ALLOTMENT OF MARKS

Part & Question Number	Marks Per Question	Total Marks
Part-A: Q. Nos. 1-50	1 × 50	50
Part-B: Q. Nos. 51-56	2 × 6	12
Part-B: Q. Nos. 57-61	4 × 5	20
Part-B: Q. Nos. 62-66	6 × 3	18
Total Marks		100

PART-A (50 Marks)

Choose the correct answer: (1 × 50 = 50)

1. Who is the author of the book, On the Origin of Species?
   (a) Gandhi (b) Homer (c) Spencer (d) Darwin
2. Mesopotamia is situated within:
   (a) Tigris-Euphrates River system (b) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea (c) River Nile and Red Sea (d) None of the above
3. Which languages were used in the Roman Empire?
   (a) Sanskrit (b) Pali (c) Latin and Greek (d) None of the above
4. Who was Hazrat Muhammad?
   (a) An artist (b) The founder of Islam (c) The founder of Christianity (d) The founder of Hinduism
5. From which English year did the 'Hijri' year start?
   (a) 621 CE (b) 622 CE (c) 623 CE (d) 624 CE
6. In which year did Genghis Khan die?
   (a) 1224 (b) 1225 (c) 1226 (d) 1227
7. The author of the book, Feudal Society is:
   (a) Marc Bloch (b) Spencer (c) Kafka (d) None of them
8. Name the sailor who discovered America:
   (a) Vasco da Gama (b) Columbus (c) Herodotus (d) Marc Bloch
9. Who was Ptolemy?
   (a) Mathematician (b) Astronomer (c) Astrologer (d) All of the above
10. Name the country where the Industrial Revolution occurred first:
    (a) France (b) Germany (c) Italy (d) England
11. Who is known as the architect of modern China?
    (a) Genghis Khan (b) Liang Chi-chao (c) Dr. Sun Yat-sen (d) None of them
12. What is the meaning of the word 'Homo'?
    (a) Modern Chimpanzees (b) Modern Gorillas (c) Humans (d) None of the above
13. Which sea is regarded as the heart of the Roman Empire?
    (a) Red Sea (b) Dead Sea (c) Mediterranean Sea (d) None of the above
14. Who invented 'spinning jenny'?
    (a) James Hargreaves (b) Columbus (c) Herodotus (d) Wright Brothers
15. Which of the following is the painting of Leonardo da Vinci?
    (a) Girl before a Mirror (b) The Old Guitarist (c) Dove of Peace (d) Mona Lisa
16. What was the ancient name of Tokyo city?
    (a) Yedo (b) New Delhi (c) Paris (d) Berlin
17. Who was Cleopatra?
    (a) Queen of India (b) Queen of Greece (c) Queen of Romans (d) Queen of Egypt
18. When did Vasco da Gama reach Calicut port?
    (a) 1492 (b) 1495 (c) 1497 (d) 1498
19. When did Japanese women receive franchise?
    (a) 1945 (b) 1946 (c) 1947 (d) 1948
20. Who is the first female Prime Minister of the world?
    (a) Indira Gandhi (b) Sirimavo Bandaranaike (c) Margaret Thatcher (d) Angela Merkel
21. Name the first two cities connected through train lines:
    (a) Bombay-Thane (b) Moscow and Vladivostok (c) Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari (d) Stockton and Darlington
22. When did the Ottomans conquer Constantinople?
    (a) 1451 (b) 1452 (c) 1453 (d) 1454
23. Name the first printed book:
    (a) Latin Bible (b) The Diamond Sutra (c) Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye (d) Bhagawat
24. Principia Mathematica is written by:
    (a) Isaac Newton (b) Hitler (c) Kepler (d) Copernicus
25. When did Meiji Restoration occur?
    (a) 1866 (b) 1867 (c) 1868 (d) 1869
26. Who was Tacitus?
    (a) Astrologer (b) Astronomer (c) Historian (d) None of the above
27. Where did Abbasid Revolt occur?
    (a) Khorasan (b) Egypt (c) Jerusalem (d) None of the above
28. The Mustansiriyah Madrasa of Baghdad was opened in:
    (a) 1232 (b) 1233 (c) 1234 (d) 1235
29. The Serfs were:
    (a) warriors (b) peasant (c) rulers (d) None of the above
30. The Motion was authored by:
    (a) Kepler (b) Copernicus (c) Galileo (d) None of them
31. The Incas ruled over:
    (a) North America (b) South America (c) East America (d) West America
32. Magellan travelled around the world in:
    (a) 1521 (b) 1522 (c) 1523 (d) 1524
33. Steam engine was invented by:
    (a) Crompton (b) James Watt (c) John Kay (d) None of them
34. The capital city of Australia is:
    (a) Melbourne (b) Sydney (c) Canberra (d) None of the above
35. 'Sushi' is a traditional food of:
    (a) China (b) America (c) Japan (d) Russia
36. The Tale of Genji is a folk story of:
    (a) Japan (b) China (c) Australia (d) India
37. What is 'tithe'?
    (a) Tax (b) House (c) Newspaper (d) None of the above
38. Machu Picchu is located in:
    (a) Peru (b) Brazil (c) Argentina (d) None of the above
39. Who succeeded Genghis Khan in 1229?
    (a) Jochi (b) Chaghatai (c) Ogedei (d) Toluy
40. The Bank of England was established in:
    (a) 1691 (b) 1692 (c) 1693 (d) 1694
41. The World War II was started in:
    (a) 1938 (b) 1939 (c) 1940 (d) 1941
42. Who discovered the law of planetary motion?
    (a) Kepler (b) Galileo (c) Newton (d) None of them
43. The city of Baghdad was established by:
    (a) Al-Mansur (b) Harun-al-Rashid (c) Al-Mamun (d) None of them
44. What is the meaning of the word 'Mongol'?
    (a) Brave (b) Coward (c) Merchant (d) None of them
45. Who was the first President of the Republic of China?
    (a) Sun Yat-sen (b) Chiang Kai-shek (c) Mao Zedong (d) Yuan Shikai
46. The first railway line in India was opened in:
    (a) 1851 (b) 1852 (c) 1853 (d) 1854
47. Who was the author of the book, The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy?
    (a) Jacob Burckhardt (b) Marc Bloch (c) Ranke (d) None of them
48. When was the Great Wall of China built?
    (a) 3rd Century BCE (b) 4th Century BCE (c) 5th Century BCE (d) 6th Century BCE
49. Who was the main leader of the Reformation Movement?
    (a) Martin Luther (b) John Calvin (c) Zwingli (d) None of them
50. The first Opium War was fought between:
    (a) Britain and China (b) Britain and India (c) France and China (d) None of them

PART-B (50 Marks)

Short Answer Questions: (2 Marks Each)

51. Mention two sources of Ancient Mesopotamia. (2)

52. Who were the Plebeians and Patricians? (2)

53. What is the meaning of 'Hijrat'? (2)

54. Write two features of the 'Yas'. (2)

55. Name two important cities of the Roman Empire. (2)

56. Mention two major causes of the Industrial Revolution. (2)

Descriptive Answer Questions: (4 Marks Each)

57. Write a brief note on the 'Meiji Restoration'. (4)

58. Briefly discuss the features of the Feudal System. (4)

59. Who was Genghis Khan? Discuss his military achievements. (4)

60. Analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the lives of women and children. (4)

61. Discuss the contributions of Leonardo da Vinci to the field of art. (4)

Long Answer Questions: (6 Marks Each)

62. Describe the social and economic conditions of Mesopotamia. (6)

63. Examine the causes and consequences of the Crusades. (6)

64. Discuss the factors that led to the decline of the Roman Empire. (6)

65. Analyze the role of the 'Long March' in the history of Modern China. (6)

66. Critically evaluate the impact of European colonization on the original inhabitants of Australia. (6)