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HBSE Class 12 History Important Question 2026

Chapter 1 – Bricks, Breads and Bones – The Harrapan Civilisation

Q1. Discuss how the archaeologists reconstruct the past?

Q2. Discuss the functions that may have been performed by the rulers in Harappan Society.

Q3. Explain the causes of the downfall of Harappan Civilization. Most Most Important

Q4. List the material to make beads in Harappan Civilization. Describe the process by which beads are made.

Q5. Describe some of the distinctive features of Mohanjodaro.

Q6. What do you know about roads and streets of Mohanjodaro.

Q7. When and who discovered Harappan Civilization?

Q8. What is the meaning of Mohanjodaro and who discovered it?

Q9. Write any two main features of the Houses of Mohanjodaro.

Q10. Which metal was not known by Harappans ?

Ans – Iron

Q11. Write a short note on subsistence strategies of Harappan people.
OR
Describe different means of livelihood in Harappan Period.

Chapter 2 – Kings, Farmers and Towns

Q1. Why the Ain-i-Akbari was written?

Q2. Discuss the salient features of Mauryan Administration.

Q3. Discuss any four causes of the downfall of the Mauryan Empire.

Q4. Who was Megasthenese?

Q5. What was the meaning of land grants during Gupta period?

Q6. What do you know about Prayag Prashasti’?

Chapter 3 – Kinship, Caste and Class

Q1. Write a short note on Sangam Literature.

Q2. Who is considered as writer of Mahabharata’ ?

Q3. Who was Kautilya ?

Q4. Write a short note on Kautilya’s Arthashastra.

Q5. Explain the duties of Chandals according to Manusmriti.

Q6. According to ‘Manusmriti’ what was Stridhan?

Chapter 4 – Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Q1. Which two sub-sects emerged after the division of Jainism ?

Q2. What was childhood name of Mahatma Buddha?

Q3. Ancient Buddhist books were written in which language.

Q4. Who was the first Tirthankara of Jainism?

Q5. What do you understand by the “Three-Jewels” of Jainism ?

Chapter 5 – Through the Eyes of Travelers

Q1. Analyse the evidence for slavery provided by ‘Ibn-Batuta’.

Q2. Who was Ibn Batuta ?

Q3. What has Ibn-Batuta written about Delhi?

Q4. Write a note on Kitab-ul-Hind.

Q5. Discuss the picture of urban centres that emerges from Bernier’s account.

Q6. Who was the Francois Bernier?

Q7 Name the writers of ‘Rihla’ and ‘Travels in The Mughal Empire’. 

Q8. Who was Bernier? What did he write about Sati system?

Q9. What was the purpose of Foreign Travellers to come in India?

Q10. Who was Ibn-Batuta ? Why did he come to India ?

Chapter 6 – Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Q1. Discuss the major teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the ways in which these have been transmitted.

Q2. What was the name of Sect founded by Guru Gobind Singh Ji ?

Q3. Discuss the major beliefs and practices that characterized Sufism.

Q4. Explain with examples why did the Bhakti and Sufi Preachers use the different language to explain their view point?

Q5. Discuss the life and teachings of Saint Kabir.

Q6. Discuss the ways in which the Alvars, Nayanars and Virashaivas expressed critique of the caste system ?

Q7. When and who established the ‘Khalsa Panth’ ?

Q8. Who wrote Padmavat?

Ans – Malik Muhammad Jayasi

Q9. Who was the Guru of Meerabai?

Q10. Write any two features of Caste System.

Q11. ‘Bijak’ was the writing of __________

Ans – Kabirdas

Q12. The dargah of Sheikh Muinuddin Chishti is located in __________.

Ans – Ajmer (Rajasthan)

Q13 Examine how and why rulers tried to establish connections with the traditions of the Nayanars and the Sufis.

Chapter 7 – An Imperial Capital

Q1. How were the water requirements of Vijaynagar met?

Q2. What were the causes of downfall of the Vijayanagar Empire ?

Q3. When and who founded the Vijayanagar Empire?

Q4. Name the first Dynasty of Vijayanagar Empire.

Q5. The Rulers of Vijaynagar Empire were called as ________.

Q6. Who were Amar Nayak ? What were their duties?

Q7. What was the “Mahanavami Dibba’? Why it was important?

Chapter 8 – Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Q1. Examine the role played by Zamindars in the Mughal period. 

Q2. Discuss the ways in which Panchayats and Village headmen regulated the rural society.

Q3. Who were ‘Khud-Kasht’ ?

Q4. Which new crops were introduced in agriculture during the Mughal period?

Q5. Discuss the irrigation technology for agriculture in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Q6. How were the lives of forest dwellers transformed in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Chapter 9 – Colonialism and the Countryside

Q1. What was the Sunset law?

Ans – According to the Sunset Law, if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.

Q2. What is the meaning of Ryotwari ?

Q3. When and where the Ryotwari System was adopted?

Q4. When and who introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal ?

Chapter 10 – Rebels and the Raj

Q1. What were the causes of the failure of the Revolt of 1857 AD?

Q2. Discuss the extent to which religious beliefs shaped the events of 1857 ?

Q3. What steps did the British take to quell the uprising?
OR
What steps had been taken by British Government to suppress the Revolt of 1857 AD ?

Q4. What were the measures taken to ensure unity among the rebels?

Q5. What was the immediate cause of the 1857 revolt.

Chapter 11 – Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement

Q1. Describe the progress of Quit India Movement.

Q2. Why were the dialogues at the round Table Conference inconclusive?

Q3. How was non-cooperation movement a form of protest?

Q4. Discuss the efforts of Gandhiji for the Communal Harmony during the riots of 1947.

Q5. Discuss Gandhiji’s last heroic days (1945-47).

Q6. In what way did Mahatma Gandhi transform the nature of the National Movement?

Q7. Why is Mahatma Gandhi called as ‘Father of Nation’ ?

Q8. In what way newspaper help us as a source in studying the National Movement?

Q9. How and why the ‘Salt Law’ became an important issue in the freedom Struggle?

Q10. Write a note on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

Q11. Write a note on Dandi March.

Q12. What is the significance of Lahore Session of 1929 ?

Chapter 12 – Framing the Constitution – The Beginning of a New Era

Q1. How many lists are there in the Constitution of India? Write the name.

Q2. Why did Mahatama Gandhi think Hindustani should be the National Lanaguage?

Q3. What was the contribution of Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the formation of Indian Constitution ?

Q4. Write the main features of the Indian Constitution.