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History Class - XII
1996(CBSE)
You are on questions of Set II
Maximum time : 3
hours
Maximum marks: 100
MODERN INDIA
Q.1. What is meant by the term 'succession
states' in the context of the history of India in the 18th century? How
did their rise affect the Mughal Empire? (5 marks)
OR
Q. Explain the reasons for the failure of the
Marathas to get the support of other Indian rulers in the third battle of
Panipat.
Q.2. Tipu Sultan was
finally defeated in 1799. How were the territories of his kingdom divided
after his death? (2 marks)
Q.3. Explain the
meaning of 'subsidiary alliance'? (2 marks)
Q.4. Describe the
developments that led to the war between the English and the Nawab of
Bengal in 1757. Explain the immediate and the long-term consequences of
the war. (8 marks)
OR
Q. Describe the major steps taken by the
British Government in the field of education upto 1857. Make a critical
assessment of these steps in spreading education in India.
Q.8. What were the
reasons for the British government's interest in Afghanistan? (2 marks)
Q.9. What is the
importance of the Surat Session in the history of the Indian National
Congress? (2 marks)
CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Q.14. Describe the reasons for the tension
between Serbia and the Austria -Hungarian Empire before the First World
War. (5 marks)
OR
Q. When and why did Russia withdraw from the
First World War?
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