List of top History Questions asked in UP Board XII

Who among the following was the founder of Khalsa Panth?
Who was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India?
(Only for Vision Impaired Examinees in lieu of Q.No. 26 for Map Work)
Instruction: Write the answers of the following questions in your answer-book. Do not use the map.
i) Where was the port of Indus Valley civilization located ?
ii) Where did Gautam Buddha born ?
iii) Where did the revolution of 1857 start in Uttar Pradesh ?
iv) Where is the Dargah of Sheikh Salim Chishti located ?
v) Where is the capital of independent India located ?
Show the following places on the outline map of India supplied to you by the symbol \textcircled{\tiny\textbf{+}} and also write their names. For correct name and correct location 1+1 marks are allotted.
i) The place where the port of the Indus Valley Civilization was located.
ii) The place where Mahatma Buddha was born.
iii) The place where the revolution of 1857 A.D. started in Uttar Pradesh.
iv) The place where the Dargah of Sheikh Salim Chishti is located.
v) The place which is the capital of Independent India.
Mention the events related to the following historical dates:
a) 185 B.C.
b) 78 A.D.
c) 1784 A.D.
d) 1526 A.D.
e) 1801 A.D.
f) 1919 A.D.
g) 1930 A.D.
h) 1942 A.D.
i) 1947 A.D.
j) 1949 A.D.
Describe the main reasons for the revolution of 1857 A.D.
OR
Write a short note on Civil Disobedience movement.
Briefly describe the social and economic life of the Vedic period.":
Mention four features of the Constitution of India.
Write a comment on King Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagar Empire.
Write on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and describe his teachings.
OR
What are the problems in using Ain-e-Akbari as a source for writing agricultural history? How do historians deal with these problems?
What was Ashoka's Dhamma ? Describe. OR Briefly describe the social and economic life of the Vedic period.
What was the contribution of Subhas Chandra Bose in the freedom movement?
What was the Chauri-Chaura incident? Which movement was withdrawn as a result of it?
When and where did the Kakori incident happen?
Where is Vitthal temple located? Who built it?
Write a short note on the life of Mirabai as a saint.
Who was Megasthenes? What was the name of his book?
Who was Mahavir Swami? What was his main principle?
By whom was the purpose proposal presented? When and to whom was presented?
Comment on the religious beliefs of the inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization.
From where did Gandhiji start his first Satyagraha ?
When did the rebellion of 1857 A.D. start in Meerut Cantonment ?
Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse ?
What benefits did the East India Company get from the Permanent Settlement?
The main reason(s) of the rebellion of 1857 A.D. was/were
1) Use of greased cartridges
2) Economic exploitation of Indians By British policies
Of these: