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Beaconhouse School System

Southern Region,
Primary Branch- II
North Nazimabad, Karachi

:Candidate Name: _________________________________________ Date

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:Class/Sec: _________________ Candidate ID Number

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Paper 1/History For Examination from 2019

Specimen Paper Time Allocated: 2 hours & 45 minutes

.Candidates answer on the Question Paper

Additional Materials: None

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

.Write your Candidate Name, Candidate ID Number in the spaces at the top of this page

.Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, or correction fluid

.DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES

.Answer all questions in the space provided

.If additional space is required, you should use the pages at the end of the booklet

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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Q1: Fill in the blanks. [20]

i. Jahangir’s achievement was to bring _________ under the rule of Mughals.

ii. The ambassador of Emperor James I, who reached court of Jahangir in 1615, was
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iii. The Mughal Empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of
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iv. Jahangir’s actual name was ___________________________.

v. Sikh Guru Arjun was Prince Khusaru’s __________________________ and he was

punished and put to death.

vi. Khurram who took the tile of _________________, which means ___________________
was Jahangir’s son.

vii. Queen Nur Jahan, the beloved wife of Jahangir was a ________________________ ruler of
the Great Mughal Empire.

viii. ______________________ is regarded as the last strong Mughal ruler.

ix. Akbar made sure that Jahangir’s education started at the age of four, his tutor, and
_______________________ was a genius and greatly influenced.

x. Jahangir continued Akbar’s policies of ______________________ and

________________________.

xi. Aurangzeb made peace with ______________________ and grant him with a mansab, with
the title of _____________________.

xii. Asaf Khan was made the ____________________ and his daughter, ___________________
became the wife of Prince Khurram.

xiii. _______________________ came to be called as ‘magnificent’.

xiv. The _________________________ is a fitting monument which reflects Shah Jahan’s love
and commitment to his queen.

xv. As an emperor, Shah Jahan wished to complete the conquest of the

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xvi. Aurangzeb copied the ________________ and sewed caps to meet his personal expenses.

xvii. ___________________ used guerrilla tactics and captures a number of forts in Maharashtra
and also some from _____________________ territory.

xviii. Aurangzeb lived his life as a practicing and _________________ Muslim.

xix. Two marble masterpiece of the reign of Shah Jahan were ____________________________
and ____________________________.

xx. Bahadur Shah II was exiled to _____________________ by Britishers.

xxi. Raushan Akhtar came to the throne, taking the title of ________________________.

xxii. Urdu poet _______________________ became the foremost Urdu poet of his time.

xxiii. The Mughals introduced the use of guns and _______________ and produced weapons
of excellent quality.

xxiv. The Mughal court and courtiers displayed __________________________ which is still
in use today.

xxv. This Mughal style of painting called _______________________ is still alive as an art
form in Pakistan as well as India and Iran.

xxvi. _________________________ was given the title of Shirin Qalam for his skill in this art.

xxvii. The absence of __________________________ among the Mughals led to civil war.

xxviii. The ________________________ was in charge of army’s posting and salaries.

xxix. Court historians and exceptional poets contributed books and _____________ during
Mughal times.

xxx. The splendor and magnificence of the Mughal Empire can be seen in their
____________________________________ left by its rulers.

xxxi. Shah Walliullah was educated at a madrassa named _________________________.

xxxii. The Holy Quran was translated by Shah Waliullah into _________________________.

xxxiii. _______________________ was a contemporary of the Mughal Emperor Akbar & Jahangir.

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xxxiv. _______________________ made the invention of Steam Engine.

xxxv. _______________________ is known as the father of the modern factory system.

xxxvi. Queen Victoria’s proclamation abolished the ____________________________ and

supported non-interference of the British Government in the religious belief or worship of
the peoples of India.

Q2: Tuzk-e-Jahangiri is an important source for information about Jahangir. How was
Jahangir as a: [2]

i. Ruler;

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ii. Person.

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Q3: The Mughal Empire grew in glory and cultural beauty under the rule of Nur Jahan. She made many
positive and negative effects to the Mughal rule. Write any 1 positive and 1
negative effect of empire under Nur Jahan’s aid. [2]

i. Positive effect,

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ii. Negative effect.

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Q4: Write any 2 contributions of Jahangir as a ruler. [2]

1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q5: The age of Shah Jahan is the ‘Golden Period’ of Mughal rule. Give 2 valid reasons. [2]

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Q6: Write any 2 architectural achievements of Shah Jahan. [2]

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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q7: Shah Jahan, fell really seriously ill, leading to a war of succession among his sons.
Write about the war of succession and how Aurangzeb won him the throne. [2]

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Q8: On coming to the throne, Aurangzeb took some measures to give relief to the people.
Write any 2 reforms by which he tried to improve the government. [2]

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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q9: James I sent his warships to the Indian Ocean to capture Chittagong. Therefore, this
aroused Aurangzeb’s anger. What did he do after this? [2]

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Q10: How did the rise of Shivaji, affect the Mughal consolidation? Explain brief. [2]

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Q11: In your opinion how was Aurangzeb, as a ruler/king? [2]

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Q12: Briefly describe Aurangzeb’s clash with the Marathas. [2]

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Q13: What do you like most about Emperor Aurangzeb and why? [2]

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Q14: Aurangzeb said that as a king he believed that:

“ I was sent into the world by providence, to live and labor, not for myself but for others; that it is my
duty not to think of my own happiness except so far as it is inseparably connected with the happiness
of my people.”

a) What idea do you get from this statement about the responsibilities of kingship? [2]

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b) Do you think that Aurangzeb was a successful Mughal emperor? [2]

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c) How would you compare this ideal of kingship with the leadership in Pakistan over the
years? [2]

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Q15: What role did the Sayyid Brothers play in the control of the empire? What effect did
it have on the consolidation of the empire? [2]

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Q16: How does each of the following factor contributed to the decline of the Mughal
Empire? [5]

 Aurangzeb’s successor:

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 Army:

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 Empire:

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 Nobles:

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 Invasions:

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Q17: Mughal rule produced exceptional poets like Asadullah Khan Ghalib and Mir Taqi Mir, who
reflected the sadness and the inevitable decline of the Mughals. Write any 1 event
witnessed by: [2]

 Asadullah Khan Ghalib;

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 Mir Taqi Mir.

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Q18: Why was Bahadur Shah II exiled? (Q1, Fill in the blank, xx)

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Q19: Why was the maintenance of law and order in the empire was given importance? [2]

1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q20: ‘Women in the Mughal era were by no mean backwards’. Explain and justify this
statement with reference and explanation of 2 examples. [2]

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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q21: “The promotion of the arts and literature during the Mughal era couldn’t have been
possible without a high standard of education”. Write any 2 effective steps taken by the
Mughal Emperor to improve the standard of education. [2]

1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q22: ‘In religion he was an orthodox Sunni Muslim who thought of himself as a model Muslim
ruler. He differed from Akbar in consciously tolerating Hindus rather than treating them as
equal’. (Spear: p55-56)

Compare the ideas of religious tolerance of Akbar and Aurangzeb. [2]

Idea of religious tolerance of Akbar Idea of religious tolerance of Aurangzeb

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Q23: The Mughal architecture is called elegant and magnificence. Explain the style of the
architecture and why it is called ‘magnificent’. [2]

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Q24: There are five boxes under each reformer. Fill the boxes in this order: [5]

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Q25: Write any 2 reasons which led to Industrial Revolution in Britain. [2]

1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q26: What changes came with the invention of the steam engine? Write any 2. (Q1, Fill in
the blank, xxiv) [2]

1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q27: What effect did the industrial revolution have on: [2]

 British People;

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 World and colonized countries;

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Q28: The answer given in the (Q1, Fill in the blank, xxxv). Write why he is called the father
of modern factory system? [2]

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Q29: How did India’s position as a colony of Britain destroy its position as a major
supplier of cotton cloth to Europe and other countries? [2]

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Q30: The empire came to be called ‘The Empire on which the sun never set’. Explain what is
meant by this. [1]

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Q31: Write 2 contributions how: [2]

 Haidar Ali,

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2. ________________________________________________________________
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 Tipu Sultan.

1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
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displayed their exceptional bravery and skill in warfare and in the administration.

Q31: Sate any 2 ways in which British rule caused discontent and resentment among the
Indians before 1857. [2]

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2. ________________________________________________________________
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Q32: Describe any 2 consequences of the war of 1857. [2]

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2. ________________________________________________________________
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