CBSE Class 12th History 2024 Answer Key, Question Paper and Exam Analysis

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

(A) Most of the Harappan sites were located in semi-arid lands.

(B) Irrigation was probably not required for agriculture at the Harappan sites.

(C) No trace of canals have been found at the Harappan sites.

(D) The Iron tipped Ploughshare was used at the Harappan sites.

Answer: (A) Most of the Harappan sites were located in semi-arid lands.

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

(A) John Marshal

(B) Alexander Cunningham

(C) R..D. Bannerjee

(D) REM. Wheeler

Answer: (D) REM. Wheeler

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

(A) This script remains undeciphered till date.

(B) This script was written from left to right.

(C) It was not alphabetic.

(D) It has too many signs between 375 and 400

Answer: (B) This script was written from left to right.

4. Identify the following picture from the given options:

(A) Sultan Jahan Begum

(B) Shahjahan Begum

(C) Jahanara Begum

(D) Ruksar Begum

Answer: (B) Shahjahan Begum

5. Write the appropriate option from the given in your answer sheet.
The practice of __________means a man having several wives.

(A) Exogamy

(C) Polygyny

(B) Endogamy

(D) Polyandry

Answer: (C) Polygyny

6. 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
Options:

(A) I, III, II and IV

(B) IV, II, I and III

(C) II, I, III and IV

(D) III, IV, II and I

Answer: (C) II, I, III and IV

7. 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.
Options:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is untrue.
(D) (A) is untrue, but (R) is true.

Answer: (C) (A) is true, but (R) is untrue.

8. 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.

Options:

(A) Abd-al-Razzak

(C) Ibn Batuta

(B) Al-Biruni

(D) Seydi Ali Reis

Answer: (C) Ibn Batuta

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

(A) Guru Nanak Dev ji

(B) Guru Arjun Dev ji

(C) Guru Hargobind Sahib ji

(D) Guru Gobind Singh ji

Answer: (B) Guru Arjun Dev ji

10. Choose the correct option regarding Virashaiva tradition from the following:

(A) This tradition emerged in Karnataka.

(B) They are the followers of Vishnu.

(C) They believed in the theory of rebirth.

(D) They practice funerary rites.

Answer: (A) This tradition emerged in Karnataka.