These are the official questions asked in CBSE Class 12 Geography board examinations from 2016–2025. CBSE conducts each board exam in multiple question paper sets — students in different regions receive different sets of the same exam. Padhify’s question bank combines every set of every year and removes repeated questions, which is why recent years show 100+ unique questions while a single set contains roughly 30–35.

Practising chapter-wise PYQs is the highest-return preparation strategy for boards: examiners reuse concepts, question patterns and even exact phrasing year after year. Every question here appears with its year and marks, so you always know its weight in the real exam.

Class 12 Geography — Previous Year Questions

Chapter-wise PYQs

Human Geography – Nature and Scope

The World Population – Distribution, Density and Growth

Human Development

Primary Activities

Secondary Activities

Tertiary and Quaternary Activities

Transport, Communication and Trade

International Trade

Map Work - India

Population – Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition

Human Settlements

Land Resources and Agriculture

Water Resources

Mineral and Energy Resources

Manufacturing Industries

Migration

Transport and Communication

Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context

Human Settlements in India

Ports and International Trade

International Trade (Book 2)

Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems

Map Work - World

Year-wise Papers

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2019

2018

2017

2016

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