Students must start practicing the questions from CBSE Sample Papers for Class 11 History with Solutions Set 7 are designed as per the revised syllabus.
CBSE Sample Papers for Class 11 History Set 7 with Solutions
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
- The Question paper is divided into five sections: Section A: MCQs 10 marks, Section B: Short Answer Type Questions 9 marks, Section C: Source based questions 15 marks, Section D: Long Answer Type Questions 32 marks, Section E: Map based 4 marks.
- All questions are compulsory.
- You may attempt any section at a time.
- All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
Section – A (10 Marks)
Question 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
(i) Which of this following Italian cities contributed to the growth of the Renaissance? [1]
(A) Turin
(B) Lucca
(C) Venice
(D) Bari
Answer:
(C) Venice
(ii) What do you know about Fukuzawa Yukichi? [1]
(A) He was a political leader of Japan
(B) He was a revolutionary
(C) He was a Scientist
(D) He was a leading Meiji intellectual
Answer:
(D) He was a leading Meiji intellectual
(iii) Who was Martin Luther? [1]
(A) He was a great philosopher of Spain
(B) He was a famous historian of Florence
(C) He was the leader of protestant reformation movement
(D) He was a professor in Padua university
Answer:
(C) He was the leader of protestant reformation movement
(iv) What was the reason of tension between China and Britain? [1]
(A) China had a strong army
(B) China had a great market
(C) Western goods did not find a market in China
(D) Chinese felt proud of their culture and past
Answer:
(C) Western goods did not find a market in China
(v) Who was responsible for the introduction of feudalism in England? [1]
(A) The French King William
(B) The Russian King William
(C) King Louis XVI
(D) Pope
Answer:
(A) The French King William
(vi) Gual was named as: [1]
(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) Germany
(D) Spain
Answer:
(A) France
(vii) Why did China have to build the forts? [1]
(A) To protect their subjects from frequent nomadic raids.
(B) They were fond of huge walls.
(C) It helped in giving an extravagant look to their kingdoms.
(D) To protect from floods
Answer:
(A) To protect their subjects from frequent nomadic raids.
(viii) Who were French Kings? [1]
(A) Jews
(B) Christians
(C) Muslims
(D) Protestants
Answer:
(B) Christians
(ix) The US dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in. [1]
(A) 1932
(B) 1945
(C) 1956
(D) 1961
Answer:
(B) 1945
(x) The town developed by Meseanepada was: [1]
(A) Uruk
(B) Kish
(C) Ur
(D) Mari
Answer:
(C) Ur
Question 2.
Fill in the blanks
(i) In Iran, a more aggressive dynasty _____, emerged in 225 CE. [1]
Answer:
‘the Sasanians’
(ii) _____ communities were there in Australia in the late 18th century. [1]
Answer:
Between 350 – 750
(iii) Stone slabs with inscriptions or carving were known as _____ in Mesopotamia. [1]
Answer:
Steles
(iv) _____ and _____ were the crops grown by Europeans in their land in America. [1]
Answer:
Rice and cotton
(v) Communist International is known as _____. [1]
Answer:
Comintern
Question 3.
State whether true or false
(i) In Benedictine monasteries there was a manuscript with 73 chapters of rules. [1]
Answer:
True
(ii) Cherokees belonged to the European state of Germany. [1]
Answer:
False
(iii) The ancient Kish was the first town to be established after the flood. [1]
Answer:
True
(iv) Women and girls had shorter life spans as compared to men because the latter ate better food. [1]
Answer:
True
(v) Charles Darwin argued about the evolution of mankind in his book. [1]
Answer:
True
Section – B (9 Marks)
Question 4.
Describe the Ulus assigned to the sons of Genghis Khan for governing them. [1]
Answer:
The Ulus were:
(i) The eldest son, Jochi, received the Russian steppes
(ii) The second son, Chaghatai was given the Transoxiana steppe and lands north of the Pamir mountains.
(iii) The third son, Ogodei, was to succeed Genghis Khan as the Great Khan. On his accession, the prince established his capital at Karakorum.
(iv) The youngest son, Toluy, received the ancestral lands of Mongolia. Genghis Khan envisaged that his sons would rule the empire collectively.
Question 5.
Define the term Feudalism. [1]
Answer:
The term Feudalism is derived from the term ‘Feud’, which means a piece of land. In this system the land was the source of power, it refers to the socio-economic, political and legal relationships that developed in Medieval France, England and Southern Italy. In the economic sphere, feudalism refers to agricultural production based on relationship between lord and the peasants.
The peasants cultivated their own land and that of the lords. The peasants performed labour services for lords in return for military protection. The lord had judicial control over the peasants, he held his own court of justice and could even coin his own money.
Question 6.
What do you understand by the term “Absolute Monarchies’? Give examples. What factors led to their rise? [1]
Answer:
Absolute monarchies were powerful monarchies. These monarchies centralised all power in their own hands. Thus, while feudal system was marked by the decentralisation and devolution of authority, absolute monarchies were marked by concentration of all power in the hands of the monarch, e.g. Louis XI of France, Henry VII of England, Ferdinand of Spain.
Factors responsible for their rise are:
(i) Dissolution of feudal system of lordship and vassalage.
(ii) Slow rate of economic growth.
(iii) End of the system of feudal levies and rise of a permanent trained standing army.
(iv) Use of military technology such as artillery and gunpowder.
Section – C (15 Marks)
Question 7.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. [1]
In 1832, an important judgment was announced by the US Chief Justice, John Marshall. He said that the Cherokees were a distinct community, occupying their own territory in which the laws of Georgia had no force and that they had sovereignty in certain matters. US President Andrew Jackson had a reputation for fighting against economic and political privilege, but when it came to the Indians, he was a different person.
He refused to honour the Chief Justice’s judgment and ordered the US army to evict the Cherokees from their land and drive them to the Great American Desert. Of the 15,000 people thus forced to go, over a quarter died along the ‘Trail of Tears’.
(i) Who was the chief justice in 1832?
(ii) How did he describe the Cherokees?
(iii) How did US President Andrew Jackson react to the judgment?
Answer:
(i) John Marshall
(ii) He said that ‘the Cherokees were a distinct community, occupying its own territory in which the laws of Georgia had no force and that they had sovereignty in certain matters.
(iii) He refused to honour the Chief Justice’s judgment and ordered the US army to evict the Cherokees from their land and drive them to the Great American Desert.
Question 8.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [1]
‘How many valiant men, how many fair ladies, (had) breakfast with their kinfolk and the same night supped with their ancestors in the next world! The condition of the people was pitiable to behold.
They sickened by the thousands daily and died unattended and without help. Many died in the open street, others dying in their houses, made it known by the stench of their rotting bodies. Consecrated churchyards did not suffice for the burial of the vast multitude of bodies, which were heaped by the hundreds in vast trenches, like goods in a ship’s hold and covered with a little earth.
(i) How does the author show the comparison between the past and the present?
(ii) Who is the author of these lines?
(iii) What was the condition of the people?
Answer:
(i) The author shows the comparison by saying that many courageous men and ladies had breakfast with their family and the same night supped with their ancestors in the next world.
(ii) Giovanni Boccaccio
(iii) The condition of the people was pitiable. Daily, about thousands were falling sick and dying unattended and without help in open streets or in their homes. Even the churchyard fell short of place for the burials of the dead.
Question 9.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. [1]
‘A major difference between the two superpowers and their respective empires was that the Roman Empire was culturally much more diverse than that of Iran. The Parthians and later the Sasanians, the dynasties that ruled Iran in this period, ruled over a population that was largely Iranian.
The Roman Empire, by contrast, was a mosaic of territories and cultures that were chiefly bound together by a common system of government. Many languages were spoken in the empire, but for the purposes of administration, Latin and Greek were the most widely used, indeed the only languages.
The upper classes of the east spoke and wrote in Greek, those of the West in Latin, and the boundary between these broad language areas ran somewhere across the middle of the Mediterranean, between the African provinces of ‘ll(i)politania (which was Latin speaking) and Cyrenaica (Greek-speaking). All those who lived in the empire were subjects of a single ruler, the emperor, regardless of where they lived and what language they spoke.
(i) Name the two superpowers.
(ii) Name the two languages spoken in the Roman Empire.
(iii) Differentiate between the two empires.
Answer:
(i) The Roman Empire and Iran were the two superpowers.
(ii) Latin and Greek.
(iii) (a) The Roman Empire was culturally more diverse.
(b) The Roman Empire had a bilingual system.
(c) The Iranian Empire was not as diverse as the Roman Empire.
(d) People spoke Persian language.
Section – D ( 32 Marks)
Question 10.
Describe the major events of the Mongol tribe that took place after the death of Genghis Khan. [1]
Answer:
- To remove the tribal identities in the military, he erased the old tribal identities of different groups who had joined the Confederacy.
- The army was reorganised on the basis of decimal units in divisions of 10s, 100s, 1000s and 10,000s.
- Genghis Khan changed this by dividing the old tribal grouping and distributed their members into new military units. The new military units now consisted of members from various clans and tribes. No one could change their group without permission.
- He placed his military contingents under the control of his four sons and specially chosen captains of his army units called ‘Noyan’.
- He honoured his supporters publicly, those who had remained with him in adverse conditions. He gave them ranks such as his ‘blood brothers’ (anda) or bondsmen (naukar). This led to the rise of a new aristocracy which had a close relationship with the Great Khan.
- To give the responsibility of governance, the new territories were divided into four ‘Ulus’ under his four sons.
- The sons were required to rule the empire collectively, the military contingents (Tama) of the individual princes were kept in each Ulus.
- All the decisions relating to the family or the state for the forthcoming seasons such as campaigns, distribution of plunder, pastures, etc. were collectively taken at the ‘Quriltais’ (i)e. assemblies of chieftains.
Question 11.
Of the new institutions that came into being once the city life had begun, which would have depended on the initiative of the king? [1]
Answer:
The urbanisation of Mesopotamia saw the rise of many cities like Uruk, Lagash, Babylon, Mari, etc. This brought about the establishment of many institutions like division of labour, trade, stratified society, the establishment of a military organization, construction of grand temples and palaces, beginning of writing, progress of art and literature and establishment of an administrative system.
Due to these, great strides were made in the fields of mathematics, science and astronomy. Of these, developments which could have depended on the initiative of the kings are:
Trade: The two major rivers Tigris and Euphrates, along with their tributaries provided important, viable and a cheap mode of water transport. The poem about Enmerker informs about how the king organized foreign expeditions and exchanges for wood, copper, silver, gold and precious stones like lapis lazuli from a distant land. A group of specialist traders came into existence to carry on the trade.
Growth of towns and establishment of a military organization: Mesopotamia was engaged in continuous warfare with the neighbouring states to gain supremacy. Kings provided leadership and organised Successful campaigns that enhanced their prestige. Surplus production led to the emergence of a class of warriors. They formed the mainstay of the army and accelerated the process of state formation.
Temples: Development of temples from small shrine to the house of Gods into large structures, the Ziggurat also depended on the initiative of the kings. The victorious chiefs began to offer precious booty to the Gods and beautify the community temple which would also give them the legitimacy to rule over the community.
Writing: As per the Enmerkar poem, it was kingship which organized writing. Early writing was in the form of pictures, signs and symbols. A cuneiform script was developed, which conveyed the system of sounds in visual form. And thus, began the recording of trade transactions and gradually the achievements of the king.
Question 12.
Discuss the rise of the Protestant movement launched in Europe in the 16th and 17th century. [1]
Answer:
In the Medieval Age, the Roman Catholic Church dominated Western Europe. The church enjoyed abundant powers and gradually many evil practices creeped in as the clergy became corrupt. The Renaissance created awareness about the same and encouraged rational thinking. People were now losing their faith in the church. They began to criticise the worship and organisation of the church.
The Pope enjoyed absolute powers. The appointed clergymen in different countries too had become corrupt. The church had its own court of justice which was free from state laws. However, the Pope could interfere with the state functions. With the rise of nation-states, the powers of the king had increased tremendously. They too wanted to put a check on the Pope’s rights and privileges.
So, the kings supported the Reformation as they saw it as an opportunity to free themselves from the control of the Church and the Pope. The peasants too were fed up with the taxes imposed on them by the church. There were peasant revolts in many places. With the beginning of printing technology, a large number of books were printed that made people aware that letter of indulgence was not permitted in the religion but had been only imposed by the greedy church to extort money.
Reformation Movement was launched by Martin Luther of Germany against the prevailing wrong practices in the Roman Church. He argued that a person did not need priests to establish contact with God. They separated themselves from the Roman Catholic Church and set up a new Protestant church. The followers of Christianity were divided into two groups- Protestants and Catholics.
From Germany, the reformation movement spread to other European countries as well and was carried forward under Zwingli in Switzerland and Calvin in France.
Question 13.
Describe the conditions of Japan before the Meiji Restoration. [1]
Answer:
Political condition: Japan was ruled by an emperor from Kyoto while the actual powers were in the hands of the Shoguns. From 1603 to 1867, the members of the Tokugawa family held the position of the Shogun, the country was divided into 250 domains each ruled by a daimyo. The Daimyos were given a large degree of autonomy and were ordered to live in the capitals of their domains.
Social conditions: Edo was the most populated city in the world by the mid 17th century. Osaka and Kyoto were the other large cities in Japan. There were about half a dozen castle towns with population over 50,000. A person’s merit was valued more than his status. A vibrant culture grew around the towns. The habit of reading increased among the people and many writers could earn their living solely by writing.
Economic conditions: Growth of cities led to the growth of a commercial economy. Financial and credit system came into existence. Japan was considered rich as it began to import luxury goods like silk from China and textiles from India. There was increased use of money. There was a stock market in rise which was a sign of economic prosperity in those days.
Section – E (4 Marks)
Question 14.
On the given map identify the marked centres 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Answer:
