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Maharashtra HSC History Board Paper March 2024 with Answers

Written board papers. Physics and Chemistry: 70 marks, 3 hours. Mathematics & Statistics: 80 marks, 3 hours.

2024, March 180 minutes 80 marks Save WhatsApp

Sections

Q.1 (A) Choose the correct alternatives (6 marks) 6 Q
Q.1 (B) Find the incorrect pairs (4 marks) 4 Q
Q.2 (A) Historical places, persons, events (4 marks) 4 Q
Q.2 (B) Choose the correct reasons (4 marks) 4 Q
Q.3 (A) Map based questions (5 marks) 5 Q
Q.3 (B) Concept maps, any four (8 marks) 6 Q
Q.4 (A) Short notes, any three (6 marks) 5 Q
Q.4 (B) Explain with reasons, any three (9 marks) 5 Q
Q.5 State your opinion, any three (9 marks) 5 Q
Q.6 Answer in detail, any two (10 marks) 3 Q
Q.7 Answer with given points, any three (15 marks) 5 Q

About this paper

This is the Maharashtra State Board (MSBSHSE) HSC (Class 12) Arts History (38) board paper of the February–March 2024 examination. The paper code printed on the question paper is J-976. The questions are transcribed in full from the board’s own printed question paper, as published on the board’s official website; the map and the concept-map diagrams are described in words. The answers are original answers written by Doubtly, not the board’s official model answers.

Paper pattern

Maximum marks 80, time 3 hours, seven questions, all compulsory, with internal choice. Q.1 (10 marks): (A) six multiple choice questions and (B) four ‘find the incorrect pair’ questions. Q.2 (8 marks): (A) four names of historical places, persons or events and (B) four ‘choose the correct reason’ questions. Q.3 (13 marks): (A) five questions on a map of the Freedom Struggle of 1857 and (B) complete any four of six concept maps (2 marks each). Q.4 (15 marks): (A) short notes, any three of five (2 marks each) and (B) explain with reasons, any three of five (3 marks each). Q.5: state your opinion, any three of five (9 marks). Q.6: answer in detail, any two of three (10 marks). Q.7: answer with the help of given points, any three of five (15 marks).

How to use it

Write the paper in one 3-hour sitting, choosing questions as the paper allows, then compare your answers point by point with the model answers. In the board exam, concept maps must be drawn with a pen, and longer answers should be written in clear points.

Chapters covered

Instructions

Solve on paper with a timer, then check against the solutions. Sections: A (MCQ and very short answers), B (short answers, attempt any 8 of 12), C (attempt any 8 of 12), D (long answers with choice).

Q.1 (A) Choose the correct alternatives (6 marks)

  1. Q.1 (A) (1) In 1440 _____ started printing press.

    1. (A) James Watt
    2. (B) Gutenberg
    3. (C) Aristotle
    4. (D) Homer
    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.1 (A) (2) ‘Declaration of Independence’ of America was drafted by _____.

    1. (A) George Washington
    2. (B) Thomas Jefferson
    3. (C) Lord Amherst
    4. (D) Lord Cornwallis
    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.1 (A) (3) The ‘Third Battle of Panipat’ was fought between the marathas and _____.

    1. (A) British
    2. (B) Abdali
    3. (C) Ahmad Khan Bangash
    4. (D) Najib Khan
    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.1 (A) (4) The first atom bomb was dropped on the city of _____ during the aerial attack of America on Japan.

    1. (A) Nagasaki
    2. (B) Hiroshima
    3. (C) Pearl Harbour
    4. (D) Stalingrad
    1 mark See answer →

  5. Q.1 (A) (5) The headquarters of SEATO was located at _____ .

    1. (A) Thailand
    2. (B) Philippines
    3. (C) Pakistan
    4. (D) United Kingdom
    1 mark See answer →

  6. Q.1 (A) (6) The birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand is observed as _____.

    1. (A) National Education Day
    2. (B) National Youth Day
    3. (C) National Integration Day
    4. (D) National Science Day
    1 mark See answer →

Q.1 (B) Find the incorrect pairs (4 marks)

  1. Q.1 (B) (1) Find the incorrect pair from group ‘B’ and write the correct one :

    Group ‘A’Group ‘B’
    (a)ArcebispoChief Executive officer
    (b)ChancellorJudge
    (c)Vedor da FazendaIncharge of company’s possession
    (d)CapitaonCaptain
    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.1 (B) (2) Find the incorrect pair from group ‘B’ and write the correct one :

    Group ‘A’Group ‘B’
    (a)Merger of the princely state of HyderabadSwami Ramanand Tirth
    (b)Merger of the princely state of KashmirShaikh Abdulla
    (c)Significant contribution in the ‘Goa’ liberation movementMohan Ranade
    (d)The trade unionist leader in PuducherryV. Subaiyya
    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.1 (B) (3) Find the incorrect pair from group ‘B’ and write the correct one :

    Group ‘A’Group ‘B’
    (a)Headquarters of CENTOAnkara
    (b)Headquarters of SAARCNew Delhi
    (c)Secretariat of CommonwealthLondon
    (d)Headquarters of NATOParis
    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.1 (B) (4) Find the incorrect pair from group ‘B’ and write the correct one :

    Group ‘A’Group ‘B’
    (a)National Human Rights CommissionProtection of Human rights
    (b)Centre for Science and EnvironmentStudy of Pollution in Delhi
    (c)SEESCAPInstitute for conservation of turtles
    (d)INTACHOrganisation creating awareness for conservation of heritage
    1 mark See answer →

Q.2 (A) Historical places, persons, events (4 marks)

  1. Q.2 (A) (1) Write the name of the historical place/person/event: Portuguese seafarer who arrived in India in 1498 –

    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.2 (A) (2) Write the name of the historical place/person/event: The princely state in Saurashtra that did not merge in India immediately after its independence –

    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.2 (A) (3) Write the name of the historical place/person/event: Organisation that played an important role in decolonisation after Second World War –

    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.2 (A) (4) Write the name of the historical place/person/event: The city in which metro railway was flagged off in 2002 –

    1 mark See answer →

Q.2 (B) Choose the correct reasons (4 marks)

  1. Q.2 (B) (1) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: The Industrial Revolution first began in England because _____

    1. (A) England was a big country.
    2. (B) in England capitalist and labour class increased.
    3. (C) England had big market.
    4. (D) nature of Industrial Revolution was limited in England.
    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.2 (B) (2) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: The British wanted to gain control over Myanmar because _____

    1. (A) they wanted to expand their empire.
    2. (B) it was very important for them to control the natural resources and the market in Myanmar.
    3. (C) they wanted to be on the forefront in the colonial competition amongst the European nations.
    4. (D) they wanted to teach a lesson to king Thibaw of Myanmar.
    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.2 (B) (3) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj levied octroi on the salt trade to _____

    1. (A) oppose the Portuguese.
    2. (B) stop the British trade of salt.
    3. (C) raise funds for Swarajya.
    4. (D) oppose the colonialists.
    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.2 (B) (4) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Japan surrendered in the Second World War because _____.

    1. (A) America signed treaty with Japan.
    2. (B) America launched aerial attacks on two Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    3. (C) Japanese economy was ruined.
    4. (D) Japanese people opposed the War.
    1 mark See answer →

Q.3 (A) Map based questions (5 marks)

  1. Q.3 (A) Observe the given map and answer the questions based on it :

    [Map: ‘Freedom Struggle of 1857’ – outline map of the Indian subcontinent with an index showing territory under British control (shaded), important centres of the freedom struggle (dots) and the present external boundary of India. Centres marked include Peshawar, Lahore, Firozpur, Shikarpur, Karachi, Muzaffarnagar, Delhi, Meerut, Bareli, Mathura, Agra, Etawa, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Gwalior, Nasirabad, Jhansi, Kalpi, Allahabad, Banaras, Jagdishpur, Dinapur, Sagar, Jabalpur, Ahmedabad, Indore, Mhow, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Satara, Kolhapur, Nargund, Barrackpore, Baharampur, Dacca and Chittagong. The Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Lakshadweep, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Sri Lanka are shown.]

    (1) To which topic is this map related?

    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.3 (A) (2) [Based on the map ‘Freedom Struggle of 1857’] Name any one centre of independence struggle of 1857 in present Bangladesh.

    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.3 (A) (3) [Based on the map ‘Freedom Struggle of 1857’] Name any one centre of independence struggle of 1857 in present Pakistan.

    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.3 (A) (4) [Based on the map ‘Freedom Struggle of 1857’] Name any one place of independence struggle of 1857 in present Maharashtra.

    1 mark See answer →

  5. Q.3 (A) (5) [Based on the map ‘Freedom Struggle of 1857’] Name the Indian island located in Arabian Sea.

    1 mark See answer →

Q.3 (B) Concept maps, any four (8 marks)

  1. Q.3 (B) (1) Complete the concept map :

    [Concept map: ‘Islands of Mumbai’ in the centre (hexagon, seven boxes in all, four blank) with blank boxes around it to be filled. Three boxes are already filled: Mumbai, Wadala and Mazagaon.]

    2 marks See answer →

  2. Q.3 (B) (2) Complete the concept map :

    [Concept map: ‘Revolutionary organisations in Indian independence struggle’ in the centre (four blank boxes) with blank boxes around it to be filled.]

    2 marks See answer →

  3. Q.3 (B) (3) Complete the concept map :

    [Concept map: ‘Newspapers published by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’ in the centre (diamond, four blank boxes) with blank boxes around it to be filled.]

    2 marks See answer →

  4. Q.3 (B) (4) Complete the concept map :

    [Concept map: ‘Countries that became independent from the control of French’ in the centre (four blank boxes) with blank boxes around it to be filled.]

    2 marks See answer →

  5. Q.3 (B) (5) Complete the concept map :

    [Concept map: ‘Indian sports awards’ in the centre (circle, four blank boxes) with blank boxes around it to be filled.]

    2 marks See answer →

  6. Q.3 (B) (6) Complete the concept map :

    [Concept map: ‘Factors responsible for India’s increased share in the software sector’ in the centre (four blank boxes) with blank boxes around it to be filled.]

    2 marks See answer →

Q.4 (A) Short notes, any three (6 marks)

  1. Q.4 (A) (1) Write short note: Economic Nationalism

    2 marks See answer →

  2. Q.4 (A) (2) Write short note: Prarthana Samaj

    2 marks See answer →

  3. Q.4 (A) (3) Write short note: Decolonisation

    2 marks See answer →

  4. Q.4 (A) (4) Write short note: Bandung conference

    2 marks See answer →

  5. Q.4 (A) (5) Write short note: The youth policy of the Government of India

    2 marks See answer →

Q.4 (B) Explain with reasons, any three (9 marks)

  1. Q.4 (B) (1) Explain the following statement with reasons: The European Renaissance is supposed to have reached its zenith in the 15th and 16th centuries.

    3 marks See answer →

  2. Q.4 (B) (2) Explain the following statement with reasons: Indian rulers found it difficult to fight the Portuguese.

    3 marks See answer →

  3. Q.4 (B) (3) Explain the following statement with reasons: The British Government in India decided to return home.

    3 marks See answer →

  4. Q.4 (B) (4) Explain the following statement with reasons: SAARC has achieved success in some fields.

    3 marks See answer →

  5. Q.4 (B) (5) Explain the following statement with reasons: In 1993 Human Rights Protection Act was passed.

    3 marks See answer →

Q.5 State your opinion, any three (9 marks)

  1. Q.5 (1) State your opinion: Spain became prosperous after establishing colonies in America.

    3 marks See answer →

  2. Q.5 (2) State your opinion: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built naval force.

    3 marks See answer →

  3. Q.5 (3) State your opinion: According to Swatantryaveer Savarkar, the Independence War of 1857 was the first war of Independence.

    3 marks See answer →

  4. Q.5 (4) State your opinion: Trustee system adopted by League of Nations was failed.

    3 marks See answer →

  5. Q.5 (5) State your opinion: India is a leading country in the field of Space Research.

    3 marks See answer →

Q.6 Answer in detail, any two (10 marks)

  1. Q.6 (1) Explain the causes and effects of European Crusades.

    5 marks See answer →

  2. Q.6 (2) Write the information about merger of Kashmir in India.

    5 marks See answer →

  3. Q.6 (3) Write the information about the defence affairs of India.

    5 marks See answer →

Q.7 Answer with given points, any three (15 marks)

  1. Q.7 (1) Write detailed answer about the nature of European colonialism with the help of following points:

    (a) Meaning of colonialism
    (b) Causes of colonialism
    (c) Consequences of colonialism

    5 marks See answer →

  2. Q.7 (2) Explain the Portuguese Maratha relations:

    (a) Relationship between the Portuguese and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
    (b) Relationship between the Portuguese and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
    (c) Relationship between the Portuguese and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj.

    5 marks See answer →

  3. Q.7 (3) Write information about first session of Indian National Congress :

    (a) First session
    (b) Present delegates
    (c) Resolution passed

    5 marks See answer →

  4. Q.7 (4) Write causes of the First World War :

    (a) Imperialistic policy
    (b) Competition for armament
    (c) Immediate cause

    5 marks See answer →

  5. Q.7 (5) Write information about commonwealth of nations :

    (a) Objectives of the commonwealth of nations
    (b) Establishment of the commonwealth of nations
    (c) Advantages of the commonwealth of nations

    5 marks See answer →