List of top History Questions asked in CBSE Class Twelve Board Exam

Analyse the importance of Mahanavami Dibba in the Vijayanagara Empire.
Analyse the role of Krishnadev Rai in the Vijayanagara Empire.

On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following places with appropriate symbols:
(i) Rakhigarhi - a mature Harappan site                  
(ii) Ajanta - a Buddhist site  
(iii) (a) Ajmer - a territory under Mughals           OR         (b) Agra - a territory under Mughals

How was the Constituent Assembly influenced by public opinion? Choose the correct option. 
Statements: 
I. People aired their views outside the Parliament House. 
II. People gave their reactions through the press. 
III. The members of the Constituent Assembly used to discuss with the public. 
IV. Public expressed their views in the Constituent Assembly.

Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct option: 
I. Battle of Talikota 
II. Establishment of Nagalpuram 
III. Formation of Kamalpuram Tank 
IV. Emergence of the Sultanate of Golconda 

 


 

Identify the ruler from Indian history with the following information:
- Ruler of Bhopal 
- Ruled from 1868 to 1901 CE 
- Helped in preserving the Sanchi Stupa

Examine the rumours that spread across India during the 1850s.
Examine the causes of resistance and failure of zamindars to make payment of land revenue to the East India Company in Bengal during eighteenth century.
Analyse the significance of water resources of the Vijayanagara Empire.
Describe the role of village artisans in the Mughal era.
On the same map two places have been marked as A and B as the centres of Indian National movement. Identify them and write their names on the lines drawn near them.
Analyse the impact of the policy of annexation imposed by the British during the 1850s.
Explain any three sources to know about the Gupta Empire.
You are asked to prepare a report on how the end of the American Civil War affected the cotton boom in the Indian Deccan. How would you assess the changes? Explain.
"During the debates in Constituent Assembly, B.R. Ambedkar told that he wanted a strong centre, much stronger than the centre we had created under the Act of 1935." Analyse the statement.
Analyse the factors that led the rulers of the Vijayanagara empire to choose the site of Vijayanagara as their capital.
Analyse the policies adopted by William Bentinck to reform Indian society.
Describe the role of Panchayats in the Mughal era.
Imagine you are leading a historical research team. How would you explain the role of Ryotwari System in fostering rural indebtedness and its long-term consequences on Bombay-Deccan peasantry? Explain.
Examine the nature and characteristics of the land grants in ancient Indian society.
‘Francois Bernier contrasted what he saw in India with the situation in Europe.’ Explain the statement with examples.
‘Ibn-Battuta has written extensively about his experience in India.’ Explain the statement with examples.
Examine the various strategies used to enhance agricultural output from the sixth BCE onwards.
Explain any three sources to know about the Maurya Empire.
Analyse the role of Amara-nayakas in the Vijayanagara Empire.