ISC 2025 Nepali Improvement Examination Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Nepali paper from the 2025 Improvement Examination set by CISCE, printed with the code 1225-811-IE. It carries 80 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has fifteen questions in two 40-mark sections. Section A (Language) has a 400-word composition with an original-story option, an unseen passage about a person watching the street from a window with short-answer and multiple-choice questions, and ten one-mark grammar and vocabulary items. In Section B (Literature) 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

2025

Paper code

811

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

12

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 spelling, gender, tense and vocabulary

• 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
• Spelling and vocabulary
• Gender and tense
• Gadya Kunj (prose)
• Kavita Kunj (poetry)
• Juneli Rekha (novel)
• Ani Deorali Runcha (play)

Questions from this paper

1. 'Time is powerful; understanding this and moving ahead in life becomes our duty.' Write an essay on how time can be used well.
2. Give your view for or against the statement that eliminating social evils and corruption is the responsibility of the government alone.
3. What section of society does the story 'Lahuri Bhainsi' portray, and in what condition? Discuss in detail.
4. In the poem 'Akashka Tara Ke Tara!', with whom does the poet compare the countless stars in the sky, and what message does the poem give?
5. In the play 'Ani Deorali Runcha', who oppresses the poor and simple people, and in what ways? What situation do they face in the end?