DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER

Subject : HISTORY
Class : XI
Full Mark : 100
Time : 3 Hours

I WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES:
Objectives Marks Percentage
Knowledge(K) 16 16
Understanding (U) 50 50
Application (A) 30 30
Skill (S) 04 04
Total: 100 100
II WEIGHTAGE TO FORMS OF QUESTIONS:
FORM OF QUESTIONS No. of questions Time ( in minutes ) Marks Percentage
Essay/Long Answer (E/LA) 4 104 32 32
Short Answer (SA-I) 8 32 32 32
Short Answer (SA-II) 8 24 16 16
Very Short Answer(VSA) 8 8 8 8
MCQ 12 12 12
12
Total: 40 180 100 100
III WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT:
Theme Unit Topics Marks Percentage
1 Deleted
World History 2 Writing and City Life
20 20
Part I. 3 The Roman Empires Across three Continents
(27 BCE to 600 CE)
4 Deleted
World History 5 Growth of Nomadic Empires, The Mongols
20 20
Part II. (c. 13th to 14th Century)
6 The Three Orders - Western Europe(c. 9thto 16th Century)
7 Changing Cultural Traditions in Europe)(c. 14thto 17th
Century)
World History
8 Deleted 20 20
Part III.
9 Deleted
10 Displacing Indigenous People
World History 11 Modernisation in East Asia
20 20
Part IV (c. Late 19thto 20th Century)
12 Introduction to the History of Manipur
Regional History 13 History of Manipur (33 CE – 1597 CE)
Manipur 14 Khagemba (1597 CE – 1652 CE) 20 20
Part V 15 Khunjaoba and Charairongba (c.1652 CE – 1709 CE)
16 Garibniwaz (1709 CE – 1748 CE)
Total: 100 100
IV SCHEME OF SECTIONS: NIL
V SCHEME OF OPTIONS: 50% in SA I and SA II and 100% in LA
VI DIFFICULTY LEVEL :
Difficulty : 30 % of the total marks
Average : 55% of the total marks
Easy : 15% of the total marks
*1. 1 (one) Source Based Question will be asked from SA-I.
*2. Map will be inserted in the Answer Script.
*3. Two questions of MCQ will be assertion-reason type question.

Abbreviation: K(Knowledge), U(Understanding), C(Comprehension), Exp.(Expression), Skill(S),

E(Essay Type), SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type),
MCQ(Multiple Choice Question)
 HISTORY
CLASS : XI

T heme Unit / Top ics Objectives Periods M arks

I. Deleted
II. Writing and City Life Learners to
(a) Growth of town - descri be the emergence of towns 5
(b) Nature of Early Urban Cities - st ate the life in the cities
W orld
III. Th e Roman E mpires Across T hree Learners will
History
Conti nents (c. 27 BCE to 600 CE) - descri be the circumstances that led
Part-I 20
(a) Political Evolution emergence of the Roman Empire
(b) Economic Expansion - explain the political, social and 10
(c) Rel igion economic act ivities of the R om an
(d) Late Antiquity Empire
(e) Prevailing Ins tituti ons of Slavery
IV. Deleted
V. Growth of Nomadic empire
10
W orld The Mongol (c. 13 th – 14th C entury)
History VI. Th e T hree Orders – Western E urope, Learners will
20
Part-II (c. 9 th – 16 th Century) - highlight the nature of feudalism
(a) Feudal Soci et y and Economy - st ate the society under the C hurch 10
(b) Formation of States
(c) Church and Societ y
VII.Changin g Cultural Traditions i n E urope), Learners will
(c. 14t h -17 th Century) - outline t he cause of Renai ssance
(a) New ideas and new trends in literature - descri be the changes in life under
10
and art s Renaissance
W orld (b) Rel ati onship with other i deas
History (c) The Contribution of West As ia
20
Part-III VIII. Deleted

IX. Deleted

X. Displacing Indigenous P eopl e 10

XI. M odernis ation in E ast Asia, Learners to

W orld
(c. L ate 19t h -20th Century) - descri be the impact of
History
(a) Militarisation and economic growth in industrialisation in Japan 15 20
Part-IV
J apan - explain the causes of the s uccess of
(b) China and Communist alternative. Communist in Chi na
World XII. Introducing To History of Manipur
History (a) Natural vegetation of Manipur - will state the geographical 2
Part-V feature
(b) The people of Manipur - will state the different
people inhabiting Manipur.
(c) Consolidation of the Ningthouja power - to describe how the Ningthouja 3
consolidated its power
- to explain Manipur’s relation with
(d) Manipur’s relation with the rest of India other parts of India
XIII. History of Manipur (c. 33 CE – 1597 CE), - will describe the political
(a) Political activity of the period activity of the period
3
(b) External relation - to state Manipur’s relation with
Burma, Assam, etc.
XIV. Khagemba, (1597 CE – 1652 CE), - to state the political activity under
(a) Political activity under Khagemba Khagemba
(b) Administrative function - will describe the change in social 3
20
(c) Social and economic reform under and economic activity
Khagemba
XV. Khunjaoba To Charairongba - will describe the political
(1652 CE – 1709 CE), activity of the period
(a) Political activity of the period - to state developmental
(b) Development works works carried out by the kings 3
(c) Contact with other parts of India - to explain relation with other parts
(d) Relation with the inhabitants of hills of India
(e) External relations - will state external relations
(f) Developments works - to describe developmental
3
works
XVI. Garibniwaz, (1709 CE – 1748 CE) - to describe political activity of the
(a) Political activity of the period period
(b) External relation - will state external relation 3
(c) Social, Cultural and Religious changes - to describe developmental
works.
Total 90 100

PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK :

Themes in World History and Regional History (Manipur)

Textbook for Class XI
Published by: Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur.

REFERENCE BOOK :
Themes in World History ( Textbook in History for Class XI)
Published by: NCERT, New Delhi.
 FOR THE ACADEMIC SESSION 2024-25
DESIGN OF
QUESTION PAPER
Subject : HISTORY
Class : XII
Full Mark : 100
Time : 3 Hours

I WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES:
Objectives Marks Percentage
Knowledge(K) 20 20
Understanding (U) 46 46
Application (A) 30 30
Skill (S) 4 4
Total: 100 100
WEIGHTAGE TO FORMS OF QUESTIONS (Theme wise):
No. of Mar
quest Time(in k Percent
FORM OF QUESTIONS ions minutes) s age
Essay/Long Ans: (E/LA) 4 82 32 32
II Short Answer Type-I (SA-I) 8 44 32 32
Short Answer Type-II (SA-II) 10 30 20 20
Very Short Answer(VSA) 8 12 8 8
MCQ 8 12 8 8
Total: 38 180 m 100 100
III WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT:
Theme Unit Topics Marks Percentage
1 The Harappan Civilisation
Indian History 2 Early States and Economies
Part - I 3 Early Societies 25 25
4 Cultural Development
5 Perception of Society
6 Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts
Indian History An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara
7
Part - II (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries) 25 25
9 Agrarian Society and The Mughal Empire
10 Colonialism and Rural Society
11 Revolt of 1857 and Its Representations
Indian History 12 Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture
Part - III 13 Mahatama Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement
25 25
14 Understanding Partition
15 Beginning of a New Era : Framing the Constitution
1 Pre and Proto History of Manipur
Regional History 2 Historical Archaeology
(Manipur)
3 Manipur and First Anglo Burmese War (1824 – 26)
Part - IV 25 25
4 Anglo – Manipuri War (1891)
5 Socio – Religious and Political Movements
Total 100 100
IV SCHEME OF SECTIONS: NIL
V SCHEME OF OPTIONS: 50% in SA-I & 100% in Essay Type Questions.
VI DIFFICULTY LEVEL :
Difficult : 30%
Average : 50%
Easy : 20%

Abbreviation : K(Knowledge), U(Understanding), C(Comprehension), Exp.(Expression), (S)Skill, E(Essay

Type), SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type), MCQ(Multiple Choice
Question)
 FROM THE ACADEMIC SESSION 2025-26
DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER
Subject : HISTORY
Class : XII
Full Mark : 100
Time : 3 Hours

I WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES:
Objectives Marks Percentage
Knowledge(K) 16 16
Understanding (U) 50 50
Application (A) 30 30
Skill (S) 04 04
Total: 100 100
II WEIGHTAGE TO FORMS OF QUESTIONS:
FORM OF QUESTIONS No. of questions Time ( in minutes ) Marks Percentage
Essay/Long Answer (E/LA) 4 82 32 32
Short Answer (SA-I) 8 32 32 32
Short Answer (SA-II) 8 24 16 16
Very Short Answer(VSA) 8 8 8 8
MCQ 12 12 12 12
Total: 40 180 100 100
III WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT:
Theme Unit Topics Marks Percentage
1 The Harappan Civilisation
2 Early States and Economics
Indian History
3 Early Societies 25 25
Part - I
4 Cultural Development
5 Perception of Society
6 Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts
7 An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara
(c. Fourteenth to Sixteenth centuries)
Indian History xx xxxxxxxxx 25 25
Part – II 9 Agrarian Society and The Mughal Empire
(c. Sixteenth to Seventeenth centuries)
10 Colonialism and Rural Society
11 Revolt of 1857 and Its Representations.
12 Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture
13 Mahatama Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement
Indian History 25 25
Part – IIII 14 Understanding Partition
15 Framing the Constitution
1 Pre and Proto History of Manipur
2 Historical Archaeology
Regional History
3 Manipur and First Anglo Burmese War (1824 – 26)
(Manipur) 25 25
4 Anglo – Manipuri War
Part - IV
5 Socio – Religious and Political Movements
Total: 100 100
IV SCHEME OF SECTIONS: NIL
V SCHEME OF OPTIONS: 50% in SA I and SA II and 100% in LA
VI DIFFICULTY LEVEL :
Difficulty : 30 % of the total marks
Average : 55% of the total marks
Easy : 15% of the total marks
*1. 1 (one) Source Based Question will be asked from SA-I.
*2. Map will be inserted in the Answer Script.
*3. Two questions of MCQ will be assertion-reason type question.

Abbreviation: K(Knowledge), U(Understanding), C(Comprehension), Exp.(Expression), Skill(S), E(Essay Type),

SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type), MCQ(Multiple Choice Question)
 HISTORY
CLASS : XII
Periods - 200
Marks - 100
Themes Unit /
Objectives Period Marks
Topics
Indian Learners to
1 The Harappan Civilisation
History - interpret history Harappan
(a) Early urban centres.
Part - I Civilisations through archaeological
(c) Archaeological report on the
ruins.
major sites and its interpretations 7
- explain the distinct characteristics of
by the scholars.
urban planning
2 Early States and Economics Learners will
(c. 600 BCE – 600CE) - state history of the period through
(a) Inscriptions and decipherment of inscriptions
the script. - explain political development of India
8
(b) Shifts in the understanding of from c. 600 BCE to 600 CE.
political and economic history. - describe the functioning of the
(c) Ashokan Inscriptions and Gupta economic activities of the said period.
period land grant.
3 Early Societies
(c. 600 BCE – 600CE) Learners to
(a) Issues in social history, including - to state issues in social history
7
caste, class, kinship and gender. - explain the importance of sources in
(b) The sources for reconstructing constructing social history.
25
social history.
4. Cultural Development
(c. 6th Century BCE – 6th Century
CE) Learners to
(a) A brief review of religious - explain the religious development from
histories of Vedic religion, c. 6th Century BCE – 6th Century CE 12
Jainism, Vaishnavism, Saivism. - describe the main tenets of them
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Sanchi Stupa and its importance.
5. Perception of Society
Learners will
Indian (c. 10th to 17th centuries)
- describe history from traveller’s
History (a) Outline of Social and Cultural life
account
Part – II as they appear in travellers' 10
- narrate history of a period from such
accounts of Alberuni, ibi Batuta,
account
Bernier, etc.
6 Changes in Religious Beliefs
and Devotional Texts
Learners will
(c. eight to eighteenth centuries)
- explain the religious philosophies of
(a) Outline of religious developments
the period
during this period. 7
- generalises the ideas and practices of
(b) Ideas and practices of the
the saints
BhaktiSufi saints.
(c) Importance of Bhakti-Sufi works.
25
7 An Imperial Capital:
Vijayanagara Learners will
(c. fourteenth to sixteenth - develop history of a period through
centuries) various sources
(a) Outline of new buildings during - highlight the history through
7
Vijyanagar period-temples, forts, architecture
irrigation facilities. - describe the economic activities
(b) Relationship between architecture through sources
and the political system.
 9. Agrarian Society and The
Mughal Empire
Learners to
(c. 16th to 17th centuries)
- explain the agrarian activities of the
The Ain-i-Akbari
period
(a) Structure of agrarian Relations in 13
- describe agrarian activity through
the 16th and 17th centuries.
contemporary sources
(b) Patterns of change over the period.
(c) Compilation and translation of Aini-
Akbari and its importance in history.
10 Colonialism and Rural Society Through various sources learners will
(a) Life of Zamindars, peasants and artisans
- state the economic exploitation of the
in the late 18th century. British imperialism in rural India 5
- describe the impact of British economic
exploitation of India
11 Revolt of 1857 and Its Representations. Using sources learners to
Indian (a) The events of 1857-1858-area affected. - explain the outbreak of the Revolt of
History (b) Changes in the British policy after 1857 8
Part - 1857. - describe the changes in the British policy
III in India after the Revolt of 1857.
12. Urbanisation, Planning and Learners to
Architecture - state evolution of towns from 16th
Town Planning and Municipal centuries to the 18th centuries/
Reports. - describe the architectural development
(a) The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, and planning of town initiatives taken 10
hill stations and cantonments in the up by the British in India.
18th and 19th centuries.
(b) Town planning of cities like
Kolkata, Mumbai, etc.
13 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Learners will
Movement - state the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the 25
(a) The nationalist movement, 1918-1948. nationalist Movement of India 7
(b) The nature of Gandhian polities and - describe the nature of Nationalist
leadership. Movement under Mahatma Gandhi
14. Understanding Partition
Learners will
(a) The history of the 1940s.
- state the courses of events of that led to
(b) Nationalism, Communalism and
the partition of India
partition. 10
- explain the impacts of partition in
(c) Horrors of communal riots
different parts of Indian sub – continent
Aftermath of partition.
15 Beginning of a New Era: Learners will
Framing the Constitution - describe India post independence
5
(a) Independence and the new nation states. - state the circumstances that led to the
(b) The making of the constitution. framing of Indian constitution
 1 Pre and Proto History of Manipur Learners will
Regional (a) Outline the Pre historic culture of - highlight the Prehistoric Culture of
History Manipur Manipur 5
Manipur (b) Social and economic activities during - describe the social and economic
Part – IV the Prehistoric Manipur activities of Prehistoric Manipur
2 Historical Archaeology Learners to
(a) Role of archaeology in re-discovering - state the role of archaeology in writing
5
the past of Manipur the history of Manipur
3 Manipur and First Anglo Burmese Learners will
War (1824 – 26) - state the relationship between Manipur
(a) Manipur’s relation with Burma in the and Burma in the 19th century
6
19th century - describe the liberation of Manipur from
(b) Liberation of Manipur under Gambhir Burma
25
Singh
4 Anglo – Manipuri War Learners to
(a) Causes of Anglo – Manipuri War, 1891 - describe the circumstances that led
6
(b) Courses of Anglo – Manipuri War, 1891 British rule in Manipur

5 Socio – Religious and Political Learners will

Movements - state the outbreak of movements in
(a) Outbreak of Movements in the 20th Manipur in the 20th century.
7
century - give reasons for the outbreak of
(b) Nature of Movements in the 20th century movements in Manipur in the 20th century.

100

PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK :
1. Themes in Indian History ( Text book for Class XII)
Published by: Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur.

2. Themes in Regional History (Manipur) Textbook for Class XII

Published by : Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur.

REFERENCE BOOK :
Themes in Indian History ( Text book in History for Class XII)
Published by: NCERT, New Delhi.