CBSE Class 12 History Exam 2025-26: 50 Most Repeated Questions for Last Minute Revision

The CBSE Class 12 History Board Examination is scheduled for March 30, 2026. The smartest approach to last-minute revision is to practice questions that have frequently appeared in previous board exams.

After analyzing board papers from the past several years, we have compiled a list of the 50 most frequently recurring questions. This compilation covers all major themes, including the Harappan Civilization, the Mughal Empire, the Bhakti-Sufi Movements, Colonial India, Mahatma Gandhi's Movements, the Partition, and the Framing of the Constitution.

These questions tend to recur every year in one form or another. Be sure to review the important questions listed below—they will undoubtedly prove helpful in your examination.

CBSE Class 12 History Exam 2025-26: 50 Most Repeated Questions

Here are CBSE Class 12 History 50 Most Repeated Topics for 2026 Board Exams. Revising the most repeated questions helps students strengthen their understanding of key topics. It also helps them practice writing structured answers for the exam.

1. Explain the distinctive views of archaeologists and historians on the central authority of Harappa. (8)

2. “The most unique feature of the Harappan civilization was the development of urban centres.” Explain. (8)

3. Why were the seals and sealings used by the Harappans to facilitate long distance communication? Explain with examples. (3)

4. “Between the sixth and the fourth centuries BCE, Magadha became the most powerful Mahajanapada.” Explain the statement with examples. (3)

5. How did the coinage in ancient India contribute to trade and development? Explain with examples. (3)

6. “Although inscriptions provide strong evidence for reconstructing history yet there are few limitations to these evidences.” Justify the statement. (3)

7. How do Historians come to know about Mauryya period? Explain the administrative structure of Mauryan empire. (4 + 4 = 8)

8. Why do historians analyse familial values and kinship of Mahabharata? Explain. (3)

9. “In the ancient India, the Kingship was not only with Kshatriyas but also with Non-Kshatriyas.” Explain the statement with examples. (4 + 4 = 8)

10. Explain the elements historians have analyzed to understand Mahabharata as a text. (3)

11. Why is the mid-first millennium BCE often considered as the turning point in world history? Explain. (3)

12. Explain the teachings and philosophy of Jainism. (8)

13. Explain the teachings of Mahatma Buddha. (8)

14. Examine how the Buddhist Stupa at Amravati fell to ruins and the Sanchi Stupa survived. (8)

15. Enumerate the salient architectural features of the Stupa at Sanchi. What role was played by the Begums of Bhopal in the preservation of this Stupa? Explain. (4 + 4 = 8)

16. Explain the growth of Puranic Hinduism in ancient India. (8)

17. “Ibn-Battuta has written extensively about his experience in India.” Explain the statement with examples. (8)

18. Examine Bernier’s views on the Mughal Empire. (8)

19. Describe the features of the Bhakti Movement led by the Alvars and Nayanars in medieval India. (8)

20. Explain the major features of Virashaiva tradition. (3)

21. Describe the philosophy and practices of Sufis during medieval period in India. (8)

22. Describe the philosophy and teachings of Kabir. (8)

23. Explain the main beliefs and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev. (8)

24. “Meerabai was a well known poet of North Indian Hindu Tradition.” Explain her philosophy and belief system. (8)

25. Examine the apogee and decline of the Vijayanagar Empire. (8)

26. Explain the significance of fortification and roads of Vijayanagara as described by Abdur Razzaq. (8)

27. Explain the structural and ritual-related features of Mahanavami Dibba. (4 + 4 = 8)

28. “The Virupaksha Temple of the Vijayanagara empire was known for its unique architecture.” Explain the statement with examples. (3)

29. Examine the features of Vitthala Temple of Vijayanagara empire. (3)

30. Explain the role of village panchayats in the Mughal rural society. (3)

31. Analyse the role of women as a resource in the agrarian society of the Mughal Empire. (3)

32. Examine the position of Zamindars in the Mughal Village Society. (3)

33. How did Mughals organize their land revenue system? Explain. (3)

34. “The Ain-i-Akbari is an extraordinary document of the Mughal Empire.” Explain the statement giving examples. (8)

35. Examine the salient features of Permanent Settlement in Bengal. Why did the British expect this revenue system to solve their problems? (4 + 4 = 8)

36. “The Fifth Report of 1813 was related with the Permanent Settlement.” Substantiate the statement. (8)

37. Analyse the main causes of conflict between the Paharias and Santhals. (3)

38. Examine the different aspects of ‘Ryotwari system’ introduced in the Bombay Deccan by the British. (8)

39. Describe the role of rumours and prophecies in the Revolt of 1857. (3)

40. Explain the provisions of the Subsidiary Alliance System. (3)

41. “The relationship of the sepoy with their superior white officers underwent a significant change in the years preceding the uprising of 1857.” Elaborate the statement. (3)

42. How did the rebels of 1857 give emphasis on the vision of unity? Explain with examples.

43. Examine the role of Gandhiji in the Non-Cooperation Movement. (8)

44. Why was Gandhiji called a ‘people’s leader’ and how did Gandhiji seek to identify himself with the common people? Explain. (4 + 4 = 8)

45. Examine the role of Gandhiji in the Civil Disobedience Movement. (8)

46. Examine the reasons and outcomes of the Salt Satyagraha. (4 + 4 = 8)

47. Examine the causes and events of the ‘Quit India Movement’. (8)

48. Analyse the role of Gandhiji after the independence of India. (8)

49. Why is the ‘Objectives Resolution’ of Jawaharlal Nehru considered a momentous resolution? Explain. (3)

50. Describe the views of the members of the Constituent Assembly on the division of powers between the Centre and the States. (8)

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