ISC Board Class 12 History Sample Paper 2024-25: Download Free PDF Here

Question 1

(i) “The mantra is ‘Do or Die’. We shall either free India or die in the attempt; we

shall not live to see the perpetuation of slavery.”- Mahatma Gandhi.

Identify the Movement for which the mantra became the battle cry. 

(a) Non-Cooperation Movement

(b) Civil Disobedience Movement

(c) Quit India Movement

(d) Delhi Chalo Movement

(ii) Who among the following Prime Ministers prioritised self-reliance and is still

remembered for the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”? 

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Indira Gandhi

(c) Morarji Desai

(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri 

(iii) Which of the following events is considered to be Hitler’s greatest triumph and

Chamberlain’s supreme act of appeasement? 

(a) The Anschluss

(b) The Munich Agreement

(c) The Rome-Berlin Axis

(d) The Anglo-German Naval Agreement

(iv) The following is a picture of the famous trio of the Janata government, waiting for the swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in 1977. Which one of the following BEST describes the reason for the Janata government’s short-lived tenure? 

(a) Struggle for power and control among the leaders of the Janata

government

(b) Disagreements within the Janata government on foreign policy.

(c) Ideological differences within the Janata government over economic

policies.

(d) Conflicting views on social welfare programmes.

(v)

The extract given above is on a report of the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Which of the following principles of the Panchsheel Agreement has been ignored during the Israel-Gaza conflict? 

(P) Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty

(Q) Non-aggression

(R) Non-interference in each other’s internal affairs

(S) Equality and mutual benefit

(a) Only (P) and (S)

(b) Only (Q) and (R)

(c) Only (P) and (Q)

(d) Only (R) and (S)

(vi) Given below are two statements marked Assertion and Reason. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct option. Assertion: On 6th July, 1945 the Americans dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima. 

Reason: On 7th December 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour without any declaration of war.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

(c) Assertion is true and Reason is false.

(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

(vii) Which of the following initiatives taken by the Indian government has goals SIMILAR to the Five-Year Plan initiated in China by Mao Zedong?

(a) Make in India initiative to promote manufacturing of products to attract foreign direct investment in India.

(b) Green Revolution initiative to boost agricultural productivity in India using modern technologies.

(c) Digital India initiative to ensure digital access and inclusion to turn India into a knowledge-based economy.

(d) Atal Innovation Mission policy to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship among Indian students and start-ups.

(viii) Identify the key difference between the Molotov Plan and the Marshall Plan.

(a) The Molotov Plan was introduced by the USA while the Marshall Plan was introduced by the USSR.

(b) The Marshall Plan was for the benefit of the East European countries and Molotov Plan was for the Western European countries.

(c) The Molotov Plan was introduced by the USSR and the Marshall Plan was introduced by the USA.

(d) The Molotov Plan was a reaction to the Marshall Plan.

(ix) The first Lok Sabha election in India was held on the principle of ___________.

(x) On 4th April 1959, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced in Parliament that the Dalai Lama had crossed into Indian territory and had been granted political asylum in India. (Source (edited): New York Times) State any one impact this event had on the Indo-Sino ties in 1959. 

(xi) Expand AASU. 

(xii) The image given below shows the cover page of the book Total Revolution.

Name the author who spearheaded the Movement referred to on the cover page

of the book. 

(xiii) 

Refer to the image given above and name the organisation that Kwame Nkrumah

established. 

(xiv)

In the picture shown above, the African President Nelson Mandela can be seen shaking hands with ______________whose courage, determination and honest efforts had steered South Africa towards the black majority rule. 

(xv) In the Little Rock Arkansas crisis, the Governor attempted to prevent nine Black American students from entering a high school. The plight of these students aroused nationwide indignation and led to the intervention by the federal troops sent by President Eisenhower. What was the significance of this event during the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.? 

(xvi) Mention any one provision of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 that impacted the status of women in America. 

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