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Exam : Class XI
Subject : History
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History Question Paper :

SUBJECT :- History
Class-XI :
Full Marks :- 90

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1. Choose the correct answer :- 1×5 =5
a) ‘Rajatarangini’ was written by –
i) Sandhyakar Nandi
ii) Harisen
iii) Ravikirti
iv) Kalhana

b) The civilization that evolued on the land between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates is
i) Egyptian civilization
ii) Sumerian civilization
iii) Harappan civilization
iv) None of these.

c) The founder of Gupta empire was –
i) Kumar Gupta
ii) Shreegupta
iii) Samudragupta
iv)Chandragupta.

d) The painting ‘Monalisa’ was painted by
i) Michael Angelo
ii) Titian
iii) Leonardo-da-vinchi
iv) Raphael.

e) The first crusade started in
i) 1000 A.D.
ii) 1025 A.D.
iii) 1096 A.D.
iv)1099 A.D.

2. Answer in a complete sentence :- 1×5 =5
a) Who introduced the Iqta system in India ?
b) What is the meaning of the word ‘Nurjahan’?
c) Who introduced ‘Din-i-Ilahi’?
d) When did Columbeus discover America?
e) Which king of Tripura took the title ‘Manikya’ first?

3.Write the answers of the following questions within 40 words. :- 2×14 =28
a) What is History? Who is called the father of History? 1+1 =2
b) Which is the first written History of ancient India? Who wrote it? 1+1 =2
c) What is the meaning of the word ‘Pharaoh’?Who was the first ‘Pharaoh’of Egypt? 1+1 =2
d) Where was the Mehrgarh civilization located? Who discovered this civilization? 1+1 =2
e) What is called Polis? 1+1 =2
f) Write down two policies of Ashoka’s Dharma? 2
g) What does the word ‘Renaissance’ mean? Write down the name of one Italian artist of the time of ‘Renaissance’. 2
h) Which dynasty of the sultarate period is called the ‘Slave Dynasty’ and why? 2
i) What is ‘Agrahara System’? 2
j) What do you mean by ‘Stridhan’? 2
k) What is the ‘forty’? Whom did they assassinate? 2
l) Who are called Tirthankaras? Who was the last Jaina Tirthankara? 2
m) Who was Aryabhatta? Name one of the books written by him. 1+1
n) What is Ker Festival? 1+1

4.Write the answers of the following questions within 100 words. :- 3×8 =24
a) Discuss the importance of inscriptions for the reconstruction of the history of ancient India. 3
b) In which year was the Kalinga war faught? What was the impact of the Kalinga war in the life of Ashoka? 1+2
c) What do you mean by ‘Gandhar Art’? Mention the features of Gandhar Art? 1+2
d) What was the religion of the Gupta Kings? Why is the Gupta age called the age of reformation of Hinduism? 1+2
e) What is understood by the term ‘Astangikamarga’? 3
f) What is ‘Debdasi system’? Mention the position of Debdasi’s in the ancient society? 1+2
g) Mention the contribution of the Arabians in the field of printing. 3
h) Mention the importance of coins for the construction of the history of Tripura. 3

5.Write the answers of the following questions within 150 words. :- 4×5 =20
a) Describe the town-planning of Harappan civilization. 5
Where was the ancient home land of Aryans?
Discuss the social life of the Rigvedic Aryans. 2+3

b) Discuss the reforms of Pericles of ancient Athens. 5
or
Who is called the ‘Nepoleon of India’? Briefly state about his achievemnts. 1+4

c) What were the main objectives of ‘Geographical Explorations’? What was its result? 3+2
d) Write what you know about Dhanya Manikya? 5

6.Answer the following question any one within 250 words. :- 8×1 =8
a) Discuss the contributions of Martin Luther in the religious reformation movement of Europe. 8
b) What do you mean by Bhaktism ? Write the contribution of Kabir and Sri Chaitanya as preachers of Bhaktism? 8
c) Briefly describe the causes and results of Crusades. 4+4

Syllabus :
Unit 1 : Concept and Sources of History (Period 14)
1.1 Pre- history, Proto- history, History. Sources – Importance and Limitations.
(i) Literary (ii) Archaeology (iii) Foreign Accounts
1.2 Periodisation in History and Chronological Sequencing — Recent trends in periodisation

Unit 2 : Early Societies and Civilizations (Period 16)
2.1 Hunter – gatherers, cave – dwellers.
2.2 Brief Outline of Archaeological Cultures — (i)Pleistocene,(ii) Paleolithic (iii)Neolithic (iv) Chalcolithic
2.3 Growth of Urban and Rural Civilizations – (i) Mehergarh (ii) Harappa (iii) Egypt (iv) Sumer (v) Aryan

Unit 3 : City-states and Empires (Period 18)
3.1 City-states – Athens(Periclean Age) and Sparta ( Administration)
3.2 Janapadas to Mahajanapadas
3.3 Administrative Systems of – (I) Mauryas , (ii) Guptas, (iii)Khiljis, (iv)Ottoman