Organisation : Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE)
Exam Name : HSC Exam 2024
Class : Class 12th
Subject : History
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MSBSHSE Class 12th History Question Paper
Q. 1. (A) Choose the correct alternatives and rewrite the statements :
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(1) In 1440 _____ started printing press.
(a) James Watt
(b) Gutenberg
(c) Aristotle
(d) Homer
(2) ‘Declaration of Independence’ of America was drafted by _____.
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) Lord Amherst
(d) Lord Cornwallis
(3) The ‘Third Battle of Panipat’ was fought between the marathas and _____.
(a) British
(b) Abdali
(c) Ahmad Khan Bangash
(d) Najib Khan
(4) The first atom bomb was dropped on the city of _____ during the aerial attack of America on Japan.
(a) Nagasaki
(b) Hiroshima
(c) Pearl Harbour
(d) Stalingrad
(5) The headquarters of SEATO was located at _____ .
(a) Thailand
(b) Philippines
(c) Pakistan
(d) United Kingdom
(6) The birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand is observed as _____.
(a) National Education Day
(b) National Youth Day
(c) National Integration Day
(d) National Science Day
(B) Find the incorrect pairs from group ‘B’ and write the (4) correct ones :
(1) Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
(a) Arcebispo — Chief Executive officer
(b) Chancellor — Judge
(c) Vedor da Fazenda — Incharge of company’s possession
(d) Capitaon — Captain
(2) Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
(a) Merger of the — Swami Ramanand Tirth princely state of Hyderabad
(b) Merger of the — Shaikh Abdulla princely state of Kashmir
(c) Significant — Mohan Ranade contribution in the ‘Goa’ liberation movement
(d) The trade unionist — V. Subaiyya leader in Puducherry
(3) Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
(a) Headquarters of — Ankara CENTO
(b) Headquarters of — New Delhi SAARC
(c) Secretariat of — London Commonwealth
(d) Headquarters of — Paris NATO
(4) Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
(a) National Human — Protection of Human Rights Commission rights
(b) Centre for Science — Study of Pollution in and Environment Delhi
(c) SEESCAP — Institute for conservation of turtles
(d) INTACH — Organisation creating awareness for conservation of heritage
Q. 2. (A) Write the names of historical places/persons/events: (4) [8]
(1) Portuguese seafarer who arrived in India in 1498–
(2) The princely state in Saurashtra that did not merge in India immediately after its independence–
(3) Organisation that played an important role in decolonisation after Second World War–
(4) The city in which metro railway was flagged off in 2002–
(B) Choose the correct reasons and complete the sentences : (4)
(1) The Industrial Revolution first began in England because _____
(a) England was a big country.
(b) in England capitalist and labour class increased.
(c) England had big market.
(d) nature of Industrial Revolution was limited in England.
(2) The British wanted to gain control over Myanmar because _____
(a) they wanted to expand their empire.
(b) it was very important for them to control the natural resources and the market in Myanmar.
(c) they wanted to be on the forefront in the colonial competition amongst the European nations.
(d) they wanted to teach a lesson to king Thibaw of Myanmar.
(3) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj levied octroi on the salt trade to _____
(a) oppose the Portuguese.
(b) stop the British trade of salt.
(c) raise funds for Swarajya.
(d) oppose the colonialists.
(4) Japan surrendered in the Second World War because_____.
(a) America signed treaty with Japan.
(b) America launched aerial attacks on two Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(c) Japanese economy was ruined.
(d) Japanese people opposed the War.
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