Revised Design of the Question Paper in Economics, Political Science and History (Class XII) for Board Examination, 2008

Central Board of Secondary Education

Shiksha Kendra, 2 Community Center, Preet Vihar

Delhi 110092

ACAD/EO (COM)/2007/ 08-08-2007

Circular No.39/07

The Heads

of all CBSE affiliated institutions

SUBJECT: Revised Design of the Question Paper in Economics, Political Science and History (Class XII) for Board Examination, 2008

Dear Principal,

Your kind attention is drawn to Circular No.33 dated 24-07-2007 wherein revised designs of question papers in Social Science(Class X) and Business Studies, Accountancy, Geography and Psychology (Class XII) for Board Examination, 2008 were outlined. In Circular no.37/07 dated 01-08-2007, you were apprised of changes made in the Political Science syllabus of Class XII and distribution of marks over its different units. In continuation of these circulars, the changes effected in the designs of question papers in Economics, Political Science and History (Class XII) are given below:

ECONOMICS, Class XII

Time : 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

I Weightage of marks to Forms of Questions

S.NO.	Forms of Questions	Marks for each question	No. of questions	Total Marks
1.	Very short answer type	1	10	10
2.	Short answer type I	3	10	30
3.	Short answer type II	4	6	24
4.	Long answer type I	6	6	36
5.	Total		32	100

II. The question paper will have two sections A and B with equal number of questions i.e. 16 each.

III. Scheme of Options: There will be no overall choice. However, there is an internal choice in one question of 6 marks, one question of 4 marks and one question of 3 marks from each of the sections. Thus there will be internal choice to six questions.

POLITICAL SCIENCE, Class XII

Time : 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

I Weightage of marks to Forms of Questions

S.NO.	Forms of Questions	Marks for each question	No. of questions	Total Marks
1.	Very short answer type I	1	10	10
2.	Very short answer type II	2	10	20
3.	Short answer type I	4	10	40
4.	Long answer type	6	5	30
5.	Total		35	100

II. Scheme of Options: There will be no overall choice. However, there is an internal choice in every question of 6 marks.

HISTORY, Class XII

Time : 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

I The question paper will be divided into Parts A, B, C, D, and E. The description and division of marks over each part will be as under:

Parts	Forms of Questions	Marks for each question	No. of questions	Total Marks
A	Very short answer type	2	5	10
B	Short answer type	5	8	40
C	Long answer type	8	2	16
D	Passage based questions	8	3	24
E	Skill (Map Work)	5	2	10
	Total		20	100

II. The 3 passage based questions will be distributed among the three parts of the History textbooks, one each. In each of these questions, there will be 4 questions with marks ranging from 1-4

III Scheme of Options : There will be no choice in part A. Part B will be divided into 3 sections ( books). Section 1 will have 4 questions out of which the student will attempt any 3. Section 2 will have 3 questions out of which the student will attempt any 2. Section 3 will have 4 questions out of which the student will attempt any 3 questions. Part C & D will carry internal choice. In part E internal choice will be provided in one of the two map questions.

The detailed question paper design, sample question papers and marking schemes will be shortly put up in the CBSE’s website www.cbse.nic.in. The above mentioned changes may kindly be brought to the notice of all concerned.

Regards,

Yours faithfully,

(C. GURUMURTHY)

DIRECTOR (ACAD.)

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1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110 016.[.;

2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, A-28, Kailash Colony, New Delhi

3. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054.

4. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-160 017.

5. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim – 737 101.

6. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar-791 111

7. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair-744 101.

8. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, Sector 9, Rohini,

a. Delhi-110 085.

9. All the Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circular to all the Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions.

10. The Education Officers of the Academic Branch, CBSE.

11. The Library and Information Officer, CBSE

12. EO to Chairman, CBSE

13. PA to CE, CBSE

14. PA to Secretary, CBSE

15. PA to HOD (AIEEE)

16. PA to HOD (Edusat)

DIRECTOR (ACADEMIC)