Madhyamik 2025 History Question Paper | Madhyamik 2025 History Question Paper

Category ‘A’

1. Choose the correct answer and write: 1×20=20

1.1 Rachel Carson was involved in –

(a) Regional history
(b) Women’s history
(c) Environmental history
(d) Urban history

1.2 Bankim Chandra edited the magazine ‘Bangadarshan’

(a) Three years
(b) Four years
(c) Ten years
(d) Twelve years

1.3 Rammohan Roy founded the Anglo Hindu School

(a) 1821 AD
(b) 1823 AD
(c) 1815 AD
(d) 1826 AD

1.4 He was the first recipient of the Premchand Raichand Scholarship of the University of Calcutta.

(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Anand Mohan Bose
(b) Vidyasagar
(d) Ashutosh Mukherjee

1.5 The term ‘Renaissance’ is a

(a) English words
(c) Italian words
(b) French words
(d) Latin words

1.6 A separate district called ‘Jangalmahal’ was formed

(a) After the Santal rebellion
(c) After the Chuar rebellion
(b) After the Kol rebellion
(d) After the Munda rebellion

1.7. The first Inspector General of the Royal Forest Department of India was

(a) Johann Kruger
(c) Dietrich Brandeis
(b) Elias Fischer
(d) Friedrich Hoffmann

1.8 The British writer who called the Great Mutiny (1857) ‘Sepohi Mutiny’

(a) Charles Raikes
(b) Norton
(c) Malleson
(d) Disraeli

1.9 Chaitra Mela, known as ‘Hindu Mela’

(a) From 1867 AD
(b) From 1870 AD
(c) From 1872 AD
(d) From 1875 AD

1.10 The first President of the Indian Parliament was

(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Anand Mohan Bose
(c) Rev. Krishna Mohan Banerjee
(d) Shivnath Shastri

1.11 He was a pioneer in the Bengali book business.

(a) William Carey
(b) Rammohan Roy
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Gangakishore Bhattacharya

1.12 Bengali Linotype was introduced

(a) 1778 AD
(b) 1878 AD
(c) 1925 AD
(d) 1935 AD

1.13 He was known as ‘Deshpran’

(a) Ashwini Kumar Dutta
(b) Satish Chandra Samanta
(c) Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
(d) Birendranath Shasmal

1.14 The first labor organization in India was –

(a) Girni Kamgar Union
(b) Madras Labour Union
(c) Indian Millhands Union
(d) All India Trade Union Congress

1.15 The peasants founded the Praja Party –

(a) Birendranath Shasmal
(b) Prafulla Chandra Sen
(c) Baba Ramchandra
(d) Fazlul Haque

1.16 Wrote ‘Bangalakshmi’s Vratakatha’

(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Abanindranath Tagore
(c) Rajnikant Sen
(d) Ramendra Sundar Trivedi

1.17 Women founded the Karma Temple

(a) Urmila Devi
(b) Basanti Devi
(c) Sarala Devi Chaudhuri
(d) Suniti Devi

1.18 He was one of the leaders of the Ejava community.

(a) Ramaswami Naikar
(b) Tyagaraja Chetty
(c) Narayan Guru
(d) Bhimrao Ambedkar

1.19 The separate linguistic state of Andhra Pradesh was formed –

(a) 1947 AD
(b) 1950 AD
(c) 1953 AD
(d) 1956 AD

1.20 Purulia district was included in West Bengal –

(a) 1950 AD
(b) 1952 AD
(c) 1956 AD
(d) 1960 AD

Category ‘B’

2. Answer any sixteen questions (at least one question from each subsection must be answered):

Subdivision: 2.1

Answer in one sentence:

(2.1.1) In which year was the railway introduced in India?
(2.1.2) From where was the newspaper Grambarta published?
(2.1.3) Who was the first principal of Bengal Technical Institute?
(2.1.4) Who was known as ‘Gandhiburi’?

Subdivision: 2.2

Determine whether it is true or false:

(2.2.1) The name of Bipin Chandra Pal’s biography is ‘Sattar Batsar’.
(2.2.2) The first Indian dissector was Madhusudan Dutta.
(2.2.3) Dr. Anil Sheel called the eighteenth century the ‘age of assembly’.
(2.2.4) Ganendranath Tagore was a caricaturist.

Subdivision: 2.3

Match column ‘A’ with column ‘B’:

‘A’ Pillar
(2.3.1) C. V. Raman
(2.3.2) Baba Ramachandra
(2.3.3) Ushaben Mehta
(2.3.4) Hemu Kalani

‘B’ Pillar
(1) Sindh Pradesh
(2) Bombay
(3) Calcutta
(4) Uttar Pradesh

Subdivision: 2.4

Mark and name the following places on the given line map of India:

(2.4.1) A centre of the Great Mutiny (1857) – Meerut.
(2.4.2) Area of ​​the Santal Mutiny (1855).
(2.4.3) A centre of the Wahhabi movement in Bengal – Barasat.
(2.4.4) Native state of Hyderabad.

Or (for visually impaired candidates only) fill in the blanks:

(2.4.1) ‘Masterda’ was known as _______
(2.4.2) Wahhabi means _______
(2.4.3) The author of the book ‘Bartaman Bharat’ was ______

(2.4.4) Hari Singh was the king of _________.

Subdivision: 2.5

Choose the correct explanation for the following statements:

(2.5.1) Statement: Debendranath Tagore joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1843 AD and this was an important event in the Brahmo movement.

Explanation 1: He propagated the Brahmo religion throughout India. Explanation 2: He successfully defended Indian religion and culture against the propaganda of Christian preachers.
Explanation 3: He reformed the Brahmo Samaj and breathed new life into it.

(2.5.2) Statement The colonial British government of India introduced the Forest Act.

Explanation 1: The British government’s objective in introducing the Forest Act was to maintain the balance of the environment.
Explanation 2: The British government’s objective was to improve the quality of life of the forest dwellers.
Explanation 3: The British government wanted to use the forest resources for its own interests.

(2.5.3) Statement: Gandhiji never wanted to be associated with the workers’ movement.

Explanation 1: Gandhiji was a representative of the mill-owning class.
Explanation 2: Gandhiji wanted to avoid conflict between capital and labor.
Explanation 3: Gandhiji was concerned about the law and order situation.

(2.5.4) Statement: The Moplah Rebellion took place in 1921.

Explanation 1: It was a militant movement of the peasants.
Explanation 2: It was a tribal rebellion.
Explanation 3: It was an uprising of the industrial workers.

Category ‘C’

3. Answer the following questions (any eleven) in two or three sentences:

3.1 Why is 1911 important in the history of Indian nationalism?
3.2 What is meant by ‘government documents’?
3.3 Why is Kadambini (Bose) Gangopadhyay memorable?
3.4 What is meant by ‘leakage policy’ in the Company’s education sector?
3.5 Why was the South-West Frontier Agency established?
3.6 What was the reason for the failure of the Faraji movement?
3.7 What was the real purpose of the Maharani’s Proclamation (1858)?
3.8 Write two differences between the Zamindars’ Assembly and the Bharat Sabha.
3.9 Why is Dr. Mahendralal Sarkar memorable?
3.10 What is the impact of the development of printing on the cultural life of Bengal?
3.11 Who was Alluri Sitaram Raju?
3.12 What is the ‘Meerut Conspiracy Case’?
3.13 Why was the Deepali Sangh established?
3.14 Why is Guru Chand Tagore memorable?
3.15 Why did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ignore the demands of the Indian states for independence in 1947?
3.16 Why was the States Reorganization Commission (1953) formed?

Category ‘D’

4. Answer any six questions in seven or eight sentences (answer at least one question from each subsection):

Subdivision: D.1

4.1 Evaluate the role of Rammohan Roy in the spread of Western education in Bengal in the 19th century.
4.2 Evaluate the Brahmo Movement as a religious reform movement.

Subdivision: D.2

4.3 Explain the concept of ‘rebellion, uprising and revolution’.
4.4 Analyze the nature of the Barasat rebellion.

Subdivision: D.3

4.5 Evaluate the role of Upendrakishore Roychowdhury in the development of printing in Bengal.
4.6 Critically discuss Rabindranath Tagore’s educational philosophy.

Subdivision: 1.4

4.7 What were the attempts to reorganize Indian states on the basis of language after independence?
4.8 How did the Kashmir problem arise?

Category ‘E’

5. Answer any one of the questions in fifteen or sixteen sentences:

5.1 What is meant by the Bengal Renaissance? What are the limitations of this Renaissance?
5.2 Give a brief account of the printing press business ventures in Bengal.
5.3 Give a brief account of the Bardauli Movement. Do you think that this movement was successful in protecting the interests of the landless peasantry and agricultural labourers?

(For external candidates only)

Category ‘F’

6. 6.1 Answer in one complete sentence (any four):

6.1.1 Who is the author of the play ‘Neeldarpan’?
6.1.2 In which year was the Asiatic Society established?
6.1.3 Who are called ‘Srirampur Trio’?
6.1.4 Name a caricaturist.
6.1.5 Who wrote Varnaparichi?
6.1.6 Who was awarded the title of ‘Sardar’?

6.2 Answer the following questions in two or three sentences (any three):

6.2.1 Why is David Hare remembered?
6.2.2 Write any two objectives of the establishment of the Indian National Congress.
6.2.3 Why did the Mopla Rebellion happen?
6.2.4 Why is Pritilata Waddedar remembered?
6.2.5 Why was ‘Rashid Ali Day’ celebrated?