CBSE User Submitted Papers Class 12 History

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CBSE User Submitted Papers for class 12 History and User Submitted Papers & Solutions of 10+2 History are made available by CBSE every year just after the board exams are over. CBSE marking scheme and blue print is provided along with the User Submitted Papers. This helps students find answer the most frequently asked question, How to prepare for CBSE board exams. The best way to prepare for board exams is to understand the questions pattern and practice them as given in User Submitted Papers.

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Board User Submitted Papers of class 12 History

CBSE class 12 Board Submitted Papers for History for the year 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 with solutions in PDF format for free download. The User Submitted Papers last 10 year for all – NCERT books and based on CBSE latest syllabus must be downloaded and practiced by students. These old 5 to 10 year board User Submitted Papers are the best source to understand question paper pattern and chapter wise weightage in class 12^th History question paper.

Chapter-wise Marks distribution for class 12 History board exam

Note: There is no change in the syllabus. Value Based Question can be from Part-1, 2, 3 textbooks and carry 04 marks. Accordingly teacher can reduce weightage of the corresponding section.

Class XII: Themes in Indian History

PART - I
1. The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology. (13)
Broad overview: Early urban centres.
Story of discovery: Harappan civilization
Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site.
Discussion: How it has been utilized by archaeologists/historians.

2. Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story. (14)
Broad overview: Political and economic history from the Mauryan to the Gupta period.
Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the decipherment of the script. Shifts in the understanding of political and economic history.
Excerpt: Asokan inscription and Gupta period land grant.
Discussion: Interpretation of inscriptions by historians.

3. Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata (14)
Broad overview: Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship and gender.
Story of discovery: Transmission and publications of the Mahabharata.
Excerpt: from the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been used by historians.
Discussion: Other sources for reconstructing social history.

4. A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa (14)
Broad overview:
(a) A brief review of religious histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaisnavism, Saivism.
(b) Focus on Buddhism.
Story of discovery: Sanchi stupa
Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi.
Discussion: Ways in which sculpture has been interpreted by historians, other sources for reconstructing the history of Buddhism.

PART-II
5. Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i- Akbari (13)
Broad overview:
(a) Structure of agrarian relations in the 16thand 17th centuries.
(b) Patterns of change over the period.
Story of Discovery: Account of the compilation and translation of Ain-i-Akbari.
Excerpt: from the Ain-i-Akbari
Discussion: Ways in which historians have used the text to reconstruct history.

6. The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles (13)
Broad overview:
(a) Outline of political history 15th-17thcenturies.
(b) Discussion of the Mughal court and politics.
Story of Discovery: Account of the production of court chronicles, and their subsequent translation and transmission.
Excerpts: from the Akbarnama and Padshahnama.
Discussion: Ways in which historians have used the texts to reconstruct political histories.

7. New Architecture: Hampi (13)
Broad overview:
(a) Outline of new buildings during Vijaya nagar period-temples, forts, irrigation facilities.
(b) Relationship between architecture and the political system.
Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found.
Excerpt: Visuals of buildings at Hampi
Discussion: Ways in which historians have analyzed and interpreted these structures.

8. Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition (13)
Broad overview:
(a) Outline of religious developments during this period.
(b) Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufisaints.
Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions have been preserved.
Excerpt: Extracts from selected Bhakti-Sufi works.
Discussion: Ways in which these have been interpreted by historians.

9. Medieval Society through Travelers' Accounts (13)
Broad overview: Outline of social and cultural life as they appear in travelers' accounts.
Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, why they travelled, what they wrote, and for whom they wrote.
Excerpts: from Alberuni, Ibn Batuta, Bernier.
Discussion: What these travel accounts can tell us and how they have been interpreted by historians.

PART - III ( Periods 80)
10. Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports (13)
Broad overview:
(a) Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late 18th century
(b) East India Company, revenue settlements and surveys.
(c) Changes over the nineteenth century.
Story of official records: An account of why official investigations into rural societies were undertaken and the types of records and reports produced.
Excerpts: From Firm inger's Fifth Report, Accounts of Frances Buchanan-Hamilton, and Deccan Riots Report.
Discussion: What the official records tell and do not tell, and how they have been used by historians.

11. Representations of 1857 (13)
Broad overview:
(a) The events of 1857-58.
(b) How these events were recorded and narrated.
Focus: Lucknow.
Excerpts: Pictures of 1857. Extracts from contemporary accounts.
Discussion: How the pictures of 1857 shaped British opinion of what had happened.

12. Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports (13)
Broad overview: The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations and cantonments in the18th and 19th centuries.
Excerpts: Photographs and paintings. Plans of cities. Extract from town plan reports. Focus on Kolkata town planning.
Discussion: How the above sources can be used to reconstruct the history of towns. What these sources do not reveal.

13. Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes(13)
Broad overview:
(a) The Nationalist Movement 1918 - 48.
(b) The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership.
Focus: Mahatma Gandhi in 1931.
Excerpts: Reports from English and Indian language newspapers and other contemporary writings.
Discussion: How newspapers can be a source of history.

14. Partition through Oral Sources (14)
Broad overview:
(a) The history of the 1940s.
(b) Nationalism, Communalism and Partition. Focus: Punjab and Bengal.
Excerpts: Oral testimonies of those who experienced partition.
Discussion: Ways in which these have been analyzed to reconstruct the history of the event.

15. The Making of the Constitution (14)
Broad overview:
(a) Independence and the new nation state.
(b) The making of the Constitution.
Focus: The Constitutional Assembly debates.
Excerpts: from the debates.
Discussion: What such debates reveal and how they can be analyzed.

16. Map Work on Units 1-15 (10)

17. Project Work (10 periods)
Please refer Circular for project work guidelines.
Project work will help students:

• To develop skill to gather data from a variety of sources, investigate diverse viewpoints and arrive at logical deductions.
• To develop skill to comprehend, analyze, interpret, evaluate historical evidence and understand the limitation of historical evidence.
• To develop 21st century managerial skills of co-ordination, self-direction and time management.
• To learn to work on diverse cultures, races, religions and lifestyles.
• To learn through constructivism-a theory based on observation and scientific study.
• To inculcate a spirit of inquiry and research.
• To communicate data in the most appropriate form using a variety of techniques.
• To provide greater opportunity for interaction and exploration.
• To understand contemporary issues in context to our past.
• To develop a global perspective and an international outlook.
• To grow into caring, sensitive individuals capable of making informed, intelligent and independent choices.
• To develop lasting interest in history discipline.

Class 12 History Marking scheme

Typologies of Questions

Remembering- (Knowledge based simple recall questions, to know specific facts, terms, concepts, principles or theories; Identify, define, or recite, information)
Very Short Answer -(2 Marks) : 1
Short Answer - (4 Marks) : 1
Passage Based (5 Marks) : 0
Long Answer (8 Marks) : 1
Map Skill (5 Marks) : 0
Total Marks : 14
% Weightage : 18%

Understanding- (Comprehension –to be familiar with meaning and to understand conceptually, interpret, compare, contrast, explain, paraphrase information)
Very Short Answer -(2 Marks) : 1
Short Answer - (4 Marks) : 1
Passage Based (5 Marks) : 1
Long Answer (8 Marks) : 1
Map Skill (5 Marks) : 0
Total Marks : 21
% Weightage : 26%

Application- (Use abstract information in concrete situation, to apply knowledge to new situations; Use given content to interpret a situation, provide an example, or solve a problem) (Map skill based questions- Identification, location, significance.)
Very Short Answer -(2 Marks) : 0
Short Answer - (4 Marks) : 1 (value based +1)
Passage Based (5 Marks) : 1
Long Answer (8 Marks) : 0
Map Skill (5 Marks) : 1
Total Marks : 20
% Weightage : 25%

High Order Thinking Skills- (Analysis & Synthesis- Classify, compare, contrast, or differentiate between different pieces of information; Organizeand/or integrate unique pieces of information from a variety of sources)
Very Short Answer -(2 Marks) : 1
Short Answer - (4 Marks) : 1
Passage Based (5 Marks) : 1
Long Answer (8 Marks) : 1
Map Skill (5 Marks) : 0
Total Marks : 21
% Weightage : 26%

Evaluation- (Appraise, judge, and/or justify the value or worth of a decision or outcome, or to predict outcomes based on values)
Very Short Answer -(2 Marks) : 0
Short Answer - (4 Marks) : 1
Passage Based (5 Marks) : 0
Long Answer (8 Marks) : 0
Map Skill (5 Marks) : 0
Total Marks : 4
% Weightage : 5%

TOTAL
Very Short Answer -(2 Marks) : 3 x 2 = 6
Short Answer - (4 Marks) : 6 x 4 = 24
Passage Based (5 Marks) : 3 x 7 = 21
Long Answer (8 Marks) : 3 x 8 = 24
Map Skill (5 Marks) : 1 x 5 = 5
Total Marks : 80
% Weightage : 100%

Class 12 History Questions Papers and syllabus

CBSE class 12 History have following chapters. Questions are asked from these chapters. CBSE schools are advised to follow NCERT text books. Here is the list of chapters in class 12th History.

General Instructions:

1. Answer all the questions. Some questions have internal choice. Marks are indicated against each question.
2. Answer to question nos. 1 to 3 carrying 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each.
3. Answer to question nos. 4 to 9 carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words. Students should attempt only 5 questions in this section.
4. Question 10 (for 4 marks) is a value based question and compulsory question.
5. Answer to question nos. 11 to 13 carrying 8 marks should not exceed 350 words.
6. Questions 14 to 16 are source based questions and have no internal choice.
7. Question 17 is a Map question that includes identification and significant test items. Attach the map with the answer-sheet.

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