The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has successfully conducted the Class 12th Geography on February 26, 2026.
The exam was conducted in a single shift, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
The overall difficulty level of the exam was "Easy to Moderate".
Based on students' reviews, the paper followed the NCERT syllabus and most of the questions were quite direct and concept-based. We will provide an unofficial, subject-expert-verified answer key for Section A (MCQs) of CBSE Class 12 Geography immediately after the exam is concluded. You are required to get a minimum of 33% marks in each of the five subjects, both in theory and practical/internal assessments separately, following the
CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks 2026
. You also need to acquire an overall 33% aggregate to pass the exam.
The CBSE 12th Geography exam is a 3-hour exam comprising 30 questions, where all questions are compulsory. The exam will be held for 70 marks theory and 30 marks practical. The theory paper consists of five sections. Sections A, B, C, D, and E. The question paper features 50% competency-based questions, 20% MCQs, and 30% short/long answers, based on the NCERT syllabus. Continue reading the article to know the CBSE Class 12 Geography Answer Key 2026.
CBSE Class 12 Geography Unofficial Answer Key 2026
Section A of the CBSE Class 12 Geography exam comprises 17 questions, from 1 to 17. All the questions are Multiple Choice type questions carrying 1 mark each. The tables below for set 1, ser 2, and set 3 will be updated as soon as the CBSE Class 12 Geography exam is concluded:Section A: Set 1 (64/5/1)
Q.No. | Question | Answers |
|---|---|---|
5 | Which of the following statements are true regarding rural marketing centres? Choose the most appropriate option | b) Only I, II and IV are correct |
6 | Which of the following sector is involved in the highest level of decision making? | d) Quinary sector |
7 | Assertion and Reasoning | c) A is correct and R is incorrect |
8 | Which of the following factors affects the most for location of "foot loose inductries"? | a) accessibility by road network |
9 | Choose the correctly matched pair: | d) secunderabad |
10 | Which one of the following set of states are the partners in 'Kinkan Railway'? | c) Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka |
11 | Match column I and column II... | d) a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-i |
12 | At present, the Grand Trunk Road extends between which of the follwoing two cities? | b) Amritsar and Kolkata |
Section A: Set 1 (64/1/1)
Q.No. | Question | Answers |
|---|---|---|
1 | Which of the following statements are true regarding rural marketing centres? Choose the most appropriate option | b) Only I, II and IV are correct |
2 | Match Column-I with Column-II correctly and choose the appropriate option: | d) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii |
3 | Which one of the following is the low latitudes zone of subsistence gathering practiced in the world? | c) Southeast Asia |
4 | Choose the correct option related to oil tanker ports of the world. | c) Maracaibo, Esskhira, Tripoli |
| 5 | Assertion (A): All the developed countries have opened their markets for products from developing countries. | d) (A) is false but (R) is true. |
| 6 | Read the following statements carefully regarding ‘tertiary activities’ and choose the correct option: | b) Only I, II and IV are correct. |
| 7 | Choose the correctly matched pair from the following: | b) Gold collar worker – Senior business executive |
| 8 | Which one of the following statements is true regarding ‘medical tourism’ in India? | a) Tourists travel specially for availing cheap medical facilities. |
| 9 | Choose the right group of states where Dravadian language is spoken majorly. | c) Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka |
| 10 | During which one of the following phase of population growth in India, negative growth was recorded in a decade? | a) Phase I |
| 11 | Which one of the following set of cities falling on the ‘Golden Quadrilateral’ are arranged in a clock-wise direction from Delhi? | d) Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai |
| 12 | Which one of the following cities serve as headquarter of two railway zones? | a) Kolkata |
| 13 | Which one of the following is a natural process of land degradation? | b) Gully erosion |
| 14 | The loudness of the sound is measured in the unit known as: | d) Decibel |
| 15 | How many of the listed countries fall under Asian continent? | c) 5 |
| 16 | Which of the following set of continents is not represented in the table? Choose the most appropriate option. | d) Australia and Europe |
| 17 | China and Brazil together account for what percentage of the world population? | c) 19.88 |
Section A
Q.No. | Question | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify the district of the first phase of construction of the Rajasthan canal? | d) Ganganagar |
| 2 | Read the following statements related to 'surface mining' carefully and choose the correct option | c) only i, ii and iv are correct |
| 3 | Read the following statements regarding quaternary activities carefully and choose the correct option | c) only i, iii and iv are correct |
| 4 | Arrange the following seaports from south to north according to their location and choose the correct option | b) ii, v, i, and iii |
| 5 | Ports which handle bulk and general cargo in large volume are called _____ | d) comprehensive ports |
| 6 | Arrange the following iron-ore mines of India from the southwest to the northeast direction of their locations and choose the correct option | c) iv, iii, i and ii |
| 7 | Two statements are given below. Choose the correct Assertion and Reason. | a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation |
| 8 | Which of the following statements related to the concept of development are correct? | c) i, ii, and iv |
| 9 | Which of the sectors is involved in the highest level of decision-making | d) Quinary sector |
| 10 | Choose the correct option... | c) two-thirds |
| 11 | Assertion and reasoning | c) A is correct but R is incorrect |
| 12 | Read these statements about the Swachh Bharat Mission and choose the correct option: | c) i,ii and iv |
| 13 | Identify the unit to measure sound from the following: a) Particles per hundred b) Decibel c) Particles per thousand d) Nanometer | b) Decibel |
| 14 | Identify the main objective of GAIL | c) to transport, process, and market natural gas |
| 15 | Match column I with II column 1: a) iron-ore; b) manganese; c) Bauxite; d) copper column II: i) katni; ii) bhilwara; iii) chandrapur, iv) sundargarh | d) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d)i) |
| 16 | Which of the following is a less labour-intensive cultivation method? | c) extensive commercial agriculture |
| 17 | Foot-loose industries are located ______ | c) where cheap and skilled labour |
Shift from Off-Screen to On-Screen Evaluation for CBSE Class 12 Board Exams
The Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced the On-Screen Marking (OSM) evaluation system for Class 12 board exams 2026. Now onwards, the answer sheets will be scanned and uploaded to an online platform for evaluation instead of checking physical answer sheets manually. With this shift, the evaluation process is expected to be completed in 9 days, as compared to 12 days earlier. This new change applies only to Class 12, while Class 10 remains physical. Starting from the academic year 2026-27, to follow the new system, schools will set up computers or laptops.CBSE Class 12 Geography Passing Marks 2026
To pass CBSE Class 12 Geography exam 2026, you need a minimum of 33% marks to pass. This will require obtaining 33% in theory and 33% in practical/ internal assessments separately. In addition to that, you also need to obtain a 33% overall aggregate for Class 12th Geography. 23 is the minimum passing marks out of 70, while in the practical exam, the minimum passing criteria is 9 marks. If you fail in either of the component you will have to appear for compartment exam. Therefore, try to achieve a grade higher than 'E' across all your exams to get the Pass Certificate.CBSE Class 12 Marksheet 2026
You can access your digital CBSE Class 12 marksheet from CBSE's official website, at cbseresults.nic.in and DigiLocker/ SMS using your roll number, school number, and admit card ID. If you pass the Class 12th exam successfully, you will be provided with the original CBSE Class 12 Marksheet 2026. You will have to visit your respective school premises to collect the original marksheet. Board will issue the original marksheet in the third/ last week of May 2026 tentatively.CBSE Class 12 Toppers List 2026
In recent years, the Board has discontinued the practice of releasing the merit lists/ CBSE Class 12 toppers list, including names and marks. This decision was made in view of avoiding unhealthy competition among students. This applies to all streams and remains unchanged for the 2026 exams as well. However, CBSE will focus on releasing overall pass percentages, gender-wise result statistics, regional performance, and aggregate data. You can check the aggregate pass percentages and regional statistics via cbse.gov.in. Schools may announce their toppers’ names based on their internal results.
CBSE Class 12 Merit Certificates 2026
CBSE will award subject-wise Merit Certificates to the top 0.1% of passing candidates for Class 12 in 2026, instead of releasing official toppers lists. You must ensure that you have passed the examination (33% aggregate, including separate theory/ practical minimums) as per the pass criteria of the Board. These certificates recognize high achievement per subject and are issued post-results automatically. The number is calculated by rounding total passers to the nearest multiple of a thousand. However, if the number of candidates passing a subject is less than 500, no merit certificate will be issued.
The above-mentioned answers are unofficial, based on our analysis and online research. Hope the above-mentioned CBSE Class 12 Geography Unofficial Answer Key 2026 for the objective portion for all the sets has helped you. Also Check CBSE Class 12 Result 2026
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