CBSE Class 12 Exam Analysis 2023: Geography Analysis, Review & Question Paper with Answer Key

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today conducted the Geography exam for Class 12 students. As per the initial reactions received from students and teachers, today’s CBSE Class 12 Geography paper was balanced with all questions asked from the syllabus.

Check out student feedback and exam paper analysis by experts below. Also, the students of class 12th new session can find the paper in PDF version in the link shared below in the article.

CBSE Class 12th Geography Question Paper With Answer Key

CBSE Class 12 Geography Exam Paper Review 2023

CBSE Class 12 Geography exam was conducted today that is on March 2, 2023, at various CBSE exam centres across India. Lakhs of students appeared for the class 12 Geography exam. Now, when the exam is over, everyone is keen to know the exam review and the difficulty level of the paper. We brings here the initial reactions of students and experts on the difficulty level and pattern of the CBSE Class 12 Geography Paper 2023.

CBSE Class 12 Geography Paper Analysis 2023: Students’ Reaction

Most students, exiting the exam centres, were happy with the paper. According to them, the exam was easy and nothing in the paper was unexpected.

A general review is as follows:

Difficulty level of paper - Medium
Most difficult section in the paper - Section C with long answer questions
Easiest part of the paper - Section A composed of MCQs
Expected Marks - 75-80%

Experts Review

Questions in the CBSE Class 12 Geography Paper 2023 were direct and from NCERT. The level of questions was similar to the previous years. Only a few questions in section c were a little tricky. Map questions were quite simple. Thus, the paper was balanced and it should have been a good attempt for all students.

CBSE Class 12 Study Materials

CBSE Class 12 Syllabus 2022-23	CBSE Class 12 Previous Year Papers
NCERT Books For Class 12 Books	NCERT Class 12 Solutions
CBSE Class 12 Full Study Material	CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper 2022-23

CBSE Class 12 Geography Paper Answer Key 2023

CBSE hasn’t released the 2023 class 12 Geography question paper or answer key yet. However, you can check out the authentic and expert-verified question paper and CBSE Class 12 Geography answer key 2023 here.

CBSE Class 12 Geography 2023 Answer Key

Section - A

1. Which one of the following activities is related to quaternary activities?
(A) Production of information
(B) Fishing
(C) Tourism
(D) Trading
Answer: (A) Production of information

2. In a developed economy, the majority of workers get employment in which of the following sectors of economy?

(A) Primary sector
(B) Secondary sector
(C) Tertiary sector
(D) Quaternary sector

Answer: (B) Secondary sector

3. Which one of the following approaches was initially proposed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)?

(A) Income Approach
(B) Welfare Approach
(C) Basic Needs Approach
(D) Capability Approach
Answer: (C) Basic Needs Approach
4. Which of the following is NOT a key area in human development?

(A) Access to resources
(B) Long and healthy life
(C) Education
(D) Economic disadvantage
Answer: (D) Economic disadvantage
5. Who, among the following economists created the Human Development Index in the year 1990?

(A) Prof. Amartya Sen
(B) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(C) Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq
(D) Ellen C. Semple

Answer: (C) Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq

6. Identify the feature of mixed farming from the following:

(A) It is most advanced and efficient type of rearing milch animals
(B) Equal emphasis is laid on crop cultivation and animal husbandry
(C) It was introduced by the Europeans in colonies
(D) The regions where farmers specialised in vegetables only

Answer: (B) Equal emphasis is laid on crop cultivation and animal husbandry

7. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of retail trading?

(A) It is concerned with sale of goods directly to the consumers.
(B) Most of the retail trading takes place in fixed establishments
(C) Most of the retail stores procure their supplies from intermediate stores.
(D) Retail trading constitutes bulk business through numerous intermediary merchants and supply houses.

Answer: (D) Retail trading constitutes bulk business through numerous intermediary merchants and supply houses.

8. Modern manufacturing is NOT characterised by which one of the following?

(A) A complex machine technology
(B) Vast capital
(C) Small organisation
(D) Executive bureaucracy

Answer: (C) Small organisation

9. Which of the following is an example of ancient town?

(A) Hyderabad
(B) Chennai
(C) Prayag
(D) Lucknow

Answer: (A) Hyderabad

10. Choose the correct pair from the following:

(A) Industrial town - Vishakhapatnam
(B) Transport town - Satna
(C) Commercial town - Bhilai
(D) Administrative town - Bhopal

Answer: (D) Administrative town - Bhopal

11 Which of the following commission replaced 'Planning Commission'?

(A) Election Commission
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) Law Commission
(D) Education Commission