History · 2022 · Set 61/1/1

CBSE Class 12 History 2022 — Set 61/1/1

CBSE Class XII Board 2022 · Set 61/1/1

Real board examination

Sets

This paper has 2 questions on a topic removed in CBSE’s 2023-24 syllabus update (each marked Not in syllabus). It’s kept for historical accuracy — the exam really asked it that year — but isn’t in the current syllabus and doesn’t count toward a concept’s importance. Switch to to focus on what’s still examinable.

About this paper

The real Class-12 board examination held in 2022. Every question below is solved the concept-first way. Sample papers are labelled honestly — never shown as a past exam.

Total marks: 40
Questions: 10
Duration: 120 min
Sections: 4

The marks / questions / duration above are the official exam pattern. We currently have 10 of this paper’s questions (100% of the full paper), with 10 fully solved. Questions we couldn’t yet extract or verify are held — never shown as complete.

Sections & marks

Section	Type	Questions	Marks each	Total
ASection A	Short answer (≤80 words)	4	3	12
BSection B	Long answer (150-200 words)	3	6	18
CSection C	Case-based (with subparts)	2	4	8
DSection D	Map-based	1	2	2
Total		10		40

The question paper

The questions we hold for this paper, laid out by section. Solutions are on the Answers tab.

Board Examination

History

CBSE Class XII Board 2022 · Set 61/1/1

Series/Set: 61/1/1Roll No. ________

Time Allowed: 2 hoursMaximum Marks: 40

General Instructions

This question paper contains 10 questions divided into 4 sections — A, B, C, D.
Section A comprises 4 questions of 3 marks each (Short answer (≤80 words)).
Section B comprises 3 questions of 6 marks each (Long answer (150-200 words)).
Section C comprises 2 questions of 4 marks each (Case-based (with subparts)).
Section D comprises 1 question of 2 marks each (Map-based).

Above is the official exam pattern. The questions printed below are those we currently hold for this paper.

Section A

Short answer (≤80 words) · 3 marks each · 4 of 4 shown

Q1.

How has the art helped in keeping alive the memory of Rani of Jhansi ? Explain.

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Q2.

(a) Explain the reasons of initiating the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji.

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(b) Explain the reasons that led to the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930.

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Q3.

Examine the role of Gobind Ballabh Pant on the Unified Nation in the Constituent Assembly.

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Q4.

Why did British introduce the Permanent Settlement in Bengal ? Explain.

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Section B

Long answer (150-200 words) · 6 marks each · 3 of 3 shown

Q1.

Explain the stages of conquest of Awadh by the British from 1801 onwards.

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Q2.

(a) “In the Constituent Assembly, issues over ‘national language’ were intensely debated.” Explain the statement with examples. OR (b) “Issues of ‘division of power of the government’ at the Centre and State level were intensely debated in the Constituent Assembly.” Explain the statement with examples.

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Q3.

(a) Who was Abul – Fazal ? Why is Akbarnama considered as his one of the important contributions ? Explain. OR (b) Why were the imperial officers in the Mughal Empire described by the court historians as a ‘bouquet of flowers’ ? Explain.

⚠ This question is not in the current syllabus — Kings and Chronicles: The Mughal Courts (removed 2023-24)

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Section C

Case-based (with subparts) · 4 marks each · 2 of 2 shown

Q1.

Read the case given below and answer the questions that follow : (1 + 1 + 2 = 4) Travels of the Badshah Nama Gifting of precious manuscripts was an established diplomatic custom under the Mughals. In emulation of this, the Nawab of Awadh gifted the illustrated Badshah Nama to King George III in 1799. Since then it has been preserved in the English Royal Collections, now at Windsor Castle. In 1994, conservation work required the bound manuscript to be taken apart. This made it possible to exhibit the paintings, and in 1997 for the first time, the Badshah Nama paintings were shown in exhibitions in New Delhi, London and Washington. (8.1) Explain the diplomatic practice of Mughals. (1) (8.2) Why did Nawab of Awadh share a common ground of diplomatic gift giving practice with King George III ? (1) (8.3) How have the precious work of Mughals preserved ? (2)

⚠ This question is not in the current syllabus — Kings and Chronicles: The Mughal Courts (removed 2023-24)

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Q2.

Read the case given below and answer the questions that follow : (1 + 1 + 2 = 4) Charkha Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly critical of the modern age in which machines enslaved humans and displaced labour. He saw the charkha as a symbol of a human society that would not glorify machines and technology. The spinning wheel, moreover, could provide the poor with supplementary income and make them self-reliant. What I object to, is the craze for machinery as such. The craze is for what they call labour-saving machinery. Men go on “saving labour”, till thousands are without work and thrown on the open streets to die of starvation. I want to save time and labour, not for a fraction of mankind, but for all; I want the concentration of wealth, not in the hands of few, but in the hands of all. Young India, 13 November, 1924 Khaddar does not seek to destroy all machinery but it does regulate its use and check its weedy growth. It uses machinery for the service of the poorest in their own cottages. The wheel is itself an exquisite piece of machinery. Young India, 17 March, 1927 (9.1) Why was Charkha considered sacred by Gandhiji ? (1) (9.2) Why did Gandhiji give importance to Khaddar ? (1) (9.3) How had Gandhiji related Charkha with the spirit of service and foundation of sound village life ? (2)

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Section D

Map-based · 2 marks each · 1 of 1 shown

Q1.

On the given political outline Map of India, locate and label any one of the following with appropriate symbol. (1 + 1 = 2) (I) (a) The State where Gandhiji withdrew Non-Cooperation Movement. (1) OR (b) The State where Gandhiji started Satyagraha for the Kheda peasants. (II) On the same outline Map of India, a place related to the Capital city of Mughal Empire is marked as A. Identify it and write its name on the lines drawn near them. (1) [Visually Impaired alternative in lieu of Q.10: (I) Name any one capital city of Mughal Empire. (1) (II) (a) Mention any one centre related to the Revolt of 1857. (1) OR (b) Name the State where Jallianwala Bagh event took place.]

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