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CBSE 12 History Question Paper-2024 Set-5

CBSE 12 History Question Paper-2024 Set-5

This mock test includes actual CBSE Class 12 History board exam questions from the year 2024 Set-5, helping students understand exam trends and practice real paper format

2025-08-18
Pavan Pavan
CBSE Class 12 History Grade 12 2024

Duration

20 min

Questions

17

Marking

Negative

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Who among the following was an ex-army official and worked as Director General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?

A
R.D. Bannerjee
B
John Marshal
C
R.E.M. Wheeler
D
Alexander Cunningham

In which of the following states Sanchi Stups is located?

A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
Arunachal Pradesh

Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding Harappan Culture?

A
The Iron-tipped Ploughshare was used at the Harappan sites.
B
Most of the Harappan sites were located in semi-arid lands.
C
No trace of canals have been found at the Harappan sites.
D
Irrigation was probably not required for agriculture at the Harappan sites.

Which one of the following is not a true statement regarding Harappan Script?

A
It has too many signs between 375 and 400.
B
This script remains undeciphered till date.
C
This script was written from left to right.
D
It was not alphabetic.

The practice of means a man having several wives.

A
Polygyny
B
Exogamy
C
Polyandry
D
Endogamy

Given below are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read them carefully and choose the correct option from the given options. Assertion (A): In the Eighth Century, the Kailashnath Temple was carved out of mountain. Reason (R): King Ashoka had given the directive to create artificial caves by cutting into the mountains to resemble temples.

A
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is true, but (R) is untrue.
D
(A) is untrue, but (R) is true.

Identify the medieval globe-trotter with the help of the following information: Before he set-off for India he made pilgrimage trips to Mecca before 1332-33 C.E. The Delhi Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq made him Qazi or the judge of Delhi.

A
Ibn Batuta
B
Abd-al-Razzak
C
Al-Biruni
D
Seydi Ali Reis

Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct option from the following: I. Rule of Ashoka II. Invasion of Alexander III. Rule of Gupta dynasty IV. Rise of Chalukyas in Karnataka

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

Who among the following Sikh Gurus compiled 'Adi Granth Sahib'?

A
Guru Hargobind Sahib ji
B
Guru Nanak Dev ji
C
Guru Arjun Dev ji
D
Guru Gobind Singh ji

Read the following information carefully and choose the correct location for this dargah from the given options. It is a dargah of Shaikh Salim Chisti. Akbar visited this dargah many a times.

A
Ajmer
B
Delhi
C
Fatehpur Sikri
D
Agra

Which one of the following description of Mughal rural society is correctly matched ?

A
Raiyat - Boatsman
B
Mansabdar - Military-Bureaucrat
C
Mallah - Banker
D
Shroff - Peasant

Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option: Column-I (Temple) - I Brihadeswara, II Channekeshwar, III Hazara Ram, IV Chidambaram. Column-II (Region) - A Vijayanagar, B Tanjavur, C Tamil Nadu, D Belur.

A
A C B B
B
B D A C
C
C B D A
D
D A C B

Identify the forest tribe during sixteenth and seventeenth century with the help of following information: In Assam these Tribal Chiefs became kings. They rendered military service in exchange of land. They declared their monopoly on catching wild animals.

A
Santhal tribe
B
Munda tribe
C
Lohani tribe
D
Ahom tribe

Identify the primary purpose of Britishers to implement Permanent Settlement in Bengal. Choose the best suitable option from the following:

A
To increase agricultural productivity of Jotedars.
B
To empower peasants of the region.
C
To provide financial stability to British govt.
D
To abolish land ownership in the region.

Choose the correct option regarding Virashaiva tradition from the following:

A
They believed in the theory of rebirth.
B
This tradition emerged in Karnataka.
C
They practice funerary rites.
D
They are the followers of Vishnu.

Who among the following was the leader of the revolt of 1857 from Bihar region?

A
Gonoo
B
Shahmal
C
Kunwar Singh
D
Nana Saheb

At which of the following places the mutiny broke out on 10th day of May 1857?

A
Lucknow
B
Delhi
C
Meerut Cantt
D
Barrakpore