CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper 2025 Solution for Graphic

Central Board of Secondary Education

SAMPLE PAPER
Class 12
2025

Solutions

SUBJECT – GRAPHICS (CODE-050)
MARKING SCHEME
CLASS XII (2024-25)

One Theory Paper – 2 hrs Total Marks – 30

S.No. SECTION-A (MCQ BASED) Marks
Q1. Select the right answer from the given options:

(A) (ii) 1
(B) (iii) 1
(C) (iii) 1
(D) (ii) 1
(E) (i) 1
(F) (iv) 1
(G) (i) 1
(H) (ii) 1
SECTION-B
(Short answer type questions)
Answer for this question is expected in more than 100 words

Q2. Name of the Artist 1/2 MARK 2
Medium & technique 1/2 MARK
Identification and description of the artwork 1 MARK

(FALCON ON THE BIRD REST, ARTIST - USTAD MANSOOR
TEMPERA, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER ROYAL BIRD, VIGILANT
EYES SHARP BEAK, DEVNAGARI INSCRIPTIONS, CUSHIONED
REST, DETAILED FEATHERS, ROYAL CHAIN IN BIRD NECK,
INFLUENCE OF EUROPEAN art JAHANGIR’s LOVE FOR HIS
FALCON)

Appreciation of the Borders and Colours 1 MARK
Description of Themes and use of Figures 1 MARK

(EXPLAIN FLORAL OR GEOMETRICAL BORDERS WITH
EXAMPLES
COURT SCENES WITH ROYAL COSTUME, SWORDS AND
DAGGERS, USE OF GOLD, ARCHITECTURE, CALLIGRAPHY,
IMPORTANCE TO THE RULER, PROFILE
SECULAR THEMES – KRISHNA …. KABIR…. SHOWING HUMAN
LIFE VALUES, CALM AND PEACEFUL, DEVINE AURA AND HALO,
OUTDOORS,)
Q3. 2
Name of the Artist, Technique and Medium 1 MARK
Depiction of elements and principles of art IN THE Painting 1 MARK

(MEGHDOOT, RAM GOPAL VIJAYVARGIYA, TEMPERA, BENGAL
SCHOOL, POETIC REPRESENTATION, WELL COMPOSED FLOWING
HAIR, ADORATION, FLOW OF WIND, LOVE, CLOUDS, THROUGH
RHYTHMIC LINES, DELICATE FIGURES FRESH COLOURS LIKE
YELLOW CLOTHES, FLYING BIRDS.)

Name of the artist 1/2 MARK
Medium & technique 1/2 MARK
Description of aesthetic qualities 1 MARK

(HALDI GRINDERS, AMRITA SHERGIL, OIL ON CANVAS, MODERN
ARTWORK, RURAL SCENE, LIFE OF WOMEN AND ROUTINE WORK,
DARK FACES, FEMALE FIGURES, USE OF TREES,
REPRESENTATION OF SOCIETY, IMPORTANT ROLE OF FEMALE
ARTIST IN REVIVING INDIAN ART, AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF THE
PAINTING ETC.)

Q4. 2
‘Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen going to Vrindavan’

NAME AND ARTIST, TECHNIQUE AND MEDIUM 1 MARK
DEPICTION OF COMPOSITION 1 MARK

(‘NAND, YASHODA AND KRISHNA WITH KINSMEN GOING TO
VRINDAVAN’ NAINSUKH, TEMPERA, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER,
PITAMBER, KRISHNA FIGURE, COSTUMES, IN A WELL-BALANCED
COMPOSITION, BRIGHT COLOURS, SMILING FACES, KINSMEN,
JEWELLERY, MULTIPLE FORMS AND FIGURES IN ACTION)

‘Krishna with Gopis’

NAME OF THE PAINTING, USE OF COLOURS 1 MARK
DEPICTION OF THEME 1 MARK

(PITAMBER, KRISHNA FIGURE, COSTUMES, FOLDED HANDS,
SMILING FACES, ETERNAL AND DEVINE LOVE, JEWELLERY,
FEMALE FORMS, DEVOTION.)

Q5. Evolution of our Indian National Flag 1 MARK 2
SYMBOLIC MEANING OF FLAG AND COLOURS 1 MARK

(SAFFRON, WHITE, GREEN, BLUE, COURAGE, PEACE, SACRIFICE,
STRENGTH, PROSPERITY, UNITY, DHARMA CHAKRA. 24 SPOKES,
LAW, 24 HOURS OF THE DAY, COMMITMENT, DUTY, PROPORTION
AND RATIO OF OUR FLAG ETC.)
Artwork, Artists and Evolution of Bengal School 1 MARK

Role of Indian Art in gaining Freedom 1 MARK

(ABNINDRANATH TAGORE, E.B. HAVELL, ARTISTS OF BENGAL
SCHOOL IN THE COURSE, FORMATION OF ART COLLEGE, INDIAN
REVIVALISM, WASH TECHNIQUE, CONNECTING ART WITH
MASSES, USE OF PRINTING PRESS, FOLK THEMES, ORIENTAL
INFLUENCE, EXAMPLES OF ARTWORK IN THE COURSE)
Q6. ‘Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro’ 2

Name of the Sub School 1/2 MARK

Medium & technique 1/2 MARK

Description and aesthetic qualities of the artwork 1 MARK

(HYDERABAD, TEMPERA, WATER COLOURS, DEVINE AURA AND
HALO, OUTDOORS, FRUIT BEARING TREE, CALM AND PEACEFUL
SURROUNDINGS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, GURU AND SHISHYA
RELATIONS, HUMAN LIFE VALUES, MINIMAL ARCHITECTURE.)

Appreciation of Subject matter 1 MARK

Composition 1 MARK

(CHAND BIBI PLAYING POLO, WOMEN PLAYING POLO WHICH WAS
THE GAME MAJORLY PLAYED BY MALES AT THAT TIME,
DECORATED HORSES, DECCAN SCHOOL, DEPICTION OF NATURE,
OUTDOOR SCENE, LIFE OF WOMEN, PRINCESS, FEMALE FIGURES,

USE OF TREES AND POND, REPRESENTATION OF FEMALE
REFEREE, IMPORTANT ROLE OF FEMALES, WELL COMPOSED,
AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF THE PAINTING ETC.)

SECTION-C

Attempt any two questions from the given options
(Long answer type questions)
Answer for this question is expected in more than 200 words
Q7. 6
Origin and development of Mughal School 2 MARKS
Explain in brief, the painting ‘Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan’ /
‘Darashikoh ki Baarat’ 2 MARKS
Justification for using Secular Themes 2 MARKS

Key Points that can be used in the Answer

(BABUR, HUMAYUN, AKBAR, JAHANGIR, SHAH JAHAN,
AURANGZEB, GOLDEN TIME PERIOD-AKBAR PERIOD, JAHANGIR
PERIOD, DOWN FALL, AURANGZEB. ‘KRISHNA LIFTING MOUNT
GOVARDHAN’ ARTIST- MISKIN, PERIOD, AKBAR PERIOD, BASED
ON BHAGWAT PURAN, KRISHNA AS MAIN FIGURE, WEARING
PITAMBAR, MOUNTAIN IN PERSIAN STYLES, MOUNTAIN USED AS
UMBRELLA, VILLAGERS, EK CHASHM, DEDH CHASM, SAVA CHASM,
THIN LINES, ANIMALS, MAXIMUM USE OF BLUE COLOUR, RAIN AND
CLOUDS, BLEND OF RAJASTHANI AND PERSIAN ART /
‘DARASHIKOH KI BAARAT’ DECORATED HORSES, BRIGHT
COLOURS, USE OF FIREWORKS, FEMALES ON ELEPHANTS,
GROOM IN THE MIDDLE, HALO ON KING FACE, JEWELLERY,
MUGHAL COSTUMES, TOO MANY FIGURES, ARTIST - HAJI MADNI)
Q8. 6
Name of the Artist and sub-school 2 MARKS

Description of Composition and Technique 2 MARKS
Depiction of narrative style and subject matter 2 MARKS

( BHARAT MEETS RAM AT CHITRAKUT, GUMAN, JAIPUR, TEMPERA,
RAMA FIGURE, 49 FIGURES, WRITTEN INSCRIPTION, MALE AND
FEMALE FORMS, SAINTS, RESPECT TOWARDS ELDER, SIMPLE
HUT, NATURE, STORY NARRATION, HALO, WELL BALANCED
COMPOSITION, LOVE TOWARDS YOUNGER BROTHER AND
FATHER, RESPECT FOR MOTHERS, EXILE, KEEPING PROMISE,
AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF THE PAINTING ETC.)

Q9. 6
Name of the Graphic print 1 MARK
Name of the Printmaker 1 MARK
Medium & technique & Analysis of the composition 2 MARKS

Describing the subject matter and aesthetical parameters 2 MARKS

PRINT - ‘DEVI’
( JYOTI BHATT, ETCHING ON ZINC PLATE, PRINT ON PAPER,
FEMALE AS A CREATER, POWER, YOGA, KUNDALINI, DIVINITY, RED
BIG BINDI, FLORAL DESIGN ON FACE, WELL COMPOSED, FEMALE
FORM, ABSTRACTION OF THE BODY, MONOCHROMATIC
COLOURS, AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF THE PRINT ETC.)

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