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History — Class 12 General Ability Test PYQs

67 questions from this chapter, asked in 4 Class 12 exams between 2022–2025 — every question paper set included, duplicates removed.

67questions
4Class 12 exams
2022–2025years covered
1 / 4mark values asked

Questions asked per year

Practice questions first 10 of 67 — free

Q1MCQ20251 mark

Which of the following main industry/industries was/were developed in the second industrial revolution that took place after about 1850?

(A)Coal and iron
(B)Cotton spinning and weaving
(C)Chemical and electrical✓ Correct
(D)Steam engines
Q2MCQ20251 mark

Which among the following materials was used in making the Harappan seals?

(A)Sandstone
(B)Lapis lazuli
(C)Jasper
(D)Steatite✓ Correct
Q3MCQ20251 mark

Which one among the following mahajanapadas in ancient India was an oligarchy?

(A)Vajji✓ Correct
(B)Kosala
(C)Gandhara
(D)Magadha
Q4MCQ20251 mark

Which one of the following sculptures found at Sanchi Stupa is NOT directly inspired by Buddhist ideas?

(A)Empty seat
(B)Shalbhanjika✓ Correct
(C)Tree
(D)Wheel
Q5MCQ20251 mark

In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?

(A)Regulating Act, 1773
(B)Rowlatt Act, 1919✓ Correct
(C)Pitt's India Act, 1784
(D)Government of India Act, 1935
Q6MCQ20251 mark

Which one of the following statements about the Bhoodan Movement is correct?

(A)The target was to get one-sixth of cultivable land in India as donation✓ Correct
(B)It was approved through a Central Government Act
(C)It was ensured that the donated land was free from all litigation
(D)The first donation of land was in Bihar
Q7MCQ20251 mark

Maize (makka) was introduced into India in the seventeenth century via

(A)Portugal✓ Correct
(B)Africa and Spain
(C)China and Mongolia
(D)Turkey
Q8MCQ20251 mark

Which of the following statements about Srimanta Shankardeva is/are correct?

  1. In the late fifteenth century Shankardeva emerged as one of the leading proponents of Vaishnavism in Assam
  2. He was the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
  3. His teachings are known as Bhagavati Dharma
  4. He encouraged the establishment of satra and naam ghar

Select the answer using the code given below :

(A)1 and 2 only
(B)2 and 3 only
(C)1, 3 and 4 only✓ Correct
(D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Q9MCQ20251 mark

At which one among the following places did the British East India Company found its factory in the year 1611?

(A)Madras
(B)Masulipatam✓ Correct
(C)Bombay
(D)Balasore
Q10MCQ20251 mark

Chronologically arrange the following political events related to Indian National Movement beginning from the earliest :

  1. Formation of Swaraj Party
  2. Communal Award
  3. Lucknow Pact
  4. Simla Conference

Select the answer using the code given below :

(A)3, 1, 2, 4✓ Correct
(B)1, 3, 2, 4
(C)2, 1, 4, 3
(D)1, 2, 3, 4

Why practise History PYQs?

History has appeared in 4 Class 12 General Ability Test exams we track between 2022–2025, with questions worth 1, 4 marks. CBSE Board examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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