HISTORY
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Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: Three
hours
(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper.
They must NOT start writing during this time).
Answer all questions from Section A, Section B and Section C.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [
].
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SECTION A – 16 MARKS
Answer all questions.
Question 1
(i) Name the important historical correspondences exchanged between [1]
King Hussein and General McMahon.
(ii) Explain the term Refugee. [1]
(iii) Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of Independent [1]
India?
(iv) In which year was Treaty of Locarno signed? [1]
(a) 1825
(b) 1925
(c) 1935
(d) 1945
(v) What is the full form of AITUC? [1]
(a) All India Trade Union Company
(b) All India Traffic Union Company
(c) All India Trade Union Corporation
(d) All India Trade Union Congress
(vi) The term Great Exodus means [1]
(vii) Who headed the State Reorganization Commission [1]
(a) Seikh Abdulaah
(b) Sukumar Sen
(c) Fazl Ali
(d) [Link]
(viii) Who was the founder of INA. [1]
(ix) Name the holy festival observed by the Israeli in October. [1]
(x) The full form of NATO is_________________. [1]
(xi) Vietminh was under the leadership of . [1]
(xii) What is the policy of “Island Hopping”. [1]
(xiii) When is the Direct Action Day observed by the Muslim League? [1]
(xiv) Which famous incident of World War II took place on 7th December 1941? [1]
(xv) Who was Eugene Black? [1]
(xvi) What was the most famous declaration given by Subhash Chandra Bose? [1]
SECTION B – 32 MARKS
Question 2 [4]
Explain the scheme of World Bank to resolve the River Water Dispute between India and
Pakistan.
Question 3 [4]
(i) Write short note on causes of Cold War.
OR
(ii) Write a short note on Thaw in the Cold War
Question 4 [4]
State the significance of the INA Movement.
Question 5 [4]
What were the consequences of the Yom – Kippur War of 1973.
Question 6 [4]
Write a short note on the Refugee problem during partition.
Question 7 [4]
Discuss the of the First General Elections of 1952.
Question 8 [4]
Why did the Quit India Movement fail?
Question 9 [4]
(i) With reference to the Israel PLO Also Peace Accord explain its main clauses
and why it was criticized.
OR
(ii) Write a short note on World Zionist Movement.
SECTION C – 32 MARKS
Question 10 [8]
(i) Discuss the Policy of Appeasement followed by France.
OR
(ii) Discuss the Policy of Appeasement followed by Great Britain.
Question 11 [8]
Explain why did Japan enter the Second World War? Why did Japan eventually lose the
Second World War?
Question 12 [8]
(i) With reference to the Gulf Tonkin incidents, explain:
(a) The incident
(b) The consequences of the incident
OR
(ii) With reference to the Yalta Conference ,1945:
(a) Explain why the conference was held
(b) What were the decisions taken in the conference
Question 13 [8]
With reference to the foreign policies of India:
(i) Explain the reasons for the Non – Alignment Policy
(ii) Objectives of Non – Alignment Movement at the Summit of Belgrade.
