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TAMIL NADU STATE BOARD CLASS 12 HISTORY 2026

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Q1 mcq
When did Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
  • A. 1917
  • B. 1915
  • C. 1918
  • D. 1916

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The author of the book “Indian Unrest” was:
  • A. Tilak
  • B. Lala Lajpat Rai
  • C. Annie Besant
  • D. Valentine Chirol

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Assertion (A): V.O. Chidambaram launched a Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company. Reason (R): He wanted to oppose the monopoly of the British in navigation through the coast.
  • A. (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
  • B. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  • C. (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
  • D. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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Which one of the following had relegated religion to a subordinate place?
  • A. Geographical Discovery
  • B. Renaissance
  • C. Commercial Revolution
  • D. Reformation

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Assertion (A): The Great Depression which affected the entire world had made no impact on USSR. Reason (R): Land was declared as social property and distributed among poor peasants.
  • A. (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
  • B. (A) and (R) are correct. (R) explains (A).
  • C. (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
  • D. (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A).

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Who wrote the “Minute on Indian Education”?
  • A. Max Muller
  • B. William Jones
  • C. Macaulay
  • D. Charles Wilkins

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The Muslim League celebrated the end of Congress rule as a Day of Deliverance on:
  • A. 23 March 1937
  • B. 22 December 1940
  • C. 22 December 1939
  • D. 5 February 1939

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Q8 mcq
The liberator of Argentina was __________.
  • A. Bernardo O’Higgins
  • B. San Martin
  • C. Marina Morelos
  • D. Dom Pedro

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In Tamilnadu, a Salt Satyagraha march was led by __________ to Vedaranyam.
  • A. V.O.C.
  • B. Kamaraj
  • C. Rajaji
  • D. Satyamurti

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A march was led by __________ to Vedaranyam.
  • A. V.O.C.
  • B. Kamaraj
  • C. Rajaji
  • D. Satyamurti

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Q10 mcq
Consider the following statements: (i) The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was the most striking example of the British divide and rule policy. (ii) In the Calcutta meeting 1905, Surendranath Banerjee gave a call for the boycott of British goods and institutions. (iii) On 7 August 1905 at Town Hall meeting in Calcutta, a formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • A. (i) and (iii) only
  • B. (i) and (ii) only
  • C. (i) only
  • D. All of the above

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Q11 mcq
New Amsterdam was renamed as __________.
  • A. Chicago
  • B. Washington
  • C. Amsterdam
  • D. New York

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Arrange the following in correct order and select the correct answer. (i) Formation of Indian National Army (ii) Royal Indian Navy Revolt (iii) Indian National Army Trials (iv) Rajaji formula
  • A. (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
  • B. (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
  • C. (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
  • D. (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

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The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in the year __________ .
  • A. 1929
  • B. 1927
  • C. 1930
  • D. 1928

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Match the following : (1) The Namasudra Movement (i) North Western India (2) The Adidharma Movement (ii) South India (3) The Satyashodhak Movement (iii) Eastern India (4) The Dravidian Movement (iv) Western India
  • A. (1) - (i), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (iv)
  • B. (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (ii)
  • C. (1) - (iii), (2) - (iv), (3) - (i), (4) - (ii)
  • D. (1) - (ii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iv), (4) - (iii)

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Q15 mcq
The term “Cold War” was coined by __________.
  • A. George Kennan
  • B. Bernard Baruch
  • C. Churchill
  • D. George Orwell

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Match the following : (1) JVP Committee (i) 1928 (2) Sir Cyril Radcliffe (ii) State Reorganisation Commission (3) Fazl Ali (iii) 1948 (4) Nehru Committee Report (iv) Boundary Commission
  • A. (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)
  • B. (1) - (i), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (iv)
  • C. (1) - (iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (i)
  • D. (1) - (iii), (2) - (iv), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)

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__________ delivered a series of addresses to the German Nation.
  • A. J.G. Fichte
  • B. Johann von Herder
  • C. Otto von Bismarck
  • D. Friedrich Schliegel

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Q18 mcq
When did Individual Satyagraha begin ?
  • A. 17 October, 1940
  • B. March 23, 1940
  • C. August 9, 1942
  • D. August 8, 1940

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Q19 mcq
When was the first amendment to the Constitution of India made ?
  • A. 1976
  • B. 1951
  • C. 1978
  • D. 1952

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Q20 mcq
Who died in jail after 64 days of hunger strike ?
  • A. Jatindra Nath Das
  • B. Pulin Das
  • C. Preethi Waddadar
  • D. Sachin Sanyal

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Q21 short answer
Write a note on Indigo revolt.

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Q22 short answer
What were the repressive measures adopted by the colonial government to crush the nationalist movements ?

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Q23 short answer
Why was Servants of India Soci

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Q23 short answer
Why was Servants of India Society founded ?

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Q24 short answer
Why did the talks at Simla Conference break down ?

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Q25 short answer
Identify the person who appeared and defended the accused in the Meerut Conspiracy Case.

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Q26 short answer
What do you understand by the Socialistic Pattern of Society ?

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Q27 short answer
Write about the Medici family in Florence.

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Q28 short answer
What is meant by Nihilism ?

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Q29 short answer
What was the background for the formation of Rome-Berlin Axis ?

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Q30 short answer
Write two points about UNO.

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Q31 long answer
Describe about the way in which indentured labour was organized in British India.

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Q32 long answer
Why is Ghadar Movement considered an important episode in India's freedom struggle ?

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Q33 long answer
Write a note on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

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Q34 long answer
Write a short note on TISCO.

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Q35 long answer
Discuss the proposals of Sir Stafford Cripps.

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Q36 long answer
Explain the five principles of Panch Sheel.

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Q37 long answer
Discuss the important provisions of the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783.

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Q38 long answer
How was Trench Warfare fought ?

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Q39 long answer
Discuss the role of Kuomintang Party in China's nationalist politics.

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Q40 short answer
Give a short notes about Subramania Bharathi.

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Q41 long answer
(a)Write about the role played by V.O. Chidambaram in Indian National Movement. OR (b)To what extent the repressive and racist policy measures of the British were responsible for the national awakening in India.

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Q42 long answer
(a)Highlight the important provisions of Lucknow Pact. OR (b)Describe the context of launching of the Non-Cooperation Movement and its outcome.

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Q43 long answer
(a)What were the basic principles of India’s foreign policy ? What role did Prime Minister Nehru play in organizing the Afro-Asian countries into a Non-Aligned Movement ? OR (b)Write a paragraph about the Rajaji Formula.

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Q43 short answer
Write a paragraph about the Rajaji Formula.

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Q44 long answer
(a)Enumerate the causes and the consequences of the First World War. OR (b)Examine the development of institutions of Scientific research and technology after India's Independence.

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Q44 short answer
Enumerate the causes and the consequences of the First World War.

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Q44 short answer
Examine the development of institutions of Scientific research and technology after India's Independence.

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Q45 long answer
(a)Assess the achievements of the first two Five Year Plan. OR (b)The seeds for the Second World War were sowed in the Treaty of Versailles. Explain with reasons.

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Q45 short answer
Assess the achievements of the first two Five Year Plan.

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Q45 short answer
The seeds for the Second World War were sowed in the Treaty of Versailles. Explain with reasons.

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Q46 mcq
Mark the following places where Indian National Congress sessions took place on the outline map of India.
  • A. (i)Surat (ii)Kanpur (iii)Meerut (iv)Nagpur (v)Madras
  • B. Discuss the causes, course and results of the American War of Independence.

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Q47 short answer
Draw a time line from 1900-1930 and mark any five important events of Indian National Movement.

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Q47 short answer
Identify the important collectivist thinkers of nineteenth century and highlight their contributions to Socialism.

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