogamy?
a) Marriage outside a kin group b) marriage within a kin group
c) A women having several husbands. d) Oh man have been several wives.
Q19. Who had described land revenue as "remunerations of sovereignty?
a) Bernier b) Ibn Battuta c)Al Biruni d) Abul Fazl
Q20. Which of the following statement related to the drainage system of Harappan civilization is it true?
a) bullet of bricks with the help of lime and gypsum.
b) The one defect of drainage system was that in some places drains run very near to Wells.
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of the above.
Q21. In the domestic architecture of Harappan there were no windows in the wall along the ground level.
Identify the possible cause mentioned by the archaeologist from the following options.
a) It was a custom. b) To maintain privacy. c) No concern of ventilation. d) Part of unplanned process.
Section - B
Short Answer Type Questions.
Q22. Mention any three limitations of inscriptional evidence to construct the past.
Or
Explain the three exclusive features of craft production in Chanhudaro.
Q23. Why is the sixth century BCE often regarded as a major turning point in early Indian history ?
Q24. Write a brief note on non _Kshatriyas kings.
Q25. How did the term Hindu derived ?
Q26. How did Ibn Battuta explain the system of communication in India?
Q27. Write about the great bath found in Harappan civilization.
Or
"Magadha was the most powerful mahajanapada" ,explain it.
Section - C
Long answer type questions
Q28. Explain the main features of the Mauryan administration
Or
What do you mean by numismatics? How has the study of coins help numismatists to reconstruct possible
commercial networks?
Q29. What elements do historians consider when they analyse text? Explain this with reference to the
Mahabharata.
Or
"Ibn Battuta found Delhi as a city full of exciting
opportunities". Support your answer with evidences given by him.
Q30. How did architectural features of Mohenjo daro indicate planning? Support the statement with examples.
Or
How did Siddhartha come to be known as the Buddha ?Explain his philosophy mentioned in the Sutta Pitaka.
Section – D
Source based question
Q31. Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follow .
“ Evidence of an invasion"
Dead man lane is a narrow alley, varying from 3 to 6 feet in width......At the point where the late turn westward,
part of a skull and the bones of the thorax and upper arm of an adult were discovered, all in a very friable
condition, at a depth of 4 ft 2 in. The body lay on its back diagonally across the lane. Fifteen inches to the west
war of few fragments of a tiny skull. It is it to these remains that the lane owes its name.

(i) Why is the lane called the Deadman Lane?

(ii) State the conclusions that scholars and archaeologist draw from this information?
(iii) Give reasons to justify that the earlier interpretations can some time be reversed.
Q32. Read the following source carefully and answer the question that follows.
The Anguish of the king
When the king devanampiya Piyadassi had been ruling for eight years, the (country of the) Kalinga’s (present
day coastal_ Odisha) was conquered by him.One hundred and fifty thousand were killed and many more died.
After that,now that (the country of) the Kalinga has been taken, Devanampiya(is devoted) to an intense study of
dhamma, to the love of dhamma, and to instructing ( the people) in dhamma. This is the repentance of
Devanampiya on account of his conquest of the (country of the) kalingas. For this considered very painful and
deplorable by Devanampiya that, while one is conquering and unconquered (country) slaughter, death and
deportation of people( take place) there.

(i) Who was called Devanampiya Piyadassi? Give his brief description.
(ii) Mention the importance and limitation of inscriptions.
(iii) Explain the effects of the war of Kalinga on Ashoka. Why did the king repent after the war of Kalinga?
Q33. Read the following source carefully and answer the following questions.
How could man and woman acquire wealth?
For men, the Manu smriti declares, there are seven means of acquiring wealth inheritance, finding purchase,
conquest, investment ,work and acceptance of gifts from good people.
For women there are six means of acquiring wealth what was given in front of the fire (marriage) or the bridal
procession or as a token of affection and what she got from her brother, mother or father. She could also
acquire wealth through any subsequent gift and whatever her 'affectionate' husband might give her.

(i) Explain the means how men could acquire wealth according to Manu smriti ?Do you agree with such division
of acquiring wealth or not ?Give one reason.
(ii) Explain the means of acquiring wealth by women.
(iii) Explain the results of having different ways of acquiring wealth by men and women.
Section - E
Map based question
Q34. On the given political outline map of India locate and level the following with appropriate symbols.
(i) Kalibangan (ii) Lothal (iii) Lumbini (iv) Sanchi (V) Amravati
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