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Key Facts: Kerala +2 History Exam

2.5 hours

Typical Kerala Plus Two History Terminal Examination duration

DHSE Higher Secondary exam pattern reporting for History

D+ / 30%

Minimum qualifying grade/aggregate (with separate TE floor) for Kerala HSE subjects

DHSE Kerala Higher Secondary grading practice

80 + 20

Common TE + continuous evaluation mark split for non-practical subjects including History

Kerala Plus Two subject-wise mark distribution reporting

Mixed written + map

Official History papers mix objective, short, essay, and map items — not pure MCQ

Kerala Plus Two History blueprint summaries

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official Higher Secondary paper format

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Kerala DHSE Plus Two History is a Class 12 public-exam theory subject of about 2.5 hours TE (commonly 80+20) with D+/30% pass floor, covering NCERT Themes in Indian History plus SCERT Kerala/additional units — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for concept and source fluency.

Sample Kerala +2 History Practice Questions

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1Most classic Harappan seals were made from which material?
A.Marble exclusively
B.Pure gold only
C.Steatite
D.Granite
Explanation: The majority of famous Indus seals were cut from steatite (soapstone), often coated and fired, then engraved with animals and short script signs.
2Evidence of ploughed agricultural fields is especially associated with which Harappan site?
A.Ajanta
B.Kalibangan
C.Hampi
D.Sanchi
Explanation: Kalibangan (Rajasthan) is well known in textbooks for archaeological evidence of ploughed field patterns linked to the Harappan cultural zone.
3A hallmark of mature Harappan urban planning was:
A.Random unplanned lanes without drains
B.Absence of any public buildings
C.Exclusive iron fortification walls
D.Grid-like streets and a carefully designed drainage system
Explanation: Mature Harappan cities typically show planned layouts with streets in a grid-like pattern and sophisticated covered drains and soakage systems.
4The Great Bath, a large public water structure, is located at:
A.Fatehpur Sikri
B.Mohenjodaro
C.Pataliputra
D.Taxila
Explanation: The Great Bath at Mohenjodaro is among the most famous Harappan public structures and is often linked to ritual or communal bathing.
5Harappan (Indus) script is best described as:
A.Fully deciphered alphabetical writing identical to Devanagari
B.Undeciphered, usually short inscriptions often found on seals
C.Purely pictorial with no signs at all
D.Identical to Ashokan Brahmi
Explanation: The Indus script remains undeciphered. Surviving inscriptions are typically brief and frequently appear on seals and small objects.
6Lothal is especially famous in Harappan archaeology for evidence related to:
A.The first printed Constitution of India
B.Mughal garden tombs
C.A dockyard-like structure and craft production including beads
D.Ashokan rock edicts only
Explanation: Lothal (Gujarat) is noted for a large basin interpreted as a dockyard/water structure and for craft activity such as bead making.
7Dholavira is notable among Harappan cities for:
A.Being the capital of the Delhi Sultanate
B.A unique water-management system and large inscriptions/signboards
C.Hosting the 1857 uprising headquarters
D.Serving as Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram
Explanation: Dholavira (Kutch) is known for sophisticated water harvesting and storage and for large Harappan sign/inscription features discussed in textbooks.
8Historians debate the decline of the mature Harappan civilisation using explanations that include:
A.Only a single universally proven alien invasion with no environmental factors
B.The Permanent Settlement of 1793 alone
C.Environmental change, river shifts, and possible economic/political disruption (still debated)
D.The Partition of 1947
Explanation: Decline explanations commonly discuss ecological stress, river course changes, and socio-economic disruption; no single theory is universally accepted.
9Harappan long-distance contacts are suggested by finds such as:
A.Only 20th-century railway tickets
B.Printed newspapers from 1857
C.Portuguese caravel logs of the 1500s exclusively
D.Seals and materials linked to Mesopotamian/West Asian exchange networks
Explanation: Archaeological finds (including seals and materials) support contact between the Indus zone and West Asian networks, though the nature of exchange is carefully interpreted.
10When reconstructing Harappan society, historians must treat burial evidence carefully because:
A.Burials are the only evidence that exists for the civilisation
B.Burials provide complete written biographies of every individual
C.Mortuary remains can suggest status differences but rarely give a full social picture alone
D.Burials prove that Harappans used Ashokan dhamma
Explanation: Grave goods and burial patterns may hint at status or cultural practice, but they are incomplete sources and must be read with settlement and craft evidence.

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