CBSE Class 12 Geography Pre-Board Sample Paper 2025 with Solution, Download Free PDF

CBSE 12th Pre-Board Paper 2025 Geography: This article contains a moderate level pre-board sample paper for CBSE Class 12 Geography. Students should solve the sample paper and check their preparedness for the final exams. 

Dec 9, 2024, 15:20 IST
CBSE Class 12 Geography Pre-Board Sample Paper 2025.
CBSE Class 12 Geography Pre-Board Sample Paper 2025.

CBSE Class 12 Geography Pre-Board Sample Paper: Conducting pre-board exams are a great way to test the students and their knowledge. This prepares them for the final board exams and boosts their confidence. Thus schools hold pre-board examinations for students. 

The pre-board exam score gives students insights into how much they’ll score in board. In this article we have given the pre-board question paper for CBSE Class 12 Geography along with solutions for Section A. 

Also Check: CBSE Class 12 Geography Syllabus 2024-25

CBSE Class 12 Geography Pre Board Sample Paper 2025

General Instructions:

  • This question paper contains 30 questions. All questions are compulsory.
  • This question paper is divided into 5 sections A, B, C, D and E
  • Section A - Question number 1 to 17 are Multiple Choice type questions carrying 1 mark each.
  • Section B - Question number 18 and 19 are Source based questions carrying 3 marks each.
  • Section C- Question number 20 to 23 are Short Answer type questions carrying 3 mark each. Answer to these questions shall be written in 80 to 100 words
  • Section D- Question number 24 to 28 are Long Answer type questions carrying 5 mark each. Answer to these questions shall be written in 120 to 150 words.
  • Section E - Question number 29 and 30 are Map based questions.

Section A ( 1 mark each)

1. Which two cities are connected by Channel Tunnel?

A. London with Barcelona

B. London with Berlin

C. London with Paris

D. London with Rome

Ans. C. London with Paris

2. Which of the following pairs is matched correctly?

NAME OF THE COUNTRY                        OIL PORT

  1. Tunisia                                                     Tripoli
  2. Lebanon                                                 Esskhira
  3. Venezuela                                             Maracaibo              
  4. Oman                                                      Aden

Ans. C. Venezuela-Maracaibo        

3. Which of the following may be interpreted as a spontaneous effort to achieve a better balance between population and resources?

A. Migration

B. Growth Rate

C. Birth Rate

D. Death Rate

Ans. A. Migration

4. Which of the following features is related to the second stage of Demographic Transition Theory?

A. Fertility and Mortality decline considerably

B. Decline in Mortality but fertility remains high

C. Fertility and Mortality are high

D. Fertility declines and Mortality high

Ans. B. Decline in Mortality but fertility remains high

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5. What is the major export from New Mangalore ports?

A. Coal

B. Iron ore

C. Copper

D. Mica

Ans. B. Iron ore

6. Which one of the following features is related to manufacturing?

A. Manufacturing literally means to make by hand.

B. The term industry is also used as synonymous with ‘manufacturing

C. Some secondary activities are not carried on in factories such as what is now called the ‘entertainment industry’ and Tourism industry.

D. All of these

Ans. D. All of these

7. Which unit provides employment and raises local purchasing power –

A. Household manufacturing

B. Small scale manufacturing

C. Large scale manufacturing

D. Foot loose industries

Ans. B. Small scale manufacturing

8. Isochrones are lines that join places of equal:

A. Kilometre distance

B. Time Distance

C. Cost Distance

D. Profit distance

Ans. B. Time Distance

9. Quaternary activities involve which of the following?

A. Collection of Information

B. Production of Information

C. Dissemination of information

D. All of these

Ans. D. All of these

10. Silk route, which is a primitive example of a long route, connects which of the following

countries?

A. China and Italy

B. China and Rome

C. China and Central Asia

D. China and Greece

Ans. C. China and Central Asia

11. Assertion: Settlements can be of various types.

Reason: Various physical factors affect the growth of settlements.

Options:

A. Only assertion is correct

B. Only reason is correct

C. Both statements are correct. Statement II correctly explains statement I.

D. Both are correct but not related to each other.

Ans. C. Both statements are correct. Statement II correctly explains statement I.

12. Assertion: Mediterranean regions have been inhabited from early periods in history.

Reason: Plain areas are favorable for the production of crops and to build roads and industries.

A. Only assertion is correct

B. Only reason is correct

C. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion

D. Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.

Ans. D. Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.

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13. The only state that has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structures compulsory to all

the houses is:

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Karnataka

D. West Bengal

Ans. B. Tamil Nadu

14. Which one of the following rivers is highly polluted?

A. Brahamputra

B. Satluj

C. Yamuna

D. Godavari

Ans. C. Yamuna

15. Identify the cause of acid rain.

A. Water pollution

B. Land pollution

C. Noise pollution

D. Air pollution

Ans. D. Air pollution

16. Which of the following are the features of Urban Settlements in India?

A. Complex way of life, manufacturing of finished goods, modes of economic growth.

B. Intimate social relations, mainly primary economic activities,people are less mobile.

C. Economy mainly based on primary activities, providing food and raw materials, and social relations are formal.

D. Provide a variety of services, poor transport networks, social relations are intimate.

Ans. A. Complex way of life, manufacturing of finished goods, modes of economic growth.

17. The terminal station of Konkan Railway are -

A. Mangalore to Roha

B. Mysore to Roha

C. Mangalore to Pune

D. Mysore to Pune

Ans. A. Mangalore to Roha

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Section B (3 marks each)

18. Read the given Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Bharmaur tribal area comprises Bharmaur and Holi tehsils of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It has been a notified tribal area since 21 November 1975. Bharmaur is inhabited by’’ Gaddi‟,a tribal community who have maintained a distinct identity in the Himalayan region as they practiced transhumance and conversed through Gaddiali dialect. Bharmaur tribal region has harsh climate conditions, low resource base and fragile environment. These factors have

influenced the society and Economy of the region. According to the 2011 census, the total population of Bharamur sub- division was 39,113 i.e., 21 persons per sq km. It is one of the

 most (economically and socially) backward areas of Himachal Pradesh. Historically, the Gaddis have experienced geographical and political isolation and socio- economic deprivation. The economy is largely based on agriculture and allied activities such as sheep and goat.

rearing. The process of development of the tribal area of Bharmaur started in the 1970s when Gaddis were included among ‘’scheduled tribes‟. Under the Fifth Five Year Plan, the tribal sub-plan was introduced in 1974 and Bharmaur was designated as one of the five Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDP) in Himachal Pradesh. This area development plan was aimed at improving the quality of life of the Gaddis and narrowing the gap in the level of development between Bharmaur and other areas of Himachal Pradesh. This plan laid the highest priority on development of transport and communications, agriculture and allied activities, and social and community services.

1) How have the Gaddi Tribal Community maintained a distinct identity in the Himalayan region?

2) Which factors have influenced the society and Economy of the region to remain backward?

3) Under the Integrated Tribal Development Project, which areas were given the highest 

Priority?

19. Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions followed -

Winters in the town of Trondheim mean fierce winds and heavy snow. The skies are dark for months. Kari drives to work in the dark at 8 a.m. She has special tires for the winter and keeps the headlights of her powerful car switched on. Her office is artificially heated at a comfortable 23 degrees Celsius. The campus of the university she works in is built under a huge glass dome. This dome keeps the snow out in winter and lets in the sunshine in the summer. The temperature is controlled carefully and there is adequate lighting.

1. Name the type of human nature relationship described in the passage.

2. Explain how technology helps in living in harsh climate of Trondheim.

3. Write any two features of environmental determinism.

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CBSE Class 12 Geography Pre-Board Sample Paper 2025 

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