CBSE Board has concluded CBSE Class 12 political science exam 2021-22 today. CBSE 12th political science answer key and exam analysis have been shared by experts.
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NEW DELHI: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has concluded the Class 12 CBSE Political Science exam today for term 1. The exam commenced at 11:30 am and ends at 1 PM. Experts have provided the CBSE 12th political science exam analysis. They found the paper balanced and scoring. Students were given 90 minutes to attempt the CBSE 12th Political Science question paper.
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The question paper was objective in nature. The Political Science question paper was comprised of 60 questions, and students had to attempt 50 questions.
CBSE new guidelines for OMR sheet evaluation
Earlier, the board was sending the official answer keys to the exam centre for evaluation purposes. As per the new guidelines for CBSE OMR sheet evaluation, the exam centre superintendent will seal the OMR sheets and dispatch them to the concerned regional office.
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CBSE 12th Political Science Answer Key (Unofficial)
The CBSE 12th Political Science answer key 2021-22 is available. By referring to the CBSE answer key, students can check their expected scores.
Below is the unofficial CBSE political science answer key 2021 Class 12 as provided in a report of 'Times Now News'
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key
Q. No. | Ans | Q. No. | Ans | Q. No. | Ans | Q. No. | Ans | Q. No. | Ans | Q. No. | Ans |
1 | D | 11 | B | 21 | C | 31 | B | 41 | A | 51 | |
2 | B | 12 | B | 22 | C | 32 | B | 42 | C | 52 | D |
3 | C | 13 | C | 23 | B | 33 | A | 43 | A | 53 | D |
4 | D | 14 | A | 24 | D | 34 | A | 44 | B | 54 | C |
5 | A | 15 | A | 25 | A | 35 | D | 45 | A | 55 | A |
6 | D | 16 | B | 26 | A | 36 | A | 46 | B | 56 | B |
7 | A | 17 | C | 27 | C | 37 | B | 47 | D | 57 | B |
8 | C | 18 | B | 28 | B | 38 | C | 48 | C | 58 | C |
9 | C | 19 | D | 29 | C | 39 | D | 49 | A | 59 | C |
10 | 20 | B | 30 | D | 40 | D | 50 | C | 60 | D |
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Exam Analysis
Experts and students have shared the CBSE 12th political science exam analysis. Animesh Singh, PGT Political Science, VidyaGyan Bulandshahr has said that the political science paper was good and all the questions were from the syllabus. The difficulty level was above average. The board followed its CBSE sample paper pattern and it had mixed type of questions.
CBSE Class 12 political Science marking scheme
The CBSE 12th political science paper contains three sections.
Section A has 24 questions, students need to attempt any 20 questions.
Section B has 24 questions, only 20 questions need to be answered.
Section C has 12 questions, 10 questions need to be done.
There is no negative marking
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CBSE Class 12 Political Science exam concluded at 1 pm. Check all the latest exam updates here.
The next CBSE Class 12 term-1 exam 2021 will be conducted tomorrow, December 18, 2021 for Biology. Students will be given 90 minutes to solve the Biology Question paper. The biology exam will be held in offline mode and students will have to complete 50 questions out of 60. They will be given 20 minutes for reading the question paper. They must check the CBSE sample paper and marking scheme and get to know the number of questions asked in the exam.
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The CBSE Class 12 political science marking scheme and sample question papers are available on the official website cbseacademic.nic.in. Students can check the marking scheme from the website.
CBSE Board will conduct the Class 12 Biology exam tomorrow on December 18, 2021. The exam will begin at 11:30 am and will conclude at 1 pm.
"Students of my school are expecting good marks in the Political Science paper held today, with few of them can score full marks (40 out of 40). The paper was balanced, easy, and followed the pattern of CBSE," said Madhu Malik, principal, Modern DPS, Faridabad.
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After the CBSE 12th political science exam, the CBSE board will conduct the Biology exam tomorrow. The CBSE 12th history exam will be held on December 20, 2021.
Earlier, the CBSE board used to send the CBSE answer key to the concerned exam centres after the commencement of examination for evaluation of OMR sheets. Now the board has issued new guidelines and the exam centre superintendent will have to send the sealed OMR sheets to the concerned regional office.
We need one more day for biology exam.#cbseterm1 #CBSE #cbseclass12 #cbseforstudents
— Ayushmaan (@Ayushmaan____) December 17, 2021
Rannu Pathak, PGT, Political Science, Mount Abu Public School, Rohini analyzed the Political Science paper today as balanced and scoring. "The Class 12 Political Science paper followed the pattern of NCERT and sample papers. The paper was easy and balanced, and has no ambiguity in either of the options and statements." The students can score full marks on the paper, while above 30 marks can be an average trend.
TimesNowNews has released the CBSE answer key for class 12th Political Science. Students can refer to it to calculate their probable scores.
TimesNowNews has released the CBSE answer key for class 12th Political Science. Students can refer to it to calculate their probable scores.
"The Question Paper comprised of standard concepts with easy, average and difficult level. Some questions were concept-based which can be attempted by the examinee only when a proper understanding of the concept is done," said Benny Thomas, a teacher of political science from JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bengaluru.
The teacher further added, "few questions were very easy and can be easily attempted which might be set, keeping in mind of the average students. Case studies were challenging and more focus was given to the present situations in the current scenario."
“Political Science paper was good. All the questions were from the syllabus. The difficulty level was above average. It had mixed type of questions and CBSE has followed its sample paper pattern in this paper as well, ” said Animesh Singh, PGT Political Science, VidyaGyan Bulandshahr.
The Political Science exam has been concluded now, and the CBSE class 12 answer key for political science will be out soon. The next will be held tomorrow, December 18, 2021. The next CBSE 12th exam 2021-22 is of Biology.
The CBSE 12th political science exam has been concluded now. The subject matter experts will soon come up with the CBSE political science exam analysis. Stay tuned to this page to get the CBSE political science answer key and exam analysis.
CBSE class 12 answer key for political science will be released soon by third-party websites. Students can refer to the CBSE answer key to calculate the probable scores.
CBSE in its new circular regarding the evaluation of OMR sheet said "The practice of evaluation on the same day in the examination centre is being stopped from December 16. All the Centre Superintendents will pack and seal the OMR sheets within 15 minutes after the examination is over in the presence of the Observer. The Centre Superintendent and Observer will sign on the sealed parcel and will mention the time of packing also."
CBSE Board has concluded the Class 12 political science examination at 1 pm. The CBSE 12th political exam duration was 90 minutes. There were three sections in the question paper and comprises 60 questions.
Students will be able to check their probable marks from the answer keys released by subject matter experts. CBSE Board will not release the political science answer key for students. It will only be released for evaluating answer keys.
Dates | Subjects |
December 18, 2021 | Biology |
December 20, 2021 | History |
December 21, 2021 | Informatics Practices, Computer Science |
December 22, 2021 | Home Science |
Sections | Total questions | No. of questions to be attempted |
Section A | 24 questions | 20 questions |
Section B | 24 questions | 20 questions |
Section C | 12 questions | 10 questions |
The CBSE 12th political science exam is commenced at 11:30 am. The exam duration is 90 minutes. The CBSE Class 12 political science exam will conclude at 1 pm.
CBSE board is all set to commence the political exam in a few minutes. The exam supervisors have distributed the question paper at 11:10 am. Students will get 20 minutes to read the question paper. The exam will start at 11:30 am. Students must go through the CBSE 12th political science exam guidelines.
Students appearing in the exam must revise the notes of political science quickly. Do not start any new topic at the very last moment.
This year, the CBSE board is conducting the board exams in two separate terms. The CBSE 12th syllabus 2021-22 has been bifurcated and each term comprises 50 percent of the syllabus.
The political science class 12 sample paper 2021-22 with answers is available to download in pdf format. Students can download the CBSE sample question paper from the official website cbse.gov.in.
Reach the exam centre at least 30 minutes before the scheduled time.
Check the admit card and other documents such as school ID, etc.
Bring your own water bottle and sanitizer.
Read the question paper carefully.
Use only blue or black ink pen to fill the OMR sheet.
CBSE Term 1 board exams 2021 for the major subjects have started on November 30, 2021. Since the day when major exams started, schools are facing many issues due to frequent changes in policy and technical glitches. These glitches include wrong answer keys, controversial questions, changes in the guidelines, and more.
CBSE Class 12 political Science question paper is of 40 marks. There were a total of 60 questions in the examination, out of which students had to attempt only 50 questions. There is no negative marking in the examination.
Units | Marks |
Part A: Contemporary World Politics | |
Cold War Era and Non–aligned Movement | 6 |
The End of Bipolarity | 8 |
United Nations and its Organizations | 6 |
Part B: Politics in India Since Independence | |
Challenges of Nation-Building | 8 |
Planning and Development | 4 |
India's Foreign Policy | 8 |
Total | 40 |
Go through the short notes for each topic.
Read the summary of chapters.
Read the flowcharts and mind maps to revise particular topics.
Do not start anything news at the last moment.
Exam Day and date: Friday, December 17, 2021
Question paper distribution time: 11:10 to 11:30 am
Exam starting time: 11:30 am
Exam concluding time: 1 pm