Maharashtra Board Class 12 History Guess Paper 2027

Write the name: The headquarters of SEATO were located at -

In 1440 _____ started printing press. (a) James Watt (b) Gutenberg (c) Aristotle (d) Homer

The first explorer to circumnavigate the African continent _____. (a) Henry the Navigator (b) Marco Polo (c) Bartholomew Dias (d) Columbus

The Dutch established their first colony at _____. (a) Chennai (b) Machilipatnam (c) Karikal (d) Pondicherry

Vasco-da-Gama was a seafarer from _____. (a) Poland (b) England (c) France (d) Portugal

The first atom bomb was dropped on the city of _____ during the aerial attack of America on Japan. (a) Nagasaki (b) Hiroshima (c) Pearl Harbour (d) Stalingrad

[context: map of powers ruling parts of 18th-century India] Name the power that ruled Hyderabad.

[context: map of the thirteen American colonies] In which colony is the city of Boston located?

Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Cold war began after Second World War because _____ (a) America opposed the 'Marshall Plan' (b) Soviet Russia adopted communism and America adopted capitalism (c) England supported Soviet Russia (d) America and Soviet Russia decided to continue the process of Detente

Find the incorrect pair and write the correct one. Group A - Group B: (a) Bandung - Berlin Conference (b) Paris - The first pan African congress in 1919 (c) London - The first conference of 'African Association' in 1900 (d) Manchester - African unity conference

Write the name: The first European to arrive in India -

Find the incorrect pair and write the correct one. Group A - Group B: (i) Accession of the princely state of Hyderabad - Swami Ramanand Tirth (ii) Signed instrument of accession of Kashmir - Shaikh Abdullah (iii) Significant contribution in Goa liberation Movement - Mohan Ranade (iv) The trade Unionist leader in Puducherry - V. Subbayya

Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: No country was included in the ANZUS treaty except Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America because - (a) They did not want to let United Kingdom and France to have an upper hand (b) It was a military pact (c) It was a secret pact (d) It was a pact only among countries with friendly relations

[context: map of the thirteen American colonies] On the coast of which ocean were the American colonies located?

Explain the statement with reasons: The 'Carnatic Wars' were fought between British and French.

Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: The British wanted to gain control over Myanmar, because _____. (a) they wanted to expand their empire (b) it was very important for them to control the natural resources and market in Myanmar (c) they wanted to be on the forefront in the colonial competition amongst the European nations (d) they wanted to teach a lesson to King Thibaw of Myanmar

State your opinion: Japan surrendered in the Second World War.

Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built naval force _____ (a) to levy octroi on British trade (b) to protect local salt trade (c) to arrest the advances of foreigners' infiltration in India (d) to construct sea forts

Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: During the Second World War the Independence movement in Africa was more intensified because - (a) The colonies in Africa threw away the dominance of alien European powers (b) African leaders were trained in Western education system (c) During the Second World War the British and the French began to give some rights to the people in their colonies (d) European countries were involved in the Second World War

Write the name: The treatise written by Varahmihir -

Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence: Ravindranath Tagore gave up his title (Sir) because he wished - (a) To criticise 'Jallianwala Bagh Massacre' (b) To oppose Simon Commission (c) To support Indian freedom struggle (d) To support Non-Cooperation Movement

Find the incorrect pair and write the correct one. Group A - Group B: (i) Arcebispo - Chief Executive Officer (ii) Chancellor - Judge (iii) Vedor da Fazenda - In-charge of Company's Possessions (iv) Capitaon - Captain

Explain the statement with reasons: Industrial Revolution first began in England.

Write a short note: Speed Post

Complete the concept map: Social reformers and their organisations - Depressed Classes Mission, Dr. Atmaram Pandurang, Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan, Bahishkrut Hitkarni Sabha

Answer in detail: Explain the meaning and policies of Non-Aligned movement.

Write a short note: Cold War

Complete the concept map: Cities joined through Golden Quadrilateral (Suvarna Chatushkon Yojana)

Write a short note: AYUSH

Complete the concept web: contributions to environment conservation and preservation - Premsagar Mestry (Water conservation), Medha Patkar, Chipko Movement, ...

Explain the statement with reasons: The Second World War occurred.

State your opinion: India is a leading country in the field of space research.

Explain the statement with reasons: The British government in India decided to return home.

Answer in detail: Write in detail about the 'Goa liberation movement.'

Answer in detail with points: Write the information about geographical discoveries and explorers - (a) Ibn Batuta (b) Captain James Cook (c) Bartholomew Dias

Answer in detail with points: Write information about Reorganisation of States in India - (a) Jharkhand (b) Telangana (c) Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh

Answer in detail: Write the information about South Asian Association of Regional Co-Operation (SAARC).

State your opinion: The policies adopted by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad are considered progressive.

Answer in detail with points: Write information about the impact of World Wars on India - (a) First World War (b) Second World War

Answer in detail with points: Explain the expansion of Portuguese empire in India - (a) Establishment of colonies (b) Administration (c) Policies of Religious Intolerance

Answer in detail with points: Reasons for freedom struggle of 1857 - (a) Discontent of Indian soldiers in the British Army (b) Discontent among rulers of Princely states (c) Unsympathetic outlook of the British