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Maharashtra HSC History Board Paper July 2024 with Answers

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

2024, July 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 July 2024 (supplementary) examination. The paper code printed on the question paper is J-168. 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 the map ‘Expansion of the Maratha Power : 1758 C.E.’ and (B) complete any four of six concept maps, tables and timelines (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) Vasco-da-Gama was a seafarer from _____ .

    1. (A) Poland
    2. (B) England
    3. (C) France
    4. (D) Portugal
    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.1 (A) (3) The British plant owners in Bihar were compelling the local farmers to grow only _____ .

    1. (A) Indigo
    2. (B) Tea
    3. (C) Coffee
    4. (D) Sugarcane
    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.1 (A) (4) When Austria declared war against Serbia in 1914, it was _____ , who helped Serbia.

    1. (A) Germany
    2. (B) America
    3. (C) Hungary
    4. (D) Russia
    1 mark See answer →

  5. Q.1 (A) (5) A fund named African Fund was raised for providing necessary aid to neighbouring nations of South Africa in _____ in 1986.

    1. (A) Jakarta
    2. (B) Harare
    3. (C) Namibia
    4. (D) Indonesia
    1 mark See answer →

  6. Q.1 (A) (6) In 1995, the health department of the Indian government launched the campaign dubbed as _____ .

    1. (A) Measles-Rubella
    2. (B) Pulse Polio
    3. (C) B.C.G.
    4. (D) Triple Vaccine
    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’
    (i)Cosme-da-GuardaPortuguese historian
    (ii)Gonsalo MartezPortuguese emissary
    (iii)Francois MartinChief of Dutch factory
    (iv)Henry RevingtonBritish Officer
    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’
    (i)Shyamji Krishna VermaIndia House
    (ii)Aurobindo GhoshAnusheelan Samiti
    (iii)Lala HardayalGadar
    (iv)Swatantryaveer SavarkarHindustan Socialist Republican Army
    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’
    (i)BandungBandung Conference
    (ii)ParisThe first Pan-African Congress in 1919
    (iii)LondonThe first Conference of African Association in 1900
    (iv)ManchesterAsian Unity Conference
    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’
    (i)Anna HazareNational Youth Empowerment Programme
    (ii)Arthur DunkelDirector General of WTO
    (iii)Asima Chatterjee1st Female President of Indian Science Congress
    (iv)Fazal AliStates Reorganisation Commission
    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: King Thibaw was kept at this place in Maharashtra by British –

    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.2 (A) (2) Write the name of the historical place/person/event: Place of ‘Satyagraha of Chavdar Tank’ –

    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.2 (A) (3) Write the name of the historical place/person/event: Code name of military mission planned by the Indian Army for liberation of Goa –

    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.2 (A) (4) Write the name of the historical place/person/event: The name of the group of nations including England, France, Russia, America in the Second World War –

    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: Several wars were fought by Christians in Europe in eleventh century to regain hold of Jerusalem and Bethlehem because _____

    1. (A) they wished to expand their kingdom.
    2. (B) these cities were considered holy by Jews, Christians and Muslims.
    3. (C) they wished to gain support of common people.
    4. (D) these cities were developed cities.
    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.2 (B) (2) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Three carnatic battles between British and French were fought between 1744 to 1763 CE because _____

    1. (A) both the powers wished to put control over Karnataka.
    2. (B) there were recurring conflicts between British-French.
    3. (C) both powers intervened in the matter of Nawab’s family disputes for throne.
    4. (D) both powers wished to establish colonies at Karnataka.
    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.2 (B) (3) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: No country was included in the ANZUS treaty except Australia, New Zealand and United States of America because _____

    1. (A) they did not want to let United Kingdom and France to have an upper hand.
    2. (B) it was a military pact.
    3. (C) it was a secret pact.
    4. (D) it was a pact only among countries with friendly relations.
    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.2 (B) (4) Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Rahibai Popere was felicitated by the President of India by ‘Nari Shakti Award’ because _____

    1. (A) she worked for preserving seeds of native cultivars through ‘Kalasubai Parisar Biyane Samvardhan Samiti’.
    2. (B) she started micro banking group (Bachat Gat).
    3. (C) she has worked influentially in political field.
    4. (D) she is devoted to the social work.
    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: ‘Expansion of the Maratha Power : 1758 C.E.’ – outline map of the Indian subcontinent with an index showing centres of the Maratha Empire (dots), the present external boundary of India and a dashed line marking the expansion of the Maratha power, with a scale in km. Maratha centres marked: Gaikwad (Vadodara), Holkar (Indore), Pawar (Dhar), Shinde (Gwalior) and Bhosale (Nagpur). Places marked include Peshawar, Attock, Lahore, Multan, Panipat, Kunjpura, Delhi and Agra with ‘Mughal Empire’, Mathura, Bharatpur, Jhansi, Prayag, Ayodhya, Kashi, Patna, Kolkata (Calcutta), Cuttack, Burhanpur, Aurangabad, Palkhed, Udgir, Vasai, Mumbai (British), Thane, Pune, Satara, Janjira (Siddi), Vijaydurg, Kolhapur, Bijapur, Goa and Fonda (Portuguese), Hyderabad (Nizam), Chennai (Madras) (British), Pondicherry (Puducherry) (French), Srirangapattan, Mysore, Tiruchirapalli and Tanjavur. The Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Lakshadweep, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Sri Lanka are shown.]

    (1) Name the power that ruled Hyderabad.

    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.3 (A) (2) [Based on the map ‘Expansion of the Maratha Power : 1758 C.E.’] Name the power that ruled Agra and Delhi.

    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.3 (A) (3) [Based on the map ‘Expansion of the Maratha Power : 1758 C.E.’] Name the power that ruled Janjira.

    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.3 (A) (4) [Based on the map ‘Expansion of the Maratha Power : 1758 C.E.’] Name the power that ruled Pondicherry.

    1 mark See answer →

  5. Q.3 (A) (5) [Based on the map ‘Expansion of the Maratha Power : 1758 C.E.’] Name the Sea located to the South of India.

    1 mark See answer →

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

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

    [Concept map: ‘European Colonies in Africa’ in the centre. Arrows lead to four colonies, each followed by the European country that ruled it: Natal → (blank); Senegal → (blank); (blank) → Belgium; (blank) → Italy.]

    2 marks See answer →

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

    Arya Samaj----------
    ----------Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    Ramkrishna Mission----------
    ----------Mahatma Phule
    2 marks See answer →

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

    [Concept map: ‘Socialist leaders in Indian Freedom Struggle’ in the centre with four blank boxes around it.]

    2 marks See answer →

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

    [Concept map: ‘Persons and their countries’ in the centre. Inner boxes give four persons: Linlithgo, Mussolini, Georgy Zhukov and Hitler. The outer box for each person is blank and is to be filled with that person’s country.]

    2 marks See answer →

  5. Q.3 (B) (5) Complete the timeline :

    [Timeline with four new states and their dates of formation: Chhattisgarh — (blank); (blank) — 9th Nov. 2000; Jharkhand — (blank); (blank) — 2nd June 2014.]

    2 marks See answer →

  6. Q.3 (B) (6) Complete the table :

    Hamid Dalwai----------
    ----------Sundarlal Bahuguna
    Medha Patkar----------
    ----------Dr. Rajendra Singh
    2 marks See answer →

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

  1. Q.4 (A) (1) Write short note: British Factory

    2 marks See answer →

  2. Q.4 (A) (2) Write short note: Prati Sarkar (Parallel Government)

    2 marks See answer →

  3. Q.4 (A) (3) Write short note: Non-Alignment Movement

    2 marks See answer →

  4. Q.4 (A) (4) Write short note: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

    2 marks See answer →

  5. Q.4 (A) (5) Write short note: Khelo 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: European nations established colonies in America.

    3 marks See answer →

  2. Q.4 (B) (2) Explain the following statement with reasons: Social reformers created mass awareness in India.

    3 marks See answer →

  3. Q.4 (B) (3) Explain the following statement with reasons: Ultimately the princely state of Hyderabad was merged in India.

    3 marks See answer →

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

    3 marks See answer →

  5. Q.4 (B) (5) Explain the following statement with reasons: CENTO became non-operational.

    3 marks See answer →

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

  1. Q.5 (1) State your opinion: The economy based on surplus production supported economic nationalism and also imperialism after industrial revolution.

    3 marks See answer →

  2. Q.5 (2) State your opinion: Maratha policies were anticolonial.

    3 marks See answer →

  3. Q.5 (3) State your opinion: Ravindranath Tagore gave up his title (Sir).

    3 marks See answer →

  4. Q.5 (4) State your opinion: The end of Second World War created an environment in which the process of decolonisation gained speed.

    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 in detail about the Portuguese colonies in India.

    5 marks See answer →

  3. Q.6 (3) Write the detailed information about the ‘Right to information Act’, 2005.

    5 marks See answer →

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

  1. Q.7 (1) Write in detail about the Burmese wars with the help of given points :

    (a) First Anglo-Burmese War
    (b) Second Anglo-Burmese War
    (c) Third Anglo-Burmese War

    5 marks See answer →

  2. Q.7 (2) Write the information about the freedom struggle of 1857 :

    (a) Causes
    (b) Consequences

    5 marks See answer →

  3. Q.7 (3) Write in detail about the merger of French colonies :

    (a) Puducherry (Pondicherry)
    (b) Chandranagar

    5 marks See answer →

  4. Q.7 (4) Write in detail about Cold War :

    (a) Definition of Cold War
    (b) Background of Cold War
    (c) Progression of Cold War

    5 marks See answer →

  5. Q.7 (5) Write in detail about experiments in Maharashtra in context of preservation and conservation of environment :

    (a) Bhau Katdare and ‘Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra’
    (b) Premsagar Mestri and SEESCAP

    5 marks See answer →