CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2025

(a) Two places A and B have been marked on the given political outline map of India (on page 27). Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them :

'Potato famine' was related to which of the following countries ?

Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct option:

I. Defeat of Napoleon in the better of Leipzig

II. Beginning of struggle for Greek independence

III. Formation of customs union Zollverein

IV. Signing of Treaty of Vienna

In the mid-16th century, diseases like smallpox reached America through which of the following?

Read the following characteristics of Korea carefully and choose the correct option:

I. It is one of the oldest existing printed books in the world.

II It contains the main beliefs of Christianity.

III Its second volume is available in the National Library of France.

IV. It was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in

2001.

Which of the following characteristics of the Indian Wild Life (Protection) Act are correct? Choose the most appropriate option.

I. To make provisions for habitat for wild animals.

II. To publish list of protected species.

III. To ban hunting to save endangered species.

IV. To include important subjects like forests and wildlife in the Union

List.

Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option:

Swapna is a small farmer. Swapna wants to cultivate cotton. What kind of geographical conditions will be suitable for this?Choose the most

appropriate option.

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A) : India has enormous possibilities of production of solar

energy.

Reason (R) : Most of the land area of India falls under the cold zone.

Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option:

Which of the following countries is an example of sharing power between the national and state governments to account for internal diversity?

Study the following table related to World Human Development Index and answer the question that follows:

Which one of the following countries has the lowest rank in 'Human Development Index' ?

Look at the given picture and answer the question that follows: The work being done in the picture falls under which sector of the economy?

Rakhi has done an economic survey of her area. The survey has revealed

that people earn their livelihood by doing different jobs. The table

prepared by Rakhi for this is given below. Study the table carefully and answer the question that follows :

How many people are working in the organised sector ?

Arrange the following sources of credit in the most to least order to meet the credit requirement of rural households in India and choose the correct option I. Government II. Cooperative Banks and Societies III. Moneylenders IV. Relatives and friends

Two statements I and II are given below. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option : 1 Statement I : Information and communication technology stimulate the process of globalisation.Statement II : It is used to contact each other, receive information instantly and communicate with remote areas.

Describe any two provisions made in the Constitution to establish the model of 'secular governance'in india.

"Globalisation is the process of rapid integration and interconnection between countries." Explain the statement with examples.

Read the story of Rinjha and answer the question that follows :

Rinjha lived with her family in a small village at the outskirts of Diphu in Assam. She enjoys watching her family members clearing, slashing and burning a patch of land for cultivation. She often helps them in irrigating the fields with water running through a bamboo canal from the

nearby spring. She loves the surroundings and wants to stay here as long as she can, but this little girl has no idea about the declining fertility of the soil and her family's search for a fresh patch of land in the next season.

Suggest any three measures to Rinjha so that the fertility of the soil of her fields remains intact for a long time.

"The government measures gradually increased the felling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils."Explain the statement.

Describe three main functions of political parties.

Describe three major challenges faced by the political parties in India.

Analyse the problem of underemployment in agriculture sector in India.

Explain the measure taken by 'National Thermal Power Corporation' to prevent environmental degradation.