ISC 2025 Commerce Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Commerce paper, code 1225-857, from the 2025 board examination. It carries 80 marks and runs for three hours, with fifteen minutes extra for reading only. All 13 questions are compulsory. Section A has sixteen one-mark items, some using a figure: an element of directing, an organisation chart and a bank demand draft. Section B has eight four-mark questions, with an internal choice in two, on working capital, an employee stock programme, Fayol's principles, selection and a consumer complaint. Section C has four eight-mark questions, with an internal choice in one, and ends with a case in which theft leads XYZ Company to install CCTV cameras. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Commerce

Year

2025

Paper code

1225-857

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

13

Pages

7

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  16 marks

  Question 1 with 16 one-mark parts, including multiple choice, an assertion–reason item, analogies, true or false, and questions on a chart and a demand draft

• Section B

  32 marks

  Questions 2–9, four marks each; internal choice in two questions

• Section C

  32 marks

  Questions 10–13, eight marks each, including a case on controlling and communication; internal choice in one question

Topics covered

• Business environment and SWOT analysis
• Fayol's principles of management
• Planning and types of plans
• Formal and informal organisation
• Staffing and the selection procedure
• Directing, motivation and communication
• Controlling
• Marketing mix and product mix
• Consumer protection
• Working capital, debentures and digital banking

Questions from this paper

1. Street vendors have begun to accept UPI. Which feature of the business environment does this illustrate?
2. Before its initial public offering, Swiggy announced a programme that lets employees buy a portion of their company stock options. Identify and explain this financial incentive.
3. When employees specialise in their tasks, efficiency and output rise. Name and briefly explain the principle of Henri Fayol that this illustrates.
4. You have to appoint a Chartered Accountant at Keya Pvt. Ltd. Explain the next four steps of the selection procedure after the application blank has been received.
5. Annie bought a car for ₹1 crore on 7 May 2023 and found that the speedometer was inaccurate. Which consumer forum can she approach, and what three remedies can it provide?
6. Name and explain the technique a business uses to diagnose and analyse its micro and macro environment, and discuss how coordination is embedded in planning, organising and staffing.