Name of the Board : CBSE Academic
Class : XII STD
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Subject : History & Geography
Year : 2016 – 2017
Website : http://cbseacademic.in/SQP_CLASSXII_2016_17.html
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History & Geography Sample Question Paper :
Geography Sample Question Paper :
Sub Code : 029
Time: 3 Hours
MM: 70
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General Instruction:
** There are 22 general questions.
** Questions No. 1 – 7 are very short-answer questions carrying 1 mark each. Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 40 words.
** Questions No. 8 – 13 are short-answer questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 – 100 words.
** Questions No. 14 – 20 are long-answer questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words.
** Questions No. 21 – 22 are related to identification or locating and labelling of geographical features on maps, carrying 5 marks each.
** Outline maps of the World and India provided to you must be attached within your answer-book.
** Use of templates or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed.
** All questions are compulsory.
Questions :
1 How is density of population of a region calculated? 1
2 How has India emerged as a leading country in medical tourism? 1
3 Maharashtra has emerged as the leading sugar producer in India. Give two reasons. ½+½=1
4 Who are called red collar workers? 1
5 Mention any two characteristics of sub-urbanisation. ½+½=1
6 Which port is situated on the mouth of Zuari estuary? 1
7 Name any two areas of high latitudes where hunting and food gathering is practiced. ½+½=1
8 “The knowledge about nature is extremely important to develop technology”. Support this statement by giving three examples. 3×1=3
9 Urban waste disposal in major metropolitan cities of India has become a major cause of concern in recent years. How can we overcome this problem? 3
10 Explain any three characteristics of clustered rural settlements of India. 3×1=3
History Sample Question Paper :
Sub Code : 027
Time : 3 HRS MM-80
General Instructions :
1. Answer all the questions. Some questions have choice. Marks are indicated against each question.
2. Answer to questions no. 1 to 3 carrying 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each
3. Answer to questions no. 4 to 9 carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words. Students should attempt only five questions in this section
4. Question 10 ( for 4 marks) is a value based question and compulsory question
5. Answer to questions 11 to 13 carrying 8 marks should not exceed 350 words.
6. Questions 14-16 are source based questions and have no internal choice
7. Question 17 is a Map question includes identification and significant test items. Attach the map with the answer sheet.
Part-A :
Answer all the questions given below : (2 x 3 = 6)
1. Mention any two ways of propagation of Dhamma by the Ashoka. 2
2. State any two ideas of Karl Marx on the Asiatic mode of production given in the 19th century. 2
3. Examine any two concerns of health which had given shape to Calcutta town planning during late 18th century.
Part-B :
Section-I :
Answer any five of the following questions : (4X5=20)
4. ‘There are limits to what epigraphy can reveal’. Justify this statement. 4
5. Critically examine the social order of caste hierarchies laid in Dharamshastra & Dharma sutras. 4
6. Analyze the causes of the decline of Vijayanagara Empire. 4
7. How does the Ain-i-Akbari lay down the physical arrangements of the Mughal court? Explain 4
8. Examine the Fifth Report submitted to the British Parliament in 1813. 4
9. Explain the demands of the 1857 rebellions from the British govt. 4
Part-C :
Long Questions :
Answer all the questions given below: (8×3=24)
11. ‘Buddha laid stress on right conduct and values’. In the light of above message, explain his teachings on life 8
OR
In the mid First millennium BCE, the religious thinkers tried to understand the mysteries of existence and relationship between human being and the cosmic world’. Explain
12. Explain the role of zamindars in the Mughal India during 16th -17th century. 8
OR
Examine the role of Panchayats in the rural society of Mughal Empire.
13. Describe the sources from which we can reconstruct the political career of Gandhiji and the history of nationalist movement.
OR
How did the Salt March of 1930 mark a critical important stage in the progress of the anti-imperialist struggle in India? Explain. 8