ISC 2025 Odia Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Odia paper, code 812, set by CISCE for the 2025 board examination. It carries 80 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has fifteen questions written in Odia with English headings. Section A (Language, 40 marks) has a 400-word composition, an unseen passage on the early life of Mother Teresa with short and multiple-choice questions, and a grammar and idioms question. In Section B (Literature, 40 marks) candidates answer four questions on any three of four prescribed textbooks: the poetry collection Pallishree, the story collection Galpa Baridhi, Dig Darsak (on Michelangelo, Darwin and Socrates) and Fakir Mohan Senapati's novel Chha Mana Atha Guntha. The sample questions below are translated from Odia.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Odia

Year

2025

Paper code

812

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

8

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A – Language

  40 marks

  Question 1: composition of about 400 words on one of six topics (15 marks); Question 2: unseen passage with short answers and multiple-choice questions (15 marks); Question 3: grammar and idioms (10 marks)

• Section B – Literature

  40 marks

  Questions 4–15, three on each of four prescribed textbooks, 10 marks each; answer four questions from any three textbooks

Topics covered

• Odia composition and story writing
• Unseen passage comprehension
• Odia grammar and sentence correction
• Idioms and phrases
• Pallishree (poetry)
• Galpa Baridhi (short stories)
• Dig Darsak (Michelangelo, Darwin, Socrates)
• Chha Mana Atha Guntha (novel)

Questions from this paper

1. Write a composition of about 400 words in Odia on the impact of mobile phones on today's society.
2. Write a short story on the proverb "Necessity is the mother of invention".
3. Discuss how successfully the poem "Grama Shmashana" presents a vivid picture of a village cremation ground.
4. Explain the appropriateness of the title of the story "Dimiri Phula".
5. Present two examples from Darwin's research on the theory of evolution on which he based his conclusions.
6. How did Mangaraj take possession of the Fatepur Sarsand zamindari?