CBSE Class 12 Exam Analysis 2023 : History Analysis, Review & Question Paper with Answer Key

CBSE Class 12 Exam Analysis 2023 : History Analysis, Review & Question Paper with Answer Key

On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, CBSE board conducted 12th class History board exam 2022-23 from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm. The exam was for 80 marks and students had 3 hours to attempt the paper. The students were required to attempt a total of 34 questions which were divided into 5 sections.

For most of the students who wrote the CBSE Class 12 History exam today, the question paper was easy, well-balanced, from the prescribed curriculum but lengthy. We have shared below the detailed paper analysis for the CBSE History Exam 2023.

Here, you can check the review of the question paper shared by students and the feedback of teachers and subject experts as well. You can also download the CBSE Class 12 History Question Papers in PDF here and check the CBSE Class 12 History 2023 Answer key.

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CBSE Class 12 History Paper Review 2023

A majority of the students we talked to mentioned that the question paper was easy and questions were well-distributed according to the unit-wise weightage prescribed by the board but felt lengthy. 

Type of Questions asked in Today’s History Exam

• Section A: Questions 1 to 21 - MCQs, 1 mark each. 
• Section B: Questions 22 to 27 - Short Answer Type Questions, 3 marks each. 
• Section C: Questions 28 to 30 - Long Answer Type Questions, 8 marks each.
• Section D: Questions 31 to 33 - Source based questions (three sub questions), 4 marks each.
• Section-E - Questions 34 - Map based, 5 marks.

Section-wise Class 12 History Exam Review:

• MCQs were mostly simple and straightforward.
• Short Answer Type Questions were not too lengthy and could easily be justified in the given word limit.
• Long Answer Type Questions needed some thinking and required a little more detail than what would have simply coincided with the suggested word limit. Some questions required more thinking and deeper knowledge than the rest. 
• Source based questions were easy to solve if one had a strong grasp on the topic. 
• Map based questions were easy to solve if students were aware of the subject content given that the candidates had plenty of practice beforehand. 

CBSE Class 12 History 2023 Answer Key - Paper Code-(61/5/2)

1. Which of the following are correctly matched?

I. Cholas in Tamil Nadu
II. Hoysala in Warangal
III. Sultans of the Deccan
IV. Gajapati of Orissa

Options:

(A) I, II and III
(B) I, II and IV

(C) I, III and IV

(D) II, III and IV

Answer: (C) I, III and IV

2. Identify the given image of a temple from the following options:

Options:

(A) Vitthala Temple
(B) Brihadeshwara Temple
(C) Virupaksha Temple
(D) Kailasha Temple

Answer: (C) Virupaksha Temple

3. Identify the British official with the help of the following information and select the correct option:

He was a Physician, came to India during 1794 to 1815.
He served in the Bengal Medical Services.
He served as Surgeon to the Lord Wellesley.
He organised 'Calcutta Alipore Zoo'.

Options:

(A) Marco Polo
(B) Francis Buchanan
(C) Francois Bernier
(D) Colon Meckenzie

Answer: (B) Francis Buchanan

4. Which of the following statements regarding Krishnadeva Roy is incorrect?

(A) He belonged to the Tuluva dynasty.
(B) His rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation.
(C) He founded a suburban township called Krishnapuram.
(D) He composed a work on statecraft known as 'Amuktamalyada'.

Answer: (C) He founded a suburban township called Krishnapuram.

5. Which of the following crops were considered as 'Jins-i-Kamil' in the Mughal Empire?

(A) Maize and Bajra
(B) Rice and Wheat
(C) Chillies and Potatoes
(D) Cotton and Sugarcane

Answer: (D) Cotton and Sugarcane

6. Consider the following statements regarding the early traditions of Bhakti and select the correct ones:

I. Historians draw on hagiographies of saints for knowing traditions.

II. Many beliefs and practices were shaped through ‘great’ and ‘little’ Sanskritic Puranic traditions.

III. Bhakti tradition was classified into two broad categories Saguna and Nirguna.

IV. God was worshipped with attributes in the Nirguna bhakti.

Options:

(A) I, II and III

(C) I, III and IV

(B) I, II and IV

(D) II, III and IV

Answer :

7. Which one of the following countries did ‘Afanasi Nikitin’ belong to?

(A) Russia

(B) Portugal

(C) Spain

(D) France

Answer :

8. Which one of the following statement is correct?

(A) Buddha was born in Sanchi.

(B) Buddha attained enlightenment in Lumbini.

(C) Buddha delivered his first sermon in Bodhgaya.

(D) Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar.

Answer :

9. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order:

I. Nandas

II. Shungas

III. Mauryas

IV. Guptas

Options:

(A) IV, II, III and I (C) I, III, II and IV

(B) II, I, IV and III (D) III, I, IV and II

Answer :

10. Match the following:

11. Who among the following was the author of ‘Ashtadhyayi’, a work on Sanskrit grammar?

(A) Aryabhatta

(C) Charaka

(B) Bhardwaj

(D) Panini

12. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The book ‘Sipah Abadi’ was the important book on the military and civil administration of the Mughals.

Reason (R): Book includes short biographical sketches of imperial officials like Mansabdars, Poets etc.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.

(D) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

Answer :

13. Which one of the following regions was called as the “Nursery of the Bengal Army” by the British during 1850’s?

(A) Banaras

(C) Barrackpur

(B) Awadh

(D) Azamgarh

Answer :

14. Consider the given statements regarding Constituent Assembly and select the correct from the following options:

(A) Motilal Nehru moved resolution of National flag in the Constituent Assembly.

(B) G.B. Pant was the Legal Advisor.

(C) Sardar Patel was the Constitutional Advisor.

(D) K.M. Munshi was called as Frontier Gandhi.

Answer :

15. Who among the following rulers rebuilt ‘Sudarshan Lake’ ?

(A) Chashtana (C) Samudragupta

(B) Rudradaman (D) Vikramaditya

Answer :

 16. In which of the following regions Satvahanas ruled during second century BCE to Second century CE?s the THE CA) (8)

(A) Northern and Deccan India (C) Deccan and Eastern India

(B) Western and Deccan India (D) Eastern and Northern India

Answer :

17. Who among the following rulers worked on the preservation of Sanchi Stupa? 1

(A) Ruksar Begum (C) Roshnara Begum

(B) Jahanara Begum (D) Shahjahan Begum

Answer :

18.

19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Gandhiji called for a countrywide agitation against the Rowlatt Act.

Reason (R) British authorized the government to imprison people without trial.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.

(D) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

20. Identify the character of Mahabharata with the help of the following information:

Was the husband of Gandhari.

Became the King of Hastinapur.

(A) Pandu (C) Yudhisthira

(B) Dhritrashtra (D) Duryodhana

21. Find out the chronological order of the events of the Revolt of 1857:

I. Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh.

II. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed.

III. Summary Revenue settlement introduced in Awadh by the British.

IV. Mutiny started in Meerut.

Options:

(A) I, II, III and IV (C) III, II, I and IV

(B) II, III, IV and I (D) IV, I, II and III

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