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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Marks are indicated against each question.
2. Answer to questions carrying 2 marks ( Part-A, 1 to 3) should not exceed 30 words each.
3. Answer to questions carrying 4 marks (Part-B Section I Question Nos.4 -10) should not exceed 100 words
each.
4. Part B, Section-II is a value based question.
5. Answer to questions carrying 8 marks (Part C, Question Nos. 11 - 14) should not exceed 350 words each.
6.Part D questions are based on three sources (Questions 15,16,17)
7. Attach the map with the answer scripts. (Part E questions 18.1 and 18.2)
Part “A” (Very Short Answer Question)
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In this part all question are compulsory.
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Q1. Who issued the first coins to bear the names and images of rulers? 2
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Q2. Why was Khawaja Muinuddin’sDargah very popular? Give two reasons. 2

Q3. How important were the hill- stations for the colonial economy? 2
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Part “B” “”
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In this part attempt any 5 out of 6 questions.
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Q4. What were seals? What were they used for? 4
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Q5. Describe the main features of temple architecture in the early Indian period .4
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Q6. Describe the process of manuscript production in the Mughal court. 4
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Q7. How did the water problem solved in Vijayanagara Empire? 4
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Q8. Why did Zamindars failed to pay land revenue? 4
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Q9.How did women experience partition? 4
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Section II (Value based question)
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Q10. (i) ‘The policies adopted by Akbar during his rule strengthened values of peaceful coexistence in the
society’. Explain giving examples from his policies.
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(ii) How far these values are relevant in contemporary India to resolve the problem of communalism? ? 2
Part “C” (Long Answer Question)
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In this part attempt any 3 out of 4 questions.
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Q11. “The Mahabharata is a good source to study the social values of ancient times.” Justify this statement with
suitable arguments.. 8
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Q12. Analyse the relations which existed between the Chishti Sufi saints and the state. 8

Q13. Why was the revolt particularly widespread inAwadh? What prompted the peasants, taluqdars and
zamindars to join the revolt?
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Q14. How did Gandhiji transform National Movement into mass movement? 8
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Part “D” (Source Based Question)
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In this part all question are compulsory.
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Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Q15. Here is an excerpt from the account of Megasthenes:
Of the great officers of state, some superintend the rivers, measure the land, as is done in Egypt inspect the sluices by which water is let out from the main canals into their branches, so that everyone may have an equal supply of it, the same persons have charge also of the huntsmen, and are entrusted the power of rewarding or punishing them according to their deserts. They collect the taxes, and superintend the Occupations connected with land; as those of the woodcutters, the carpenters, the blacksmiths and the miners.
(i) List – the jobs done by the officers of the state. 3
(ii) Give any three features of the Maurya administration under Asoka.2
(iii) What are some of the other sources for studying this Empire? Give four of them. 2
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Q16. CASH OR KIND
The Ain on land revenue collection:
Let him (the amil-guzar) not make it a practice of taking only in cash but also in kind. The latter is effected in several ways. First, kankut: in the Hindi language Kan signifies grain, and kut, estimate. If any doubts arise, the crops should be cut and estimated in three lots, the good, the middling and the inferior and the hesitation removed. Often, too the land taken by appraisement, gives a sufficiently accurate return. Secondly, batai, also called bhaoli, the crops are reaped and stacked and divided by agreement in the presence of the parties. But in the case several intelligent inspectors are required; otherwise, the evil-minded and false are given to deception. Thirdly, khet-batai when they divided the fields after they are sown. Fourthly, langbatai; after cutting the grain, they form it in heaps and divide it among themselves, and each takes his share home and turns it to profit.
(i) Explain the term Kankut? 2
(ii) Explain the system of langbatai? 1
(iii) Explain the system of batai or bhaoli system of land revenue collection? 2
(iv) Which system of revenue collection, do you think, is better and why? 2
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Q17. “I believe separate electorates will be suicidal to the minorities”
During the debate on 27 August 1947, GovindBallabh Pant said:
I believe separate electorates will be suicidal to the minorities and will do themtremendousharm. If they are isolated forever, they can never convert themselves into a majority and the feeling of frustration will cripple them even from the very beginning. What is it that you desire and what is our ultimate objective? Do the minorities always want to remain as minorities or do they ever expect to form an integral part of a great nation and as such to guide and control its destinies? If they do, can they ever achieve that aspiration andthat ideal if they are isolated from the rest of the community? I think it would be extremely dangerous for them if they were segregated from the rest of the community and kept aloof in an air-tight compartment where they would have to rely on others even for the air they breathe... The minorities, if they are returned by separate electorates, can never have any effective voice.
(i) How will separate electorates prove suicidal to the minorities? Explain the views of Mr. G. B. Pant. 4
(ii) What is separate electorate system 2
(iii) Suggest any one way to solve the problem of minorities. 1
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Part “E” (Map Question)
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Q18. (i) On the given outline map of India, locate and label the following: 2
(a) Champaran (b) Agra
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(ii) On the same political outline map of India, three places related to the Harappan civilisation have been
marked as A, B &C.Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them. 3
A, B C
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Note: The following questions are only for the Visually Impaired Candidates in lieu of the Map Question
No. 18.
18.1. Mention any two places which are famous for stupas..
18.2 Mention any three places related to the Indus valley civilisation.
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3. The Marking Scheme carries only suggested value points for an answer. These are only guidelines and do not constitute the complete answer. The student can have their own expression and if the expression is correct, the marks should awarded accordingly.
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6. Though break-up of value points is given in a number of answers, the examiner may be flexible in marking the different parts, if the answers reflect understanding of the scope of the question
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.i) Indo –Greek rulers issued first coins bear the names and images of rulers’
ii) They established their control over the north- western part of the subcontinent in the second century BCE. .
Any other relevant points.
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Khawaja Muinuddin’sDargah at Ajmer was very popular because of the austerity and piety of its Shaikh.
The greatness of his spiritual successors
The patronage of royal visitors.
This shrine was located on the trade route linking Delhi and Gujarat.
(Any two)
. (i) They had tea and coffee plantations in their vicinity.
(ii) There was an influx of immigrant labour from the plains as these hill-stations provided many opportunities for jobs.
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.(i) Seals are the most distinctive products of the Harappan culture. They were generally square or rectangular tablets of clay..
(ii) Seals and sealings were used to facilitate long distance communication.
(iii)The seals are valuable source of information.
(iv)Possibly they were used to stamp property or goods as a means of identifying their owners.
Any other relevant points
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(i) A tall structure was gradually built over the central shrine. It is called as Shikhara.
(ii) The walls of the temples were often decorated with beautiful sculptures.
(iii) The early temples were in the form of a small square room which was called the Grabhagriha.
(iv) Some of the temples were hollowed out of huge rocks, they looked like artificial caves.
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(i) Alll the Mughal books were manuscripts.The centre where the work of manuscript production was taken was known as the imperial Kitabkhana.
(ii) A large number of people were involved in the creation of manuscript. They included the following:
(iii) Papermakers, Scribes. Guilders and Book binders involved in various tasks.
(iv) In the end, all these manuscripts were considered very precious and valuable.
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(i) The need of water in Vijayanagara was fulfilled from the natural basin formed by the river Tungabhadra.
(ii) The rulers of Vijayanagara got built large embankments to store water.
(iii) Kamalapuram tank was built to fulfill the needs of the royal centre.
(iv) Hiriya canal drew water from a dam across the Tungabhadra river.
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The Zamindars failed to make regular payments of revenue due to the following reasons:
(i) The initial rate of revenue was very high.
(ii) The amount of revenue was fixed during the period of economic depression.
(iii) The revenue was invariable. It had to be paid punctually even if the harvest was not good.
(iv) The permanent settlement had reduced the power of the Zamindars to collect rent from the ryot.
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At the time of partition of the country, the women had horrible experiences
(i) They were not only raped and abducted but also sold.
(ii) They were compelled to settled down to a new life with strangers in unknown circumstances.
(iii) They found the governments of both India and Pakistan insensitive to their problems.
(iv) Some women were even killed by their family members so that their honour is maintained.
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(i) Akbar followed a policy of religious toleration. He believed in the equality of all religions and developed a secular outlook. He therefore abolished the pilgrimage tax in 1563 and jizya tax in 1564 as both were based on religious discrimination.
(ii) Because Akbar’s policy teach the value of secularism, equality of all religions and meritocracy.
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(i) The Mahabharata is a colossal epic which depicts a wide range of social categories and situations.
(ii) It is from the Mahabharata that we come to know that society was patriarchal nature with sons being given preference.
(iii) The Mahabharata gives us an insight into the working of the caste system e.g. the story of Eklavaya.
(iv) The Mahabharata highlights the actual working of the caste system.
(v) The game of dice seems to suggest that wives could be treated as property of their husbands.
(vI) It also gives two contrasting social norms in the relationship between mother and son.
(vii) The Pandavas were obedient .
(viii)But on the other hand Duryodhna would not be swayed from his decision to wage war as requested by his mother.
Any other relevant points.
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(i) The Chishti saint sought to maintain distance from wordly affairs but accepted unsolicited grants from the political elites.
(ii)Donations in cash and kind were accepted.
(iii) Since the funds were not used for personal use, the moral authority of sheikh was enhanced.
(iv) The kings often needed the support of the sufi saints to give religious sanction to their policies.
(v) Consequently they sought the support of the sufis for their decisions who were supposed to derive their power directly from God.
(vi) It was a general belief that sufi saints could intercede with God to improve the financial and spiritual condition of human beings.
(vii) In order to assert their authority, both expected certain rituals to be performed such as prostration and kissing of the feet.
(viii) Sometimes high sounding titles were given to sufi saints.
Any other relevant points.
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(i) The British annexed Awadh on grounds of mal-administration and wrongly assumed that the nawab was an unpopular ruler.
(ii) The emotional grief of the people was aggravated by immediate material losses.
(iii) The annexation also dispossessed the taluqdars of the region.
(iv) The British land revenue policy further undermined the position and authority of the taluqdars.
(v) The British believed that by removing the taluqdars they would reduce their oppression.
(vi)Many taluqdars acted like father figures and gave concessions in times of need.
(vii) The majority of the sepoys of the Bengal army were recruited from the villages of Awadh.
(viii) Thus, a chain of grievances in Awadh linked the peasants, sepoys and the common people.
Any other relevant points.
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(i) under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi the nationalist movement did not merely remain a movement of the intellectuals and the professionals. Thousands of farmers, labourers and artisans started participating in it.
(ii)Gandhiji lived a simple life liked the common people.
(iv) Gandhiji tried to mitigate the sufferings of the farmers and other poor people.
(v) The rumours that spread about the miracles of Gandhiji made him very popular.
(vI) Under the leadership of Gandhiji, many branches of the Indian national congress were opeped in different cities.
(vii) Gandhiji emphasised the Hindu-Muslim unity to strengthen the base of the national movement of india.
(viii) He emphasised the spread of the nationalist message in mother- tongue of the people and not in English.
Any other relevant points.
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15.1 Few officials looked after and supervised the rivers and measured the land. The same persons also supervised the huntmen.....
15.2 – Five main political centres, providing easy communication, appointment of Dhammamahamatras.
15.3- Inscriptions, Indica, Arthshastra.Visual materials
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16.1 The meaning of Kan is grain and the meaning of kut is estimate.
16.2 After cutting the grain, they form it in heap s and divide it among themselves and each takes his share homes and turns it to profit.
16.3 The total produce was divided in definite proportion among peasant and the state.
16.4 The system of kankut was better because this system yields best results.
2+1+2+2
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17.1 G B Pant was the view that the separate electorates
Will prove suicidal not only to the minorities but for the whole nation as well. It would permanently isolate the minorities from the majority community. It would cripple the minorities and make them feel frustrated.
17.2 According to separate electorates the Muslims could elect their own representatives in designated constituencies.
17.3 The most important way to solve the problem of minorities is to reserve seats for them in different institutions.
4+2+1=7
2+3=5