ISC 2025 Tibetan Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Tibetan paper, code 835, from the 2025 CISCE board examination. It carries 80 marks and runs for three hours, with fifteen minutes extra for reading only. All six questions are compulsory. Question 1 is a composition of about 400 words in Tibetan. Questions 2 and 4 are multiple-choice translation both ways, and Questions 3 and 5 are passages. The English passage calls Tibet the most religious country in the world and describes the Dalai Lama's two prime ministers. Question 6 is a comprehension, to be answered in Tibetan, on the physician Yuthok Yonten Gonpo. Composition topics include a pilgrimage, life as a bird, the region's economy and a favourite book. This copy has the questions only. Tibetan questions below are translated.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Tibetan

Year

2025

Paper code

835

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

6

Pages

8

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Question 1

  20 marks

  Composition of about 400 words in Tibetan on any one of four topics

• Question 2

  8 marks

  Eight multiple-choice items: choose the correct English translation of the Tibetan sentence

• Question 3

  12 marks

  Translate a Tibetan passage into English

• Question 4

  8 marks

  Eight multiple-choice items: choose the correct Tibetan translation of the English sentence

• Question 5

  12 marks

  Translate an English passage into Tibetan

• Question 6

  20 marks

  Read a Tibetan passage on Yuthok Yonten Gonpo and answer the questions in Tibetan

Topics covered

• Composition in Tibetan
• Pilgrimage
• A favourite book
• The economy of the region
• Translation between Tibetan and English
• Kham
• Prayer flags
• The Potala
• Monks, nuns and monasteries
• Yuthok Yonten Gonpo

Questions from this paper

1. You visited an important holy place. Write about the visit and about the experience it brought you.
2. If you were a bird, what would you do? Explain.
3. Write about what is needed to develop the economy of the region.
4. Write about a book you like best.
5. Translate into Tibetan: Tibet has been called the most religious country in the world. People here regard spiritual matters as no less important than material matters.
6. Who was Yonten Gonpo, and what was his father's name?