ISC 2024 Nepali Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Nepali paper (code 811) from the 2024 board examination set by CISCE. It carries 80 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has a 40-mark Language section and a 40-mark Literature section. Section A has a 400-word composition (with the option of an original story on 'Separation' or 'Duty'), a passage from Ismali's story 'Gaunko Maya' with short-answer and multiple-choice questions, and ten one-mark grammar and vocabulary items. In Section B candidates answer four of twelve questions from three of the four prescribed books: Gadya Kunj, Kavita Kunj, the novel Juneli Rekha and the play Ani Deorali Runcha. Questions below are translated from Nepali.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Nepali

Year

2024

Paper code

811

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

11

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A, Question 1

  15 marks

  Composition of about 400 words in Nepali on one of six topics, the last being an original story

• Section A, Question 2

  15 marks

  Unseen passage with three 3-mark questions and six one-mark multiple-choice questions

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Ten one-mark multiple-choice items on synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutes, spelling and correct sentences

• Section B

  40 marks

  Literature: four of twelve questions (Questions 4–15), ten marks each, from any three of the four prescribed textbooks

Topics covered

• Composition and story writing in Nepali
• Unseen passage comprehension
• Synonyms, antonyms and spelling
• One-word substitution and sentence correction
• Gadya Kunj (prose)
• Kavita Kunj (poetry)
• Juneli Rekha (novel)
• Ani Deorali Runcha (play)

Questions from this paper

1. 'Water is life.' Discuss the importance of water in human life and the measures that can be taken to conserve it.
2. Give your opinion for or against the view that science has been a boon for mankind.
3. What place do proverbs hold in Nepali literature? Discuss their importance with examples.
4. What picture of the life of a Gaine does the poet give in the poem 'Gaine'?
5. In the play 'Ani Deorali Runcha', how do clever and cunning people exploit and oppress simple folk, and what situations do the simple folk have to face?