Humanities students attempting CBSE
(Central Board of Secondary Education) Class XII board examination were merry
and in celebratory mood after attempting Political Science examination on
Friday.
Political Science is a major subject for
the students of the class XII humanities stream. Thousands of students from
across the country appeared for the exams at various test centres. The exam
started at 10.30 AM and concluded at 1.30 PM.
There were 2698 centres for 199763
registered candidates for the exam held in India and abroad. As per the new
exam pattern introduced by the CBSE Board, the total marks of the question
paper were 80. Project work of 20 marks was conducted earlier by the Board.
The theory question paper of the Political
Science subject was divided into four sections - A, B, C, and D.
According to teachers, the paper was
balanced with 50 percent average difficulty questions, 30 percent easy
questions and 20 percent difficult questions. Further, on an average student
will score over 65 marks out of 80 marks, as noted by teachers.
Student Feedbacks
“I was scared of map section, but it was
quite easy. I was able to complete the paper in time. I am sure of scoring
about 70 marks. It will give a boost to my overall percentage as well.”
Ishika Dhanraj
“From the previous papers, I was expecting
MCQ (multiple choice questions) to be difficult, but they were easy. Some
questions were difficult, but overall the paper was easy. I was worried that I
will not be able to complete the paper in time, but it was manageable.”
Riya Gandhi
“The
paper was fantastic. Some questions of 6 marks were difficult but not too
difficult. I can confidently score over 65 marks. I am so happy that Political
Science was easy!”
John Kelkar