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Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025 Live Updates: Set-wise unofficial keys PDF downloadClass 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025 Live Updates: CBSE Class 12 Geography Answer Key 2025 will help the students to get the correct answers to the questions asked in the board exam so that they can evaluate their scores and assess their performances. The unofficial answer key for CBSE Class 12 Geography exam 2025 is available only for Section A of the exam since it’s an MCQ based section and the students need to know correct answers from this section. The other part of the paper is descriptive type answers ranging from very short to long answer type questions, therefore, the marking of these questions will be subjective as to how each student answers these questions. Section D (Long Answer Questions) is the highest weightage section for Class 12 CBSE Geography exam 2025 with 25 marks and it is followed by Section A (MCQ based questions) which carries 17 marks.
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Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025
Students can find below unofficial answer keys to Section A (MCQ based questions) to check their scores and performance in this section of the CBSE Class 12 Geography exam 2025.Section A: Multiple-Choice Type Questions (QP Code: 64/2/1)
Q No | Questions (1 to 17) | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Human geography is the synthetic study of relationship between human societies and earth's surface." This definition of human geography is given by____ | Ratzel |
| 2 |
Which one of the following is the core concern of geography as a discipline?
(A) To understand the relationship between resource distribution and its utilisation. (B) To understand the earth as the home of human beings and its sustainability. (C) To understand the earth as the home of human beings and its sustainability. (D) To understand the earth as the home of natural resources and their estimation. | To understand the earth as the home of human beings and its sustainability. |
| 3 | The concept of 'Neodeterminism' was introduced by | Griffith Taylor |
4 |
Read the following statements about ports carefully and choose the correct option:
(i) The ports provide the facilities of loading, unloading and storage of cargo. (ii) The importance of ports is judged by the size of its hinterland. (iii) The quantity of cargo handled by a port indicates the level of development of its hinterland. (iv) forts are the chief gateways of the world trade | Only (i) ,(iii) and (iv) are correct |
5 |
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): 'World Trade Organisation (WTO) is widening the gulf between rich and poor by making rich countries richer.' Reason (R): "The influential nations in the WTO focus on their own commercial interests.' | Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
6 |
Choose the correct option to fill the blank.
The act of opening up economies for trading is known as ____ | Free Trade |
7 |
Arrange the following towns of India from the oldest to the newest order based on their historical evolution and choose the correct option:
(i) Jaipur (ii) Chandigarh (iii) Madurai (iv) Jamshedpur | (iii),(i), (iv),(ii) |
| 8 |
Read the following statements related to the objectives of smart city mission carefully and choose the correct option:
(i) To promote the city with a clean and sustainable environment. (ii) To provide a decent quality of life to its citizens. (iii) To provide employment to the job seekers. (iv) To make the city less vulnerable to disasters. | Only (i) ,(ii) and (iv) are correct |
| 9 | Local names like Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla, Dhani etc. are examples of which of the following types of rural settlements in India? | Hamleted Settlement |
| 10 |
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read both the statements. Care fully and choose the correct option: Assertion (A): 'The agriculturally rich states of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh are facing the crisis of groundwater depletion’. Reason (R) : More groundwater is utilised for irrigation than water-table recharge’ | Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 11 |
Read the following statements related to Indira Gandhi Canal Project carefully and choose the correct option:
(I) The Indira Gandhi Canal project was conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1950 and it was launched in 1961. (ii) Introduction of canal irrigation has brought perceptible changes in the agricultural economy of the command area. (iii) Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and crop intensity. (iv) Traditional crops of jowar, bajra have been replaced by rice and wheat etc. |
(ii), (iii) and (iv) only are correct.
|
| 12 |
Read the following statements related to international trade of India carefully and choose the correct option:
(i) India has a long coastline surrounded by ocean from three sides. (ii) Indian coasts have a large number of well-developed sea ports. (iii) Kandla port exports a huge amount of iron-ore. (iv) The transportation cost by water is very cheap for voluminous items. | Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct. |
| 13 |
Why is it that slums are the areas of residence with least choice? Choose the correct options:
(i) They have dilapidated houses with poor ventilation. (ii) The basic facilities like lights and toilets are difficult to get. (iii) Hygienic conditions and drinking water are improper. (iv) Better drainage facilities are available. | Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. |
| 14 | The watershed management programme in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh is funded by which one of the following ministries ? |
Irrigation.
|
| 15 |
Under which one of the following categories of commodities, increase in export is continuously observed?
(A) Agriculture and allied products (B) Ore and minerals (C) Manufacturing goods (D) Other commodities | Other commodities |
| 16 |
Under which one of the following categories of commodities, maximum decline in export is recorded from 2015-16 to 2016-17?
(A) Agriculture and allied products (B) Ore and minerals (C) Crude and petroleum products (D) Other commodities | Other commodities |
| 17 |
Under which one of the following categories of commodities, the increase in exports observed from 2010-11 to 2016-179
(A)Agriculture and allied products (B) Ore and minerals (C)Crude and petroleum products (D) Other commodities | Other commodities |
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Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025 Live Updates
08 00 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 15 to 17
Q No
Question
Answer
15
Under which one of the following categories of commodities, increase in export is continuously observed?
(A) Agriculture and allied products
(B) Ore and minerals
(C) Manufacturing goods
(D) Other commodities
Other commodities
16
Under which one of the following categories of commodities, maximum decline in export is recorded from 2015-16 to 2016-17?
(A) Agriculture and allied products
(B) Ore and minerals
(C) Crude and petroleum products
(D) Other commodities
Other commodities
17
Under which one of the following categories of commodities, the increase in exports observed from 2010-11 to 2016-179
(A)Agriculture and allied products
(B) Ore and minerals
(C)Crude and petroleum products
(D) Other commodities
Other commodities
07 50 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 11 to 14
Q No
Question
Answer
11
Read the following statements related to Indira Gandhi Canal Project carefully and choose the correct option:
(I) The Indira Gandhi Canal project was conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1950 and it was launched in 1961.
(ii) Introduction of canal irrigation has brought perceptible changes in the agricultural economy of the command area.
(iii) Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and crop intensity.
(iv) Traditional crops of jowar, bajra have been replaced by rice and wheat etc.
(ii), (iii) and (iv) only are correct.
12
Read the following statements related to international trade of India carefully and choose the correct option:
(i) India has a long coastline surrounded by ocean from three sides.
(ii) Indian coasts have a large number of well-developed sea ports.
(iii) Kandla port exports a huge amount of iron-ore.
(iv) The transportation cost by water is very cheap for voluminous items.
Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
13
Why is it that slums are the areas of residence with least choice? Choose the correct options:
(i) They have dilapidated houses with poor ventilation.
(ii) The basic facilities like lights and toilets are difficult to get.
(iii) Hygienic conditions and drinking water are improper.
(iv) Better drainage facilities are available.
Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
14
The watershed management programme in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh is funded by which one of the following ministries ?
Irrigation.
07 30 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 10
Q No
Question
Answer
10
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read both the statements. Care fully and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): 'The agriculturally rich states of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh are facing the crisis of groundwater depletion’.
Reason (R) : More groundwater is utilised for irrigation than water-table recharge’
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
07 10 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 9
Q No
Question
Answer
9
Local names like Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla, Dhani etc. are examples of which of the following types of rural settlements in India?
Hamleted Settlement
06 50 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 8
Q No
Question
Answer
8
Read the following statements related to the objectives of smart city mission carefully and choose the correct option:
(i) To promote the city with a clean and sustainable environment.
(ii) To provide a decent quality of life to its citizens.
(iii) To provide employment to the job seekers.
(iv) To make the city less vulnerable to disasters.
Only (i) ,(ii) and (iv) are correct
06 30 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 6 and 7
Q No
Question
Answer
6
Choose the correct option to fill the blank.
The act of opening up economies for trading is known as ____
Free Trade
7
Arrange the following towns of India from the oldest to the newest order based on their historical evolution and choose the correct option:
(i) Jaipur
(ii) Chandigarh
(iii) Madurai
(iv) Jamshedpur
(iii),(i), (iv),(ii)
06 10 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 5
Q No
Question
Answer
5
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): 'World Trade Organisation (WTO) is widening the gulf between rich and poor by making rich countries richer.'
Reason (R): "The influential nations in the WTO focus on their own commercial interests.'
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
05 50 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 4
Q No
Question
Answer
4
Read the following statements about ports carefully and choose the correct option:
(i) The ports provide the facilities of loading, unloading and storage of cargo.
(ii) The importance of ports is judged by the size of its hinterland.
(iii) The quantity of cargo handled by a port indicates the level of development of its hinterland.
(iv) forts are the chief gateways of the world trade
Only (i) ,(iii) and (iv) are correct
05 30 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 3
Q No
Question
Answer
3
The concept of 'Neodeterminism' was introduced by
Griffith Taylor
05 10 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 2
Q No
Question
Answer
2
Which one of the following is the core concern of geography as a discipline?
(A) To understand the relationship between resource distribution and its utilisation.
(B) To understand the earth as the home of human beings and its sustainability.
(C) To understand the earth as the home of human beings and its sustainability.
(D) To understand the earth as the home of natural resources and their estimation.
To understand the earth as the home of human beings and its sustainability.
04 50 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Section A Question 1
Q No
Question
Answer
1
"Human geography is the synthetic study of the relationship between human societies and the earth's surface." This definition of human geography is given by____
Ratzel
04 30 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Which section was the lengthiest?
Section D of the exam was particularly lengthy due to the inclusion of long answer questions, which required detailed and elaborate concepts.
04 10 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Overall expected good score
According to our experts, a score between 55 and 60 marks is anticipated to be considered a good performance in the CBSE Class 12 Geography exam.
03 50 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Difficulty level of Section C and D
Based on the reactions from the students, the Difficulty level of Sections C and D were "Moderate" and "Moderate to Tough"(Due to long-answers)
03 30 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Difficulty level of Section A and B
Based on the reactions from the students, the difficulty level of sections A and B:
section A was "Easy", while Section B was "Easy to Moderate".
03 15 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Overall difficulty level of the paper
Based on the reactions from the students, the overall difficulty level of the paer was "Moderate"
03 00 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Student Reviews 2025
One teacher mentioned that "Students who practiced last year's question papers and mock tests may have found it easier to manage their time effectively during today's (Geography) examination.
02 45 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Student Reviews 2025
Based on initial responses, Some students shared that, short answer questions were balanced and covered a major of NCERT topics.
02 30 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Student Reviews 2025
Based on the initial reactions from the students, two questions were asked from the topic called "Geographical Perspective on Issues", and they were considered easy.
02 15 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Student's Reviews
- Many students reported that the exam was a "Moderate" difficulty level.
- Most of the students found that "The map section was too easy but graph-based questions were a little bit tricky.
02 00 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Question Type in Section C
The type of questions asked in Section C of the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam 2025 are short answer type questions.
01 45 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Question Type in Section B
The type of questions asked in Section B of the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam 2025 are very short answer type questions.
01 30 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Question Type in Section A
The type of questions asked in Section A of the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam 2025 are multiple choice based questions.
01 10 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Total Sections in the Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam
There are a total of 5 sections (A,B,C,D, & E) in the Class 12 CBSE Geography question paper 2025.
12 50 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Generally Most Confusing Section
Generally, the most confusing section in the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam is the section E which contains map-based questions which are difficult to interpret by students as it requires good geographical location knowledge to correctly answer the questions.
12 30 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Typically Most Lengthy Section
Typically, the most lengthy section in the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam is Section D which contains long answer type questions that require students to write lengthy and detailed answers.
12 10 PM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Generally Most Easy Section
Generally, Section A is the most easy section in the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam because it contains only MCQ-based questions which are typically easy to solve for well-prepared students.
11 50 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Typically Most Difficult Section
Typically, the most difficult section in the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam is Section E which contains map-based questions that requires students to have good spatial awareness and geographical knowledge of various cities and countries.
11 30 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: High Scoring Sections
Section A (MCQ based) and Section B (Very Short Answer Type Questions) are considered to be high scoring sections in the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam 2025.
11 10 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Lowest Weightage Section
The lowest weightage section in the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam 2025 is Section B which is of a total of 6 marks only.
10 50 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Highest Weightage Section
The highest weightage section in the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam 2025 is Section D which is of a total of 25 marks.
10 30 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: What is the typical difficulty level of the question paper?
The typical difficulty level of the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam is easy to moderate.
10 10 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: What is the weightage of Section E in Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam?
Section E of the Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam 2025 contains 2 map-based questions of 5 marks each. Therefore, Section C is of 10 marks
09 50 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: What is the weightage of Section D in Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam?
Section D of the Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam 2025 contains 5 long answer type questions of 5 marks each. Therefore, Section C is of 25 marks
09 30 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: What is the weightage of Section C in Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam?
Section C of the Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam 2025 contains 4 short answer type questions of 3 marks each. Therefore, Section C is of 12 marks
09 15 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: What is the weightage of Section B in Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam?
Section B of the Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam 2025 contains 2 very short answer type questions of 3 marks each. Therefore, Section B is of 6 marks
09 00 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: What is the weightage of Section A in Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam?
Section A of the Class 12 CBSE Geography Exam 2025 contains a total of 17 MCQs with 1 mark each. Therefore, Section A is of 17 marks
08 45 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Why the answer key is released for only Section A of the exam?
It is because Section A is the only MCQ based section, rest 4 sections are descriptive in nature so the marking would depend on how every candidate answers questions in these four sections.
08 30 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: What sections will be included in the answer key?
Only Section A (MCQ based questions) answer key will be available for various sets of the Class 12 CBSE Geography exam 2025.
08 15 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Will official answer key release?
No, the Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025 is always released unofficially on the same day once the exam gets over.
08 00 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Will Answer Key be available on cbse official website?
No, CBSE doesn't release any official Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025.
07 45 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Where will it release?
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025 will release on various Youtube channels or individual websites like CollegeDekho.
07 30 AM IST - 24 Feb'25
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025: Release Date
Class 12 CBSE Geography Answer Key 2025 will release on February 24, 2025 after 2 PM when the exam gets over.
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