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Key Facts: Maharashtra HSC History Exam

3 hours

Typical Maharashtra HSC History theory paper duration

MSBSHSE HSC exam pattern reporting for Arts subjects including History

35%

Common minimum passing floor per HSC subject under MSBSHSE

Maharashtra HSC pass-mark practice (~35% each subject)

80 + 20

Common theory + internal/project mark split for HSC History (code 38)

Maharashtra HSC subject-wise mark distribution reporting

Subject code 38

Official MSBSHSE HSC subject code for History

MSBSHSE HSC general subject codes (mahahsscboard.org/hscsub.htm)

Mixed written paper

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

MSBSHSE HSC History paper-pattern summaries

English MCQ adaptation

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

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Maharashtra MSBSHSE HSC History (code 38) is a Class 12 public-exam theory subject of about 3 hours (commonly 80+20) with ~35% pass floor, covering Balbharati themes from Renaissance through Cold War and India Transformed — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for concept and timeline fluency.

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1In European history, the term 'Renaissance' is commonly used to mean:
A.A permanent return to pure feudal serfdom
B.The official end of all trade with Asia
C.Rebirth — revival of learning and a new cultural era
D.The exclusive rule of Ottoman sultans in Rome
Explanation: Renaissance literally means rebirth. Balbharati Class 12 History presents it as revival of Greco-Roman traditions plus a wider flowering of rationalism, science, arts, and a human-centred outlook that opened the modern period.
2Medieval European wars fought to regain hold of holy cities such as Jerusalem and Bethlehem are known as the:
A.Hundred Years' War only
B.Crusades
C.Punic Wars
D.Opium Wars
Explanation: The Crusades were a series of religious-military campaigns launched from Europe from the late eleventh century, aiming to control Jerusalem and related holy places then under Islamic rule.
3Renaissance thinking that placed humans at the centre of inquiry, rather than revolving only around a God-centred medieval worldview, is called:
A.Feudalism
B.Mercantilism only
C.Isolationism
D.Humanism
Explanation: Humanism stressed human potential, classical learning, and rational investigation of the world — a hallmark of Renaissance culture in Balbharati’s account.
4In 1543 C.E., Nicolaus Copernicus argued that the centre of our planetary system is the:
A.Moon
B.Sun
C.Earth
D.Pole star alone
Explanation: Copernicus advanced the heliocentric model — that the Sun, not the Earth, is at the centre of the planetary system — a landmark of Renaissance science in the textbook narrative.
5Who started the first printing press in Germany around 1440, a key gift of the Renaissance period?
A.Leonardo da Vinci
B.Johannes Gutenberg
C.Christopher Columbus
D.Isaac Newton
Explanation: Balbharati notes that Johannes Gutenberg started the first printing press in Germany around 1440; printing vastly expanded the circulation of knowledge to common people.
6In 1609, Galileo’s improved telescope mainly helped research in which field?
A.Only medieval theology
B.Only textile dyeing
C.Astronomy and physical sciences
D.Only feudal land surveys
Explanation: Galileo’s more sophisticated telescope (1609) enabled empirical observations that supported Copernican and Keplerian ideas and advanced physical sciences.
7Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama is famous for reaching which Indian port after sailing via the African coast (voyage begun 1497)?
A.Surat only as first landfall
B.Calicut (Kozhikode)
C.Kolkata exclusively
D.Pune inland harbour
Explanation: After visiting East African ports such as Mombasa and Malindi, Vasco da Gama, guided by an Indian navigator at Malindi, landed at Calicut on the Indian coast — opening a direct sea route from Europe to India.
8Which process gave a powerful economic push to European colonialism by creating surplus goods and a hunt for raw materials and markets?
A.The fall of the Roman Republic only
B.The Neolithic Revolution alone
C.The Industrial Revolution
D.The Green Revolution of the 1960s only
Explanation: Mass production after the Industrial Revolution created surplus goods needing markets and a demand for cheap raw materials — key causes of modern colonialism in the textbook.
9A major consequence of the Crusades noted in Class 12 History is that Europeans:
A.Completely eliminated all trade guilds forever
B.Lost all contact with Arabic learning
C.Immediately abolished all European monarchies
D.Gained new contacts in trade, goods, and knowledge via Central Asia and the Mediterranean
Explanation: Despite military failure to hold Jerusalem long-term, Crusades expanded European contact with Arab regions — new goods, plants, commercial terms, fortification skills, and trade opportunities for Italian and German cities.
10Sultan Saladin is remembered in Crusade history mainly for:
A.Founding the British East India Company
B.Inventing the printing press in Mainz
C.Conquering Jerusalem in 1187 C.E. and defeating Crusaders
D.Leading the first voyage to Australia
Explanation: In 1187 C.E., Saladin, Sultan of Egypt, defeated the Crusaders and conquered Jerusalem — a major turning point after which Crusades continued but failed to permanently reverse Islamic control of the region.

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