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12-HISTORY Assertion and Reasoning
12-HISTORY Assertion and Reasoning
HISTORY (027)
Question BANK (Term 1)
2021-22
CLASS-XII
CHATER-1
BRICKS, BEADS AND BONES
3 ‘The Great Bath’ was found in which own of the Indus Valley Civilization?
A. Lothal
B. Harappa
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Rangpur
6 Which two strategies are adopted by the archaeologists ton identify social
differences among the Harappans?
i. Study of burials
ii. Study of script
iii. Study of trade and commerce
iv. Study of artefacts
Choose the correct option.
A. Both ‘i’ and ‘ii’
B. Both ‘i’ and ‘iv’
C. Both ‘ii’ and ‘iii’
D. Both ‘i’ and ‘iii’
7 Which of the following items have not been found in the Harappan graves?
A. pottery and ornaments
B. Iron hand axe
C. Jewellery
D. Copper mirrors
9 Which of the following is not one of the features of the Harappan writing?
A. The Harappan script was pictographic and not alphabetical.
B. It has been deciphered by James Princep.
C. It had too many sighs, somewhere between 375 and 400.
D. The script was written from right to left.
13 Look at the figure given below and identify its name as given by the
archaeologists.
A. Shiva
B. Devadasi
C. Mother Goddess
D. Mother Earth
14 Who was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India?
A. John Marshall
B. Alexander Cunningham
C. William Blake
D. Alexander Bell
21 Why the Harappan script is called enigmatic? Choose the correct reason from
the following options:
A. It resembles the Hieroglyphic script of Egypt.
B. It had too many symbols, between 600 and 1000 in number.
C. It was written from left to right.
D. Its script remains undeciphered till date
3 Study the image of a Harappan seal and answer the following questions
choosing the correct options;
a. What were the seal usually made of?
A. Bronze
B. Steatite
C. Copper
D. Wax
c. Steatite was a:
i. Metal
ii. Soft stone
iii. Chemical
iv. Another name for burnt clay
1 Assertion (A): saddle querns were made of hard gritty igneous rocks or
sandstone.
Reason (R): Saddle querns were used to grind cereals.
3 Assertion (A): The Harappan Civilization had contacts with Western Asia
Reason (R): Archaeological finds suggest that copper was brought from
Oman.
7 Assertion (A): Terracotta model of the plough have been at sites in Cholistan
and at Banawali(Haryana)
Reason (R): The Harappan people domesticated animals like the oxen.
8 Assertion (A): The burials in Harappan sites reveal the economic and social
difference amongst the people living within a particular culture.
Reason (R): In the Harappa sites, dead were generally buried in pits.
9 Assertion (A): The Harappan seals were made of steatite.
Reason (R): The seals were decorated with animal figures.
10 Assertion (A): The Harappans ate a wide range of plant and animal products,
including fish.
Reason (R): Archaeologists have been able to reconstruct dietary practices
from finds of charred grains and seeds.
11 Assertion (A): The field had two set of furrows at right angles to each other.
Reason (R): This layout of the field suggests that two different corps were
grown together.
SECTION-D
MAP BASED QUESTION
1 On the political outline map of India, locate and label the following sites:
a. Harappa
b. Balakot
c. Chanhudaro
d. Nageshwar
e. Rakhigari
f. Kalibangan
g. Dholavira
h. Kot Diji
i. Lothal
j. Mohenjodaro
1 Identify the best reason for considering King Ashoka as ‘Devnampiya’ and
‘Piyadassi’ by his subjects.
A. Ashoka commissioned the edicts himself.
B. He adopted the title of ‘Devaputra’.
C. Epigraphists have concluded him as Devnampiya.
D. He worked for the welfare of the society through Dhamma.
3 Brahmi and Kharosthi, two scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins
were first deciphered by:
A. James Princep
B. James Harding
C. William Blake
D. William Smith
12 Why is the Sixth century BCE often considered as a major turning point in the
Indian history?
A. Emergence of stated, cities and towns; use of iron
B. Emergence of states, cities and towns; dominance of Hinduism
C. Dominance of Hinduism; use of iron
D. Emergence of Buddhism and Jainism, extensive use of copper
13 Which of the following is not one of the main features of Ashoka’s Dhamma?
A. Respect the elders and be generous to Brahmins.
B. Consider your religion superior from other religion.
C. Gahapati should respect members of the family, relatives, servants, the
poor and the slaves.
D. Follow non-violence.
14 Ventures of which of the following traders were risky but highly profitable?
A. Peddlers
B. Seafarers
C. Merchants with caravans of bullock pack-animals
D. All of the above
15 Who issued the first coins bearing the names of the rulers?
A. Mauryas
B. Guptas
C. Indo-Greeks
D. Satavahanas
21 Who among the following was the best-known ruler of the Satavahana
dynasty?
A. Yagnasri Satakarni
B. Simuka Satakarni
C. Gotami-puta Siri-Satakarni
D. Vashisthaputra Satakarni
1 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs by
choosing the most appropriate option.
2 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs by
choosing the most appropriate option.
3 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs by
choosing the most appropriate option.
4 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs by
choosing the most appropriate option.
By the fourth century there is evidence of larger states, including the Gupta
Empire. Many of these depended on samantas, men who maintained
themselves through local resources including control
over land. They offered homage and provided military support to rulers.
Powerful samantas could become kings: conversely, weak rulers might find
themselves being reduced to positions of subordination.
Histories of the Gupta rulers have been reconstructed from literature, coins
and inscriptions, including prashastis, composed in praise of kings in
particular, and patrons in general, by poets. While historians often attempt
to draw factual information from such compositions, those who composed
and read them often treasured them as works of poetry rather than as
accounts that were literally true. The Prayaga Prashasti (also known as the
Allahabad Pillar Inscription) composed in Sanskrit by Harishena, the court
poet of Samudragupta, arguably the most powerful of the Gupta rulers (c.
fourth century CE), is a case in point.
5 Assertion (A): Agricultural produce increased during the sixth century BCE.
Reason (R): The use of iron ploughshare was introduced.
6 Assertion (A): Early texts suggest that there were sixteen states known as
Mahajanapadas.
Reason (R): The lists are same as per Buddhists and Jaina texts
10 Assertion (A): Ashoka’s inscription has not been found in Kalinga, although
he conquered the region.
Reason (R): The anguish of the conquest was too painful in the region, and
therefore King Ashoka was unable to address the issue.
On the political outline map of India, locate and label the following sites:
2 Shakas who came from Central Asia were regarded by the Brahmanas
as
(a) Dasas
(b) Untouchables
(c) Mlechchhas
(d) Aryans
16 Read the following extract from Adi Parvan and identify being
described in it:
The city, bursting like the ocean, packed with hundreds of mansions,
displayed with its gateways, arches and turrets like massing clouds the
splendour of Great Indra’s city.
A. Patliputra
B. Hastinapur
C. Oudh
D. Varanasi
21 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs
by choosing the most appropriate option.
Dm Draupadi’s Marriage
22 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs
by choosing the most appropriate option.
23 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs
by choosing the most appropriate option.
24 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs
by choosing the most appropriate option.
Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs
by choosing the most appropriate option.
1 Assertion (A): The chiefs were patrons of bard and pots who sang their
praise.
Reason (R): Poems included in the Tamil Sangam anthologies often
suggest that those who controlled resources were also expected to
share them.
5 Assertion (A): The Chandalas were placed at the very bottom of the
social hierarchy.
Reason (R): The Chandalas were corrupt and cruel people.
9 Assertion (A): The Kshatriyas tried to enforce the norms of Varna order
from c. 600 BCE to 600 CE.
Reason (R): It was emphasised that the varna system is divine,
11 Assertion (A): After marriage, women were expected to give up their
father’s gotra.
Reason (R): They were supposed to adopt the gotra of their husband.
Chapter-4.
A. Bodhisattva
B. Buddha
C. Mahavira
D. Tirthankar
22 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs
by choosing the most appropriate option.
A prayer to Agni
Here are two verses from the Rigveda invoking Agni, the God of Fire:
Bring, O strong one, this sacrifice of ours to the Gods, O wise one, as a
liberal giver. Bestow on us, O priest, abundant food. Agni, obtain, by
sacrificing, mighty wealth for us. Pro-cure, O Agni, for ever to him who
pays to you (the gift of) nourishment the wonderful cow. May a son be
ours, offspring that continues our line ...
Verses such as these were composed in a special kind of Sanskrit,
known as Vedic Sanskrit. They were taught orally to men belonging to
priestly families.
24 Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs
by choosing the most appropriate option.
The Therigatha
2 Assertion (A): All Buddha’s speeches were written down during his
lifetime.
Reason (B) Buddhist scholars wrote commentaries on Buddha’s
preaching.
3 Assertion (A) Buddhism grew rapidly during the lifetime of the Buddha
and after his death.
Reason (B) Buddha and other teachers taught mainly through
discussion and debate.
8 Assertion (A) : the tradition of erecting stupa may have been pre-
Buddhist, but they came to be associated with Buddhism
Reason (B): Inscriptions found on the railings and pillars of stupas
record donations made for building and decorating them.
10 Assertion (A): Initially, only men were allowed into the Sangha, but
later women also came to be admitted.
Reason (B): This was made possible through the meditation of Ananda,
one of the Buddha’s dearest disciples.
On the political outline map of India, locate and label the following sites:
I. Lumbini
II. Bodhgaya
III. Sanchi
IV. Kishinagar
V. Bharut
VI. Ajanta
VII. Amravati
VIII. Naisk