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Literature: Vistas PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 12: Literature: Vistas (English Core) had 20 questions across the 50 official CBSE Class 12 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 9 of them. Asked in 9 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Vistas, Memories of Childhood, Going Places.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 9 of 10 years.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vistas | 4 | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 |
| Going Places | 3 | 3 | 2026, 2018, 2016 |
| Memories of Childhood | 3 | 3 | 2026, 2023, 2017 |
| On the Face of It | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2019, 2016 |
| The Enemy | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2024, 2023 |
| Journey to the End of the Earth | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Should Wizard Hit Mommy | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| The Third Level | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Tiger King | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
How to practise Literature: Vistas PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Literature: Vistas questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.
CBSE Class 122026
- Q.8 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Extract-based · Memories of Childhood: Extract where Zitkala-Sa resists as her braids are cut off at school PDF
- Q.11 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Short answer · Vistas: Two of three short answers on Memories of Childhood, The Third Level, The Tiger King PDF
- Q.12 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · Going Places: How outside forces shape the hopes of Sophie and Mukesh for a better life PDF
- Q.13 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · Journey to the End of the Earth: How school students on the Antarctic expedition carry a message of hope PDF
CBSE Class 122025
- Q.8 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Extract-based · The Tiger King: Extract where the Dewan brings an old tiger to the forest for the Maharaja PDF
- Q.11 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Short answer · Vistas: Two of three short answers on The Third Level, Journey to the End of the Earth and more PDF
- Q.13 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · The Enemy: Why Dr Sadao treated the American soldier and the difficulties it caused him PDF
CBSE Class 122024
- Q.8 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Extract-based · On the Face of It: Extract of Derry's first meeting with Mr Lamb in the garden PDF
- Q.11 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Short answer · Vistas: Two of three short answers on The Tiger King, Journey to the End of the Earth, Zitkala-Sa PDF
- Q.13 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · The Enemy: Diary entry on Dr Sadao's dilemma after deciding to help an enemy soldier PDF
CBSE Class 122023
- Q.8 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Extract-based · Memories of Childhood: Extract where Bama's brother urges her to study to overcome indignity PDF
- Q.11 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Short answer · Vistas: Two of three short answers on The Tiger King, On the Face of It and The Third Level PDF
- Q.12 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · The Enemy: Dr Sadao's conflict between duty as a doctor and as a patriot PDF
CBSE Class 122020
- Q.10 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · The Third Level: How people try to escape insecurity and stress in the modern world PDF
CBSE Class 122019
- Q.10 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · On the Face of It: How Derry and Mr Lamb, both physically impaired, differ in attitude to life PDF
CBSE Class 122018
CBSE Class 122017
- Q.11 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · Memories of Childhood: Why and how Bama decided to fight against untouchability PDF
CBSE Class 122016
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FAQ
How many Literature: Vistas questions come in CBSE Class 12?
In the official papers we tagged: 4 in 2026, 3 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 1 in 2020, 1 in 2019, 2 in 2018, 1 in 2017 and 2 in 2016. Not asked in the other year. That is 20 questions in all, about 17% of English Core.
Which Literature: Vistas topics repeat in CBSE Class 12?
Asked in the most papers: Vistas, Memories of Childhood, Going Places. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official CBSE Class 12 questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 12 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.