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History set 1 2015-2016 ISC (Commerce) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

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History [set 1]
Marks: 80 CISCE
ISC (Commerce)
ISC (Arts)
ISC (Science)

Academic Year: 2015-2016
Date & Time: 30th March 2016, 2:00 pm
Duration: 3h
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1. Question One is compulsory  from Part I
2. Attempt any Five Questions from Part II
3. Choose Two Questions from Section A and Two Questions from Section B and One Question from either Section A or Section B of Part II


Part-I
[20]1 | Answer all questions
[1]1.a

Name the leader of the ‘Indian National Congress who popularized the vision of a socialist India.

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Chapter: [0.012] Working of Provincial Autonomy
[1]1.b

 Why did the Congress ministries resign in 1939?

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Chapter: [0.012] Working of Provincial Autonomy
[1]1.c

What was the significance of the Lahore Session of the Muslim League (1940)

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Chapter: [0.013000000000000001] National Movement During the Second World War
[1]1.d

Name any two states whose union with India involved armed intervention by the Indian army.

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Chapter: [0.02] Establishment and Development of Indian Democracy (1947 – 1966).
[1]1.e

Name two major political parties that played an important role during the General Elections of 1967.

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Chapter: [0.02] Establishment and Development of Indian Democracy (1947 – 1966).
[1]1.f

Which state was formed in 1953, on the basis of linguistic identity?

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Chapter: [0.02] Establishment and Development of Indian Democracy (1947 – 1966).
[1]1.g

Name the leaders of India and Pakistan between whom the Tashkent Agreement was signed (1966).

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Chapter: [0.031] The Role of the Syndicate
[1]1.h

Why did Dalai Lama seek refuge in India?

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Chapter: [0.053] Sino-Indian War
[1]1.i

State any two major observations made by the Committee, on the Status of Women in India, Towards Equality Report (1974).

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Chapter: [0.06] Movements for Women’s Rights
[1]1.j

What was the primary demand of the All Assam Students’Union?

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Chapter: [0.042] Return of Congress to Power (1979 – 1986).

What led to the observance of Direct Action Day by the Muslim League, on August 16, 1946?

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Chapter: [0.015] Transfer of Power (1945-1947)
[1]1.k

State one important example of Anglo-French appeasement of Hitler (1938) that made war inevitable.

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Chapter: [0.07] World War II
[1]1.l

What was the significance of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour?

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Chapter: [0.07] World War II
[1]1.m

What was the primary objective behind Mao Tse Tung’s “Hundred Flowers Campaign”?

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Chapter: [0.08] De-colonisation – in Asia (China) and Africa (Ghana and Keny
[1]1.n

Name the nationalist leader under whose leadership Ghana became independent.

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Chapter: [0.08] De-colonisation – in Asia (China) and Africa (Ghana and Keny
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[1]1.o

Give one example to show that the Super Powers wanted to reduce East-West tension after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Chapter: [0.092] The Cold War Expands
[1]1.p

What is the full form of CIS?

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Chapter: [0.092] The Cold War Expands
[1]1.q

Name the most outstanding leader of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa.

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Chapter: [0.1] Protest Movements
[1]1.r

Name the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW).

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Chapter: [0.1] Protest Movements
[1]1.s

Why did Nasser nationalise the Suez Canal?

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Chapter: [0.11] Middle East: Israeli-Palestine Conflict (1916- 1993).
[1]1.t

Name the Agreement signed between the PLO and Israel (1993) that indicated a change in their respective attitudes.

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Chapter: [0.11] Middle East: Israeli-Palestine Conflict (1916- 1993).
Part-II Section-A
[12]2
[6]2.a

What were the main proposals of the Cabinet Mission Plan?

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Chapter: [0.015] Transfer of Power (1945-1947)
[6]2.b

What led to the observance of Direct Action Day by the Muslim League, on August 16, 1946?

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Chapter: [0.015] Transfer of Power (1945-1947)
[12]3

The first General Election in India (1952) was a landmark event in the history of independent India. Discuss. 

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Chapter: [0.02] Establishment and Development of Indian Democracy (1947 – 1966).
[12]4
[6]4.a

What steps did the Congress Government take after the imposition of Emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1975?

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Chapter: [0.031] The Role of the Syndicate
[6]4.b

What was the immediate impact of this Emergency on the common people?

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Chapter: [0.034] Emergency (1975-76)
[12]5
[6]5.a

Why did China attack India in 1962?

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Chapter: [0.053] Sino-Indian War
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[6]5.b

 What were the consequences of the Indo-china war?

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Chapter: [0.053] Sino-Indian War
[12]6
[6]6.a

Briefly discuss the reasons for Assam’s demand for greater autonomy for the state.

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Chapter: [0.042] Return of Congress to Power (1979 – 1986).
[6]6.b

How did the Center respond to Assam’s agitation for more autonomy?

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Section-B
[12]7 | Answer any two questions
[6]7.a

Discuss the significant changes in Mussolini’s foreign policy after 1935, till the outbreak of the Second World War.

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Chapter: [0.013000000000000001] National Movement During the Second World War
[6]7.b

Why did Britain and France follow a policy of appeasement towards Germany and Italy?

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Chapter: [0.07] World War II
[12]8
[6]8.a

Give a critical account of the main features of the Great Leap Forward Policy adopted by Mao Tse Tung.

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Chapter: [0.08] De-colonisation – in Asia (China) and Africa (Ghana and Keny
[6]8.b

What was the significance of the Great Leap?

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Chapter: [0.08] De-colonisation – in Asia (China) and Africa (Ghana and Keny
[12]9
[6]9.a

Discuss the main features of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of Glasnost and Perestroika.

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Chapter: [0.09300000000000001] Breakup of the Ussr and Changes in Eastern Europe
[6]9.b

Briefly discuss the events that led to the end of Commission in East Germany. 

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Chapter: [0.092] The Cold War Expands
[12]10
[6]10.a

Why was there a significant change in the US Government’s attitude towards racial discrimination with the appointment of the Truman committee (1946)?

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Chapter: [0.1] Protest Movements
[6]10.b

Briefly evaluate Dr. Martin Luther King’s role in the Civil Rights Movements.

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Chapter: [0.1] Protest Movements
[12]11

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Suez War of 1956.

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Chapter: [0.11] Middle East: Israeli-Palestine Conflict (1916- 1993).

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