CBSE 12th history exam 2021 for term 1 has been concluded today at 1 pm. Check CBSE Class 12 history answer key, exam analysis, marking scheme and updates here.
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NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has conducted the Class 12 CBSE history exam 2021. Experts and teachers have found that CBSE Class 12 history paper was balanced and easy. Students will get more than 30 answers right if they had prepared from NCERT books. The paper was held for 40 marks and students had 90 minutes to solve the paper.
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CBSE 12th history paper contains four sections. The overall history question paper carries a total of 60 questions and students were required to answer only 50 questions. Check the question paper format below.
Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
Section B has 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions.
Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions.
Section D has two questions, Attempt both questions
There is no negative marking and all questions will be awarded equal marks.
The CBSE 12th history answer key 2021 is available . Students can check their expected score using the unofficial Class 12 history question paper 2021 answer key term 1 here.
Below is the CBSE history answer key 2021 as provided in a report of 'Times Now News'
CBSE Class 12 history answer key: QP 061/2/4
Question no. | Answer Key | Question no. | Answer Key | Question no. | Answer Key |
1. | d | 2. | c | 3. | a |
4. | b | 5. | b | 6. | b |
7. | b | 8. | c | 9. | d |
10. | d | 11. | d | 12. | c |
13. | b | 14. | a | 15. | b |
16. | b | 17. | c | 18. | d |
19. | b | 20. | a | 21. | c |
22. | c | 23. | a | 24. | a |
25. | b | 26. | a | 27. | a |
28. | a | 29. | a | 30. | c |
31. | c | 32. | c | 33. | c |
34. | a | 35. | c | 36. | d |
37. | b | 38. | a | 39. | a |
40. | a | 41. | c | 42. | d |
43. | a | 44. | b | 45. | b |
46. | b | 47. | c | 48. | a |
49. | a | 50. | a | 51. | a |
52. | a | 53. | a | 54. | c |
55. | d | 56. | d | 57. | d |
58. | a | 59. | c | 60. | c |
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CBSE Class 12th history exam 2021 has been concluded at 1 pm. Check CBSE history exam pattern, answer key, and latest updates here.
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The CBSE Class12 History exam started today at 11:30 am and was concluded by 1 pm. The difficulty level of the CBSE term 1 History questions was moderate to high. You can access the Class 12 sample paper here: Direct Link
Dr. Mangala Vaid, Vice Principal, Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad, said the History question paper's section A had straight forward and direct questions. Section B had had to re-read several times before deciding the answers. Section C had a few tricky questions. Students could answer them only if they read the passage carefully. Section Dhad also simple questions. But the paper was cleverly framed.
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The official CBSE Class 12 history answer key will not be released on the same day. Earlier, centre officials used to download the CBSE answer key and evaluate the OMR sheets through it. The unofficial answer key is provided by subject experts and teachers.
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As per Class 12 history sample paper 2021-22 with answers, there will be no negative marking in CBSE class 12 history exam 2021. So, no marks will be deducted for any wrong answer. Students will be awarded only for their correct options filled in the OMR sheet.
Check the upcoming CBSE Class 12 term 1 date sheet here:
Exam Date | Subject |
December 21, 2021 | Informatics Practices, Computer Science |
December 22, 2021 | Home Science |
Students can download the CBSE sample paper 2021-22 Class 12 on the official website, cbseacademic.nic.in. The CBSE Class 12 marking scheme is also available there.
The board will release the term 2 syllabus class 12 soon on the official website. Along with the CBSE term 2 syllabus, CBSE sample paper Class 12 2021 will also be released. Students should keep tracking the official website for latest updates.
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Dr Santosh Kumar Jaiswal, PGT History, VidyaGyan Bulandshahr while reviewing CBSE Class 12 history paper, said that the paper was good and balanced. He said that the history paper included source-based, knowledge-based and assertion and reasoning-based questions. The history questions required High Order Thinking Skills. The two map section questions where students had to identify the correct responses by researching the map. Students who have thoroughly gone through the NCERT books will score well, reported NDTV.
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Me -#cbsechemistry #cbseterm1 #cbsephysics #cbseclass12 pic.twitter.com/rypSGfqVgu
The CBSE History question paper Class 12 2021 had four sections. All the sections were compulsory and all questions carried equal marks.
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The unofficial answer key of history class 12 20201 is available. Students can check their marks by using the history answer key. The paper was based on CBSE syllabus 2021-22 Class 12. Students who had prepared from Class 12 NCERT will score well in the CBSE result 2021 Class 12.
Below is the CBSE history answer key 2021 as provided in a report of 'Times Now News'
CBSE Class 12 history answer key: QP 061/2/4
Question no. | Answer Key | Question no. | Answer Key | Question no. | Answer Key |
1. | d | 2. | c | 3. | a |
4. | b | 5. | b | 6. | b |
7. | b | 8. | c | 9. | d |
10. | d | 11. | d | 12. | c |
13. | b | 14. | a | 15. | b |
16. | b | 17. | c | 18. | d |
19. | b | 20. | a | 21. | c |
22. | c | 23. | a | 24. | a |
25. | b | 26. | a | 27. | a |
28. | a | 29. | a | 30. | c |
31. | c | 32. | c | 33. | c |
34. | a | 35. | c | 36. | d |
37. | b | 38. | a | 39. | a |
40. | a | 41. | c | 42. | d |
43. | a | 44. | b | 45. | b |
46. | b | 47. | c | 48. | a |
49. | a | 50. | a | 51. | a |
52. | a | 53. | a | 54. | c |
55. | d | 56. | d | 57. | d |
58. | a | 59. | c | 60. | c |
Class 12 history question paper 2021 answer key will be available here. Students who write CBSE class 12 history question paper 2021 will be able to check the CBSE answer key of history class 12 2021 after some time.
CBSE answer key of history Class 12 2021 will be released by experts soon. Stay with us for CBSE latest news for Class 12 here. As per date sheet of Class 12 2021 CBSE, the computer science, informatics practices papers will be conducted tomorrow.
Nishant, a Class 12 student, has said that he was expecting a difficult Class 12 History Question paper like other CBSE papers. Most of the questions were from NCERT books, as per a report of The Times Now News.
Experts and teachers have found that the CBSE Class 12 history paper for term 1 board exams was easy and balanced. They suggested that students should be able to get over 30 answers right if they had prepared from NCERT books, reported The Times Now News.
Shreya, a Class 12 student, says the case study questions in the history paper were slightly tricky and time-consuming. They need to re-read several times to find the correct option. The paper was easy and satisfied, reports The Times Now News.
CBSE Class 12 history Question paper 2021 solved pdf will be available soon. Students can use unofficial CBSE answer key 2021 to estimate their probable scores. The CBSE answer key 2021 will be available soon.
Students who are not satisfied with any question asked in the CBSE Class 12 history term 1 exam can contact their exam centre. The exam centre officials will forward it to the board officials.
CBSE has conducted the Class 12 history exam 2021 today, December 20, 2021. Students will soon get the CBSE history answer key 2021 term 1. The unofficial CBSE history answer key 2021 will be provided by subject experts.
CBSE Class 12 history had a total of 60 questions. The Class 12th question paper was divided into four sections, A, B, C and D. There was no negative marking in the question paper
The CBSE history Class 12 term 1 exam analysis will be available soon. Experts and teachers will provide the CBSE history exam analysis 2021. The paper concluded at 1 pm. Students will next appear for computer science paper which will be conducted tomorrow.
The unofficial CBSE history answer key Class 12 will be issued by the subject experts soon. Students can use it and check their probable scores. It for reference purposes only.
CBSE has concluded the CBSE Class 12 term 1 history paper today at 1 pm. It was started at 11:30, soon the unofficial CBSE answer key 2021 history paper will be available. Know next exam date here.
As per CBSE date sheet Class 12 2021 term 1, the exams will conclude on December 22, 2021. The board will conduct Home science exam 2021-22 on Wednesday which will be the last paper. The CBSE term 1 result date Class 12 and time has not been announced.
CBSE had stopped the same day OMR sheet evaluation process without giving any reasons. The exam centre superintendent, however, had been directed to seal the OMR sheets and dispatch it to the concerned regional office.
Students can download the CBSE 12th history answer key 2021 which will be provided by subject experts. They can calculate their probable marks by using it.
CBSE Board will conduct CBSE Class 12 term 1 exam for Informatics Practices & Computer Science tomorrow, December 21, 2021. The CBSE sample paper term 1 exam is available on the official website along with the marking scheme.
Experts and students will share the CBSE Class 12 history exam analysis after the exams. The history paper has 60 questions and students need to attempt 50 questions only.
Check CBSE Class 12 History exam question distribution below:
Section | Total questions | Attempt any |
A | 22 | 20 |
B | 22 | 18 |
C | 12 | 10 |
D | 2 | 2 |
CBSE Class 12 history exam 2021-22 has been commenced. Students have started marking their answers on OMR sheets. The CBSE will conclude CBSE Class 12 history paper term 1 at 1 pm today.
CBSE will conduct the CBSE Class 12 history exam 2021 at 11:30 am. Students were given CBSE Class 12 history paper at 11:10 am. They will start writing the paper after reading it for 20 minutes.
Below is the CBSE Class 12 history paper pattern format 2021 for term 1:
Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
Section B has 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions.
Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions.
Section D has two questions, Attempt both questions
CBSE 12th history sample paper 2021 along with CBSE Class 12 marking scheme is available on the official CBSE website,cbseacademic.nic.in. Students can check the CBSE sample paper 2021 and get to know the number of questions asked in the exam and other details.
CBSE Class 12 history 2021-22 is available on the official website. Check the CBSE Class 12 history syllabus 2021 for term 1 below:
Themes | Marks |
Theme 1 - Bricks, Beads and Bones | 25 |
Theme 2 - Kings, Farmers Towns | |
Theme 3 -Kinship, Caste and Class | |
Theme 4 -Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings | |
Theme 6 - Bhakti –Sufi Traditions | 15 |
Theme 7 - An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara | |
Total | 40 |
CBSE will not declare the CBSE result 2021 Class 12 for term 1. The board will announce the CBSE Class 12 result 2021-22 after term 2 exams.
Date sheet of Class 12 2021 CBSE for minor subjects.
December 23, 2021 | Tourism, air conditioning and refrigeration, salesmanship |
December 27, 2021 | Painting, graphics, sculpture, APP/ commercial art |
December 28, 2021 | Biotechnology, engineering graphics, retail, banking, electronic technology, library and information science |
December 29, 2021 | Food nutrition and dietetics |
December 30, 2021 | Agriculture, mass media studies |
CBSE Class 12 history exam 2021 will conclude at 1 pm. After that, students can find the CBSE 12th history exam analysis 2021 here. Experts will prepare and release CBSE biology answer key 2021.
CBSE board has directed the centre superintendent to seal the CBSE Class 12 history OMR sheets and dispatch the packets to the regional office of CBSE. Thereafter, the board will evaluate these OMR sheets as per a particular schedule.
The CBSE sample paper 2021-22 along with the marking scheme is available to download in pdf format on the official website, cbseacademic.nic.in. Students can download the CBSE sample question paper by following the easy steps.
Check the upcoming CBSE exam date term 1 Class 12 below:
Exam Date | Subject |
December 20, 2021 | History |
December 21, 2021 | Informatics Practices, Computer Science |
December 22, 2021 | Home Science |
Exam Day and date: Monday, December 20, 2021
Question paper distribution time: 11:10 to 11:30 am
Exam starting time: 11:30 am
Exam concluding time: 1 pm
The CBSE history answer key 2021 term 1 will be available after the exam concludes. The CBSE history exam will conclude at 1 pm. Students can check the unofficial CBSE history answer key 2021 to check their probable scores.
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