PRESIDIUM NOIDA

WEEKLY TEST
SESSION: 2023-24
SUBJECT: HISTORY
CLASS: XII
Name of the Student: Max. Marks: 15
Day & Date: Wednesday 20th December’2023 Duration: 1 hour

General Instruction.
i) Answer all the questions. Marks are indicated against each question.
ii) Question 1 to 3 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
iii) Answer to question 4 and 5 carry 3 marks should not exceed 30 -50 words each.
iv) Question no 6 is a Long Answer Type Question, carrying 6 marks .Answer should not
exceed 300-350 words

1. Who was Dhamma Mahamatta? 1

a) Special officer appointed by Ashoka to collect taxes.

b) Special officer appointed by Ashoka for the spread of Dhamma.
c) Special officer appointed by Ashoka to maintain Law and order.
d) Special officer appointed by Ashoka to stop the spread of Dhamma.

2. Consider the following statements regarding Magadha. 1

i) Magadha was the most powerful Mahajanapada .
ii) Initally Pataliputra was the capital of Magadha and later it was shifted to
Rajagriha.
iii) Elephants were found in abundance in the forests of Magadha.
Which of the above statement (s) is /are correct?
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) II only
3. James Princep deciphered ______ scripts. 1
a) Brahmi and Armaic
b) Kharoshti and Phoenician
c) Devnagari and Gurumukhi
d) Brahmi and Kharoshti
4. What were the reasons for the rise of Magadh as the most powerful mahajanpad? 3
5. List the problems faced by the epigraphist regarding the construction of History of this 3
period.
6. ‘Early rulers considered themselves as Gods’. Explain 6
Or
Describe the salient feature of Mahajanpads.