Delhi Class 11 History Sample Question Paper

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Delhi Class 11 History Sample Questions

Section A:
1.Consider the following statements:
a) Mesopotamia lacked mineral resources.
b) In most parts of the south there was a shortage of stones for making tools, seals (currencies) and jewellery.
c) The wood of Iraqi palm and poplar trees was not particularly good for making carts, wheelbarrows or boats.
d) There was no metal available for making tools, utensils, or ornaments.

Choose the right option:
a and b
b and c
a, b and c
a, b ,c and d

2. What is correct about the types of settlements formed cities in Mesopotamia –
1. These were of two kinds.
2. settlements developed artistic temples
3. settlements developed as centers of trade and
4. settlements developed asimperial settlement or cities

a) 1,2, 3, 4
b) 2, 3, 4
c) 1,2,3
d) 3,4

3. Consider the following Statements:
I. Sumerian, the oldest known language of Mesopotamia was gradually taken over by the Akkadian language after 2400 BC.
II. The custom of cuneiform writing in the Akkadian language continued for more than 2000 years until the first century AD. choose the correct option :
a) I is correct
b) II is correct
c) Both I and II are correct
d) Both I and II are incorrect.

4. Which rivers made boundaries of the Roman empire from the north side?
I. Rhine
II. Euphrates
III. Danube.
IV. Nile

a. I , II
b. I, III
c. II, III
d. I, IV

5. The Roman silver coin, known as the denarius, weighed _________ gm of pure silver.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

6. Name the scholar who argued that history is not all about political history but also includes international relations and lives of great people.
a. James Cunnigham
b. Alexander Cunnigham
c. James Bloch
d. Marc Bloch

7. Which one is NOT correctly MATCHED?
a. Martin Luther – Germany
b. Thomas Moore – England
c. Copernicus – France
d. Galileo – Italy

8. Directions : In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Assertion (A) : The success of communist programme promised hope but its repressive political system turned the ideals of liberation and equality into slogans to manipulate the people.
Reason (R) : Yet it did not remove centuries old inequalities , spread education and raise consciousness among the people.

9. Whose son was Ogodei?
a. Genghis Khan
b. Arab Khan
c. Tientsin
d. Ali

10. Name of the city that Gilgamesh ruled was
(a) Ur
(b) Uruk
(c) Mari
(d) Susa

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