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History Official 2022-2023 ISC (Arts) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

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History [Official]
Marks: 80 CISCE
ISC (Arts)

Academic Year: 2022-2023
Date & Time: 10th March 2023, 2:00 pm
Duration: 3h
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  1. Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper.
  2. They must NOT start writing during this time.
  3. Answer all questions in Section A, Section B and Section C.
  4. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [].

SECTION-A (16 Marks)
[16]1 | Answer all questions.
[1]1.i

What is the full form of AIKS?

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Chapter: [0.011000000000000001] Important Political Developments
[1]1.ii

The destruction of the hated Versailles Treaty was the main aim of the foreign policy of ______.

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

The first General Election in India in 1952 was based on the principle of ______.

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

The Marshall Plan, an extension of the Truman Doctrine, was also known as ______.

Economic Recovery Programme

European Recovery Programme

Employment Recovery Project

European Recovery Plan

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Chapter: [0.091] Origins of the Cold War
[1]1.v

The immediate cause of the Sino-Indian War of 1962 was a border dispute over ______.

Ladakh

Longju

Aksai Chin

Tibet

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

The American President, Jimmy Carter played an important role in negotiating peace in the Middle East after ______.

The First-Arab Israel Conflict.

The Suez Conflict.

The Six Day War. 

The Yom Kippur War.

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

The author of the book Feminine Mystique was ______.

Gloria Steinem

Maya Angelo

Betty Friedan

Angela Davis

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

Who was appointed the Prime Minister of India in the year 1964?

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

Which historical event posed the greatest threat to Indian democracy in the year 1975-76?

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Chapter: [0.034] Emergency (1975-76)
[1]1.x

Why did the Dalai Lama seek refuge in India?

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

Give any one reason why the victory of the Allied Powers in the battle of El Alamein was a major turning point in the Second World War.

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

Mention any one social evil against which a campaign was launched by the Mahila Dakshita Samiti.

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

What is the significance of December 1963 in the history of Nagaland's demand for autonomy?

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Chapter: [0.042] Return of Congress to Power (1979 – 1986).
[1]1.xiv

Give any one reason why Mao Tse Tung called off the Hundred Flowers Campaign.

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

How did the fall of communism in East Europe impact the future of Germany, in October 1990?

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Chapter: [0.09300000000000001] Breakup of the Ussr and Changes in Eastern Europe
[1]1.xvi

In the context of the Middle East crisis, what is meant by the term Intifada?

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Chapter: [0.11] Middle East: Israeli-Palestine Conflict (1916- 1993).
SECTION-B (32 Marks)
[4]2

Briefly outline any four repressive measures adopted by the British government to suppress the Quit India Movement of 1942.

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Chapter: [0.013000000000000001] National Movement During the Second World War
[4]3
[4]3.i

Discuss any four reasons for the failure of the Janata government (1977-79).

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Chapter: [0.040999999999999995] The Janata Government (1977 – 1979)
OR
[4]3.ii

Briefly discuss the role of the students in the rise of the Naxal Movement in Bengal.

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Chapter: [0.032] Naxal Movement
[4]4

Explain any four important causes for the Assam agitation.

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Chapter: [0.042] Return of Congress to Power (1979 – 1986).
[4]5

Discuss the consequences of the Indo-Pak war of 1971.

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Chapter: [0.052000000000000005] Pakistan (1948-49, 1965, 1971)
[4]6

Discuss any four major plans by which Hitler sought to achieve his goal of making Germany a great power again.

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Chapter: [0.07] World War II
[4]7

Discuss any four features of Nkrumah's policies that led to the collapse of his government in Ghana (1966).

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Chapter: [0.08] De-colonisation – in Asia (China) and Africa (Ghana and Keny
[4]8

Enumerate any four drawbacks of Gorbachev's policy of Perestroika that eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union (1985).

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Chapter: [0.09300000000000001] Breakup of the Ussr and Changes in Eastern Europe
[4]9
[4]9.i

Discuss any four significant features of Apartheid in South Africa.

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Chapter: [0.1] Protest Movements
OR
[4]9.ii

Evaluate the impact of the Feminist Movement on the status of women in the USA.

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Chapter: [0.1] Protest Movements
SECTION-C (32 Marks)
[8]10
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[8]10.i
[4]10.i.a

What caused a rift between Subhash Chandra Bose and Gandhi during 1938-39?

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Chapter: [0.013999999999999999] Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA
[4]10.i.b

How did Subhash Chandra Bose revive the Indian National Army (INA) after officially taking over charge as the Supreme Commander?

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Chapter: [0.013999999999999999] Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA
OR
[8]10.ii
[4]10.ii.a

Examine any four features of the Cabinet Mission Plan (1946).

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Chapter: [0.015] Transfer of Power (1945-1947)
[4]10.ii.b

Mention any two reactions each of the Congress and the Muslim League to the Cabinet Mission Plan.

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Chapter: [0.015] Transfer of Power (1945-1947)
[8]11
[4]11.i

With reference to the National Emergency (1975-76), discuss the following:

Four significant features of the Emergency. 

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Chapter: [0.034] Emergency (1975-76)
[4]11.ii

With reference to the National Emergency (1975-76), discuss the following:

Four major responses of the public to the Emergency.

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Chapter: [0.034] Emergency (1975-76)
[8]12
[8]12.i

A de-colonisation movement started in Africa after the Second World War. In this context, examine the role of Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya's struggle for independence.

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Chapter: [0.08] De-colonisation – in Asia (China) and Africa (Ghana and Keny
OR
[8]12.ii

The period after the Second World War was marked by tension and cooperation between the Super Powers.

In this context, answer the following question:

Explain any four reasons for the thaw in the Cold War (1953-59).

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Chapter: [0.092] The Cold War Expands

The period after the Second World War was marked by tension and cooperation between the Super Powers.

In this context, answer the following question:

State any four reasons for detente.

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Chapter: [0.092] The Cold War Expands
[8]13
[4]13.i

The origins of the Palestine problem as a global issue, lie in the events that took place towards the end of the First World War.

In this context, explain:

The contradictory promises made by the British government in the Balfour Declaration and the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence.

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Chapter: [0.11] Middle East: Israeli-Palestine Conflict (1916- 1993).
[4]13.ii

The origins of the Palestine problem as a global issue, lie in the events that took place towards the end of the First World War.

In this context, explain:

The four major points of agreement in the Camp David Accord (1979).

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

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