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MARKING SCHEME 2021-22 
TERM II-CLASS XII 
HISTORY - CODE 027 
Time Allowed: 2 Hours      Maximum Marks: 40  
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
S.NO   
SECTION A 
Short Answer Type Questions 
 
 
 
3X4= 
12M 
1.  Role of Dr BR Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly of 
India. 
(i) He served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the 
Constitution. 
(ii) He plead for the abolition of untouchability 
(iii) He wanted “a strong and united Centre’  
(iv) He asked for equal rights. 
(v) He was in favour of Parliamentary Democracy 
(vi) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points )                                            PG-243  
  
3 
2.  Critically analyse the Fifth Report of 1813. 
 
(i) It was the fifth series of report on the administration and 
activities of the East India Company in India. 
(ii) . It ran into1002 pages of which over 800 pages were 
appendices that reproduced petitions of zamindars and 
riots, reports of collectors and districts. 
(iii)   It contained information on company’s misrule and 
maladministration. 
(iv) Many British traders wanted a share in Company’s trade 
in India and emphasised for openness for British 
manufactures in India  
(v) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points.                               
                                                                            PG-265 
                                           OR 
Policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 
18th century. 
(i) British adopted policy of extermination. 
(ii) British proposed policy of pacification with Paharia chiefs 
to ensure proper conduct.  
3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 
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Page 1 of 7 
 
MARKING SCHEME 2021-22 
TERM II-CLASS XII 
HISTORY - CODE 027 
Time Allowed: 2 Hours      Maximum Marks: 40  
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
S.NO   
SECTION A 
Short Answer Type Questions 
 
 
 
3X4= 
12M 
1.  Role of Dr BR Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly of 
India. 
(i) He served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the 
Constitution. 
(ii) He plead for the abolition of untouchability 
(iii) He wanted “a strong and united Centre’  
(iv) He asked for equal rights. 
(v) He was in favour of Parliamentary Democracy 
(vi) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points )                                            PG-243  
  
3 
2.  Critically analyse the Fifth Report of 1813. 
 
(i) It was the fifth series of report on the administration and 
activities of the East India Company in India. 
(ii) . It ran into1002 pages of which over 800 pages were 
appendices that reproduced petitions of zamindars and 
riots, reports of collectors and districts. 
(iii)   It contained information on company’s misrule and 
maladministration. 
(iv) Many British traders wanted a share in Company’s trade 
in India and emphasised for openness for British 
manufactures in India  
(v) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points.                               
                                                                            PG-265 
                                           OR 
Policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 
18th century. 
(i) British adopted policy of extermination. 
(ii) British proposed policy of pacification with Paharia chiefs 
to ensure proper conduct.  
3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 
Page 2 of 7 
 
(iii) Paharia went into mountains and deep forests and 
continued their war against outsiders 
(iv) Many Paharia chiefs who accepted allowances came to 
be perceived as subordinate employees or stipendiary 
chiefs so they lost their authority within the community. 
(v) Any other relevant point  
 
(Any three points )                                                    PG-270 
 
3.  Rumours and Prophecies in the Revolt of 1857.  
 
(i) There was a rumour that the new cartridges were 
greased with the fat of cows and pigs which would 
pollute their castes and religion. 
(ii) The rumours about the British trying to destroy the 
religion of Indians by mixing the bone dust of cows and 
pigs into the flour  
(iii) There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted 
to convert Indians to Christianity. 
(iv) There were rumours that British  had mixed the bone 
dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the 
market.  
(v) Prophecy:The response to the call for action was 
reinforced by the prophecy that British rule would come 
to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 
23 June, 1857.  
(vi) Any other relevant point  
(Any three points )                                       PG-294                                                                                                 
3 
4.   Months after Independence as being Gandhiji's "finest 
hours 
(i) He plead for cooperation and communal harmony. 
(ii) He urged that the two parts respect and befriend one 
another 
(iii) He tried to build a spirit of mutual trust and confidence 
between the communities. 
(iv)  He was worried for the displaced people in India and 
Pakistan. 
(v) Any other relevant point  
(Any three points )                                           PG-320 
 
 
 
3 
 
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Page 1 of 7 
 
MARKING SCHEME 2021-22 
TERM II-CLASS XII 
HISTORY - CODE 027 
Time Allowed: 2 Hours      Maximum Marks: 40  
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
S.NO   
SECTION A 
Short Answer Type Questions 
 
 
 
3X4= 
12M 
1.  Role of Dr BR Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly of 
India. 
(i) He served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the 
Constitution. 
(ii) He plead for the abolition of untouchability 
(iii) He wanted “a strong and united Centre’  
(iv) He asked for equal rights. 
(v) He was in favour of Parliamentary Democracy 
(vi) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points )                                            PG-243  
  
3 
2.  Critically analyse the Fifth Report of 1813. 
 
(i) It was the fifth series of report on the administration and 
activities of the East India Company in India. 
(ii) . It ran into1002 pages of which over 800 pages were 
appendices that reproduced petitions of zamindars and 
riots, reports of collectors and districts. 
(iii)   It contained information on company’s misrule and 
maladministration. 
(iv) Many British traders wanted a share in Company’s trade 
in India and emphasised for openness for British 
manufactures in India  
(v) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points.                               
                                                                            PG-265 
                                           OR 
Policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 
18th century. 
(i) British adopted policy of extermination. 
(ii) British proposed policy of pacification with Paharia chiefs 
to ensure proper conduct.  
3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 
Page 2 of 7 
 
(iii) Paharia went into mountains and deep forests and 
continued their war against outsiders 
(iv) Many Paharia chiefs who accepted allowances came to 
be perceived as subordinate employees or stipendiary 
chiefs so they lost their authority within the community. 
(v) Any other relevant point  
 
(Any three points )                                                    PG-270 
 
3.  Rumours and Prophecies in the Revolt of 1857.  
 
(i) There was a rumour that the new cartridges were 
greased with the fat of cows and pigs which would 
pollute their castes and religion. 
(ii) The rumours about the British trying to destroy the 
religion of Indians by mixing the bone dust of cows and 
pigs into the flour  
(iii) There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted 
to convert Indians to Christianity. 
(iv) There were rumours that British  had mixed the bone 
dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the 
market.  
(v) Prophecy:The response to the call for action was 
reinforced by the prophecy that British rule would come 
to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 
23 June, 1857.  
(vi) Any other relevant point  
(Any three points )                                       PG-294                                                                                                 
3 
4.   Months after Independence as being Gandhiji's "finest 
hours 
(i) He plead for cooperation and communal harmony. 
(ii) He urged that the two parts respect and befriend one 
another 
(iii) He tried to build a spirit of mutual trust and confidence 
between the communities. 
(iv)  He was worried for the displaced people in India and 
Pakistan. 
(v) Any other relevant point  
(Any three points )                                           PG-320 
 
 
 
3 
 
Page 3 of 7 
 
 SECTION B 
__Long Answer Type Questions 
 
6X3=18 
5.  Role of prominent leaders of the Revolt of 1857. 
 
(i) In Kanpur, Nana Sahib, the successor of Peshwa Baji 
Rao II became the leader of the revolt.  
(ii) In Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai assumed the leadership of 
the uprising. 
(iii) In Arrah in Bihar, Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar 
became leader under popular pressure 
(iv)  In Lucknow, BIrjis Qadr, the young son of nawab Wajid 
Ali Shah became the leader of the revolt against the 
annexation of the state  
(v)  Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, 
became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region . 
(vi) Shah Mal organized the villagers of pargana Barout   
(vii) Any other relevant point  
(Any six points)                                              PG245 
6 
6.   
Quit India movement 
(i) Activists organised strikes and protests 
(ii)       Students left their colleges to go to jail.  
(iii) Socialist resisted for the cause  
(iv) Women across the country participated  
(v) Thousands of Indians joined the mass movement   
(vi) Strikes, boy­cott and picketing  
(vii) Attacks on government buildings or any other visible 
symbol of colonial authority. 
(viii) Any other relevant point  
 (To be evaluated as a whole.)                             PG365 
 
                                  OR 
 
Salt Satyagraha 
i. Gandhiji announced a march to break the Salt Law 
ii. Salt law gave the state a monopoly in the manufacture and 
sale of salt. 
iii. The state monopoly on salt was deeply unpopular as in 
every Indian household salt was indispensable and the people 
were forbidden for making salt even for domestic use. 
 
iv. Gandhiji hoped to mobilize a wider discontent against British 
rule and started Dandi March. Once he reached Dandi he broke 
the salt law. 
v. Parallel Salt Marches were organized in other parts of the 
country. 
6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 
 
 
 
 
 
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Page 1 of 7 
 
MARKING SCHEME 2021-22 
TERM II-CLASS XII 
HISTORY - CODE 027 
Time Allowed: 2 Hours      Maximum Marks: 40  
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
S.NO   
SECTION A 
Short Answer Type Questions 
 
 
 
3X4= 
12M 
1.  Role of Dr BR Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly of 
India. 
(i) He served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the 
Constitution. 
(ii) He plead for the abolition of untouchability 
(iii) He wanted “a strong and united Centre’  
(iv) He asked for equal rights. 
(v) He was in favour of Parliamentary Democracy 
(vi) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points )                                            PG-243  
  
3 
2.  Critically analyse the Fifth Report of 1813. 
 
(i) It was the fifth series of report on the administration and 
activities of the East India Company in India. 
(ii) . It ran into1002 pages of which over 800 pages were 
appendices that reproduced petitions of zamindars and 
riots, reports of collectors and districts. 
(iii)   It contained information on company’s misrule and 
maladministration. 
(iv) Many British traders wanted a share in Company’s trade 
in India and emphasised for openness for British 
manufactures in India  
(v) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points.                               
                                                                            PG-265 
                                           OR 
Policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 
18th century. 
(i) British adopted policy of extermination. 
(ii) British proposed policy of pacification with Paharia chiefs 
to ensure proper conduct.  
3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 
Page 2 of 7 
 
(iii) Paharia went into mountains and deep forests and 
continued their war against outsiders 
(iv) Many Paharia chiefs who accepted allowances came to 
be perceived as subordinate employees or stipendiary 
chiefs so they lost their authority within the community. 
(v) Any other relevant point  
 
(Any three points )                                                    PG-270 
 
3.  Rumours and Prophecies in the Revolt of 1857.  
 
(i) There was a rumour that the new cartridges were 
greased with the fat of cows and pigs which would 
pollute their castes and religion. 
(ii) The rumours about the British trying to destroy the 
religion of Indians by mixing the bone dust of cows and 
pigs into the flour  
(iii) There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted 
to convert Indians to Christianity. 
(iv) There were rumours that British  had mixed the bone 
dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the 
market.  
(v) Prophecy:The response to the call for action was 
reinforced by the prophecy that British rule would come 
to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 
23 June, 1857.  
(vi) Any other relevant point  
(Any three points )                                       PG-294                                                                                                 
3 
4.   Months after Independence as being Gandhiji's "finest 
hours 
(i) He plead for cooperation and communal harmony. 
(ii) He urged that the two parts respect and befriend one 
another 
(iii) He tried to build a spirit of mutual trust and confidence 
between the communities. 
(iv)  He was worried for the displaced people in India and 
Pakistan. 
(v) Any other relevant point  
(Any three points )                                           PG-320 
 
 
 
3 
 
Page 3 of 7 
 
 SECTION B 
__Long Answer Type Questions 
 
6X3=18 
5.  Role of prominent leaders of the Revolt of 1857. 
 
(i) In Kanpur, Nana Sahib, the successor of Peshwa Baji 
Rao II became the leader of the revolt.  
(ii) In Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai assumed the leadership of 
the uprising. 
(iii) In Arrah in Bihar, Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar 
became leader under popular pressure 
(iv)  In Lucknow, BIrjis Qadr, the young son of nawab Wajid 
Ali Shah became the leader of the revolt against the 
annexation of the state  
(v)  Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, 
became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region . 
(vi) Shah Mal organized the villagers of pargana Barout   
(vii) Any other relevant point  
(Any six points)                                              PG245 
6 
6.   
Quit India movement 
(i) Activists organised strikes and protests 
(ii)       Students left their colleges to go to jail.  
(iii) Socialist resisted for the cause  
(iv) Women across the country participated  
(v) Thousands of Indians joined the mass movement   
(vi) Strikes, boy­cott and picketing  
(vii) Attacks on government buildings or any other visible 
symbol of colonial authority. 
(viii) Any other relevant point  
 (To be evaluated as a whole.)                             PG365 
 
                                  OR 
 
Salt Satyagraha 
i. Gandhiji announced a march to break the Salt Law 
ii. Salt law gave the state a monopoly in the manufacture and 
sale of salt. 
iii. The state monopoly on salt was deeply unpopular as in 
every Indian household salt was indispensable and the people 
were forbidden for making salt even for domestic use. 
 
iv. Gandhiji hoped to mobilize a wider discontent against British 
rule and started Dandi March. Once he reached Dandi he broke 
the salt law. 
v. Parallel Salt Marches were organized in other parts of the 
country. 
6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 
 
 
 
 
 
Page 4 of 7 
 
vi. Peasants breached the colonial forest laws which restricted 
their access to forests. 
vii. Factory owners went on strike. 
viii. Lawyers boycotted British courts. 
ix. Students refused to attend educational Institutions and 
schools run by government. 
x. Indians were arrested. 
xi. Gandhiji made a plea to the upper caste to serve 
untouchables. 
xii. Hindus, Muslims, Parsees and Sikhs were told to unite. 
xiii. Thousands of Volunteers joined for the cause. 
xiv. Many officials resigned from their posts. 
xv. Gandhiji’s meetings were attended by all sections of people. 
xvi. Women participated in large number. 
xvii. Dandi March brought Gandhi to world attention. The March 
was covered by European and American press. 
xviii. Salt march made British realized that they would have to 
devolve some powers to Indians. 
xix. Any other relevant point 
 
To be evaluated as a whole.                                   PG-360 
 
7.   Sulh- I -kul policy of Akbar  
 
(i) Different ethnic and religious communities had freedom 
of expression but on condition that they did not 
undermine the authority of the state or fight among 
themselves. 
(ii) He ensured that justice and peace.  
(iii) The nobility was comprised of Iranis, Turanis, 
Afghans,Rajputs, Deccanis, etc who were given 
positions and awards based on merit and services.  
(iv) . Akbar abolished the tax on pilgrimage /Jjizya   
(v) He gave grants to support and maintain religious 
buildings  
(vi) He celebrated festivals like Id, Shab-i-barat and Holi  
(vii) He invited Jesuit mission for religious discussions. 
(viii)Any other relevant point  (Any six points)       PG-233   
                                        OR 
 
‘The officer cops of the Mughals  
 
(i) The Mughal nobility was comprised of Iranis, Turanis, 
Afghans,Rajputs, Deccanis, etc 
(ii) The Mughal nobility were the main pillars of Mughal state 
6H 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6H 
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Page 1 of 7 
 
MARKING SCHEME 2021-22 
TERM II-CLASS XII 
HISTORY - CODE 027 
Time Allowed: 2 Hours      Maximum Marks: 40  
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
S.NO   
SECTION A 
Short Answer Type Questions 
 
 
 
3X4= 
12M 
1.  Role of Dr BR Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly of 
India. 
(i) He served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the 
Constitution. 
(ii) He plead for the abolition of untouchability 
(iii) He wanted “a strong and united Centre’  
(iv) He asked for equal rights. 
(v) He was in favour of Parliamentary Democracy 
(vi) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points )                                            PG-243  
  
3 
2.  Critically analyse the Fifth Report of 1813. 
 
(i) It was the fifth series of report on the administration and 
activities of the East India Company in India. 
(ii) . It ran into1002 pages of which over 800 pages were 
appendices that reproduced petitions of zamindars and 
riots, reports of collectors and districts. 
(iii)   It contained information on company’s misrule and 
maladministration. 
(iv) Many British traders wanted a share in Company’s trade 
in India and emphasised for openness for British 
manufactures in India  
(v) Any other relevant point 
(Any three points.                               
                                                                            PG-265 
                                           OR 
Policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 
18th century. 
(i) British adopted policy of extermination. 
(ii) British proposed policy of pacification with Paharia chiefs 
to ensure proper conduct.  
3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 
Page 2 of 7 
 
(iii) Paharia went into mountains and deep forests and 
continued their war against outsiders 
(iv) Many Paharia chiefs who accepted allowances came to 
be perceived as subordinate employees or stipendiary 
chiefs so they lost their authority within the community. 
(v) Any other relevant point  
 
(Any three points )                                                    PG-270 
 
3.  Rumours and Prophecies in the Revolt of 1857.  
 
(i) There was a rumour that the new cartridges were 
greased with the fat of cows and pigs which would 
pollute their castes and religion. 
(ii) The rumours about the British trying to destroy the 
religion of Indians by mixing the bone dust of cows and 
pigs into the flour  
(iii) There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted 
to convert Indians to Christianity. 
(iv) There were rumours that British  had mixed the bone 
dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the 
market.  
(v) Prophecy:The response to the call for action was 
reinforced by the prophecy that British rule would come 
to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 
23 June, 1857.  
(vi) Any other relevant point  
(Any three points )                                       PG-294                                                                                                 
3 
4.   Months after Independence as being Gandhiji's "finest 
hours 
(i) He plead for cooperation and communal harmony. 
(ii) He urged that the two parts respect and befriend one 
another 
(iii) He tried to build a spirit of mutual trust and confidence 
between the communities. 
(iv)  He was worried for the displaced people in India and 
Pakistan. 
(v) Any other relevant point  
(Any three points )                                           PG-320 
 
 
 
3 
 
Page 3 of 7 
 
 SECTION B 
__Long Answer Type Questions 
 
6X3=18 
5.  Role of prominent leaders of the Revolt of 1857. 
 
(i) In Kanpur, Nana Sahib, the successor of Peshwa Baji 
Rao II became the leader of the revolt.  
(ii) In Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai assumed the leadership of 
the uprising. 
(iii) In Arrah in Bihar, Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar 
became leader under popular pressure 
(iv)  In Lucknow, BIrjis Qadr, the young son of nawab Wajid 
Ali Shah became the leader of the revolt against the 
annexation of the state  
(v)  Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, 
became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region . 
(vi) Shah Mal organized the villagers of pargana Barout   
(vii) Any other relevant point  
(Any six points)                                              PG245 
6 
6.   
Quit India movement 
(i) Activists organised strikes and protests 
(ii)       Students left their colleges to go to jail.  
(iii) Socialist resisted for the cause  
(iv) Women across the country participated  
(v) Thousands of Indians joined the mass movement   
(vi) Strikes, boy­cott and picketing  
(vii) Attacks on government buildings or any other visible 
symbol of colonial authority. 
(viii) Any other relevant point  
 (To be evaluated as a whole.)                             PG365 
 
                                  OR 
 
Salt Satyagraha 
i. Gandhiji announced a march to break the Salt Law 
ii. Salt law gave the state a monopoly in the manufacture and 
sale of salt. 
iii. The state monopoly on salt was deeply unpopular as in 
every Indian household salt was indispensable and the people 
were forbidden for making salt even for domestic use. 
 
iv. Gandhiji hoped to mobilize a wider discontent against British 
rule and started Dandi March. Once he reached Dandi he broke 
the salt law. 
v. Parallel Salt Marches were organized in other parts of the 
country. 
6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 
 
 
 
 
 
Page 4 of 7 
 
vi. Peasants breached the colonial forest laws which restricted 
their access to forests. 
vii. Factory owners went on strike. 
viii. Lawyers boycotted British courts. 
ix. Students refused to attend educational Institutions and 
schools run by government. 
x. Indians were arrested. 
xi. Gandhiji made a plea to the upper caste to serve 
untouchables. 
xii. Hindus, Muslims, Parsees and Sikhs were told to unite. 
xiii. Thousands of Volunteers joined for the cause. 
xiv. Many officials resigned from their posts. 
xv. Gandhiji’s meetings were attended by all sections of people. 
xvi. Women participated in large number. 
xvii. Dandi March brought Gandhi to world attention. The March 
was covered by European and American press. 
xviii. Salt march made British realized that they would have to 
devolve some powers to Indians. 
xix. Any other relevant point 
 
To be evaluated as a whole.                                   PG-360 
 
7.   Sulh- I -kul policy of Akbar  
 
(i) Different ethnic and religious communities had freedom 
of expression but on condition that they did not 
undermine the authority of the state or fight among 
themselves. 
(ii) He ensured that justice and peace.  
(iii) The nobility was comprised of Iranis, Turanis, 
Afghans,Rajputs, Deccanis, etc who were given 
positions and awards based on merit and services.  
(iv) . Akbar abolished the tax on pilgrimage /Jjizya   
(v) He gave grants to support and maintain religious 
buildings  
(vi) He celebrated festivals like Id, Shab-i-barat and Holi  
(vii) He invited Jesuit mission for religious discussions. 
(viii)Any other relevant point  (Any six points)       PG-233   
                                        OR 
 
‘The officer cops of the Mughals  
 
(i) The Mughal nobility was comprised of Iranis, Turanis, 
Afghans,Rajputs, Deccanis, etc 
(ii) The Mughal nobility were the main pillars of Mughal state 
6H 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6H 
Page 5 of 7 
 
(iii) The Mughal nobility was chosen from different groups, both 
religiously and ethnicity to ensure a balance of power 
between the various groups. 
(iv) They were described as guldasta or a bouquet of flowers 
in the official chronicles 
(v)  It signified their unity, held together by loyalty towards the 
Mughal emperor. 
(vi) All nobles were ranked or were allotted mansabs 
comprising of zat and sawar 
(vii) The nobles were also required to perform military service 
for the emperor 
(viii)Any other relevant point. (Any six points)           PG-245 
             
 SECTION C 
__Case Based Questions 
4X2=8 
8.  Read the source given below and answer the questions that 
follows. 
The flight of the written word 
In Abu’l Fazl’s words: 
8.1 Why were words considered as the lamp of wisdom? (1) 
(i) According to him the spirit for rational thinking comes 
from the words. 
 8.2 How has Abul Fazal related words with knowledge?  (1) 
(i) Words have the power to shape and articulate ideas 
which in turn helps in enhancing knowledge.  
 
 8.3 Difference between a ‘common viewer's observation’ 
and the ‘observation of a learned and deep person’?    ( 2) 
(i) Learned ones can put down their ideas in distinctive 
forms  
(ii) Learned ones observes things minutely and with vast 
vision and can express the same with the power of words. 
(iii) Any other relevant point 
Any two points  
                                    
Source from ‘The Kings And Chronicles’, Theme9,                Pg-227 
  
4H 
1+1+2=4 
9.  Read the source given below and answer the questions that 
follows. 
 
           “There cannot be any divided loyalty” 
 
9.1How did G.B Pant try to mould citizens for making a 
unified nation?                                                                  (1) 
 
4H 
1+1+2=4 
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