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CBSE 12 History Question Paper-2023 Set-5

CBSE 12 History Question Paper-2023 Set-5

This mock test includes actual CBSE Class 12 Geography board exam questions from the year 2023 Set-5, helping students understand exam trends and practice real paper format

2025-08-17
CBSE Class 12 History 2023 Grade 12

Duration

25 min

Questions

25

Marking

Negative

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Which of the following are correctly matched ?
I. Cholas in Tamil Nadu
II. Hoysala in Warangal
III. Sultans of the Deccan
IV. Gajapati of Orissa

A
I, II and IV
B
II, III and IV
C
I, II and III
D
I, III and IV

Which one of the following dynasties was the first dynasty of Vijaynagara empire ?

A
Tuluva dynasty
B
Aravidu dynasty
C
Sangama dynasty
D
Saluva dynasty

Identify the British official with the help of the following information and select the correct option:
He was a Physician, came to India during 1794 to 1815.
He served in the Bengal Medical Services.
He served as Surgeon to the Lord Wellesley.
He organised 'Calcutta Alipore Zoo'.

A
Francois Bernier
B
Francis Buchanan
C
Colon Meckenzie
D
Marco Polo

Which of the following statements regarding Krishnadeva Roy is incorrect?

A
He belonged to the Tuluva dynasty.
B
He founded a suburban township called Krishnapuram.
C
His rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation.
D
He composed a work on statecraft known as 'Amuktamalyada'.

Which of the following crops were considered as 'Jins-i-Kamil' in the Mughal Empire?

A
Cotton and Sugarcane
B
Rice and Wheat
C
Maize and Bajra
D
Chillies and Potatoes

Consider the following statements regarding the early traditions of Bhakti and select the correct ones:
I. Historians draw on hagiographies of saints for knowing traditions.
II. Many beliefs and practices were shaped through 'great' and 'little' Sanskritic Puranic traditions.
III. Bhakti tradition was classified into two broad categories Saguna and Nirguna.
IV. God was worshipped with attributes in the Nirguna bhakti.

A
I, II and IV
B
I, III and IV
C
II, III and IV
D
I, II and III

Which one of the following countries did 'Afanasi Nikitin' belong to?

A
Portugal
B
Russia
C
France
D
Spain

Which one of the following statement is correct?

A
Buddha delivered his first sermon in Bodhgaya.
B
Buddha was born in Sanchi.
C
Buddha attained enlightenment in Lumbini.
D
Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar.

Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order:
I. Nandas
II. Shungas
III. Mauryas
IV. Guptas

A
III, I, IV and II
B
IV, II, III and I
C
II, I, IV and III
D
I, III, II and IV

Match the following:
Column-I (Archeologists) | Column-II (Contribution)
(a) S.N. Roy | (i) The Mythical Massacre At Mohenjodaro
(b) G.F. Dales | (ii) Ancient India
(c) R.E.M. Wheeler | (iii) The Story of Indian Archaeology
(d) John Marshall | (iv) Mohenjodaro and the Indus

A
a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
B
a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
C
a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii
D
a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii

Who among the following was the author of 'Ashtadhyayi', a work on Sanskrit grammar?

A
Bhardwaj
B
Panini
C
Charaka
D
Aryabhatta

During the 1850s, which of the following regions was called the 'Nursery of the Bengal Army' by the British?

A
Banaras
B
Azamgarh
C
Baraipur
D
Awadh

Consider the following statements related to the Constituent Assembly and select the correct one from the given options:

A
Motilal Nehru proposed the national flag.
B
The Objective Resolution was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru.
C
Sardar Patel was the constitutional advisor.
D
K.M. Munshi was called the Frontier Gandhi.

Arrange the following events of the Revolt of 1857 in correct chronological order from the following options:
I. Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh.
II. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was deposed.
III. A summary revenue settlement was introduced by the British in Awadh.
IV. The revolt began in Meerut.

A
II, III, IV and I
B
IV, I, II and III
C
I, II, III and IV
D
III, II, I and IV

Below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Gandhiji launched a nationwide campaign against the Rowlatt Act.
Reason (R): The British authorized the government to imprison people without trial.

A
(A) and (R) both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B
(A) and (R) both are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
D
(R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

Who was the first woman to preside over the Indian National Congress?

A
Annie Besant
B
Sarojini Naidu
C
Nellie Sengupta
D
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Which of the following books was not written by Mahatma Gandhi?

A
Hind Swaraj
B
My Experiments with Truth
C
The Story of My Life
D
Satyagraha in South Africa

The 'Dandi March' was a protest against which British law?

A
Salt Tax Law
B
Rowlatt Act
C
Indian Councils Act
D
Bengal Partition

Who among the following was known as 'Loknayak'?

A
Jayaprakash Narayan
B
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D
Lala Lajpat Rai

The 'Quit India Movement' was launched in which year?

A
1940
B
1942
C
1945
D
1947

Which of the following was the first Viceroy of India?

A
Lord Canning
B
Lord Dalhousie
C
Lord William Bentinck
D
Lord Mountbatten

The famous 'Satyagraha' campaign in Champaran was related to which of the following issues?

A
Indigo plantation
B
Salt tax
C
Land revenue
D
Factory workers' rights

Who established the 'Ghadar Party' in the USA?

A
Lala Hardayal
B
Sohan Singh Bhakna
C
Rash Behari Bose
D
Tarak Nath Das

The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in which city?

A
Calcutta
B
Bombay
C
Madras
D
Pune

The 'Drain of Wealth' theory was propounded by which of the following Indian nationalists?

A
Dadabhai Naoroji
B
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C
Surendranath Banerjee
D
Bipin Chandra Pal